XD Mastering Studio


Customize your midifiles with XD/VEGA Mastering Studio for Ketron keyboards  

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The wide availability of standard GM/GS files is certainly cool if you own a GM-compatible keboard (like the Ketron XD/VEGA): playing a track it's just Load & Play.

However, if you're searching for professional results, you know you always have to edit sound settings. That's where trouble begins.

In fact, most Ketron XD settings are written into midifiles as System Exclusive messages - obscure strings of hexadecimal values like F0 26 7B 00 00 01 F7 (this example message sets the reverb type into your keyboard).

With our Ketron XD/VEGA professional editor, you can customize your midi files using only graphical tools.

Screenshots
Overview (under Win Xp)
GM Parts Editor 1 (Voice parts)
GM Parts Editor 2 (Drum parts)
Mixer and Drum Mixer
Effects Editor (Delay tab)
Vocalizer (General settings)
Arabic Scale Editor



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 How It Works  


1 - Open a midifile and playThe Transport Bar2 - Edit it using the dozens of ketron SD1-specific graphical tools. They will write system-exclusive data into the midifile's setup bar.3 - Save the result as a remastered midifile.

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 Features List  


GeneralThe Ketron SD1

Compatible with Ketron XD3, XD9, VEGA, XD9 Turkish, X1 and MidJay
A professional MIDI Editor which lets you customize your midifiles in a breeze: just play and remix.
Easy-to-use graphical interface with contextual online help
Opening and editing of GM, GS, XG and .KAR Karaoke Files (lyrics, where present, are left untouched.)
Realtime, graphical editing of the setup bar
Full mix automation available

Editing

Main Mixer: virtual mixing console with:

  • Channel 1-16: Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Solo, Mute
  • Master Section: Master Volume, Master Reverb and Master Chorus
  • Bass Boost: with gain and frequency controls
  • 16-bar display showing realtime MIDI Activity/Pan/Volume/Reverb/Chorus (user selectable.)


Drum Mixer a 14-channel virtual console for mixing drums subgroups. Each channel features Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Solo, Mute.


GM Parts Editor: the most complete complete XD/VEGA Sound Editor ever --it offers:

Features common
to all parts:
  • Part Type selection (Voice/Drum Set/Drum 2/Vocalizer)
  • Family/Voice or Drum Set selection
  • Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Rotor, Distorsor, Delay
  • Solo, Mute
  • Velocity Offset, Velocity expansion/compression, Key Shift.
Additional Voice Parts features:
  • TVA graphical editor (Attack, Decay, Sustain, Release)
  • TVF graphical editor (Cutoff Frequency, Resonance)
  • LFO graphical editor (Delay, Rate, Depth)
  • Wha amount, Expression, Modulation, Portamento
  • Velocity Filter Offset, Velocity Filter Slope, Velocity Offset, Velocity Slope
  • FM amplitude (for FM-synthetized voices only.)
  • Mono and Legato
Additional Drum Part features:
  • Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus for each single drum instrument
  • Coarse and Fine Pitch for each single drum instrument.


Vocalizer Editor, featuring these functions:

  • Our program is also DG100-compatibleVocalizer Mode (Keyboard Harmony, Fixed Interval, Voice Effects, MIDI Mode)
  • Vocalizer Assign (Part 1-16)
  • Direct Volume, Vocalizer Volume, Limiter on/off, Lead on/off
  • Reverb send, Delay send, Vibrato Depth, Vibrato Rate, Vibrato Delay
  • 3-band Direct Equalizer
  • 3-band Vocal Equalizer.


Effects Editor. It controls:

  • Reverb: Low-pass Filter, Delay, Type and Level.
  • Chorus: Depth, Rate, Delay, Feedback, Type and Level.
  • Delay: Left Time, Center Time, Right Time, Left Level, Center Level, Right Level, Type, Feedback and Filter.
  • Distorsor: Tone, Resonance, Type and Level.


Arabic Scale Editor

  • Lets you fine tune one or more parts (from -64 to +63 cents.)
  • 9 preset locations for quick recall
  • "Send scale" button, to send a particular scale in a snap.


Other goodies and utilies:

  • Virtual keyboard
  • A standard Transport Bar with tape-like functions: rewind, play, forward, stop, record.
  • Midifile Info panel: displays technical info such as midifile resolution, track names, format (0 or 1), signature, tempo variations, and others.
  • Cut Events: a powerful MIDI filter, which lets you delete certain data in certain bars while keeping other events untouched.
  • Goto function: for jumping to Start, End or to a certain position.
  • Loop: for playing a set of bars in loop.
  • Comprehensive online help (more than 20 HTML pages and 70 screenshots.)

System Requirements

  • Pentium II Processor with 64 MB of RAM.
  • 8 MB of free hard disk space and a screen resolution of 800x600 (1024x768 recommended.)
  • a Windows-compatible MIDI interface and
  • Windows 95 / 98 / ME / NT / 2000 or XP. Will work with XP Service Pack 2.
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