XD9-XD3
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Welcome to the XD9
Congratulations on having chosen a Ketron keyboard. If you read this manual carefully, which provides detailed descriptions on each single pro-
cedure, you will be able to fully exploit and customise the instrument according to your own taste and way of working without any problems
whatsoever.
The XD9 electronic keyboard has been conceived following twenty years of experience of Ketron in the field of keyboards for live musical enter-
tainment, for professional piano bars and for the musician who prefers to arrange his own songs.
Most of the operating system (which can be up-dated by downloading newer releases from the Internet) together with most of the potentials
offered by this amazing electronic keyboard are derived from the current flagship keyboard, the SD1. Rather than reducing power and sound
(which is usually the case), we have preferred to commit ourselves to a model without compromises for the sound quality, and a limited con-
trol panel layout (buttons cost money!), and without eliminating important functions such as the programming function of the Styles. Our XD9
can be expanded with the Vocalizer unit to harmonise the voice, with a built-in hard disk, with the video interface and with a Flash RAM card,
which adds eight MB’s of space for new samples. Considering the fact that music continuously changes, the XD9 keyboard has also been adapt-
ed to keep astride with time with innovative Styles and new functions for live music, offered for the first time ever on keyboards with arrangers
of such categories. There is the Remix function, being the most simple and enjoyable way of changing the rhythm track of a Midifile using the
Styles of the XD9 instrument. In a matter of seconds you will be able to remix a Midi base track infusing it with new vitality and expressive-
ness.
The XD9 keyboard is naturally compatible with the most popular formats used to play a Midifile and display text. It automatically converts the
Patterns of the MS series and maintains some crucial functions such as the reading and synchronizing function of text files with the arranger
and the Midifiles. Once all the options have been installed, the XD9 keyboard becomes the only musical instrument you’ll need to play live or
to record in the studio.
What is more important however is not just the technical data but how the instrument actually plays.
The XD9 keyboard has been designed to make music and as you read through this manual you will realise why Ketron keyboards have always
been chosen by the best of music experts.
XD3
Model XD 3 features the same technical data and the same operating principles as the XD9 Keyboard. The only difference consists in the fact
that the XD 3 does not have the 2 Pitch and Modulation wheels, the 61 keyboard with 61 keys and the internal amplification.
HOW TO CONNECT A MIDI ACCORDION
On switching on the XD 3 instrument, the ACCORDION Active mode is automatically selected to allow an immediate and optimum connection to
the Midi Accordion.
The Midi input to be used is the MIDI In 2 ( Keyboard ).
The 3 sections Lead, Chords and Bass are already set to Midi Reception on the following channels:
Right : Channel 01
Left : Channel 02
Bass : Channel 03
HOW TO CONNECT A KEYBOARD
If you connect the XD 3 with a keyboard or a Master keyboard, it is recommended to deactivate first the ACCORDION mode. Proceed as follows:
Press F3 – Utility
Press F1 – Accordion
Press F 10 to select INACTIVE.
The Midi input to be used is MIDI IN 2.
Have fun with the XD9-XD3!
The Ketron team
Welcome to the XD9-XD3
