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‘Performance Edit’ parameters

Backing Keyboard BK-5

Pianist2: Same as “Pianist1” while the Hold pedal is

not pressed. If you press the Hold pedal, the BK-5

even recognizes “chords” when you press only one

note. If the hold pedal is still pressed, chord recogni-

tion continues up to a maximum of 5 played keys.

Intelligent: Select this option when you want the

chord recognition function to supply the missing

notes of the chords you play.

Easy: This is another “intelligent” chord fingering sys-

tem. It works as follows:

Arranger Hold

This function sustains the notes you play in the chord

recognition area (“Zone”). Select “Off” if you want the

accompaniment to stop as soon as the keys in that

zone are released. This parameter is switched “On” by

default.

Tempo

Each rhythm has a preset tempo that is recalled

when a rhythm is selected. This parameter allows you

to specify if and when the BK-5 should ignore the

preset tempo and go on using the tempo of the pre-

viously selected rhythm.

Here is what these three options mean:

NOTE

The setting of this parameter is neither saved to the Perfor-

mance memories, nor to the Global area (see “Save Global”

on p. 70). The “Lock” setting can also be activated by press-

ing and holding the [TAP TEMPO] button.

Fill In Half Bar

When this parameter is “On”, the length of the Fill-

Ins, which are played when the [AUTO FILL IN] button

lights, is halved.

Certain pop songs in 4/4 contain bars that only last

two beats. The usual place for such a bar is between

the first and the second verse. Another favorite posi-

tion for “halved” bars is at the end of a chorus or the

bridge. Your BK-5 allows you to faithfully reproduce

these “anomalies” using this function. This does not

change rhythm playback right away. Only when a fill-

in or another VARIATION pattern starts will the “Fill-

in Half Bar” function be activated and play half the

number of beats of the accompaniment pattern you

selected.

Fill Ritardando

The FILL RIT function is suitable for ballads. It causes

the next Fill-In to slow down (“ritardando”). See

“Tempo Change Fill Rit” below for how to set how

strongly the tempo should be decreased.

As the name implies, it is only available while the

[AUTO FILL-IN] button lights.

(a) Set “Fill Ritardando” to “On”.

(b) Start Arranger playback.

The BK-5 plays a Fill-In. The tempo slows down while

the fill is being played. At the end of the fill, the

rhythm returns to the previously set tempo (this is

called “a tempo”).

(d) Press and hold the [EXIT] button to return to the

main page.

Major chords Press the key that corresponds to the

chord’s fundamental.

Minor chords Fundamental + any black key to the

left of the fundamental.

Seventh chords Fundamental + any white key to the

left of the fundamental.

Minor seventh

chords

Fundamental + any black key to the

left + any white key to the left.

Parameter Setting

Arranger Hold Off, On

Parameter Setting

Tempo Preset, Auto, Lock

Setting Selecting a new rhythm

Playback is stopped Playback is running

Preset The rhythm's preset tempo is loaded.

Auto The BK-5 loads the

preset tempo of the

new rhythm The BK-5 doesn’t load

the preset tempo of

the new rhythm. The

new rhythm is played

at the current tempo.

Lock The BK-5 doesn’t

load the preset

tempo of the new

rhythm. It is played

at the current

tempo.

Parameter Setting

Fill In Half Bar Off, On

Parameter Setting

Fill Ritardando Off, On

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