Operation Manual
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THE MANIPULATION OF WAVE FILES
There are some interesting functions that MIDJAY can do to Wave Files to better personalize and enhance
your performance. Until now, one of the limitations to Audio was being able to manipulate the Songs so that
you could for an example change the speed/temp without changing the pitch or change the key of a Song
or take out the Lead Voice of a Song so you could sing over the music. Thanks to new technology and great
Engineering, KETRON has provided these functions in yet a tiny little box!
SUPPRESSING THE LEAD VOICE FROM A SONG - LEAD MUTE
With the Lead Mute, simply pressing this button suppresses the Lead Voice while the music continues to
play and the audience can now sing the Lead parts or choral part in time with the music. At the touch of a
button, the Lead is restored. When playing back a Wave File, the Lead Mute button provides the capability to
‘suppress’ the Lead Voice in a Song, allowing for someone else to sing the Song with their own expressions
and feelings. (The effect of this greatly depends on the Wave File being used and as such will be felt more in
some than others). To suppress the Lead Voice or part, simply press the Lead Mute button when the Wave
File is playing. This feature does not work on MP3 Files. Again it should be noted that this feature will have a
better response on many Wave Files but not all.
WAVE PITCH AND STRETCH
The MIDJAY allows to edit the Wave time in two different
ways: Pitch and Stretch.
Pitch: editing the Wave time through the Pitch means that
the time is modied by raising or lowering the Pitch, that is
the tuning of the Wave.
Stretch: With the Stretch Mode, only the Wave time is
edited. The Pitch remains the original one, independently of
the time value.
Here is the procedure to perform the editing of the time Wave:
1. Select the Wave File and execute it with the Start or the Enter key.
2. Press the Tempo key, and, with the Cursor keys, select the desired Mode (Pitch or Stretch).
3. The percentage value of time increase or decrease can be modied with the Alpha Dial wheel.
If the time is increased using the Stretch Mode, it is possible to edit the value even before executing the File.
This procedure allows you to perform the change of time without bothersome skips. It is possible to record the
Wave on Hard Disc Recording with a modied time value. This allows us to recall the Wave quickly, without
having to reset the Time changes every single time; furthermore, the original File will remain unchanged.
WAVE TRANSPOSER
With this function, you are no longer forced to sing along to a Song in the key in which it was initially performed.
Some artist go through months and even years of vocal training and exercise to be able to perform the way
they do so trying to imitate them in a ash just might not cut it. Rather than ‘meeting the music’, why not have
the music ‘meet you’ in the range you feel more comfortable with? Can this be done? With MIDJAY, yes it can.
It is now possible to transpose a Wave File or Song so you can sing along or perform in the key or tone you
feel more comfortable with.
To proceed:
1. Select and play the Wave File.
2. Press the Transpose button.
3. While the “Transpose” screen is up (for about 4 seconds), change the transposition value buy either using
the Alpha Dial wheel or using the Cursor keys.