Roland BK-9 Performance Editor User manual

User’s Guide
EditorEditor
PERFORMANCE

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Contents
What is BK-9 Performance Editor? .................4
Connecting your equipment ......................5
Before You Start Using BK-9 Performance Editor....6
Using Controls ...................................7
MIXER PAGE......................................8
PARTS EDITOR PAGE .............................11
MFX EDITOR PAGE ...............................16
TONES EDITOR PAGE.............................19
HAND CONTROLS PAGE..........................20
FOOT CONTROLS PAGE ..........................22
Table of contents

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WhatisBK-9PerformanceEditor?
BK-9 Performance EditorisanapplicationthatallowsyoutographicallycontrolvariousaspectsoftheRolandBK-9
Backingkeyboard.
TheRolandBK-9isapowerfulbackingkeyboardwithmanyfunctionsandparameters.ThisEditorwillhelpyoutoedit
theparametersrelatedtoyourperformancesinaneasyandcomfortableway.
Inaddition,eachparameterthatyouwillchangebyusingthePerformanceEditorapplicationwillbeimmediately
availableinBK-9,inrealtime.ViceversaeachparameterchangedintheBK-9willbereectedinthePerformanceEditor.
BK-9 Performance Editor highlights:
•GraphicaluserinterfaceprovidingafastandintuitivewaytoeditmanyBK-9parametersrelatedtoTones,Eectsand
real-timekeyboardparts.
•AMIXERenvironmentallowsyoutobalancethevariousKeyboardpartsofyourBK-9inrealtime.
•YoucanadjusttheVolumeofkeyboardpartsincludingReverb,ChorusandPanpoteects.
•Youcanhandilycontrolsettingsofthemulti-eectprocessors(MFX1,MFX2),includingChorusandReverb.
•YoucancomfortablyadjustthedistinctiveparametersofmosttonesavailableinBK-9.
•YoucanswiftlysetallthefunctionsthatcanbeassignedtothehandandfootcontrollersinBK-9.
NOTE
ThisguidecontainsinstructionsabouthowtousetheBK-9PerformanceEditor.Fordetailedinformationaboutthe
BK-9parameters,pleaserefertothesuppliedBK-9Owner’sManual.

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Connectingyourequipment
What do you need to use BK-9 Performance Editor?
MIDI cable connection
•ABK-9BackingKeyboardequippedwiththesoftwareversion1.06orlater.
•AnAppleiPadCameraConnectionKit(CameraconnectorsmadebyAppleInc.)
•AstandardUSBcable(typeA–male-typeB–male:commerciallyavailable)
Wireless connection
•ABK-9BackingKeyboardequippedwiththesoftwareversion1.06orlater.
•AwirelessUSBadapter(RolandWNA1100-RL)
•AwirelessLANaccesspoint(suchasawirelessLANrouter)thatsupportsWPS
YoucanchooseeitherastandardorawirelessconnectionbetweenyouriPadandyourBK-9.Youcanconnectseveral
BK-9instrumentstoyouriPad,eventhoughtheinteractionoccursonlyinonecombinationatatime.
MIDI cable connection
1. Connect your iPad with your BK-9 by using a USB iPad camera connector and a USB cable.
Wireless Connection
1. Simply connect the WNA1100-RL Wireless USB Adaptor to the USB port of your BK-9, and launch
BK-9 Performance Editor.
FordetailsaboutWirelessfunctionsee“WirelessLANFunction”inBK-9owner’smanual.
WirelessUSBAdapter
(WNA1100-RL)

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BeforeYouStartUsingBK-9PerformanceEditor
1. Connect your BK-9 and your iPad. See “Connecting your equipment” (p. 5).
2. Turn your BK-9 and your iPad on.
3. Press the BK-9 Performance Editor icon on your iPad to open this app.
BK-9 Performance Editorcheckstheavailabledevices.Attheendthefollowingpageappears:
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IfBK-9 Performance Editorndsnoavailabledevice,
a. Pressthe[Options]buttontocheckgeneralsettingsandtheavailabledevices.
.
Thefollowingpageappears:
Ifyoudidn’tchooseaMIDIcableconnection,alistoftheavailablewirelessdevicesisshown.IfseveralBK-9instrumentsareavailablefor
connection,wesuggesttosetaWirelessIDintherangeof1–99ineveryBK-9unit.ThiswaytheBK-9PerformanceEditorwillbeabletolistallthe
availabledevicesaccordingtotheircodenumbers(e.g.BK-9_1,BK-9_2,BK-9_3,etc.).
b. Selectyourdesireddevice.

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UsingControls
AllthecontrolsinBK-9PerformanceEditorwereespeciallydesignedtoprovidemaximumexibilityandconvenience.
Knob operation
TheKnobscontrolmostparameterswithcontinuousvalues,suchasReverb,Chorus,Cutoandmanyothereects.
Coarse Control
Tomoveaknob,simplytouchtheknob(itwillretainfocus)withyourngerandslideyournger
upordown.
Itscorrespondingvalueboxisupdatedwiththecurrentvalue.
Fine Control
Tonelycontrolvalues,touchtheknob(itwillretainfocus)withyournger,slideyourngerto
theleftorrightoftheknobandthenslideitupordown.
Itscorrespondingvalueboxisupdatedwiththecurrentvalue.
Default Value
Presstheknobtwicetorestorethedefaultvalue.
Slider operation
TheSliderscontroltheVolumeforeachrealtimepartandotherparameters.
Tomoveaslider,simplytouchit(itwillretainfocus)withyourngerandslideitupordown.Itscorrespondingvalue
boxisupdatedwiththecurrentvalue.
Default Value
Presstheslidertwicetorestorethedefaultvalue(ThisisnottrueforVolume
sliders).
Button Operation
Button Type Explanation
Somebuttonsallowyoutoselectthegroupsofparametersthat
youwanttoedit([MIXER],[PARTSEDITOR],[MFXEDITOR],[TONE
EDITOR],[HANDCTRLS]and[FOOTCTRLS]).
Thesebuttonsaremutuallyexclusive;oneisalwaysselected.
SomebuttonsworkasON/OFFswitchofparameters.Whenthe
parameterisONthebuttonishighlighted.
Someotherbuttonsopenpop-upwindows,whereyoucantake
someaction(e.g.the[TUNE]button).
Touseasliderbuttonyouneedtotouchitwithyourngerand
thenslideyournger.

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MIXERPAGE
TheMixerpage(automaticallyselectedatthestartup)allowsyoutoadjusttheVolume,reverb,chorusandpanpotfor
eachreal-timepart(UPPER1,UPPER2,LOWER,MANUALBASS,MELODYINTELLIGENTandD-BEAM).Youcansetthepart
ONorOFF.
Adjusting the Volume for Each Part
1. Use the sliders to adjust the Volume for each real-time part. See “Slider operation” (p. 7).
Tones/D-BEAMFunction
Thetonenameforeachpartisverticallydisplayedattheleftofeachslider.
ThenameofthefunctionassignedtotheD-BEAMisverticallydisplayedattheleftofitsslider.
Adjusting the Reverb, Chorus and Panpot for Each Part
1. Use the knobs to adjust the Reverb, Chorus and Panpot. See “Knob operation” (p. 7).
Switching a Part ON/OFF
1. Use the buttons to switch the desired part ON/OFF . See “Button Operation” (p. 7).

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Switching the D-BEAM part ON/OFF
TheD-BEAMpartON/OFFbuttonworksslightlydierentfromtheothers,sinceyouwillneedtochooseyourdesired
typeoffunction[DJGEAR],[SFX],[INST]and[CTRL].
1. Press the“O” eld to switch the D-BEAM part ON.
Apop-upwindowappearswithfourbuttons.
Eachbuttonrepresentsafamilyofeects/functions([DJGEAR],[SFX],[INST]and[CTRL]).
Eachfamilycontainsaseriesofdierenteects/functions.Youcanchooseoneatatime.Thecurrentlyselectedoneis
displayedintheright-handelds.
2. Press one of the four D-BEAM buttons.
3. To change the eect/function, touch the eld on the right-hand side of the needed D-BEAM family button and
select any other one available in the displayed list.
Fordetailssee“UsingtheD-BEAMController”intheBK-9owner’smanual.
Writing TEXT information
Theso-called“BK–TEXTINPUT”functioncomesinveryhandyeverytimeyouneedtosmoothlywritesomekindoftext
inyourBK-9.
1. Press the small keyboard button on the right side of the page.
AfullkeyboardwillappearonyouriPad:useittotypeanykindoftextyouneedtoenterinyourBK-9.
2. To exit this function, press either the small keyboard button on the right side of the page again or the key in the
bottom right corner.

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Using the READ button
BK-9PerformanceEditorandyourBK-9alwaysinteractinrealtime.Butifyouhappentondthatsomevaluesare
mismatchingwitheachothers,don’tgetpuzzled,butsimply
1. Press the READ button on top of the screen page and both your devices will be newly synchronized.

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PARTSEDITORPAGE
Inthispageyoucanchangetonesandedittheparametersforeachrealtimepart.
Changing the Tone for Each Part
1. Press a [TONE] button to open the Tone page of the desired part.
Thefollowingpageappears:
2. Select the tone you like.
ToselectyourdesiredtoneyoucansearcheitherbyToneFamilies(usethe[FAMILY]button)orbyToneNames(usethe
[NAME]button).Thechosentonenameisshownverticallyattheleftofeachslider.
MoreoveryoucanmarksomeoftheavailableTonesasyourfavoriteones;todoit,just
a. Pressthestariconinthecorrespondingtonenameline.
Thestariconbecomesbright.Ofcourse,youcanmarkseveraltonesasyourfavoriteonesandtheycanbelongtoeitheroneorseveraldierent
families.
b. Pressthe[NAME]buttonandthestariconintherighttopcornerofthescreenpage,ifyouwishtoseealistofallyourfavorite
tonesandselectonlyoneofthem.
c. Pressthe[FAMILY]buttonandthestariconintherighttopcornerofthescreenpage,ifyouwishtoseealistofallyourfavorite
tonesbelongingtothatprecisefamilyandselectonlyoneofthem.
NOTE
AllfavoriteDrumSoundsaregroupedtogetherattheendoftheoverallfavoritelist.
3. Press the [BACK] button to return to the Parts Editor page.
NOTE
Harmonicbarsounds(i.e.anyoftheavailableorgansoundshavingdierentfootages)arenotaectedby
BK-9PerformanceEditor.So,ifanyofthemisselectedtherelatedcontrolsaredisabled.

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Changing the Equalizer for Each Part.
1. Press the [EQUALIZER] button of the desired part to switch its equalizer ON/OFF.
2. If you want to edit the parameters of the equalizer, you have to push and hold the [EQUALIZER] button of the
desired part .
Apop-upwindowappears.Modifytheequalizationsettingasyoulike.
Changing the Octave for Each Part
1. Press an [OCTAVE] eld to transpose the desired part.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:
2. Use the arrow buttons to select the desired octave setting.
Changing the Tune for Each Part
1. Press an [TUNE] button to change the tune of the desired part.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:

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2. Use the knobs to change the Coarse and Fine Tune.
Selecting an MFX to Process the Desired Part
TheBK-9containstwomulti-eectprocessors(MFX).
1. Press an [MFX] eld to select which MFX will process the desired part.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:
2. Select the desired MFX for the selected part.
Select“OFF”forpartsthatdon’tneedtobeprocessedbyanyMFX.
3. Press the [MFX] button to enable (lights) or disable the multi-eects processor overall.
Changing the Melody Intelligent Type
1. Press the [TYPE] button to open the “MELODY INTELLIGENT” pop-up window.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:
Nowyoucansetaseriesofdierentparameters.Fordetailssee“MelodyIntelligentparameters“intheBK-9owner’s
manual.

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Transposing to a dierent Key
Dependingonthemodesetting,thistranspositionappliestoeitherallsectionsorjustaspecicsetting.
1. Press the [KEY] button to open the “KEY” pop-up window.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:
2. Select which parts should be aected: “Keyboard”, “Song”,“Song + Keyboard”.
3. Use the arrow buttons to select the desired “Key” setting.
Playing Dierent Voices with the Left and Right Hands (SPLIT)
1. Press the [SPLIT] button.
TheBK-9isnowinSplitmode.
2. If you want to change the split point to a dierent note from the default setting, press and hold the [SPLIT] button.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:
3. Use the arrow buttons to set your desired split point.
Lower Hold function
ThisparameterallowsyoutosettheHoldfunctionfortheLowerpart.
1. Press the [LOWER HOLD] button.

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Ifthisparameteris“ON”thenotesoftheLowerpartgoonsoundinguntilyouplayothernotesintheleftkeyboardarea.
(Thisfunctionisonlyavailablewhilethe[SPLIT]buttonlights.)
Adjusting the Volume for Each Part
1. Use the sliders to adjust the Volume for each real-time part. See “Slider operation” (p. 7).
ITones
Thetonenameforeachpartisverticallydisplayedattheleftofeachslider.
Switching a Part ON/OFF
1. Use the buttons to switch the desired part ON/OFF . See “Button Operation” (p. 7).

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Inthispageyoucancontrolandeditthemulti-eectprocessors(MFX1andMFX2)providedinBK-9forprocessing
tonesandrealtimekeyboardparts.Youcanalsoeditreverbandchorus.
Editing and controlling the Chorus / Reverb eect
1. Press the CHORUS / REVERB button to enable the corresponding eect (it lights red).
2. Press the corresponding name eld.
Intheaboveexampleweselectedthechoruseect.
TheCHORUSEDIT/REVERBeditpageappearsenablingyoutomakeyourownsettings.
Fordetails,seethe“Reverb”and“Chorus”paramenters,intheparagraph“TonePartEectsparameters”ofBK-9
Owner’sManual.
3. To choose a dierent Chorus / Reverb type, press the eld (orange background). A drop down menu appears to
make your choice.
4. Use the Chorus Send / Reverb send knobs to set the amount of eect that should be added. For each multi-eect
processors (MFX1, MFX2) you can set it separately.
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Editing and controlling MFX1 and MFX2
1. Press either the MFX1 or the MFX2 name eld to select one of the two multi-eect processors.
2. To choose any of the 84 available multi-eect types, press the eld in the central page area (orange background). A
drop down menu appears to make your choice.
Alternatively,youcanscrolltheeecttypesusingtheup/downarrowbuttonsbesideontheleftoftheeectname
eld.
3. Set the ON / BYPASS selectors to “BYPASS” to hear the dry sound (without any eect).

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How to control some eects using the MFX1 and MFX2 sliders
BK-9enablesyoutocontrolsomeeectsbyusingtheMFX1andMFX2sliderslocatedunderthedisplayarea.Indeed
everyeecttypeischaracterisedbyitsownparameters,whichyoucanhandilycontrolbythesetwoslidersduringyour
performanceinrealtime.
1. Press any of the two [Controls] buttons to open a pop-up window related to the multi-eect processor (MFX1 or
MFX2) you want to control.
Thefollowingpop-upwindowappears:
Nowyoucancontroluptofourparametersovertwosliders.
2. You can assign the chosen parameters either to the MFX1 or to the MFX2 slider; alternatively, select “O” to avoid
any assignment.
Moreover,foreveryparameteryoucansettheeectrangeyouwishtocontrolusingtheassignedsliders.
Forfurtherdetailsaboutallpossiblesettings,see“Mfx(1)Controls”,intheparagraph“TonePartEectsparameters”of
BK-9Owner’sManual.

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TheToneEditfunctionletsyoucomfortablyadjustthedistinctiveparametersofmosttonesavailableinBK-9.
TheTONEEDITORpageshowsfourseparateareascorrespondingtothefourkeyboardreal-timeparts:Upper1,
Upper2,M.Bass,Lower.
1. Use the knob and slider controls inside every area to adjust the parameters of the tone selected for every part.
Thetypicaltoneparametersare:CutO,Resonance,Attack,Decay,Release,VibratoRate,VibratoDepth,VibratoDelay,
C1.Forfurtherdetailsaboutallpossibleparametersettings,see“ToneEdit”inBK-9Owner’sManual.
NOTE
SuperNATURALtonesfeaturetheirownpeculiarparameters.
Fordetailsaboutalltheirpossiblesettings,seeBK-9“SuperNATURALINSTParameters”inthe“Tone&DrumKitList“
supplementarymanual.DownloaditfromtheWebhttp://www.roland.com/manuals/).
NOTE
ThisfunctiondoesnotaectHarmonicBarsounds.
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HANDCONTROLSPAGE
Thispagecollectsallthosefunctionsinvolvinghandcontrollers,likePitchBend/Modulationleveraswellasthe
AssignableSwitches.Ofcourse,youcanmakeseparatesettingsforeveryrealtimekeyboardpart.
How to control Portamento
1. Use the slider switch and knob to set the Portamento Mode and Time for any part you wish.
How to set the Pitch Bender
1. Use the slider switch and knob to choose your desired pitch bender assignment and the corresponding range for
any part you wish.
How to assign Modulation
1. Use the slider switches to specify how any part you wish should respond to modulation messages (CC01).
How to make the Sliders CC1, CC2, CC3 control sounds
1. Press the CC1, CC2 or CC3 eld and choose the fundamental sound elements you wish to assign to any of these
three sliders located under the display area.
Ifyoudonotneedthiskindofcontrolduringyourperformance,choose“OFF”.