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#336870 - 01/20/12 11:20 PM
 
Re: Roland Announces new Bk-5 Backing Keyboard
[Re: Jez]
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Just so you all know I was there today to see the Bk5 and saw that demo live   much better live then in that video , i thought it was empressive for the price  it has a new piano 2 section the tracks your playing just like you would be playing a piano and arranger funchions and tracks right along even complex chords  this is very good , sounds pretty good it sounded a little thin opn some patches I spent about a hour  with the keyboard  the keys are not full sized  but much larger then mini  over all it was pretty cool  not I have to have one kool but I could see using it  I felt as a playable keyboard  much better then mini , the screen display small  no touch screen at all , I was still stinging from the 35.00 parking fee I had to pay  crazy  I have never seen so many people at a Namm before , I think Roland has a good un it for the Price  my ears say the sounds on the mini and the Bk5 seem to be thined out a bit  not the thickness I am used to hearing seem to be a trend , not new sounds in the Bk5 that arnt in the bk7 mod  it does track a padel board very well pk-6 unit   for the price  I feel much better then the mini  it feel more like a keyboard  and not a toy  read up on piano 2 func it is pretty cool. 
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#336898 - 01/21/12 08:27 AM
 
Re: Roland Announces new Bk-5 Backing Keyboard
[Re: Jose Pereira]
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Registered:  06/25/99
 
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Loc:  Benton, LA, USA
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 Hello People Just Curious, a few questions: 1. Does the BK-7m sounds better (sounds and styles) than the GW-8 and Prelude? 2. As far as I know, in BK-7m you canīt create/edit styles, or Am  I wrong? 3. Can BK-7m read G-70 Styles? 4. Do anybody knows which is max measure length in styles (BK-5, GW-8 or G-70)?
  Thanks for the information!! Best Regards Jo   1.  Haven't played a Prelude or GW 8. 2.  You can only changes sounds, volumes etc.  However there is a built-in easy process to completely change the genre of a style, on the fly if wanted.  In other words, say you have a Big Band style called up.  You can change it totally, or selected parts, to a Pop, Rock, Vocal, Rap, etc. instantly by using the Cover function. 3.  BK can read all Roland styles, including G70. 4. Don't remember, but styles can be really long.  I think I remember seeing 32 measures.  BTW, number of style measures are displayed as the Style plays, and number of remaining measures are displayed as intros and endings play.   DonM  
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