KETRON sd4 - Instrument Introduction and Front Panel Overview; SD4 Instrument Capabilities; Front Panel Volume Controls Explained; Front Panel LED Indicators

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INTRODUCTION
CongratulationsforhavingpurchasedthenewKetronsoundmodule.Thisinstrument
willenableyoutoplaylivewithawiderangeofsoundsandtoplaybackyourMidifileswith
excellentacoustics.Thankstothetwoportsandtothebuilt-inUSBconnection,
iseasilyconnectedtoanyMIDIdevice(MasterKeyboard,MidiAccordions,MIDIguitarsetc.),
oritcanbeconnecteddirectlytoanypersonalcomputerthathasUSBconnections.The32
soundpartsinsidetheinstrumentcanbeusedinvariousways.Forexample,youcanplay
twomidifilessimultaneouslyorplayoneofthemanysoundoftheinstrumentfrom
anindependentmasterkeyboardwhileplayingamidifileintheotherMIDIportavailable.
 offers 64  set bythe manufacturer and another 64 that can be completely
programmedbytheuser.Eachsoundmaycompriseamaximumofthreedifferent
voicesandtheavailabilityofnumerouseditandcontrolparameters.

TheSD4instrumenthasacompletecontrolpanelthatisusedtoselectandcontrolallofits
functionsandsoundresources.
 VolumeMaster.Itcontrolstheglobalvolumeoftheinstrument.
 VolumeVoice.ItcontrolsthevolumeoftheMIDIsectiondedicatedtoplayingthethree
internalvoices,relatedtoMidiIn2port(Voice).
 VolumeMidifile.Itcontrolstheglobalvolumeofthesectiondedicatedtoplayingmidifiles
orothermidisequencesandrelatedtoMidiIn1port.
 Numericalkeypadusedtomanuallysettheinstrument’sparameters.
 LEDthatindicatestheoperatingstatusoftheinstrument(On/Off)andtheMidiactivityof
theinputports.
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