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#364708 - 04/10/13 02:25 AM Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013
Dreamer Offline
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Basically they have introduced a new digital piano, a general midi module, an USB/SD card reader for the old arrangers like the SD1 and, again, the Midjay Pro (already introduced the last year).
This is what they say about the Midjay Pro:

The KETRON MIDJPRO is a new state- of-the art professional Player, featuring modern multimedia performances with Midi, Wav, Mp3, Mp4, Jpg, Pics, Cdg, Karaoke and DVI, touch sensitive Screen, advanced USB and SD Card facilities.
The sound card is provided with 4 hi-quality Sound Banks including STEREO orchestral voices, STEREO Drum Kits with Live Drum Modelling, Multi Effects and a huge variety of Drum Grooves.
The MIDJPRO has also a new professional Style section with Audio Drums, Variations and full Preset Voices which enables the player to perform as a true, powerful Arranger unit.
Microphone and Guitar Inputs with Pro-effects, Vocalizer, Juke Box, DJ , HD Recording and Registrations enhances even more the instrument’s capabilities.
Combining all-in-one such huge potential together with an easy interface and compact sizes, the KETRON MIDJPRO redefines the standard for the contemporary live entertainment’s players and arranger modules.

I am particularly curious to see what "professional style section with audio drums" really means, since this could be the solution for those who want a backing module with the Audya styles but without having to pay an arm and a leg for an Audya 4.
Besides, technologically this Midjay Pro seems more up to date compared with the Audya.
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#364709 - 04/10/13 02:33 AM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
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Here are the Midjay Pro specifications:


Display : Lcd color Tft 7”- Touch sensitive. 800 x 480 dots.
Multimedia Player : Player 1- Player 2. Wav. Midi. Mp3. Mp4. Avi. Cdg. Jpg. Txt.
Functions : Marker. Sync/Next. Autoplay. Lead Mute. GM part. Lyric Off. Cross fade. File Search. Play List. My Folder. Transposer. Time stretching. Metronome Click.
Poliphony : 128 note. Multitimbral 32 parts.
Dvi : Video Monitor. Karaoke Lyric / Mirror.
Menu : Disk. Midi. Play Modes. Audio Edit. Language. Footswitch. Preferences. Controls. Video. Reg. set up.
Media : Internal Storage: SSD Card 16G. External Storage: SD Card - Mmc, HD. USB: 3 Host + 1 device. PC connect. Disk Edit. Info. Refresh. Eject.
Sound : 512 Voices with 4 Sound Banks. 47 Drum Sets, 248 Audio Drum Loops.Live Drum Modelling. Drum Remap.
Preset Voices : 320 programmable Voices. 2nd Voice. Lead slider volume. Controls : Volume. Shift. Pan. Tune. Effects. Velocity switch. Portamento. Legato. Slide. Morphing. Harmony. Efx Insert.
Arranger : Style section with Audio Drums, Midi Drums & Grooves. Arranger : Bass, 5 Chords, 2 Lowers. Styles slider volume controls and Balance. Drum Mixer & Remap. Drum filter. Auto fill. Fill to Arrange. 3 Orchestral Variations. Variation to Groove. 4 Arranger ABCD. 4 Fill. 4 Break. 3 Intro. 3 Ending. Restart. Pause. Count In. Reintro. Key Start. Key Stop. Split. User Styles. 4 Voice Set programmable. Voice to ABCD. Play Modes : Pianist. Bassist. Manual Bass. Bass to root. To lowest. Octave. Harmony.
Registrations : 4 Bank x 999 Regs.
Ram Sound : 64 MB Ram.
Dsp : Chorus. Reverb. Flanger. Phaser. Tremolo. Rotary. Echo Delay. Tap Delay. Equalizer. Distorsion. Amp simulator. Compressor. Filter. 48 EFX Insert. 16 programmable Insert Chains.
DJ : Double Audio and Midi player. Tempo & Pitch stretching. PFL. Sync. Tap tempo. Cue. Fx Pad. Backspin. Brake.
Juke Box : Play List. My Folders. SFX Special Effects.
Pic&Movie: Jpg&Mp4. Karaoke background. Movie to Rgb. Pic list. Autoshow.
HD Record: 1 Stereo track recording.
Micro 1 : XLR. Gain control.Volume. Reverb. Micro Edit. Talk.
Micro 2 : Gain control. Micro / Guitar Input select. 32 programmable Guitar Effect set up. User slider.
Voicetron : 3 Voice Vocalizer.
Midi : In, Out, Thru.
Out : Left/Right Stereo. Pedal volume. Micro Out.
Input : Micro 1, Micro 2. Line In Stereo. Headphone.
Optionals : Footswitch 6 or 13. Volume Pedal. Bag.
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Korg Kronos 61 and PA3X-Pro76, Roland G-70, BK7-m and Integra 7, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, vintage Gibson SG standard.

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#364714 - 04/10/13 07:47 AM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
DonM Offline
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Is this the same Vocalizer as in previous Midjays, or the better one from all the other recent keyboards?
Thanks,
DonM
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#364717 - 04/10/13 09:26 AM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: DonM]
Dreamer Offline
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Registered: 02/23/01
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Hi Don,

on the Midjay and Midjay Plus the vocalizer was optional; anyway this one has three voices, while the Audya has five voices, so I guess that is more like the old one.
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#364718 - 04/10/13 09:29 AM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
Dreamer Offline
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Registered: 02/23/01
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Loc: Rome - Italy
Audya vocalizer:

Voicetron 5 Voices Harmonizer, Vocoder mode, Autoharmony,
MIDI Vocalizer track, Advanced editing


Midjay Pro vocalizer:

Voicetron : 3 Voice Vocalizer
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Korg Kronos 61 and PA3X-Pro76, Roland G-70, BK7-m and Integra 7, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, vintage Gibson SG standard.

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#364729 - 04/10/13 12:02 PM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
angel1000 Offline
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Registered: 07/17/12
Posts: 40
Hey dreamer if you look at the specs between the midjaypro and the sd1000 they are the same. Same sounds,same number of drums, and same percussion grooves. If one has the software, and all one needs is the arranger section, I think the Sd1000 will do the job. For now with the proper software and an sd2 one sounds just like a sd5. Unless they are going to be using sounds out of the preset voices.

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#364730 - 04/10/13 12:08 PM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
Dreamer Offline
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Registered: 02/23/01
Posts: 3849
Loc: Rome - Italy
Hi Angel,

here is what Ketron say about the audio loops:

"Audio Loops and New Sounds.
In addition to the well-known timbres of the reference standard (GM), the SD1000 comprises other Sound Banks with lots of characteristic sounds of the conventional families (Pianos, Strings, Sax, and Brass etc).
The top feature of the SD1000 compared with other sound modules is definitely the presence of so many audio Loops (Drum Loops, which can be downloaded free of charge from www.ketron.it)".

So, you have to download them from the Ketron website, whereas the Midjay has them already inside, and we don't know if they are the same, or different ones.
Time will tell...
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Korg Kronos 61 and PA3X-Pro76, Roland G-70, BK7-m and Integra 7, Casio PX-5S, Fender Stratocaster with Fralin pickups, Fender Stratocaster with Kinman pickups, vintage Gibson SG standard.

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#364732 - 04/10/13 12:18 PM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
victorptm Offline
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Registered: 03/25/13
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Tomorrow I see all news because i visit the MUSIKMESSE smile

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#364733 - 04/10/13 12:20 PM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: Dreamer]
angel1000 Offline
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Registered: 07/17/12
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Hey dreamer, you are right only time will tell. They were the same in the SD family, whether you had an sd5, sd2,midjayplus, the sounds for the arranger were the same. I was told,someone who was contracted by Ketron, the sd1000 will be the same as the Midjaypro in terms of sounds and percussion for the the arranger section. After I read your comments, I texted him for further detail to make sure. I am hoping they are the same,since all I want is the arrager section. The Sd2 had all the ingredients one needed the recipe (software).

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#364734 - 04/10/13 01:09 PM Re: Ketron news at Musikmesse 2013 [Re: angel1000]
angel1000 Offline
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Registered: 07/17/12
Posts: 40
Great for you victorptm, please let us know what you find.

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