How To Use The Voices; How To Use The Microphone And The Vocalizer - KETRON SD1 User Manual

HOW TO USE THE VOICES

To the right of the keyboard split point, when the Split function is enabled (LED of the SPLIT push button lit), a lead can be played with the right
hand independently from the Arranger. The default timbre assigned is that of the acoustic piano, but one of the sixteen timbre groups can be
called up at any time using the same number of VOICES push buttons. Likewise for the Styles, the timbres too are displayed in groups of ten and
the presence of any groups following the first is pointed out by "Page" with the number on the right indicating the number of groups available.
Once a family has been selected from the main page of the display using the dedicated VOICES push buttons to the right of the control panel,
5 timbres appear on the right and five on the left. To call one up simply press the function push button at the sides of the display (F1-F10) rel-
ative to that timbre. The timbre selected will be displayed under the four measure bar segments. To select the groups of timbres that follow
the first, use either the PAGE +/- push buttons or press the VOICES push button again relative to the same family of timbres. In this case the
groups will be selected cyclically.
The Modulation Wheel and the Pitch Bend are immediately available likewise for the key dynamics to control the different timbre tones.
Without going into too much detail it is worth while remembering that up to four overlapped timbres can be used for the lead section, which is
programmed using the Programs.
Further parameters on the timbres are explained in the following sections:
- Timbres
- Drawbars
- Sound Load
- Registration

HOW TO USE THE MICROPHONE AND THE VOCALIZER

The SD1 can work with up to two microphones connected to the dedicated rear inputs. The Micro 1 input, on the contrary to Micro 2, is processed
by the Vocalizer, namely the effect with which the voice can be naturally harmonized according to the chords played, to a track of a Midi file or
according to the notes played on the keyboard. What you need is a good microphone, a cable and the SD1. When you connect the microphone
to one of the two inputs, adjust its gain, or rather move the Gain cursor until the LED of the ON LINE EFFECT (Overload) push button starts to
light up. The purpose of the Gain control is that of increasing the amplitude of the microphone signal to an ideal level. This ideal level is reached
when the overload limit of the pre-amplifier is nearly reached, which is pointed out by the Overload LED that switches on.
As default setting the SD1 keeps the microphone inputs turned off to prevent any interference from disturbing the audio output.
Once the microphone has been connected the inputs are to be enabled. Proceed as follows to do so:
Go to the main page of the display using the EXIT push button
Gain access to the editing menu of the microphone inputs using the F10 MICRO EDIT function
The display shows various options, amongst which is the operational status of the inputs, which can be enabled using the F10 (ACTIVE)
function that switches them from Inactive to Active.
Adjust the gain of the microphone input using the cursor on the rear panel until the Overload LED of the push button lights up: GAIN
Overload (ON LINE EFFECT)
To modify the volume of the microphone compared to that of the keyboard in general, select the parameter and adjust its value using the
VALUE +/- push buttons: F1 LEVEL 1 VALUE +/-
To return to the main page of the display press the EXIT push button
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