SD7 TUTORIAL EN Web PDF

MANUAL,TUTORIAL,HINTS&TIPS(V1.
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KETRONSD7Manual&Tutorial
TABLEOFCONTENTS
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2.A
2.B
2.C
2.D
2.E
2.F
2.G
2.H
2.I
2.J
2.K
2.L
2.M
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3.B
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4.B
4.C
4.D
4.E
4.F
4.G
4.H
4.I
4.J
4.K
4.L
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Topic
NavigatingtheSD7
PlayinginFullKeyboardmode
Sounds&Voices
PlayingandusingSounds
AccessingandusingmorevoicesfromRandomAccessMemory
Playing2LeadSounds/Voicesatonce(2ndVoice)
Howtochangethe2ndvoice
Using/Layeringmorethan2sounds/VoiceEdit
Playingupto2voiceswiththelefthand
ChangingtheSounds/Voicesplayedbyyourlefthand
OtherparametersthatcontroltheLowerVoices
PlayingLefthandbassManualBass
SavingyourKeyboardSettings/Registrations
RecallingyourRegistrations/SongSettings
Addingharmonytoyoursounds/Voices
AssigningHarmonytypestoyourleadsounds/Voices
Instantlydoublealeadvoice
AddingProfessionalEffectstoyourvoiceasyouplay(LiveEffects)
AssigningwhatgetsaffectedbytheLiveEffects
ListoffavoritevoicesVoiceList
HowtocreateyourownVoiceList
Styles
Selectingstyles/beats&Arrangements
Variouspartsofthestylesexplained
HowtoSelectastyleforasong
Howtoplayandenjoyusingstyles
OneTouchSettings&Variations
VoicetoArranger/Variations
CreatingyourownOneTouchSettings
StyleVariations(MoreorLessbusy)
ModifyingStyles(STYLEVIEW)
UniqueArrangerFeatures
Adding&SyncingArpeggiostoStyles
AssemblingyourownstyleModeling
CreatinganewStyle&Beat
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5.B
5.C
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MicrophoneandVocalHamonizer(Voicetron)
MicrophonePresetsettings
VocalHarmonizerVoicetron
VocalizerTipsandTricks
UsingaGuitarandonboardStompBoxes/Microphone2Input
SavingandRecallingKeyboardSettings/SongSettings/Registrations
CreatingaSongSetup/Registration
DeterminingwhataSongSetting/Registrationsaves/recallsandignores
RecallingyourSongSetup/Registrationsattheshow/gig
AudioandMidiRECORDING
SongandPhrase
Audio,VideoandMultiMediaPlayer
UsingAudioDrums&ArrangerwithMidifiles(DrumRestyle)
Playlist
Placingmybesttunesinoneplace(MYFOLDER)
UsingMARKERSinSongs
RemovingLeadInstrumentSoundsfromSongs(LeadMute)
AdjustingMidifileInstrumentationwithVolumeSlidersonthepanel(MidiMix)
PlayModes
MIDIModesandSettings
AudioEditor(WaveFiles)
DigitalCopyofUsermanual
Setup/Preferences
Backup(Exportentiresystem,Playlist,MyFolder)
KeyboardControls&Settings
OutputAssign(AssigningDrum,BassorChordsto
separateoutputAux/Headphone)
Footswitches&Assigningthem
ExternalVideoMonitorSetup
1/4NoteTuning(ArabicSettings)
Registration/SongsettingsandControls
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CongratulationsonyourpurchaseoftheKETRONSD7Arranger&PlayerElectronickeyboard.Thismulti
media musical instrument is the first in this class of musical instruments to combine modern features
such as a very intuitive touch screen, multi player capabilities including the new Audio Multi Tracking
feature, Style Modeling and live Sounds into a very affordable package designed by musicians for
musicians. Right out of the box, the SD7 is ready for any musician, performer, studio engineer or
entertainer to use on stage, at a place of worship, or in the studio with incredible Audio Drums,
authentic live bass and backing tracks suitable for almost any song, thanks to the vast library of
professional sounds and rhythms. For simplicity, this tutorial will focus on the main areas of the SD7
suchasSOUNDS&VOICES,ARRANGER/STYLES/BEATS,andMultiMediaPLAYER.Mostofthefunctions
ofthismachinerevolvearoundtheseandinsomecasescombinethesefeaturestoofferyoucapabilities
yettobeseenorheardofonanyotherkeyboardinthemarkettoday.
DependingonyourpurposeofpurchasingtheKETRONSD7,youcansetitupforvariousPLAYMODES
based on your needs (Pianist, Organist, Accordionist, Guitarist etc) simply by pressing the MENU
buttonontherightsideofthepanel
andselecttheplaymodeyoureinterestedin.
.TouchPLAYMODEtodisplaythefollowingscreen
ThisisdiscussedinmoredepthbelowundertheMENUsection.
GETTINGAROUNDTHESD7NAVIGATION
GettingaroundtheSD7isveryeasyandcanbedoneinanumberofwaysusingthesekeybuttons:
1. TOUCHSCREEN:Thebrighttouchscreen
allowsyoutotouchiconsdirectlyon
thescreen.Toaccesscontentsthatarewithinfolders,simplydoubletouch(asyouwoulddouble
clickonamouse).
allowsyoutochangethevaluesofselected
2. DATA/VALUEDIAL/WHEEL:Thiswheel
items.So,ifyoutouchanumericicononthescreen(foranexample),youcanturnthiswheelto
changeitsvaluequickly.
isveryusefultogetoutofsubmenusorfoldersandget
3. EXITbutton:Thisbutton
backtothemainoperatingscreenoftheSD7duringoperation
4. ENTERbutton:Thisbutton
isusedtoenteranddisplaythecontentoffoldersinthe
screenortoconfirmoperationsonthescreensuchaspopupmessages.
isusedto
5. SAVEbutton:Dependingonwhichscreenisbeingdisplayed,thisbutton
SAVEcurrentsettings,customstartup,Userstyles,Registrationsetc.Thiswillbeexplainedin
detailswithinthemanualbelow
1. PLAYINGINFULLKEYBOARDMODE(PIANIST)&SPLIT
(ARRANGER)MODE
WhenyouturnontheSD7,itturnsonintheSPLIT/ARRANGERMODE,thekeybedhasaSPLITPOINT
wheretotheleftofthesplitarethekeysusedtocontrolthearrangerorplayseparateLEFTvoice(s),and
thekeystotherightsideareusedtoplayleadvoice(s).TheDEFAULTVOICEfortheRIGHTsideisthe
GRANDPIANO,whilethedefaultvoicefortheLEFTsideistheELECTRICPIANO.
Toassignanewsplitpointonthekeyboard,pressandholddowntheSPLITbuttononthepanel(right
side)
Thecurrentsplitpointwillbedisplayedonthescreen(rightside)asshownbelow:
YoucanthenassignanewSPLITpointwhileholdingdowntheSPLITbuttonbypressingthekeyonthe
keybed where you want the split point to be. So if you want the split point to be at F#2, as you hold
down the SPLIT button, press the F#2 key and this will become the new split point (and it will be
displayedonthescreenrightsectionwherethesplitvalueiscurrentlybeingdisplayed).Releasethe
SPLITbuttononcesetasneeded.IfyoudontwantaSPLITpoint(whileholdingdowntheSPLITbutton),
youcanalsopressthefirstkeytotheleftofthekeyboard(C)andtheentirekeyboardwillnowbethe
lead/rightvoice.
The proper way however to ignore the split point would be to press the PIANIST button (left side of
panel).
This button automatically removes the SPLIT point and the entire keyboard becomes one (PIANIST
MODE)withonevoice/voices,governedbythe RIGHT/Lead voiceselection.Inthismode(PIANIST),
youcanthenselectavoiceorvoicesandplaythroughtheentirekeyboardjustasyouwoulddoona
regularkeyboard.InthePIANISTmode,amusiciancanalsoplaythearrangerasaregularpianoandstill
have the automatic accompaniment follow along as they play (the keyboard follows you and not the
otherwayaround).Thisisdiscussedinmoredetailbelowinsection4.JPIANIST(page59)
2.SOUNDS&VOICES
Unlikeanyotherkeyboardyouvecomeacross,youwillquicklyrealizethattheSD7producessomeof
thebestnaturalsoundsforakeyboardinthisclass.TheSax,trumpets,Pianoandothernatural
instrumentscometolifeandbreathinyourhandsasyouplaythemontheSD7,provingonceagain,
thatKETRONhasliveduptoitsBestNaturalSoundsmotto.
2.APLAYING&USINGSOUNDS(LEADVOICES)
TheSD7comesloadedwithover500voices.Thereareover350presetvoices(whichareeither
individualsoundsorlayeredvoicesaspreparedbyKETRON).PresstheVOICEbuttonontheSD7spanel
(rightside)ortouchthecurrentvoiceinthetoprightboxonthescreentodisplaythevoicegroups(to
therightofthescreen)andthevoicesinthecurrentvoicegroup(totheleftofthescreen).
Thefollowingscreenwillbedisplayed.
Asyoucansee,theleftsideofthescreenshowsthevariousvoicegroupsorcategorieswhereallthe
voicesinthekeyboardresidein.Thecurrentvoicegroupselectedishighlightedinyellow(intheabove
case,PIANO),whilethevariousvoicesinthisgroupareshownontheleftsideofthescreen(inthiscase
thevariouspianosfoundinthePIANOgroup).Touseavoice,simplytouchit.Ifyoucannotfindavoice
youwant,pressthevoicegroupbuttononcemore(orpresstheENTER/PAGEbuttonbelowthewheel)
toaccessthenextpageofvoicesinthissamegroup.Onceyoufindthevoiceyouneed,simplytouchit
ontheleftsideofthescreenandthisbecomesyournewlead/rightvoice.
2.BACCESSINGANDUSINGMOREVOICES(RAMSOUNDS)
If you need even more voices, there are over 40 professional high quality Tone wheel Organ and
OrchestralvoicesonthebuiltinSolidStateDrivewhichyoucaninstantlyloadintomemoryanduseat
thetouchofabutton.ToaccesstheseRAMvoices,presstheRAMbuttononthepanel(rightside).
Thescreendisplayedissimilartothiswhichshowsyouthefirstpageof8ofthesesuperiorvoices.
orpressingtheENTER/PAGEbutton,youcanaccesstheotherpages
Byturningthedatawheel
ofvoices.[THEAJAMSONICVERSIONHAS30EXTRAVOICESINTHISCATEGORY].Touchthevoiceonthe
screen you want to load and use. When the hour glass disappears, the voice has been loaded and is
readyforuse.
If you select another voice, the previous voice loaded remains in memory (name changes to red) and
youcanselectthisvoiceagain.Thistimethereisnodelaybecausethevoiceisstillinmemoryandsoit
canbeplayedinstantly.Anyvoiceyoutouch(whichisinred)canbeusedinstantly.Ifyoutouchanother
voicetous,thefirstonegetsdeletedfrommemoryandthelast2voicesarealwaysretaineduntilyou
turnofftheSD7.
2.CPLAYING2LEADSOUNDS/VOICESATONCE(2ndVOICE)
YoucaninstantlylayeranadditionalvoiceeitherwithaFactoryvoice,RAMvoiceorUSERVOICE(your
edited/created voice) which we call 2nd VOICE. From the factory, each lead voice already has an
additionalvoiceassignedtoitwhichyoucanturnon/offbysimplypressingthe2ndvoicebuttononthe
panel (or touching the 2nd VOICE on the screen and it turns yellow) and raising the corresponding 2nd
Voicevolumesliderbelowit.TogetherwiththeRIGHTvolumeslider(forthelead/mainvoice)youcan
adjusthowyouwantbothvoicestosoundrelativetooneanother.
2.DHOWTOCHANGETHE2ndVOICEOFANYLEADVOICE
Assuming youre not satisfied with the factorys 2nd voices that have been assigned to the lead voice,
howdoyounowchangethe2ndvoiceofanyleadvoiceandmakeityourown?Todothis,youwould
havetogointotheVOICEEDITOR.
Fromthevoiceselectionscreen,touchandholdthelead/mainvoicewhose2ndvoiceyouwant
to edit for 2 seconds. A screen similar to this one below will be displayed that shows all the
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elements(individualvoices)thatmakeupthisvoice(thevoicesusedtocreatethisleadvoiceyou
haveselectedwillbeturnedONasshownontheleftOn/OFFcolumn).
To select a new 2nd voice for this lead voice, touch the current voice in the 2nd Voice box. A
screensimilartothisonebelowwillbedisplayed.Thisscreenshowsthecurrent2ndvoicethatis
being used for this lead voice (left) and the voice group from which this voice was selected
(right).
Youcannowselectyournew2ndvoiceforthisleadvoice,simplyselectthevoicegroup(tothe
right)whereyouthinkyour2ndvoiceresides,thenselectthat2ndvoice(totheleftofthescreen).
IfyoudonotseethevoiceyouarelookingforturnthedatawheelorpresstheENTER/PAGE
buttontodisplaythenextpageofvoicesthatexistinthecurrentcategory/voicegroup.There
aremanypagesofvoicespervoicegroupwhichyoucanaccessthisway.
Whendone,presstheSAVEbutton(belowthedatawheel)tosaveyournewUSERVOICEand
itscorresponding2ndvoice(remember,youcannotoverwritethefactoryvoicessowhenevera
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modificationismadetoafactoryvoiceandyouwanttosaveit,itissavedasaUSERVOICE.This
thereforemeansthatifyougobackandselectthisfactoryvoice,theoriginal2ndvoicethatwas
assignedtoitbyKETRONwillstillbethere,andnotyours).
o SAVE: This saves your new user voice in the USER VOICE location but with the same
factoryname.
o SAVE AS: Opens a keyboard where you can name your new voice and save it by
touchingtheENTERbuttononthescreen.Yournewvoicewillnowbesaved(together
withyourmatching2ndvoice)asaUSERVOICE.
o CANCEL:NothingissavedandyouwillbereturnedtothepreviousGMVOICESELECT
screen.YoucanpressEXITtogetbacktotheVoiceEDITORscreenandpressEXITagain
to get back to the voice selection screen. (The EXIT button usually steps you out of
functions the same way you came in meaning as you go in deeper and deeper into
functionsormenus,youcanusetheEXITbuttontostepoutinstepsaswellveryuseful
if you want to make a minor correction in a previous step but do not want to start all
over!)
Toplaythisvoice(withyournew2ndvoiceassignedtoit):
o PresstheVOICEbuttononcemoretoaccessthevoices.
o Touch USER on the bottom right side of the screen (it comes on yellow). When you
touchanyofthevoicegroupbuttonsfromhereon,thevoicesdisplayedtotheleftof
thescreenwillbetheUSERVOICES(notfactoryvoices).Toplaythefactoryvoicesonce
more,thisUSERbuttonmustbeoff(notyellow).
o Touch the group to the right of the screen where your new voice resides (PIANO,
GUITAR).(Hint:Itwillbethesamegroupfromwhichyoustartedwithabovewhenyou
wantedtocreateanew2ndvoiceforyourleadvoice).Alltheuservoicesinthatgroup
willnowbedisplayedtotheleftofthescreen.
o Touchyournewvoicetotheleftofthescreenandplay.
o Toturnonthe2ndvoice(justasyoudidforthefactoryvoices),simplypressthe2ndvoice
buttonontherightsideofthepanel.Adjustitsvolumeusingthevolumesliderbelowit.
o YoucanalwaysgobackandforthbetweentheFACTORYVOICES(USERVoicebuttonoff
notyellow)andtheUSERVoices(uservoicebuttononyellow)bytouchingtheUSER
voicebuttonthenselectingwhichvoiceyouwanttouseforyourperformance.
2.EUSINGMORETHAN2LEADSOUNDS/VOICES&
EDITING/CUSTOMIZING
Stillnotsatisfiedwithonly2voicestoplay/layerontherighthandandwanttolayer34voicesatonce?
Despite all the voices found on the SD7, many want to be able to customize voices, layer with 2 or 3
voices,makechangesandsaveastheirowncustomizedvoice(USERVOICE).Thisisveryeasilydoneon
the SD7. Better, still, using this same tool/editor asdescribed above for the 2nd voice, you are quickly
abletolayer2or3voicesandcreateoneUSERVOICE(madeupofyour23voicesor4ifyouinclude
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the2ndVoicetoo).Thisway,atthetouchofthescreen,youcaninstallrecallyourlayered/editedvoice
andusethemasyouwish.
To start editing a voice, touch and hold down for 2 seconds a voice you want to edit or layer or that
comes close to the voice you wish to create to open the VOICE EDITOR. Your screen should look
somethinglikethis(inthiscase,theLoungeTenorSaxwasselected):
ThevoiceeditorintheSD7isquitextensivebutveryintuitiveandeasytouse.Oncethisscreen(Page
1/6)isdisplayedyouwillnoticethefollowing.
4Rowsofvoices.
o Thefirst3rows(shownwiththeredarrowsabove)arethevoicesthatcanbelayeredto
create a new voice. In this case, only 1 voice was used (Lounge Tenor) to create the
LOUNGETENORvoice.BytouchingtheON/OFFicontotheleftandnexttoeachvoice,
you can turn on/off individual voices you want to use/layer together. As you turn the
voicesON,theparametervalues(voice,volume,shift,tuneetc)associatedwitheach
voiceturnsblackshowingthatthisselectedvoiceisnowactivesoyoucanchangeasyou
see needed. NB: Even when inactive (white) you can still edit parameters of a voice
(touch the parameter and turn the wheel to change its value), however the effects of
thesechangeswillonlybeheardifyouturnthisvoiceON(bytouchingtheOn/Officon
totheleftofthescreen.
o The4throwisthe2ndvoicetiedtothislead/mainvoice.Thisiswhereyoucanchange
the2ndvoiceofeachleadinstrumentandthenlatersaveasaUSERVOICEofyourown
TotheRIGHTofthisscreen,youcanalsoturnon/offeffectsthatyouwantassociatedwiththe
individualvoices.Theeffecttypeisselectedatthebottom.Youcanalsoassigneffectsthatwill
beactivatedbythevolumepedal(e.g.OVERDRIVETOPEDAL)asshownabove
SPLITOCTIAVE:WhenthisbuttonisON(yellow),ifthePIANISTbuttonisON(infullkeyboard
mode)theoctaveoftheentirekeyboardisshiftedup1tocompensateforthelackoftheextra
keys.IfthisbuttonisOFF,thenturningonthePIANISTbuttonwillhavenoeffectonthissound.
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Page2/6givesyouaccesstotheRANGE(splitpointstheseelementswhichmakeupthisvoice
willbeheardover),VELOCITY(howhard/softakeyispressedbeforethiselementofthissoundis
heard),FIXED(ifon,thenregardlessofhowsoft/hardakeyispressed,thesoundwillbeheardat
thesamevolume/tone),SUSTAN(thesustainpedalwillhaveaneffectonthisvoiceifchecked),
EXP(thevolumepedalwillhaveaneffectonthisvoiceifchecked).
Right here, you can create a very intelligent voice which depending on what area of the
keyboard you play you will hear element/voice 1. Depending on how hard you play, you will
hearelement/voice2,andsoon.
Page3/6givesyouaccesstosetcertainparametersofthisvoice(Portamento,pitchetc).
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Page4/6isapowerfulpageinthiseditor.Itallowsonetoset(ifsayyouareusingall3voicesto
createthishugecustomvoice):
o MORPH/ROTOR:IfyousetVoice1asFirstandVoice2asSecond,whenyouturnthe
Mod wheel up, you will hear voice 1 but as you move this mod wheel down, it now
morphsuntilyouwillonlyhearVoice2oncethewheeliscompletelydown.Youcanalso
selectthetypeofmorphbelowthescreen.
o WHAWHA:Ifchecked,thiselement/voicewillhavethewhawhaeffectappliedtoitif
avolumepedalispluggedintotheSD7.Thisvolumepedalcanthenbeusedtomanually
turnon/offthewhawha.
o HARMONY: Adds a harmony to whichever voice it is checked in here (whenever the
HARMONYbuttononthepanelisturnedondescribedinmoredetailsbelowinsection
2L HARMONY on Page 23). This has brought about great harmonies for single or
layered voices depending on which of the 3 voices in this screen you want
harmonized.
o Voice Mode: Touch this and turn the data wheel to select which voice mode is
appropriateforyournewvoice(e.g.Steelwhereif2notes areplayedand youbend
thepitchwheel,onlythelowestnotebends),DuetandTrioharmonymodeswith2or
3voicesharmonicallyaddedtotheleadvoiceetc.
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Page 5/6 gives you access to set theattack, decay ... etc. These parameters impact the actual
voice/sample you are editing and can be used to actually create a new voice all together if
editedproperly.
VTONE:AddsnaturalcharacteristicsandembellishmentstotheSound.
Page6/6belowisacontinuationfrompage5/6above.
Once you have created your new voice, simply press the SAVE button on the panel to display the
followingoptions:
SAVE:SavesthisnewvoiceintheUSERVOICEsectionwiththesamenameasthefactoryvoice.
SAVE AS: Allows you to name this new voice and save in the USER VOICE section when you
pressENTER(afternamingit).
CANCEL:CancelsallchangesandrevertstotheVOICEEDITscreenyoujustcamefrom.Ifyou
pressEXIT,allsettingsarerestoredandthekeyboardreturnstothevoiceselectionscreen.
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2.FPLAYINGUPTO2VOICESWITHTHELEFTHAND(LOWERVOICES)
Youcanalsoassignupto2separatevoicesandplaythemtogetherorseparatelyontheleftsideofthe
keyboard. These voices are usually determined by the style that is currently being used, but we will
showyouhowirrespectiveofthestyleselected,youcancallupandusevoicestotheleftoftheSPLIT
pointofthekeyboard.
FirstmakesureyourSD7isdisplayingthedefaultscreen(screenitpowersonwithorsimilar.If
not,simplypressEXITrepeatedlyuntilyougetthere).Yourscreenshouldlooklikethis:
Press the VIEW button from this page to display the STYLE VIEW all the
elements/musicians/tracks that make up the style. This will include the LOWER1 (LOW1) and
LOWER2(LOW2)2leftmanualvoicesasshowninthenextscreen:
In this example, the first LOWER VOICE (LOW1) is called SOFT, and the 2nd LOWER VOICE (LOW2) is
calledEL.PIANO1.ThismeansthatiftheLOWERvolumesliderisupandyouplayanykeytotheleftof
theSPLITpointonthekeyboard,youwillhearthese2voices(dependingonhowtheyaresetupinthe
LOWERmodeseesection2H,page19below).
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Inthisscreen,alltheparts/tracksthatmakeupthestyle/beataredisplayedandnexttoeachoneisthe
VOLUME of that part. The LOWER voices have an extra column OCTAVE. This value determines the
octaveofthevoicewhichyoucanchangebytouchingthenumberandchangingitbyturningthedata
wheel
(+/12).
The column next to the OCTAVE values is the VOLUME column. Each LOWER/Left voice has a value
whichyoucanchangebytouchingitandadjustingusingthedatavaluewheel.TheLOWERvolumeslider
ontheleftfrontpanelcontrolsthegeneralvolumeforbothLOWERvoices.
2.GCHANGINGTHESOUNDS/VOICESPLAYEDWITHYOURLEFT
HAND
Youcanchangethevoice(s)playedontheleftofthekeyboardasfollows:
TouchthevoiceinsidetheLOW1box(tochangethefirstleftvoice).Thefollowingscreenwillbe
displayed showing you the voice groups on the right and the voices on the left where the
currentLOWER1voiceisfrom.
Touchthevoicegroupwhereyoubelievethevoiceyouwanttoassigntothelefthandresides.
The left side of the screen will show the voices in this group. You can turn the data wheel or
presstheENTER/PAGEbuttontoaccessmorevoicesinthiscurrentgroup.
Touchthevoiceyouwanttoplaywithyourlefthand.
PressEXITtoreturntotheSTYLEVIEWPAGE.
If you want an additional LEFT Voice (LOWER2), touch the voice in the LOW2 box and pick a
different voice for it in the next screen just as you did for the first left voice. Press EXIT to
returntothestyleviewpage.
Playandmakesurethisisthevoiceyouwanttouseinthisparticularscenario
2.HOTHERPARAMETERSTHATCONTROLTHELOWERVOICE(S)
There are other parameters and functions that govern the Left/LOWER voices and other parts of the
Arrangersection(Drum,Bass,Chord,DrumMixer,LowerandPianist&Bassist),howeverinthissection
ofthismanual,wewillonlyfocusontheLOWER(sincewearereferringtotheLEFTvoices.Thesecanbe
accessedbytouchingtheLOWERbuttononthescreen:
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The following screen is now displayed showing you the different parameters that control the
LEFT/LOWERvoices:
ForeachLEFT/LOWERvoice,youcandothefollowingfromthisscreen:
HoldStart:[HoldonStart].Whenon,ifastyleisplaying(andtheHOLDbuttonison),thisvoice
willbesustained(held)untilthestyleisstopped.
HoldStop:[HoldonStop].Whenon,ifastyleisnotplaying(stopped)orifyouarejustplaying
thekeyboardnormallyandtheHOLDbuttonison,thisvoicewillbesustained(held).Thisisvery
usefulespeciallyifyouhavePAD/SYNTHorSTRINGvoicesontheLEFTsideandyoudonotwant
abreakbetweenwhenyouplay/changechordsontheleft.Inordertohaveacontinuousvoice,
usethisfeature.Tostopplayingthevoice,turnofftheHOLDSTOPontheappropriateLOWER
voiceorsimplyturnofftheHOLDbutton.
Hold Break: The Lower voices are still heard when the style is quickly stopped using the Key
Start/KeyStopfeature.
SopMute:Whenon,theLeft/LOWERvoicesarenotheardduringrapidbreaks(whenKeyStart
andKeystopareonandtheleftchordisplayedandreleaseimmediatelyor.WhenonlyKey
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stop is on and same action is carried out. One the arranger is played normally, the voices are
heardagain.
Mute:ThismutestheLEFT/LOWERvoiceasneeded.
2.IPLAYINGLEFTHANDBASSMANUALBASS
YoucanalsoplaylefthadBASSontheSD7,i.e.playbasslinesmanuallyontheleftsidewithyourleft
hand,whileplayingleadpartswithaseparatevoiceontherightsideofthekeyboard.Toaccomplishthis
quicklyandeasily,simplypresstheMANUALbuttonontheleftsideofthepanel.
NowwhenyouplayanynotestotheleftoftheSPLITpoint,youwillhearthebass(Bassinstrumentis
determinedbywhateverstylehasbeenselectedpriortothis).So,youcannowplayamanualbasssolo
withyourlefthand.Tochangethebassinstrumentcurrentlybeingused
Fromthemainpage,touchVIEWtoentertheSTYLEVIEWmodeoncemore.
Your screen should look similar to this one above. The bass box shows the current bass
instrumentbeingused/heard.
Touchthecurrentbassinstrument(intheexampleabove,Finger)todisplayalltheotherbass
sounds within the BASS voice group. Remember you can turn the data wheel or press the
ENTER/PAGE button to change the page and display other bass instruments. Once you find a
basssoundyoulike,touchittoinsertitintothebassbox.
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PressEXITtoreturntothestyleviewpageandyournewbassshouldbeinthebassbox.
You can also access other BASS parameters and functions by touching the BASS box on this
screenabove(rightside)todisplaythefollowingfunctions:
TheleftsideofthescreennowshowssomeveryinterestingBASSfeaturesunder2columnsARRANGE
(whereyoucanusethese featureswiththeSTYLEs bass/autobassdescribedinmoredetailsabove
under 2I Manualbass Page 20) orMANUAL (with you playing bass manually on the left side of the
splitpoint).
LetsexploittheotherfeaturesassociatedwiththeMANUALBass(whichtochange,simplytouchand
turnthedatawheel):
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LEVEL:Thisisthevolumeofthemanualbass.Adjustaccordingtotherightvolumeso
astogetagoodmix.
SUSTAIN
ON(163):Whenyouplayabassnote,thenotegetssustained.Thehigherthe
value,thelongerthebassnotegetssustained.Thisisgreatwhenplayingtunes
thathavesustainedorlinkedbassnotese.g.someoldPoptunes.
OFF:Whenyouplayabassnote,thereisnotsustainandthenotediesoffas
soonasyoureleasethekey.Thisisgreatwhenplayingtunesthathaverapidor
complexbasslineslikeJazzorLatin(Merengue),wheretheindividualbassnotes
mustbeheardbutnotsplitoverintothenextnote!
**VOICELOCK:Turnthison(yellow)tofreezethecurrentbass.Usuallywhenabandis
performing,thebassplayerplaysthesamebassinstrumentforallsongs.Assuch,use
thisfeaturetoLOCK/FREEZEthebassinstrumentcurrentlybeingusedsothatregardless
ofwhichstyleislaterselected,thesamebassinstrumentisretainedthroughout.
OCTAVE:SelecttheOCTAVEofthebassinstrument.1isthedefaultbutforsomeold
Jazztunes,youmaywanttosettheOCTAVEat2(2octaveslower).
POLY:
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POLYallowsyoutoplaymorethanonebassnoteatatime.
MONOYoucanonlyplayonenoteatatime.If2ormorenotesareplayed,
onlythefirstnoteisheard.
VTONEThisspecialfeatureaddsambienceandmorerealismtothebasssound(or
anyinstrumentwhenselectedinVOICEEDIT).
As for the manual BASS feature, this was already described above in details under MANUAL BASS
PLAYINGLEFTHANDBASS.
2.JSAVINGYOURKEYBOARDSETTINGS(REGISTRATIONS)
All voices are now set but how do you save this set up so you can instantly recall and use it in the
future? Your keyboard is all set up. You have the LEFT voice(s) that you need. You have the perfect
RIGHT/Lead voice that you need for a particular tune. You dont have time to recreate this scene or
settingatashowinfrontofyourguestssowhatdoyoudo?Howdoyousavethissetupforaparticular
song so that you can instantly recall it at the touch of a button when you are ready to play? This is
discussedindepthbelowunder6Keyboardsettings/RegistrationsPage88,butwecangiveyoua
summaryhere.
Withthevoicesnowallsetupthewayyouwant,presstheREGISbuttononthetoprightsideof
thepaneltoturnonREGISTRATION.
PresstheSAVEbutton
Thefollowingscreenwillnowbedisplayed:
TouchREGISTRATION(RegistrationsareSong/KeyboardSetupswhichyousaveandcan
instantlyrecallforliveorstudioperformances)anditshouldturnyellow.
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NowtouchSAVEAStogiveyourcurrentsettinganameandpressENTERonthenextscreens
keyboardtosaveyoursong/keyboardsetup.
You can now change the set up of the keyboard and create different settings and save them
againthesamewaywithdifferentnamestocreatealibraryofkeyboardsettingsfordifferent
songs.Notethateventhoughyouhavecreatedasettingforasong,asyouperform,you(the
user)canalwaysoverwritethissettinginstantlyasyouchangevoices,tempo,stylesonthefly.
Thesettingswillstillbeinmemory,unlessyousaveandoverwritethem.
2.KHOWDOYOUQUICKLYRECALLYOURSETTINGS
(REGISTRATIONS)?
Now that you have created many instant setups you can instantly recall (right hand, left hand, bass
voicesetc),howdoyourecallthem?
Press the REGS (Registration) button found on the top left side of the panel to access the
REGISTRATIONscreenwhichlookssomethinglikethis:
Asyoucanseefromthescreenabove,youhave4banksofregistrations/setupsandeachbank
canhold1024singleregistrationsorsongsetups.BANK1isthedefaultwhereyourregistration
willreside(unlessyouchangedit),soifBANK1isnotalreadyon(yellow),touchit.
Thecenterofthescreenwillnowdisplayyourregistrationsalongwithsomethatwerealready
putherebythefactory.Scrolldown(usingthedatawheel)tohighlightyourregistrationyou
wanttoloadandpressENTERortouchittwice(doubleclick)toloadit.Yoursettingswillbe
loadedimmediately(lefthand,righthand,manualbass[ifapplicable],styleetc)andyoucan
thenplaythesongthesettingwasinitiallycreatedfor.
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2.LINSTANTLYADDINGHARMONYTOYOURSOUNDS/VOICES
YoucaninstantlyaddharmonytoyourvoicesbypressingtheHARMONYbuttonontherightpanelof
theSD7.
Onceyoudothis,playachordwithyourlefthandandthenplaysoundswithyourright.Youwillnotice
thatasyouplay,theSD7willgenerateharmonynotestosupplementthenotesyouplay,basedonthe
chordsplayedbyyourlefthand
ThemostefficientwaytoutilizethisfeatureistobeinSPLIT/ARRANGERMODE(STYLEbuttonshouldbe
ON, PIANIST button OFF). When you play lead voices to the RIGHT of the split point, harmonies are
instantly added to these voices based on the chords to play to the LEFT of the split point of the
keyboard.
SELECTING HARMONY TYPES: By pressing and holding down the HARMONY button, the screen will
displaythevariousharmonytypestochoosefrom.
Touchtheharmonytypeyouwant(orturnthedatawheeltorevealevenmore).Nowplayachordtothe
leftandaleadvoicetotherightandlistentohowtheSD7instantlyaddsharmonytoyourvoice.
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2.MASSIGNINGHARMONYTYPESTOYOURVOICES
Youcanassignwhichharmonytypesareusedautomaticallywithyourvoicesorifyouchoosetolayer
voices,whichvoicestheautomaticharmonieswillbeaddedtoandwhichwillbeignored,orfurtherstill
set which harmony type to apply to which of your layered voices once this voice is recalled (USER
VOICE).Thishasalreadybeendescribedabovein1.EUSERVOICE(ScreenPage4/6).
Pleasenotethattheseharmoniesreferredtoabove,areforthevoicesyouplayonthekeyboardandnot
whatyousingthroughthemicrophone(VOCALHARMONIES).VOCALHARMONIESarecoveredbelow
(5.BVOICETRONPage80).
2.NINSTANTLYDOUBLEALEADVOICE(DOUBLE)
Everplayabrassinstrumentonakeyboardandnoticehowthinitsoundscomparedtotherealthing?
Todosoproperly,youwouldhavetoplaywithbothhandswhereonehandwouldplayanoctavehigher
thantheothersoastocreatethesamesoundasalivebandwould.Onanarrangerkeyboard(suchas
theSD7),thisbecomesalittletrickyespeciallysinceyourlefthandwillbefocusedonplayingchords.To
accomplishthis,theDOUBLEbuttonontheSD7takescareofthisdrawbackinstantly.
Inordertoillustratethisbetter,forthisexample,presstheVOICEbuttonandselecttheBRASS
group.NowtouchtheBRASSSECTIONvoiceonthescreen.
Playitwithyourrighthand(singlenotesonly).Greatsoundsbut.
NowturnontheDOUBLEbuttonbypressingit(itslightwillcomeon)andplayagain.Nomore
but!
Remember though that this DOUBLE button can be programmed to create notes an octave
higher,anoctavelower..etcbysimplypressingandholdingitdownfor2secondstodisplaythe
KEYBOARDCONTROLscreen.Fromthisscreenyoucantouch:
o DOUBLEDOWN(default):Noteswillbeplayedanoctavebelowthenotesyouplay.
o DOUBLEUP:Noteswillbeplayedanoctaveabovethenotesyouplay.
o PORTAMENTO:Noteswillslideupanddowndependingonthelastnoteplayed.
o AFTERTOUCH:Turnson/offtheaftertouch(whathappenswhenyoupressdownalittle
harderonakey).
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3. INSTANTLYADDPROFESSIONALEFFECTSTOYOURVOICEAS
YOUPLAY(LIVEEFFECTS)
YoucaninstantlyaddLiveEFX(Effectse.g.alteringFilter,DamplerandResonanceparameters)toyour
leadvoice(andotherpartsofthekeyboardtolikeDrums,Chords,Bassetc,butletusfocusonthelead
voicefornow).Todoso,simplypresstheLIVEEFXbuttonfoundonthetoprightsideofthepanel.
The LIVE EFX light on the button will turn on (which means the LIVE EFX is now being applied to
whatever part they were assigned to). Now use the volume sliders (Right, 2nd, Micro & Vocal) shown
abovetocontroltheLIVEEFFECTSinrealtimeasappliedtothevoiceselected(seeASSIGNINGWHAT
GETSAFFECTEDBYTHELIVEEFX(EFFECTS)below).
3.AASSIGNINGWHATGETSAFFECTEDBYTHELIVEEFX(EFFECTS)
In order for the LIVE EFX to be assigned to impact the lead/right voice (or drums, bass, chords or
Wave/Mp3),youwillhavetogointotheLIVEEFXeditorandselectwhichelementsoftheSD7youwant
theLIVEEFXtobeappliedtowhenturnedon.
PressandholddowntheLIVEEFXbuttonontherightpanelforabout2seconds.Ascreensimilartothis
oneshownbelowwillbedisplayed:
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TheleftsideofthescreenshowsthevariouspartsofthekeyboardthatcanbeaffectedbytheLIVEEFX
(PLAYER, RIGHT [Right/Lead voice], DRUM [Drum track of the Arranger], BASS [Bass track of the
Arranger],CHORD15[ChordtracksoftheArranger]).TouchthepartyouwanttheLIVEEFXtoimpact(in
theexampleabove,RIGHThasbeenselectedsowhenyouturnontheLIVEEFX,onlytheright/leadvoice
oftheSD7willbeaffectedbytheLIVEEFXsettings/values).Ifyoutouchallthe9parts,thenallpartswill
beaffectedbythevaluesoftheLIVEEFXwhenthisbuttonisturnedonandtheslidersmoved.
3.BVOICELIST
Youhavegonethroughallthesevoicesandfoundoutthatforcertainscenarios,youonlyneedbetween
10to20voicesorso.Howcanyouquicklyaccessjustafewvoicesthatyouneedandnotbebothered
withalltheothers?Youcancreateavoicelist(FAVORITEVOICELIST)andstoreyourfavoritevoicesin
thislistsuchthatwhenyoupresstheVOICELISTbutton,onlyyourfavoritevoiceswillbedisplayedon
thescreen.Thissavesalotoftimeduringliveperformancesanditgivesyouquickaccesstoyourbest
soundsorsoundsyouuseoften.
3.CHOWTOCREATEYOUROWNVOCIELIST.
Press the VOICE LIST button to display the first page of 10 favorite voices KETRON has
recommended.Youcanselectanyofthesevoicesasusualbysimplytouchingthevoiceonthe
screen.
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IfyouturnthedatawheelorpresstheENTER/PAGEbutton,youcanaccessthenext3pagesof
10voiceseach.
Now let us select a voice we want to replace in the current VoiceList. In this example, lets
replacethevoiceMUSETTEwithavoiceofourown.
SimplytouchthevoiceMUSETTEonthescreenforabout2seconds(Ifyoutouchandrelease
quickly, it will just be a voice selection meaning the musette voice will be selected and heard
whenyouplay!).
TheSD7willquicklydisplaythenextscreenwhichisthevoicescreenwherethecurrentvoice
resides(thevoicegroupsaretotherightandvoicestotheleftasusual).TheVOICELISTbutton
willnowflashasyouareinVOICELISTEDITmodeworkingoncreatinganewentryintothe
VOICELIST.
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Select the voice group to the right you believe your voice resides in and touch the voice you
wanttoreplacetheMUSETTEwith.Inthiscase,wehavetouchedthevoicegroupACCORDION
and so it is highlighted in yellow while the left of the screen displays the first page of
accordions.
o NB:YoucanalsouseRAMvoices(voicesstoredintheinternalSSDthatcanbeloaded
intomemory)inthevoicelist.SimplypresstheRAMbuttonhere.Thescreenwilllistthe
currentvoicesinRAM.
o Touchthevoiceyouwanttouseanditwillbeloadedintothevoicelocationinquestion.
Remembermorevoicesexistbelowsoturnthedatawheeltodisplaythem.
PressEXITonceyouhavetouchedtheappropriatevoice.YouwillbereturnedtotheVOICELIST
pageandguesswhat?WhereyourMUSETTEwas,youshouldnowfindyournewvoiceinthe
samelocation.
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Repeat the above action touch and hold a voice you want to get rid of/replace go to the
voice screen and make a new selection of the voice you want in that location instead press
EXITtoreturntotheVOICELISTscreenetc.
RemembertheVOICELISTismadeupof4pageswitheachpagebeingabletodisplay10voices
eachsoyoucanfilltheVOICELISTupwithupto40ofyourfavoritevoices(youdonthaveto
asjust10voicesinthefistpagemaybesufficient...butatleastyouknowyoucan).
Oncedone,youwillnowneedtoSAVEyourfavoritevoices(VOICELIST)elsewhenyouturnoff
theSD7,theywillbelostandyouwillhavetodothisalloveragain.
To save your VOICE LIST, simply press the SAVE button while you are in the VOICE LIST page
(VOICELISTbuttonshouldNOTbeflashingineditmode).
ThefollowingSAVEVOICELISTpageshouldbedisplayed.
TouchSAVEtosaveyournewVOICELIST(orEXITtocancelanddomoreeditingorabortthe
VOICE LIST all together by pressing the VOICE LIST button and turning it off). From now on,
wheneveryoupresstheVOICELISTbutton,youwillhaveaccesstoyourfavoritevoices.(NB:
YouarenotprovidedanoptiontonametheVoiceListasyoucanonlycreate1voicelist[ofupto
40favoritevoices]andstoreintheSD7).
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4.STYLES
Somepeoplecallthembeats.Otherscallthempatterns.IntheArrangerMusicalworld,theyarecalled
styles. At the heart of every arranger keyboard are styles. These are musical phrases which can be
altered in real time to produce music based on the chords played on the keyboard. The SD7 comes
loadedwith260styles(theAJAMSONICversionhasover600styles)meaningyouwillbarelylackastyle
toperformanykindofmusic.
4.ASELECTINGSTYLES/BEATS/MUSICALARRANGEMENTS/
FORSOLOENTERTAINMENT
TheSD7powersonintheSTYLEmode(defaultpage)asshownbelow.Ifyouareinadifferentsetting,
simplypresstheSTYLEbuttonontherightsideofthepanel(shownabove)togetbacktotheSTYLE/
HOMEMode.
Inthestylemode,howdoweinterpretallthisinformationdisplayedonthescreenatonce?Remember
thatoneofthestrengthsoftheOperatingSystemoftheSD7istogivetheuserthecurrentstatusofthe
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keyboard at any given time. Do accomplish this, KETRON has implemented a system that shows you
whatthecurrentstatusofthekeyboardis(styleandvoiceselected,tempo,etc).
HereisageneralinterpretationofthemainscreenwhileinSTYLEmode(defaultscreenoftheSD7asof
OS1.0)
Thetopleftboxofthescreenshows:
o Thegroupthecurrentstyleresidesin(Ballad),
o Thevariationofthestylecurrentlyselected[A].
o Theoverallvolumeofthestyle(63)
o Thenameofthecurrentstyleselected(8BEAT_A)incapitalletters.
o TheindividualvolumelevelsoftheDrums,Bass,ChordsandLowerpartsofthestyle(Dr
63,Bs63,Ch61Lw0)
o YoucantouchthisboxtoquicklyaccesstheStyleselectionpage
Sothefirst2boxesontopofthescreenarededicatedtotheSTYLE/ARRANGERsectionofthekeyboard.
Thetopcenterboxshows:
o Thetimesignatureofthestyle(4/4)
o Thebarcounter[]
o Thetempo/BPM(110)
o TheOctavesettingfortheRight/Leadvoices(Oct:)
o TheKeyboardtranspositionvalue(T:)
o Thekeyboardsplitpoint(Split:C3)
o Thechordsplayedonthekeyboard[D(3)]
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The top left corner of the screen shows the following information related to the Right/Lead
voicebeingusedonthekeyboard:
o Groupwherethevoiceresidesin(Piano).
o Volumeofthelead/rightvoice(52)
o NameofthevoiceinCapitalletters(CLASSICGRAND)
o SustainandWheelsettings
o Youcantouchthisboxtoquicklyaccessthevoiceselectionpage.
4.BEXPLANATIONOFTHEVARIOUSPARTSOFASTYLE
Each style in the SD7 is broken down into the following sub elements: 3 Intros/Endings, 4
Arranger/Variationpartsofthestyle,4Fillins,4Breaksand1ToEnd(shortending).Thesestyleparts
canbeeasilycontrolledwiththefollowingbuttonsbelowthescreen:
...andthefollowingbuttonsonthebottompartofthescreen(mainpage2/3):
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<<Page2/3(Touch2/3tochangepages!)
Eachstyleelementisalsomadeupofyourbandwhichismadeupof
o
o
o
o
Drums
Bass
AutomaticChordscontrolledbythestyle(15)
Manualchordscontrolledbytheplayer(Lower1andLower2)
YoucanseeallthesepartsbypressingtheVIEWbuttononthemainpage(1/3)
<<Page1/3(Touch1/3tochangepages!)todisplaytheSTYLEVIEWasshownbelow
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Wewilldiscussthisscreeninmoredetailsbelowbutataglance,thisgivesyouaccesstotheindividual
style parts, instruments used, volume of each instrument, access to PAN, REV, CHORUS, EFX levels of
eachinstrumentetc.
4.CHOWTOSELECTASTYLE/BEATFORYOURMUSICAL
PERFORMANCE
Asmentionedearlier,theSD7comeswithmanystyles/beatstochoosefrom.Howdoyouselectthe
right style for your performance? When you turn on your SD7, the default style selected is called
8BEAT_1fromtheBALLADstylecategoryasshownbelow.Toselectastyle,touchthetopleftboxthat
showsthecurrentstyleselected
Thefollowingscreenwillbedisplayedshowingyouthevariousstylegroupstotherightsideofthe
screen(ashighlightedbelow)
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As you can see from this example, the current style selected is from the BALLAD style group
(shownontheright)andthestylesnameis8BEAT_1(selectedontheleft).Noticethatthetop
partofthescreenremainsthesame,showingyouthestyleinformationandvoiceinformation
ataglance.
To choose a style, touch the style group you believe the style you want to use is (for this
example,BALLADwastouched).Thefirst10stylesintheBALLADgrouparedisplayedtotheleft
side of the screen. By turning the data wheel or pressing the ENTER/PAGE button, you can
access the next pages of BALLAD styles (in groups of 10). Once you find the style you want,
touchit.
An hour glass is displayed temporally why? The SD7 uses AUDIO styles and so whenever an
Audio style is loaded, the corresponding audio drums of the style need to be loaded as well,
hencetheshortdelay.Onceloaded,thetoppartofthescreenwillbeupdatedshowingyouthe
newstyleselection.ThevoicewillalsobeupdatediftheVOICETOABCDisturnedon(styleis
automaticallyassignedvoicesthatarecalledupasyouchangefromvariationAD.Thiswillbe
explainedindetailsbelowunder4.FVoicetoABCDPage46).
YoucannowpressEXITtoreturntothedefaultscreenoncemore.Noticetheupdatedpage!
4.DTHERECOMMENDEDWAYTOPLAYANDENJOYSTYLES
Tobetterexplainthestylefunctionsandhowandwhentousewhat,wehaveprovidedtheimageabove
oftheSD7sstylecontrolbuttons(hardbuttons).Wehavealsorelabeledsomesothatotherswhohave
useothermanufacturersarrangersarecomfortablewiththelanguageusedbyKETRON.
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Toplaythestyleyoujustselected:
o PresstheK.START(KeyStart/SYNCSTART)button.Whenthisbuttonison,thestylewill
startplayingwithcompletebackingoneyouplayakeytotheleftoftheSPLITpoint(or
anykeyifthePIANISTbuttonison[fullkeyboardmode]).Youcanalsosimplypressthe
redSTARTbuttonifyouwanttoheardrumsonlyuntilyouplayachordtobringinthe
restofthearrangement.
K.STOPworksthisway
STATUS/MODE
Nothinghappensonchordsectionwith
Keys.Tostartthestyle,youwillhaveto
eithermanuallypressanyofthe
Intro/Fill/Startbutton
Stylestartsplayingassoonasachordis
playedonthekeyboard.
Stylestartsplayingassoonasachordis
playedonthekeyboardhoweverifa
chordisplayedforlessthan1second
andkeysarereleased,thestylestops.If
achordisplayedforlongerthan1
secondandthenthekeysarereleased,
thestylecontinuesplaying.Veryuseful
whenaddingstart/stopeffectsor
repeatedmanualbreakswhileplayinga
tune.
Styleonlyplayswhenchordsareplayed
onthekeyboard.Ifthekeys/chordsare
releasedatanytime,thestylestops
playing.
K.START
K.STOP
OFF
OFF
ON
OFF
OFF
ON
ON
ON
NowpressanyoftheINTRODUCTION(INTRO)buttons(Intro3wouldbemoremusical
andhasleadpartsaswell)andtheSD7willplaytheINTRO#3ofthisstyleafteryouplay
achordtotheleftofthekeyboardsplitpoint(oranywhereonthekeyboardifPIANIST
modeison).
PressARRANGERA(VARIATIONA)tostartyoursong.Asyouprogressintoaverse,now
selectARRANGERB(VARIATIONB)..etc.C&Daremorebusyandbetterusedforthe
endingsofsongsorasyouclimaxintoyoursong.
PressENDING3(samebuttonasIntrobutworksassuchifthestyleisnotbeingplayed
andyoupressit,itworksasanINTRODUCTION.Ifthestyleisbeingplayedandyoupress
it,itnowworksasanENDING)
You can use the TEMPO (SPEED) buttons to slow down the style or speed it up. The
audiodrumsarerighttherebehindyouwithnochangeinpitch.
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TheHOLDbuttonallowsyoutoplayandreleaseachordandtheSD7willstillmaintain
thatchorduntilanewchordisplayed.IftheHOLDbuttonisoff,thechordisreleased
assoonasyouliftyourfingersoffthekeyboard(chordsection).
o RESTARTallowsyoutorestartthestyleatanygiventime.Thisisveryusefulespecially
ifyouhaveavocalistthatcannotkeeptotimeandyouhavetofollowhim/herinstead!
NowletsexplainsomeoftheSOFTstylecontrolsfoundonthebottomofthescreen(theothers
will be explained in their relevant chapters below). The bottom right corner of the screen
displays the current page you are on. Since there were too many controls to list below the
screen,theywerebrokendowninto3pagesasshown
Page1/3(Defaultpage).
TOEND:Touchthiswhenyouwanttoendastylewithinameasureor2max.Thisis
usedinplaceoftheregularENDINGS(13)whenasuddenbutcleanendingisneeded
e.g.yourhostcomesontothemicrophonewhileyouareplayingandyouhavenotquit
gottentotheendofthesongoracomfortablespottopressthatENDING1(whichbythe
waywouldstillendinabout3measures).
REINTRO:KETRONhaveaddedthisfeature(demandedbymanyovertheyears).Asthe
style is playing, you may want to play the INTRO line once more and so by pressing
REINTRO:(onifyellow),ifyoupressanyoftheINTRObuttons,theINTRO(andnotthe
ending as usual) will be played once more. Once the INTRO is played, the style will
return to the variation it was playing just before the INTO was pressed (unless as the
INTROisbeingplayed,youpressadifferentvariationbutton).
DRUMBOOST:InstantlyboosttheleveloftheDRUMSbytouchingthisvolumeduring
yourperformance.Thisisveryusefulwhensayyouhaveadrumfilloryouaredoinga
drumsolo(manualdrums)andyouwantthedrumstostandoutoftherestofthemix.If
turned on, dont forget to turn this off, else your drums will remain loud for all other
stylesselected!
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Page2/3(Touchpage1/3tomovetothenextpage..2/3).Yourscreenshouldlooksomething
likethis:
Thisscreengivesyoudirectaccesstothe4fillinsand4breaksoftheArranger.Thepanelonly
givesyouaccesstoafillandabreakhowever,whenthisbuttonispressed,theFILL/BREAKyou
heardependsontheArranger/Variationthatisbeingplayedbeforethebuttonwaspressed.So,
ifyouwereplayingArrangerAandyoupresstheFILLinbutton,Fill1willbeheard.Ifyouwere
playingArrangerBandyoupressedtheBREAKbutton,BREAK2willbeheard.Ifyouwereplaying
ArrangerCandyoupressedtheFILLinbutton,FILL3willbeheard.Thisscreen(Page2/3)allows
youtoinstantlytouchtheFILLinorBreakyouwanttohearregardlessofwhatArrangertheSD7
iscurrentlyin.
Page3/3(Programmableparameters).
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Whenyoupressthepagebutton(2/3),page3willbedisplayedandlookslikethis
Thefirst3softtouchbuttonsatthebottomofthescreenarealsoaccessibleasdescribedbelow
under(4.JArrangerInstrumentsPage52),howeverbyhavingthemhererightatyourfinger
tips,itmeansyouhavedirectaccesstothesefunctionswithoutdiggingintomenusandpagesto
findthem.ThebeautyoftheSD7isthatthissamepageoffersyou5Programmablesofttouch
buttons (USER TAB 15) which you can assign to any of the functions within their menu. Lets
explaineachofthesebuttonsandtheirfunctions:
o FILL TO ARRANGE: As the name implies, as you play a style, if you press the FILL
IN/BREAKbutton,theArranger/Variationautomaticallyjumpstothenextoneoncethe
fillisover.OnceitgetstoArrangerD,itcyclesbacktoArrangerA.
o AUTOFILL:IfyouturnontheAUTOFILL(yellow),thenasyouplaythestyleandswitch
formArrangertoArranger(VariationtoVariation),thestyleautomaticallyplaysaFillin
between changes so that it sounds flawless and more professional. The other way to
achieve this same result would be to press a FILL in and then while the fill in is still
playing,pressthenextArranger(variation).WithAUTOFILLon,thissavesyouoneextra
buttontopushwhichmeansyoucanfocusmoreonplayingandlessonnavigatingthe
SD7
o AfterFill:ThefillInisautomaticallyactivatedifyoupressdownhardonthekeys.This
isthebestasyourfingersneverhavetoleavethekeybed.Withthisturnedon(yellow),
simplyplayandpresshardwhenyouwanttoactivatethefillin!
o USER TAB (15). Touch any of these to display 30 (in groups of 6) functions you can
assigntothesebuttons.Turnthedatawheeltodisplaythenextsetof6functionsand
whenyouseeafunctionyouwanttoassigntoanyofthese,simplytouchitanditwillbe
assigned to that particular soft touch button. Repeat this for the others. When done,
press SAVE CUSTOM START UP (the SD7 will save this START UP setting so you no
longerhavetorepeatthiseachtimethekeyboardisturnedon.FACTORYSTARTUPwill
revert to all FACTORY SETTINGS so leave this unless you want to RESET the SD7 to
factorysettings).
Ifyouneedtoprogramandusemoresettings,youcandosobyprogramming
functionsyoucancontrolwithyourfeet,usingtheoptionalFS6(6switches)or
FS13(13switches)effectspedal.Todoso
PresstheMENUbutton
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Yournextscreenshouldlooklikethis
TouchFOOTSWITCHtodisplaythefootswitchprogrampageasshow
below
Nowtouchtheswitchyouwanttoassignafunctionto(e.g.#10)anda
drop down menu showing all relevant functions you can program into
#10aredisplayed.Youcanusethedatawheeltoscrolldownthelistto
othersnotcurrentlydisplayedonthepage.
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When you see a function you want, touch it and it is automatically

assignedtothatswitch(displayedrightbelowit).
Press EXIT to get back to the main footswitch page and repeat the
above for the other switches you want to program. Please note that
althoughthediagramshowstheFS13,ifprogrammingtheFS6,usejust
thefirstrowofswitches(16)andignore713atthebottom!
Whendone(whilestillintheFOOTSWITCHpage,presstheSAVEbutton
and touch SAVE to save the footswitch set. You can save up to 4
footswitchsettings(SET14)asshownbelowthescreen.
4.EVOICE(ONETOUCHSETTINGS)&VARIATION(TAMINGYOUR
STYLE)
You can assign voices to each of the style arrangements/variations such that as you play, you do not
havetoworryaboutmanuallychangingthevoicesofthelead/righthand(OneTouchSetting).Asyou
switchfromstylevariationtovariation,theleadvoiceswillchangeautomaticallysoyoujustfocuson
playing. Regardless of which voice is selected, you can always manually override them by simply
selectinganothervoice.
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FromthemainSTYLEVIEWpageabove,touchtheVOICE&VARI(Variation)buttononthebottomof
thescreentodisplaythefollowingpage
This page has 2 main functions which we will explain in detail VOICE VOICE TO ABCD (OneTouch
Settingsatthetoprowofthecenterscreen)andVARIATION(muting/playingarrangerpartssothestyle
soundslessbusydependingonyourapplicationatthe2ndrowofthecenterscreen).
4.FVOICETOVARIATIONSA,B,C&D(ONETOUCHSETTINGS)
As previously mentioned above, you can set up the SD7 such that certain voices are assigned to the
arrangerpartsandthearrangerchangesthesevoicesforyouautomaticallyasyouperform.Forthisto
happen,youmustturnontheVOICETOABCDbytouchingitonthisscreen(itwillturnyellow).From
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this screen, the voices that have been assigned to the various arranger/variation parts of this 8BEAT1
styleareasfollows:
GRAND PIANO Assigned to Arranger/Variation A. When you play Arranger A, the lead/right
voiceautomaticallyselectedwillbetheGrandPiano.
MARK Assigned to Arranger/Variation B. When you play Arranger B, the lead/right voice
automaticallyselectedwillbetheMarkpiano.
PIANO&STRINGSAssignedtoArranger/VariationC.WhenyouplayArrangerC,thelead/right
voiceautomaticallyselectedwillbethePiano&Strings.
POPORGANAssignedtoArranger/VariationD.WhenyouplayArrangerD,thelead/rightvoice
automaticallyselectedwillbethePopOrgan.
USES:Thiscanbeusedforvariousfunctionsforanexample,youcanhavethese4voicesasyourmain
voicesforthisstyle.NowturnOFFtheVOICETOABCDsuchthatasyouswitcharrangers,thevoicedoes
NOTchangeautomatically.Inthismode,youcannowplayandtouchanyofthese4voicesatanytime.
Usethemasyour4favoritevoicesforthisstyle.Youcanalsohavethese4voicessetupsuchthatifyou
areplayingwithanybackingtrack/Midifile,simplytouchthevoiceyouwantandplayalong.
4.GCREATINGYOUROWNVOICETOVARIATIONS(OTS)
RememberthatthesearethevoicesthathavebeensetbyKETRONforallthe260factorystyles.Youcan
alwayschangestheseandputyourownvoicestobeassociatedwithanystyle(factoryoryoursUSER
STYLES.Todothis:
Firstselectthestylewhoseleadvoicesyouwanttomodify(FactoryorUserstyle)andgobackto
theVOICE&VARIscreenasshownabovebytouchingVOICE&VARIfromthemainstylescreen.
Touchandholdfor2secondsthevoiceyouwanttoreplace(e.g.thefirstvoiceGrandPiano).
TheSD7willautomaticallydisplaytheVOICEselectionpageforyoutoselectthenewvoiceyou
wanttoputintotheselectedlocation.Selectavoiceasmentionedabovein1.AACCESSING
ANDUSINGVOICES).
PressEXITwhendoneandyournewvoicewillbeinplaceoftheGRANDPIANO.
Repeattheaboveprocessforallthevoicesyouwanttoreplace.
Whendone,presstheSAVEbuttonontherightpaneltosavethenewstylewithyourvoices
rememberyoucannotoverwriteafactorystylesothisstylewillnowbesavedasaUSERStylein
thesamegroupasthepreviousfactorystyle.
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MakesureUSERSTYLEishighlighted(inyellow)andNOTREGISTRATION.Ifnot,touchitsoitis
highlighted.
Touch
o SAVEifyouwanttomaintainthesamefactoryname
o SAVEASifyouwanttogivethisstyleanewname.TouchENTERinthenextscreen
afternamingthestyletosaveit.
o CANCELToabortthisoperation
TousethisstylewithyourVoices,fromtheSTYLESpage,touchUSER,gotothegroupyourstyle
residedinandtouchit.Itwillbeloadedwithyourvoices.
4.HSTYLEVARIATIONSMAKINGSTYESLESSORMOREBUSY
The variation section of this page allows you to instantly mute style parts so that the style is less
redundantorbusy,especiallyifyoubringthesepartsinandoutofthestyleasyouplay.Thisisavery
usefulfeatureifyouareaprofessionalplayerandplayalot.Inmanycases,youwillwantcertainstyle
parts(e.g.STRINGS)nottoplaybecauseyouwanttoplayaSOLOusingSTRINGSandyoudonotwant
yourSTRINGStoclashwiththosebeingperformedbythestyle.
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In this case, simply touch any of the VARIATION parts to turn them on (red underline) or off. In the
example above, they are all ON so all the style parts are heard. As you switch between
Arranger/Variation, notice how the sounds related to the variation parts (chords) are also changed
dependingonthestyle.Thisfeatureallowsprofessionalstoexpressthemselveswithouthavingthestyle
getintheway...whileallowingmusicianswhoaregrowingthecapabilitytosoundcompleteandlive
withalittlehelpfromtheSD7.
NB:The3rdVARIATIONpart(locationcurrentlyoccupiedbyStringsEnsintheaboveexample)canbe
replacedwithavariationfortheDRUM/Grooveinstead.Thisisdiscussedinmoredetailsbelowunder
2FARRAGNERCONROLDrumsection.
4.IMODIFYINGSTYLESTOMAKETHEMYOUROWNSTYLEVIEW
OfcourseyouarenotstuckwiththestylesthewaytheywerebalancedandEQedfromthefactory.You
can make slight modifications as such and save them as a USER STYLE for future recall as well. Just
rememberthatalthoughyouaremakingmodificationstoaFACTORYstyle,whenyougotosaveit,the
SD7willsavethestyleasaUSERstylesoyouwillalwayshaveyoufactorystylesthewaytheywerefrom
thefactoryandyoucanalwaysgobacktothematafuturedate.
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From the main style page, touch STYLE VIEW to display the various style elements compositions as
shownbelow
Notice again that the top part of the screen still shows the current condition of the keyboard (styles
used, voices used, tempo etc) while the middle shows you the various parts of the style and
correspondingelements(volumeinthiscase).
In this example, lets try and interpret the information displayed on this screen the SAMBA style is
madeupof:
AdrummerplayingaJAZZdrumkitasshowninthefirstbox(centerscreen).
ApercussionistplayingaSamBa1grooveasshowninthesecondbox
AbassplayerplayingaFingerbassasshowinthethirdbox
Left Voices/Instruments of the Manual chords parts which you play live with your left hand
(Low1andLow2)LOWERS/LEFTVOICES1&2.Nexttothemistheoctaveofeachinstrument
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(which you can change by touching the value and turning the wheel) and their corresponding
volume (which again can be changed by touching the value and turning the data wheel). This
wasexplainedingreaterdetailunder1.FLOWERVOICEabove.
Musicians(Chords15)playingRodes(Chord1),BrazilianGuitar(Chord2)Strings(Chord5)
ThisinitialVIEWscreenistheVOLUMEscreen(whereyoucanregulatethevolumesforalltheindividual
parts) and by touching any of the volumes associated with the instrument, you can adjust each
instrumentsvolumeaccordingly.
TheadjustmentsbeingmadetoanyofthestylepartscanbemadetoimpactjustthecurrentArranger
/Variation(Ainthiscasesincethetopboxdisplays[A]andonthepanel,Arranger/VariationAislitup
soArrangerAisbeingmodified)ifSINGLEisselectedonthescreen(belowtheCHORD5svolumebox).If
you want to make these adjustment such that these changes are also carried out in
ARRANGER/VARIATIONB,CandD(suchthatyoudonothavetomanuallygointotheseseparatelyand
adjust all over again), then touch SINGLE so it toggles to GLOBAL (yellow) before making any
adjustments. When GLOBAL is displayed, any changes you make will now impact all the
ARRANGER/VARIATIONpartstogether.SINGLEisusefulifyouonlywanttomakechangestooneofthe
variations/arrangementsonly.
Asmentionedbefore,thefirstSTYLEVIEWpagedisplaystheVOLUMEofthevariousstyleparts.Howdo
you access the other parameters and change their values as you see fit? Simply by touching the
parametersbelowthescreenasshownbelow
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PAN:Touchthistodisplaythescreenwhereyoucanadjusthowmuchofthepartsyouwantcoming
outoftheleftorrightspeaker.LshowsthevalueouttheleftspeakerandRshowsthevalueoutofthe
rightspeaker.Ithelpstocreateagreatsurroundenvironmentwhenyoupartiallypantheinstruments
leftandrightabout+/40.
REV(REVERB):Touchthistoadjusthowmuchreverbyouwantappliedtoeachpart(0127).
CHO(CHORUS):TouchthistoadjusthowmuchCHORUSyouwantappliedtoeachpart(0127).
EFX(EFFECTS):TouchthistoselectwhichpartsyouwantroutedthroughtheEFFECTSbus(EFX=ON.
=OFF).TheboxbelowtheLOW2boxwilldisplaythecurrenteffecttype.Touchittochangetheeffect
(rememberyoucanusethedatawheeltoscrollthroughothereffectsbelowandtouchtheoneyouwant
thenpressEXITtoreturntotheSTYLEVIEWEFFECTSpage).TouchEFXagaintoexitfromtheeffects
mode(notyellow).
4.JARRANGERINSTRUMENTFEATURESDRUMS,BASS,CHORDS
Nowinthissection(stillfromtheSTYLEVIEWpage),wewilldiscussinmoredetailsomeoftheamazing
controlandfeaturestheSD7offersfromKETRON.Youwillnoticethatsomeofthesefeaturesareunique
totheSD7orKETRONinstrumentsingeneralandcantheirsettingscansetyouapartfromotherswith
thesamekeyboard.Despitealotofautomationavailabletoyou,youcanstillmanuallycontrolmanyof
theautomaticelementsthusputtingahumanfeelingbehindanelectronickeyboard.
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TouchDRUMtoaccessthefollowingscreenandfunctionsassociatedwiththeDRUMS(DRUM
turnsyellow):
Vari 3 To Groove: As mentioned above in 2E VOICE (ONE TOUCH) ARRANGER

VARIATIONsection,the3rdvariationcanbeprogrammedtobeforDrums/Groovesand
notachordtrackofthestyle,meaningyouwillbeabletoturnon/offbusydrumand
percussionpartsassociatedwiththestyle.ThishappenswhenyouturnontheVari3To
Grove on (Variation 3 on the main Voice & Variation screen gets replaced by the
GROOVE).
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This way, you now have 2 musical VARIATIONS to use and 1 percussive/drum
VARIATION.ThisisveryusefulespeciallyforLATINstylesandbeatsthattendtohavea
lotofpercussiveparts.Therecomesatimewhenmutingsomeofthisatthetouchofa
buttoncreatesroomformusicianstofullyexpressthemselveswithoutcompetingwith
theSD7!Ofcoursetherearethosewhowouldpreferthekeyboardplayedalltheparts
whiletheylaydownasolidleadinstrumentline.
AUTOFILL:IfyouturnontheAUTOFILL(yellow),thenasyouplaythestyleandswitch
formArrangertoArranger(VariationtoVariation),thestyleautomaticallyplaysaFillin
between changes so that it sounds flawless and more professional. The other way to
achieve this same result would be to press a FILL in and then while the fill in is still
playing,pressthenextArranger(variation).WithAUTOFILLon,thissavesyouoneextra
buttontopushwhichmeansyoucanfocusmoreonplayingandlessonnavigatingthe
SD7
FILL TO ARRANGE: As the name implies, as you play a style, if you press the FILL
IN/BREAKbutton,theArranger/Variationautomaticallyjumpstothenextoneoncethe
fillisover.OnceitgetstoArrangerD,itcyclesbacktoArrangerA.
AftertouchFill:ThefillInisautomaticallyactivatedifyoupressdownhardonthekeys.
This is the best as your fingers never have to leave the keybed. With this turned on
(yellow),simplyplayandpresshardwhenyouwanttoactivatethefillin!
INTRO AUTO CRASH: When on (Yellow), whenever an INTRO is played, a crash is
heardattheendoftheINTROandjustbeforeanyoftheArranger/Variationsareheard.
You can touch the KEY box to change the instrument that is heard (CRASH/RIDE) by
turningthewheelonceselected.
FILLAUTOCRASH:Whenon(Yellow),wheneveranFILLIN/BREAKisplayed,acrashis
heardattheendoftheFILL/BREAKandjustbeforeanyoftheArranger/Variationsare
heard.YoucantouchtheKEYboxtochangetheinstrumentthatisheard(CRASH/RIDE)
byturningthewheelonceselected.
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TEMPO RANGE (MIN/MAX): Touch this to manually set the maximum and minimum
BPM/TEMPOfortheselectedstyle.SincetheSD7usesAudioDrums,thisfeatureisvery
handywhenyouwanttolimittherangeofthestylejustbeforetheaudiocomponent
beginstodistort(oncetheaudiodrumisstretchedtoofar).
Touch DRUM MIXER to access the following screen and functions associated with the Styles
MidiDRUMS(DRUMMIXERturnsyellow):
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Fromthisscreen,youcannow
Touchtheindividualinstrumentstomutethem(yellowbarappearsbelowtheir
names)
Touch the volume (VOL) column and use the data wheel to increase/decrease
thevolumeofindividualdrumparts(e.g.increasethevolumeofjustthesnare,
reducethevolumeofthehighhatetc).
Touch the reverb (REV) column and use the data wheel to increase/decrease
the reverb level of the individual drum parts (e.g. increase the reverb on the
latinpercussions,reduceitonthekickdrumalltogether)...etc.
SPEAKING OF DRUMS you can also play manual drum kits on the keybed. These
superiordrumkitsandsoundsarearrangedonthekeyboardaccordingtotheGM/GM2
protocol.SimplypresstheDRUMbuttonontherightsideofthepanel(lightcomeson)
andplaythedrumsonthekeyboard(itspreferableifyoudothisfromthemainscreen
soyouarenotlost).
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To change the drum kit of the manual drum set you are playing on the
keyboard
Press and hold down the DRUMS button for 2 seconds until the
followingdrumsetscreenisdisplayed
Youcantouchtheindividualdruminstrumentsonthescreenandplay
them live. To change the drum kit, simply touch the current drum set
shownbelowthescreen(inthiscaseStandard_sd)andpickanewdrum
setfromthepopuplistdisplayed.
Youcanalsoremapthecurrentdrumkitandmakeyourowndrumkit.
Todothis,simplytouchthedrumyouwanttochange(e.g.Kickdrum).
Then touch the remap box and select a new kick drum to replace the
currentonefromthepopuplistshown.
TouchBASStoaccessthefollowingscreenandfunctionsassociatedwiththeBASS(BASSturns
yellow):
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TheleftsideofthescreennowshowssomeveryinterestingBASSfeaturesunder2columnsARRANGE
(whereyoucanusethesefeatureswiththeSTYLEsbass/autobass)orMANUAL(withyouplayingbass
manuallyontheleftsideofthesplitpoint).
LetsexploittheARRANGE(ARRANGER/STYLE)bassfeatures:
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o
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ALTERNATE: This is a special mode for the alternate Bass that adapts it to the chord
changeaccordingtothecorrectruleofmusicalharmony.Forexample,bynotrepeating
thebasicnoteorthefifththatyouhaveplayed.ThisfunctionworksonlyinStyleswhere
thealternateBassisprogrammedwithtonicandfifthintervals.
LIVE BASS: This function synchronizes the Bass immediately regardless of when the
chordisplayedwithinameasure.InotherwordstheBassplaysimmediatelywhenyou
playthenotewithoutwaitingforthedownbeatofthemeasure.Whenthisisoff,the
bassnotisonlyheardonthedownbeatofthestylesmeasure.
VOICE LOCK:Whenon (yellow),thislocksthebasssoundsothatregardlessofwhich
styleyoupickorkeyboardsetting/Registrationyouload,thebassinstrumentdoesnot
change.
BASSTOC0:Whenon(yellow),thisextendsthearrangersbasslinesdowntoC0.This
isveryniceespeciallyfor5StringElectricbassguitars.
TOROOT:Whenon(yellow),thearrangertakesallthemelodicnotesoftheautomatic
Bassandplaysthemasabasicnoteofthechord.Whenplayingasong,youcanturnthis
onandoffatvariouspartsofthesongtoemulatealivebandfeel.
OntheleftsideofthepanelisabuttoncalledLOWEST.
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Whenon(lightsup),theSD7assignsthelowestnoteofthechordtotheBassoverandabove
thebasicchordplayed.InthiswaytheBasswillplayininversion.Thisagainisatoolyoucanuse
tobringmorelifetoyourmusicespeciallywhenusedsparinglyandalternatingwithTOROOT
above.
As for the manual BASS feature, this was already described above in details under 2I Manual bass
Page20PLAYINGLEFTHANDBASS.
This same BASS screen can also be accessed by pressing and holding down the
MANUALbassbuttonontheleftsideofthepanel
TouchCHORDtoaccessthefollowingscreen
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Thefirstcolumnontheleftprovidesaccesstothechordsettings.YoumayselecteitherNORMALor
RETRIGGERmodes.Thesecondcolumngivesyouaccesstothechordtypes,namely
CLOSED/PARALLEL/JAZZ/FOLK/BLUES.Thesechordsettingsandmodesonlyaffectthe
Arranger/Accompanimentcontrolledchords(Chord1,Chord2Chord3,Chord4,andChord5).
InNormalmodeachordplaysduringthebasicmeasureasprogrammed.
InRetriggermodethechordisheardeverytimeitisplayedi.e.theindividualchordnotes
areplayedregardlessofwhereyouareasyouplaythestyle.
InClosemodethechordsadapttheintervalstothenextnotesfollowingtherulesof
conventionalharmony.
InParallelmodethenotesofthechordsprogrammedaretransposedinparallelwithout
changingtheintervals.
TheSD7ArrangeralsoincludesthreenewmodeforChordharmonicvariationsandthese
complexmoresarebestsuitedforJazz,FolkandBlues.Eachof
thesemodesfeatureaccompanimentandharmoniestypicalofthemusicalstyles.
AsophisticatedmusicalalgorithmcontrolsChord
progressionandchangeintervalsarrangementdependingonChord
rulesintermsofTonic(root)subdominant(4th)ordominant(5th)forthiskindofmusic.
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ResetofRootrecognition(Tonic)isdonebypressingChordnotesfast(withmaximum
dynamic).
AtthecentreofthedisplayyouwillfindtheMODEfunctionthatmaybeset
onEASYorFINGERmodes.
OnEasymodetheinstrumentplaysinstandardmoderecognizingthechord.Some
tonesmayalsobeobtainedbynotplayingthefullchord.Forexample,youmayplaya
majorchordbyplayingonlythetonicpart.Withthetonicplustheminorthirdyouplay
aminorchord,withthetonicplustheseventhyouplayaseventhchord.
OnFingeredmodethechordisrecognizedandplayedonlyaccordingtothenotesyou
play.
TouchLOWERtoaccessthefollowingscreen:
Thereare2columnsassociatedwithboththeLOWER1andLOWER2voiceswhicharethe
two sounds that can be assigned left of the split point of the keyboard (Left Hand Voice).
Letsdescribeeachfunctioninfullandhowitcanbeofusetoyou:
HOLDSTART:WhensettoON,theLower1orLower2soundswillbeheld(sustained)asyou
playastyle.ThesettingisenabledforalltheStyles.Thisisgreatwhensustainedsoundslike
PADS or STRINGS are assigned to the left hand. This is what keyboard players would be
playinginalivebandwhenavocalistsissingingsayaverse(soft).
HOLDSTOP:WhensettoON,theLower1orLower2soundswillbeheld(sustained)even
whenthestyleisnotplaying(orhasbeenstopped).HoldSTOPisgenerallyalwaysdisabled,
butcouldbeusedinsayastylewhereoncethemusicends,youstillwantthePADStobe
sustained way after the ENDING has been completed. Very useful for Orchestral/Theatric
music.
HOLDBREAK:WhenofftheLOWERvoiceisnotheard(interrupted)whenanyoftheBREAK
buttons are pressed while a style is being played. This could be useful if say you used a
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BRASSinstrumentasoneofthelowervoicesandwanttouseabreakandwantthehornsto
cometoanabruptstop/end,especiallywithDANCEmusic.
STOP MUTE: When this is set to ON, the LOWER voice is not heard when the style is not
running.
MUTE: Instantly mutes the Lower voice selected regardless of whether the style is on
(playing)ornot.
LOWER+BASS:Thisfunctionsonlywhenthestyleisnotrunning(STOP)andallowsyouto
playthemanualBassforthechordyouareplaying,togetherwiththetwoLowervoices.This
is very useful when the musician wishes to play a solo introduction before starting the
automatic accompaniment. Once the Style starts however the Bass will be controlled
automaticallybytheStyleaccordingtothechordsplayed.
VOICELOCK:Locks(freezes)thevoicesselectedontheLower/Leftsectionsothatregardless
ofwhichRegistration(Setting)orStyleyouselect,theLOWERvoiceswillalwaysremainthe
same
TouchPIANIST&BASSISTtoaccessthefollowingscreen:
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Here you may use the Arranger in piano mode,PIANIST (ON) in other words
eliminating the split and extending the Upper section over the full keyboard (Full
Uppermode).ThechordwillthereforenotberecognizedonlyontheLeftsection
butoverthefullkeyboardandwhatevervoiceyouselectwillbeusedthroughthe
entirekeyboard.
Alsointhiswindow,youmaysettheArrangersuchthatyoucanplaybasswithyour
lefthandsimplybytouchingBASSISTonthescreenBASSIST(ON).
Thetwomodes,Bassist/Pianist,mayonlybeusedoneatatime.Theywillnowbe
describedinmoredetail:
PIANIST
o Auto:Inthismode,simplyplay3ormorenotesonthekeyboardsothatthechordis
recognizedandoncethishappens,youcanthenplaythemelodywithone,oratthe
mosttwonotes,withoutchangingthechordsoftheArranger.
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Standard:InthismodeyoufreezethechordrecognizedwiththeSustainPedalsoas
toplayonthekeyboardwithoutalteringthetoneoftheArranger.Thisisthetypical
wayapianoplayerplaysanywaypressingthesustainpedalwhenthenotesbeing
placedareinthecurrentchordjustplayed.
Sustain Pedal: When this parameter is enabled (ON), the Sustain Pedal control on
PianistisenabledoncepluggedintotheSD7.
BASSIST
o The Bassist function allows you to play the Manual Bass on the left section of the
keyboardwhilecontrollingtheArrangerandsonglineatthesametimeontheright
section.
o Thisfunctionhas2playingmodes:EASYandEXPERT.
EASY: This is the default mode of BASSIST. When you press BASSIST, the
Manual Bass is automatically selected for the left hand while chords are
recognized by interpreting the note played by both the left (Bass) and the
notesplayedwiththerighthand.Simplyplayachordofatleast3noteson
therightsectionfortheinstrumenttocreateanaccompanimentwhichthe
SD7willplayalongwiththeselectedstyle.Inthismode,youmayalsoplaya
song line of no more than 2 notes played together since 3 notes are
automatically recognized as a new chord. This interactive style of play
allows a Piano player to play freely without loosing their original playing
skillswhileplayingthebassmanuallywiththelefthand.
o EXPERT:ExpertmodeisverysimilartoEasymode,butfacilitatedwiththeSUSTAIN
PEDAL.Play3notestocreateachord,thenpresstheSUSTAINPEDALtofreezethat
chord.Anyothernotesplayed(2,or3or4or)donotalterthechordofthe
arrangeruntiltheSUSTAINPEDALisreleased.Oncethepedalisreleased,thenext
chordplayedonthekeyboardisimmediatelyrecognizedandplayed.Thisisthe
mostprofessionalmethodthatallowsaPianoplayertofreelyexpressthemselves
withouthavingtolearnanew/standardwayofplayingtheArrangerkeyboard.
TheExpertModetakesalittlebitofpracticeinorderforyoutoknowjustwhento
pressthatSUSTAINPEDALsoastolockthechord,howeveritiswellworthitsinceit
allowsyougreatfreedomtoexpressyourselfmusicallywhenplayingtheSongjust
asaPianistwould.
o SUSTAINPEDAL:ForbothPianistandBassistmodes,theSustainPedaloptionallows
you to enable/disable Sustain on the lead/Right hand voices when you press the
pedal.
4.KADDINGARPEGGIOS(ARPS)TOYOURSTYLES&MUSIC
ThisisanewfeaturecoveredinmoredepthbelowunderSTYLEMODELING,however,yes,
youcanaddarpstoyourexistingfactoryoruserstyles.Thisfunctioncanmorphanycurrent
styleintoamoderndanceortechnostyleoraddfreshguitarstrumshornlines...etctoa
ratherboringstyle.ThismodificationiseasilyaccomplishedthroughthestyleMODELING.
Todoso,fromthedefaultscreen
Selectthestylethatyouwanttomodifyandaddarpsto
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TouchtheMODELINGicononthescreentodisplaythefollowingscreenbelow
As an example, lets replace the current boring Nylon guitar lines used in
Arranger/VariationACHORD2withanewARPGuitarfromthebuiltinKETRONlibrarythat
hasover30guitararps.(NB:YoucantouchanyoftheARRANGERSADonthepaneland
workwithitschord2instead).
TouchtheCHORD2iconabovetheMODELINGicontodisplayapagesimilartothisbelow
Ontherightsideofthescreen,touchGUITARtoaccesstheGuitarLibraryofarpeggiosand
otherorchestralguitarlines.
Theleftside ofthescreendisplaysthearpeggiosfoundintheGUITARbank.Youcanturn
thedatawheeltorevealevenmore.
Since they are named generically (Arp1, Arp2 . Etc), it would be wise to press the red
STARTbuttontostartplayingthestyle(playachordsothefullarrangerisplaying)andthen
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asthestyleplays,testeachofthesetoseewhichoneyouwanttouse.Forclarity,youcan
touchtheSOLObutton(whichwillmutealltheotherarrangerpartsbutCHORD2whichyou
arenowworkingwith).
o Youcanalsotakethisastepfurtherandchangetheinstrumentusedtocreatethe
ARP(inthiscasetheguitar).YoumaywanttoreplacetheSTEELguitarwithanother
guitar or another instrument from another category such as Brass orPiano. To do
this,simplytouchtheCHORD2(GUITAR)icontodisplaythecurrentinstrumentand
itssource
o Thepartcircledinred(leftofthescreen)showsyouthevariousvoicegroups.You
can pick any of these where you believe the instrument you want to replace the
guitar resides in. For this example, we kept the guitar group and selected a new
guitarSOLIDBODYtotheright(inthepartcircledingreenwhichdisplaysallthe
instrumentswithinthecurrentlyselectedgroup).PressEXITwhendonetoreturnto
thepreviousscreen.
Once you have found the one you want, press the next ARRANGER section (AD) on the
panelandrepeattheabove.
Whenyouhavecompetedmodelingyoustyle,youwillneedtosaveitasaUSERSTYLE,else
allchangesarelostonceyouselectanewstyleorturnofftheinstrument.Tosavethenew
style as a USER style, simply press SAVE on the panel (right side) to display this screen
below
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TouchSAVEASandnameyournewstyleinthenextscreenthentouchtheENTERbutton
on the screen and save as a USER style. This style can now be used by you instantly by
selecting it from the appropriate style category (USER STYLE on [yellow]) or in a
REGISTRATION(Keyboardsetup).
4.LASSEMBLINGYOUROWNSTYLES(STYLEMODELING)
Up until this point, we have been discussing making adjustments to factory styles and saving them as
USERSTYLESforfutureuse.Apartfrommakingchangestoexistingstyleparts,youcanchangethemall
togetherorcustomizetheminoneoftwoways:
A. Assembleastyleofyourownusingexistingstyleparts(STYLEMODELING)
B. Creatingastylefromscratch(requiresprofessionalMidisoftwaresuchasCakewalk)
KETRON has created a nice tool for the SD7 which allows you to alter the Drums, Bass, or any of the
chord parts (15) to create an entirely new style and since all these parts were carefully created by
professionalsinstudiosfromallovertheworld,itmeansyourworkisdrasticallyreducedwhenitcome
tocreatingastylebecausemostofithasalreadybeendoneforyou.LetstakeacloserlookatSTYLE
MODELLING. First of all, select a style that comes close to the style you have in mind to create. Then
fromthemainstylespage,touchMODELINGbelowthescreen
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ThefollowingpagewillbedisplayedontheSD7
Youcanseealltherelevantpartsthatmakeupthestyle(apartfromCHORD5).Thesearethepartsyou
can modify and replace with hundreds of other styletemplates that KETRON has provided for use in
eachsectionsoyouhavedifferenttemplatesforDRUM,Groove(percussion),BassandChords(15).
Atthispoint,itwillbesmarttopresstheredSTARTbuttontostartplayingthestylesoyouhearhow
thestyleisnow(withnoadjustment)andthenadjustassuggestedbelow.
LetssaywewanttochangetheGROOVEofthestyle.SimplytouchtheGROOVEicononthescreento
displaythefollowingscreenbelow
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Theleftsideofthescreendisplaysthefirst10grooveswhichyoucanselectbysimplytouchinganyone
ofthegroves.Stillneedtoaccessmoregroves?Turnthedatawheeltoaccessthenext10andwhenyou
seewhatyouwant,touchit.Asthestyleplays,youwillimmediatelynoticethenewGrooveplayingonce
selected.
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GROOVE (box) As you make your GROOVE selection, this box shows you the
currentGROOVEbeingused.
TouchSOLOifyouwanttoisolatetheGROOVEsoitstandsoutbetter
Touch[72]andturnthedatawheeltoadjusttheVOLUMEoftheGroove.NB:You
may want to make sure the SOLO is off (not yellow). This way, you adjust the
GROOVESvolumerelativetotheentirestylemixandnotjustbyitself!
DRUMIftheDRUMtrackisnotbeingusedfortheDRUMtrackelsewhereinthe
style,thispartwillbeselectableandyoucantouchitandselectfromtheleftofthe
screendifferentDRUMGROOVEStouseinthestyle(justasyoudidtheGROOVE).
However,ifthisisgrayedout(asabove),thismeanstheDRUMbankisalreadybeing
used by the DRUM track of the style and so cannot be used here. If you select a
DRUM track and try to press START to play the style immediately, the following
messagemayappearwhiletheSD7loadedtheappropriateAudioDrumsthathave
justbeenselected
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NB: When a drum track is selected during MODELING, the new selection
automatically loads the various audio drums for all the other Arranger tracks so if you
wereinArrangerBandwentintotheSTYLEMODELINGandselectedDRUMtochooseanew
DRUMarrangementforArrangerB,3newAudioDrumswillalsobeloadedforArrangerA,C
andD.YoucannotloadindividualAudioDrumsforindividualArrangerparts!
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ORIGINALUsethistoreverttotheoriginalstyle(ignoreallchanges).
OncedonewiththeGROOVE,pressEXITtoreturntothemainMODELINGscreen.
Now,letsMODELthebasssimilarprocedureasabove.TouchtheBASSicononthescreentoaccess
theBASStemplates.
NB:AnadditionalfeaturetoBASSandCHORDS(15)isthatnotonlycandomodifytheBassandChord
linesbymakingaselectionfromthedatabaseontheleft,butyoucanalsochangetheactualinstrument
beingplayed(bassinstrumentinthiscase)bytouchingtheBASSiconontherightandselectinganew
BassGuitarfromthosedisplayed.(Dontforgettoturnthedatawheeltodisplayevenmoreinstruments
andpressEXITwhendone).
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LetsMODELoneoftheCHORDSCHORD1.TouchtheCHORD1iconfromtheMODELINGmainscreen
todisplayapagesimilartothisbelow
Now,withtheCHORDS,youcanactuallyselectfrom3differentbanks,whichkindofarrangementyou
wanttouseforCHORD1(oranychordyouhaveselected)bytouchinganyofthebanksPIANO,GUITAR
orORCHESTRAL.Forthisexample,thePIANObankhasbeenselected.
Basedonyourselection,theleftsideofthescreenwilldisplaytherelevantarrangementsavailable(in
this case, PIANO was touched and so the left side of the screen displays 2 rows of 10 Piano
ArrangementsavailableforuseinCHORD1.Turn thedatawheeltodisplay evenmoreandtouchthe
oneyouwant).Ifthestyleisplaying,asyoutouch,youcansample/hearthearrangementinrealtime
then keep the one you like. Remember this arrangement selected only impacts the current
ARRANGER/VARIATION.YoucanselectdifferentarrangementsforCHORD1ofArrangerB,Arranger C
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andArrangerDaveryflexibleandintuitivedesignbyKETRON.AlsonotethattheFILLins,Breaksand
Intro/Endingsarenotaffected.
Once you have competed modeling you style, you will need to save it as a USER STYLE, or else all
changesarelostonceyouselectanewstyleorturnofftheinstrument.TosavethenewstyleasaUSER
style,simplypressSAVEonthepanel
Touch SAVE AS and name your new style in the next screen then touch the ENTER button on the
screen and save as a USER style. This style can now be used by you instantly by selecting it from the
appropriatestylecategory(USERSTYLEon[yellow])orinaREGISTRATION(Keyboardsetup).
4.MCREATINGYOUROWNNEWSTYLESFROMSCRATCH(STYLE
CREATOR)
ItispossibletocreateanewstylefortheKETRONSD7electronickeyboard(OS1.0)byfirstcreatinga
professionalstandardMidifileusinganexternalPCsequencer(suchasCubase,Sonar,Logicetc)and
thenimportingthisfileintotheinstrumenttobeusedasastyle.
Thistutorialcoversthephases,formatsandproceduresneededtocreateanewstylefortheSD7.
KETRONSTYLEFORMAT:KETRONstylesarecomposedofthefollowingparts:4Arrangements(A,B,C
&D),4Fillins,4Breaks,3Introsand3Endings.Inordertocreateastyle,youwillneedtoimplementin
oneStandardMidifile(format0)allthepartsmentionedabove,separatedbyspecialmarkers.
Herearetherulesthatgoverneachofthestylesparts:
4Arrangers(A,B,C&D):Thiscanvarybetween216measuresmax,however,thestandardlengthis
usually8measureslong.
4Fillins(A,B,C&D):EachfillinisassociatedwithitsrespectiveArrangerpart(soFillAisassociated
withArrangerA..etc)andisamaximumof1measurelong.
4 Breaks (A, B, C & D): Each break is associated with its respective Arranger part (so Break A is
associatedwithArrangerA..etc)andisamaximumof1measurelong.
Intro/Ending: The length of the 3 Intros and 3 Endings varies depending on the style and is at the
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discretionoftheuser.Ineachofthesehowever,ifyouwanttomaintaintheformatusedbythefactory
style,pleaseproceedasfollows:
Intro1:Theshortestintrophrase,usuallyjust1measurelong.
End1:Immediateendingingeneralofabout23measureslongdepending
onthestyleandBPMofmusic.
Intro2:Usuallyjust2measureslong,recordedinthekeyofCmajororC
minorwithnochordchangesandnomelodyline(s).
End2:Just2measuresrecordedinthekeyofCmajororCminorwithnot
chordchangesandnomelodyline(s).
Intro3End3:WritteninthekeyofCmajorandCminorbutwithfree
harmonicchordchangeswithinandmayincludemelodyline(s).
Each section within the Midifile has to be characterized by a marker which must have the following
categorical names (corresponding to the style part and chord format Maj = Major; MIN=Minor;
SEV=Seventh):
ARRA_MAJ
FILA_MAJ
BRKA_MAJ
INT1_MAJ
END1_MAJ
ARRB_MAJ
FILB_MAJ
BRKB_MAJ
INT2_MAJ
END2_MAJ
ARRC_MAJ
FILC_MAJ
BRKC_MAJ
INT3_MAJ
END3_MAJ
ARRD_MAJ
FILD_MAJ
BRKD_MAJ
ARRA_MIN
FILA_MIN
BRKA_MIN
INT1_MIN
END1_MIN
ARRB_MIN
FILB_MIN
BRKB_MIN
INT2_MIN
END2_MIN
ARRC_MIN
FILC_MIN
BRKC_MIN
INT3_MIN
END3_MIN
ARRD_MIN
FILD_MIN
BRKD_MIN
ARRA_SEV
FILA_SEV
BRKA_SEV
INT1_SEV
END1_SEV
ARRB_SEV
FILB_SEV
BRKB_SEV
INT2_SEV
END2_SEV
ARRC_SEV
FILC_SEV
BRKC_SEV
INT3_SEV
END3_SEV
ARRD_SEV
FILD_SEV
BRKD_SEV
Themarkerhastobepositionedexactlyatthebeginningofthemeasureandprecedeeveryotherevent
of that section. The control change (volume, pan, reverb, chorus and exchange programs) must be
positioned exactly at the beginning of the measure and precede every other type of event notes and
continuouscontrol(modulation,PitchBend,etc.)
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ThefirstmeasureoftheMidifilemusthaveonlyonemarkeronthefirsttick.Themarkermusthavethe
followingnameAudyaStyle1.0.
Youcannowstartrecordingtheevents/notesofthestylefromthesecondmeasure.
ThesequenceorderoftheMidipartsofeachsectionandofthemarkerisatthediscretionoftheuser.
(Ex.ARRA_MAJ,INT3_MIN,FILLC_MAJ,etc.).Thereisnofixedordertoarrangetheseparts,astheywill
automaticallybeassignedtotheappropriatestylepartsintheSD7.
Allsectionsandrelatedmarkersshouldbewrittenbacktobackwithoutleavinganyemptymeasures
orspaceswithinthemidifile.
STYLEPARTSANDRELATEDMIDICHANNELS:Ineachsection,itispossibletoprogramthemidiparts
associated with each part. Here are the recommended style parts, midi channels and instruments to
use:
StylePart
MidiCh.
InstrumentNote(s)
DRUM1Ch10DrumSet
DRUM2
Ch9Groove
BASS
Ch5Bass
CHORD1
Ch.6
CHORD2
CHORD3
CHORD4
Ch.11 Synth
CHORD5
Ch.12 Lead
ElPiano/AcPiano
(suggested)
Ch.7
AcGtr/ElGtr
(suggested)
Ch.8
Strings/Pad
(suggested)
(suggested)
(suggested)
Togetyouuptospeedquickly,wehaveattachedtothistutorialasamplemidifile(70sPOP.mid)which
youcanuseasatemplatetostart.ThisisatemplateofanexistingstyleintheSD7soyoucanseehow
weprogrammedit.
Byloadingandopeningthisfileinyoursequencer,youwillbeabletoimmediatelyrealizethestructure
anddifferentsectionsusedtocreatethisKetronstyle.
Youcanthenreplacethepartsandnotesofthistemplatewithyoursutilizingyoursequencer.
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Itisveryimportantthatyoualsocomplywiththefollowingrules:
1)TheArrangementparts(AD),FillinsandBreaksmustbeprogrammedinCMajor.Withbuiltin
Chordalgorithms,theSD7canthenautomaticallygenerateallotherchordsplayedonthearrangerso
longasthisstructureiscorrect.
2)ThefollowingMidieventsandcontrolscanbeusedwithintheMidifile:
NoteOn/Off,Bend,Modulation,Sustain,Expression,PanPot,Rev,Chorus,
WhaWha(On:CC86value127OffCC86value0.ChorusCC 850to127),PortamentoOn/Off(On:
CC65value127,OffCC85value0),PortamentoTimeCC5valule0to127,TempoTrack(BPM).
3)TheMidifilemustbesavedinMidiformat0(zero)pluscontainsubdivisionmarkersandmusthavea
resolutionof480TPQ.
4)Neverprogramdoublenoteswithinthemidifileatthesametimeonthesametrack.
5)Allmidieventswithinasectionandmarkershouldnotoverride/overlaythenextmarker.
6)Donotwritecontrolchangeorpitchbendeventsonthesamenoteneitherduringnoteonoroff.
ScreenshowingexampleoftheMidifile"70'sPOP.mid"usingCubase
OnceyouhavecompletedrecordingtheMidifile,youcannowtransferitintotheSD7foruseasastyle.
TheSD7alsoprovidesyouwithmoretoolstofurtherenhanceyournewstyle,givingyouthepossibility
to add say Audio Drums, or using the Style Modeling tool, grants access to hundreds of professional
stylepartssuchasbass.Chords,groovesetc.
CONVERTING THE MIDIFILE CREATED INTO SD7 STYLE FORMAT: After saving the Midifile as
type/format 0, simply rename the midifile with the new extension *.KST (example 70's POP.KST)[
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whereKST=KetronStyle].
Connect the SD7 via USB to your computer and transfer the *KST file into any of the USER STYLE sub
folders(Pop,Dance,Balladetc).Forthisexample,wewillcopythefileintothePOPsubfolder.
Disconnect the SD7 from your computer and go on the keyboard press the STYLE button (on) and
TouchtheUSERstyleicononthescreen.Now,touchthestylegroupyoucopiedyournewstyleinto(in
thiscasePop).
TheSD7willnowloadthestyle(*KST)andautomaticallyassignallthestyleparts,relativeeffects...etc
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asneededbythestyletotherelativestylebuttons(Intro,ArrangerAD,FillIns..etc).
Youcanfurtherenhancethestylebygoingtostyleview(touchVIEW)fromwhereyouwillhaveaccess
totheindividualstylecomponents(Drum,Bass,Chords..etc)fromwhichyoucanmodifythevolume,
programchange,effects,panandotherstyleparameterssuchasparallel/closechordmodes,retrigger..
etcforeachstylepart.
Oncecompletewithadjustments,presstheSAVEbuttonandsaveyourfinishedstyle(asnotedinthe
usermanual).
As mentioned earlier, it is also possible to further enhance or modify the style using the new Style
Modelingfeaturetodescribedabovein4.LAssemblingyourownstylePage63.
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5.MICROPHONE&VOCALHARMONIZER(VOICETRON)
TheSD7comeswithstudioqualityprofessionalbuiltinMicrophoneandVocalHarmonizercircuits.This
allowsyoutosingintoyourmicrophoneandinstantlyaddbackgroundvocalstoyoursongsasyoueither
playlive(asjustakeyboardorusingthestylesandbeats)orwithAudio(Mp3andWave)andMidifiles
(inwhichcasetheMidifilescontrolthevocalharmoniesautomatically).Totakeadvantageofthisand
start singing right away while having great back up vocalists at your finger tips, all you need to do is
simply
MakesuretheMicvolumesliderisallthewaydownonthefrontpanel(thiswaythereisno
poppingsoundasyouconnectyourmictotheunit).
PluginagoodmicrophoneintotheMIC1inputjackonthebackoftheunit
Setthegain(initiallyat1/2wayup[lineshouldbestraightupanddown]).
PresstheMICbuttononthepanel(rightside)toturnonthemicandadjusttheMicvolume
1/2wayup forastartthensingor talkintothe micforasoundcheck.If youhearany
feedback,slightlyturndownthegainatthebackoftheunitasthismeansthesignalcoming
inmaybetoohigh/hot.
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You can of course call up and set various microphone presets (such as REVERB, DELAY) etc and
customizethemthewayyouseefitforyourvoice.
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TheMicrophoneandVocalizer/HarmoniserpresetscanbeachievedbypressingtheMICbuttononthe
panelforabout2seconds.Thescreenshouldlooklikethis
ThismicrophoneEDITpageismadeupof2columns:
MICRO (left) These settings address the effects on the microphone. The ON/OFF
buttonturnsthemiconoroff(sameeffectasturningon/offthemicbypressingtheMIC
buttononthepanel).Toucheitherofthesilverknobsandturnthedatawheeltoadjust
themicrophonesVol(Volume),Rev(Reverblevel)andEcho.Thevaluesaredisplayed
rightnexttoeachother.Youcanalsochangethevaluebytouchingthecorresponding
knobandmoving/turningyourfingeronthescreen.
5.AMICROPHONEPRESETS&SETTINGSINDETAIL
There are 10 Factory and 10 User settings for the microphone. By touching the
settingsboxnexttotheOn/Offbuttononthescreen,adropdownmenudisplaysall
the10factorysettingsasshowninthisscreenbelow
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Simplyturnthewheeltohighlighttheoneyouwantandtouchit(orpressENTERon
the panel left side) to select it and it will be displayed in the box. The user
settingsarebelowthefactorysettings.IfyouEDITanyofthefactorysettings,they
getstoredinoneofthe10USERlocations.
If you press EDIT, the SD7 will now display the various effects processes used to
createthecurrentMicsetting(Gate,Eq,Compressor..etc)asshowninthescreen
below.Thestatusoftheseprocesses(ONorOFF)isalsoshownabovetheiricons.
YoucanthenmakechangestotheseparametersandsaveasaUSERMICsetting.So
foranexample,ifyouwanttomakechangestotheNoiseGate,touchthecurrent
selection(Soft)belowtheNoiseGateicontodisplayalistofselectableNoiseGate
settings.
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Touch the Noise Gate setting you want and press EXIT on the panel (right
side)toreturntotheMicEditscreen.
ToviewormodifythecurrentEQsettings,touchVIEWonthescreenandmodifyas
youseefittoyourvoicebytouchingandturningyourfingeronthescreenorthe
datawheel.
IfyouwanttomakeyourownEQsettingandsaveforfutureuse,touchthe
currentEQsettingboxbelowtheEQgraphfromthepreviousscreen(Studio
asshowninexampleabove).
TurnthedatawheelandselectanyUserEq(14)below.
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Only a USER EQ setting can be saved for future use. (NB: If you select a
factory setting, you can modify it for your current performance but you
cannotsavethemodificationsmadeforfutureuse).
Moving on, if you want to make changes to the Compressor, simply touch the
currentselection(Comp15db)todisplayotheroptionsasshownbelow
o
o
Selectthenewcompressorsettingyouwishtousebytouchingitonthe
screenthentouchEXITtoreturntotheeditscreen.(NBYoucanalso
touchanitemtwice(doubleclick)toselectitandreturntotheprevious
screen).
Thismethodofeditingthemicrophonesettingsistrueforalltheotherparameters
shownonthescreen.
NB:ToavoidpressingEXITeachtimeaselectionismade,simplydoubletouchit
(touchitandtouchitagainlikedoubleclickingonacomputer)
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VOICETRONThesesettingsaddressthevocalprocessorthataddsharmoniestoyour
voiceasyousingintothemic.TheON/OFFbuttonturnstheharmoniesonoroff.Touch
eitheroftheknobs (redlinedenoteit isactive)andturnthedatawheel toadjustthe
microphonesVol(Volume),Rev(Reverblevel).Thevaluesaredisplayedrightnextto
each other. You can also change the value by touching the corresponding knob and
moving/turningyourfingeronthescreenorturningthedatawheel.Thevolumeofthe
harmonies is controlled by moving the VOCAL volume slider on the front panel (right
side)asshown
Use the MICRO (Lead/clean voice) and VOCAL (Vocal/Background harmonies) volume sliders to adjust
yourmicvolumetotaste.(NB:Abetterwaytocontrolthevocalharmonizer(whichfreesyouuptoplay)
isbyconnectingtheoptionalFootswitch(FS6orFS130andprogrammingoneoftheswitchestobethe
VOCALOn/Offbutton.Thisway,yousimplyraisethevolumeoftheharmonizeronthepanelasshown
above and leave it set. When you want harmonies in your song, press the assigned pedal to turn the
harmonies on/off) Programming and using the optional Footswitches is described more below (under
section15MenuFootswitchPage131).
5.BVOCALHARMONIZER(VOICETRON)SETTINGSINDETAIL
Onceyoupluginyourmicandturnupthevocalharmonies,youmaynothearanyharmonies.No,your
SD7 is not damaged. Why are there no harmonies? From the factory, your SD7 is programmed to
respondtoharmoniesbyplayingnotestotherightofthesplitpoint(Righthand)soifyouwanttohear
harmonies (with everything else on), you will have to play a note to the right of the split. On the
AJAMSONICSD7units,theharmonyhasbeenprogrammedtobetriggeredbychordsplayedtotheLEFT
of the spit point (left hand). How do you program the harmonizer and set it up to respond to chords
playedonwhatsectionofthekeyboard?Howdoyouselectdifferentvocalharmonytypes?
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FromtheEditMicoscreenabove,touchthecurrentvocalharmonizersetting(HARMONYRIGHT
inthiscaseabove)todisplaythefollowingscreenthatgivesyouaccesstoalltheothercurrent
vocalizerpresetsettingsintheSD7.
Turnthedatawheeltoaccessevenmorebelow.
Once you have found the appropriate setting, sing into the microphone and try it out. If you
havemadesomecustomizedadjustments,youcanthenpresstheSAVEbuttononthepanelto
savetheseasaUSERsettingforfuturerecall/useeitherSAVEtheMicrophonesettingsorSAVE
theVocalizersettings
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TouchMICO ifyouwanttosavethe MicrophonesettingsortouchVOICETRONifyouwantto

savethevocalizersettingsdependingonwhatwasadjusted.Youllthenbeaskedtosavethe
settingsandreplaceaUSERsetting
Sointheexampleabove,VOICETRONwasselectedfromthepreviousscreenandnowyoucan
savethecurrentsettingsunderthefirstuserlocationUSER01(orturnthedatawheeltoselect
anotherUserlocation).TouchSAVEASandgiveUSER01yourownnameinthenextscreenand
touchENTERtosaveit.
NB: In the vocalizer EDIT mode, there is a unique mode called VOICETRON TO ARRANGE
(VocalizersettingslinkedtotheArranger/VariationbuttonsA,B,C&D).Whatthisdoesisit
allows you to program different Vocal Harmonies to the various Arranger buttons such that
whenyouareplayingwithArrangerA,avocalharmonyisheard(ornon).Whenyouswitchto
ArrangerB,adifferentharmonytypeisautomaticallyselected,whenyouswitchtoArrangerC
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etc.Thisfreesyouupfromhavingtomanuallyselectandswitchharmonytypesasyouplayand
bestofall,youfocusonplayingandnotpushingbuttons.
Toaccessthis,pressEDITundertheVOICETRONcolumn(asshownbelow)
Thefollowingscreenwillnowbedisplayedbelow
Touch Off to turn this mode ON (yellow). (NB: If this is left off, even if you
proceedtosetupthevariousmodes,themodeswillnotchangeautomaticallyas
youswitchbetweenthevariousarrangermodes).
Touch VOICETRON TO ARRANGE to get into the next screen where you can
assignwhichvocalizerharmoniesgetassignedtowhichArrangerbuttons(A,B,
D,CStart/Stopetc).
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Now below each Arranger button is the box displaying the current vocalizer
settingthatwillbeheardwhenthatArrangerbuttonison.Toucheachboxand
select from the dropdown menu which harmonizer setting you want each
arranger button to use when active. When done, your screen should look
somethinglikethis
Intheexampleabove,thevocalizerhasbeensetupsuchthatifyoupress
ARRANGERA:YoullhearUNISON(doublevoicebutsamenotes).
ARRANGER B: Youll hear TRIO DOWN (your voice plus harmonies
belowyourvoice).
ARRANGER C: Youll hear DUET STANDARD (your voice plus another
withstandardharmony).
ARRANGERD:YoullhearTRIODOWN(yourvoiceplus2othersbelow
yourvoice)
STOP(whenthearrangerisoff/notplaying).OFFnoharmonies.
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5.CTIPSONUSINGTHEVOCALIZER/HARMONIZER
Althoughexcitingandverysweetsoundinginmostcases,itiswisetousethevocalharmonizerjustas
youwouldharmonizeinactualtunessparinglyhereandthere(maybereserveitforchorusetc).If
harmoniesareusedthroughouttheentiretune,thereisthetendencyforearfatiguetosetinandas
such,theharmonizerisnolongeraneffectyoubringintoenhanceyoursong.Bringitinandoutof
yourtuneletyouraudiencemissitratherthangetboardofit!
5.DGUITAR/MICROPHONE#2INPUT
Youcanconnecteithera2ndMicrophoneoraGuitar/InstrumentintotheINPUTjackatthebackofthe
SD7asshown
Make sure the INPUT volume slider is all the way down and the INPUT switch on the panel is OFF
BEFORE making any connections to the instrument to prevent any possible damages to the internal
amp/speakers!!
OnceconnectedtothebackoftheSD7,presstheINPUTbuttonontheSD7sfrontpanel(rightside)to
turn on or off this signal and adjust its volume to appropriate levels using the INPUT volume slider
directlyabovetheINPUTbutton.
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Thedefaultsettingsetupforthisinputtobeusedisforamicrophoneandsothegainisinternallyset
highbythesettings.IfusingaGuitaroranyothermusicalinstrument,youwillhavetolettheSD7know
that the signal coming in is not from a microphone but rather a LINE musical instrument. To do this,
please press and hold down the MICRO2/GUITAR (INPUT) button for about 2 seconds to display the
followingpage
The screen displayed above shows 2 columns the left side is that of the
microphoneandtherightsideisthatoftheGuitar.Onlyoneofthesecanbeusedat
atimefortheMIC2/LINEINjack.
IfamicrophoneiswhathasbeenconnectedintotheMIC2jackatthebackof
theSD7,touchtheONbuttonontheleftsideclosetotheMicroSetupicon(the
GuitarSetupwillbeturnedoffifitwason).
If a Guitar (or a musical instrument) is what has been connected to the MIC2
jack at back of the SD7, touch the ON button on the right side close to the
GuitarSetupicon(theMicroSetupwillbeturnedoffifitwason).
Adjusting the MICRO2 settings is identically to adjusting the MICRO1 settings already
discussedabove(undersection5.AMicrophonePage76),soletsfocusontheGUITAR
setup. Touch EDIT to access the Guitar stomp boxes/effects units which will be
displayedassuch
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Each of the stomp boxes displayed above represents different guitar effects used by
Guitarplayers.OnceyouhavepluggedinyourguitarintotheLineinputonthebackof
the SD7, simply touch the effect boxs knob you wish to turn on or off. A red light
denotesthattheeffecthasbeenturnedon(intheexampleabove,theDELAYeffecthas
beenturnedon).
Tochangetheamountofdelay,touche.g.thedelayknob(itturnsredshowing
it is in edit mode) and turn it with your finger or turn the data value wheel
asshowninthescreenshotabove.
The current effect (in this case Delay effect) is displayed in the box below the
knob.ToselectadifferentDelayeffect(asanexample),touchtheboxwiththe
currenteffectdisplayedtodisplayalistwithmanyothereffectstoselectfrom
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Touchtheneweffectyouwanttonowuse.
NB: This process of increasing and decreasing the amount of effect used and
changing the effect all together is the same for all the effects pedals (stomp
boxes)showinthiswindow.Theonlyonewhichfunctionsyoucanonlyturnon
oroffaretheAmpSimulator.
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6. KEYBOARDSETTINGS
SAVINGANDRECALLINGEVERYTHING(REGISTRATIONS)
You are at point where, youve picked the proper voice for your right hand (lead), selected the best
layered 2nd voice, picked the greatest style and slowed it down just right for your next song (I will
alwaysloveyouforanexample),transposedthekeyboardsoyoucanplaythistuneinthekeyofCbut
soundasifyoureplayingitinthekeyofAandthen.Ohmy,howdoyousavethissetupsothat
when you go to perform before your audience/friends, you can recall this exact set up for this song?
REGISTRATIONS.
Registrations are just snap shots or setups of your keyboard at any given time. You can set up your
keyboard just the way you want it to be to perform a particular song and save the entire set up
(includinglyricsofthesong)suchthat,whenyouareonstageanditistimetoperform,yousimplypress
the REGIS button and touch your song setting and instantly, the SD7 loads all parameters that were
savedinassociationwiththissong.
6.ACREATINGYOURSONGSETUP/REGISTRATIONSATHOME/IN
THESTUDIO
Creating your song set ups is easy. However, before you proceed, you want to make sure the
REGISTRATIONSaresetuptosavethesettingsyouwantthemtosaveandignorethesettingsyouwant
themtoignore.Thisisdonebecauseinsomeinstances(e.g.FootswitchesorMidisetups),youwantthe
settingsofsuchtoremainunchangednomatterwhatREGISTRATIONisrecalled.
6.BDETERMININGWHATAREGISGRATIONSAVESANDIGNORES
To set up the SD7 such that the Registration can ignore certain settings and change others, from the
mainscreen,presstheMENUbutton
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ThefollowingscreenisdisplayedonceyoupresstheMENUbuttonabove
TouchtheREGS.SETUP(RegistrationSetup)toentertheregistrationsetupscreenwhereyou
can select what settings registrations will load up and which will be ignored. The screen
displayedwilllooksimilartothis
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There are 2 columns displayed. The left column displays the 8 major functions while the right
section displays the individual features within which can be saved and recalled within a
registration (Yellow) or that will be ignored (blue). In the example above, in the GENERAL
section, we see that the Transposer and Slider values/levels will be saved within the
REGISTRATIONS,howeverthefootswitch,ArabicandControlsettingswillbeignored.NB:Just
forclarificationifyouprogramthefootswitchesandsavetheminthefootswitchmenu,this
means that even if you have different footswitch settings in different registrations, those
settingswillbeignored.Thiswouldbeagoodexampleforliveuseunlessyoudointentionally
wanttoprogramdifferentregistrationswithdifferentfootswitchsettingsfordifferentusages.In
thiscase,youwouldturnon(touch)Footswitchheresoitisyellow.
TouchSTYLEtodisplaytotherightthevariousstyleelementsthatcanbeignoredorrecalledas
you switch registrations. Repeat this for the others (VOICE, PLAYMODE, DPS, MIDI,
MICRO1/VOICETRON,MICRO2/GUITAR).
TAB AUTOSW.OFF (Tab Auto switch off) this function automatically turns off the REGIS
(REGISTRATION button after the registration has been loaded, thus returning the keyboard to
fullliveplayonthedisplay.Ifthisiconisoff(blue),thentheREGIS(Registration)buttonstays
ONeachtimeyouturniton,untilyoumanuallyturnitoffagain.
PressMENUtoturnoffthemenuandreturntothedefaultscreen.
Now,letsgetbacktosaving/creatingaregistration:
Playaroundandselecttheappropriateelements(voice,style,tempo,key,lyrics(textfiles).Mic
settings,vocalharmonizer...etcthatyouwantforthisparticularsong.
Once the keyboard has been set up appropriately press the REGIS button to turn on the
Registrationfeature.TheREGISbuttonlightsupandthescreendisplayedshouldlooklikethis
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Thecenterofthescreendisplaysthecurrentregistrations(factoryonesifyouhavenotadded
anytothislist)foundinREGISTRATIONBANK1(theyellowiconassociatedwithregistrationfiles
and icons associated with other file types can be turned on/off from the home/Player screen
underFUNCTIONdescribedbelowunderICONSPage112).Thereare4banks(14).Youcan
createupto1024Songsettings/REGISTRATIONSineachofthe4banks(Bank1,Bank2,Bank3
andBank4).LetskeepoursinBANK1fornow.
PresstheSAVEbuttononthepaneltoaccesstheSAVEREGISTRATIONscreenwhichshouldlook
likethis
REGISTRAITIONshouldbehighlighteddenotingyoureabouttosaveyourownnewRegistration.
Ifnot,touchtheRegistrationicon(itshouldbeyellow).
NowtouchSAVEASandgiveyourregistrationanamepreferablyafterthesongwhosesetting
youve set this keyboard for this time (e.g. I will always love) and touch ENTER on the next
screentosaveafternamingtheregistration.NB:Somemayprefertosavearegistrationwhich
in fact is a style setting that can be used to play multiple songs. So you may choose a style
(BALLAD)andvoice(SAX)andthissetupmaybeusedtoplay3or4Balladsbacktoback.Inthis
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case,youmaywanttosavetheregistrationwithanamesuchasSLOWBALLADsoyouknowto
recallthissongsettingtoplaymostofyourslowballadsbacktobackforanexample.
6.CRECALLINGYOURSONGSETUP/REGISTRATIONSATTHESHOW
TheSD7wasdesignedpredominantlywiththeliveplayerinmind.Onceyougettoyourperformance,
howdoyounowinstantlyrecallallthosesettingsyouspenthoursandhourscreatingathome?
Press the REGS (Registration) button found on the top left side of the panel to access the
REGISTRATIONscreenwhichlookssomethinglikethis:
Asyoucanseefromthescreenabove,youhave4banksofregistrations/setupsandeachbank
canhold1024singleregistrationsorsongsetups.BANK1isthedefaultwhereyourregistration
willreside(unlessyouchangedit),soifBANK1isnotalreadyon(yellow),touchit.
Thecenterofthescreenwillnowdisplayyourregistrationsalongwithsomethatwerealready
put here by the factory. Scroll down (using the data wheel) to highlight your registration you
want to load and press ENTER or touch it twice (double click) to load it. Your settings will be
loadedimmediately(lefthand,righthand,manualbass[ifapplicable],styleetc)andyoucan
thenplaythesongthesettingwasinitiallycreatedfor.
o QUICK/INSTANT RECALL USING NUMBERS (Num.Pad) if you only have a few
registrations,thenscrollingupanddownusingthedatawheeliseasy,butifyouhave
about100registrations,itcouldtakeyouawhiletolocatetheoneyouwant.Asyoucan
see from the screen above, as you create the registrations, they are numbered
automaticallybytheSD7.Thisway,ifyouhaveasonglist,allyouhavetodoisscribble
nexttoitthenumberassignedtotheregistration.Ifyouknowthenumberdesignated
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toyourregistration,evenifitisatthebottomofthelist,youcaninstantlyrecallitby
punchinginthenumberassociatedwithit:
TouchNum.PadontheREGISTRATIONscreentodisplayascreenlikethis
Youcannowkeyinthenumericvalueassociatedwiththeregistrationyouwanttorecall
so using the screen shown above, lets say you wanted to recall the song
setting/registration Rock, you would simply key in 3 or 003 and the ROCK song
setting/Register will instantly be loaded and you can now play the song that was
associatedwiththisregistration.
GLOBALSEARCHFORREGISTRATIONSBYNAME(Keyboardentry)
Anothermethodyoucanusetosearchforaregistration(ifyouknowitsname)istouse
theGLOBALSEARCHfeature.Fromthedefaultscreen(turnofftheREGIS]Registration
button]),presstheSEARCHbuttononthepanel(leftside)
Thefollowingsearchwindowisdisplayed
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Youcan
TouchtheKeyboardandstarttypingthenameoftheregistration.The
SD7willdisplayallfileswiththatname.Theregistrationwillbetheone
thatendswiththe*.regextension.Touchittwice(doubleclick)toload
itanduse.
Usethenumerickeypadatthebottomofthescreentoentertheletters
intothebox.Touchquicklytwice(forthe2ndletter)orthrice(forthe3rd
letter).
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7.RECORDING(SONGS&PHRASES)
YoucanrecordasongorphrasedirectlyontotheSD7sinternalmemoryandtransfertoaUSBstickor
yourcomputerorkeepintheSD7forfutureuse.Thereare2typesofrecordingsthatcanbedoneon
the SD7: SONG (complete song) or PHRASE (up to 16 bar loop which can be played back as you play
freelythroughouttheentirekeyboard).
7.ASONGORPHRASERECORDING
RecordingasongisprettyeasyontheSD7.YoucanrecordyoursongeitherasaMidifile(datawhich
recordsyouractivityonthekeyboardetc)orAudio(wavwhichrecordstheactualsoundsascreated
onthekeyboard).Sincetheaudiorecordingcapturestheactualsoundsasrecorded,youcanlateruse
theaudiorecordinganywhereelse(studio,church)anditwillstillsoundasitdidontheSD7.However
when you record with Midi, unless it is played back using another SD7, chances are it will sound
differentwhenusedonanothermachinebecausethesoundsofthatmachinearenotexactlythesame
asthoseoftheSD7(rememberthemidirecordingisdataandnottheactualmusic[audio]).
TostartrecordingasongontheSD7
Setupthekeyboardforthesongyouwanttorecord(selectthevoice,stylesetc).
PresstheredRECORDbuttononthepanel(toprightside)asshownbelow
ThefollowingscreenbelowwillbedisplayedontheSD7
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SelectthetypeofrecordingyouwanttodoontheSD7
MIDI:ThisrecordsthedataplayedontheSD7.Usethisoptionifyouintendtoplaythe
recordedmaterialthroughtheSD7soastogetexactlywhatwasrecorded.Youmayalso
usethisifyouintendtousetheplaybackmaterialinthestudioandallowforrevoicing,
modificationsetc.WhenMIDIisselected,thetempo(speed)andmetronomebarare
alsodisplayedonthescreenandcanbemodifiedbeforeyoustartrecording.
AUDIO: This records the actual sounds as played on the SD7 as a wave file. Use this
optionifyouwantyourrecordingtosoundexactlythesamewhenplayedbackeitheron
theSD7oronanotherdevice.Recordingisinstereo.WhenAudioisselected,thetempo
andmetronomebarsarenotdisplayed.
SONGORPHRASE?
SONGisselectedbydefault(SONGMODE),soyoucannowproceedtotouchRECwhenyouare
readytostartrecording.Recordingactuallystartsassoonasyoutouchakey(inMIDIMODE)or
immediately(inAUDIOmode).
IfyouwanttorecordaPHRASE,touchPHRASEonthescreenBEFOREyoutouchREC.
TouchBARandsetthenumberofbarsbeforethephraseislooped.
TouchRECtostartrecording.Touchitagaintostoprecording.
TouchPLAYtoplayyournewphraseandnowyoucanplayalongwiththekeyboard
while the phrase is looped. You can also quantize your phrase (mini sequence) at this
pointtousewithyoursong.
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8.AUDIO,VIDEO&MIDIMULTIMEDIAPLAYER
TheSD7isnotonlyakeyboardplayersdreamcometrue.ItisalsotheSwissknifeformusiciansoffering
youthecapabilitytoplaybackMP3,Mp4,WaveandMidifilesandmixandmatchthemwithstylestoo.
Youcanalsotimestretchaudiofiles(justasaDJwouldtoday)plusaddLIVEEFFECTStoyourmusicin
realtimeandcrossfadefromonetotheotherautomaticallyorliveduringyourbreak.
Thereare2PLAYERSontheSD7whichyoucancontrolinrealtime.Thesecanbeaccessedbypressing
eitherofthePlayerbuttonsasshownbelowinthepaneldiagram
Theirvolumescanbecontrolledindependentlyusingtheslidervolumecontrolsjustbelowthem
Press the PLAYER 1 button on the panel to display the files and folders within the current
selecteddrive(defaultistheinternaldrive).
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(NB: If you want to access or use contents found in a different storage drive such as
yourinsertedUSBstick,youwillhaveto)
Press the MEDIA button to display the following screen which shows all the devices
connectedtotheSD7atthistime.
Fromtheexampleabove,youcanseethatthereare3morestoragedevicesthathave
beenconnectedtotheUSBslotsonthefrontpaneloftheSD7
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Touchthedrivewhosefilesyouwanttoworkwith.Fromnowone,youwillbeableto
work with and access files within the selected drive. If you need to work with files in
anotherdrive,youwillhavetopressMEDIAoncemoreandtouchthedriveyouwantto
workwith.
Turnthedatawheeltohighlightthefileyouwanttoplayandtouchittwiceoncedisplayedon
thescreen(orpressENTER)tostartplayingitimmediately.Ifyouhighlightedafolderinstead,it
willopenuptodisclosethecontentsthatarewithinit.
AsyoubeginplayingfilesthatarewithintheSD7(orover2000MidifilesandAudiofilesthatcomewith
theAjamSonicupgradekitfortheSD7),therearesomeinterestingfeaturesworthmentioningnowthat
canbeusedtoenhanceyourplayingexperienceorinothercases,setyouapartfromothermusicians
andperformers.Letusdiscusthisinmoredetails,soletstakeacloserlookatthefeaturesfoundonthe
PLAYERscreen.
SYNC/NEXT:
Thisfeatureallowsyoutoprepareanothersongthatwillstartplayingimmediatelyonceyouwantitto
startasasongplays.Inotherwords,youcansynchronizethetimeitstartssoitstartsonsaythedown
beatoftheprevioussong.Toillustratethisbetterwithanexample,whileinthePlayerscreenasabove
Touchasongandstartplayingit.
Asitplays,touchtheSYNC/NEXTicononthePlayerscreen.
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Thefollowingscreenshownbelowwillbedisplayed(bottomleftscreen)
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Youcannow(whilethefirstsongisplaying)selectthenextsongyouwanttostartplaying.Itwill
bedisplayednexttothe
screen.
icononthebottomofthescreenasshowninthetopright
Whenever you want to start playing the new song, simply slide the
icon from left to
right (go to the new song )and the initial song playing will immediately stop, while the new
songselectedwillstartplaying.
2.DRUMRESTYLE:
This tool is a blessing for those heavily involved with MIDIFILES. Although not an exclusive KETRON
feature,thefactthatyoucanreplacethemididrumsofyourmidifileswithLIVEAUDIODrumusedinthe
KETRONSD7stylesisrevolutionary.Midifilesusuallysufferfromonethingmonotonous,repetitiveand
boringdrums.ThisisbecausethereIalotmoretodrumsthanbeatingsticksandsurfaces.Apartfrom
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thesoundheard,thereisalsothecharacteristicofthedrummerwhichishardtoreplicateusingMidi
Drums.TheSD7allowsyoutothustakeouttheMididrumsofanyMidifile,andreplaceitwiththeLive
drumsusedwithinthestyles.Takingitastepfurther,youcanuseandcontrolfillinsandbreaksaswell
withinthemidifilethusbringinglifeintoyoursequencesorsongs.
ThisfeaturecanonlybeusedonMIDIFILES,somakesureyouareinafolderthathasMidifiles.
SelectthemidifilewhosedrumsyouwanttoREMIX.Yourscreenshouldlooklikethis
>>>
Touch the DRUM RESTYLE icon on the screen. The SD7 will now take you to the STYLE
SELECTIONpagefromwhichyoucanchooseastyle(closeenoughtothemidifileyouaretrying
toplay)whosedrumsyouwouldliketoincorporateinyourmidifile/sequence.
Goaheadandselectthestylewhosedrumsyouwanttousewithyoursequence/midifile.Once
thehourglassdisappears,pressEXITtoreturntotheDRUMRESTYLEpage.Youarenowready
tostartplayingyoursongwiththenewdrums.
PresstheredSTART/STOPbuttononthepaneltostartplayingtheselectedmidifile.
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ThesongwillstartplayingwiththenewAUDIODRUMS.YouwillnoticethattheDRUMRESTYLE
button (K.STOP) will now be on. This means the drums heard are currently the new Audio
Drumsfromthestylethatwasjustselected.ToturnoftheDRUMRESTYLEmodeandrevertto
thesongsoriginalMididrums,presstheKEYSTOP/DRUMRESTYLON/OFFbuttononcemoreas
themidifileplays
The drums heard will now be the original drums of the Midifile. You can use this button to
toggle between the original Midifile drums of the song and the new drums youve mixed in,
thankstotheDRUMRESTYLEfeature.PresstheFILLINSandBREAKStomakethesongtotally
yourown!
DRUMRESTYLESTARTANDENDPOINTS
You can set the DRUM RESTYLE feature so that the new Audio Drums automatically start and
end between specific measures of the midifile, thus freeing you up to simply play. To do this,
presstheDRUMRESTYLEEDITbutton(K.STOP).
Thefollowingscreenwillbedisplayed.
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TherightsideoftheDrumRestylescreenshowsthestartandstopmeasurewhichyoucanset
bytouchingtherespectivebox,thenturnthedatawheeltoputinthevaluescorrespondingto
whereinthesongyouwantthenewaudiodrumstostartandstop.Thisisaverynicefeature
especiallywhenyou have asongthathasacomplicatedintroductionor endingandyou want
theaudiodrumstocomeinjustforthebodyofthesong,whilemaintainingtheMididrumsfor
thecomplicatedpartsprogrammedtosuitjustthatsong.Youcangobacktothedefaultvalue
(nosetpointfortheDRUMRESTYLE)bytouchingDEFAULTicononthescreen.
3.PLAYLIST:
TheplaylistallowsyouputyourfavoritesongsinoneplaceorcreateaplaylistthattheSD7can
play while you take a break during one of your performances. When you touch the PLAYLIST
icononthescreen,ascreensimilartothiswhichshowsyouthefirst10Playlistsisdisplayed
Youcancreateupto110PlayLists(10perpage).Youcanusethe
iconstothesideofthescreento
movethepageforwardorbackwardtoseeotherPlaylistsintheotherpagestoo.Fromthefactory,one
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playlisthasbeencreatedandnamedPLAYLIST1.Todisplaythesongsthatmakeupaplaylistsimply
touchtheplaylistwhosesongsyouwantdisplayedsoforanexample,ifyouwanttodisplaythesongs
that are in the PLAYLIST 1 (factory Playlist) above, simply touch the PLAYLIST 1 icon on the screen to
showthefollowing
Now,youcantouchanysongtwice(orpressENTERoncehighlighted)tostartplayingit.
A. CREATINGAPLAYLIST
You can create your own playlist from scratch or edit an existing playlist to take old songs out, insert
newsongsorreplacesongsalltogether.Tocreateanewplaylist,
FromthePLAYLISTscreenabove,
TouchanyoftheEMPTYlocationstocreatenewplaylistinthatlocation(mightbebestto
touchthatbelowthePLAYLIST1soastocreatePLAYLISTSinorder).Youshouldseeascreen
likethisaskingifyouwanttocreateanewplaylist
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TouchYESandtheSD7willtakeyoutothedriveyouarecurrentlyworkingin(shownonthe
top right corner of the screen) and display all the folders and files within that drive. Your
screenwilllooklikethis
Nb:IfyouwanttochangetoanotherdriveinstalledonyourSD7,simplytouchtotheright
ofthescreen(inthisexample,onlyonedriveisinstalledAJAMSONIC)
Scroll through and touch the folder where the files you want to add to your playlist exist.
Touchtwicetoopen(orpressENTERoncehighlighted).Intheexamplebelow,wewillaccess
thefilesintheMIDIFILESfolderaswewanttoaddsomemidifilestoournewplaylist.Your
screenshouldnowdisplaythefilesintherelevantfolderassuch
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>>
Now, highlight the song you want to include in your playlist and press INSERT ITEM (as
shownabove)toinserttheselectedsongintothenewplaylist.Abluedotwillbedisplayed
nexttothesongshowingthatishasbeenselectedasshown
Repeat the above to select (INSERT ITEM) all songs you which to include in this new
playlist
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Inthiscaseabove,2songshavebeeninsertedintothenewplaylist(24000Baci.midandA
CheServeVolare.mid)
o NB: You can also press EXIT and go to other folders and INSERT songs into the
playlisttheSD7isaddingallthesongsyouselectintothenewplaylistwhichyou
willthennameoncedonewiththesongselection.
OnceyouhaveselectedallthesongsyouwanttocreateyournewPLAYLIST,presstheSAVE
buttonon thepaneltoaccessthenextscreenbelowfromwhichyoucannameyour new
songPLAYLIST
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Whendone,touchENTERonthescreenandyouwillseethenewplaylistcreated(asshown
onthetoprightscreenimageabove).
B. ADDING SONGS TO OR REMOVING FROM A PLALIST EDITING A

PLAYLIST
Youcanalsoeditanexistingplaylist(insertanewsongordeleteoldsongs)soastoprevent
youfromcreatinganewonealltogether,simplytotakeoutorinsertonesong.Todothis
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TouchthePLAYLISTdisplayedonthescreenwhichyouwanttoedit.Thesongswithinthat
playlistwillbedisplayedonthescreenasbefore.
TouchEDITonthescreentodisplaytheeditcontrols(asshownbelow).
Youcannowusethesebuttonstobelowtoerase,insert,append,replaceorremovesongs
withinthecurrentPLAYLIST.Simplytouchanyofthesebuttons,thentouchthefileyouwant
the action to be carried out on and confirm in the next screen displayed (that you really
wanttodothis).Oncedoneforallthesongsinquestion,simplypressSAVEoncemoreto
savethenewplaylist.
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4.MYFOLDER:
MYFOLDERworksverysimilartoPLAYLISTabovehoweverinsteadofhavingindividual
songs, you can now use entire folders instead and create favorite folders e.g. WEDDINGS
(where you store all your wedding songs), BIRTHDAYS (where you store all songs and
pictures which you play at birthday parties) etc The creation and management of MY
FOLDERissimilartoPLAYLISTsoneednotbewrittenallover.
5.FUNCTION:
There are a lot of functions that exist in this area which are used to control the general
functioningofthekeyboard.Thesearedisplayedin3columnsonthefollowingscreenand
wewilldescribeeachonebriefly:
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MARKER: These are pointers used to set certain points within a song such that while
playingthatsong,thatyoucaninstantlyoreventuallyjumptocertainpartsofthesong(e.g.
verses,chorusesetc)withouthavingtowaituntilthesongisfinished.MidiProgramslike
CubaseorCakewalkcanbeusedtocreate/insertthemarkerswithinthesong.Whenyou
touchMARKER,thesemarkerpointsarethendisplayedforyoutoselectwhere(withinthe
song)youwouldliketogoto.YoucanprogramtheMARKER(bytouchingtheboxnexttoit
andturningthedatawheel)suchthatassoonasyoutouchamarker,theSD7will:
o ImmediateGotoselectedmarkerpointinsongatonce
o EndbarGotoselectedmarkerpointinsongaftercompletingthecurrentmeasure
itisplaying.
o EndSectionGotoselectedmarkerpositioninsongaftercompletingthecurrent
section(e.g.aftercompletingverse).
o EndLoopGotoselectedmarkerpositioninsongaftercompletingcurrentloop.
AUTOPLAY:Whenthisisturnedon(yellow),whenusingeitherPLAYER1orPLAYER2,all
songs(midioraudio)withinthecurrentfolderareplayedbacktoback.Thesilenttime(in
seconds)betweeneachsongissetbytouchingtheSpaceboxandturningthedatawheelto
setbetween0(nospacebetweensongs)to30(30secondsbetweensongs).Thisfeatureis
greatespeciallywhenyouareperformingandneedtotakeabreakbetweensetsbuthave
noDJ.
Moive/PdfToRGB:Whenthisisoff(blue),ifyouplayamoviefile(mp4,avietc)onthe
MidjayPro,themoviewillbedisplayedontheMidjayProsinternalscreen/display.Ifthisis
on (yellow), then the movie will not be displayed on the Midjay Pro however, it will be
displayedonanexternaltv/monitorthathasbeenconnectedtotheunit(attheback).
CDG Jump: This function allows you to skip the initial data found on CDG files and its
cancellation value can be set by touching the value next to it and changing with the data
wheel.
Crossfade:Thissetshowquickly(Fast1,Fast2)orslowly(Slow1,Slow2)orNormaltheSD7
willlowerthevolumeofonesongwhiletransitioningintothenextsong(likeaDJ).Sowhile
onesongisplaying,ifyouselectanother,thevolumeofthefirstsongdecreases(itsspeed
being determined by this setting) while the volume of the 2nd song increases (speed also
determinedbythissetting).
Lead Chan: Most Midifiles have a channel purposely set for the lead/melody track. For
mostGMfiles,thischannelissettotrack4.Howeveritcan bechanged here bytouching
thisiconandturningthedatawheeltochangeit(116).ThisvalueistiedtotheLEADMUTE
buttononthepanel.
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When the LEAD MUTE button is pressed while a MIDIFILE is playing, the
lead/melody line is instantly turned off. This feature is great if you want to play
alongwithamidifile,yetbetheonetoplaythelead/songlines.
o NB:IfthisdoesnotinitiallyworkforyourMidifile,itmeansthatthelead/melody
lineofyoursongisnotonchannel4.Inthiscase
LeavetheLEADMUTEon.
Come to this Function screen and start changing the LEAD CHAN value.
Whenyouhearthelead/melodyofyoursonggooff,youhavefoundthe
channelonwhichthelead/melodylinewascreatedforthismidifile.
MIDIMIX:ThisfunctionallowsyoutoquicklyadjustthevolumesoftheindividualMidifile
parts/tracks using the volume sliders (Drums, Bass, Chords, Orch and lead when on
[yellow]).
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If this function is off, then the midifile will play with the original volume initially
programmedwithinit,thusignoringthevolumesliderpositions.Usethisfunctionwhenyou
want to quickly adjust say the drums or bass sounds while playing a midifile (rather than
going into the GM mix and trying to figure out where the bass or drums are and then
lowering the volume in there), or when you want to play many midifiles but want the
volume to be consistent as you go from one to the other (regardless of how the volumes
were programmed within the midifile since the volume of the individual parts will be
determinedbythesetting/levelsofthevolumeslidersabove).
SkipFileLink:Thisfunctionwhenon(yellow)enablesfilesthathavethesamenametobe
loadedtogether,thatisfilesthatarelinkedbyassociation.IfyouhaveamidifilecalledLove
you.mid and you have its associated text/lyrics file called Love you.txt, when this
function is on (yellow), whenever you play the midifile, the corresponding lyrics will be
displayed on the screen as well. However, if this function is off, then when you play the
midifile,thetext(oranyotherfilesassociatedwithit)willnotbeloadedandseenaswell.
Use this function when you want to be able to say play midifiles but still have the screen
displayfullcontrolsforyoutoperformwith.
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FileView:Whenyoutouchthisicon,thefollowingscreenwillbedisplayedwhichallows
youtoselectwhichfilesyouwanttobeabletoseeonceinanyfolderandtosortfilesina
particularway.
This function is very useful especially when you have mixed files (e.g. wave, Midi,
Mp3, Mp4 .. etc) within a folder and you want to display say only the midifiles
withinthefolder(.mid).Forthisexample,youwouldtouchtheMIDbox(checkmark
willappearinside).WheneveryoupressthePLAYERbuttonsorMEDIAtodisplaythe
content of that media or folders within that media, only MIDIFILE Songs will be
displayedonthescreen,whilealltheotherfiletypeswillbeignored.Bychecking
AllFiles,thenallfilesaredisplayed.
o TheSORTwindow(belowtheFileViewFilterwindow)allowsyoutodeterminehow
the files will be sorted out once displayed on the SD7, using the top part of the
screen.Toucheitherbox:
AlphabeticalsortItemswillbedisplayedalphabetically.
NumericsortItemswillbesortednumerically.
DirOnTopFolderswillbedisplayedaboveandfilesbelow.
DirOnBottomFolderswillbedisplayedbelowandfilesabove.
Numbers:Inordertoorganizefilesorsortthemnumerically,theSD7assignsnumbersto
filesasyouloadthemintothe keyboard.WhenNumbers isturnedon(yellow),numbers
are displayed next to each file and folder, thus enabling easy numerical search for
something.Whenturnedoff,thesenumbersareremoved.
Icons:Whenturnedon(yellow),icons(suchasthosetodenotefolders,audiofiles,midifiles
etc) are displayed before the name of every folder or file. This way, you can quickly
distinguishbetweenfilesifpresentwithinafolder.
FilesItem:Thisisthenumberofitems(lines)displayedoneachscreen.Touchthisboxand
turnthedatawheeltochangethenumberofitemsdisplayed
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9.PLAYMODES
DependingonwhatyouwanttousetheSD7for(soundsource,keyboard,asanorganist),thereare
variousplaymodesyoucanchoosefromtoinstantlysetthekeyboardupsothatyousimplyplay.Press
theMENUbutton
todisplaythefollowingscreen.
Someofthesehavealreadybeendiscussedindetailsaboveandsowewillfocusonthosethathavenot
yetbeendiscussed.
TouchPLAYMODEtoaccessthefollowingscreenfromwhichyoucanselectwhichPLAYMODEsuites
yourneedswhileusingtheSD7.
1. MASTER: This sets up the SD7 to be controlled from an external controller such as another
keyboard(e.g.KETRONGP1withweightedkeys),orMidiGuitarorAccordion.Usethismodeif
youwanttoaccessthesoundsandstylesoftheSD7byplayingonanotherMididevice.From
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theMIDImenuabove,youcanaccessandsetupthemidichannelstomatchthedeviceyouare
connectingtheSD7to(seesection10MidiModePage119)belowformoreonMidisetup.
2. ACCORD.STYLE: This sets up the SD7 to be controlled from an external Midi Accordion such
that the chordsplayedontheaccordioncontroltheAutomaticaccompaniment (styles)of the
SD7.ItautomaticallyconfigurestheMIDIinchannelsfortheright/lead(01),left/chords(02)and
bass(03).ThesecanofcoursebechangedfromtheMIDIscreen(seesection10MidiMode
Page 119 below for more on Midi setup). The following screen is displayed when you touch
ACCORD.STYLE(AccordionPlaystyle)
LetsgothroughthevariousfunctionsthatareassociatedwiththeAccordionStylemode
MODE: Adjusts the general settings of the accordion depending on the accordion type
internationalorBelgiansystem.ThismaybesetdirectlyontheTouchScreen.
RIGHT VELOCITY: This is a specific function for accordions with dynamic keyboards (touch
response built into the Midi) that sets the velocity curve of the keyboard (Soft, Medium, Hard
and Fixed). The setting may be made directly on the Touch Screen by selecting each of the 4
CurvesfromaPopupthatisdisplayedwhenyouselectthefunction.IfyouselectFixed(when
thetouchresponseisfixed,orbetterstillyourMidiaccordionhasnodynamics),anumberthat
maybemodifiedwiththeDialwillbedisplayedinthebox:thisisthevalueofthefixedvelocity
setonthekeyboard.
LEFTVELOCITY:Thisfunctionisexactlythesameasthepreviousbutisusedforthebassand
chords.
BASSTOCHORD:WhenthisfunctionissettoNormal,theBassnoteisfactoredinthechordIf
forexampleyouplayaBBassnoteandachordinCmajor,theaccompanimentinterpretsaC7+
withthebasicCintheBass.IfitissetonLowest,thelowestnoteremainsintheBassallowing
youtoplaythechordininversion.ThesettingmaybemadedirectlyontheTouchScreen.
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MANUAL BASS: This function allows you to play the Bass manually in two different
modes.BassOnlyremovesthebassfromtheautomaticaccompanimentallowingyoutoplayit
manually.Bass+ Chordalso removes the chords leaving only the drum, allowing you to play a
manualBasssoloaccompaniedonlybythedrumrhythm.Thesettingmaybemadedirectlyon
the Touch Screen. These two options may be used only if Manual Bass in the Style section is
enabled.
OCTAVE LOWER1andOCTAVE LOWER2: These are used to set the octave transposition of
eachofthetwoLowersassignedtothechordbuttonpanel.AfterselectingLower1orLower2
ontheTouchScreen,setthetranspositionvaluewiththeDial.
BASSONSTOP:WhenthisfunctionissettoBassOff,itmutestheBasswhentheStylestops;
whenitissettoBassOn,itkeepsthemanualBassenabledevenduringStop.Thesettingmay
bemadedirectlyontheTouchScreen.
BASSSUSTAIN:ThisfunctionallowsyoutoadjustthesustainoftheBasssoundwiththeDial.
BASSOCTAVE:ThisfunctionallowsyoutoadjusttheoctavetranspositionoftheBasswiththe
Dial.
LEFTDRUM:Thisfunctionallowsyoutotheplaythedrummanuallyusingthebassbuttons.To
enable(On)ordisable(Off)thisfunction,touchthecorrespondingboxontheTouchScreen;a
fieldisdisplayedontherightonwhichyoumayselectthesoundstoassigntothe2layersofthe
bass buttons and the 2 layers of the chord buttons. To select the sound, simply touch the
corresponding box and then touch the sound you wish to select on the Pop up window that
opensup.Thevalueofthepercussionvolumeisdisplayednexttothebox.Toadjustthevolume
simplytouchtheboxandselectthevaluewithDial.
YoucannowsavethesettingsmadeonthispagesuchthatthenexttimeyouturnontheSD7,
youwonthavetorepeatthissetupprocesstouseyourMidiAccordion.
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PressSAVEonthepanel.
The Pop Up box "SAVE ACCORDION SETTING" appears on the display from which
youmaysavethesettingsbypressingSAVEorescapebytouchingCANCEL.
3. ACCORD.CLASSIC:ThissetsuptheSD7tobecontrolledfromanexternalMidiAccordionsuch
thatthechordsplayedontheaccordiondoNOTcontroltheAutomaticaccompaniment(styles)
of the SD7, however the user can manually play up to 3 of these chords (voices) manually. It
automaticallyconfigurestheMIDIinchannelsfortheright/lead(01),left/chords(02)andbass
(03).ThesecanofcoursebechangedfromtheMIDIscreen(section10MidiModePage119
below for more on Midi setup). The following screen is displayed when you touch
ACCORD.CLASSIC(AccordiondoesnotPlaystyle)
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Oncemore,letsgothroughthefunctionsavailableinthisplaymode.NotethatthesefunctionsRIGHT
VELO,LEFT VELOandLEFT DRUMare identical to the functions described above (in ACCORD. STYLE
Mode).
SUSTAIN:SelectthisfunctionontheTouchScreentoadjusttheBasssustainvaluewiththeDial.
RIGHTPRESET:Thisfunctionallowsyoutoselectthesoundtoassigntotheaccordionkeyboard.Todo
this,simplytouchtheboxtoopentheVoiceselectionpage(VoiceSelect).ThenpressExittoreturnto
theClassicAccordionscreen.
BASS:Thisfunctionallowsyoutoassign2soundstotheBass,fortheBassandChord1sectionofthe
Style.HereagainwhenyoutouchtheboxawindowwhichisverysimilartotheVoiceSelectwindowis
displayedonwhichyoumayselecttheinstrumentandcategoryofinstruments;pressExittoreturnto
theClassicAccordionscreen.
CHORD:Thisfunctionallowsyoutoassign3differentsoundstotheChordtracks345,followingthe
samestepsdescribedfortheBass.
TheVolumeisdisplayednexttoeachofthe2Basssounds,the2soundsassignabletotheChordtracks
andthe4LeftDrumsounds.TouchtheboxandchangethevolumevaluewiththeDatadial.
ThefunctionsOCTAVE,PAN,REVERBandCHORUSaredisplayedatthebottomofthescreen.Theseare
enabledonly for the Bass and Chord tracksbut not for the drums. When you select one of these
functions,thevalueofthefunctionselected(namelythevalueoftheoctavetranspositionofthePanof
theReverbandChorusofthesoundsassignedtotheBassandChordtracks)aredisplayedintheabove
box,whichbydefaultshowsthevolume.ThesevaluesmaybeadjustedinthesamewayastheVolume,
namelybytouchingthecorrespondingboxandadjustingthevaluewiththeDial.
Youcansavethesettingsmadeonthispage.
PressSAVEonthepaneltoaccesstheSAVEscreen.
The Pop Up box"SAVE ACCORDION SETTING"appears on the display on which you may
savethesettingsbypressingSAVEorescapebyselectingCANCEL.
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4. ORGAN:ThissetsuptheSD7tobeplayedjustasanOrganistwould.
LetsgothroughthevariousfunctionsavailablefortheOrganistinthismode
LEFTDRUM:ThisfunctionallowsyoutoplaythepartDRUMusingBasspedals.Thefunction
is activated(On)or disabled (Off)by instantlytouching thespecific panelon the
TouchScreen. Displayed to the right is a field whereyou can choosethe sounds to be
assignedto
the
twolayersof
Bass
dedicatedbuttons
pluslayer2on
Chorddedicatedbuttons.To choosethe soundsimply touchthespecific panel, which will
openadedicatedpopupandfromthere,touchthesoundyouwant.Nexttothesound,you
will find anothervalue thatrefers to the volumeof thepercussive sound.To adjust the
volumejusttouchtheboxandusetheDialtochangeit.
VELOCITY:Touching this icondisplays apop upmenushowing the various dynamics curves

thatcanbeselected:
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SUSTAIN:SelectthisfunctionontheTouchScreentoadjusttheBasssustainvaluewiththe
Dial.
OCTAVE:Allowsonce
ofBasssection.
selectedbytouch
screentoadjustwiththeDialsustainvalue
Youcansavethesettingsmadeonthispage.
PressSAVEonthepanel.
The Pop Up box"SAVE ACCORDION SETTING"appears on the display on which you may
savethesettingsbypressingSAVEorescapebyselectingCANCEL.
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10.MIDIMODES&SETTINGS
MIDI (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) is a protocol by which musical instruments can
communicate with one another, including the SD7 which has extensive Midi controls that can be
configured from the MIDI menu. You can actually use the SD7 to control other Midi devices or have
themcontroltheSD7
PresstheMENUbuttontoaccesstheMENUscreen
ThentouchtheMIDIicontoaccessthefollowingpage
The9presetMidisettings(programmedbyKETRON)aredisplayedatthecentreofthescreenandare
programmedassuch
STANDARD:Ifthismodeisselected,theSD7actsasaslaveandmaybecontrolledfromanexternal
Midi controller(viatheMidiInjacksuchaskeyboardcontroller,midiguitar etc)toplay theonboard
StylesandVoicesoftheArrangersoundmodule.
ACCORDION MANUAL: This mode should be used if you connect your SD7 to a Midi Accordion.
AccordionModeautomaticallysetsspecificMidichannelforthefollowingsections:RightCh.01,LeftCh.
02, Bass Ch. 03. It allows you to play the accordion manually, namely without an automatic
accompaniment.SelectthismodeifyouhaveaMidiaccordionandwanttosimplyplayvoicesabdbass
withyourlefthand,andvoiceswithyourrighthand.
KEYBOARDRIGHTVOICE:ThisisanoptimizedmodethatallowsyoutocontroltheLeadvoiceviathe
externalkeyboard.ItisactuallyavariationoftheStandardmodeabove.
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COMPUTER SEQUENCER: This mode allows you to connect your instrument to an external Software
SequencerorComputer(viatheMidiIn).SelectthismodewhenyouareplayingaMidifileorsequences
fromacomputer.ThismodeisveryusefullyforstudioswheretheSD7willworkasanexternalsound
module.
ACCORDIONSTYLE&VOICE:ThisisavariationofAccordionManualmodewhichusesthesameMidi
channeloptimizedforusewithaMidiaccordionandalsoallowstheArrangertobecontrolledviathe
accordionconnectedtotheMidiInoftheinstrument.
KEYBOARD STYLE & VOICE: This is yet another variation of standard mode which is optimized for
ArrangercontrolviaanexternalkeyboardconnectedtotheMidiInjackoftheinstrument.
PLAYER1OUTONLY:ThisconfigurationisveryusefulwhenyouwanttoplayaMidifileusingPlayer1
ontheSD7,butthroughanexternalsoundmoduleconnectedtotheMidiOutofyourSD7.Inthiscase,
all the voices and sounds heard will be coming from your external module, even though the actual
midifilewillbeplayedontheSD7.ThisisthereverseoftheCOMPUTERSEQUENCERmodeabove.
PLAYER2OUTONLY:ThisconfigurationisveryusefulwhenyouwanttoplayaMidifileusingPlayer2
ontheSD7,butthroughanexternalsoundmoduleconnectedtotheMidiOutofyourSD7.Inthiscase,
all the voices and sounds heard will be coming from your external module, even though the actual
midifilewillbeplayedontheSD7.ThisisthereverseoftheCOMPUTERSEQUENCERmodeabove.
STYLEOUTONLY:ThismodeallowsyoutoplaytheArrangersectionoftheSD7usingthesoundsofan
external module. Use this mode for an example if you want to use different sounds from an external
soundsourcetoplaythestyles,whileplayingtheleadvoicesfromtheSD7.Suchacombinationoffers
morevarietyandcombinationsofsounds.(NB:Resultsmayvarydependingonthevoicesusedinthe
externalmodule).
Atthebottomofthescreen,youwillfind6virtualkeysthatprovideaccesstonewpagesonwhichyou
maycustomizetheMidisectionsorenablespecificfunctionsaswell.
GM PART: Displays a screen that shows the 16 tracks called parts which correspond to the 16 Midi
channelsusedduringreceptionandtransmissionfromtheGMsoundmodulebuiltintotheinstrument.
ARRANGER KEYBOARD: Displays a screen that shows the corresponding Midi channels used during
receptionandtransmissionfromthesoundmodulebuiltintotheArrangeroftheinstrument.
CLOCKIN:Whenthisisenabled(yellow)theSD7acceptstheMidiClockcommandfromexternalMidi
appliancesandmaybesynchronizedwithanexternalSequencer/ControllerconnectedtotheMIDIIn
jack.
CLOCK OUT: When this is enabled (yellow), the SD7 transmits the Midi Clock to External Midi
appliances(Sequencer/Controller)connectedtotheMIDIOutjack.
USBMIDI:TurnstheUSBDeviceportonthebackpanelintoaMidiportfortransmissionandreception
too.InthismodetheMidiconnectiontosequencersoftwaremaybemadedirectlyusingaUSBcable
withoutusingtheMidiportsandtraditionalMidicables.
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MIDIPORT:PressingthiskeyopensawindowtoroutetheMidiportsasshown
Thewindowdisplays3devicesontheinstrumentandtherespectiveconnectionstotheMidiInandMidi
Outports.MidiIn2portisaddressedexclusivelytotheKeyboard(Global).
NB:WhenthereisaMIDIsignalontheMIDIINport,theEXITbuttonwillflashtodenotethattheSD7is
receivingaMIDIsignal.YoucanusethisasatesttomakesurethereisMIDIdatacominginthroughthe
MIDIIN2port.
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11.AUDIOEDITOR
ThereisabuiltinAudioEditorthatcanbeusedtoperformsimpletasksonwavefilessuchascreating
loops,normalizing,adjustingthevolumeetc.PriortousingtheAUDIOEDITOR,youwillhavetofirst
selectawavefileotherwiseyouwillgetawarningmessagetodojustthat.Afterselectingthesongyou
want to work with (wave format), simply press theMENUkey again then touchAUDIO EDITand an
audioeditingscreensimilartothiswillbedisplayed
Thewaveshapeofthefilewillbedisplayedatthecentreofthescreen.Youcanzoomintogetacloser
lookatthesampleoroutwiththefunctionsZOOM+andZOOMonthedisplay.
Press the red STARTbutton on the panel to play the file. A line moves progressively along the wave
shapefromlefttorightrepresentingwhereyouareinthesong.
WAVESTART:Takesthecounter(line)tothebeginningofthe.wavfile.Youcanusethistosetwhich
pointyouwantthesongtostartplayingfrom(withthedatawheelonceselected).(NB:Ifyouwantto
cutoutaportionofthesong,usethistosetthestartpointofthesong).
WAVESTOP:Takesthecounter(line)totheendofthe.wavfile.Youcanusethistosetwhichpoint
youwantthesongtostopplayingat(withthedatawheelonceselected).(NB:Ifyouwanttocutouta
portionofthesong,usethistosettheendpointofthesong).
CUT:Thisfunctioncutsouttheportionofthesongbeforethestartingpoint,i.e.beforethesectionset
bytheWAVESTARTabove.
NORMALIZE: Levels the volume so that the highest peaks coincide with the highest level under the
distortion(0Db).
VOLUME:Regulatesthevolumeofthefileinpercentages.
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LOOP:AllowsyoutoassignMetadataLooppointsonaudiofilesothatwhenyoupressSTART,thesong
will play from the point set by WAVE START to the point set by WAVE STOP and loop all over
automatically.
12.MANUAL(DigitalCopy)
A copy of the factory manual of the SD7 resides inside the SD7 and can be accessed by pressing the
and then touching the MANUAL icon shown on the screen. The manual
MENU button
contains links that enable quick navigation between sections as you browse through. Use this digital
manualinconjunctionwiththeoneyourereadingnow.
13.SETUP(PREFERENCES)
Preferencessuchaslanguageused,dateandtime,displayskin,voicemodeselectionetccanbesetup
onyourSD7soastopersonalizeitforyourneeds.Toaccessthepreferences,presstheMENUbutton
and then touch the PREFERENCES icon shown on the screen to display the following
screen
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Letsgothroughthevariousfunctionsthatcanbeaccessedandsetfromthisscreeninmoredetails.
Thetopofthescreenshowsthecurrentsoftware(plusdateitwasreleased)andfirmwareversionsand
theserialnumberoftheunit.
Midifile FAST PLAY: This function starts the playback of Midifiles quicker than usual by reading the
openingmeasures(whichgenerallycontainthedataoftheControllersandotherdata)rapidly.Thisisa
veryusefulfunctionforimmediateStart,MixingorCrossfadingbetweenmidisongs.
Midifile SAVE MIX:With this feature, the volume settings of the live volume sliders
canbesavedwithinamidifile.(ThisalsodependsonthesettingoftheMidiMix
icon[on/off]statusintheFunctionmenu).
PFL TO PLAYER: This function enables the use of the headphone jack to playback songs within the
Player(prelistentoasongbeforeitgoesthroughtheoutputsintoyoursoundsystem).Ifthisfunctionis
selected,whenyouusethetwoplayersoftheinstrumentthevirtualkeyPFLappearsatthetoponthe
rightofthedisplayforheadphoneplayback.Whenthisfunctionisdisabled,thePFLkeyisenabledonly
inDJmode.
M.TRACKS TO AUX:Withthis functionwe canassignaudio track #6(metronomeor else)used in the
MULTITRACKmodeouttoaseparateAUXwhichcanbemanagedseparatelyfromthemastervolume.
This can be used for multiple functions such as DrummerHeadphone,SingleOutput,Power
Headphones,split,etc).
VOICE SELECT 1/2:This voice function affects the voice that is recalled each time a voice group is
selected.
Mode#1:Wheneveravoicegroupisselected,thefirstvoiceinthatgroupisalwaysselected.
Mode #2: Whenever a voice group is selected, the last voice that was used in that group is
automaticallytheonethatisselected.ThismodeisgreatwhenyouwanttoprogramtheSD7
suchthatwheneveravoicegroupisselected,aspecificvoiceinthatgroupisused.Thisway,all
you have to do is touch the icon for the voice group and the voice you want is already there
readytobeused.
METRONOME:Thisfunctiondisplaysthemetronomepagewithitsvariousoptions.Whenyouselect
thisfunctionthefollowingwindowisdisplayedwiththemetronomesettingsthatwillnowbedescribed.
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VOL:ThisisthevirtualVolumeknobofthemetronome.Selectthisknobonthedisplayandturn
toadjustthemetronomeVolumeorusetheDial.
TIME SIGNATURE*/(numerator)andTIME SIGNATURE/*(denominator): The corresponding
boxestotheseareforsettingthetimesignature(e.g.4/4,3/4etc).Simplytoucheachboxand
modifythevaluewiththeDial.
LINK/RUNMODE:Thisboxmaybesetinoneoffourdifferentmodesinthesameway.Touch
theiconandonceselected(yellow),turnthedatawheeltoselecttheoptionneeded.
o NONEmodedisablesthemetronome.
o FREERUNmodeenablesthemetronomeanditisindependentofthemidifilesorStyles,
justlikeanexternalmetronome.
o Midifilemode links the metronome to the Midifile you are playing. In other words, it
synchronizesthemetronometempowiththatoftheMidifile.
o STYLEmodelinksthemetronometoStylesynchronizingitwiththetempooftheStyle.
ENABLE: Enables or disables the metronome sound (audio) and therefore has
anONandOFFmodewhichmaybeselectedonthedisplay.WhensettoOFF,themetronome
willnotbeheard.
BPM:YoumayusetheBPMtosetthemetronomespeedwiththeDial.
OUT: Sets the output mode of the metronome. After selecting this function with the Dial you
may set it on "SOLO" mode that plays only the metronome through the headphones without
music or other sounds generated by the SD 7 or on ALL mode where you will hear both the
metronomeandmusicthroughtheheadphones.
TYPE:Allowsyoutoassign3differenttonestothemetronomeclick.Hereagainsimplytouch
theicononthedisplay(turnsyellow)andsetitsvaluewiththeDial.
KINETICS MODE: This function allows you to scroll up and down the screen with your fingers (by
touchingthescreenandslidingyourfingersupanddownjustasonmosttouchscreenphonestoday).To
savethissetting(sothatyoudontrepeatitnexttimetheSD7isturnedon),presstheSAVEbuttonon
thepanelandthentouchSAVECUSTOMSTARTUP.
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BUZZER:When this function is ON you will hear a "beep" when you touch the display. This confirms
thatyouhavetouchedavalidpartofthetouchscreen.WhenthisfunctionisOffthe"beep"isdisabled.
TosavethissettingpresstheSAVEbuttononthepanelandthentouchSAVECUSTOMSTARTUP.
SHOW AUTO LYRIC:Automatically displays the associated lyrics with a song that is playing (if
available).
SYSTEMLANGUAGE:Allowsyoutosetthelanguageofyourinstrument.Touchtheboxtoopenadrop
downmenufromwhichyoumayselectoneofthefollowinglanguages:English,German,French,Italian,
SpanishorPortuguese.SelecttheSAVE/RESTARTonthedisplaytosavethissetting.
DATE/TIME:AllowsyoutoaccessthefollowingpagetosetthedateandtimeonyourSD7:
Themonthsonthecalendardisplayedatthecentremaybemovedforwardsorbackwardswiththeright
andleftarrows.
To select the day simply touch the day of the month on the calendar or select the fieldCURRENT
DATEandchangethevaluewiththeDial.Tochangethetime,touchtherespectiveboxesatthebottom
ofthescreenandadjustwiththeup(increase)anddown(decrease)arrowsnexttoeachbox.Finally,
thereisalsoafieldcalled"LOCALE"onthescreenonwhichyoumayselectthelanguageforthedaysof
the week. Use theUPDATEkey to update the date of the instrument to date set by the user. Select
theSAVE/RESTARTonthedisplaytosavethissetting.
SAVE/RESTART:TouchthisicontosavethelanguageandDate/Timesettings.TheSD7willrebootonce
thisiscompleted.
UPDATE BACKUP:This tab openspage forthe various functionssuchImport/Exportdata(Playlist,
System,MyFolderbackup)andthepossibility(bySYSTEMUPDATEtab)toupdatetheinternalOperating
SystemwithfutureOses.
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DISPLAY SKIN:As many devices of today, the SD7 allowsyou to modify the background
display(SKIN).TouchthisbuttontoaccessaselectionpagewithdifferentSKINSsuggestedbyKETRON:
Onceyouselectyournewpreferencethefollowingscreenwillbedisplayed
TouchOKtoconfirmandreboottheSD7.TheSD7willnowpoweronwiththenewdisplayasselected.
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14.KEYBOARDCONTROLS&SETTINGS
Here is where you will find access to many parameters and settings that control the overall keyboard
controlsandsettings.ToaccesstheCONTROLSpage,presstheMENUbutton
touchtheCONTROLSiconshownonthescreentodisplaythefollowingscreen
andthen
Letstakeacloserlookatthefunctionsavailableandhowtheycanbeappliedtoourdailyusage.
GLOBAL: Allows you to tune the SD7 and modify Modulation sensitivity. To modify the tone, simply
touch theTUNEbox or the corresponding virtual knob and change the numeric value by turning with
your finger or with the data Dial. In the same way, to change modulation sensitivity, touch theMOD.
SENSITIVITYboxorthecorrespondingvirtualknobandchangethenumericvaluewiththeDial.
AFTERTOUCH:Thisisaparameterthatmanykeyboardshavetodayandallowsyoutomodifyasound
bypressingakeyonthekeyboardalittleharderevenafterpressingthenote.Theeffectappliedto
theAftertouchmaybeamodulation,openingofafilter,increaseinvolume.Forexample,byassigning
volumetoAftertouch,youcansimulatethesustainedeffectofastringorwindinstrumentwhichmay
increasetheintensityofanoteevenaftertheattackisover.Onthispageyoumaysetthesensitivityof
the Aftertouch response and the key pressure threshold below which the Aftertouch effect will not
respond.Hereagain,themodificationsaredonebytouchingtheSENSITIVITYandTHRESHOLDboxesor
thecorrespondingvirtualknobs,andmodifyingtheirvalueswiththedatadialwheel.
EXPR.PEDAL:ThisenablestheExpressionpedaltobeusedforcontrollingthevolumeoftheLeftand
Style section and the PLAYERS. The response curve of the volume pedal may be set by touching the
PEDALCURVEboxandusingtheDialtochangeitsvalue.
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POLARITY:This allows you to selectthe polarityof the pedalswitchto use (NormalOpen/

NormalClosed) based on what type of volume pedal you are using. This also means you can now use
volumepedalsfromothermanufacturestooandcustomizetheSD7toacceptthem.
THRESHOLD:Thisadjuststheopeningthresholdofthepedalcontrollertobeused.
VELOCITYCURVE:ThissetsthekeyboarddynamicresponseofSD7(Soft,Medium,Hard,Fixed).Based
onhowhardorsoftyouplay,youcansetthewaytheSD7willrespondtoyourtouch.
FIXED: This is used when you do not want any variation in volume or response from the keyboard
whenyouplayyousimplywantafixedvolume(noexpression).Thisturnsonafixeddynamiclevel
whichyoucansetusingthedatawheel.
AUX ASSIGN:Allows you to assignto theHEADPHONE / SEPARATE OUTone of the
followingsectionsoftheSD7(RIGHT/LEADvoice,DRUMorBASS).Whateverisassignedtothisoutputis
automaticallyexcludedfromtheinternalspeakers.
LIVE DRUM SET: This function creates dynamism and realism in the drum tracks by modifying a
numberofvariablesofthepercussioninstrumentsduringperformancesuchassnare,rim,hihatetc
(justasaLiveDrummerwould).
SPLITLOCK:Thisfunctionallowsyouto"lock"theSplitpointinPlayerMode.
DRYONSTOP:Thisfunctioneliminatesanyeffects(reverb,chorusetc)onthemicrophoneoncethe
).Thisfunction
SD7isnotbeingplayed[stopped](similartopressingtheTALKbuttononthepanel
isgreatwhenyouwanttheeffectstobeonwhenyouperform/singbutnotonwhenyouspeakortryto
addressyouraudience.
MAINLEVEL:Thisisthemainvolumeoftheinstrumentthatmaybesetinthismenueitherbyusing
therelevantboxorthecorrespondingvirtualknobandusingthedatadial.Themainoutputmayalsobe
muted.
AUX / HEADPHONE LEVEL: From this icon, you may adjust the volume of the headphones or Mute
them,followingthesamestepsdescribedfortheMainLevelabove.
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15.FOOTSWITCHCONTROL&SETTINGS
ThesearecertaincontrolsyoucanprogramsuchthatyoucontrolthemwiththeoptionalFS6orFS13
Effects Footswitch, thus freeing up your hands to simply play. You can for an example assign the
Start/StoptoSwitch#1,SustaintoSwitch#2,Vocalizeron/offtoswitch#3,voicechangetoswitch#4..
etcandinthisway,youcanactivateallthesefunctionsbypressingthecorrespondingswitchesandnot
liftingyourhandsoffthekeyboardtotouchonthepanel.
To access the FOOTSWITCH page, press the MENU button

FOOTSWITCHiconshownonthescreentodisplaythefollowingscreen
and then touch the
Nowtouchtheswitchyouwanttoassignafunctionto(e.g.#10)andadropdownmenu
showingallrelevantfunctionsyoucanprograminto#10aredisplayed.Youcanusethe
datawheeltoscrolldownthelisttoothersnotcurrentlydisplayedonthepage.
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o
o
When you see a function you want, touch it and it is automatically assigned to that
switch(displayedrightbelowit).
PressEXITtogetbacktothemainfootswitchpageandrepeattheabovefortheother
switchesyouwanttoprogram.PleasenotethatalthoughthediagramshowstheFS13,if
programmingtheFS6,usejustthefirstrowofswitches(16)andignore713atthe
bottom!
Whendone(whilestillintheFOOTSWITCHpage,presstheSAVEbuttonandtouchSAVE
tosavethefootswitchset.Youcansaveupto4footswitchsettings(SET14)asshown
belowthescreen.
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16.EXTERNALVIDEOMONITORSETTINGS
The SD7 is capable of displaying all the information displayed on the internal touch screen onto an
externalvideomonitororTV(Mirrormode)orjustlyrics/textandpicturesdependingonwhichyou
prefer. To access the VIDEO page and change the settings to match your monitor, press the MENU
button
screen
and then touch the VIDEO icon shown on the screen to display the following
EXTERNAL MONITOR TYPE: TheVGA MONITORandDVI MONITORicons at the top of the

displayallowyoutoselectthetypeofmonitortheinstrumentwillbeconnectedto.Ifyou
changefromVGAtoDVIorviceversa,pleasenotethatthesystemneedstorebootandload
therelevantfilesneededforthechanges.Adialogueboxwillthereforeappearatthecentre
ofthedisplayaskingyouifyouwishtorebootthesystem.(NB:anychangesthathavenot
beensavedwillbelostifproceedwithrebootingtheinstrumentatthistime).
MONITOR RESOLUTION: Further down on the display, you will find a table where you may
selecttheresolutionoftheexternalvideo.Thehighertheresolution,theclearerandsharpertheimage,
howeverpleasecheckwiththemanufacturerofthemonitortomakesureitcanhandlehighresolution
data.
DISPLAY:Ontherightsideofthescreen,youcanturnontheMIRRORfunction(thatprojects
whateverisbeingshownontheSD7sdisplayontotheexternalscreen),ordisableitinordertodisplay
theentirescreencontent,howeverdisplayonlythesongtext/pdfandpictures(ifyoudonotwantyour
audiencetoseeyounavigatingthroughscreensbutfocusonthelyricstotunes).CALIBRATE:Opensa
systemwindowinwhich youmaycalibratetheTouch Screendisplay.Once more,the SD7willreboot
once calibration has been completed. If you selectYes, a cross will appear in the upper left hand
cornerofthedisplay.Touchittoconfirmthatthisisthetopleftcorner.Repeatforalltheothercorners
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and center of the screen (as the cross is displayed). Once completed, the system will reboot
automatically.
NB:Youshouldcalibratetheinstrumentasdescribedabovewheneveryouupdateyoursystemorif
thedisplaynolongerrespondspromptlywhenyoutouchit.
LOADIMAGE:Pressthisfunctiontoloadacustomizedimageontheinstrumentwhichyoumayuseas
apresetbackgroundofthedisplay.Thisisalsoveryusefulforyoutoadvertiseyourbusiness(e.g.ifyou
areplayinginanightclubandcanconnectyourSD7toafewmonitorstherefordisplayofyourgroups
name,contactinfo,songsetandlyricsetc.
FACTORYLOGO:Thisfunctionsetsthefactorylogoasbackgroundofthedisplay.
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17.NOTETUNNING&ARRABICSETTINGS
TheSD7canbetunedforquarternoteperformances(whichisverycommoninArabicmusicandothers
fromthatpartoftheworld).Withsuchascale,theSD7isnotlimitedandcanbeusedtoperformall
kindsofmusicfromallkindsofculturalandethnicbackgrounds.
ToaccesstheARABICpageandchangethesettingstomatchyourethnicbackgroundmusic,pressthe
MENU button
followingscreen
and then touch the ARABIC icon shown on the screen to display the
A virtual keyboard is displayed at the centre and can be used to modify the intonation of the single
notes.Letsshedsomemorelightonsomeofthefunctionsofferedinthismenu.
MODE:ThisdefinestheareaofthekeyboardtowhichtheArabicscalecanbeapplied.Byselectingthis
functionyoucanusedatadialwheeltoselectthe
*Lowers+RightmodeinordertoapplytheArabicscaletotheLowersandrightsection,
*Arr.+Righttoapplyittotheaccompanimentandtotherightsectionor
*RighttoapplytheArabicscaleonlytotherightsection.
FOOTSWITCH: Use this to assign the Arabic scale to the footswitch. InNotemode, the footswitch
controlstheintonationofthenote.InArabic.SetmodethefootswitchselectstheArabicset(from1to
16).
ARABICSET:ThisallowsyoutoselectanArabicsetfrom1to16.
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KOMAON/OFF:TheKomafunctionisusedtodynamicallychangetheintonationofthescalewhile
youareplaying.ThismeansthatifthefunctionisOn,(yellow),whenyoupressanotebetweenC5and
B5shownonthedisplay,thenotewillbedetunedbythedefaultvalueof50cent,butyoumayalso
adjustthiswiththeDial.Pressthesamenoteagaintoremovethemodification.
RESET:ResetstheoriginalmodesfortheArabicSetselected.
ACTIVE/INACTIVE:EnablesordisablestheArabicscale.
TocreateanArabicintonationyouhaveset,followthesesteps:selectthenoteyouwishtochangeon
thedisplay,changethetunevaluewiththedatadial.UsethevirtualkeyRESETtorestoretheoriginal
conditions.Afterintroducingyourmodifications,pressSAVEonthepanelandconfirmagainbytouching
SAVEonthedisplayinthedialoguebox.Ifyoudonotwishtosaveyourmodifications,selectCANCELon
thedialogueboxtocancelthemodificationsorRESTOREtorestoretheoriginalconditions.
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18.REGISTRATIONSETTINGSANDCONTROLS
As discussed above, Registrations are snap shot or keyboard settings that can be stored into memory
locations in the SD7. You can save settings from footswitches, midi channels, voices, transposition
values, styles, text files etc but you can also set up registrations such that some settings are not
savedorignoredasyouswitchfromoneregistrationtoanother.Thisisuseful(foranexample)when
youwanttomaintainthefootswitchsettingsormidichannelsettingsasyouswitchfromregistrationto
registrationandsoyouwouldwanttoignorethesesettingsregardlessoftheirvaluesstoredinother
registrations.
WhatgovernsthefunctionsthataregistrationsavesorignoresisaddressedinthissectionoftheSD7
To access the REGISTRATION SETUP page and change the settings to match your play style, press the
MENUbutton
todisplaythemenuscreen
TouchtheREGS.SETUP(RegistrationSetup)toentertheregistrationsetupscreenwhereyou
can select what settings registrations will load up and which will be ignored. The screen
displayedwilllooksimilartothis
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There are 2 columns displayed. The left column displays the 8 major functions while the right
section displays the individual features within which can be saved and recalled within a
registration (Yellow) or that will be ignored (blue). In the example above, in the GENERAL
section, we see that the Transposer and Slider values/levels will be saved within the
REGISTRATIONS,howeverthefootswitch,ArabicandControlsettingswillbeignored.NB:Just
forclarificationifyouprogramthefootswitchesandsavetheminthefootswitchmenu,this
means that even if you have different footswitch settings in different registrations, those
settingswillbeignored.Thiswouldbeagoodexampleforliveuseunlessyoudointentionally
wanttoprogramdifferentregistrationswithdifferentfootswitchsettingsfordifferentusages.In
thiscase,youwouldturnon(touch)Footswitchheresoitisyellow.
TouchSTYLEtodisplaytotherightthevariousstyleelementsthatcanbeignoredorrecalledas
you switch registrations. Repeat this for the others (VOICE, PLAYMODE, DPS, MIDI,
MICRO1/VOICETRON,MICRO2/GUITAR).
TAB AUTOSW.OFF (Tab Auto switch off) this function automatically turns off the REGIS
(REGISTRATION button after the registration has been loaded, thus returning the keyboard to
fullliveplayonthedisplay.Ifthisiconisoff(blue),thentheREGIS(Registration)buttonstays
ONeachtimeyouturniton,untilyoumanuallyturnitoffagain.
PressMENUtoturnoffthemenubuttonandscreenandreturntothedefaultscreen.
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MANUAL,TUTORIAL,HINTS&TIPS(V1.

When you see a function you want, touch it and it is automatically

Vari 3 To Groove: As mentioned above in 2E VOICE (ONE TOUCH) ARRANGER

TouchMICO ifyouwanttosavethe MicrophonesettingsortouchVOICETRONifyouwantto

B. ADDING SONGS TO OR REMOVING FROM A PLALIST EDITING A

VELOCITY:Touching this icondisplays apop upmenushowing the various dynamics curves

POLARITY:This allows you to selectthe polarityof the pedalswitchto use (NormalOpen/

To access the FOOTSWITCH page, press the MENU button

and then touch the

EXTERNAL MONITOR TYPE: TheVGA MONITORandDVI MONITORicons at the top of the

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