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MIDJAY PLUS - I how to useho The main functions and technical specifi cations of the MiDJay Plus are so similar to those of the standard MiDJay, we provide the standard version owners manual for all basic instructions and technical information. The upgraded benefi ts and features of the MiDJay Plus are: The new large size display, a much larger 80 Gigabyte Hard Drive, 140 new Styles and an amazingly authentic new sound generator offering twice the performance of the standard model.
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MIDIJAY MANUAL UPDATE RELEASE 3.0 MIDI FILES LINKED & SYNCHRONIZED TO WAVE WITH TEMPO CONTROL! MIDI FILES LINKED & SYNCHRONIZED TO WAVE WITH TEMPO CONTROL! An amazing feature which allows you to link and synchronize a Wave fi le (or SFX, or DJLoop) to a Midi fi le. Here is how to do this: Select a midi fi...
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DISPLAY PLAY BAR DISPLAY PLAY BAR On the Wave, Midi fi le , Mp3 and other main screen, the Midijay display will now show new information such as Transpose, Time left, Bar etc (to turn this on, press Midi fi le, EDIT, FUNCTION, scroll down to ‘Play Bar Displayed’...
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+ 1: Plays notes received 1 octave up + 2: Plays notes received 2 octaves up - 1: Plays notes received 1 octave down - 2: Plays notes received 2 octaves down AUTO: “Forces” automatic transpose on +2 when Keyboard Left mode is used or -2 when K. Right mode is used. DEFAULT: Factory set NEW FUNCTIONS ON FOOTSWITCHES MENU NEW FUNCTIONS ON FOOTSWITCHES MENU...
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MIDIJAY MANUAL UPDATE RELEASE 4.0 NEW MIDIFILE LINK MODE NEW MIDIFILE LINK MODE From the contextual menu of the MIDIFILE section (which is activated using the Edit key) you can select one of the 4 Link Modes available to define the transition mode between two consecutive midifiles. Manual mode is the normal operating mode of the MIDJAY unit, in which the midifiles are played immediately when the Enter key is pressed.
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the actual song. If you wish to maintain the playing performance and rapidity of the MIDJAY unit also in a directory that contains lots of files, you can switch this function OFF. In this way, the searching function of the song file is inhibited and the starting time of the files selected is drastically reduced.
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save the combination of the two files and pull-up the Groove automatically when the midifile is started again you need to go back to the MIDIFILE section by pressing the relative key and press the SAVE key. In the window that appears you can add the starting beat of the Groove and the End beat.
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SD5 INTERFACE SD5 INTERFACE The MIDJAY unit can be controlled remotely from the new Ketron SD5 keyboard. Release 4.0 implements a special MIDI communication protocol via which you can view and activate all the files in the HD of the MIDJAY unit directly from the display of the SD5 keyboard.
TECHNICAL TABLES TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Panel Alpha Dial, 8 Volume slider controls, 40 direct easy access tabs, display contrast control. Display LCD 320x240 backlit. Wav etable Over 380 Voices, 32 Drum sets, 66 Live drums. GM standard. Disk 80Gb internal hard disk. 3,5 2DD/HD internal floppy disk. Video Video interface with RGB Monitor Out.
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GM PRESETS PIANO Grand 60 Stopped BRASS Mexican Startheme Rock 12 Strings Trombone 1 Flanger Upright Solid Miles Mute Movie Honky Tonky Pop Guitar Flugel Horn Harpsichord Django Brass 1 SYNTH Synt 1 Jingle Texas Golden Tpt Synt 2 Electric Shadow Dixie Trumpet Synt 3...
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BANK A (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE = 0) Pr.Ch. Name Grand Piano Timpani Halo Rock Piano Strings1 Sweep Upright SlowStrings Ice Rain Honky Synstrgs1 Soundtrack Rodes Synstrgs2 Crystal DxPiano Choir1 Atmosphere Harpsichrd Choir2 Brightness Clavinet Synvoice Goblin Celesta Hits Echodrops Glocken Trumpet1 Startheme...
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BANK B (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE = 1) Pr.Ch. Name Jingle Slow Arcos Lower 8’ - 4’ Electric Strings2 Jazzy House DarkStrings Elopiano Telecast Vintage Vocalize Strato Funky Pno Scat Texas Fm Piano 1 Tremolo Fm Piano 2 Unplug ToyBox Corale Stops Chimes...
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BANK C (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE = 10) Pr.Ch. Name Grand mono Symphonic Wisper Rock mono Strings3 Airpad Piano L Digistrings Picking Piano R Wiener Morphing Mark 101Strings Ambience StagePno Tuuh Digipad Rodeslow Movie Rodeshi Vocals1 Newage Celestial Vocals2 Voxing China Trumpet2 Synfony...
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LIVE DRUMS (DRUMS 2) DRUM SETS (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE = 4) Pr.Ch. Name Pr.Ch. Name Standard1 Bachata Pandero 1 Standard2 Bolero 1 Salsa 2 Folk Chacha 1 Eurolatin Acoustic Cumbia 1 Popdown Jazz Dry Guajra 1 ------------ Vintage Mambo Dance 2 Rock Salsa 1...
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PRESET VOICE (CONTROL 0 - VALUE 3 (WHIT VOICE TAB OFF) – PROGRAM CHANGE 1-64 ONLY GLOBAL AND RIGHT MDI CHANNEL) Pr.Ch. Name Grand Piano Theatre Rodes Piano&Strings DX Piano Magic Tine Vibraphon WarmPad Strings SynBrass Brass Atmosphere Jazz Organ Fantasy Rotary Brightness...
PRESET PROGRAM CHANGE (GLOBAL & RIGHT MIDI CHANNELS) Control 0 - Value 0 Control 0 - Value 1 Control 0 - Value 2 Pr.Ch. Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Grand Jingle Rock Electric Upright House Honky Tonky Rodes EloPiano Funky Pno Dx Piano Vintage...
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Control 0 - Value 0 Control 0 - Value 1 Control 0 - Value 2 Pr.Ch. Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Synstrings 1 Synstrings 2 Choir 1 Warm Voice Tuuh Choir 2 Corale Uuuh SynVoice Orchestra Hits Mexican Golden Tpt Slide Tbn Trombone 1 Dixie Trumpet...
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Control 0 - Value 0 Control 0 - Value 1 Control 0 - Value 2 Pr.Ch. Bank 1 Bank 2 Bank 3 Brightness Flanger Movie Startheme Sitar Mandolin Banjo Hackbrett Shamisen Cuatro Koto Fado Kalimba Charango Bag Pipe Tres Fiddle Lute Zurna Tinkle...
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STYLES Pr.Ch. Name 12/8 Ballad Dixie On the Road 16 Beat 1 English Tune Orch. Slow 1 16 Beat 2 English Walz Orch. Slow 2 16 Beat 3 EuroChacha PartyFox 16 UpBeat Fado Party Polka 60 Revival FlipFox Piano Ballad 70’...
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