KETRON

KETRON EVENT

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The result of our hard and passionate work is EVENT: try it out and experience what it means to play
accompanied by a full band of real musicians.

Now you can play jam sessions with the original sounds of a real electric organ imagining a jazz trio playing
behind you. If you love dance music, you can bring EVENT with you on stage: the realism of the arrangements
will ensure everyone's attention and a packed lively dance floor.

Playing with EVENT is an emotional experience. We are delighted to share it with you.

STYLE

EVENT is designed to provide easy access to the most sophisticated style architecture functionalities ever
developed on an arranger keyboard.
Over 400 Styles are available: divided into Real Styles, Live Styles or MIDI Styles according to the contents, with
the possibility of saving any customized configuration on the User memory. The Real Styles, with their
impressive authenticity, stand out because some of the backing tracks are in full audio format. It features a rich
manual Lower section, with three independent parts and Mono / Poly modes. You can also find an advanced
Style Edit area to program your new styles.

DRUMS

The rhythm section features over 580 Real Drums, complete drum patterns covering a wide variety of musical
genres with Intro, Ending, 4 Variations, Fill and Break.
Unlike other musical instruments, where the rhythmic sequences are mostly short loops controlled via MIDI,
EVENT has real studio recordings of professional drummers available in eight or more measures, without any
cuts or editing. The ending result is incredibly smooth and natural.
EVENT adds Real Drum track equalization, as well as the Drum Lock mode which allows to loop the rhythmic
pattern that is being played.
Furthermore, there are 94 new stereo Drum Sets: with Drum Mixer and Remap, which give you the option to
reassign the individual percussion sounds and saving them on the 32 available User Drum locations.
The Groove mode is outstanding, with over 700 percussive sequences, three independent Groove parts that
control loops as you would find them in the House, Hip Hop and Latin genre, as well as an amazing variety of
Afro-Cuban or Brazilian type Latin percussions with Conga, Shaker, Maracas, Cowbell, Cajon, Tambourine and
many more.

BASS

EVENT’s bass section provides a wonderful library of 256 Real Bass: bass lines that are recorded in the studio
by real bass players on various tones and perfectly synchronized with the rhythm of the style.
It is impossible to resist let yourself be carried away by the energy of these bass lines, from traditional Ballads,
Soul rhythms, to Disco Funk.

The tone color, the various keys correct positions on the neck and all the natural vibes of the performer give
the sensation of playing with a real bassist next to you!
Real Bass adapts naturally to chord changes, as if it were a normal MIDI bass, even playing To Lowest mode
with the bass upside down on the lowest note!
It is easy to switch between MIDI bass and Audio in real time (Twin Bass), as well as modify the voice of the
Real Bass using a parametric equalizer or lock the current set using the Lock Bass mode.
The series of functions available for Bass such as Manual, To Lowest, To Root and Bassist are particularly refined,
the latter for a combined control of the chord obtained between the Manual bass and the notes played on the
right. Finally, the Multibass supports custom Bass progressions for various chords.

CHORDS

Real Chord is EVENT’s most elaborate feature and the most entertaining one at the same time. You will be able
to control many guitar tracks or other instruments in real time, everything can be performed on several
tonalities including all chords on the scale.

More than 300 Real Chords, including a wide variety of recordings such as Folk, Jazz, Nylon, Electric guitar, and
other instruments too like sax, harmonica, violin, trumpet and so on, all perfectly synchronized with MIDI into
the arranger architecture.
The Real Chord features a dedicated EFX Insert with Chorus, Eq, Overdrive, Phaser, Wah and other effects. The
Real Chord pattern can be locked using the Lock Chord function to obtain “ostinato” peculiar of the Disco Funk
genre.
Just listen to one of the EVENT's Unplugged styles and get ready to be amazed by the authentic sound of a
simple acoustic guitar.
EVENT also has a vast library of Live Guitars (guitar loops managed by slices and controlled via MIDI), Long
Chord and five MIDI chords, capable of playing simultaneously and with different voices and volume.
Another noteworthy feature is the Multichord section, with piano accompaniments, strings and other
orchestral parts programmed for any given tones.

MODELING

The powerful features integrated in EVENT were engineered for an enormous variety of musical solutions
managed by the powerful Audio Style Modeling system, with the possibility of choosing both the audio tracks
of Real Drum, Real Bass, Real Chord and the orchestral MIDI tracks that you want to drag into the arrangement.
Thanks to an easy navigation, you can create new rhythmic or harmonic patterns within a few seconds.
EVENT is also an expandable gear: you can customize it by adding sounds and styles as well as audio recordings
of rhythm, bass and chords.

SOUNDS

EVENT delivers premium sound quality and top-tier voices as we want to deliver the best-in-class professional
arranger.
10 Sounds banks come with a brand new acoustic Grand Piano, a series of Multilayer Electric Pianos, an
incredible selection of Strings and Brass, new acoustic and electric guitars, a completely renewed series of Pad,
Synth, Bass and Ethnic voices.
The instrument features 2 Voice sections, each capable of handling up to 4 simultaneous voices with 2 separate
EFX Inserts.
The Real Solos are solo instruments such as Trumpet, Violin, Sax, Flute, Oboe etc. all coming with distinctive
sounds, delivering the authentic feel of musicians, a refined control over Aftertouch, Round Robin, Articulation
and including a natural decay of samples.

Organ section is particularly accurate featuring a rich selection of sounds from original electric organs that can be combined with the digital Drawbars adding the highest quality textures and the real organ feel to any track
(Twin Organ).
In addition to an outstanding internal voice editing system, EVENT also features a new 2.5 GB User Sampler,
where you can upload new factory sound banks (SBK) on a resident Flash memory or create new custom sounds
on 4 stereo layers.
EVENT displays an external EFX controls on the panel so you can easily adjust parameters of Brilliance, Chorus,
Delay, Tremolo, Overdrive and Wah on the fly.

MICRO / VOICETRON

EVENT features a microphone menu with 2 inputs (Micro 1 and Micro 2) with relative gain controls and new
dedicated effects, as well as an individual audio output for the Micro 1.
The Voicetron section has been revamped with new harmony effects and many parametric controls for an
accurate tone customization.

PLAYER

The two integrated multimedia players can play a wide range of formats: MIDI, MP3, WAV, TXT, PDF, MP4 and
many more. They are equipped with all the classic Karaoke functions such as viewing the Lyrics on an external
display, Lead Mute, Crossfade, Search and Fade Out. Use Markers to reach different positions in songs, such as
the beginning of a new verse or the end of the chorus.
The new JukeBox offers quick access to different selections of music tracks, allowing performers to easily
control their gig’s workflow.
Stem plays up to five audio tracks simultaneously in perfect sync. Each audio track has individual Mute and
Volume controls, it is also possible to change its pitch and Tempo without altering the pitch of the rhythm. It is
also possible to exclude one or more tracks from playback, for example Piano or Bass, in case you want to play
them live. A typical use of Stem is the playback of backing tracks with or without singing (Minus One), a
particularly useful application for singers, guitarists in a live performance, but also for reed instrument soloists
such as sax or trumpet.

CONNECTIVITY

EVENT has dedicated sockets for audio, video, and file management. Two separate pairs of outputs, in addition
to the main outputs, provide seamless routing flexibility to independently control various sound sources. The
high impedance and balanced inputs allow you to connect any sound source to the keyboard, as a microphone,
a guitar, a smartphone, or a tablet.
Expand the power of your EVENT connecting - via HDMI - an external touchscreen so you can control the
keyboard while displaying the lyrics. You will have a bigger control surface and an easy access to all your data
giving you more flexibility of use in studio and on stage.
Wireless connections are available, including Wi-Fi for Ketron application and Bluetooth for remote control
audio streaming from external devices such as smartphones and tablets.

SPECIFICATIONS (Preliminary)

Polyphony   216 notes, multitimbral.
Keyboard   76 half weighted keys. 4 Dynamic curves. Pitch and Modulation wheels. Aftertouch. Portamento.
Legato Mono_Poly. Transposer -/+ 24. Octave +/- 2. Expr. Pedal with 6 curves.
Controls   15 sliders with RGB Led indicator. Brightness and color controls. 8 potentiometers for external EFX
control.
Display   7” touch capacitive. Brightness control. 5 different skin colors.
Factory Sounds: 10 Voice groups: Piano, Strings, Organ, Brass, Sax, Pad, Synth, Guitar, Bass, Ethnic. 464 Preset
Voices   Voice 1, Voice 2, each Voice with up to 3 different sounds. Drawbars. Factory Advanced Voice Editing. High quality multilayer Sounds with a vast selection of Real Solos ®. Factory overwrite and restore. Up to 1.280 User Voices available. Arabic scale and key shift programmable per Voice.
User Sounds   2,5 GB free storage in non-volatile Flash memory (1,5 GB for additional Factory Sound Banks – 1
GB for User samples). Sample Editor: up to 8.192 samples (max 6 seconds per sample). Up to 4 layered stereo instruments (Voice or Drum Set). Advanced editor with Split, Octave, Level, Range, Tune, Cut off, Velocity, Adsr. Sample Loop utilities. User Drum kits
Adsr/Filter   separate sound controls for Attack, Decay, Sustain, LFO, Cut Off and Resonance.
Drum Set   62 Stereo Drums kits. 32 User Drum kits with Remap, Filter, Tune, FX controls. Drum Mixer: 9 sections
with separate controls for level, pan, reverb, pitch, velocity compression. 86 Midi Drum styles (Pattern)
available on Grv1_Loop section.
Drawbars   9 digital drawbars. Slow-Fast Rotor. Overdrive, Click, Vibrato, Reverb, Percussion. Full programmability. 24 Organ Presets. Twin Organ: possibility to mix PCM and Digital organ tones for a wide stereo sound reproduction.
Arranger   Over 400 Styles. Real Styles, featuring a mix of Midi and audio parts (see below), Live Styles and Midi
Styles. 10 groups: Ballad, Pop, Dance, Rock, Swing, Latin, Country, Folk, Party, Unplugged. 3 Intro, 3 Ending, Fill
to End, ABCD, 4 Fills, 4 Break. Reintro, Count In, Pause, Key Start, Key Stop, Variation. User Styles with unlimited
store capabilities.
5 Midi Chords and Bass. Close, Parallel, Logic mode. 3 x Lower with Mono/Poly function. Chord Variation.
Varitone. Voice to ABCD. Auto Fill, Fill to Arrange, Fill to Aftertouch. Chord modes: Easy1, Easy2, Easy3, Fingered
1, Fingered 2. Orch. Variation Morphing. Rootless mode. Manual Bass, To Lowest, To Root. Bassist and Pianist
mode (Standard/Expert). Bass and Chord Lock.
Live Drums   580 Live Drums with a complete Arranger structure (3 Intros, 3 Endings, ABCD, 4 Fills, 4 Breaks).
Reverb and 3 band Parametric Equalizer with 10 presets, programmable on each style. Drum Boost. Possibility
to load external User Live Drums. Drum Lock.
Grooves   3 x independent Groove sections. Huge library of more than 780 Latin percussions, Electro and
Acoustic Drum loops, Single percussion hits. Groove to Variation. Separate volume and EFX controls.
Live Guitars   216 sliced Guitar patterns including Long Chords. Separate volume and EFX controls.
Real Chord   More than 300 Real audio accompaniments covering a full chord range (up to 13 different chords).
A wide variety of electric, acoustic, and jazz guitars patterns and other orchestral sequences perfectly
synchronized to Midi. Dedicated Insert EFX with full editor, programmable for each style. Possibility to load
external User Real Chords.
Real Bass   256 Real audio Basses synchronized to Midi. Twin Bass: possibility to switch Midi or Audio on the
same style. Support to external User audio Basses. 3 band Parametric Equalizer with 10 Presets, programmable
on each style. Possibility to load external User Real Basses.
Style Modeling   navigate and choose Drums, Grooves, Bass and Chords from the massive Midi and Audio
Library. Multichord and Multibass templates.
Style Edit   advanced pattern recording and editing. Copy, Quantize, Velocity, Octave functions. Special quantize
available for oriental styles (7/8, 9/8, 13/8, etc.).
Registrations   4 Banks with unlimited Registrations controlling the global set up of the keyboard.
Performance   provides fast access to Styles, Registrations with Style, Mp3, Wav or Midi files. 7 Sets with
unlimited file storage.
Play Mode   Master, Accord/Style, Accord/Classic, Organist.
Phrase   real time recording and play for Style chord sequences.
Custom Slider   2 x Custom slider (alternative to Lower 2 And 3) assignable to Micro, Arranger sections, Drum
filter and other functions.
Footswitch   4 programmable Set. Assignable to the most relevant machine functions and features.
Arabic Scale   16 sets. 6 scale memories.
DSP   Reverb, Chorus, Phaser, Flanger, Overdrive, Distortion, Tremolo, Autopan, Equalizer. 2 stereo EFX Insert
assigned to Voice and Voice 2, 1 Insert to Arranger chords, 1 Insert to Real Chord. External panel controls:
Overdrive, Brilliance, Chorus/Wah Depth and Rate, Delay Feedback and Level, Reverb Time, and Level. 64 Single
Presets and 64 Chain Effects. Deep editing.
Stem   4 Scenes. 5 audio tracks per scene to be played simultaneously. Lead track, Transpose, Time Stretching,
Loop, Solo, Mute, Autoplay. Fixed pitch for Drum section. Support for external User Stems.
Player:   2 separate Player units feat. Transpose, Audio Time stretching, GM, Jukebox, Playlists, Drum Remix,
Markers, Lyrics, Cross Fade, Search, PFL, Midi Mix, Karaoke Backgrounds. Support for wav, midi, mp3, mp4, avi, mov, flv, cdg, jpg, png, txt and pdf files.
HD Recording   1 stereo audio track. Midi and Song Style recording.
Audio Multitrack   5+1 audio tracks with separate slider control.
Micro   2 x Micro inputs. Micro 1 (XLR) with gain control. Effect with Reverb, Delay, Equalizer, Pitch shift. Micro
2 (jack) with volume and reverb control.
Voicetron   3 voice vocalizer. Assignable to Arranger or Midi file with Presets, Equalizer, Mode functions.
Video   HDMI connection for displaying lyrics, pictures, and videos. Mirror mode. Up to Full HD Resolution. Support for external touchscreen displays.
Bluetooth   Streaming audio input (ad2p profile).
Wi_Fi   Networked remote control via KETRON app.
Storage   240 GB internal SSD disk (80 GB reserved for System). Optional external SD Card (up to 512 GB).
Side Connections   2 x USB device. USB Host. HDMI.
Rear Connections   Main Out Left / Right. Aux 1 & Aux 2 (Left/Right). Headphone. Sustain pedal. Volume pedal.
Footswitch. Midi In1, Midi In2, Out, Thru. Line In L/R. Micro 1, Micro 2.
Optional    Volume pedal normal or deluxe. Sustain pedal normal or piano type (available also with Footswitch
connector). Footswitch 6 or 13 switches. Midi Pedalboard 13 notes (K8). Soft bag. Hard case.
Dimensions   114 x 36,5 x 12,5 cm (44,8 x 14,3 x 5 in)
Weight   14,8 Kg (32,6 lbs.)