Launchpad–Playig & Controlling Midi & Audio Sequences Inreal Time & In Sync; Launchpad Structure - KETRON SD9 Manual

5. LAUNCHPAD – PLAYIG & CONTROLLING MIDI & AUDIO SEQUENCES IN
Using high quality professional sounds, complex Midi phrases, Live Audio Drums, Live Audio Guitars and other
audio files, KETRON has been able to manufacture a real live sounding keyboard which is only limited by your
imagination!
Raising the bar to an even higher level, the slight limitations of the style engine (harmonic conflicts and being
forced into a 'structured' way of playing) has been overcome by the new LaunchPad, which in a nut shell, gives you
the opportunity to either play along with or play sophisticated midi and audio sequences but still be in control at the
touch of a pad on the screen. In a nut shell, the LaunchPad is made up of audio and Midi musical sequences and
loops whose tonalities you can either control in real time together or follow - and in sync! The SD9 PRO can
manage up to 12 pads simultaneously within a scene and can load up to 6 scenes at once! This provides a plethora of
music data which can be recalled and used at any given time. You can now perform your song your way while
enriching it with special effects, RIFF progressions, re-organizing the structure of the song ... all on the fly!
Picture this – that for a song or a performance (using the layout example above in Fig. 141), you have -
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arranged various midi elements needed to perform this song live (MIDI)
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previously cut/sliced sections of audio (wave) sequences and included these within your project (Wave)
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used one of the internal Audio Live Drums for your sequence – Live Drummer (Wave)
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used MODELING and extracted from the KETRON library orchestral, Guitar, Piano and bass phrases to
incorporate in your new song
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and finally arranged your sequences with the LaunchPad for your song as pads for your -
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introduction (in Scene 1)
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verse (in Scene 2)
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chorus (in Scene 3)
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bridge (in Scene 4)
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other chorus (in Scene 5)
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ending (in Scene 6)
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As you perform live, you simply "activate" which elements/pads (Midi and Wave/Audio) you want to use in
the sequence in real time. You can punch in and punch out these by simply touching their corresponding
pads on the screen (pad turns red when on).
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You now have the best of both musical worlds (Workstation and Arranger) - all in one - the SD9 Pro's new
LaunchPad feature. Why? You now have -
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REAL TIME & IN SYNC!
Fig. 141. LaunchPad Structure
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