Introduction - KETRON SD9 Manual

Congratulations on your purchase of the KETRON SD9 PRO Arranger & Player Electronic keyboard. Unlike
any other keyboard that has gone before it, this multi-media musical work horse is the first in its class of musical
instruments to combine modern features you actually need and will use for and during your performances, such as
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High quality natural sounds which sound just like the instruments it emulates. Close your eyes and you
would think a musician playing say the sax was right there in front of you
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A vast new library of Live audio Guitars and Live Audio drums which places before you 'musicians' you
control right at your finger tips with innovative tools such as Style Modeling and LaunchPad with the
capability to change the tonality of the audio elements in real time
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Loop Maker taken to the next level with LaunchPad which provides style modeling and real time
sequencing of midi and audio elements which can be synchronized and used in live or studio performances
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A new Sample Editor that now provides the means for you to utilize your own samples as instruments or
create your own drum sets which can in turn be used with styles/tracks or used to enhance Midifiles
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A simple and easy to use operating system which can easily be utilized through a very intuitive and wide
touch color screen
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Multi player capabilities with extensive control over audio, including the new Audio Multi Tracking feature
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Four Playbox banks which now allow you to customize and store 999 of your favorite songs (Mp3, wave,
Midifiles) within each one.
.... all of this built into a very affordable package, and one that was designed by musicians and for musicians. Right
out of the box, the SD9 PRO is ready for any artist, performer, studio engineer or entertainer to use on stage, at a
place of worship, or in the studio – with incredible Audio Drums, authentic live bass and backings suitable for
almost any song, thanks to the vast library of professional sounds and rhythms and the flexibility to be able to
control them all quickly in real time.
Depending on your purpose of purchasing the KETRON SD9 PRO, you can set it up for various PLAY MODES
based on your needs (as a Pianist, Organist, Accordionist, Guitarist ...etc) simply by pressing the MENU button on
the right side of the panel -
which you can select the play mode you're interested in.
MENU section in PLAY MODE
KETRON SD9 Manual & Tutorial
and touching the PLAY MODE to display the following screen from
This PLAY MODE feature is discussed in more depth below under the
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