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Hello everyone and welcome to issue number 43 of Ketron News and Tips (KNAT).
This issue is targeted for November 1, 2004. 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.

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In this Issue:
News: NAMM
News: Midjay
News: Upgrades for X and SD series
Tips: Modify a pattern with copy function
Quotes: Just for fun

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See me at the NAMM show!
I will be at NAMM and will be displaying the wonderful Style Works 2000 as well as the new Style Factory which Klaus assures me will be ready for the show. Klaus will also be at the booth to answer any questions on any of his superb software.

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News about the Midjay
Last month I wrote the following:
There is only speculation that it will be available at the end of this month. From the side pictures courtesy of Bob Hughes, it is apparent that it will have a place for the FS13 and/or the Vol/Tonality pedal. This is really good news. That means the it will be a decent replacement for those who wish to carry a lot less and do a lot more. I hope in issues to come there can be much news about the Midjay.

This month I have been told that they are on the way. I have ordered multiple units and am ready to accept payment for those who are anxious. I believe from all the interest that this will be the hottest module Ketron has ever released.

As is typical, I have not received mine yet, but Lou at Bell Ketron assures me that it won't be long.

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Upgrades available: For all the whiners out there (not many) who have been so bitterly complaining that the X series has been made "obsolete", Ketron has just released a free upgrade for the operating system to 5.0 for the X series, including the X4, X1, X8 and X1 Oriental (arabic). I personally hope this reinforces the fact that discontinued does not mean obsolete. These downloads are available on this site on the "Manuals and Upgrades" page under the Downloads button (http://www.ketronus.com/downloads/) or at http://www.ketron.it which is the Home site for Ketron labs.
Also the 4.0c has been released for the SD1 and SD1+.

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Stealing Parts (copying from other styles)

OK, pay attention because this is going to get a little complicated. The principles are the same for all the different Ketron instruments, but because of many requests, this month I will be describing the process on the SD1.
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.

First go to Pattern Edit.
On the SD1 as well as the X series 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 New. This is where the SD1 gets different. If your SD is in the Custom styles F5 will say "New", but if you are in the Single mode you will use F10 to get "New". It is a good idea to create a new style by creating a name and saving the style. At this point the new style will be empty.
F5 Remap (X series) -- 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. However in the SD1 F6 does NOT set the main destination for copying to. You have to choose that first so be sure the destination file is the one you want.
If you press F1 several times you will see that you will toggle between main sources. On the SD1 you have a choice of one of the custom styles or one of the disk styles. After you have chosen a main source, choose a specific pattern with the number keys. Now copy a full style to your destination file with Global selected.

Now what we are going to try to do is copy the bass part from a different style Arr1 to your destination file 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 a different style in the source window and the destination file you created 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 Arr1.
Pressing F8 several times does the same thing for the target pattern. Stop when you get to Arr1
Pressing F4 will toggle through the instrument traces. 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 your destination file 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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