Ketron SD3
This sound module is probably the most advanced available producing sounds of a very high quality with many automatic settings. We particularly like the ability to produce multi sounds on the right hand, left hand chord and bass variations, the ability to play harmonies automatically (for example a folk harmony played on the right hand instrument bit triggered in from the chords). There are drum options for the left hand, the ability to record or save complex settings to disk. There is an option of a vocal harmonizer or multi foot pedals to select options while playing. Transpose and octave doubling are available.
The module is controlled by the midi signal from your accordion. You may use the switches and preset / program buttons to make changes directly from the expander or suitable accordions can switch the program settings.
The midi channels are of course selectable and we can pre program the unit for you if desired.
Specifications SD3
MULTI-TAB (set your own presets for instant recall of all settings)
1-16 multifunction buttons.
Mode Select : Drum On/Off, SFX, GM Part access, Free Assignable, Registration Groups,
Arabic scale (for different tunings).
DISPLAY
240 x 128 pixel backlit graphic TCF (wiath contrast adjustment).
FLOPPY DISK (to record your favourite settings)
3.5 2DD/HD.
VOICES (huge range of sounds see below)
292 Orchestral Presets Sounds. More than 1000 Percussive sounds. 32 parts Multitimbral.
USER VOICES (set your own user voices)
110 User Voices. Editing capabilities: A,D,S,R, Cut Off, Resonance, Effects.
1 TOUCH (one touch button to set your choice of sound)
60 programmable 1 Touch/Favourite Sounds, assignable to Styles.
DRAWBARS (reproduce the old Hammond organ type sound with variable amount drawbars for each footage)
10 Digital Drawbar effects.
PROGRAMS (programs setting with sound modifications including harmonies)
120 Programs. 4 Voices, 4 splits. Sustain, Portamento, Velocity switch, Duet, Trio, Morphing, Steel, Slide, Harmony
and 2nd voice assign. Single & Global Program loading.
2ND VOICE(easy access to a second voice for right hand)
292 Preset & programmable Second Voices.
REGISTRATIONS (save registers of effects)
198 panel/song settings. Single & Block modes. Registration Groups 1-16.
DRUM 1 (drum sets for you to play)
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 audio Loops.
ARRANGER (use modern arranger techniques for your songs)
202 Internal Styles. New Real Latin, Unplugged, Ballroom. New features: Riff, Arranger Mute, After Fill, Smart 7th,
Alternate Bass, Swing Bass, Professional Guitar templates. 4 Arrangers: A, B, C, D. 3 Intro/Endings, Fill In, Break.
Manual Bass. Jump. Tap Tempo.
PATTERN (flash memory available)
2 Mbyte Flash (up to 50 Patterns approx).
EDIT FUNCTIONS
Record, Clear, Copy, Remap.
SONG RECORDING
real time Song Recording to Disk (HD or FD).
PIANIST
Standard & Auto Piano-style arranger playing modes. Sustain On/Off.
OCTAVE (change the pitch of sounds by a whole octave at a time)
1 octave Up/Down.
DOUBLE (add a sound an octave different from the one playing like the coupler on an organ)
lower octave coupling.
HARMONY (tremendous addition to your sound of a variety of harmonies to suit)
Full, Jazz, Bluegrass, Trill, Repeat, Folk 1/2.
TRANSPOSER (transpose your sound into any scale)
+/- 24 half tones.
ARABIC SCALE (change the tuning of your instrument for Arabic style music)
13 Arabic setups (footswitch assignable). Tune + / - 99 cents per note.
ACCORDION (special effects available for the accordion)
International, Belgique. Velocity control to Left&Right. Bass&Lower octave. Left Drum to
Bass&Chord.
EFFECTS (other ways to modify the sound e.g. spacious 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 mode (with no effects).
SMF Song playback with karaoke and Txt files. Converts .kar & Midi type 0 files to 1. Juke box. Intelligent
Transposer. Song Chain. Drum & Bass. Lead On/Off. Drum Remix.
MIDI (huge range of midi channels available)
In1, In2 , Out, Thru. 32 Channels. GM standard.
OUTPUTS (output in mono or stereo etc.)
Left/Mono, Right. Sustain & Volume Pedal. Micro.
INPUTS
Stereo headphone. Micro jack.
COMPUTER (plug into a computer e.g. for downloads or saving)
PC/Mac host Interface.
VIDEO INTERFACE (plug into a television)(Systems : PAL, NTSC, Super VHS. Monitor, Mirror, Zoom, Karaoke). OPTIONALS
Option VOCALIZER (add sung harmonies which relate to the notes played)(Harmonizer, Vocoder, Melody
types, Midi Vocalizer track, Vocalizer to Arranger, Vocal effects)
Option HARD DISK
Type ATA IDE 2.5inch (Up to 24Gbyte max. Readable)
PATTERN EXPANSION
2 Mbyte Flash.
Option FOOTSWITCH
(6 or 13 switches)
DIMENSIONS
SD3: 56 x 39 x 12.5 cms (22.4 x 15.6 x 5 inches).
WEIGHT
SD3: 7 Kg. (14.1lbs).
There is a vast range of settings available either from direct switches or by midi signal from the accordion (where suitable equipped)
Examples of SETTINGS include
1 Grand Piano Mix 2 Rock House Jingle 3 Piano&Strings Piano&Pad 4 Honky Octapiano 5 Rodes Mark Funkypiano 6 Dx Piano Vintage Brightpiano 7 Harpsichord Tines Elopiano 8 Clavinet Stage 9 Celesta Mallet 10 Glockenspiel 11 Music Box Chimes 12 Vibraphone 13 Marimba 14 Xylophone 15 Bell 16 Santur 17 16-1 OldTime Tonebar 2nd Percussion 18 Jazzorgan 1 Jazzorgan 2 Jazzsplit 3rd Perc 19 RockB3 Rotors Lower 8-4 Poporgan 20 Pipe 3 Pipe 2 Pipe 1 Positive 21 Theater Whiter Cinema Digital 22 Musette Master Italfisa Balera Diatonic Folk Cromatic 23 Harmonica Cassotto Reed Parisienne Valse Steirische Fisa 24 Tango Accordion Classica Bandoneon Bellow 16-8 25 Classic Spanish Nylon Brazilian Manouche 26 Country Django 12Strings Unplugged 27 Jazz Solid Jazoctave Fingpicking 28 Clean Texas Telecast Peadalsteel 29 Stopped 60Muted Tremolo 30 Blues Rocklead Whaguitar 31 Overdrive PowerGtr 32 Strato Hawaiian Popdry Western Jazzbass Warmbass 34 Finger Oberbass 35 Picked 36 Precision 37 Slap 38 Mute 39 Bass&Guit 40 Synbass 41 Violin 42 Viola 43 Gipsy 44 Wiener 45 Tzivago 46 Pizzicato Marcato 47 Harp 48 Symphony 49 Strings Octastings 50 Slowstring 51 Synstrings 52 Digistring 53 Aah Vocals 54 Ooh Choir 55 Dahh 56 Corale 57 Trumpet JazzTrumpet 58 Trombone Mariachi 59 Golden Trumpet Softrumpet 60 Miles MutedTrumpet 61 DixiTrumpet Flugelhorn Frenchorn Brass 1 Octabrass Latinbrass 63 Brass 2 Trombones Growbrass 64 Synbrass Tijuana Falloff 65 Altosoft Soprano 66 Blowtenor 67 Tenor Growlsax 68 Contralto 69 Circus 70 Baritone Englishorn 71 Oboe Bassoon 72 Clarinet 73 Piccolo 74 Flute 75 Recorder 76 Andes 77 Panflute 78 Shakuhashi 79 Whistle 80 Ocarina 81 Tenosynt 1 Tecnosynt 2 Sawbrass Sawlead 82 Synlead Minimug Calliope Brightsaw 83 Square Octasaw Yellowj Synclavi 84 Maxisynth Reso Saw 5th Sweepsine 85 Rave Brassfx Syntbras Breaths 86 Chick FM Lead Acid solo Taurus 87 Pat lead Sequence Sawmix 88 Keith Plate Wha 89 Magicpad Stack 90 Fantasy Airpad 91 Warmness Wiring 92 Digipad Sacral 93 Space Newage 94 Glasspad Flanger 95 Prophet Brightness 96 Picking Softpad 97 Synvoice Sweep 98 Glocks Echodrop 99 Ground Ambience 100 Movie Atmosphere 101 Synfony Startheme 102 Icebreath Morphing 103 Tonewheel 104 Ipersaw 105 Sitar Jungle 106 Banjo Peruvian 107 Shamisen Balama 108 Koto 109 Kalimba 110 Bagpipe Cajun 111 Fiddle 112 Zurna Fife Tinkle 114 Tres 115 Steeldrum 116 Cuatro 117 Bouzouki118 Fado 119 Hackbrett 120 Mandolin 121 Hits 122 Clackson 123 Stadio 124 Effects 1 125 Effects 2 126 Effects 3 Helicopter 127 Applause 128 Bell&Driin Heo
Examples of PRESETS include
PIANO Grand Piano Rock Piano Honky Octapiano Harpsichord Dx Piano Rodes Mark Vintage Clavinet Pianomix House Jingle Piano&Strings Piano&Pad Tines Funkypiano Stage Brightpiano Elopiano CHROM Glockenspiel Celesta Vibraphone Marimba Tinkle Chimes Bell Xylophone Mallet Music Box ORGAN Jazzorgan 1 16-1 RockB3 Whiter Oldtime Jazzorgan 2 Lower 8-4 Rotors Tonebar 2nd Perc Jazzsplit Cinema Poporgan Theater 3rd Perc Digital Positive Pipe 1 Pipe 2 Pipe 3 Growlsax Oboe Eglishorn Recorder Ocarina Bassoon Whistle Panflute Piccolo PAD Magicpad Fantasy Warmness Digipad Space Glasspad Prophet Picking Synvoice Glocks Ground Movie Synfony Icebreath Tonewheel Ipersaw Stack Airpad Wiring Sacral Newage Flanger Brightness Softpad Sweep Echodrop Ambience Atmophere Startheme Morphing SYNTH Tecnosynt 1 Synlead Square Maxisynth Rave Tecnosynt 2 Chick Pat lead Keith Minimug Octasaw Reso ACCORD Musette Italfisa Tango Balera Cassotto Accordion Diatonic Reed Parisienne Valse Harmonica Classica Folk Bellow Bandoneon 16-8 Steirische Cromatic Master Fisa GUITAR Classic Country Strato Clean Jazz Spanish 12Strings Texas Django Blues Overdrive Unplugged Telecast 60Muted Pedalsteel Fingpicking Solid Nylon Rocklead Whaguitar PowerGtr Stopped Bouzouky Jazoctave Hawaiian Western Brazialian Manouche Tremolo Popdry Brassfx FM Lead Sequence Sawbrass Plate Calliope Yellowj Saw 5th Syntbras Acidsolo Sawmix Wha Sawlead Brightsaw Synclavi Sweepsine Breaths Taurus ETHNIC Sitar Shamisen Mandolin Banjo Fiddle Steeldrum Cuatro Tres Cajun Peruvian Santur Koto Bagpipe Zurna Fado Hackbrett Balama Kalimba Jungle Fife BASS/FX Jazzbass Finger Picked Slap Synbass Hits Clackson Stadio Heo Applause Warmbass Bass&Guit Oberbass STRINGS Strings Violin Wiene Octastrings Digistring Faststrings Slowstring Ooh Aah Daah Synstrings Viola Harp Pizzicato Gipsy Tzivago Symphony Corale Vocals Choir BRASS Brass 1 Trumpet Trombone Miles Flugelhorn Brass 2 Golden Trumpet DixieTrumpet JazzTrumpet Growbrass Tijuana MutedTrumpet Trombones Latinbrass Softrumpet Octabrass Frenchorn Mariachi Oberduet Falloff SAX/FLUTE Blowtenor Tenor Baritone Contralto Clarinet Altosoft Circus Flute Andes Shakuhashi Soprano Mute Precision Bell&Driin Helicopter Effects 1 Effects 2 Effects 3
BANK A (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=0)
01 Grand 02 Rock 03 Upright 04 Honky 05 Rodes 06 DxPiano 07 Harpsichrd 08 Clavinet 09 Celesta
10 Glocken 11 MusicBox 12 Vibraphon 13 Marimba 14 Xylophon 15 Bell 16 Santur 17 Leslies 18 JazzOrg1 19 Rock B3 20 Church 21 Theatre 22 Musette 23 Harmonica 24 Accordion 25 Classic
26 Country 27 Jazz 28 Clean 29 Muted1 30 Overdrive 31 Blues 32 Harmonics 33 Jazzbass 34 Finger
35 Picked 36 Fretless 37 Slap 38 Funk 39 Synbas1 40 Synbas2
41 Violin1 42 Viola 43 Cello 44 Contrabass 45 Tremolos 46 Pizzicato 47 Harp 48 Timpani 49 Strings1 50 SlowStrings 51 Synstrgs1 52 Synstrgs2 53 Choir1 54 Choir2 55 Synvoice 56 Hits 57 Trumpet1 58 Trombone 59 Tuba 60 Miles 61 Fr.Horn 62 Brass1 63 Synbras1 64 Synbras2 65 Altosoft 67 Contralto
68 Rock Tenor 68 Bariton 69 Oboe 70 Englishorn 71 Basson 72 Clarinet 73 Piccolo 74 Flute 75 Recorder 76 Andes 77 Bottle 78 Shakuhashi 79 Whistle 80 Ocarina 81 Squares 82 Saw 83 Calliope 84 Wha 85 Plate 86 Vox 87 Saw 5th 88 Fm Lead 89 Fantasy 90 Warmpad 91 Score 92 Space 93 Softpad
94 Metal 95 Halo 96 Sweep 97 Ice Rain 98 Soundtrack 99 Crystal 100 Atmosphere 101 Brightness 102 Goblin 103 Echodrops 104 Startheme 105 Sitar 106 Banjo 107 Shamisen 108 Koto 109 Kalimba 110 Bagpipe 111 Fiddle 112 Zurna 113 Tinkle 114 Agogo 115 Steeldrum 116 Woodblock 117 Taiko 118 Melotom 119 Syntom 120 Reverse 121 Fretslide 122 Breath 123 Seashore 124 Bird 125 Telephone 126 Helicopter 127 Applause 128 Gun shot
Example control change (external switching) BANK B (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=1)
01 Jingle 02 Electric 03 House 04 Elopiano 05 Vintage 06 Funky Piano 07 Fm Piano 1 08 Fm Piano 2 09 ToyBox 10 Chimes 11 Mallets 12 Long Vibes 13 Malimba 14 Mellow 15 Tinkles 16 Windchimes 17 Rotary 18 JazzOrg2 19 Drawbar 20 Positive 21 Master 22 Francaise 23 Cassotto 24 Tango 25 Nylon 26 Folk 27 Funk 28 60' Stopped 29 Muted2 30 Lead 31 12Strings 32 Solid 33 Warm 34 Ms Finger 35 Mute 36 Precision 37 Flat bass 38 Synbas3 39 Synbas4 40 Synbas5 41 Philarmoni 42 Violas 43 GlockString 44 OctaStrgs1 45 OctaStrgs2 46 Marcato 47 Orchestra 48 Slow Arcos 49 Strings2 50 DarkStrings 51 Dah 52 Vocals 53 Scat 54 Oooh 55 Aaah 56 Corale 57 Golden Trumpet58 Cornet 59 Tuba&Bass 60 Muted Trumpet 61 Flugelhrn1 62 Brass 2 63 GrowBras1 64 BrassFx 65 Soprano 66 Liscio Sax 67 Jazz Tenor 68 Growl sax 69 Mariachi 70 GrowBras2 71 Blare 72 Slide Tbn 73 Clarino 74 Fife 75 Lip Flute 76 Chiff 77 Analogs 78 Flanger 79 Brightpad 80 Wiring 81 Wow 82 Starcase 83 Square 84 Sine 85 RockBas 86 Synbas6 87 Synbas7 88 Synbas8 89 2nd Perc 90 3th Perc 91 Click 92 Tonebar 93 Pop Organ 94 JazzOrg3 95 Lower 8' - 4' 96 Jazzy 97 Pop 98 Telecast 99 Strato 100 Texas 101 Tremolo 102 Unplug 103 Stops 104 Wha guitar 105 Hawaian 106 Mandolin 107 Django 108 ClassicFx 109 Pedalsteel 110 Rock&Roll 111 Reed 8' 112 Blow 113 Fx 114 Tecnosynt1 115 Tecnosynt2 116 Rave1 117 Rave2 118 Rave3 119 Rave4 120 Rave5 121 Effects1 122 Effects2 123 Effects3 124 Effects4 125 Effects5 126 Effects6 127 Effects7 128 Effects8
BANK C (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=10)
01 Bank A remap 05 Mark 06 StagePiano 07 Rodeslow 08 Rodeshi 09 Bank A remap 22 SoftReed 23 Bellow 24 Alpen 25 Brazilian 26 CountryFx 27 TexasFx 28 StratoFx 29 Fingerpick 30 PopFx 31 Spanish 32 Western 33 Subbas 34 Bass&Guit1 35 Oberbas1 36 60' Bass 37 Slappin 38 Oberbas2
39 Pedalbass 40 Bass&Guit2 41 Slow Violin 42 Violin2 43 Bank A remap 52 Bank A remap 57 Trumpet2 58 Posaune 1 59 Dixie Trumpet 60 Trombones 61 Fall Off 62 Brass 3 63 Latin Tbn 64 Octabrass 65 Bank A remap 67 Bebop 68 Posaune 2 69 Brasslips 70 Softrumpet 71 Hi Trumpet 72 Flugelhorn2 73 Bank A remap 89 Warmness 90 Sawpad 91 Large 92 Movie 93 Magic 94 Glockpad 95 Wisper 96 Airpad 97 Bank A remap 103 Bank A remap 105 Cuatro 106 Hackbrett 107 Tres 108 Cajun 109 Bank A remap
Example drum set switching BANK(C.C.=0) NAME
Drum Sets
1 Standard 9 Folk 10 Acoustic 11 Jazz Dry 12 Vintage 17 Rock 25 House 26 Techno 28 Progressive 29 Rave 30 Hip-Hop 33 Fusion 41 Brush 49 Orchestra 57 Studio 58 Light Pop 59 Rap 65 Custom 66 Latin 73 Pop Jazz 107 Jazzbrush 121 Urban 122 Electro 123 Country 124 R&B
Example switching of Live Drums (DRUMS 2)
4 1 Bachata 4 2 Bolero 1 4 3 Chacha 1 4 4 Cumbia 1 4 5 Guajra 1 4 6 Mambo 4 7 Salsa 1 4 8 Rhumba 1 4 9 Merengue 1 4 10 Merengue 2 4 11 Congas 1 4 12 Congas 2 4 13 Gipsy 1 4 14 Maracas 1 4 15 Tambourine 4 16 Brush 4 21 Dance 1 4 4 23 Ethnic 1 4 24 Ethnic 2 4 25 Latingr 1 4 26 Latingr 2
4 27 Latingr 3 4 28 Latingr 4 4 29 Latingr 5 4 30 Latingr 6 4 31 Latingr 7 4 32 Latingr 8 4 35 NewAge 4 39 Pop 4 42 Jazz 1 4 43 Shuffle 1 4 44 Jazz 2 4 45 Bossanova 4 46 Samba 1 4 47 Samba 2 4 48 Pandero 1 4 49 Salsa 2 4 50 Eurolatin 4 51 Pop Down 4 53 Dance 2 4 54 Dance 3 4 55 Tradition1 4 56 Bolero 2 4 57 Cumbia 2 4 58 Guajra 2 4 59 Rhumba 2 4 60 Merengue 3 4 61 Merengue 4 4 62 Congas 3 4 63 Congas 4 4 64 Gipsy 2 4 65 Maracas 2 4 67 Jazz 3 4 68 Shuffle 2 4 69 Jazz 4 4 70 Samba 3 4 71 Samba 4 4 72 Pandero 2 4 73 Chacha 2 4 74 Afrohouse 4 75 Pop Jazz 4 76 Salsa3 4 77 Tradition2
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