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#32251 - 12/28/04 03:20 PM MidJay in action last Sunday!
synerjim Offline
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Registered: 10/27/03
Posts: 526
Loc: CA
I've used the MidJay on a 5-hour performance last Sunday without a problem!
Here's my first evaluations:
1) It's so easy to use & set up when you get familiar navigating with it.
2) The styles & sounds are very realistic & outstanding. It's totally compatible w/ Ketron's SD1, X-series & som GEM's styles. I bought a USB style cd w/c contains 1000's of style from different k/bs.
3) It's so compact that one previous owner of a dance hall commented that he can't believe i can do realtime arranging, plays SMF, wave, MP3 & audio effects on this device.
4) PC friendly thru it's usb & treated like another hard-drive.
5) Has stereo line in w/c is very useful when you need a sub-mixer or another device in my case multi-format cd/karaoke player.

As with very new device, MJ has it's glitches & hiccups:
1) Registrations can only capture styles, tempo, transposition & voices but not intros, & variations.
2) You cannot overwrite existing registration as it will be corrupted.
3) I have 3x experienced half-screen blank outs but never happened again.
4) There were couple or more midi files that when i played the MJ would freezed.

They said that MJ was designed primarily as a multi-format media player & second as an arranger, but in my case i'm happy & satisfied with it's arranger functions. Now i can take this machine everywhere i want to go. BTW, i'm using this w/ an Evolution 61-key midi-controller keyboard.

AJ of Ketron is working on the next OS that addresses these issues.
I'm also waiting for the vocal harmonizer module to complete my ultra-compact system.
AJ, i'm eagerly waiting for the these improvements.

This compact machine is a definitely a keeper & perfect for my application!
Jimmy
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SD90,Korg I3, KMA Liverpool,TC Helicon Play Electric, Fender Sonoran Guitar, vArranger, Bose S1 Pros, Bose L1 Compact, Aiwa Exos-9

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#32252 - 12/29/04 06:40 AM Re: MidJay in action last Sunday!
royandreno Offline
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Registered: 03/15/02
Posts: 451
Loc: Sandnes, Norway
I have also experienced freeze several times while playing midifiles!
AJ????

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#32253 - 12/29/04 08:22 PM Re: MidJay in action last Sunday!
Ketron_AJ Offline
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Registered: 03/21/01
Posts: 3583
Loc: Middletown, DE
Could one/both of you please send me (as attachments) some of the Midi files which DEFINATELY cause your machine to 'crash'?

This is a no no....

AJ
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#32254 - 01/01/05 07:41 AM Re: MidJay in action last Sunday!
royandreno Offline
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Registered: 03/15/02
Posts: 451
Loc: Sandnes, Norway
Happy New Year AJ!
With regards to the above problem, it's not any specific midifile. It happens randomly and without a set pattern.
Don't know about Jimmy, but this is my experience.
This doesn't affect me too much, as my intention is to use the MJ mostly as a wave and mp3 performer. It's ideal with it's text sync function and along with the 13 pedal board it's a 'live machine deluxe'.
I wish that the registration would set up for wave, mp3 and midifile playing and volume. That would help a lot.

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#32255 - 01/20/05 09:23 AM Re: MidJay in action last Sunday!
DonM Offline
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Registered: 06/25/99
Posts: 16735
Loc: Benton, LA, USA
Jimmy,
What functions are you able to control with your Evolution controller keyboard? Stop-start only and note transmission, or pattern variation, fills, etc.?
Thanks,
DonM
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