Operation Manual

Owner’s Manual SD1
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Find the first Midi file of the chain using the VALUE +/- push buttons
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Confirm the first Midi file of the chain using the function at the side of the Midi file and symbol ♦ will appear: F9 Chain Select
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Choose the next Midi file using the VALUE +/- push buttons
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Confirm the choice using the F9 Chain Select function. Then repeat the last procedures until the Midi file chain has been completed.
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Start reproducing the first Midi file using the F7 Go Next function
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To move onto the next Midi file use the F7 Go Next function or stop reproducing using START and press the START push button again to
start reproducing the next Midi file. To modify any reproduction parameters from the SONG PLAY page without loosing the chain, press the
EXIT push button
The only restriction in creating chains of Midi files lies in the fact that the SD1 cannot use Midi files on hard disk and floppy disk at the same
time. You must always work with the files stored on one of the two disks.
HOW TO RECORD A MIDI FILE WITH THE SD1
There are two ways of recording a song: the built-in sequencer works over sixteen independent tracks and has been devised to record the songs
meticulously. The Song Record function on the other hand is used to create a Midi file by recording everything played on the keyboard and
various tracks of the Arranger. This last method is used to exploit the powerful automatic arrangement functions to obtain a complete song.
A separate section has been dedicated to the Sequencer and below is the information on how to record a song using Song Record:
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From the main page of the display press the SONG RECORD push button
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Enter the name to be given to the Midi file using the KEYBOARD keys
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Save the title using the F10 SAVE function
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Start SONG RECORD using the F10 START function
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From here you can start playing, start the Arranger, call up timbres and Styles and the SD1 will record everything. Upon completion press
the SONG RECORD push button
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The Midi file just recorded is now ready to be reproduced using the START push button
Considering that it is in actual fact a true Midi file it can be later modified using the Sequencer editing functions or it can be put on sequencer
software to add the finishing touches.
Further details on how to use Midi files are found in the following sections:
- Song Play
- Song Record
- Disk
- MIDI
- Sequencer
HOW TO USE THE ARRANGER
The Arranger is the engine of the SD1’S automatic accompaniment function. It produces an accompaniment according to musical styles, the
chord and the controls of the panel. The heart of the Arranger is the Style, namely a combination of bass, drum and harmony tracks that have
been designed for that kind of music. Without going into too much detail (for this you can refer to the Arranger section), these tracks can have
four variations called A, B, C and D, three Intro’s and three End’s that have different levels of complexity. Then there are also the Fill-In’s with
which you can move on from one variation to the other or even remain on the same variation, depending on what you prefer. Generally speak-
ing the Arranger of the SD1 is very powerful and allows you to build up your accompaniment very carefully. Start from an Intro, then remain on
a first variation and, with a Fill-In, move onto the refrain with a second variation to terminate with an End. This is just a simple example of what
you can do. Whatever the case Ketron has developed some Styles that will never cover the lead but will enhance it.
When the SD1 is turned on it is always pre-arranged to use the Arranger with a piano timbre for the lead (Right section) to be played with the
right hand, a background of strings and electric piano for the left hand (Lower section), a keyboard split point to keep the right hand separate
from the left, set on note C3 and Style 001 Pub Song ready to be used.
The part to the left of the split point of the keyboard is used not only to control the two Lower timbres but also to acknowledge the chord played
by the user, which will be shown next to the four sections indicating the current measure.