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freely use the MIDI CHORD track, use the LIVE CHORD audio track instead or reinforce the
sound by making them both play.
LIVE STYLES work with the CHORD track in MIDI format, except adding an audio track for
the LIVE GUITARS.
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The factory accompaniment styles are files with the following extensions:
• Real Styles can handle both MIDI parts and audio parts at the same time, but Real
Styles are those that have three audio tracks inside them, namely Real Drums,
Real Bass and Real Chord. They are recognizable by the Real logo in red.
• Live Styles can have Live Drums and Live Guitars in audio format while the other
tracks are in MIDI format. They are recognizable by the blue Live logo.
• Legacy styles, which only manage MIDI tracks, have the .kst extension and are
recognizable by the blue MIDI logo
You can upload accompaniment styles from other sources to EVM:
• All the styles that, from the factory, were present in the most recent KETRON
models (MIDJPRO, SD9, SD90, SD60, SD7, SD40): these styles also have the
extension .kst.
• Check out the KETRON online shop: you will be able to purchase additional
professional styles which are compatible with EVM.
MIDI tracks of accompaniment styles are assigned to the following tracks according to the
table below.