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AR, .MID (Midi files) & .TXT (text) files

The karaoke function is used to show the words (Lyrics) of a Midi file being reproduced on the display, aligning the text in syllables via some
graphic solutions. The words of a Midi file are handled as meta events and therefore there are Midi files + Lyrics with .MID and .KAR. extensions.
Generally, all there is in a .KAR file is a normal Midi file in format 1 and therefore it is to be converted into format 0 for it to be reproduced direct-
ly. The VEGA not only reads Midi files with Lyrics in format 0 and 1, but can also convert a .KAR Midi file into a new .MID Midi file in format 0 with
text meta events. The solution of the Midi file with words has been designed to read the words of the song, often set in syllables and synchro-
nized with the tempo directly on the display. Thus you can do away with music stands, booklets and piles of sheets, as displaying the lyrics is
handier for the musician and also looks less 'clumsy' and more professional. It is also possible to display the words of a song on an external
monitor using an optional video card thus additionally involving the audience when needed.
The VEGA does not just display the words of a Midi file. The text files generated on any word processor, both for PC and for MAC, with .TXT exten-
sion can be displayed even when the Arranger is being used or for Midi files that do not already originally have Lyrics. For the latter the VEGA
offers a tempo synchronization function.
The .TXT files do not depend on a Midi file (unlike with Midi files with lyrics, whereas the Lyrics events are entered in the MIDI Standard). Both
may have the same function but they are handled differently.
The best results for the Midi files with Lyrics are obtained exploiting the Midi files of the Ketron Song Word & Music library, where the words of
the song are handled so that the colour of the words syllables changes in time with the lead.

USING .KAR MIDI FILES

There are many ways of converting a .KAR Midi file into a .MID Midi file on the Computer. The VEGA entails the copying of the .KAR Midi file in
Hard Disk and then converting it. Conversion can also be carried out on the Floppy Disk.

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Insert the Floppy Disk with the .KAR file in the disk drive.

●

Enable the

DISK

menu using the dedicated push button.

●

Go to floppy using the

PAGE +/-

push buttons. The display will show confirmation that the disk is selected.

●

Select the .KAR file to be copied using the

and

VALUE +/-

push buttons.

●

Confirm that the file is to be copied using

F4 Copy

. The file will be copied into the folder that was last used on the hard disk.

●

Once the file has been copied, exit from the Disk menu using the

EXIT

push button or go straight to the Hard Disk by pressing

PAGE -

once.

The VEGA will show the contents of the Folder.

●

Select the .KAR Midi file to be converted from the Folder.

●

Press

F3 Convert

and the VEGA converts the Midi file and upon completion opens a window where the name of the Midi file can be modi-

fied, saved or overwritten using the usual procedures.

Once the Midi file with Lyrics events has been converted it can be played using

Song Play

. From the

Song Play

menu the display of the words

of the song loaded can be disabled using

F10 Lyric Off

USING .TXT FILES

The text files in .TXT format are used to display the words of a song on the VEGA display, both in

Song Play

mode and when the Arranger is

being used. The advantage of using .TXT files lies in the simplicity of creating them on PC/Mac and then saving them in Hard Disk or loading
them from Floppy Disk. Using the .TXT files you can create your own library of song words to be called up instantly from hard disk, enabling you
to leaving entire musical compilations at home. The .TXT files can be loaded and displayed both with the Arranger and in

Song Play

mode. In

both cases, the words can be made to temporarily disappear by pressing

EXIT

, and pressing

EXIT

once more allows the lyrics to be re-displayed.

Note: For those using Mac computers, it is crucial to remember that it is preferable to:
Write the accents without using letters already having accents
Save the file in text format with line interruption
Add the.TXT extension to the name of the file (It should not be longer than 8 characters).

USING .TXT FILES WITH THE ARRANGER

VEGA

.KAR, .MID (Midi files) & .TXT (text) files