Roland BK-5 ユーザーズマニュアル

Backing Keyboard BK-5 

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This setting allows you to establish or remove the con-
nection between the BK-5’s keyboard and the internal 
tone generator.

If you select “On” (default), playing on the BK-5’s key-
board or playing back a song/rhythm causes the corre-
sponding notes to sound. If you select “Off”, the corre-
sponding MIDI messages are no longer sent to the 
internal tone generator – but they are still transmitted 
to the MIDI OUT socket (or USB COMPUTER port) and 
hence to external MIDI instruments. When a parameter 
is modified inside a part, the display shows “---”.

The MIDI Set environment contains two options with 
preset settings. All you need to do is select them to 
restore the default settings for the sections or aspects in 
question. In addition, there are 8 MIDI Set memories 
where you can save your own settings.

■ Key/Rhythm

This option recalls the factory MIDI settings for the 
keyboard parts (UP1, UP2, LWR, MELODY INT) and the 
rhythm parts (ADrum, ABass, Acc1~6). The most 
important (and practical) use for this field is resetting 

the MIDI transmit/receive channels of the real-time 
and rhythm parts and to switch off MIDI transmis-
sion/reception of the song parts.

This parameter applies to both reception (RX) and trans-
mission (TX). The BK-5 indeed allows you to set separate TX 
and RX channels for each part.

■ PK Series

This option prepares the BK-5 for MIDI control using 
a PK-series MIDI pedalboard. The most important set-
tings are: “Part Switch” is set to “Int” and “Rhythm 
PcRx” is set to “On”. 

■ Song

This option restores the factory settings for the 
BK-5’s SMF song parts and switches off the MIDI 
transmission and reception of the real-time and 
rhythm parts.

■ User1~8

The BK-5 also allows you to store and recall 8 differ-
ent MIDI configurations.

Loading a MIDI Set only changes the MIDI settings and has 
no effect on the remaining parameters.

Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select 
the “MIDI Set” field.

The “MIDI Set” field is now displayed in reverse.

Use the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select the 
MIDI Set you want to load.

The BK-5 loads the selected MIDI Set.

Press the [ENTER/SELECT] button if you want to edit 
other parameters on this page.

Edit Rhythm Parts Here, you can edit all MIDI parame-

ters of the rhythm parts (ADrum, 
ABass, Acc1~6). See page 104.

Edit Tone Parts

Here, you can edit all MIDI parame-
ters related to the keyboard parts 
(UP1, UP2, LWR and Mel.Intell). See 
page 105.

Edit Song Parts

Here, you can edit all MIDI parame-
ters of the Song parts. See page 105.

Edit System

This groups contains all MIDI param-
eters that apply to the BK-5 as a 
whole. See page 106.

Local

On, Off (---)

MIDI Set

Key/Rhythm, PK Series, Song, 
User1~8

MIDI OUT

MIDI OUT

Sound source

Sound source

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