Song Play, Midi Files And Karaoke; Loading A Midi File From Floppy Disk; Loading A Midi File From Hard Disk - KETRON XD3 Instructions Manual

Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke

Playback of Midi files has never been any easier. With the direct play feature of the XD9, 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. XD9 offers a new function (Drum Remix) for real rime modification of the Midi
files with regard to the musical style used by the drum track. As a matter of fact, you may apply the rhythm structure of a Style with its three
Fill Ins and its four Arranges to any Midi file. The accompaniment tracks of the Midi file will remain unvaried and it will be possible to realise
simple and effective remix operations. You may pass over from rhythm tracks of a Style to its Midi file tracks at any time, using the dedicated
push buttons. As an addition to the Drum Remix feature as well in Song Play, the Drum Mixer is able to mute percussion groups in real time,
and Drums & Bass to instantly reproduce only the drums and the bass of a Midi file. No matter how you use the Midi files, the XD9 allows you to
personalise their use and to create an individual music style totally of your choice! The XD9 is compatible with the following formats:
Standard MIDI Files in format 0 and 1(the latter only for songs with no more than 16 tracks)
Midi files with .MID extension
Midi files with .KAR extension
Midi files with Lyrics events and .KAR or .MID extension
General MIDI Level 1
Note that the words set in syllables can only be displayed if the Midi file has Lyric events. The XD9 can however import a text file (.TXT), to be
linked to a Midi file, without having to use software to add the words. This possibility is described in the "Text files" section.
To make it easier to find a Midi file, the XD9 automatically numbers the Midi files both in hard disk and floppy. The Midi files are thus not called
up by their name or selection, but by entering the number assigned to each individual midi file. The numbering cannot be changed and is
assigned following the temporal order in which the Midi files are added to those previously stored in a Folder.
The numbering does not alter the name or the contents of the Midi files.

LOADING A MIDI FILE FROM FLOPPY DISK

Insert the floppy disk with Midi files with .MID extension.
Enable SONG PLAY using the dedicated push button on the control panel and the LED will light up.
Select Floppy Disk using the PAGE +/- push buttons.
Display the list of files using the F5 Dir function push button.
The display shows the first 20 Midi files stored. To display those that follow (If available), use the VALUE +/- push buttons.
Enter the number of the Midi file to be loaded using the numeric keypad (STYLES push buttons) and the display will return to the initial
page within the Song Play mode.
Once loaded, the name and the number of the Midi file will be displayed.
Start playback of the selected midi file using the START push button.
The default setting also means that the words are displayed too, which can be disabled by pressing the F10 Lyrics function push button.
There is no need to exit from the text display to load another Midi file; simply enter the number directly using the numeric keypad. If the
previous Midi file is being executed, as soon as pre-loading is complete (roughly five seconds) the new Midi file will be reproduced. The list
can also be displayed by pressing F5 Dir.
Press START to stop playback.

LOADING A MIDI FILE FROM HARD DISK

On the contrary to the Floppy Disk, loading from Hard Disk is extremely rapid. If the Midi file is being played-back and originates from the Floppy
Disk, playback has to be stopped by pressing the START button before switching over to the Hard Disk. Using the PAGE +/- push buttons, you
can switch over to the Hard Disk without exiting from Song Play mode.
If the Hard Disk had been previously selected, when Song Play is next enabled, the Folder previously selected on the Hard Disk will be selected.
In Song Play, use the CURSOR +/- push buttons to move from one folder to another.
The loading procedures of a Midi file are the same as those for the Floppy Disk (refer to the specific section). The loading times are obviously
much shorter.
To be able to create Midi file chains (a combination of more than one file which are all playable back-to-back) and save them on disk, the Chain
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