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DRUM MIXER For each drum set Ketron has grouped the percussion sounds together in ten categories that can be selected using the F1-
F10 function push buttons. When a category is ticked (✓), the percussion instruments related to it will play and vice versa
their volume will be muted (Mute function). The purpose of the Drum Mixer is that of being able to create new rhythm combinations
by simply Muting some percussion instruments. It proves especially useful in Southern-American rhythms and in
dance. Drum Mixer also works for the sampled grooves, enabling an exceptionally unique realistic and handy rhythm.
MANUAL DRUM
AFTERTOUCH
OCTAVE
PORTAMENTO
HARMONY
When the LED is lit the single instruments that make up a drum set can be played right along the whole keyboard, with the
automatic disabling of the Right and Lower sections. The volume is controlled by the DRUM VOLUME push buttons. If
MANUAL DRUM is enabled while playing a style, with acknowledged chord, the arrangement and bass tracks will continue
to play according to the chord acknowledged. MANUAL DRUM does not disable the Drum tracks of the style.
When the LED is lit the modulation of a timbre parameter is enabled, which can be programmed by pressing the key played again.
When the LED is lit, the Right section is transposed by one Octave lower, or rather the lead of the right hand. The transposition
direction can be changed by pressing the push button twice consecutively with the LED flashing.
When the LED is lit, the Portamento is enabled, namely the sliding from one to another note, the time of which can be programmed.
When the LED is lit it enables and allows the selection of one of the 10 different harmonies to be assigned to the lead according
to the chord played on the left part of the split point. Each of these automatically cuts out the others. The Speed parameter
is related to the Repeat mode, namely the repetition of the lead notes.
ON LINE EFFECT A number of modulation effects can be attributed to the Right section, together with the Reverb and standard chorus. The
On Line Effect page is used to enable up to four modulation effects simultaneously and also to control the effects that will
process the microphone input, the parameters of which can be called up using the F10 MICRO EDIT push button. The LED
of the ON LINE EFFECT push button will light up when the microphone input signal is too high and could therefore be distorted
in the pre-amplification stage.
SOUND LOAD
This is used to enable a short-cut for loading new sampled sounds from hard disk, for a maximum of sixteen MB’s, directly
from the Master Folder, the LED of which will light up automatically when the SOUND LOAD push button is pressed. To load
.WAV or .MSP samples, select F8 Dir WAV which gives access to the dedicated folder. To return to .INS samples, select F9 Dir
INSTRUM to load single files, or using F9 again, select Dir Block to load groups of single .INS files in one go.
THE PUSH BUTTONS REQUIRED TO CONTROL THE ARRANGER
The bottom row of the control panel is almost entirely dedicated to controlling the Arranger in real time. From left to right you will see:
JUMP
MANUAL BASS
When the LED is lit it is used to move onto other variations of the style using the Fill In’s and is used to exploit the Intro’s in
a song that has already been started.
When the LED is lit the bass track of the style can be played manually.
BASS TO LOWEST When the LED is lit the bass note relative to the style is always the first of the chord played. This means that some songs
can be played without altering the bass lead structure.
BASS TO ROOT
INTRO 1, 2, 3
FILL 1, 2, 3
BREAK
TO END
When the LED is lit the notes of the bass track of the style maintain all the crucial notes of the chord tonality. It can be used
in association with Manual Bass.
If one of these three push buttons is pressed while the Arranger is stopped an Intro is enabled, of which there are three levels
of complexity. If one of these three push buttons is pressed while the Arranger is playing, an Ending is enabled with three levels
of complexity. If the LED of the JUMP push button is lit and an Intro push button is pressed, the Intro selected will be played.
If one of these three push buttons are pressed while the Arranger is in use, one or a number of Fill-In beats will be enabled.
If the LED of the JUMP push button is lit and the FILL 1 and 2 push buttons are pressed, the next variation of the style will
be enabled. The FILL 3 push button will move the style being played back to the previous variation. If one of the three FILL
push buttons are held down for a while, the Arranger will cyclically play Fill In 1, 2 and 3 one after the other until the push
button is released (Multi Fill).
This is used to add a Break beat at the end of which the Arranger will start to play again. The Multi Fill function is enabled
by holding it down.
In the case of “emergency” this push button ends whatever the Arranger is playing within one beat. It is a third very short
Ending.
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