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Hello everyone and welcome to issue number 12 of Ketron News
and Tips (KNAT).
This issue is targeted for December 15, 2002 and will be the
final one for 2002. If you have a question to ask or a tip
to submit, please let me know at jay@ketronus.com. Also I
love your comments so don't hesitate to let me have a response.
A hearty welcome to all the new people who have gone to the
web site www.ketronus.com and opted-in to this news letter.
I can't believe how the lists are still growing. I have been
getting a steady stream of wonderful people. Thanks!
If you are on this mail list by mistake or wish to unsubscribe,
follow the removal directions at the bottom. Also if your
name or email address is weird and you would like to continue
to receive this newsletter, drop me a reply and let me know.
As I announced in the last KNAT, we have taken on the sale
of Style Works in the U.S.
The first shipment should be arriving any day now, because
the order was created over 2 weeks ago.
You can download a demo version of Style Works from the German
web site. The address is
http://www.emc-musicsoftware.de
The demo is not fully functioning but you can get a good idea
of how well it works.
Song Tweaking
I had a great question from Ron Moshier a few weeks ago regarding
a method of song tweaking that I consider essential. Let's
say that you bought some really good sequences from Tune 1000
or Trycho or one of the other companies that does a good job
of sequencing.
Still for your taste you may want to hear orchestral strings
where they have put a Hammond organ sound etc. This will be
especially true if you own, as Ron does, an SD1. Most prepared
sequences are done using Roland, Yamaha or Korg gear and they
simply do not have available to the programmers, the great
sounds of the SD1. So song tweaking becomes a way of life
as you get more acquainted with the sounds of the Ketron gear.
There are two ways (at least) to accomplish what Ron wanted
to know. On instruments with sequencers, I prefer to bring
the song into the sequencer and set the program change information
there. If you use the Sequencer the procedure is this.
Press the Sequencer button
Press F4 "Function"
Press F6 "Load Save"
If you happen to be in the wrong folder on the Hard Drive
you can use the numerical key pad to change to the folder
you need.
Use the value +/- keys to highlight the song you wish to change
and
Press F1 "Load"
If all the information is on one track you can make the editing
process easier if you separate the channels to tracks.
To do this
Press F4 "Function"
Press F7 "Demix"
This will place all the information from each channel on its
respective track. i.e. channel 10 will be on track 10 etc.
Then go to back to the previous page by pressing F5 "Escape"
Now highlight the part you want to edit by using the cursor
keys.
Press F5 "Edit"
Using the F2 button "View" you can choose the things
you want to look at.
Press F5 several time until you see P. CHN.
Then move the highlighted bar to the portion you want to change.
Press F6 "Modify"
Using the cursor keys, move through the things you can edit.
At program change the program using the value keys to the
GM part you want. Then Press F10 "Execute".
Then press F5 to get back to the previous page.
Press F4 "Function"
Press F6 "Load Save"
Press F6 "Save"
Press F10 "Execute"
Press F10 "Overwrite"
Now the song will come up with the changes because you actually
changed the MIDI file.
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The other way to accomplish this does not change the MIDI
file itself, but acts like a registration.
It is Song Setup and it works like this:
Load the song to be changed into Song Play.
Play the song a few times while deciding what you would like
to change.
While the song is playing
Press F1 "GM"
You will then see part 1 and be able to make a lot of changes
on that part.
Press the Page buttons to get to parts 2-16.
While in this page you can use the function buttons to change
Volume, Reverb, Chorus, Pan, MIDI filter, Key Shift (transpose),
Channel transmit and receive, Part mode, Mute and 16 parts.
There is also a track volume display at the bottom of this
screen that can help you figure which instrument is being
played on which track.
You can do the quick change by pressing F10 "16 parts"
and using the Function on the new screen to highlight the
part you wish to change and then using the regular instrument
selection keys you can set the instrument to a different instrument.
Once you have found the instrument you want and the volume
it should be played at, write it down. This is very important.
Here is the trick to getting it to save for you.
Load the song but do not start to play it.
Go immediately to F1 "GM" and make the change you
wish.
Do NOT play the song.
Press Save/Enter and then you will get a screen that says
"Save New Song Setup"
Press F10 "Execute"
The song will be saved with your changes and the next time
you load that song, even days later, the changes will be there.
The down side to this is if you copy that song from the hard
drive to a floppy to transfer to a different machine, the
changes will not copy.
If you use the Sequencer method the changes will copy.
Have fun and let me know some of the ideas you come up with
on your own. If they are good I'll just put them in the newsletter
and give you credit. See Below: