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Published on 02/27/08 at 13:45
SD8
Keyboard: Right hand: 52 notes. Left hand: 120 Basses.
Drum 1:
24 New Drum sets. 24 User Drum Sets. 10 Drum sections. Drum Mixer. Manual Drums.
Drum 2:
62 Live Drum sets. New Acoustic and Latin Loops.
Arranger:
202 Internal Styles, featuring new Unplugged, Real Latin, Ballroom and Pop Styles. Riff section. Arrange Mute. After Fill. Smart 7th. Alternate Bass. Swing Bass. Professional Guitar templates. Rewritable parameters. 4 Arrangers: A, B, C, D. 3 Intro / Endings, Fill In, Break. Interactive Accompaniment. Manual Bass. Jump. Tap Tempo. Accelerando-Ritardando. Tempo control. Pedalboard funcions. Standard & Rootless Chord recognition.
Pattern:
internal 2 Mbyte Flash (up to 50 Patterns).
Edit functions:
Record, Clear, Copy, Remap. Pattern Expansion memory (optional).
Song Record:
real time Song Recording to Disk.
Pianist:
Standard & Mode.Sustain Auto On / Off.
Octave:
1 octave up / down.
Double:
lower octave coupling.
Harmony:
Full, Jazz, Double, Bluegrass, Trill, Repeat, Folk 1 Folk 2.
Transpose:
+/- 24 half tones.
Arabic Scale:
13 arabic setups (footswitch assignable). Tune + / - 99 cents per note.
Accordion mode:
International, Belgium. Velocity control to Left & Right. Bass & Lower octave. Left to Drum Bass & Chord.
Effects:
Multieffect DSP. 60 different effects. Reverberation, Chorus, Flanger, Delay, Tap Delay 4/8, Wha Wha, Distortion, Overdrive, Rotor Slow / Fast, Bass Boost. Portamento. Mono Legato function.
Micro:
Input with Gain control. Echo, Reverb., Pan / Pot, Pitch Shift, Talk.
Vocalizer: (
optional unit) Harmonizer, Vocoder, Melody types Midi Vocalizer track, Vocalizer to Arranger, Vocal effects. Left & Right Harmonies.
Midifi the Player:
SMF Song playback with karaoke and Txt fi them. Convert the fi .kar & Midi Type 0 to 1. Juke box. Intelligent Transpose. Song Chain. Drum & Bass. Lead On / Off. Save Song setup.
Drum Remix:
Real time interactive Midifi the playing and Style. Song and Style select.
MIDJAY utility:
capability to view, scroll and play the Midjay directories (Wave, Mp3, Midi, SFX / DJLoops, Play List, Autoplay) Directly From the SD8s screen. Start, Stop and Pause controls.
MIDI: In 1, In2, Out, Thru. 32 Midi Channels. GM standard.
Outputs:
Left / Mono, Right. Sustain and Volume Pedal. Footswitch (6 or 13 switches). Micro out.
Inputs:
Stereo headphone. Microphone jack.
Computer:
PC / Mac host interface.
Video Interface:
(Optional unit) Systems: PAL, NTSC, Super VHS. Monitor, Mirror, Zoom, Karaoke page and full screen, Mark, Underlined. Size and position controls.
Amplifi cation:
2x22W RMS Stereo 2 ways amplifi cation. Speaker On / Off switch.
Optionals:
Video Interface, Vocalizer, Hard Disk, Pattern expansion (2 Mbyte).
Size:
L x W x H = (115 x 39 x 12.5 cm.) (46 x 15.6 x 5 inches).
Weight:
18 Kg. Approx. (36.2 lbs)
MIDJAY The SD8 is Provided with special utilities to dialogue with the fl uently Midjay, the top professional player Ketron. In combination with Midjay the SD8 is reliable to perform high professional capabilities Such as live interactive controls for Wave, Mp3 and Midi fi the dual player, specal FX, DJ Loops, Play List and Autoplay.The directories of the Midjay Can Be scrolled out and started Directly From the keyboard screen THUS Allowing an easy remote control of the player. Furthermore, as the Midjay is fully equipped with Styles and Voices too, the SD8 Has the access to an additional top quality soundand Arrange module.
USE
- Is Gnrale setup simple?
Very simply, one regret: it lacks a touch screen!
- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
yes, quite intuitive
- Is the manual is clear and sufficient? ...?
C is very average, but knowing the Ketron, I've n ever needed
NOTICE GLOBAL
Outstanding musicality, this instrument excels in Latin records, baluche, folk and even in current styles!
the sounds are very good, hormais everything pads and synths, not really Ringer thing!
small regret also the kind folk guitars n have nothing to do with those of a yamaha tyros 2!
But by listening to the internal styles, the guitars sound great, but impossible to get the same realism solo play.
the keyboard is very good, malgres a certain hardness of the cot right hand keys.
it also lacks an internal equalizer like the good old X1 and SD1, for even as spares outputs.
the speakers are sufficient for home use, although it lacks a little severe.
good finish in together with a metal frame.
a bit expensive but for those looking for a relatively simple keyboard, ready to play without programming suite, it is a good buy.
among other manufacturers did not return any equivalent.
Keyboard: Right hand: 52 notes. Left hand: 120 Basses.
Drum 1:
24 New Drum sets. 24 User Drum Sets. 10 Drum sections. Drum Mixer. Manual Drums.
Drum 2:
62 Live Drum sets. New Acoustic and Latin Loops.
Arranger:
202 Internal Styles, featuring new Unplugged, Real Latin, Ballroom and Pop Styles. Riff section. Arrange Mute. After Fill. Smart 7th. Alternate Bass. Swing Bass. Professional Guitar templates. Rewritable parameters. 4 Arrangers: A, B, C, D. 3 Intro / Endings, Fill In, Break. Interactive Accompaniment. Manual Bass. Jump. Tap Tempo. Accelerando-Ritardando. Tempo control. Pedalboard funcions. Standard & Rootless Chord recognition.
Pattern:
internal 2 Mbyte Flash (up to 50 Patterns).
Edit functions:
Record, Clear, Copy, Remap. Pattern Expansion memory (optional).
Song Record:
real time Song Recording to Disk.
Pianist:
Standard & Mode.Sustain Auto On / Off.
Octave:
1 octave up / down.
Double:
lower octave coupling.
Harmony:
Full, Jazz, Double, Bluegrass, Trill, Repeat, Folk 1 Folk 2.
Transpose:
+/- 24 half tones.
Arabic Scale:
13 arabic setups (footswitch assignable). Tune + / - 99 cents per note.
Accordion mode:
International, Belgium. Velocity control to Left & Right. Bass & Lower octave. Left to Drum Bass & Chord.
Effects:
Multieffect DSP. 60 different effects. Reverberation, Chorus, Flanger, Delay, Tap Delay 4/8, Wha Wha, Distortion, Overdrive, Rotor Slow / Fast, Bass Boost. Portamento. Mono Legato function.
Micro:
Input with Gain control. Echo, Reverb., Pan / Pot, Pitch Shift, Talk.
Vocalizer: (
optional unit) Harmonizer, Vocoder, Melody types Midi Vocalizer track, Vocalizer to Arranger, Vocal effects. Left & Right Harmonies.
Midifi the Player:
SMF Song playback with karaoke and Txt fi them. Convert the fi .kar & Midi Type 0 to 1. Juke box. Intelligent Transpose. Song Chain. Drum & Bass. Lead On / Off. Save Song setup.
Drum Remix:
Real time interactive Midifi the playing and Style. Song and Style select.
MIDJAY utility:
capability to view, scroll and play the Midjay directories (Wave, Mp3, Midi, SFX / DJLoops, Play List, Autoplay) Directly From the SD8s screen. Start, Stop and Pause controls.
MIDI: In 1, In2, Out, Thru. 32 Midi Channels. GM standard.
Outputs:
Left / Mono, Right. Sustain and Volume Pedal. Footswitch (6 or 13 switches). Micro out.
Inputs:
Stereo headphone. Microphone jack.
Computer:
PC / Mac host interface.
Video Interface:
(Optional unit) Systems: PAL, NTSC, Super VHS. Monitor, Mirror, Zoom, Karaoke page and full screen, Mark, Underlined. Size and position controls.
Amplifi cation:
2x22W RMS Stereo 2 ways amplifi cation. Speaker On / Off switch.
Optionals:
Video Interface, Vocalizer, Hard Disk, Pattern expansion (2 Mbyte).
Size:
L x W x H = (115 x 39 x 12.5 cm.) (46 x 15.6 x 5 inches).
Weight:
18 Kg. Approx. (36.2 lbs)
MIDJAY The SD8 is Provided with special utilities to dialogue with the fl uently Midjay, the top professional player Ketron. In combination with Midjay the SD8 is reliable to perform high professional capabilities Such as live interactive controls for Wave, Mp3 and Midi fi the dual player, specal FX, DJ Loops, Play List and Autoplay.The directories of the Midjay Can Be scrolled out and started Directly From the keyboard screen THUS Allowing an easy remote control of the player. Furthermore, as the Midjay is fully equipped with Styles and Voices too, the SD8 Has the access to an additional top quality soundand Arrange module.
USE
- Is Gnrale setup simple?
Very simply, one regret: it lacks a touch screen!
- The edition of sounds and effects is it easy?
yes, quite intuitive
- Is the manual is clear and sufficient? ...?
C is very average, but knowing the Ketron, I've n ever needed
NOTICE GLOBAL
Outstanding musicality, this instrument excels in Latin records, baluche, folk and even in current styles!
the sounds are very good, hormais everything pads and synths, not really Ringer thing!
small regret also the kind folk guitars n have nothing to do with those of a yamaha tyros 2!
But by listening to the internal styles, the guitars sound great, but impossible to get the same realism solo play.
the keyboard is very good, malgres a certain hardness of the cot right hand keys.
it also lacks an internal equalizer like the good old X1 and SD1, for even as spares outputs.
the speakers are sufficient for home use, although it lacks a little severe.
good finish in together with a metal frame.
a bit expensive but for those looking for a relatively simple keyboard, ready to play without programming suite, it is a good buy.
among other manufacturers did not return any equivalent.