Roland BK-5-OR Backing Keyboard

Product Overview

Continuing a long tradition of successful world-music products, the BK-5 OR, is tailored to the evocative sounds of the Middle East as well as Turkey and North Africa.

BK-5 OR Backing Keyboard

A New World of Magical Music

Continuing a long tradition of successful world-music products, the BK-5 OR, is tailored to the evocative sounds of the Middle East as well as Turkey and North Africa. The BK-5 OR retains all characteristics and features of the recently announced BK-5 and adds newly created sounds and rhythms.

• Sounds and rhythms from the Middle East, Turkey, and North Africa
• 12 scale-tuning buttons with dedicated scale memories
• Instant playback of backing tracks directly from USB memory
• Simple, easy to use graphical user interface
• Onboard effects, including reverb, chorus, EQ, multi-band compressor, and dozens of multi-effects
• Video output to share SMF/MP3 Lyrics with friends or the audience on an external screen

Sounds and Rhythms

The BK-5 OR is loaded with dozens of expressive and exotic new instruments, drum sounds, and rhythms from the Middle East, Turkey and North Africa regions.

Scale Tuning Controls

For fast and easy control of scale tunings, the BK-5 OR is equipped with 12 front-panel buttons to instantly manage each note of a scale, plus three buttons for storing/recalling the related settings.

Rhythm Composer

The onboard Rhythm Composer can instantly add rhythmic backing tracks to your music. Additional rhythms can be imported from USB memory. More than one drum track can be used for rhythms and SMFs.

Audio Recorder

The BK-5 OR lets you record directly to a USB memory. It's a great way to listen back and evaluate your performances, and share your creations with others.

USB Accompaniment

Add full backing accompaniment to your performances directly from USB memory. The BK-5 OR lets you import and control rhythm files, SMFs, MP3s, and WAV files.

• Keyboard: 61 keys (with velocity)
• Display: 160 x 160 dots Graphic LCD (with backlit)

Sound Generator

• Max. Polyphony: 128 voices (GM2/GS/XG Lite compatible)
• Sounds: Over 1,100 tones Over 50 Drum Sets
• Multitimbral parts: 3 keyboard parts (UP1, UP2, LWR) + 16 song parts
• Master Tuning: 415.3 to 466.2 Hz
• Key Control (Transpose): –6 to +5 in semitones (for audio/MIDI data)
• Tempo change: 20 to 250 BPM for SMF and rhythms 75 to 125% for mp3 and WAV files
• Part mute functions: TRACK MUTE: Rhythms, SMF CENTER CANCEL: mp3, WAV, AUDIO INPUT signals

Effects

• Keyboard parts (UP1, UP2, LWR), Rhythms/SMF section: Reverb: 8 types (selectable via Makeup Tools) Chorus: 8 types (selectable via Makeup Tools) MFX: 84 types for keyboard parts (selectable via Tone Part MFX), A & B for rhythm and SMF section (selectable via Makeup Tools) Parametric EQ: 6 presets + 1 User memory Multi-band compressor: 6 presets + 1 User memory

Rhythm section

• Rhythms: Over 250 in 6 “Rhythm” families (localized rhythms for specific areas are included)
• Rhythm Composer: Internal Rhythm Composer, SMF-to-Rhythm Converter provided as PC application (Windows) on the bundled CD-ROM
• One Touch memories: 4 programmable registrations per rhythm
• Rhythm Makeup Tools: Instrument-oriented editing

Songs

• Real-time player: SMF (Format 0/1), KAR, mp3, WAV, mp3+CDG
• Song chord extractor: Automatic chord detection for SMF files
• SMF Makeup Tools: Instrument-oriented editing

Oriental tunings

• MEMORY buttons: 1, 2, 3 (storage of three USER SCALE sets of frequently used settings)
• USER SCALE buttons: Instant quarter-tone tuning of each note of a scale (C to B). Adjustable tuning range (–64 to +63 cent) for each button. Tunings can also be saved to Performance memories.
• Performance Memories: Performance Lists: Unlimited number (storage on USB memory) Over 500 “Music Assistant” memories (internal memory) 5 “Factory Song” memories (internal memory)
• Performance memories per List: Max. 999
• Search function: Quick location of SMF, audio and JPG files on the connected USB memory

• Demo: Yes

Recording

• Media: USB Flash memory
• Save format: Audio files: WAV (44.1 kHz, 16-bit linear)

Video

• Lyrics: SMF, mp3/WAV, mp3+CDG
• Slide shows: Picture folder linked to songs (recommended resolution: 512 x 384 or 1024 x 768 pixels)

Panel controls

• Knob: VOLUME
• Rotary encoder: [CURSOR/VALUE] dial

Connectors

• PHONES jack x2: Stereo 1/4”phone type
• AUDIO INPUT jack: Stereo miniature phone type
• AUDIO OUTPUT jacks (L/Mono, R/Mono): 1/4” phone type
• USB ports: USB COMPUTER connector (Type A, reception and transmission of MIDI data) USB MEMORY (Type B, data storage devices)
• MIDI connectors: MIDI IN, MIDI OUT (Visual Control function)
• VIDEO OUTPUT jack: RCA-type (CVBS, PAL or NTSC – selectable)
• Foot pedal jacks: HOLD, SWITCH/EXPRESSION (programmable)

General specifications

• Speakers: 10 cm x 2
• Rated power output: 12 W x 2
• Power supply: AC adaptor
• Power consumption: 1,100 mA
• Auto Off function: Off, 10 min, 30 min, 240 min
• Accessories: Owner's Manual, AC adaptor, Power cord (for connecting the AC adaptor), Music rest, CD-ROM (Style Converter 4.0, USB driver)

Size and Weight (Without music rest)

• Width: 1044 mm, 41-1/8 inches
• Depth: 317 mm, 12-1/2 inches
• Height: 129 mm, 5-1/8 inches
• Weight: 7.5 kg, 16 lbs. 9 oz.

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