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Roland BK-5

Item ID: BK5

61-key Arranger Keyboard with 128-note Polyphony, 1172 Voices, Effects, and Onboard Stereo Speakers

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Amazingly Easy-to-use Arranger

Roland's BK-5 is a very easy-to-use arranger/recorder keyboard that's loaded with a big selection of sounds, Musical Assistants, and rhythms from around the world. This compact, 61-key arranger's velocity-sensitive keys give you a dynamic and expressive playing experience, while onboard effects make the 1100-plus sounds even richer. The BK-5's onboard stereo speakers give you a self-contained performance machine, and you can even record straight from the BK-5 via USB. If you're in the market for a do-it-all arranger keyboard, you've found it: the Roland BK-5.

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Roland BK-5 Arranger/Recorder Keyboard at a Glance:
  • All the sounds you need
  • Onboard effects to make you sound great
  • USB and video compatibility

All the sounds you need
With 128-voice polyphony and over 1100 sounds, the Roland BK-5 gives you a huge sonic palette to work with. The BK-5's broad selection of onboard sounds, Music Assistants, and Rhythms span a wide range of music genres from all over the world.

Onboard effects to make you sound great
Roland's BK-5 gives you great-sounding onboard effects - including EQ, reverb, chorus, a multi-band compressor, and dozens of multi-effects - to make your songs sparkle. Add a professional sheen to your music with the BK-5's onboard effects.

USB and video compatibility
The Roland BK-5 keeps you connected. A USB port lets you connect to USB storage devices such as thumb drives or hard disks for playing and saving song files. You can also record your performances to USB devices as WAV files. The BK-5 sports a composite video output that lets you turn your show into a multimedia experience! You can be connect the BK-5, for example, to an external monitor - letting your audience follow your song lyrics.

Roland BK-5 Arranger/Recorder Keyboard Features:
  • Record and accompany your own playing - from a self-contained, portable keyboard
  • Wide selection of sounds, Music Assistants, and rhythms covering styles from all over the globe
  • Instant recording onto USB
  • Dozens of onboard effects
  • Easy-to-read LCD screen

The Roland BK-5: your do-it-all arranger keyboard!

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Specification Detail
Number of Keys 61
Built-in Speakers Yes
Polyphony 128 Voices
Number of Presets 1172
Number of Effects 112
Effects Types Reverb, Chorus, Multi-EFX, Parametric EQ, Multi-band compressor
Sequencer 16 Tracks
USB Type A (data storage); Type B (MIDI data reception/transmission)
Number of Audio Inputs 1
Audio Input Types 1/8" TRS
Number of Audio Outputs 2
Audio Output Types TRS
MIDI I/O In/Out
Pedal Inputs 2 (sustain, expression)
Power Supply Ext AC adaptor
Height 5.125"
Width 41.125"
Depth 12.5"
Weight 16.563 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number BK-5

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Great backing track player .....

by Scott Haas from Monclova, OH
April 26, 2012
Music Background: hobbyist
The BK-5 is more than just a style arranger player and style creator. It does a great job of playing .kar, .mp3 and .mid files you access via a USB stick. For .mid files you can adjust the instrum... read more [+]ents, volumes and effects by track and save the file over itself or as a new file!
You can store your own Performance setups with a connected rhythm style or a connected backing audio file. Lyrics can display on the internal display or on an external monitor via a composite video output. For .mid songs with piano tracks it also will display chord (letters). I purchased a new 15" HD TV for $100 that works great as my external monitor. close [-]

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