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  • Page 1 Owner’s Manual E n g l i s h...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE Welcome to the DG 90 - Digital Piano Connections Control panel and push button functions Parameter management guide on how to start playing Voices and User Voice Program and One Touch Drawbars Drum Set Arranger Using a MIDI pedal for the bass Pattern Edit Power On Set Up Song Play, Midi file and Karaoke...

  • Page 5: Welcome To The Dg 90 - Digital Piano

    The DG 90 digital piano has been conceived following twenty years of experience of Ketron in the field of keyboards for live musical entertainment, for professional piano bars and for the musician who prefers to arrange his own songs.

  • Page 6: Connections

    : This is the socket for the Sustain On/Off type pedal. VOLUME PEDAL : This is the socket for the continuous Volume control pedal. It is advisable to use pedals produced by Ketron to avoid dan- gerous short circuits or abnormal conditions in general.
  • Page 7 Connections : Socket for the power supply cable. MAIN SWITCH : This push button turns the DG 90 on & off. FRONT CONNECTIONS HEADPHONES : Allows you to connect stereo headphones. GAIN : Controls the gain of the microphone audio inputs. MICRO INPUT : Unbalanced 1/4’...

  • Page 8: Control Panel And Push Button Functions

    Control panel and push button functions Control panel and push button functions The control panel is divided into sections according to the group of functions related to the push buttons. From left to right you will see the following: GRAND PIANO This button is used to instantly recall the Grand Piano voice and to set up the DG 90 such that the entire keyboard can now be played as a Piano.
  • Page 9 Control panel and push button functions EXIT This push button is pressed once to return to the main page of the display. EXIT is disabled in the Song Play menu where the SONG PLAY push button should be pressed again exit the Song Play mode and return to the main display page. On the main display page, the EXIT push button takes over the SPLIT function, (which is activated by pressing and holding the exit button).
  • Page 10 Control panel and push button functions GM: This selects the menu with the parameters related to the single MIDI parts of the sixteen offered by the standard General MIDI. EFFECT/MICRO-VOCALIZER: This is used to quickly modify the Reverbs and to enable the modulation effects and also to access the indi- vidual parameters of the single effects.
  • Page 11 Control panel and push button functions PLAY CONTROL This is used to access a menu for settings relevant to the section to the right of the Split point, used for the lead to program effects for the Voices and the microphone as well as the editing of the Second Voice. DISK This is used to gain access to the management functions both on floppy disk and optional/built in hard disk.
  • Page 12 Control panel and push button functions START When pressed it starts to play the automatic accompaniment. If START is pressed while the Arranger is already play- ing then everything is stopped, in other words it acts as a Stop push button. HOLD When the LED is on the last chord played to the left of the Split point on the keyboard is memorised and kept active driving the Arranger which carries on playing normally even after the left hand is taken off the keys.

  • Page 13: Parameter Management

    Parameter management Parameter management Before going into the actual programming subjects, the musician should first be aware of how the menus and parameters of the DG 90 work. The rules that are listed in this chapter are valid for all the following sections and are crucial to controlling the keyboard in the best way pos- sible.

  • Page 14: A Guide On How To Start Playing

    A guide on how to start playing guide on how to start playing You will certainly want to instantly know how to use some functions of the DG 90 such as how to call up Styles and Voices, reproduce Midi files, how to use the Arranger, how to use a MIDI accordion and the Vocalizer with a microphone.
  • Page 15 (A). With a Fill-In, move onto the refrain with a second variation (B) and 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 smother the lead vocal or voices being played, but will enhance it.
  • Page 16 HOW TO SELECT A STYLE There are ten S S T T Y Y L L E E S S push buttons to the right of the display, each of which indicates a musical genre. For each of these Ketron has foreseen up to a maximum of 30 Styles.
  • Page 17 A guide on how to start playing To cut-out the accompaniment tracks, except for the drum tracks, when no chord is played, disable the HOLD function using the dedicated H H O O L L D D push button (the LED switches off). To balance the volume of the Arranger with the lead played on the part of keyboard to the right of the split point, press these push buttons: B B A A L L A A N N C C E E + + / / - - ( ( V V A A L L U U E E + + / / - - ) ) .
  • Page 18 HOW TO USE A MIDI ACCORDION Ketron has reserved a dedicated menu for the connection of accordions equipped with MIDI interface, which must exploit the MIDI In 2 input. To reach the parameters required, from the main page shown on the display, access F F 3 3 U U T T I I L L I I T T Y Y and from this page select F F 1 1 A A C C C C O O R R D D I I O O N N . Various parameters to be modified are offered here.
  • Page 19 A guide on how to start playing THE REGISTRATIONS All the parameters dealt with up to this point, and many more can be saved and called up instantly thanks to the 198 Registrations. The handi- ness of the Registration function becomes clearer as you go along and are crucial when playing live as they are used to call up all the settings of an automatic accompaniment or a Midi file with words and audio files.

  • Page 20: Voices And User Voice

    Confirm the procedure using F10 Save, thus the modifications are saved permanently in Flash RAM. To restore the original settings of the Second Voice preset by Ketron, use function push button F9 Default instead of confirming the procedure. DG 90 - Digital Piano...
  • Page 21 Voices and User Voice USER VOICES As we have already explained, the DG 90 is also a powerful synthesizer based on samples. We have chosen to limit the editable parameters to just those essential for most common use. Any modification made to a voice can be saved in one of the 120 memory locations in the User Voice bank, divided into twelve groups of ten User Voices each.
  • Page 22 Voices and User Voice F4 Release: This sets the value of the Release segment that can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons. F5 Level: This sets the value of the total volume of the voice that can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons. To simplify programming of the envelope, the display also shows a graph, the segments of which change proportionally with the values set for the ADSR.
  • Page 23 In the DG 90 an 8MB optional Flash RAM can be inserted, to load new samples (Voices, Drum Sets and Live Drums). The Flash RAM is available either pre-programmed by Ketron with a number of Sound Banks (files having .SND extension) or blank which can be used to load new SND files from a floppy disk or from the hard disk.

  • Page 24: Program And One Touch

    Program and One Touch Program and One Touch PROGRAMS A number of voices are often used simultaneously to enhance the voice of the lead part, namely the right section to the right of the keyboard split point. The simplest method is that of using the Second Voice but for more demanding musicians, up to four Voices (separately combined together) can be exploited.
  • Page 25 Program and One Touch tion appears immediately at the bottom right part of the display, which is used to enable the harmonization function for that Voice. Only one Voice within the Program can use the harmonization. function and it is distinguished from the others by the letter “H H ”...
  • Page 26 Program and One Touch F4/F9 Amount: This controls the signal entity to be sent to the multi-effect and, in particular, to the pre-selected algorithm, that can be modified using the V V A A L L U U E E +/- buttons which, if pressed together at the same time, will set the value to zero. F5/F10 Delay and Chorus: These control the signal entity to be sent to the delay or the chorus, when an appropriate algorithm has been select- ed.
  • Page 27 Program and One Touch SAVING AND LOADING A PROGRAM Once a Program has been modified or programmed, it must be saved in the memory or on disk for future recall or use. It is advisable to save your favourite programs in RAM due to the fact that these are immediately available and can be recalled instantaneously. Programs which reside in DISK have to be loaded into RAM prior to being used.
  • Page 28 (One Touch) which renders quick access and recall during live performances. The DG 90 already contains Ketron’s favourite voices within the current One Touch locations as default but you can later edit and replace these with your favourite voices.

  • Page 29: Drawbars

    Drawbars Drawbars Thanks to the very powerful sound engine of the DG 90, it is possible to also reproduce very accurately the sounds of classic electromagnetic organs, among which the Hammond ©‚ certainly is the most famous one with the most important timbre. If you do not know what an electro- magnetic organ is, keep in mind that their timbres used to be mixed using so-called drawbars, with a specific harmonic corresponding to each of them.

  • Page 30: Drum Set

    Drum Set Drum Set The rhythm section of the DG 90 uses both the regular Drum Sets and the Live sampled drum loops. The regular Drums are assigned to the Drum 1 track (MIDI channel 10), whereas the Live Drums are assigned to the Drum 2 track (MIDI channel 9) within a style. The DG 90 is equipped with 24 preset Drum Sets and 24 additional User Drum Sets that can be freely programmed by the user.
  • Page 31 Drum Set group can be modified from value 1 to 15 using the V V A A L L U U E E +/- buttons. The third page is used to control the reverb quantity of the single groups to be selected with the relevant function keys. The reverb quantity of the selected group can be modified from value 1 to 15 using the V V A A L L U U E E +/- buttons.

  • Page 32: Arranger

    Arranger Arranger The Arranger is the heart of the automatic accompaniment of the DG 90. It allows you to create a dynamic and versatile arrangement using the Styles and their controls. A Style is a group of short sequences relevant to major, minor and seventh tonalities or different tonalities combined with each other.
  • Page 33 Arranger FILL IN 1, 2, 3: These are Style variations with the duration of one bar, used as short harmonic intervals to enhance the rhythm. When the Arranger is activated and one of these three pushbuttons is pressed, a Fill-In bar is entered, and at its end the Arranger goes back to the conditions previous to the Fill In.
  • Page 34 Arranger To Lowest: If this function is enabled the harmonic bass evolution has its lowest note always referred to the lowest one of the chord played. This makes it possible to perform a number of pieces of music keeping unaltered the melodic structure of the bass.
  • Page 35 Arranger F2 Retrigger & Mode: This calls up the Retrigger function and the relevant editing page. It is set by default on the bass and Chord 2 track of the Style, thus allowing you to repeat the fundamental note every time a chord is changed. If the retrigger is acti- vated also for the accompaniment tracks, these repeat the chord programmed on the first step of the first Style meas- ure.
  • Page 36 Arranger the muted sections will be automatically re-activated. The Interactive Arrange parameters are: F1 Brass: When this is selected, the brass of the automatic accompaniment will be muted while a lead is played on the Right section. F2 Intro: When this is selected, the Interactive Arrange of the Brass will be activated also for the Intro’s. F3 Ending: The same as F2 Intro but dedicated to the Ending F5 Escape: Returns to the previous page of the Left Control menu.
  • Page 37 Arranger button repeatedly. F4 Overdrive: It gradually saturates the sound controlled by the optional Volume Pedal. It is one of the effects required to simulate jazz and rock organs in the best way possible. The Overdrive cuts out the use of the Distortion effect.
  • Page 38 Arranger F1 2 ND Sustain: Activates or deactivates the Sustain on the Second Voice F2 2 ND Split: This is used to define the split point of the keyboard, dedicated to the Right section, above which the timbre assigned to Second Voice will not be playing. The relevant note can be selected using the keyboard. F4 2 ND Voice Edit: After having pressed the F4 function button, it will be possible to use the Voice push buttons to select a new voice to...
  • Page 39 Arranger or pad voice is used. F2 Low 2 Hold: the same as F1 Low 1 Hold, but dedicated to the second sound assigned to Lower 2. Hold on Lower 2 is disabled by default, since usually a piano type voice is used. F3 Off Stop: The Lower sounds are muted if the Arranger is Stopped and the sounds are heard again when the Arranger starts...
  • Page 40 Arranger you to define the value by which the Tempo is to be increased or decreased by each single press of the RIT ACC (TAP) push button. F5 Sync Time: This can be modified using the VALUE +/- buttons and allows you to define after how many milliseconds exactly the Arranger continues playing with the SYNC STOP button activated and the chord played.
  • Page 41 Arranger selected the Drum 1 track, the VOICES push buttons call up groups of preset Drum Sets and User Drum Sets. It is not possible to modify the Drum Set of Drum 2 because this exploits a Live Drum and particular settings which would thwart the modification. The Style modified as described above must be saved if you do not want to lose the settings.
  • Page 42 Arranger effect to be assigned is displayed. On the selected track or part, use the VALUE +/- push buttons to enter the quantity of effect to be applied to the timbre. ARRANGE VIEW: FOURTH PAGE The pan function, with different values for Right and Left, allows you to position the timbre on the stereo panorama. To modify the setting, select the track or the part using the relevant function button and change the value pressing the VALUE +/- push buttons.

  • Page 43: Using A Midi Pedal For The Bass

    Using a MIDI pedal for the bass Using a MIDI pedal for the bass The DG 90 enables the connection of a MIDI pedal to control the manual bass line and to set the chords. The MIDI reception channel is to be set for the bass part on the same transmission channel as the pedal, by proceeding as follows: Connect the MIDI pedal to MIDI In 2 (Keyboard).

  • Page 44: Pattern Edit

    Pattern Edit Pattern Edit With all the current styles on board plus the bonus styles offered within RAM, there is still the eagerness for some to create their own styles … totally from scratch. The DG 90 can be used to record new Styles both in real time and also by exploiting a MIDI connection to automate and speed-up the process when recording from an external source.
  • Page 45 Pattern Edit As for the recording principles, for each Part you must establish which tonality is to be recorded between Major, Minor, Seventh, Seventh Major, Seventh Minor and two combinations that are required to keep the rhythm and lead structure unaltered while modifying only the tonality. Once the tonality has been selected, establish which Part is to be recorded using F1 and the relative track, by selecting it with push buttons CUR- SOR +/-.
  • Page 46 Pattern Edit F4 Metronome: When enabled, the DG 90 will use a Stick sound to count the tempo. F5 Save: This is used to save the modifications permanently in the memory. F6 Value Quantize: In registration mode it may be handy to take the notes to a temporal grid, the value of which can be modified using the VALUE +/-push buttons.
  • Page 47 Pattern Edit F1 Tempo: Its default setting is 120 bpm. This value can be modified using the SLOW and FAST or VALUE +/-push buttons. F2 Time Signature: This establishes the musical division. The values can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons and by pressing F2 Time Signature again to change the position in the division.
  • Page 48 Pattern Edit F4 COPY This is accessed from the initial Pattern Edit page, to copy a whole existing Pattern (or Part of it) to the Pattern being edited. Note: If the Pattern being modified already has some tracks recorded, then the source tracks or Parts must have the same time signature and the same length in beats as the destination tracks.
  • Page 49 Pattern Edit F9 MIDI RECORD From the main Edit Pattern display screen, you can have access to Midi Record F6. Thanks to this function, you can record the Pattern directly from a complete sequence transmitted by an external Computer or Sequencer. To record a Pattern from a Sequencer/Computer: Connect the Midi In 2 of the instrument to the Midi Out of the Computer and the Midi Out of the instrument to the Midi In of the computer.

  • Page 50: Power On Set Up

    Power On Set Up It will soon become clear to you that each time you power on the DG 90, there are some features that always default to values set by Ketron (which you almost always have to change or modify prior to using the keyboard). Some of the most important settings programmed for the use of your DG 90 can be stored in such a way that they are automatically called up when turning the instrument on, thus avoiding loss of time involved during re-programming.

  • Page 51: Song Play, Midi File And Karaoke

    Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke Playback of Midi files has never been any easier. With the direct play feature of the DG 90, midi files can be played back and recorded instanta- neously to disk (either HD or FD). Song Play is accessed using the dedicated push button on the control panel and is used to reproduce and organize Midi files, whether they are on hard disk or floppy disk.
  • Page 52 Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke Edit function of the Disk Utility menu should be used. Refer to the specific section of this chapter. This function is used to create a chain with a maximum of 32 Midi files, saved as .CHN files and displayed in F5 Dir of Song Play with the letter “c” in front of the name. HOW TO CONVERT A .KAR MIDI FILE TO A .MID MIDI FILE The DG 90 allows you to convert a Midi file having .KAR format.
  • Page 53 Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke F2 Count: This has a double function. It displays the number of the beat as the Midi file is being played. By pressing the rela- tive function push button on the other hand it leads directly to the Effects page where the effects for the Midi file can be set.
  • Page 54 Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke The DG 90 allows for two different editing methods: the first is based on displaying one track or Part at a time, the second shows the setting of the single parameter for all sixteen parts. Once the Midi file has been started for a few beats, press F1 GM Part to access the editing pages. Note: It is not necessary to continue playing the Midi file once the parameters have been loaded in the memory, however by modifying the parameters while the Midi file is playing, it will be much easier to play back the result.
  • Page 55 Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke filter using the F10 On/Off push button. The filter is enabled when “ON” appears next the MIDI message to be filtered. The following MIDI messages can be filtered: Notes: all notes within the track Control Change: all Control Changes within the track Program Change: all Program Changes After Touch: all After touch events...
  • Page 56 Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke SAVING THE PARAMETERS MODIFIED The parameters that can be saved within a Midi file are indicated in the table and also include the volume balance between Midi file and key- board, the Tempo value, the settings of the Drum Mixer, the voice for the Right section and the settings for the Vocalist track. The saving func- tion is called up only when the Midi file is stopped and must be used only within the F1 GM Part menus.

  • Page 57: Drum Remix

    DRUM MIXER Ketron has grouped percussion sounds in nine categories for each drum set that can be selected using function keys F1-F9, after having pressed the INTRO-END 2/DRUM MIXER button. When a category is checked, the percussion instruments correlated to it will play, otherwise their vol- umes will be muted (Mute function).

  • Page 58: Video Out And Karaoke

    Video Out and Karaoke Video Out and Karaoke The optional video card allows you to use a TV set or a computer monitor (or a LCD monitor) to display messages, words set in syllables from a Midi file or to duplicate the display of the DG 90. The options for the video output are grouped in the S S o o n n g g P P l l a a y y menu that is enabled using the dedicated push button.

  • Page 59: Recording A Midi File

    Recording a Midi file Recording a Midi file Everything that is played on the DG 90, including the automatic accompaniment and the changes made on the control panel, can be recorded as a Midi file directly to a Floppy Disk or Hard Disk. Everything recorded can later be modified using a sequencer software for PC/Mac. Considering the fact that the accompaniment tracks use sounds in standard General MIDI, it is also possible to quickly create some arrange- ments which will also be compatible with other GM modules.

  • Page 60: Kar, .Mid (Midi Files) & .Txt (Test) Files

    The best results for the Midi files with Lyrics are obtained exploiting the Midi files of the Ketron 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.
  • Page 61 .KAR, .MID (Midi files) & .TXT (text) files Whatever the status of the Arranger (running or stopped), access can be gained to the loading of TXT files at any time: Press the DISK push button. Choose between Floppy Disk or Hard Disk using the PAGE +/- push buttons. If you choose Hard Disk you must find the Folder bearing the TXT files.

  • Page 62: Using The Microphone

    Using the microphone Using the microphone The DG 90 can use two separate microphones if an optional adapter is utilised to divide the stereo input into two microphone inputs. Input Mic 1 is the only one that can exploit the built-in Vocalizer plus it is provided with a separate audio output to allow the lead voice signal be processed with an external mixer.
  • Page 63 Using the microphone F9 Effects: When enabled (On), the effects will be applied to the microphone input, whereas when set to Dry no Reverb effect is sent to the microphone input. If Dry On Stop is selected, the effects will be applied on the microphone signal only when the Arranger or a Midi file is being played.

  • Page 64: Vocalizer

    Vocalizer Vocalizer The Vocalizer produces particular types effects used to harmonise the audio signal on the microphone input according to some specific rules. It is dedicated to the human voice, and adds two or three notes to the single note sung into the microphone, thus creating a vocal duo or trio utilising the sound of the voice on the microphone input.
  • Page 65 Vocalizer F4 Octave: transposes the voices that have been added to the lead by +/- two octaves. When set on Automatic, the voices will remain within the octave of the note that has been sung. Can be modified with the VALUE +/- buttons. F5 Hold: this will be present only if the harmonisation mode is set on Keyboard Harmony;...
  • Page 66 Vocalizer F8 Vocalize To Arranger: the buttons controlling the Arranger may be assigned a different algorithm to be chosen among those available for the harmonisation mode selected in F3 Modes. In the centre of the display the Start, Stop, Arrange A, B, C, D, Fill 1, 2, 3 and Break sections can be selected with the CURSOR +/- buttons, and one of the available algorithms can be assigned to them acting on the VALUE +/- buttons.
  • Page 67 Vocalizer D D u u e e t t O O p p e e n n : : This performs only the fifth above the note sung. If the Vocalize Lead is active (On), the note sung is doubled. D D u u e e t t D D o o w w n n : : This performs the third below the note sung, transposed by one octave downward (lower tenth).
  • Page 68 Vocalizer VOCAL EFFECTS The twelve algorithms of this mode are designed to modify the voice in an amusing and unexpected way. As soon as you select one of these algorithms, the direct microphone signal is muted so as to allow the effects stand out better. You may restore it pressing F1 Direct and the VALUE +/- push buttons.
  • Page 69 Vocalizer VOCAL SET AND REGISTRATION ASSOCIATION Each registration can store the desired Vocal Set you would want to use, such as to drastically reduce the time required to select the parame- ters. On the other hand, it might be useful not to load the Vocal Set assigned to the registrations if you wish to use personalised settings with- out needing to modify all the registrations.

  • Page 70: Effects

    Effects Effects The DSPs of the DG 90 are capable of producing Reverb, Chorus, Delay and Modulation effects that can be applied to the Upper and Lower parts, to the accompaniment tracks and to external audio signals. The DG 90 employs up to three DSPs to generate the global Reverb; and for the Upper parts, an additional three groups of Chorus, Delay and Distorsor effects that can work both in parallel and in series in Programs and in parallel for the automatic accompaniment tracks and the Lower parts.
  • Page 71 Effects The DG 90 does not only choose the algorithm to be assigned to the DSPs but it also allows its substantial modification and saving in dedicat- ed memories. To modify an algorithm - first of all, it must be selected among Chorus, Delay and Distorsion, simply by pressing the function push button and choosing the algorithm.

  • Page 72: Registrations

    Registrations Registrations This is one exiting feature of the DG 90 that captures the over-all settings of the keyboard at any one time and thanks to these special memo- ry locations, all the control panel settings and the main parameters that control the DG 90 can be called up instantly. Once the Registrations have been programmed they make it easy to quickly change the Style, the Voice variations, the settings of the effects and above all the auto- matic call-up of the TXT files.
  • Page 73 Registrations CALLING UP AND SAVING A REGISTER OF THE SINGLE REGISTRATION GROUP The call-up function of a Single Registration is enabled by setting to Single the F7 Registration Mode parameter in the F3 Utility menu. Then enter the number of the Single Registration/Register contained on the floppy disk or in the folder currently selected on the hard disk to call it up.
  • Page 74 Registrations F2 Drum Mixer: This is used to disable the control of the parameters of Drum On/Off, Drum Volume, Drum Reverb, Drum Pan, Manual Drum 1/2: This is used to disable the control of the parameters of Octave, Portamento, Harmony, Pianist, Vocalizer, 2 nd Sustain, 2 nd F3 Keyb&Util Split, Velocity Curve, Rotor Wheel F3 Keyb&Util 2/2:...

  • Page 75: Utility

    Utility Utility The Utility menus are used to control the physical controllers, the MIDI accordions, the pedals and a group of parameters that modify the gen- eral performance of the DG 90. From the main page of the display, press F3 Utility to access the first page indicated as 1/2 at the top right part of the display. To select the other page use the PAGE +/- push buttons.
  • Page 76 Utility F3 Pitch: This calls up a new menu dedicated to controlling the tuning. The parameters available are the following: F1 Tune: The value indicated in Hertz, that can be modified +/- 100 Cents using the VALUE +/- push buttons, estab- lishes the fine tuning of the whole sound generator of the DG 90.
  • Page 77 Utility The Footswitch menu also uses the F5 Escape function, to return to the initial Utility page and F10 Default to reset the original settings. Once the modification has been completed, save the settings by pressing SAVE/ENTER to save in Flash RAM using F10 Save. or to cancel the procedure use F5 Escape or to return to the default Footswitch menu, use F4 Undo.
  • Page 78 Utility parts or otherwise. If set as No the Arabic scale is not cut-out from the whole Left part. F5 Escape: This returns to the initial page of the Utility menu. F6 Footswitch: If set as Note Mapping, the Arabic scale is also applied to the notes played using the pedal. If set as Arabic Set, the thirteen Arabic scales to be called up instantly are assigned to the pedal switches.

  • Page 79: Midi Accordions

    MIDI Accordions MIDI Accordions The DG 90 can be managed by an Accordion connected via MIDI, thanks to the fact that the attribution of the MIDI channels to the single parts of the keyboard, the bass transposition, the velocity and also the use of the bass voices can be controlled. The controls directly depend on the MIDI implementation of the Accordion therefore, for very simple MIDI accordions some of the functions described hereafter may not be available.
  • Page 80 Accordion mode is enabled. The Ketron DG 90 is provided with two MIDI set-ups for Accordions. Accordion 1 is dedicated to the use of the Accordion with the DG 90 Arranger and Accordion 2 controls all sixteen MIDI parts of the DG 90. The settings of the Accordion menu in the Utility menu can be saved in a Registration.

  • Page 81: Midi

    MIDI MIDI MIDI is a communication protocol used to transmit and receive commands, messages and events that are then translated by the compatible musical instrument into notes, events and commands. This protocol is used to connect a computer with dedicated programs to the DG 90, to control other sound modules or keyboards directly from the DG 90 and to connect the DG 90 to an Accordion, a Sax or a MIDI guitar.
  • Page 82 MIDI VOICES, USER VOICES, PAGE +/- push buttons and the function push buttons. Modulation effect: For each single track you can choose the modulation effect to be applied to the voice between Chorus, Distorsor and Delay, using the CURSOR +/- push buttons. The effect entity can be programmed using F3 Chorus/Distorsor/Delay. F F 1 1 V V o o l l u u m m e e : This modifies the volume of the whole track.
  • Page 83 MIDI Voice: track dedicated to the use of a voice Drumset: track dedicated to the use of a Drumset Drum2: track dedicated to the use of Live Drumsets Vocalize: track dedicated to the control of the Vocalizer Based on the choice made, Drumset, Live Drum, Voice and Vocal Set can be called up or otherwise. Whereas in the case of Voice and Drumset mode the Voice and Drumset are called up normally.
  • Page 84 MIDI THE PARAMETERS OF THE MIDI MENU F1 Channel Transmit: This is used to associate a MIDI transmitting channel on the MIDI OUT to each section. The following functions are also available: F4: this switches between the Channel Transmit page and Channel Receive page. F5 Escape: This returns to the initial page of the MIDI menu.
  • Page 85 MIDI F7 Program Change Tx: For each section you can establish whether the Program Change message associated with the Voice in use is also to be transmitted to MIDI Out. The transmission function is enabled or disabled using the F10 Select push button.
  • Page 86 MIDI CALLING UP THE PROGRAMS, THE ONE TOUCH MEMORIES AND THE REGISTRATIONS VIA MIDI Program: Send the relative Program Change to the MIDI channel associated to the Right section. To assure good reception, before you send the Program Change, ensure that the PROGRAM push button is enabled (LED lit). One Touch: send the relative Program Change on the MIDI channel associated to the Right section.

  • Page 87: Disk

    Hard Disk via PC, by means of KetronFT, a free application that can be down- loaded from the www.ketron.it internet pages. HOW IT WORKS AND HOW THE FILES OF THE HARD DISK ARE MANAGED Likewise for any computer Hard Disk, the DG 90 offers the possibility to create folders and to copy, rename and cancel compatible files.
  • Page 88 DISK F2 Load: This is used to load the file found at the time in the appropriate memory if no file is selected using F10 Select. If on the other hand one or a number of files have already been selected using F10 Select, only those pointed out with the ‘>’ symbol will be loaded.
  • Page 89 DISK Once you have chosen the Folder, you can return to the Floppy Disk using the PAGE +/- push buttons for the next steps. First of all, select the files to be copied using the following buttons: VALUE +/- to go from one file to the next within those displayed. CURSOR +/- to go to the next group of files, if they exist.
  • Page 90 DISK F7 Rename: This is used to re-name the file selected or simply identified using the keyboard keys and the CURSOR +/- push buttons. The following remain enabled: F5 Escape: This cancels the procedure. F10 Exec: This confirms the procedure. F8 Folder: This is used to manage and organise the single Folders, selected by entering the relative number using the numeric keypad (STYLES push buttons), calling up a page with the following options:...
  • Page 91 DISK F9 Utility: This is used to control some parameters such as the Tempo and the transposition of a Midi file, the formatting of the Hard Disk, the creation of chains of Midi files and the operational control of the Hard Disk. The options possible are the following: F1 Info: This displays the capacity of the Hard Disk, the space available, the number of the Folder and files stored and the per- centage of space available.
  • Page 92 F1 Surface Control: This controls the Hard Disk surface and takes a few minutes for the procedure to be completed. If Fatal Error appears you must contact a Ketron service centre as the Hard Disk is seriously damaged. If the Hard Disk surface test detects no anomalies the display will return to the menu once the procedure has been completed.
  • Page 93 DISK F9 Utility: This calls up a page with the following options: F1 Info: This displays the free space on Floppy and the number of files stored. F2 Tempo: This is used to modify the Tempo of a Midi file stored in the Folder currently in use. Once the Midi files are displayed, select that desired using the VALUE +/- and CURSOR +/- push buttons, then press F10 Exec.
  • Page 94 Mac. You can copy all files from/to your DG 90 to/from the HD of your computer. Instructions on how to connect and how to use the KetronFT software are included in the file to be downloaded from the www.ketron.it internet pages.

  • Page 95: Technical Tables

    Technical tables...
  • Page 96 INDEX PAGES Functions Adding Additional Voices (Flash Cards) Bass Midi Pedal Bass Playing modes Bassist (replacing the Arranger bass with a live bass played by you while the other arranger parts play on.) Chord modes for the Arranger parts Computer Connection Controlling and Playing the Arranger 9, 30 Controlling Voice Parameters with Modulation wheel...
  • Page 97 Preset program changes Presets GM Voices Drum Sets Live Drums (DRUMS 2) Midi Banks & Prog. Change Styles Midi implementation Vocalizer control list System exclusive Ketron DG 90 - Digital Piano Vocalizer System exclusive list DG 90 - Digital Piano...
  • Page 99 Technical Tables Specifications KEYBOARD 88 weighted hammer action keys. 10 Velocity curves. 3 Pedals : Soft, Sostenuto, Sustain. POLYPHONY 64 notes. 32 Multitimbral. SOUNDS Stereo Grand Piano. 290 Presets Sounds Up to 1000 GM and Percussion sounds. FLASH SOUNDS (optional board) 8 MB or 4 MB Preset Voices – Disk rewritable. USER VOICES 110 User Voices.
  • Page 100 Technical Tables Preset program changes P. CH. BANK 0 (A) BANK 1 (B) BANK 10 (C) BANK 11 (D) BANK 12 (E) BANK 13 (F) BANK 14 (G) Grand Latinpiano RockGrand Piano&Stgs Upright Jingle HonkyTonky Octapiano Rodes Mark Piano Vintage Dxpiano Funkpno Electropno...
  • Page 101 Technical Tables Brass Big Band Trombones Synbrass 1 Octabrass Growlbrass Synbrass 2 Salseros Fall off Altosoft Poptenor Sax Section Blowed Contralto Jazz Alto Tenor Boogie Sax Sax & Brass Rocksax R&B Sax Saxsection Circus Oboe Growlsax Englishorn Baritone Bassoon Clarinet Oberduet Obertrio Flute...
  • Page 102 Technical Tables Presets P P I I A A N N O O Grand Bandoneon Growlbrass Ambience Rock Grand Flugel Horn Wisper Octapiano G G U U I I T T A A R R Brazilian Cornet Honky Tonky Country Salseros S S Y Y N N T T H H Tecnosynt1...
  • Page 103 Technical Tables GM Voices BANK A (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=0) Synbass 3 Synbass 4 Synbass 5 PROGRAM NAME Ends CHANGE Melotom Grand Altosoft Syntom Rock Contralto Fretslide Upright Rocksax Seashore Honky Tenor Bird Rodes Oboe Telephone Dx Piano Helicopter Englishorn Applause Harpsich Basson...
  • Page 104 Technical Tables BANK B (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=1) BANK C (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=10) PROGRAM PROGRAM * = Bank A Remap NAME NAME CHANGE CHANGE Jingle Soprano Piano 1 Altosoft Electric Circusax Piano 2 Contralto Piano 3 Rocksax House Blowed Honky Tenor Elopiano...
  • Page 105 Technical Tables Drum Sets Live Drums (DRUMS 2) PROGRAM BANK PROGRAM NAME NAME CHANGE (C.C.=0) CHANGE Bachata Standard Bolero Folk Chacha Cumbia Acoustic Guajra Mambo Salsa 1 Jazz Dry Rhumba Merengue 1 Hard Rock Merengue 2 Dance Congas 1 Congas 2 Techno Gipsy Pregressive...
  • Page 106 Technical Tables Midi Banks & Prog. Change VOICES/DRUMS CONTROL CHANGE 0 (VOICE BANK) PROGRAM CHANGE GM VOICES 0 = Bank A 1 - 128 1 = Bank B 1 - 128 (1*) 10 = Bank C 1 - 128 (2*) PRESET Right Channel 0 = Bank A 1 - 128...
  • Page 107 Technical Tables Styles 8 8 B B E E A A T T 1 Pub Song 70 Brush Waltz 138 Country Rock 2 Italbeat 71 Brush Polka 139 Country Slow 3 Piano Ballad 72 Oberwaltz 140 Kramer 4 Smooth Beat 73 Oberpolka 141 On the Road 5 Slow Ballad...
  • Page 108 Technical Tables Midi implementation NOTE ON 9nH kk vv n(0-0FH) midi channel, kk(01H-7FH)=NOTE ON vv=velocity(01H-7FH) (vv=0 means NOTE OFF) NOTE OFF 8nH kk vv n(0-0FH) midi channel, kk(01H-7FH)=NOTE OFF 9nH kk 00H vv=don't care if command 8nH PITCH BEND EnH bl bh Pitch Bend as specified by bl(low) bh(high), bl=(00H-7FH),bh=(00H-7FH) 14 bit resolution.
  • Page 109 Technical Tables Vocalizer control list CONTROL 5CH BnH 5CH cc Vocalizer Delay cc=00H-7FH NRPN 6002H BnH 65H 60H 64H 02H 06H vv Direct Volume vv=00H-7FH NRPN 6003H BnH 65H 60H 64H 03H 06H vv Vocalizer volume vv=00H-7FH NRPN 600AH BnH 65H 60H 64H 0AH 06H vv Octave Voices vv = 0 ->...
  • Page 110 Technical Tables System exclusive Ketron DG 90 - Digital Piano T T A A B B S S F0H 26H 7CH Code_tab Status F7H Code_tab = 00H - 7FH Tab code (see list) Status = 7FH Tab pressed Status = 00H Tab released...
  • Page 111 Technical Tables 09H In./End. 3 19H 7th 29H Bass Lock 39H Arabic_3 49H Arabic_7 0AH Fill 1 1AH m7th 2AH Chord Lock 3AH Arabic_4 4AH Arabic_8 0BH Fill 2 1BH 5+ 2BH Fall Off 3BH Arabic_5 4BH Arabic_9 0CH Fill 3 1CH dim 2CH Shake 3CH Arabic_6...
  • Page 112 Technical Tables C C H H O O R R U U S S P P A A R R A A M M E E T T E E R R S S F0H 26H 7BH Cho_par 00H Value F7H Cho_par: Chorus Volume Value 0 - 7FH...
  • Page 113 Technical Tables M M A A S S T T E E R R T T U U N N E E F0H 26H 7BH 0CH 00h Data1,Data2 F7H Data1 00H-0CH high nibble Data2 00H-0FH low nibble Es. Data1=06h Es. Data1=00h Es.
  • Page 114 Technical Tables F F I I X X E E D D V V E E L L O O C C I I T T Y Y C C U U R R V V E E V V A A L L U U E E F0H 26H 7BH 16H 00H Value F7H Value = 01H-7FH G G M M P P A A R R T T K K E E Y Y - - S S H H I I F F T T...
  • Page 115 Technical Tables G G E E N N E E R R A A L L M M I I D D I I V V O O L L U U M M E E F0H 26H 7BH 38H 00H Value F7H Value 00-7FH default: 7FH G G E E N N E E R R A A L L M M I I D D I I P P A A N N F0H 26H 7BH 39H 00H Value F7H...
  • Page 116 Technical Tables Vocalizer System exclusive list A A s s s s i i g g n n G G m m P P a a r r t t t t o o V V o o c c a a l l i i z z e e r r : : F0H 26H 7BH 33H 00H Part Value F7H Part: 00H-0FH GM Part Value: 00H = Off...
  • Page 117 Technical Tables V V o o c c a a l l i i z z e e r r P P i i t t c c h h B B e e n n d d o o n n / / o o f f f f F0H 26H 7BH 6DH 00H Value F7H Value: 00H Off 7fH On...
  • Page 118 Stampa: FLAMINI srl - Osimo (AN) - 12/2003 DG 90 - Digital Piano...
  • Page 120 KETRON s.r.l. 60020 Ancona ITALY Via Giuseppe Taliercio, 7 Ph. +39 (0)71 285771 Fax +39 (0)71 2857748 www.ketron.it...

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