Roland BK-7m Bedienungsanleitung

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

Settings required in the

MIDI Set of the BK-7m

for the communication

with GERD

The BK-7m must be prepared to communicate with the PC via MIDI/USB. Obviously

you have to connect the BK-7m to the PC. This can be done either with an USB cable

or with two MIDI cables for MIDI IN and MIDI OUT (MIDI cables require additionally

a MIDI-USB-Interface at your PC). Both approaches provide the identical

functionality.

Comment: If you use the USB cable to connect the BK to the PC, the MIDI ports of

the BK can be used to connect further MIDI controllers (e.g. keyboard, organ,

accordion, etc.) to the BK.

Connection via USB

If you connect your BK via USB to the PC,

please make sure that you have installed

the latest "Arranger Driver" from Roland

for your Windows operating system.

These drivers are provided by Roland for

download in the support/download areas

of Roland's websites and they are included

in the installation package of GERD.

If you have problems to find the appropriate driver on the websites of Roland, please

contact GESINI's support team.

Connection via MIDI cables and MIDI/USB interface

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

1. Mandatory Requirements for the work with GESINI

1.1. OS Version of the BK

The Operating System (OS) of the BK must be V1.07. If you are using a former

version of the OS, please upgrade your BK to V1.07. Further information on how to

check the version of the OS and on how to upgrade the OS can be found in the

Owner's Manual of the BK. This manual is provided by Roland for each BK.

1.2. Version of GERD

If you start GERD and go to the menu "Help" and select the item "About …" you will

see a dialog. This dialog informs you about the version of GERD you are using.

If the user name shown in the “About” is “Free Demo User”, you are using a free

demo version of GERD with disabled USB/MIDI communication. This version can be

used to see the workflow, the dialogs, the options, the displays, etc. - but it cannot

communicate with the BK.

1.3. Roland's Arranger Drivers for Windows

If you connect your BK via MIDI to your PC, you must install the appropriate drivers

for Windows to enable the communication via USB between the PC and the BK.

Roland offers on the website http://www.roland.com (or on any other local website),

the 32 and 64 bit "Arranger Drivers" for Windows 7, 8, 8.1, and 10. Please make sure

you installed the latest driver for your operating system successfully. If the drivers

are not installed, GERD will ask you to install them during the installation of GERD.

2. Possible Problems with the Communication between BK and PC

2.1. General

If the BK was switched on some time ago, it might be in an operation mode not

suitable for the communication with a PC. Therefore we recommend the following

procedure to initialize the communication between PC and BK:

1. Start the PC and the controller keyboard.

2. Wait till the controller keyboard has booted.

3. Switch on the BK. Very short after the BK booted successfully, press some

keys at the controller keyboard to send some MIDI messages to the BK.

4. If the BK receives MIDI messages during the first seconds/minutes after it

booted, the BK starts the 'Connection Wizard'.

5. Do not select anything at the BK during the countdown for the 'Connection

Wizard' (you can play keys on the controller if you want but do not touch the

BK or press any button on the BK)

6. After the countdown for the 'Connection Wizard' is completed (and no wizard

mode was selected), the BK should be able to communicate with the PC and

the controller without any problems (e.g. if your MIDI channel for UP1 is set

to 4, you should be able to play notes on the BK if your controller transmits on

MIDI channel 4, etc.).

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

2.2. 'Connection Wizard' of the BK

The BK-7m offers a 'Connection Wizard'. For the first tests of GERD we recommend

to ignore this wizard. Because if you select an operating mode with this wizard, some

settings are made automatically which cannot be changed later in the menu of the

BK. If everything with the MIDI communication between the BK and GERD is working

well, you can use the 'Connection Wizard' as before.

Comment: As GERD controls the BK from "outside", GERD is only able to control the

parameter accessible via MIDI from "outside". And the 'Connection Wizard' closes

some doors for external controlling. And these doors cannot be re-opened easily.

Because of that we recommend to make the first tests without the 'Connection

Wizard'.

Save the settings in a "MIDI Set" in the BK (instead of using the 'Wizard')

All parameters described on the following pages can be saved in a "MIDI Set". If you

do not know how to save a "MIDI Set" please use the Owner's Manual and read the

instructions related to the "MIDI Sets".

With "MIDI Sets" you could avoid the 'Connection Wizard' and you can define

different sets for different applications and operation modes of GERD (See next

pages).

If you saved your settings in a "MIDI Set", you can easily recall the settings each

time you start your BK.

The more you allow in the BK to be controlled from external, the greater your benefit

when working with GERD. We will describe what you can configure to get the max.

flexibility to externally control the BK.

If you do not want all these parameters to be controlled from an external software

tool, you can obviously disable whatever you want. But for the initial work and test

of GERD, we recommend to enable all options. Because then you will see, what

GERD is actually able to do.

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

2.3. MIDI Settings required in the BK to work with GERD

Please make the following adjustments in the MIDI settings of the BK (as already

mentioned on the previous page, you can save these settings in a separate "MIDI

Set". Further information related to the MIDI sets can be found in the operation

manual of the BK series).

(A) Disable MIDI Thru if you do not need it

In the menu of the BK, the musician can disable "MIDI Thru". If you do not need

MIDI Thru, you should disable it as it reduces the amount of MIDI data sent from the

BK to the PC.

Example: If you use Aftertouch on your controller or an expression pedal, this will

lead to many MIDI messages received by the BK via its MIDI In port. If "MIDI Thru"

is enabled, all these messages are sent via the USB cable to the PC leading to a high

processing effort in GERD.

If you disable "MIDI Thru", all these messages will not be sent via USB to the PC and

GERD can focus on the messages really required.

To disable "MIDI Thru" at the front panel of the BK:

 MENU [button on the panel of the BK]

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Parameters

 Soft Thru Off

(B) Access to the different parts

Tone Parts:

The BK allows in its default settings external access only to the "Tone Parts" UP1,

UP2, LWR, and MBS. If you use the BK-7m, you can control these parts with an

external controller keyboard. In case you are using a BK-5 or BK-9, you can use the

(internal) keyboard to address these parts.

Song Parts:

Especially when working with the BK-7m, it might be useful to have access to more

parts. And this is possible for each of the 16 internal parts (called 'Song Parts'):

 MENU [button on the panel of the BK]

 MIDI

Edit Song Parts

Rx On

Rx Ch 1 or 2 or ….

You can assign MIDI Rx Channel 1 to part 1, MIDI Rx Channel 2 to part 2, etc.

Now you have access to all 16 internal parts from any external controller.

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

If you want additionally a feedback from the BK when settings in the BK are

changed, you should enable the transmission of the MIDI data for the song parts as

well:

 MENU

 MIDI

Edit Song Parts

Tx On

Tx Ch 1 or 2 or ….

Comment: We recommend to use the same MIDI channel for Tx and Rx of a part.

Be careful:

Depending on the channels you assigned to the 'song Parts', some MIDI channels

might now be used twice: first for a "Tone Part" (UP1, UP2, LWR, MBS) and second

for a "Song Part", e.g. you may assign MIDI Channel 4 to UP1 and to 'Song Part' 4.

This will lead to problems as external MIDI messages received on MIDI Channel 4

will always be processed by both parts (UP1 and 'Song Part 4').

To avoid this please disable the MIDI Rx for the 'Song Parts' with a MIDI Channel

also used by the 'Tone Parts'.

Style Parts:

Unfortunately the style parts cannot be fully controlled with an external controller.

According to the MIDI Implementation of the BK series, the style parts can only be

switched on or off with NRPN MIDI messages. But any further changes of any

parameter of these parts (e.g. sounds, volume) are disabled by Roland.

Selection of Sounds, Controllers, etc.

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Parameters

 Rx Sysex On

It is highly recommended to enable SysEx messages to work with GERD.

Controlling the Master Volume with GERD

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Basic

 Rx On

 Master Volume On

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

Selection of the MIDI channels ('Basic' and 'Style')

The 'Basic' and 'Style' Rx channels are required for

the controlling of the BK.

They must be defined on the 'Controllers' page of

GERD (see figure on the left) and they have to be set

in the MIDI settings of the BK.

Define the 'Basic' Rx Channel in the BK:

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Basic

 Rx Channel 13

Channel 13 is the default value of the 'Basic' channel.

You can of course use any other MIDI channel if

your channel 13 is already used for a different task.

But you must select the same MIDI Basic Channel in

GERD and in the BK-7m.

Define the 'Style' Rx Channel in the BK:

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Style

 Rx Channel 10

Channel 10 is the default setting of the 'Style' channel. You can of course use

any other MIDI channel if your channel 10 is already used for a different task.

But you must select the same MIDI Style Channel in GERD and in the BK-7m.

Controlling the Volume of the Style with GERD

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Style

 Rx On

 Style Volume On

Selection of internal styles of the BK-7m with GERD

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Style

 Rx On

 Style PcRx On

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

Selection of Performances on the USB stick with GERD

 MENU

 MIDI

 Edit System

 Basic

 Rx On

 Tx On

 Performance PcRx On

 Performance PcTx On

2.4. Extending the capabilities of the BK with GERD

(A) Playing with Styles

If the BK is played with styles, 8 of the 16 internal parts of the BK are controlled by

the style (ADrums, ABass, ACC 1, ACC 2, ACC 3, ACC 4, ACC 5, ACC 6) and cannot

be controlled from the external world.

But the 8 remaining internal 'Song Parts' (parts 4, 6, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16) and

the 4 'Tone Parts' (UP1, UP2, LWR, MBS) can be controlled via GERD.

With GERD the musician can now address, control, and play 8 + 4 = 12 parts of the

BK during a live session! This allows various splits and layer sounds and increases

the potential of the BK significantly.

Comment: As 16 MIDI channels are available, the unique assignment of channels to

parts is possible and no MIDI channel must be used for two parts simultaneously.

Further information for experienced BK, MIDI, and GERD users:

GERD controls the parts of the BK either with MIDI Control Changes or with MIDI

Sys-Ex messages. It is recommended to use Sys-Ex messages to control two parts

sharing the same MIDI channel. With CC messages both parts using the same MIDI

channel will process the same messages while with Sys-Ex messages the two parts

can be controlled individually.

The 2 figures show how the control mode can be changed:

MIDI control of Part UP1:

SE = Sys-Ex

MIDI control of "Song Part 4':

CC = Control Changes

MIDI Settings in the BK for the communication with GESINI

3. Operation Modes of GERD and BK

GERD offers the following operation modes:

 Live Play with Styles

Traditional arranger keyboard, played

with styles

 Live Play with SMF (MIDI Files)

Playing a keyboard with MIDI Files

instead of playing with styles

 Song Edit

Edit and adapt Standard MIDI Files

(Format 0 and 1). Substitute patches,

modify effect settings, etc.

 Style Edit

Edit and adapt styles (Roland style format). Substitute patches, modify effect

settings, etc.

A sub mode to play the styles in the BK and to control them with GERD is

available. As this sub mode requires some additional If you are interested in

this sub mode, there is a dedicated application note available for this sub

mode. Please download the application note from the download area at

http://www.gesini.com.

 Sound Expander Module (Multi Timbral Sound Expander)

Play 16 parts via MIDI from an external controller, song player, etc.

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