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Hello everyone and welcome to issue number 15 of Ketron News and Tips (KNAT).
This issue is targeted for February 1, 2003. I would like to take a moment to thank all of you that took the time to wish me a happy birthday. I am truly touched.

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Stealing Parts (copying from other styles)

OK, pay attention because this is going to get a little complicated.
I will try to keep it as clear as possible, but for some of you who don't spend a lot of time playing with the internal areas of your fine Ketron instruments it may get tough. Part of the problem is that the procedure is slightly different for each instrument and very different on the SD1. For that reason I plan to pretty much confine myself to the X1 and Vega which is laid out very much like the XD9. Of course the X4 and XD3 will be almost identical to their respective keyboards.

I have attached two patterns to this email so you may use them for examples.

(Of course, these styles are no longer attached to the email. However, almost any two similar styles will do for practiace.)
Load these patterns into you pattern memory and write down the slots they are in.
Then go to Pattern Edit.
On the X1/4 this will be a button near the top left.
On the XD9/3 and Vega it will be in the Left control section.
In the Pattern Edit window you will have a lot of choices.
F1 Record--This will be for recording parts from the keyboard or other input device.
F2 Parameter--A new window where you can set selections like tempo, time signature, bass range, and much more.
F3 Part Clear--An area where you can quick delete an entire section of a pattern (arr A, intro 1, etc.)
F4 Copy--This is the area of interest this week. You can copy instruments or entire sections or entire patterns.
F5 Remap--This is where you can change the order of the patterns in your pattern memory.
F6 Delete--You can delete select patterns from the pattern memory.
F7 Disk Save--A quick way to save the pattern to a folder on the hard drive.

Now press F4 Copy.
You will get a window that gives you many options for copying. F1 sets the main source for copying from. F6 sets the main destination for copying to. If you press F1 several times you will see that you will toggle between main sources. After you have chosen a main source, choose a specific pattern with the number keys.
Then you must choose a specific pattern for a destination. Highlight F6 and choose the target pattern with the number keys.
Now what we are going to try to do is copy the bass part from Disco 1 Arr4 to Disco 70 Arr1. If you can do this then you can pretty much copy any part to any part if the measures are the same number and the time signatures are the same.
Set the patterns so that you have Disco 1 in the source window and Disco 70 in the destination window.
Press F3 several times and you will see you are toggling through all the parts of the pattern. Stop when you get to Arr4.
Pressing F8 several times does the same thing for the target pattern. Stop when you get to Arr1
Pressing F4 will toggle through the instruments. Notice that on Bass and Drum 1 and Drum 2 you must copy these parts to the same part in the target pattern. However you can copy any chord part to any other chord part. Toggle until you have Bass in the source pattern and you will automatically have Bass in the destination pattern.
Now press F10 Execute and watch for the "please wait" box to disappear.
Now you can exit the pattern edit section and play the Arr A of Disco 70 to see what you have accomplished.

This method of combining parts is easy when you have learned how and the possible number of patterns that you can obtain in this fashion is limited only by your imagination and time.

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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:

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Visit me at www.ketronus.com. Or email me at jay@ketronus.com

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