Operation Manual
.KAR Midi files and .TXT files
The karaoke function is used to show the words (Lyrics) of a Midi file being reproduced on the display, setting it in syllables via some graphic
solutions. The words of a Midi file are handled as meta event and therefore there are Midi files + Lyrics with .MID and .KAR. extension. Generally
all there is in a .KAR file is a normal Midi file in format 1 and therefore it is to be converted into format 0 for it to be reproduced directly by the
sequencer.
The SD1 not only reads Midi files with Lyrics in format 0 and 1 can also automatically convert a .KAR Midi file into a new .MID Midi file in format
0 with text meta events.
The solution of the Midi file with words has been designed to read the words of the song, often set in syllables and synchronized with the tempo
directly on the display. Thus you can do away with music stands, booklets and piles of sheets, which is handier for the musician and also looks
more professional. It is also possible to display the words of a song on an external monitor using an optional video card thus additionally involv-
ing the audience when needed.
The SD1 does not just display the words of a Midi file. The text files generated on any word processor, both for PC and for MAC, with .TXT exten-
sion can be displayed even when the Arranger is being used or for Midi files that do not already have Lyrics originally. For the latter the SD1
offers a tempo synchronization function.
The .TXT files do not depend on a Midi file whereas the Lyrics events are entered in the MIDI Standard. Both may have the same function but
they are handled differently.
The best results for the Midi files with Lyrics are obtained exploiting the Midi files of the Solton Song Word & Music library, where the words of
the song are handled so that the colour of the words syllables changes in time with the lead.
USING .KAR MIDI FILES
There are many ways of converting a .KAR Midi file into a .MID Midi file. The first entails the copying of the .KAR Midi file in Hard Disk and then
converting it.
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Insert the Floppy Disk with the .KAR file in the disk drive.
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Enable the DISK menu using the dedicated push button.
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Go to floppy using the PAGE +/- push buttons. The display will show confirmation that the disk is selected.
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Select the .KAR file to be copied using the CURSOR +/- and VALUE +/- push buttons.
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Enable the MASTER FOLDER using the dedicated push button, thus the SD1 will copy the file in the Midi file Folder.
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Confirm that the file is to be copied using F4 Copy.
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Once the file has been copied exit from the Disk menu using the EXIT push button or go straight to the Hard Disk by pressing PAGE - once.
The SD1 will show the contents of the Folder 91 Midi file with Master Folder enabled.
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Select the .KAR Midi file to be converted from the Folder.
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Press F2 Load or F3 Convert and the SD1 converts the Midi file and upon completion opens a window where the name of the Midi file can
be modified, saved or overwritten using the usual procedures.
Once the Midi file with Lyrics events has been loaded it can be reproduced using Song Play. From the Song Play menu the display of the words
of the song loaded can be disabled using F10 Lyric Off. See the Disk section for information on how to copy a Midi file from Floppy Disk to Hard
Disk with Master Folder disabled.
.TXT FILES
The text files in .TXT format are used to display the words of a song on the SD1 display, both in Song Play mode and when the Arranger is being
used. The advantage of using .TXT files lies in the simplicity of creating them on PC/Mac and then saving them in Hard Disk or loading them
from Floppy Disk. Using the .TXT files you can create your own library of song words to be called up instantly from hard disk, leaving whole
musical compilations at home. The .TXT files can be loaded and displayed both with the Arranger and in Song Play mode. In both cases the
words can be made to temporarily disappear by pressing EXIT, and pressing it again to display the words again.
It is crucial to remember that for those using a Mac, it is preferable to write the accents without using letters already having accents, to save
the file in text format with line interruption and to add the.TXT extension to the name of the file that cannot be longer than 8 characters.
USING .TXT FILES WITH THE ARRANGER
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