I received 1 BK7m module yesterday. I was happy to get one but disappointed it wasn't more. Roland says they received very few in this shipment and more will arrive by the end of April.
I played with it for an hour yesterday. It is easy to set up and start playing. There is a "wizard" mode which automatically sees what you've plugged in and adjusts it's global parameters to work properly from whatever controller you plug in. It can also manually be set up as well.
The user interface is very easy to use and the size of the module is just right. With how big the Ketron modules are this will be of some comfort for many of you that just don't have the room!
The sounds are what I expected. The great Roland Pianos, Electric Pianos and Organs. The Brass, Strings and Woodwinds sound like the E80 and G70 with some new sounds as well. The Guitars are very good but don't have all the dynamic super articulation touchs the Yamaha Tyros and PSRS910 have. That said, they are still very good.
Many of the styles sound right out of the best of Roland's styles in the past but there are many brand new acoustic styles, etc. The 4 intros, endings, variations and one touch settings are all very well done. I only wish Roland would have put some ethnic styles such as middle eastern, etc. as presets. However, I copied from my computer about 2,000 Roland styles I had and they not only played on the BK7m but they played better than on any other Roland arranger I've had in the past. There are more drum kits on this module so perhaps they just mapped better.
I played several smf files and they too played great. It's easy to create folders and call up your songs quickly. I don't think lyrics display on the modules screen but only when you plug the video out to a tv. I didn't find anything in the manual saying different.
Finally, there is an affordable module with good sounds and features on the market. I will explore more about this module this weekend.
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