Roland BK-9 - KEY (Transpose); Change Velocity

Working with the 16-Track Sequencer
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Parameter Setting Explanation
Track All, Trk 1~ Trk 16
Allows you to select the track you wish
to edit. You can also select “ALL” here,
in which case the operation applies to
all tracks.
From Bar
For details information see p. 85.From Beat
From Cpt
For Bar 0~997
Species how many bars, beats and CPTs
are to be inserted.
For Beat
1~[number of
beats per bar]
For Cpt 1~119
If “Track” (see above) is set to “All” the following parameter is
displayed also.
Parameter Setting Explanation
Time Sig
Num
1~32
If “Track”= “ALL”, you can use these elds
to set the time signature of the new
measures.
Time Sig Den 2, 4, 8, 16
KEY (Transpose)
This function allows you to transpose the notes of the selected track
(non-note data obviously cannot be transposed).
Left Display Right Display
Parameter Setting Explanation
Track All, Trk 1~ Trk 16
Allows you to select the track you wish
to edit. You can also select “ALL” here,
in which case the operation applies to
all tracks.
From Bar
For details information see p. 85.
From Beat
From Cpt
To Bar
To Beat
To Cpt
Parameter Setting Explanation
Value -127~0~127
This is where you can set the transposi-
tion interval in semitone steps. If you
wish to transpose a “C” part to “D”, enter
“2”. As you see, you can transpose the
highest possible MIDI note all the way
down to the lowest (and vice versa).
WARNING
“0” represents the lowest note the
MIDI standard (and the 16-Track
sequencer) can handle, while “127” is
the highest note. If you select “127” for
note number “74 (D5)”, for example,
the resulting note number would be
“201”, which is impossible. Therefore,
the sequencer will subtract “12” (one
octave) from “201” until the result
is less than or equal to “127” – and
therefore use the value “117” in our
example.
This happens to all notes that would
otherwise lie below “0” or above “127”.
NOTE
Be careful when applying transpose
to a drum track (track 10 or any other
track that uses a Drum Set). This results
in a dramatic change of your rhythm
section (with a triangle playing the
kick notes, for example).
From Note C-~G9
This parameter allows you to set the
note (or lower limit of the note range)
to be modied within the specied
“From”/“To” time range.
To Note C-~G9
This parameter allows you to set
the upper limit of the note range
to be modied within the specied
“From”/“To” time range.
CHANGE VELOCITY
The CHANGE VELO function allows you to modify the dynamics
(called “velocity”) of a track or excerpt.
Increasing the velocity values means that the notes in question will
be louder and brighter than before, while reducing the velocity
values means the opposite.
Use this function when you are happy with the timing of the notes
but would like the sound to be brighter/louder or rounder/softer.
You can decide to add/subtract a xed velocity value (“BIAS”) or to
change them proportionally (“MAGNIFY”).
Left Display Right Display
Parameter Setting Explanation
Track All, Trk 1~ Trk 16
Allows you to select the track you wish
to edit. You can also select “ALL” here,
in which case the operation applies to
all tracks.