Roland BK-9 - Fine Tuning; Synchronizing the Audio Phrase Loop with the Rhythm Loop

Creating an Audio Key Set
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Seek Start Seek End
If you are totally unhappy with your passage (or suddenly notice
that you chose the wrong verse or chorus, for example), you can
cancel the “Loop Start” mark by pressing the [AUTO FILL IN] button
and/or the “Loop End” mark by pressing the [BASS INV] button.
Fine Tuning.
If the passage sounds almost right but still needs some ne-tuning,
proceed as follows:
21. Use the dial to edit the “Loop Start” eld value.
22. While doing so, you can press VARIATION [3] (Seek Start)
button to listen to how your setting aects the passage.
If the changes are too coarse, use the “Cursor” eld with a ner
subdivision ([1÷100], [1÷10]) to advance or return in smaller steps.
If you have ever worked with a hardware or software sampler, you
may nd it easier to display and set sample values rather than
minutes, seconds and frames. If so, set the “View Mode” eld to
activate the sample indication (“Sample”).
The “Cursor” eld now indicates sample steps ([1, [10], [100],
[1000]).
Set “Min/Sec“ value again to return to the time indication.
23. Use the dial to edit the “Loop End” eld value, if it’s
necessary.
MEMO
To adjust the “Loop End” value you can continue with the
procedure “Synchronizing the Audio Phrase Loop with the
Rhythm Loop” below.
24. While doing so, you can press VARIATION [4] (Seek End)
button to listen to how your setting aects the passage.
25. Press the [EXIT] button to return to the previous page.
Synchronizing the Audio Phrase Loop with the
Rhythm Loop
Although you used the above “Fine Tuning” function, you will nd
that sometimes during the playback the Audio Phrase tends to loose
its synchronization with the Rhythm.
The following function helps you to sync the Audio Phrase with the
Rhythm measure perfectly.
In the following illustration you will notice that the “Loop End” is not
well synchronized with the Rhythm measure.
1st Beat 2nd Beat 3rd Beat 4th Beat
Rhythm Measure
Loop Start
Loop End
NOTE
Before entering in the Audio Key environment, select the
Rhythm that you intend to use with your audio Key.
26. Set the exact BPM value of your audio phrases.
See “BPM (Use TAP)” (p. 70).
The BK-9 needs to know the BPM of your audio phrase to synchronize
it with the Rhythm.
27. Remember to set the “Loop” parameter “On” to play back
the phrase in loop mode.
Right Display
28. Press the [METRONOME] button to adjust the “Loop End”
value automatically.
Now the “Loop End” value matches with the Rhythm measure
perfectly.
1st Beat 2nd Beat 3rd Beat 4th Beat
Rhythm Measure
Loop Start
Loop End
If you forgot to set the BPM for your audio phrase, the following
message appears:
Left Display