Adding Arpeggios (Arps) To Your Styles & Music; Style Modeling - KETRON SD9 Manual

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EXPERT: Expert mode is very similar to Easy mode, but facilitated with the SUSTAIN
PEDAL. Play 3 notes to create a chord, then press the SUSTAIN PEDAL to freeze that chord.
Any other notes played (2, or 3 or 4 or ...) do not alter the chord of the arranger until the
SUSTAIN PEDAL is released. Once the pedal is released, the next chord played on the
keyboard is immediately recognized and played. This is the most professional method that
allows a Piano player to freely express themselves without having to 'learn' a new/standard
way of playing the Arranger keyboard.
The Expert Mode takes a little bit of practice in order for you to know just when to press that
SUSTAIN PEDAL so as to lock the chord, however it is well worth it since it allows you
great freedom to express yourself musically when playing the Song just as a Pianist would.
o SUSTAIN PEDAL: For both Pianist and Bassist modes, the Sustain Pedal option allows you
to enable/disable Sustain on the lead/Right hand voices when you press the pedal.
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BALANCE: - This is used to balance the volume between the STYLE and the Lead voice. Touch this
box and adjust the volume of the style with relation to the volume of the other instruments by turning
the data wheel.
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EDIT:- Touch this to access the new STYLE EDITOR. This is used to further edit styles (change and
record notes, velocity of notes ...etc) or better still create a style from scratch. This is discussed in more
detail under STYLE EDITOR on PAGE 77.
4.K - ADDING ARPEGGIOS (ARPS) TO YOUR STYLES & MUSIC
This is a new feature covered in more depth below under LIVE MODELING, however, yes you can
add Arps and other instrument progressions (bass, piano, strings, brass ... etc) to your existing factory
or user styles. This function can morph any current style into a modern dance or techno style or add
fresh guitar strums horn lines ... etc to a rather boring style. This modification is easily accomplished
through LIVE MODELING.
To do so, from the default screen –
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Select the style to which you want to modify and add an Arp to.
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Touch the LIVE MODELING icon on the screen to display the following screen below -
KETRON SD9 Manual & Tutorial
by interpreting the note played by both the left (Bass) and the notes played with the
right hand. Simply play a chord of at least 3 notes on the right section for the
instrument to create an accompaniment which the SD9 PRO will play along with the
selected style. In this mode, you may also play a song line of no more than 2 notes
played together since 3 notes are automatically recognized as a new chord. This
interactive style of play allows a Piano player to play freely without loosing their
original playing skills while playing the bass manually with the left hand.
Fig. 95. Style Modeling
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