Vega Ketron, Owner'S Manual

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R ecording a Midi file
Everything that is played on the VEGA, including the automatic accompaniment and the changes made on the control panel, can be recorded as
a Midi file directly to a Floppy Disk or Hard Disk. Everything recorded can later be modified using a sequencer software for PC/Mac. Considering
the fact that the accompaniment tracks use sounds in standard General MIDI, it is also possible to quickly create some arrangements which will
also be compatible with other GM modules. Some of the properties of the VEGA may however be lost if reproduced on GM modules, especially
the use of the Live Drum tracks (Drum 2), the response to the modulation of the voices for the Right section of the keyboard that are not com-
patible with the General MIDI Standard, and the use of the Drawbars.
To start recording a Midi file, press both the DISK and SONG PLAY ( Song Record function) push buttons at the same time. The Midi file will be
recorded on the disk that is currently selected and, if the hard disk is selected, in the folder that w as previously accessed.
The page called up is used to enter the name of the Midi file using the keyboard keys and the
/- push buttons, to cancel the proce-
dure using F5 Escape and to confirm the creation of the Midi file using F10 Save .
On this page, use the PAGE +/- push buttons to select the destination disk as well.
Once the Midi file has been created, the display will show the F10 Start function. By pressing the relative function push button, “ Recording ”
appears under the Tempo bar and the recording of the Midi file starts, even with the Arranger disabled, thus enabling all the basic settings to
be recorded that will then go into the fist measure of the Midi file. The Tempo starts only if the Arranger is enabled.
Recording is not stopped by pressing the
START push button once again but only if both the DISK and SONG PLAY push buttons are pressed
at the same time. Once Song Record is disabled, the VEGA resets itself automatically, ready to playback everything recorded within the current
session in Song Play .
Recording a Midi file