Roland BK-3 61-Key Backing Keyboard

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Using the BK-3 as a USB player
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8. Press the [SYNC START] /[ + ] button to stop sequential
playback.
Deactivating the ‘Play All Songs’ function
The “Play All Songs function needs to be deactivated if you no
longer need it. To do so, proceed as follows:
1. If the display doesn’t currently show the contents of the
connected USB memory, press the [USB MEMORY] button
2. Press the [USB MEMORY] button (again) to deactivate
‘Play All Song function.
Pressing the [START/STOP]/[*/, ] button now will only start
playback of the selected song.
Loop function (MARK A/B)
The Loop function can be used to specify a passage, such as the chorus
of a song, that will be repeated several times. This function is available for
both audio and SMF songs. You can also use it to practise dicult song
passages.
Setting and using the loop positions
1.
Select the song you want to play back.
See “Selecting a Song or Rhythm on a USB Memory (p. 28).
2. Press the [START/STOP]/[*/, ] button to start playback.
3. When the BK-3 reaches the beginning of the passage
you want to play back in a loop, press the VARIATION [3]
button.
The VARIATION [3] button ashes to indicate that the position has
been set.
4. Wait until you reach the end of the passage to be played
back in a loop, then press the VARIATION [4] button.
The VARIATION [4] button lights, while VARIATION [3] keeps ashing.
The loops start and end positions have been set and can be used.
Here is what you have set so far (this is only an example):
[3] [4]
Flashes Lights
5. Press the VARIATION [3] button (it lights) to activate the
loop.
The passage selected above is now played back over and over.
Lights
::
[3]
6. Press the VARIATION [3] button again (it ashes) to
deactivate loop playback.
This does not delete the loop positions. The song is once again
played back in the usual way (i.e. until the end).
7. Press VARIATION [3] yet again (it lights) to return to the
loop start position and activate the loop.
8. To delete the rst and second marker positions, press the
VARIATION [4] button.
The VARIATION [3] and [4] buttons go dark and your loop setting
is deleted.
NOTE
The marker positions are deleted when you start playback of
another song or switch o the BK-3.
Using ‘Track Mute’ and ‘Center Cancel’
You can use this function to mute tracks of rhythms or the melody part of
the selected Standard MIDI File (SMF). After selecting a WAV or mp3 audio
le, you can attenuate the vocal part at the center of the stereo image
(“Center Cancel”). The Mute function behavior depends on the selected le
type.
1. Select a song (SMF or audio) or a rhythm. See “Selecting a
Song or Rhythm on a USB Memory (p. 28).
1. Press the [START/STOP] / [ */, ] button to start playback.
2. Press the [TRACK MUTE] (CENTER CANCEL) button (its
indicator lights).
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