Roland BK-9


Flagship 76-note instrument with top-level sounds, industry-leading auto-accompaniment features, and a lightweight, mobile design
Over 1,700 sounds and 70 drum kits, including 22 SuperNATURAL sounds and 500 all-new tones
Legendary Virtual Tone Wheel organs, with dedicated harmonic bars for authentic vintage organ performance
540 rhythms (including 25 new rhythms), remastered for exceptional audio quality; over 1000 Music Assistants onboard
Five independent multi-effects engines (MFX), plus dedicated mastering effects
All-new user interface with intuitive panel layout, powerful dual LCD system, and Mixer function
Professional 16-track sequencer and built-in Rhythm Composer; Chord Loop and Audio Key functions
Song playback/recording, unlimited Performance List storage, and more from convenient USB memory
XLR mic input with dedicated reverb effect; composite video output for displaying lyrics and photos
Compatible with Apple iOS devices via Roland Wireless Connect; supports USB connection to iPad with Apple’s iPad Camera Connection Kit
Free iOS apps include BK Partner, Lyrics Viewer, Air Recorder, and more

Thanks Andrea,
interesting videos...
The specs are pretty much the same that ”licked” the other day...
Mixed feelings about it, but there are some nice positive points...
Good for you Roland!

weighing less than 21 pounds (9.4 kg) for 76 keys.


That's lighter than psr s750/950 and pa 600.


Good job Roland! teach them how to make a KB that is light yet 76 keys and not as cheesy.

It sounds fine to me. But nothing that blows my socks off. I think it will sell well because of its lightness and 76 keys. But it's not something I would buy. It needs internal speakers . What's the point of having a superlight keyboard when you still have to hump around a heavy amplifier ?

Not sure if this works but I can get access to a 48 minutes demo with the following link, supposedly exclusive for Dutch players only........

http://info.rolandce.com/bk_avant_premiere?utm_campaign=BK%2520Sneak%2520Preview&utm_source=hubspot_email_marketing&utm_medium=email&utm_content=7819088&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-803kOfKxlduftE-ohsPV8hxmQwxMxDgD0sn4_G3ZUAU7qF-1trG2ysAag00UPhbffexAblbLOVUQzqIIKXA5weeurQCw&_hsmi=7819088

good luck,

John

John. Nice link. Thank you.

I don't want to criticise or at least seem to be overly critical. But the demonstrator isn't doing the keyboard any favours at all. There is something very crude about the arrangements and the styles seem almost as if to have been programmed by less than the best musicians. I know the instrument just like any other arranger keyboard can be customised and personalised to own tastes so I don't want to be too harsh on what I say. But this instrument might tick many boxes for some . its light weight has a sequencer and is 78 keys but it just does not excite me yet . Maybe as newer demonstrations come out the true potential of this instrument will become more apparent to me.

I agree that all the demo's so far have been less than stellar. I would even say they are barely professional and border on amateurish with not a lot of info at all.

I was sad to read that there is no vocal harmony, and who designed that USB port...