SD9 can manage files of different formats in order to show Lyrics, Score and more in different ways. These features make the SD9 even more versatile multimedia device where application such text, lyrics and Score notation can be really important.
From the Main Player screen SD9 can manage files with the extension. Txt or. PDF mode directly or linked with multimedia file then we're going to explain in detail.
Selecting the file .Txt (this file can contain just only text) and then pressing the ENTER button you have the possibility of view its contents directly on the display or external monitor.
With midi or karaoke files (if stored) SD9 offers the opportunity to view Chords track synchronized overlap the lyrics.
This feature is suitable from Preferences page with Chord Lyric tab .
By selecting a PDF file (file format that can contain both text and images, etc.) and then pressing ENTER you will have as well the chance to view its contents directly on the display or external monitor.
Easy to figure out how many applications are possible using the PDF format. Just to give some examples. Notation single or orchestral, Lyrics with traditional notation or Guitar Tab, Lyrics images with different points on Intro, Verse, Chorus, etc etc.. By the way these files are also associated with the operation of conventional AutoLoad media files (MP3, Wave, Midi). If we arrange a txt file (or PDF) with the same name as the audio or midi that we want to perform, the action of the command Start of MP3 files (or MIDI, Wave) will also activated text file (or PDF) as displayed in the image below.
Warning: In order to display PDF file keep in mind to manage it as well you use a video. For properly display on external monitor remember to set Movie/PDF To RGB function.
In this way, the file can be shown on the display of' SD9 or on the external monitor. PDF scroll can be managed by Pop Up menu :
From PLAYER menu you can control these information
-1/8: Displays number of available pages of the selected PDF.
-ZOOM - + : Allows Zoom feature of the PDF file on the external monitor.
-CLEAR: Exit from PDF edit menu.
-PAGE UP/DOWN - + : Page up/down scroll for PDF in use.
If you want to control PDF file from STYLE Menu you can access to the functions above mentioned by pressing CTRL PDF tab located on the left part of layout
You can control pages of the PDF even just touching the edge of the touch screen display in the lower right corner to advance or up to return to the previous page.
PDF scroll could be managed with external footswitch previously linked on FOOTSWITCH menu.
Pdf Page Down and Pdf Page Up buttons allow the "change page" function direct (forward and backward). If instead we use the functions Pdf Scroll Up and Pdf Scroll Down pages will "browse" button continuously until the switch will be hold on.
If we use TXT format (for lyrics or other text information, signs agreement, reminder etc.) we can handle it in another couple of ways. The first and close to the previous section (PDF) with the restriction that only allows Text Page - and Text Page + .
The other mode provides the possibility of sync .Txt file with the corresponding (once associated) file midi or audio as explained previously. Once pressed PLAY of midi or audio file that will call the TXT file, press the RECORD button.You can scroll to the TXT freely while file running, either using the DIAL that with FOOTSWITCH. Once synchronization is complete, press the STOP button. The SD9 will ask to confirm what done on the file as displayed on the image below.
Warning: If you attempt to play Mp3 with TXT synchronized from previous Ketron instruments (Midjay and Midjay Plus) you can achieve compatibility in sync TXT just only if the MP3 is a Fixed Bit Rate feature and does not contain Meta Event inside.