Roland BK-5 Backing Keyboard 61-Key Arranger Workstation
Brand
ROLAND
The Roland BK-5 is a highly versatile, single-keyboard interactive arranger workstation designed to bring a full backing band to solo performers, hobbyists, and home studio producers. Driven by a state-of-the-art Roland sound engine, this lightweight 61-note keyboard is packed with over 1,100 world-class instruments, dozens of drum kits, and more than 300 music styles spanning diverse global genres. Equipped with an onboard USB host port, the BK-5 allows you to play, loop, and change tempos of standard audio files (WAV and MP3) or Standard MIDI Files (SMF) directly from a flash drive. Complete with a dedicated composite video output for displaying lyrics and chord symbols on external screens, it stands as the premier, travel-ready solution for live lounge acts, karaoke venues, and comprehensive songwriting sessions.
Roland BK-5 61-Key Arranger Backing Keyboard
Command a full-scale backing band with the touch of a finger. The Roland BK-5 is a highly versatile, automatic accompaniment arranger keyboard engineered for solo entertainers, hobbyists, songwriters, and music educators across the UAE. Packing an expansive palette of world-class sounds and interactive music styles into a highly portable, 61-note chassis, the BK-5 serves as an intelligent musical partner. It brings professional-grade sonic backings and advanced auto-arranging power to live stages, hotel lounges, and home recording studios alike.
Advanced Sound Engine Loaded with Global Instrument Voices
The BK-5 is powered by a high-fidelity Roland sound engine, housing a massive selection of over 1,100 premium tones and dozens of detailed drum kits. Players gain instant access to incredibly realistic acoustic pianos, warm vintage organs, lush symphonic strings, and aggressive modern synthesizer leads. Alongside classic Western instruments, the BK-5 comes heavily loaded with traditional regional instruments, making it highly adapted for rendering authentic Middle Eastern, Asian, and European musical styles with pristine sonic accuracy and fluid expression.
Intelligent Auto-Accompaniment and Creative Style Management
Turn simple chord movements into fully produced, multi-instrument orchestral arrangements in real time. The BK-5 features a sophisticated arrangement core containing over 300 built-in music styles, each featuring four independent intros, main variations, fills, and endings. The system continuously tracks your left-hand chord movements, dynamically re-arranging the backing basslines, brass stabs, guitar strums, and percussion grooves to mirror your composition seamlessly, eliminating the need for rigid pre-recorded backing tracks.
Direct USB Media Playback, Audio Recording, and Center Cancel
The integrated USB host interface turns the BK-5 into a powerful digital performance hub. Musicians can load standard SMF MIDI files, WAV audio, or MP3 files straight from a flash drive for interactive backing tracks. For singer-songwriters working in Dubai or Abu Dhabi, the innovative **Center Cancel** function acts as a built-in vocal remover, isolating and reducing the lead vocals in commercial audio files so you can sing over them. Furthermore, your entire live performance can be captured as stereo WAV audio data directly onto your USB drive for quick distribution.
Key Product Benefits
- All-In-One Solo Solution: Combines premium instrumentation tones, dynamic auto-accompaniment loops, and high-quality onboard speakers inside an ultra-portable 7.5 kg frame.
- Vast Global Soundboard: Over 1,100 premium Roland instruments plus 60 drum kits, covering modern pop, traditional world music, and timeless classical variations.
- Direct USB Integration: Play and loop SMF MIDI data, MP3 audio, and WAV files directly from a standard memory stick with zero laptop intervention.
- Onboard Stereo Recording: Capture your complete performance—including vocals or external instruments—straight to a USB flash drive as studio-grade WAV audio.
- Composite Video Output: Connect to external television screens or monitors to display lyrics and chord charts for karaoke parties or educational classrooms.
Official Technical Specifications
- Keybed Configuration: 61 keys featuring full-size piano box shapes with velocity-sensitive touch response
- Maximum Audio Polyphony Matrix: 128 voices (fully GM2, GS, and XG Lite compatible)
- Internal Performance Sounds: 1,172 premium instruments plus 60 custom-mapped drum kits
- Arranger Rhythm Styles: Over 305 interactive presets divided across 8 global rhythmic families
- Studio Effects Engine: Real-time Multi-Effects (MFX), 8 chorus algorithms, 8 reverb spaces, plus a global parametric Master EQ
- Playback Media Types: SMF (Format 0/1), KAR files, MP3 audio, WAV audio
- Onboard Display Module: 160 x 160 dots high-contrast graphic backlit LCD monitor window
- Physical Analog Audio Inputs: 1 x Stereo miniature 3.5 mm Aux Input jack
- Physical Analog Audio Outputs: Output L/Mono & R (1/4-inch phone jacks), 2 x Phones Outputs (Stereo 1/4-inch phone jacks)
- Digital Data & Video Connections: MIDI Input and Output (5-Pin DIN), USB Computer Port (Type B for MIDI communication), USB Memory Port (Type A for flash drives), 1 x RCA Composite Video Out (PAL/NTSC switchable)
- Internal Amplification System: 2 x 100 mm High-efficiency speaker drivers delivering 12 Watts + 12 Watts stereo output power
- Power Supply Requirements: 12V DC Regulated power block drawing 1100 mA continuous current (Included accessory)
- Physical Dimensions: 1044 mm Width x 317 mm Depth x 129 mm Height
- Net Hardware Weight: 7.5 kg (excluding external AC adapter and sheet music stand elements)
Common Customer Questions Answered
Can I customize or edit the built-in rhythms and accompaniment styles?
Yes, you can. The BK-5 features a dedicated Style Makeup Tools menu that gives you comprehensive editing control over your arrangement tracks. You can easily adjust the volume levels, re-assign instrument tones, modify effects routing, and change the pan placement for each individual musical layer within any backing style, saving your customized variations directly as a User Style preference.
What does the composite Video Output port on the back panel do?
The RCA composite Video Output jack is an exceptional tool for vocalists, choir leaders, and karaoke venues. When you load an SMF MIDI file or a KAR (Karaoke) file that contains embedded text data into the keyboard, the video port streams the scrolling song lyrics and chord changes straight to a television screen, projector, or classroom monitor in real time.
Can the BK-5 transpose the key of audio files like MP3 and WAV?
Absolutely. While traditional keyboards could only transpose MIDI files, the advanced processing chip inside the BK-5 allows you to change the key signature and tuning pitch of standard audio tracks (MP3 and WAV) in half-step increments. This lets you quickly match any commercial song file to your natural vocal range without altering the song playback speed.
| Keyboard Keys | 61 |
|---|---|
| Brands | ROLAND |
