Operation Manual
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INSTANTLY MUTE A PART FROM A SONG - LEAD MUTE
There are times when as you play, you will want to eliminate one of the parts of the Song (e.g. take out the
Drums, Bass, Lead Part...). When playing back a MIDI File, this provides the capability to eliminate the Lead
part in a Song, allowing for someone to either sing or play the Lead part in real time (or a variation of it). In
order to achieve this when playing the MIDI File, simply press the Lead Mute button to mute the Lead track.
The track which this button is applied to can be changed as follows:
1. Press the MIDI File key.
2. Press Edit.
3. With the Cursor key, select Function and choose the feature with the Enter key.
4. Edit the value with Alpha Dial.
ASSOCIATE WAVE OR MP3 TO THE MIDI FILE
You can also associate a MIDI File with a Wave Song File or MP3. This is a cool feature that allows you to
associate sounds that are not possible with MIDI (due to its limited sound library) with any existing MIDI File.
With this feature, you can now focus more on your performance and audience and let MIDJAY automatically
call up Wave Files for you during the Song, or do this as you perform. Imagine playing a MIDI File called “I will
Always Love you” and having the real sound of rain or birds or the seashore or... just setting the right romantic
scene and these parts coming in at just the right time!!
To do this automatically so that each time you play the MIDI File, it will automatically call up the Wave File
when or as needed;
1. Select a MIDI File and start playing it (as shown above).
2. As it plays, press the Record button. You can now select a File from the Wave Folder or even the DJ Loop
Folder (where you have all the effects) and play it at the appropriate time (the MIDI File Folder LED will
ash). At the end of the procedure, press again the MIDI File key and the Stop key in order to complete the
registration.
3. At this point, MIDJAY will show a display indicating that the executed File has been edited and that it needs
to be saved (“File: ... has changed. Save changes?”).
In order to continue with the saving process, press Enter and then follow the usual saving method; on the
other hand, if the changes implemented do not need to be saved, and if you want to exit the operation,
select Cancel and press Enter.
DRUM REMIX
One of the poorest qualities of MIDI Files resides in the Drums (due to lack of the ‘real human touch’/nuance
and also in the fact that like a record, it can only be played the same way over and over again. Thanks to the
special Drum Remix feature, these factors are discarded when using the MIDJAY. You can now play a MIDI
File and replace the song’s Drum tracks with any Style found in the MIDJAY. Not only that, but you can totally
control the Style (Intro, Arranger A-D, Fills and Endings) as you play in real time. This will denitely bring your
music to live or add/make a great difference.
How would you achieve this easily?
1. Select the MIDI File you want to play with and press Play.
2. As the Song starts to play, press the Style button and then press the Remix button to turn on the Remix
feature.
3. Once you select the Style you want to use and press Enter, the Style replaces the MIDI Drums with the live
KETRON Drums. Play around with the Arranger A-D, Fill ins and Ending buttons to add variation to your
music. It is advisable to keep the timing of the Song similar to that of the Style used (so, if the Song is in
a 4/4 time, select a Style that is in a 4/4 time and not say a 3/4 time - strange but not bad results could be
achieved though now that we think about it.