When you select the Player menu, the contents of the media device selected (SSD, Card, USB, etc) are displayed.
To navigate use:
When you touch the file, it will be selected and highlighted in orange and loaded in player 1.
SD9 is now ready for you to play!
Press START/STOP to start reproduction or touch the filename selected a second time or press Enter. When the file is in play, the red light of the START /STOP key lights up.
N.B : when the Auto Play function on the FUNCTION menu (displayed at the bottom on the right) is enabled, the songs in the folder are reproduced automatically from first to last.
This is the main screen of the PLAYER GM section, created specifically for Midifiles, audio files, videos and images.
On this screen, if the file contains the Lyrics, these may be displayed on the screen or on an external monitor.
The upper bar displays the current status at all time, showing the following information:
Name of the file selected, preceded by a number in square brackets that indicates the player selected.
- Metronome time (only for Midifiles).
- Speed (only for Midifile).
- Transposition value set for the file playing.
- Volumes of the Drum, Bass, Chord, Orch. (Lower) and Lead sections.
Using the box on the right, you may scroll the list of files and folders from top to bottom. During execution a beat / time counter is displayed. For more information regarding the current file and to go back or forwards, select the PLAYER.
If the PFL TO PLAYER function is enabled on the PREFERENCE menu, the virtual key PFL is displayed on the right hand bar, which may be used to listen to the song you are playing through the headphones.
If the file contains Karaoke type lyrics, these are displayed at the centre of the screen instead of the contents of the folder selected, while the list of files may be displayed by pressing the LYRIC OFF key on the left of the front panel. Press the key again to display the lyrics. With the lyrics file you can pass to Full screen mode by touching the centre of the screen where the lyrics are scrolling. Touch a second time to return to normal display mode.
If the file does not contain lyrics, a separate .txt file may be associated to the file. To do this, the .txt file must have the same name as the music file and must be stored in the same folder (E.g. Newyork.mid and lyrics Newyork.txt). SKIP FILE LINK function must however be disabled on the Function page.
In order to associate a lyrics file to a Style, simply load the lyrics file and save in registration. To do this, load the .txt file in Player mode, then press Style and save the Registration. In this way the .txt file will be stored in Registration so that if it is accidentally deleted from the disk, the lyrics file will in any case be saved in Registration.
The bottom bar allows you to enter other functions, such as the following:
- SYNC/NEXT: To programme the next song
- DRUM RESTYLE: To link a style on your midifile
- PLAYLIST: To manage the personal list of songs
- MY FOLDER : To manage personal folders
- MARKER : To pass from one section to another of a file (the file must container the markers)
- FUNCTION: To customise the settings of PLAYER GM
To load player 2 simply press PLAYER 2 and repeat the steps described previously.
If the file you are playing contains lyrics, a KARAOKE key appears in the right hand box at the top. When you select this, display functions for the lyrics will appear. These functions may be selected while the song is playing and the lyrics are scrolling on the screen, or even on Stop mode.
The default screen displays the following:
- COLOUR : Allows you to select the background for the lyrics
- FONT: Allows you to select the font and colour of the lyrics.
-LYRIC TEXT: inserted in the Karaoke menu -> FONT the possibility to choose the maximum number of characters for each line of text. The range is from 30 to 50. Can be saved on Custom Startup Default value: 30
- ZOOM-: Reduces the size of the lyrics.
- ZOOM+: Increases the size of the lyrics.
- POSITION: Aligns the lyrics at the centre when enabled, and to the left when disabled.
- DEFAULT: Restores the original settings of the colours and Karaoke desk, if these have been modified.
If a standard Midi file or ".kar" (karaoke) file is loaded on player, all the 16 Midi tracks of the song may be displayed by pressing the key GM PARTon the front panel.
When the players are used, some keys remain enabled:
- SEARCH: Provides access to a page where you may search the files to reproduce on player.
- XFADE: Allows you to cross fade the 2 files being played.
- TEMPO: Allows you to change the speed of the song you are playing.
- TRANSPOSER: Allows you to increase or reduce the key of the module (including Mp3 and Midi files) at semitone intervals within a total range of +/- 12 semitones. This function makes it easier to play with difficult tones and makes it possible to play according to the vocal range of the singer.
- OCTAVE: The [+] and [-] buttons allow the pitch of the
RIGHT part to be shifted up or down by one
octave. The display shows the current value of
OCTAVE Up or Down.
- ENTER: Standard key to confirm and accept modifications; this key may also be used during navigation to enter or load the files selected.
- EXIT: Use this key to escape from a screen and return to the previous screen or cancel an operation.
- SAVE: Use this key to save your settings.
- MEDIA: Use this key to access the internal Hard Disk and all the external mass memories connected.
- MENU: Allows you to access the full settings menu of SD9.
Finally, files may be replayed in standard JUKE BOX and DJ modes by pressing the relevant keys on the front panel on the left of the display.