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Roland BK-5 backing keyboard

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Roland BK-5 backing keyboard
Product no: ROL-BK-5 Bax Music Warranty: This product comes with a 3-year warranty.

General

The Roland BK-5 is a remarkably elaborate and user-friendly keyboard for one-man bands and amateur musicians. This backing keyboard features a wide range of accompanying instruments, solo sounds and pre-programmed rhythms and audio tracks. It is also possible to play along to MP3 files, which you can open directly from a USB stick or a hard drive and play via the built-in speakers. You can use these external devices to store your own creations as audio files as well.

The user-friendly BK-5

If you have ever felt inhibited by the complicated controls of more elaborate keyboards, the user-friendly BK-5 is a great instrument for you. All the important controls have a clear, large design and are practically placed. The well-organised display offers you all the information you require. The keyboard offers a pleasant range of 5 octaves and is fitted with connectors that enable you to connect a sustain and an expression pedal.

Extensive possibilities

The BK5 is equipped with a wide, versatile range of features. First of all, this backing keyboard offers a large variety of sounds and backing tracks in many different styles. By means of effects such as reverb, chorus and the equalizer you can add the necessary flavour to the various instruments.

There's more..

The BK-5 is equipped with a video output, which enables you to display the song lyrics of MP3 files, among other things, on a TV or projection screen by means of a standard video cable. The MIDI software on your computer can be controlled by means of the second USB connector of the keyboard, or via the classic MIDI connectors. In short, this highly complete yet accessible backing keyboard is ideal if you already have a bit of musical experience, but makes a great starter model as well. Thanks to its versatile functionality, it is also a great asset for one-man bands that mean business. Daily playing pleasure is guaranteed!

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Specifications

Product features

Touch-sensitive keys Yes
Connectors Expression/control pedal, Headphone (jack), Line-in (mini jack), Line-out (2x jack), Sustain pedal
Number accompaniment styles 301 - 400
Number of keys 61
Aftertouch no
Arpeggiator/sequencer none
Weight 5 - 9.9 kg
Built-in sampler no
Built-in speakers yes
Built-in amplifier 2x 12 W
Lyrics/score lyrics
Pitch and modulation wheel yes
Polyphony (max) 128
Type of display LCD, monochrome
Vocal harmony no
Vocoder no

Weight and dimensions including packaging

Weight (incl. packaging) 10,9 kg
Dimensions (incl. packaging) 118,0 x 42,0 x 25,0 cm

Product specifications

  • backing keyboard
  • colour: black
  • 61 keys
  • built-in speakers
  • polyphony: 128 voices
  • 1172 presets
  • 112 effects
  • effect types: reverb, chorus, multi fx, parametric equalizer, multi-band compressor
  • 2x USB (type A for data storage, type B for MIDI communication)
  • compatible with backing formats (SMF, MP3, WAV, rhythm)
  • enables you to change the key and tempo of external sound sources
  • Center Cancel function enables you to filter out the lead vocals of certain files
  • audio recording via USB
  • audio input: 3.5mm stereo jack
  • audio outputs: 2x 6.3mm mono jack
  • headphone outputs: 2x 6.3mm stereo jack
  • pedal inputs: 1x sustain, 1 x expression
  • MIDI IN and OUT
  • video output (RCA/cinch) enables you to display song lyrics (SMF, MP3) on an external screen
  • powered via accessory AC adapter
  • dimensions: 130 x 1045 x 318 mm
  • weight: 7.5 kg
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Roland BK-5 backing keyboard

Wrote the following about Roland BK-5 backing keyboard
This keyboard has had a firmware update since and has had all of the issues resolved.
I have had the instrument for 7 years now and it works flawlessly and the sounds are excellent.
I would recommend this keyboard as it is packed with features that you would expect from a flagship model.

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Roland BK-5 backing keyboard

Wrote the following about Roland BK-5 backing keyboard
4 weken geleden mijn oude vertrouwde E-16 vervangen door BK-5. Op het eerste oog een schitterend instrument. Helaas bevat hij wat mankementjes. Zoals het ongevraagd vergrendelen van de tone; bij een aantal tone's een storend piepgeluid in het middensegment; het wegvallen van het volume bij toepassen van de balans. Daar staat tegenover dat er een aantal schitterende begeleidingen in zitten en door de smallere toetsen het makkelijker is om een heel octaaf te pakken. Ook had ik verwacht dat er voor de Roland paketten met performances zouden zijn, zoals Yamaha dat heeft, maar die zijn er gewoonweg niet. Jammer.
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