Roland BK-3 61-Key Backing Keyboard

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Playing with Automatic Accompaniments
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[AUTO FILL IN]
When this button lights, the BK-3 plays a transition before switching
to the newly selected VARIATION pattern. Example: if the VARIATION
[1] pattern is running, pressing the [4] button will not switch to that
pattern right away—the BK-3 rst plays a ll-in to announce the
new song section.
NOTE
The duration of the ll-ins (transitions) can be halved if you like.
See “Fill In Half Bar” (p. 49). You can also speed up or slow
down playback during a ll-in. See “Fill Ritardando (p. 49).
Selecting Rhythms
1. Press a RHYTHM FAMILY button to select the rhythm
family.
NOTE
By pressing and holding one of these buttons, you activate the
lock function for rhythm selection, which means that rhythms
no longer change when you select Performance memories (p.
39).
The display shows a list of the rhythms that belong to this family. If
the currently selected rhythms belongs to the family whose button
you pressed, its name is displayed in reverse and the indicator of
the button you pressed lights:
If you press a dierent RHYTHM FAMILY button, the display shows
the beginning of the associated list (but the indicator of the
associated family button doesn’t light):
2. Press the [INC] or [DEC] button to select another desired
Rhythm in the list.
The name of selected Rhythm is displayed in reverse.
3. You can also use the [UP] or [DOWN] button to move the
cursor in the list and then press [ENTER] to select the
Rhythm.
In this case the Rhythm is recalled when you press the [ENTER]
button.
4. If you need select a Rhythm of another family, press
another Rhythm button and repeat the step 2.
5. Press [EXIT] to leave the Rhythm selection page.
MEMO
Rhythms can also be selected by simply pressing the [NUMERIC]
key and entering their number (p. 20).
Playing Back Rhythms
1. Set the BK-3’s [VOLUME] knob to a reasonable level (about
1/4).
2. Press the [SPLIT] button if you want to play in Split mode.
MEMO
The default setting for the split point is note number 60 (C4).
You can change the split point to a dierent note .See “Split
Point” (p. 47).
3. Select the rhythm you want to use.
4. Press the VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] button to select the
complexity of the verse pattern.
For example press the VARIATION [2].
5. Press the [INTRO] / [ & ] button (it lights) to start rhythm
playback with an introduction.
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