It DOES play .mid files

http://www.rolandus.com/support/knowledge_base/203843129

and IT IS a GM/GS module (look at pic)

https://www.roland.com/us/products/bk-7m/

tone list starting on page 91 of owners manual (when CC00 = 0 those ARE the GM base patches)

but for JUST playing back GM files it probably is OVERKILL since it's more a standalone and "generate your own songs" kind of device.

on the other hand, if you want to make BIAB songs that have RT's and RD's (actual audio) that may also include some MIDI tracks, or mixes of songs with nothing but RT/RDs, mixed RT'RD's & MIDI, and just MIDI files and DO NOT want to use a LAPTOP at gig- it looks like a nice solution. too bad it doesn't expand with a SRX slots or have/allow Roland SN sounds.

Good Luck
Larry

EDIT - had to go listen to it on YouTube since I had never even heard of this module let alone HEARD it.

Actually sounds pretty good - better than my SC-8850 but not as good as my Integra 7 or even my XV-5080.

When I listened to the Jazz/blues demo you can tell you are listening to a Roland module the brass just has that Roland "sizzle" (I was going to say "pop" but didn't want reader to infer I meant pop as in "POP songs.")

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnEjdWUPizQ

I could defiantly see me using it as a, or even the, sound module on a gig (but again I'd probably never use the song arranger part unless you took my PC, laptop and other sequencing equipment away)

Last edited by Larry Kehl; 08/21/16 10:14 AM.
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