Song Play, Midi Files And Karaoke; Loading A Midi File From Floppy Disk - KETRON SD1 User Manual

Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke

Accessed using the dedicated push button on the control panel, Song Play is used to reproduce and organize Midi files, whether they are on
hard disk or floppy disk.
The SD1 is compatible with the following formats:
Standard MIDI Files in format 0 and 1
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 SD1 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 SD1 automatically numbers the Midi files both in hard disk and floppy, as the Midi files are not called up
by their name or by selecting them but by entering the number assigned. The numbering cannot be changed and is assigned following the tem-
poral 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.
The SD1 is the first electronic keyboard to be capable of synchronizing an audio loop, often a groove, with a Midi file. The loop can be import-
ed or generated directly by the built-in sampler and once prepared for the Midi file the Tempo can be altered or the transposition without dras-
tic changes in the loop imported. This means that samples of perfectly synchronized rhythmic loops can be used or instrumental or vocal sam-
ples without undesired effects on the timbre. A separate section is dedicated to the use of audio files with Midi files.

LOADING A MIDI FILE FROM FLOPPY DISK

Insert the floppy disk with Midi files with .MID or .KAR. 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 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
of Song Play.
Once loaded, the name and the number of the Midi file will be displayed.
Start reproducing 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 loading is complete (roughly five seconds) the new Midi file will be reproduced. The list can
also be displayed by pressing F5 Dir.
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