VEGA Inglese Owner’s Manual
INDEX Welcome to the VEGA Connections Control panel and push button functions Parameter management A guide on how to start playing Voices and User Voice Program and One Touch Drawbars Drum Set Arranger Using a MIDI pedal for the bass Pattern Edit Power On Set Up Song Play, Midi file and Karaoke Drum Remix Video Out and Karaoke Recording a Midi file .KAR, .MID (Midi files) & .
Welcome to the VEGA Welcome to the VEGA! Congratulations on having chosen a Ketron keyboard. If you read this manual carefully, which provides detailed descriptions on each single procedure, you will be able to fully exploit and customise the instrument according to your own taste and way of working without any problems whatsoever.
Connections Connections 1 3 2 6 4 5 10 8 7 9 The VEGA is provided with all the audio and MIDI connections as required by current standards including the sockets for the pedals needed for its optimum use. The only optional extras are the video interface and the two pedals. CONNECTIONS ON THE REAR MICRO 1 OUTPUT: Monophonic 1/4’’ jack direct audio output of the input signal of Micro 1 processed by the Vocalizer but not by the 1 internal effects like Reverb or chorus.
Connections FRONT CONNECTIONS HEADPHONES: Allows you to connect stereo headphones. GAIN: Controls the gain of the microphone audio inputs. MICRO INPUT: Unbalanced _’’ mono audio jack input for two microphones, (if a stereo-mono adapter is used). The Micro Input signal can be processed by the inner Vocalizer of the VEGA and by the global effects. Without the adapter, only one microphone can be used.
Control panel and push button functions Control panel and push button functions The control panel is divided into sections according to the group of functions related to the push buttons. From left to right you will see the following: VOLUME Two rows of four push buttons that are used to control the general volume for the Drums, Bass, Chords and Right sections. The volume can be muted by pressing the right-hand and left-hand VOLUME push buttons of that section together at the same time.
Control panel and push button functions THE DISPLAY, THE MAIN PAGE AND THE FUNCTION PUSH BUTTONS Style volume Selected sound Style number and name Sound volume Second Voice Split note Transposition Played chord Style tempo Right hand volume Accompaniment sections volumes Left hand volume From the main page of the display, the programming functions can be accessed using the function push buttons at the side of the display together with the dedicated push buttons.
Control panel and push button functions F5 ARRANGE VIEW: Four menu pages offer the facility to re-program the sounds, volumes and effects of each single section of the Arranger. F6 MIDI: Through the sub-menus, access is gained to the programming of MIDI events even during transmission and reception mode and to the assignment function of the MIDI channels to each single section of the keyboard.
Control panel and push button functions ● ● If the LED of the PROGRAM push button is lit, the VOICE push buttons call up the Program voices. If the LED of the ONE TOUCH push button is lit, the first row of STYLE push buttons calls up one of the six pages of the One Touch memory locations. PUSH BUTTONS ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THE CONTROL PANEL PROGRAM When the LED is lit, eight Program locations are displayed, to be selected using the function push buttons.
Control panel and push button functions KEY STOP/STYLE REMIX PLAY When the LED is lit it stops the Arranger performance if a very short note or chord is played. It is restarted if another one or even the same one is played. If the note or the chord is held down for longer than a quarter note, the Arranger continues to play. With the Arranger stopped, KEY STOP is used to restart it by playing a chord that is longer than the time set in Sync Time in the Arrange Mode menu.
Parameter management Parameter management Before going into the actual programming subjects, the musician should first be aware of how the menus and parameters of the VEGA work. The rules that are listed in this chapter are valid for all the following sections and are crucial to controlling the keyboard in the best way possible.
A guide on how to start playing A guide on how to start playing You will certainly want to instantly know how to use some functions of the VEGA such as how to call up Styles and Voices, reproduce Midi files, how to use the Arranger, how to use a MIDI accordion and the Vocalizer with a microphone. If this is the case then this section is just up your street.
A guide on how to start playing CONTROLLING PLAYBACK (REPRODUCTION) Whether you have loaded a song from floppy or hard disk, some commands are offered on the control panel to modify some reproduction parameters in real time. ● To reproduce the song press the START push button. ● To stop the procedure press the START push button once more. ● To pause the current playback of a midifile, press the CONT/PAUSE push button.
A guide on how to start playing HOW TO SELECT A STYLE As we said earlier that In the VEGA there are two modes for selecting the style, one is the NUMERIC selection which is enabled by default and the second is the GROUP mode which Is enabled automatically when the user switch to Occidental In the style set function (LEFT CONTROL menu) In Numeric mode the selection Is done by pressing the BANK key and selecting the first number that compose each dozen of styles.
A guide on how to start playing ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● To modify the tempo set on the Arranger, use the SLOW/FAST push buttons. To create an Accelerando press the TAP/RIT ACC push button repeatedly and briefly. To create a Ritardando, change the direction of the arrow by holding the TAP/RIT ACC push button down for a few seconds and then press it repeatedly and briefly. To enter a break, press the BREAK push button.
A guide on how to start playing HOW TO USE THE MICROPHONE AND THE VOCALIZER The VEGA can work with up to two microphones connected to the dedicated front mic input. The Micro input is processed by the Vocalizer, namely the effect with which the vocals can be naturally harmonized either according to the chords played, or a harmony track of a Midi file or the notes played on the keyboard. What you need is a good microphone, a cable and the VEGA.
A guide on how to start playing HOW TO USE A MIDI ACCORDION Ketron has reserved a dedicated menu for the connection of accordions equipped with MIDI interface, which must exploit the MIDI In 2 input. To reach the parameters required, from the main page shown on the display, access F3 UTILITY and from this page select F1 ACCORDION. Various parameters to be modified are offered here.
Voices and User Voice Voices and User Voice One of the fundamental features of the VEGA is its sound quality and consequently the synthesis technology exploited that is based on multisamples processed by subtractive synthesis, frequency modulation and additive synthesis. The samples have been developed over the last few yearsby a team of international programmers.
Voices and User Voice USER VOICES As we have already explained, the VEGA is also a powerful synthesizer based on samples. We have chosen to limit the editable parameters to just those essential for most common use. Any modification made to a voice can be saved in one of the 120 memory locations in the User Voice bank, divided into twelve groups of ten User Voices each. To call up a User Voice follow the normal procedures used for calling up a Voice (mentioned above).
Voices and User Voice F2 Decay: This sets the value of the Decay segment that can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons. F3 Sustain: This sets the value of the Sustain segment that can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons. F4 Release: This sets the value of the Release segment that can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons. F5 Level: This sets the value of the total volume of the voice that can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons.
Voices and User Voice LFO AND VELOCITY Press F10 LFO Velocity to access the parameters dedicated to the use of the LFO and the velocity to control some crucial voice parameters. To select a parameter, use the CURSOR +/- push buttons and the VALUE +/- push buttons to modify the value.
Program and One Touch Voices Program and One Touch Voices PROGRAMS A number of voices are often used simultaneously to enhance the voice of the lead part, namely the right section to the right of the keyboard split point. The simplest method is that of using the Second Voice but for more demanding musicians, up to four Voices (separately combined together) can be exploited. Using the Programs the musician can obtain a remarkably versatile voice for the right hand and also right along the keyboard.
Program and One Touch Voices A completely different matter is the fourth Voice of a Program: together with harmonization, with the same rules as those for the other Voices, it can become a Second Voice and therefore enabled or disabled using the 2ND VOICE push button. To avail of this option, once you have moved onto the fourth Voice, press F10 Harmony twice.
Program and One Touch Voices PAGE 3 From this page the musician can make some adjustments that are required to limit the keyboard range and the velocity for a Voice. It is thus possible to arrange a number of voices in different parts of the Right section (split) and to call up the voice based on the key dynamics (velocity switch). F1/F6 Voice: This indicates the voice used for the part selected. To change it, refer to similar explanations for page 1.
Program and One Touch Voices SAVING AND LOADING A PROGRAM Once a Program has been modified or programmed, it must be saved in the memory or on disk for future recall or use. It is advisable to save your favourite programs in RAM due to the fact that these are immediately available and can be recalled instantaneously. Programs which reside in DISK have to be loaded into RAM prior to being used. PROCEED AS FOLLOWS TO SAVE A SINGLE PROGRAM IN RAM ● ● ● ● Select the program to be saved.
Program and One Touch Voices ONE TOUCH With all these voices on board, you will soon notice that you do have some voices that you use more often than others. These ‘favourite’ voices can be stored in a special location in memory (One Touch) which renders quick access and recall during live performances. The VEGA already contains Ketron’s favourite voices within the current One Touch locations as default but you can later edit and replace these with your favourite voices.
Drawbars Drawbars Thanks to the very powerful sound engine of the VEGA, it is possible to also reproduce very accurately the sounds of classic electromagnetic organs, among which the Hammond ©‚ certainly is the most famous one with the most important timbre. If you do not know what an electromagnetic organ is, keep in mind that their timbres used to be mixed using so-called drawbars, with a specific harmonic corresponding to each of them.
Drum Set Drum Set The rhythm section of the VEGA uses both the regular Drum Sets and the Live sampled drum loops. The regular Drums are assigned to the Drum 1 track (MIDI channel 10), whereas the Live Drums are assigned to the Drum 2 track (MIDI channel 9) within a style. The VEGA is equipped with 24 preset Drum Sets and 24 additional User Drum Sets that can be freely programmed by the user. Live Drums can be programmed and modified only within a Style, from the Arrange View menu.
Drum Set F3 Doholla F4 Katem F5 Tabel PS: the level for oriental claps can be accessed form F6 Rimshot, and the Level for SAGAT and Zagrouta can be accessed from F9 Latin3/Tamb. The first and second page allows you to activate or deactivate the instruments of a percussion group, by pressing the function buttons corresponding to the specific group. If you wish to deactivate all percussion groups together, simply press both VALUE +/- buttons at the same time.
Arranger Arranger The Arranger is the heart of the automatic accompaniment of the VEGA. It allows you to create a dynamic and versatile arrangement using the Styles and their controls. A Style is a group of short sequences relevant to major, minor and seventh tonalities or different tonalities combined with each other.
Arranger FILL IN 1, 2, 3: These are Style variations with the duration of one bar, used as short harmonic intervals to enhance the rhythm. When the Arranger is activated and one of these three pushbuttons is pressed, a Fill-In bar is entered, and at its end the Arranger goes back to the conditions previous to the Fill In.
Arranger LEFT CONTROL: FIRST PAGE F1 SYNC HIT: When enabled It gives a crash sound when the SYNC START and SYNC STOP are activated together. The crash sound is played any time the musician hit the chord part of the keyboard. The crash sound can be chosen from the ARRANGE mode page 2 also for the crash level. F2 HALF BAR: When enabled it affects the entire fill Ins to play its first half bar when pushed. F3 LOWER: This function when activated it apply one lower setting for all the styles.
Arranger F2 Retrigger & Mode: This calls up the Retrigger function and the relevant editing page. It is set by default on the bass and Chord 2 track of the Style, thus allowing you to repeat the fundamental note every time a chord is changed. If the retrigger is activated also for the accompaniment tracks, these repeat the chord programmed on the first step of the first Style measure. The following parameters are available: F1 Drum: not utilised.
Arranger muted sections will be automatically re-activated. The Interactive Arrange parameters are: F1 Brass: When this is selected, the brass of the automatic accompaniment will be muted while a lead is played on the Right section. F2 Intro: When this is selected, the Interactive Arrange of the Brass will be activated also for the Intro's. F3 Ending: The same as F2 Intro but dedicated to the Ending F5 Escape: Returns to the previous page of the Left Control menu.
Arranger F2 Wha-Wha: This is an amazing effect for guitar riffs but it can be used in many other situations. The optional Volume pedal is to be connected to control it better. The Wha-Wha effect can also be controlled by the Modulation Wheel using the Utility menu and the F3 Modulation function where the F7 Wha-Wha function is to be set as On. F3 Delay: This is used to enable the Delay effect on the Right section by pressing the relative function push button repeatedly.
Arranger F7 Pianist Sustain: Activates or otherwise the Sustain function in the Pianist mode, so you can use the Sustain pedal to ‘freeze’ the last recognized chord and to freely play, right after having set the chord, along the complete keyboard. Releasing the sustain pedal will allow the VEGA to recognize the next valid chord played anywhere on the keyboard. F8 Pianist Mode: Enables selection of the Pianist mode.
Arranger ARRANGE MODE MENU From the main display page you gain access to the control of the different Arranger functions by pressing F4 Arrange Mode. The functions are listed on two pages that can be accessed using the PAGE +/- buttons. The parameters are assigned to the relevant function buttons. The modifications carried out on the different parameters are valid for all the Styles but are not permanently stored.
Arranger ARRANGE MODE: SECOND PAGE F1 4SW. Mode: This activates the chords acknowledgement mode on the pedalboard. For further details, please refer to the end of this chapter. F2 Bass Lock: Activating this, the Bass sounds are ‘locked’, i.e. the voice used for the bass remains the same, even if you change from the current style to another. F3 Lower Lock: Activating this, the Lower 1 & 2 sounds are ‘locked’, i.e. the voice used for the Lower voices remains the same, even if you change the Style.
Arranger The sound can be selected while the Arranger is stopped for the Arrange A, B, C and D parts, whereas for the Intros and Endings you need to start the Arranger, call up the Intro or the Ending and then, once you have started the part, select the sound you wish to modify. Use the following procedure to change a sound: Select the Style you wish to modify and then press EXIT to go back to the main page of the display.
Arranger The reverb quantity of each track (and for the Lower parts) remains unvaried for all Style parts. To carry out any modification, select the track or the part pressing the relevant function button. Modify the value pressing the VALUE +/- buttons. ARRANGE VIEW: THIRD PAGE For each Lower part or track it is possible to establish which effect (Chorus, Delay or Distortion) will be used to process the voice further to the quantity of the effect applied.
Using a MIDI pedal for the bass Using a MIDI pedal for the bass The VEGA enables the connection of a MIDI pedal to control the manual bass line and to set the chords. The MIDI reception channel is to be set for the bass part on the same transmission channel as the pedal, by proceeding as follows: ● ● ● ● ● ● Connect the MIDI pedal to MIDI In 2 (Keyboard). From the main page of the display press F6 MIDI. Select F2 Channel Receive.
Pattern Edit Pattern Edit With all the current styles on board plus the bonus styles offered within RAM, there is still the eagerness for some to create their own styles … totally from scratch. The VEGA can be used to record new Styles both in real time and also by exploiting a MIDI connection to automate and speed-up the process when recording from an external source. The VEGA is compatible with Patterns of the MS series.
Pattern Edit As for the recording principles, for each Part you must establish which tonality is to be recorded between Major, Minor, Seventh, Seventh Major, Seventh Minor and two combinations that are required to keep the rhythm and lead structure unaltered while modifying only the tonality. Once the tonality has been selected, establish which Part is to be recorded using F1 and the relative track, by selecting it with push buttons CURSOR +/-.
Pattern Edit F4 Metronome: When enabled, the VEGA will use a Stick sound to count the tempo. F5 Save: This is used to save the modifications permanently in the memory. F6 Value Quantize: In registration mode it may be handy to take the notes to a temporal grid, the value of which can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons. The lack of Quantize is pointed out by “Real”, whereas maximum Quantize has a value of 2. The letter “T” indicates values arranged in triples.
Pattern Edit F1 Tempo: Its default setting is 120 bpm. This value can be modified using the SLOW and FAST or VALUE +/- push buttons. F2 Time Signature: This establishes the musical division. The values can be modified using the VALUE +/- push buttons and by pressing F2 Time Signature again to change the position in the division. F3 Autocrash: If enabled (√), a 'Crash' will be played automatically at the end of every Fill In, Break and Intro.
Pattern Edit F4 COPY This is accessed from the initial Pattern Edit page, to copy a whole existing Pattern (or Part of it) to the Pattern being edited. Note: If the Pattern being modified already has some tracks recorded, then the source tracks or Parts must have the same time signature and the same length in beats as the destination tracks. The copy function is used to define not only the original Part but also the track within the Part to be copied.
Pattern Edit F8 GROUP It allows for the patterns that are In the ram area to switch directly between the arrangers without waiting till the end of the measure. Note that If you group patterns that have different program changes for Its parts then the first selected pattern In live performance apply Its parts sounds to the other parts of the grouped patterns. F9 MIDI RECORD The procedure explained above requires careful editing and recording of track by track and part by part.
Power On Set Up Power On Set Up It will soon become clear to you that each time you power on the VEGA, there are some features that always default to values set by Ketron (which you almost always have to change or modify prior to using the keyboard). Some of the most important settings programmed for the use of your VEGA can be stored in such a way that they are automatically called up when turning the instrument on, thus avoiding loss of time involved during re-programming.
Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke Playback of Midi files has never been any easier. With the direct play feature of the VEGA, midi files can be played back and recorded instantaneously to disk (either HD or FD). Song Play is accessed using the dedicated push button on the control panel and is used to reproduce and organize Midi files, whether they are on hard disk or floppy disk.
Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke er. The loading procedures of a Midi file are the same as those for the Floppy Disk (refer to the specific section). The loading times are obviously much shorter. To be able to create Midi file chains (a combination of more than one file which are all playable back-to-back) and save them on disk, the Chain Edit function of the Disk Utility menu should be used. Refer to the specific section of this chapter.
Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke F2 Count: This has a double function. It displays the number of the beat as the Midi file is being played. By pressing the relative function push button on the other hand it leads directly to the Effects page where the effects for the Midi file can be set. This page is described in the Effects section. To return from Effect page to the Song Play page, press EXIT.
Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke Note: It is not necessary to continue playing the Midi file once the parameters have been loaded in the memory, however by modifying the parameters while the Midi file is playing, it will be much easier to play back the result. MODIFYING A SINGLE PART OF A MIDI FILE Once a Midi file has been loaded, enable SONG PLAY and from the main page press F1 GM Part to call up the page dedicated to the parameters of a single track of the Midi file.
Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke The following MIDI messages can be filtered: Notes: all notes within the track Control Change: all Control Changes within the track Program Change: all Program Changes After Touch: all After touch events Pitch Bend: all Pitch Bend events Volume: only Control Change 07 Volume Pan: only Control Change 10 Pan Reverb: only Control Change XX Reverb Send Chorus: only Control Change XX Effect Send Modulation Wheel: only Control Change 01 Modulation Expression: only Control Change
Song Play, Midi files and Karaoke SAVING THE PARAMETERS MODIFIED The parameters that can be saved within a Midi file are indicated in the table and also include the volume balance between Midi file and keyboard, the Tempo value, the settings of the Drum Mixer, the voice for the Right section and the settings for the Vocalist track. The saving function is called up only when the Midi file is stopped and must be used only within the F1 GM Part menus.
Drum Remix Drum Remix To liven up or simply modify a song, all you have to do usually is change the rhythm structure of the drums or the percussion instruments, which is always contemplated in the remix of famous songs and dance. When the user changes the drum track, he also often modifies the balance of the individual percussion instruments too, with a crescendo in the number of instruments that make up a rhythm track.
Video Out and Karaoke Video Out and Karaoke The optional video card allows you to use a TV set or a computer monitor (or a LCD monitor) to display messages, words set in syllables from a Midi file or to duplicate the display of the VEGA. The options for the video output are grouped in the Song Play menu that is enabled using the dedicated push button.
Recording a Midi file Recording a Midi file Everything that is played on the VEGA, including the automatic accompaniment and the changes made on the control panel, can be recorded as a Midi file directly to a Floppy Disk or Hard Disk. Everything recorded can later be modified using a sequencer software for PC/Mac.
.KAR, .MID (Midi files) & .TXT (text) files .KAR, .MID (Midi files) & .TXT (text) files The karaoke function is used to show the words (Lyrics) of a Midi file being reproduced on the display, aligning the text in syllables via some graphic solutions. The words of a Midi file are handled as meta events and therefore there are Midi files + Lyrics with .MID and .KAR. extensions. Generally, all there is in a .
.KAR, .MID (Midi files) & .TXT (text) files Whatever the status of the Arranger (running or stopped), access can be gained to the loading of TXT files at any time: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Press the DISK push button. Choose between Floppy Disk or Hard Disk using the PAGE +/- push buttons. If you choose Hard Disk you must find the Folder bearing the TXT files. Once you have found the .TXT file to be loaded using the VALUE +/- push buttons, enable RAM loading using F2 Load.
Using the microphone Using the microphone The VEGA can use two separate microphones if an optional adapter is utilised to divide the stereo input into two microphone inputs. Input Mic 1 is the only one that can exploit the built-in Vocalizer plus it is provided with a separate audio output to allow the lead voice signal be processed with an external mixer. To use both microphones correctly, you have to adjust the input gain using the dedicated cursor on the front panel to reach an ideal noise signal level.
Using the microphone F8 Pitch Shift: This only affects the signal of the microphone on input Mic 1 and is used to transpose the notes sung in the microphone in steps of semitones. When the values are excessive the sound of the voice is distorted. This effect is one of the Vocalizer features. The value is increased or decreased using the VALUE +/- push buttons which, if pressed together at the same time, reset the value.
Vocalizer Vocalizer The Vocalizer produces particular types effects used to harmonise the audio signal on the microphone input according to some specific rules. It is dedicated to the human voice, and adds two or three notes to the single note sung into the microphone, thus creating a vocal duo or trio utilising the sound of the voice on the microphone input.
Vocalizer F5 Hold: this will be present only if the harmonisation mode is set on Keyboard Harmony; if activated, this function allows you to store the notes recognised by the Vocalizer as you change from one chord to another. F6 Effects: this allows you to modify the effects settings, to apply the Vibrato and the Limiter, to modify the vocal sound and to activate a number of modulations. The Reverb and the Delay are the general ones and are programmable.
Vocalizer F8 Vocalize To Arranger: the buttons controlling the Arranger may be assigned a different algorithm to be chosen among those available for the harmonisation mode selected in F3 Modes. In the centre of the display the Start, Stop, Arrange A, B, C, D, Fill 1, 2, 3 and Break sections can be selected with the CURSOR +/- buttons, and one of the available algorithms can be assigned to them acting on the VALUE +/- buttons.
Vocalizer Trio Octa 4: This performs a fifth below the note sung and maintains the fundamental note of the chord in the bass. If the Vocalize Lead is active (On), the note sung is doubled Duet Open: This performs only the fifth above the note sung. If the Vocalize Lead is active (On), the note sung is doubled. Duet Down: This performs the third below the note sung, transposed by one octave downward (lower tenth).
Vocalizer Jazz 2: Similar to Jazz 1 with just one voice generated above the note played on the keyboard area to the right of the split point. Jazz 3: Similar to Jazz 2 with all voices generated above the note played on the keyboard area to the right of the split point. MIDI Mode: This is a special mode allowing the musician to control the voices generated by the Vocalizer via the MIDI data, no matter if these come from a track of a Midi file being reproduced or from a MIDI In 2 input.
Vocalizer SAVING A VOCAL SET ON DISK The whole group of twelve Vocal Set memories can be saved either on a floppy disk or on a hard disk. Only the entire group of Vocal sets can be saved as one file, but not the independent ones.
Effects Effects The DSPs of the VEGA are capable of producing Reverb, Chorus, Delay and Modulation effects that can be applied to the Upper and Lower parts, to the accompaniment tracks and to external audio signals. The VEGA employs up to three DSPs to generate the global Reverb; and for the Upper parts, an additional three groups of Chorus, Delay and Distorsor effects that can work both in parallel and in series in Programs and in parallel for the automatic accompaniment tracks and the Lower parts.
Effects EDITING AN EFFECT The VEGA does not only choose the algorithm to be assigned to the DSPs but it also allows its substantial modification and saving in dedicated memories. To modify an algorithm - first of all, it must be selected among Chorus, Delay and Distorsion, simply by pressing the function push button and choosing the algorithm. Without doing anything else at this stage press F10 Edit to access the menu.
Registrations Registrations This is one exiting feature of the VEGA that captures the over-all settings of the keyboard at any one time and thanks to these special memory locations, all the control panel settings and the main parameters that control the VEGA can be called up instantly. Once the Registrations have been programmed they make it easy to quickly change the Style, the Voice variations, the settings of the effects and above all the automatic call-up of the TXT files.
Registrations CALLING UP AND SAVING A REGISTER OF THE SINGLE REGISTRATION GROUP The call-up function of a Single Registration is enabled by setting to Single the F7 Registration Mode parameter in the F3 Utility menu. Then enter the number of the Single Registration/Register contained on the floppy disk or in the folder currently selected on the hard disk to call it up.
Registrations F2 Drum Mixer: This is used to disable the control of the parameters of Drum On/Off, Drum Volume, Drum Reverb, Drum Pan, Manual Drum F3 Keyb&Util 1/2: This is used to disable the control of the parameters of Octave, Portamento, Harmony, Pianist, Vocalizer, 2nd Sustain, 2nd Split, Velocity Curve, Rotor Wheel F3 Keyb&Util 2/2: This is used to disable the control of the parameters of Accordion, Modulation Assign, Modulation Rate, Tune, Vibrato, Portamento Time, Bend Parameter, Footswitch, Ara
Utility Utility The Utility menus are used to control the physical controllers, the MIDI accordions, the pedals and a group of parameters that modify the general performance of the VEGA. From the main page of the display, press F3 Utility to access the first page indicated as 1/2 at the top right part of the display. To select the other page use the PAGE +/- push buttons. The single groups of parameters, to which other menus correspond, are enabled using the relative function push buttons.
Utility F3 Pitch: This calls up a new menu dedicated to controlling the tuning. The parameters available are the following: F1 Tune: The value indicated in Hertz, that can be modified +/- 100 Cents using the VALUE +/- push buttons, establishes the fine tuning of the whole sound generator of the VEGA. By pressing the two VALUE +/- push buttons together at the same time the standard tuning of 440 Hz is reset. F2 Vibrato: When Off, it disables the vibrato on the timbres that use it.
Utility The Footswitch menu also uses the F5 Escape function, to return to the initial Utility page and F10 Default to reset the original settings. Once the modification has been completed, save the settings by pressing SAVE/ENTER to save in Flash RAM using F10 Save. or to cancel the procedure use F5 Escape or to return to the default Footswitch menu, use F4 Undo.
Utility F10 Normal: This resets the standard tuning. When the modifications have been completed, save the scale in one of the thirteen available memory locations. Press SAVE/ENTER to access the list of memory locations that can be selected using the CURSOR +/- push buttons. F10 Save saves the scale in the location selected at the time and F5 Escape returns to the previous page. The thirteen Arabic scales saved can be easily called up while playing live using the optional pedal switches FS 6 and FS 13.
MIDI Accordions MIDI Accordions The VEGA can be managed by an Accordion connected via MIDI, thanks to the fact that the attribution of the MIDI channels to the single parts of the keyboard, the bass transposition, the velocity and also the use of the bass voices can be controlled. The controls directly depend on the MIDI implementation of the Accordion therefore, for very simple MIDI accordions some of the functions described hereafter may not be available.
MIDI Accordions SAVING THE PARAMETERS FOR THE MIDI ACCORDION Thanks to the Power On Set-up function, all the settings of the parameters described can be saved, which will be called up automatically when the VEGA is turned on. To enable this procedure, press the SAVE/ENTER push button and then select F3 Power On Set-up. Press F10 Save to save the settings in Flash RAM. Further details on Power On Set-up are given in the dedicated section.
MIDI MIDI MIDI is a communication protocol used to transmit and receive commands, messages and events that are then translated by the compatible musical instrument into notes, events and commands. This protocol is used to connect a computer with dedicated programs to the VEGA, to control other sound modules or keyboards directly from the VEGA and to connect the VEGA to an Accordion, a Sax or a MIDI guitar.
MIDI F1 Volume: This modifies the volume of the whole track. The value can be changed using the VALUE +/- push buttons which, if pressed together at the same time, reset the value. F2 Reverb: This modifies the reverb of the complete part. You may vary the value using the VALUE +/- pushbuttons which, if pressed at the same time, put the value to zero.
MIDI of Voice and Drumset mode the Voice and Drumset are called up normally. For Drum 2 and Vocal Set the Live Drums and Vocal Sets must be selected using the VALUE +/- push buttons. The modification of operational mode of a track can make the song incompatible with modules in General MIDI. F9 Mute: If the function is enabled, the track is cut-out from the reproduction. F10 16 Parts: This enables the display of each single parameter, showing its value for all sixteen Parts.
MIDI THE PARAMETERS OF THE MIDI MENU F1 Channel Transmit: This is used to associate a MIDI transmitting channel on the MIDI OUT to each section. The following functions are also available: F4: this switches between the Channel Transmit page and Channel Receive page. F5 Escape: This returns to the initial page of the MIDI menu. F10 MIDI Setup: This calls up the settings already put in order and saved to use the VEGA via MIDI.
MIDI F7 Program Change Tx: For each section you can establish whether the Program Change message associated with the Voice in use is also to be transmitted to MIDI Out. The transmission function is enabled or disabled using the F10 Select push button. The 2nd/Prog section refers to the Second Voice and to the Program memory, processed as a Single Voice. The Voice sections 1, 2, 3 and 4 refer to the single Voices of a Program.
MIDI F2 MIDI In2/Computer: The same as F1 MIDI In 1. The setting also establishes the type of MIDI input used by the Interface Computer. F3 MIDI Out: This establishes which group of MIDI channels will be sent to MIDI Out. F4 Computer Out: This establishes which group of MIDI channels will be sent to the Computer Interface. F5 Escape: This returns to the initial page of the MIDI menu. F6 Computer: This selects the type of computer to which the VEGA is connected.
DISK DISK The VEGA can be supplied with a Hard Disk and has a standard Disk drive for Floppy Disks of 720 Kb (DD) or 1,4 MB (HD). The VEGA uses the DOS format for the Floppy, therefore the same floppy disk can be used to exchange files from PC or Mac. The direct connection to a PC on the back of the control panel is used to directly control the contents of the Hard Disk via PC, by means of KetronFT, a free application that can be downloaded from the www.ketron.it internet pages.
DISK F2 Load: This is used to load the file found at the time in the appropriate memory if no file is selected using F10 Select. If on the other hand one or a number of files have already been selected using F10 Select, only those pointed out with the ‘>’ symbol will be loaded. Another very handy possibility for the Folder with just a few files is that of selecting the whole contents by pressing the VALUE +/- push buttons together at the same time.
DISK Once you have chosen the Folder, you can return to the Floppy Disk using the PAGE +/- push buttons for the next steps. First of all, select the files to be copied using the following buttons: ● ● ● VALUE +/- to go from one file to the next within those displayed. CURSOR +/- to go to the next group of files, if they exist. F10 Select to confirm the files to be copied, next to which an arrow appears to confirm that the selection has taken place.
DISK F7 Rename: This is used to re-name the file selected or simply identified using the keyboard keys and the CURSOR +/- push buttons. The following remain enabled: F5 Escape: This cancels the procedure. F10 Exec: This confirms the procedure.
DISK F9 Utility: This is used to control some parameters such as the Tempo and the transposition of a Midi file, the formatting of the Hard Disk, the creation of chains of Midi files and the operational control of the Hard Disk. The options possible are the following: F1 Info: This displays the capacity of the Hard Disk, the space available, the number of the Folder and files stored and the percentage of space available.
DISK title of the first Midi file will appear. There are three ways of moving along the chain, namely: ● Let the Midi files come-in as they end normally and the VEGA will load the next file and reproduce it without any further input. ● Without starting Song Play using the START push button, use the VALUE +/- push buttons to select the Midi files of the chain. ● With Song Play running, press the COUNT/PAUSE/RESTART push button and then use the VALUE +/- push buttons to call up another Midi file.
DISK When a number of files are stored in Floppy disk but with different extension, you can find only those desired by choosing the type of file to be displayed. The options are the exact same as those for the Hard Disk. F6 Delete: This cancels one or a number of files selected using the VALUE +/- and F10 Select push buttons. F7 Rename: This is used to re-name a file selected using the VALUE +/- push buttons.
DISK The chain thus created is loaded in Song Play using the Load function from the Disk menu or called up directly from the first page of Song Play, by entering the number associated with the file chain using the numeric keypad (STYLES push buttons). Then if you go to Song Play, the title of the first Midi file will appear. There are three ways of moving along the chain, namely: ● Let the Midi files come-in as they end normally and the VEGA will load the next file and reproduce it without touching a key.
Technical Tables
Technical Tables INDEX Specifications Preset program changes Presets GM Voices Drum Sets Live Drums (DRUMS 2) Midi Banks & Prog.
Technical Tables Specifications KEYBOARD 61 keys velocity sensitive. 6 Velocity curves. Oriental Scale Converter strip. Live easy access to Pattern, One tab Tempo, Style bank selection. POLYPHONY SOUND GENERATION FLASH SOUNDS USER VOICES 1 TOUCH DRAWBARS PROGRAMS 64 notes. 32 Multitimbral 2ND VOICE REGISTRATIONS DRUM 1 DRUM 2 ARRANGER 292 Second Voices preset & programmable. 2nd Voice Edit. 32 MB PCM ROM. 290 Presets Sounds. 292 GM Voices. Up to 1000 GM and live Percussion sounds.
Technical Tables Preset program changes P. CH.
Technical Tables 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 Brass Synbrass 1 Synbrass 2 Altosoft Blowed Tenor Rocksax Circus Growlsax Baritone Clarinet Oberduet Flute Recorder Andes Bottle Shakuhashi Whistle Ocarina Technosynt 1 Synclead Square Maxisynth Rave Calliope Plate Sawlead Galaxy Technopad Magicpad Icerain Glockpa
Technical Tables Presets PIANO Grand Rock Grand Octapiano Honky Tonky Clavinet Dx Piano Rodes Stage Vintage Elpiano Upright Latin Piano Jingle Harpsichord Electropno Mark Piano Funkypno Mellow EP Piano&Stgs Elpno&Pad CHROM Celesta Marimba Vibraphon Glocken Xylophon Chimes Music Box Tinkle Bell Dry Vibes ORGAN Dark Jazz Gospel Slow B3 Theatre Click Organ Drawbars Rotary Church 1 Church 2 Church 3 Tone Wheel Rocker Pop Organ Rotor Rock Organ Jazzy Jazz Organ Full Leslies Rock B3 ACCORD.
Technical Tables GM Voices Bouzouki Shamisen Koto Fado Steedrum Bluegrass Zurna Charango Jungle Santur Ukulele Lute Tres BASS-FX Jazzbass Finger Picked Freetles Precision Warmbass 60' Bass Bass&Gtr Slap Mutebass Fusionbass Funk Rockbass Oberbass Thumb&Slap Synbass 1 Synbass 2 Synbass 3 Synbass 4 Synbass 5 Ends Melotom Syntom Fretslide Seashore Bird Telephone Helicopter Applause Gunshot BANK A (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=0) PROGRAM CHANGE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23
Technical Tables BANK B (CONTROL CHANGE 00, VALUE=1) PROGRAM CHANGE 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 102 VEGA PROGRAM CHANGE NAME Jingle Electric House Elopiano Stage Pno Funky Pno Fm Piano 1 Fm Piano2 Toybox Chimes Mallets Long Vibes Malimba Carillon Tinkles Windchimes Rotary Jazz organ 2 Drawbars Positive Master Diatonic Jazzfisa Bandoneon Spanis
Technical Tables Drum Sets PROGRAM CHANGE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 17 25 26 28 29 30 33 41 49 57 58 59 65 66 73 121 122 123 124 NAME Standard OR - Kit 01 OR - Kit 02 OR - Kit 03 OR - Kit 04 OR - Kit 05 OR - Kit 06 OR - Kit 07 Folk Acoustic Pop Jazz Dry OR - User Hard Rock Dance Techno Pregressive Rave Hip-Hop Fusion Brush Orchestra Contemporary Jazzman MS Drum Latin 1 Latin 2 Rock&Roll Urban Electro Country R&B Live Drums (DRUMS 2) BANK PROGRAM NAME (C.C.
Technical Tables Midi Banks & Prog.
Technical Tables Styles 8 BEAT DANCE PARTY FOLK SWING 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 Pub Song Italbeat Piano Ballad Smooth Beat Slow Ballad Folksinger Urban Soft&Sweet Guit&Organ 70's Beat Laura Tune 90 Beat Shuffle Beat Slow Beat 12 Beat English Rock 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 Dance 80 Remix Nochemix Dance Hit Dj Samba Disco Night Latin Dance 1 Latin Dance 2 Tecno 1 Tecno 2 Toy Dance House 60 Revival Rumba Dance Disco 70 Disco Down Disco Fever New
Technical Tables Midi implementation NOTE ON 9nH kk vv NOTE OFF 8nH kk vv 9nH kk 00H EnH bl bh PITCH BEND PROGRAM CHANGE CHANNEL AFTERTOUCH CONTROL 00H CONTROL 01H CONTROL 05H CONTROL 06H CONTROL 07H CONTROL 0AH CONTROL 0BH CONTROL 40H CONTROL 41H CONTROL 42H CONTROL 43H CONTROL 5BH CONTROL 5DH CONTROL 77H CONTROL 78H CONTROL 79H CONTROL 7BH CONTROL 7EH CONTROL 7FH CONTROL 54H CONTROL 55H CONTROL 1EH CONTROL 1FH CONTROL 10H CONTROL 11H RPN 0000H RPN 0001H RPN 0002H NRPN 0108H NRPN 0109H NRPN 010AH NRP
Technical Tables Vocalizer control list CONTROL 5CH NRPN 6002H NRPN 6003H NRPN 600AH BnH 5CH cc BnH 65H 60H 64H 02H 06H vv BnH 65H 60H 64H 03H 06H vv BnH 65H 60H 64H 0AH 06H vv NRPN 600BH NRPN 6104H NRPN 6105H NRPN 6106H NRPN 6304H NRPN 6305H NRPN 6306H NRPN 6307H NRPN 6308H NRPN 6309H NRPN 630AH NRPN 630BH NRPN 630CH NRPN 630DH NRPN 630EH NRPN 630FH NRPN 6403H NRPN 6405H NRPN 6406H NRPN 6407H NRPN 6414H NRPN 6415H NRPN 6416H NRPN 641AH NRPN 641BH NRPN 641CH BnH 63H 60H 62H 0BH BnH 63H 61H 62H 04H BnH 6
Technical Tables System exclusive Ketron VEGA TABS F0H 26H 7CH Code_tab Status F7H Code_tab = 00H - 7FH Tab code (see list) Status = 7FH Tab pressed Status = 00H Tab released ****** = Not Used Code_tab list: 00H Piano 01H Chrom 02H Organ 03H Accord 04H Guitar 05H Strings 06H Brass 07H Sax&Flute 08H Pad 09H Synt 0AH Ethnic 0BH Effect 0CH ****** 0DH ****** 0EH ****** 0FH ****** 10H ****** 11H ****** 12H ****** 13H ****** 14H ****** 15H ****** 16H ****** 17H ******.
Technical Tables 09H In./End.
Technical Tables CHORUS PARAMETERS F0H 26H 7BH Cho_par 00H Value F7H Cho_par: 3BH 74H 75H 76H 77H Chorus Volume "" Delay "" Feedback "" Rate "" Depth Value 0 - 7FH " 0 - 7FH " 0 - 7FH " 0 - 7FH " 0 - 7FH DELAY PARAMETERS F0H 26H 7BH Delay_par 00h Value F7H Delay_par: 2BH 2CH Delay Feed " Filter Value 0 - 7FH " 0 - 68H Delay Time: F0H 26H 7BH 29h 00H Time_Center(0-7FH) Time_Left(0-7FH) Time_right(0-7FH) F7H Delay Volume: F0H 26H 7BH 2Ah 00H Vol_Center(0-7FH) Vol_Left(0-7FH) Vol_right(0-7FH) F7H D
Technical Tables MASTER TUNE F0H 26H 7BH 0CH 00h Data1,Data2 F7H Data1 00H-0CH high nibble Data2 00H-0FH low nibble Es. Data1=06h Data2=04h no tune (64h) Es. Data1=00h Data2=00h -100% tune Es.
Technical Tables FIXED VELOCITY CURVE VALUE F0H 26H 7BH 16H 00H Value F7H Value = 01H-7FH GM PART KEY-SHIFT F0H 26H 7BH 1AH 00H GMPart Shift_value F7H GMPart = 00H-10H Shift_value = 10H-70H; No Shift=40H LEFT LEVEL F0H 26H 7BH 1CH 00H Left_level F7H Left_level 00h-7FH SONG_BALANCE F0H 26H 7BH 1DH 00H Song_balance F7H Song_balance 00h-7FH REGISTRATION BANK & NUMBER F0H 26H 7BH 1EH 00H Numc Numd F7H Numc=0-1 Numd = 0-99 Example: Numc=1 Numd=16 select regis number 116 GM FILTER F0H 26H 7BH 2FH 00H Ev
Technical Tables GENERAL MIDI VOLUME F0H 26H 7BH 38H 00H Value F7H Value 00-7FH default: 7FH GENERAL MIDI PAN F0H 26H 7BH 39H 00H Value F7H Value 00-7FH default: 40H DISK MIDI PORT F0H 26H 7BH 30H 00H Value F7H Value: 00h == Midi GM 01h == Midi keyboard Value: 00h == Unlock 7fh == Lock LOCK KEYBOARD MULTIPLE EFFECTS F0H 26H 7BH 32H 00H Value F7H PITCH SHIFT OFF F0H 26H 7BH 27H 00 Part_Off F7H MSP or WAVE NAME assignment to GM part Part 00h - 0Fh M= MSP; W = WAVE; I=INS Part_Off 00h - 0fh (0-15) F0
Technical Tables Vocalizer System exclusive list Assign Gm Part to Vocalizer: F0H 26H 7BH 33H 00H Part Value F7H Part: 00H-0FH GM Part Value: 00H = Off Assign vocalizer Mode: Only with Value=2 Midi Notes are sent to vocalist F0H 26H 7BH 34H 00H Value F7H Value: 00H Autochord mode 01H Autochord2 mode 02H Harmony mode 03H Fixed Interval mode 04H Vocal Effects mode Vocalizer Preset: F0H 26H 7BH 35H 00H Value F7H Value: AUTOCHORD Value: 0 = Trio Standard 1 = Trio Up 2 = Trio Down 3 = Trio Octa1 4 = Trio
Technical Tables Vocalizer Pitch Bend on/off F0H 26H 7BH 6DH 00H Value F7H Value: 00H Off 7fH On Value: 00H Off 7fH On Vocalizer Lead on/off F0H 26H 7BH 6EH 00H Value F7H VEGA 115
116 VEGA
Notes VEGA 117
Notes 118 VEGA
Notes VEGA 119
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