Operation Manual

DJ LOOP/GROOVE/EFFECTS (SFX)

There are many DJ Loops and Effects within the MIDJAY

Player and these effects can serve lots of purposes in terms

of enhancing your performance or simply ‘spicing it up’ a

little. Adding sounds like applauding, sounds of the ocean,

birds, animals, machine sounds etc can be very exciting

when played along with your music, and each one of these

has its own great uses during performances. Here is how you

play DJLOOPS, Grooves and Effects with the MIDJAY:

1. With the unit turned ON, press the Master Folder DJ Loop/Groove/SFX Player button. The corresponding

blue LED should turn on.

2. The top of the screen shows the Folder location “C:\SFX_LOOP” and it lists all the various Sub-Folders

within this Master Folder. The rst column shows the Folder-type sign. The second column shows the number

assigned to each Folder/File as it was loaded into the Hard Disk of the MIDJAY.

3. Highlight (using either the Alpha Dial wheel or “∧” and “∨” Cursor keys) the Folder you wish to access and

press Enter to display the Files within this Folder

DJ LOOPS

There are certain chord structures or changes that are the

fundamental musical structures to a particular type of music,

(as an example it is usual for a Merengue or Reggae to have

3 major chords or 2 majors and one minor chord). Picking

out the common chord changes (with Bass and chords) for

many different kinds of music and incorporating these with

live Drums is what KETRON has introduced into the MIDJAY

as DJ Loops.

The DJ Loops are made of renowned musical loops

incorporating Drum, Bass and instrumental lines that stand out within a particular genre of music.

The Loop types have been arranged into Folders within the Hard drive that clearly distinguish the kinds of

loops within the Folder (Acoustic Drum, Afro, Chill Out, Oriental, etc).

Select the chosen Folder; with the Alpha Dial or the Cursor keys, select the DJ Loop and press the

Enter key.

The DJ Loops within this Folder are now displayed. Select any of the loops and press Start/Pause to start playing

immediately or Enter to load into RAM - you can then press Start/Pause when you are ready to play the loop.

You will now be at the DJ Loop screen that shows you the name of the Loop selected and its associated

volume, a Voice (that can be played via an external MIDI device/controller) and its associated volume, the

current Split point and the Beats Per Minute (BPM) and Transposition value.

The DJ Loop consist of different sections: Intro, A, B, C, D, Fill, Break and End. To activate the different

sections, use the 1/8 keys under the display.

You can either stop the loop musically by pressing the End button or stop it abruptly by pressing the Stop

button.

Press the Exit button to get back to the list of other DJ Loops available for your selection.

NB: To add more to your effects, you can change from one variation to another (using the Play List buttons

Intro, A, B... End) instantly without waiting for the Loop to complete before changing. This is accomplished by

pressing the Cross Fade button while playing the loops.