SD5

KETRON announces new and innovative products which will be presented at the Disma Music Show in Rimini from the 11th to 14th of March 2006, and also at the MusikmesseMesse in Frankfurt from the 29th of March to the 1st of April. A new arranger keyboard with professional solutions and powerful musical features normally found on expensive instruments however with the cost of intermediate keyboards. The SD5 rediscovers the pleasure of enjoying music by yourself, thanks to the best Natural Sounds and New Arrangements featured by KETRON.

Extrait audio :               Accordéon

Extrait audio :               Acoustic Guitar

Extrait audio :               Big Band

Extrait audio :               Boléro

Extrait audio :               Electric Guitar

Extrait audio :               Flute

Extrait audio :               Italian Folk

Extrait audio :               Mérengué

Extrait audio :               Orchestral

Extrait audio :               Pop Piano

Extrait audio :               Rock

Extrait audio :               Rumba Guitar

Extrait audio :               Salsa

Extrait audio :               Slow Swing

Extrait audio :               Soca

Extrait audio :               Sax Ténor

Extrait audio :               Traditional organ

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Keybed with 61 keys (half- weighted ) and Aftertouch , equipped with new amplification ( 2 x 22 Watts) , new easy to use layout , 290 Orchestral Sounds , 24 Drum sets , 62 Drum Loops and plenty of new exciting and innovative Styles.
You’ll find Styles  for any kind of  music…Slow/Swing  with astonish brush , Real Latin rhythms with incredible sound percussion  suitable  for Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Bolero Cha Cha and else.

New powerful House and Dance styles for innovative compositions  and  New Ball Room  styles too arranged and fixed with right BPM  ( beat per minute) as request on  Contest competition .

New Guitars: Folk , Electric and Classical  sounds  with more realism and perfection  on the SD 5.
Try one of the Unplugged Styles  to get an idea!

On the SD 5 we’ve added some others exciting tools such as:
RIFF : Midi sequence linked and interactive with the Style, with the possibility to change tonality while playing .
SMART 7Th : An intelligent 7Th chord which modifies the musical interval depending on the chord  previously played  .
SMOOTH ALTERNATE :Alternate bass will play with coherence instead of the usual root repetition .
AFTER FILL : Fill In controlled with After Touch !!
ARRANGER MUTE : Feature to activate (or mute) sound parts within Arranger  sections.
1 TOUCH TO STYLE : Linking your 10 favourite sounds for each style !
MULTI TAB: 16 multipurpose direct access button on the panel for:
DRUM ON / OFF : just to mute  (or un mute)  drum tracks
GM®  : Direct access to the 16 GM ®  multi parts .
FX: 16 different special  effects
ASSIGNABLE : User’s  assignable  functions .
ARABIC SCALE / REGISTRATION : Controlling them with a single touch .

The SD5 also includes a “remote controller” for  the professional player using the MIDJAY . The SD 5 display will show all the MIDJAY  folders  and also make instantly available  most of the  player’s functions (Play Menu, Crossfade …).
In addition, SD5  synchronizes its internal Styles  with Grooves (GRV) found in the MIDJAY  for new exciting Rhythms !!
SD 5 and MIDJAY are a perfect ‘marriage’ for  a  musical entertainer whether Midi Audio or Mp3 files are played.
With both of them you ‘ll be able  to get through any kind of musical performance easily The SD 5 brings most of the XD 9 features such as Microphone, Programs, User Voices , Drawbars , 2nd Voice,  Registration , Pattern, Song Record , Pianist .

In addition it can upgraded  with optional  tools such Hard Disk , Vocalizer , Video Interface , Pattern expansion and Footswitches.