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Sherry C 11-24-2009 08:46 PM

Anybody use a Ketron SD2?
 
Howdy friends,

Does anyone use a Ketron SD2 with Musician or Composer? If so, please let me know. We have someone who is having difficulty accessing the extended banks. We've gone through all the usual trouble shooting, and since I don't have one of these units to test myself, I'm unable to figure out the problem. If there's a particular way to hold your mouth with these things, I need to know :eek:

Thanks for any help!
Sherry

dj 11-25-2009 11:49 AM

Re: Anybody use a Ketron SD2?
 
There's a Ketron SD2 .ins file available here:

http://www.pgmusic.com/support_miscellaneous.htm

The user's manual is available here:

http://www.manualnguide.com/manual-get/25014/

I would assume that the bank switching protocol is detailed in the manual.

David

Sherry C 11-25-2009 01:06 PM

Re: Anybody use a Ketron SD2?
 
Howdy David,

Thanks for the reply! He's already got the .ins imported, and from what I had seen previously in the manual, it should be pretty straightforward for using in Composer. Import the .ins file, set the bank at "normal" (which routes the instruments via the msb/lsb cc's) and you're good to go. However, he's been unable to get any sounds other than the GM sounds of the "default" bank.

We've had another situation where things didn't work right unless the keyboard was turned on after Composer, which is weird, and I was just wondering if something unusual like that applied with the Ketron unit. You know, maybe you have to have it upside down when you first turn it on, or some such ;)

Additionally, he's French, and my french is passable, but not great, so there may be a communication issue as well :)

ttfn,
Sherry

DrDel 02-02-2010 01:47 AM

Re: Anybody use a Ketron SD2?
 
I have one and absolutely love it with Notation Composer. I use it to replace the horrible Windows GM Midi sounds with absolutely great voices. I've used for about two years, but unfortunately never got the other banks to work with Composer. I gave up long ago, but wouldn't trade the default sounds for anything. Works flawlessly with Composer -- except for not getting to the other banks.

jjj 12-22-2010 02:41 PM

Re: Anybody use a Ketron SD2?
 
A couple years ago, I bought this module on eBay. I was quite awkward to set up with divers softwares. Since I had the Soundblaster Audigy Pro soundcard installed, I simply copied the best sounds (about 80% of it) from this module and then sold the module again with some loss of course.
Yet, it was still a bargain price I had to pay to get my hands onto some descent voices.
I used SampleRobot to create truly perfect Sf2 soundfonts from the SD2; all automatically. My musical hearing is pretty fussy and demanding, when it comes to musical sounds. Thus, I had to do a bit of trial & error to get the settings and samplings right.
Apropos... "musical hearing": Late organist Klaus Wunderlich mentioned it in his letter, after he auditioned my musical creativity (of whistling to music). Here's link for you, too: http://www.live-styler.de/home/images/jjj-DEMO.wma :)


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