First impressions of the Ketron SD7


I will be making some comparisons to a few Roland products I owned..
The G70, BK9 and Integra7.

I had to get use to the Ketron OS.. My last was a SD1 and before that a X1.
Sounds seem identical to the SD1000 module (I own), with the addition of RAM voices.

The strenght of the SD7 is the ability to add to styles quickly and in real time.
Modeling allows you to not only edit the tones of a style, but you can add a groove (audio )
to variation3, and change any style part with another..
And another feature add arpeggios to any style part..These feature replace any need for pads.
You have the option to save edited style and SMF's immediately..

Also the ability to add drum restyle to SMF's. this allows you to use the style controls ;
like variations fills, intros and endings. in place of the sequenced midi drum of the SMF.

Work flow wise, the SD7 is not up to par with the G70 or even the BK9. Roland's make up tools
just can't be beat.

Work flow is about the same as working with Integra7.

Trying to work with the Integra7, the SD7 has too many usb/midi direction changes.. and glitches
to much. The Roland G70 and BK9 work flawlessly with Integra7..

This is an early report.. I will follow uo after afew more days.. maybe I can resolve some issues.

The keybed feels great , reminds me of the Korg Fatar bed on the PA1x.

More later..

Nice first review.... But there is So much more to the SD7 that I know you will mention
In first impressions part 2....

Thanx for sharing

MORE INFO
The KETRON SD7 keyboard is the product of a long, passionate development process and in-depth musical research. Finally, both worlds of a professional class arranger and performance keyboard have been merged like never before into one incredible machine. Whether you want to play music with friends as a DJ, do karaoke style, simply play something creative and inspiring or write your own music - the SD7 will assist you in all scenarios with its comprehensive, innovative features and professional sound. These include new sound generation, a huge sound library, revolutionary Style Modeling system of Styles and beats, Multimedia capability achieved with up to date technology all of which make the SD7 a powerful and indispensable tool for contemporary and modern musical entertainment.

Keyboard

61 key light weighted. 3 Velocity Curves . Aftertouch. Portamento. Joystick: Pitch.Modulation. Transposer: +/- 24. Octave : +/- 2.

Poliphony

128 note. Multitimbral 48 parts

Display

Lcd color Tft 7”. Touch sensitive 800 x 480 dots. Brightness control.

Player

Double Player. Files recognized : Wav, Midi , Mp3, Mp4, Avi, Mov, Flv, Cdg, Jpg, Txt, Pdf.

Player Functions

Marker. Sync/Next. Autoplay. Lead Mute. GM part. Lyric Off. Cross fade. File Search. Play List. My Folder. Transposer. Time stretching. Metronome Click. Midi Multimix. Song Drum Restyle. Audio and Midi synchronize.

Audio Multitrack Player

5+1 Audio tracks with separate slider control

DJ

Double Audio and Midi player with Tempo & Pitch stretching, Pfl, Sync, Tap tempo, Cue, Fx Pad, Backspin, Brake.

Juke Box

Play List, My Folders, SFX Special Effects.

Pic& Movie

Jpg & Mp4, Avi, Mov, Flv, Karaoke background, Movie/PDF To RGB, Pic List, Autoshow.

Dvi

Video Monitor Out, Karaoke Lyric / Mirror.

Menu

Disk, Midi , Play Modes, Audio Edit, Language, Footswitch, Preferences, Controls, Video, Reg. Set up, Arabic Mode.

Media

Internal Storage: SSD Card 16G. External Storage: Removable SATA 2/3 2.5 HD. USB: 3 Host + 1 device.

Soundboard

543 GM Sounds. 4 Sound Banks. Voice List. 48 Drum Sets + Stereo Special Kit. Live Drum Modeling.

Voices

368 Preset Voices. New Stereo Grand Piano. 368 User Voice. 2nd Voice. V-Tone. Double Up / Down. Harmony. EFX Insert. Voice Editing.

Ram Sounds

46 voices ( instant loading). Hi-quality tonewheel Organ and Orchestral sounds.

Arranger

260 Styles full Audio Drum and Groove equipped. User Style section. Midi Drum Mixer & Remap. 4 Arranger ABCD. 4 Fill. 4 Break. 3 Intro. 3 Ending.

Drum, Groove, Bass, Chords 1-5. Lower 1-2.Auto Fill. Fill to Arrange. To End. Reintro. Key Start. Key Stop. Restart. Count In. Drum Boost. 4 Voice Set. Voice to ABCD. Voice & Vari. 5 User Tabs. V-Tone.

Arranger Modes

Pianist ( Auto- Standard ). Bassist ( Easy_Expert ). Manual Bass. Bass to Lowest.

Style Modeling

Interactive Modeling Library with massive Audio Drums, Bass, Latin Groove, Piano, Guitar and Orchestral templates.

Play Modes

Master keyboard. Accordion Style. Accordion Classic. Organ with Pedalboard. Guitar mode with Efx ( thru Input).

Registrations

4 Bank x 1024 Regs. Full Panel and function programming.

DSP

Type : Chorus, Reverb, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Rotary, Echo Delay, Tap Delay, Equalizer, Distorsion, Amp simulator, Compressor, Filter. EFX Insert (54 types). 10 programmable Insert Chains.

Live FX Control

Decay, Release, Filter and Resonance slider control applied to Player, Drum, Bass & Chords. Low_Hi Eq to Player.

Recording

HD Recording : 1 Stereo track. Loop. Audio Edit with Cut, Normalize. Midi Recording. Phrase and Song.

Micro

XLR Input. Gain control. Volume. Reverb. Micro On/Off Edit. Talk.

Voicetron

3 Voice Vocalizer. 10 Voicetron Presets + 10 User.

Instruction Manual

Html on board.

Midi

In1 ( Gm ), In 2 ( Keyb ). Out. Thru. Midi Set up : Standard, Computer & Sequencer, Keyboard Right, Accordion, Player , Style.

Out

Left/Right Stereo, Pedal Volume, Sustain Pedal, Micro Out.

Input

Guitar ( Instrument ) / Micro2.

Headphone

Stereo Headphone. Aux separate Out Assign ( to Drums, Right, Bass, Click).

Optional

Footswitch 6 or 13, Volume Pedal, Sustain pedal, Bag.

Power Supply

External 15 V.

Amplifier

2 x 20 watts. 2 x Midrange speakers + 2 x Tweeters. Speaker On /Off.

Dimensions

115 x 39 x 12,5 cm (46 x 15.6 x 5 inches).

Weight

15 Kg (33 lbs).

Yeah Donny,
or you could just post the link: https://www.ketron.it/en/ where all info and updates is to find. 😉

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