KETRON sd4 - Operating Modes Description; MIDI Port Functionality in Modes; Master Keyboard Mode Setup; Accordion Mode Setup

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 itmeansthatthepartselectedisinEditmode.Inthiscase,the
displayshowsthenumberofthesoundselectedand,byenteringanumber
onthenumericalkeypadorbypressingthekeys,youcanchangethecurrent
sound.
 itmeansthatthesectionisnotenabled(nosoundwillbegenerated
fortherelatedvoice).
 ,itmeansthatthesectionisenabled.
Ifall3voicesaredisabled,thedisplaywillshowthreedashes“---”to
pointoutthattheinstrumentisdisabled.Alltheoperatingparametersofthedevicecanbe
customizedandsavedinoneoftheavailable.WhenSD4isswitchedon,italways
loadstheparametersrelatedto.Indefaultconditions,issetin
operatingmode.ByconnectingaMidikeyboardontheport,you
canthereforestarttoplaywiththebuilt-invoicesoftheinstrument.

workswithtwoseparateMidiinputportsand,basedontheoperatingmodeselected,
theseportscanbeusedtoconnectindependentSequencers(toplayMidifilesorotherMIDI
sequences)ortoconnectMIDIaccordions,Masterkeyboards,etc.withwhichyoucancontrol
thethreevoicesoftheinstrument.Tomakeeasiertouse,KETRON
haspre-arranged4differentpresetoperatingmodes.
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
Here’sashortdescriptionoftheinstrument’soperatingmodes.
 
 Inthismode,theportisusedtoplayMidifileswhiletheportisusedto
connectaMasterkeyboard.ThereceivingchannelontheMIDIIN2portistheMIDI
channel(defaultsetting:1).
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Dependingonthesplitpoint,usingthemasterkeyboardyoucancontroloneormore
voicesof.Byactivatingtheindividualvoicesusingthecorrespondingkeysonthe
panelofSD4thesplitpointissetautomatically.Forexample,if
youactivatejustonevoice,themasterkeyboardwillplaythroughoutitsfullextension,
whereasifyouactivateat least2voices,the splitpoint willbe setautomatically.To
changethesplitpoint,pressthe“”and“”keystogetheratthesametime
andselectthenoteusingthemasterkeyboardorthe“”keys.
 
 Inthismode,theportisusedtoplayMidifiles,whiletheportisused