Ketron SD-60 Synthesizer Information, Specifications and Resources
Author: Andy Merrett / Data Driven
Overview
The Ketron SD-60 is a digital piano and synthesizer released in 2018. The instrument offers a high quality piano experience together with synth functionality.
The SD-60 has 61 semi-weighted full sized keys with touch sensitivity and aftertouch. It has 128 notes of polyphony. It has hundreds of on board sounds including pianos and real world sounds, accompaniments and rhythms, and a sustain/damper pedal. It has the ability to record and play back user performances. It has built-in MIDI capabilities. It has no built-in learning system. It has no built-in speakers which means you will have to connect it to external amplification and speakers in order to hear it. It runs from AC power.
Specifications
Form
Number of Keys: 61
Key Weight: Semi-weighted
Key Size: Full
Touch Sensitive: yes
Aftertouch: yes
Sound
Number of Voices: 672
Polyphony: 128
Sound Generation: unknown
Piano Sounds: yes
Real World Sounds: yes
Sounds Editable: yes
Accompaniments: yes
Extra Features
Recorder/Sequencer: yes
Tutorials: no
Communication
MIDI: yes
USB: no
Tablet Connectivity: no
Power
AC Power: yes
Batteries: no
Audio
Speakers: no
Audio Out: yes
Audio In: yes
Pedals
Sustain Pedal: yes
Soft Pedal: no
Expression Pedal: yes
Release Info
Year: 2018
RRP: Unknown
Description
- KEYBOARD: 61 semi-weighted keys. 4 Velocity Curves. Programmable touch response. Aftertouch. Portamento. Joystick: Pitch. Modulation Transposer: +/- 24. Octave: +/- 2.
- POLIPHONY: 128 note. Multitimbral 64 parts.
- DISPLAY: Led color Tit 7". Touch screen capacitive 800 x 480 dots. Brightness control.
- SOUND & VOICES: 672 GM Sounds. 5 Sound Banks. 61 Drum Sets. 368 Preset Voices. 1500 User Voices. 2nd Voice. V-Tone. Advanced Voice Editing.
- Voice List: 80 Voices programmable and Style assignable. Filter and Resonance live controls.
- LIVE DRUM: Up to 100 Stereo Live Drums. Wav streaming with Time stretching and 3 Band stereo Equalizer.
- LIVE GUITAR: 150 audio Live Guitars (Folk Acoustic, Electric, Nylon). Stereo and Mix version.
- GROOVES: 530 Grooves with Latin Percussions, Brazilian, individual and full Drums loops.
- AUDIO DRUM (GRV): 159 sliced audio Drums loops. Full Arranger structure with ABCD, Fill, Break, Intro-End.
- ARRANGER: 400 styles. 140 Live Styles with Live Drums, Live Guitars and Grooves. Compatibility with User Audio Drum @from Audya series and SD Series (SD7, SD40, SD90. Drum Boost. 4 Voice Variations. Voice to ABCD. Voice List assign to Style. Pianist and Bassist mode. Manual Bass. Bass to Lowest. Bass to Root.
- STYLE EDIT: Full Pattern creation and Editing. User Style. Live Modeling.
- LAUNCHPAD: Up to 2048 Launchpad projects. 12 pads with 6 Scenes. 30 internal demos. 3 x Wav simultaneous with Time stretching and Midi synchronization. Drum kit Looper. Style Import.
- PLAYER: Double Player. Files recognized: Wav, Midi, Mp3, Mp4, Avi, Mov, Fv, Cdg, Jpg, Txt, Pdf. Song Drum Restyle. DJ, Juke Box, Pic&Movie.
- AUDIO MULTITRACK: 5+1 Audio tracks with separate slider control. Metronome click out.
- DVI: Video Monitor Out, Karaoke Lyric / Mirror.
- MENU: Disk, Midi, Play Modes, Audio Edit, Language, Footswitch, Preferences, Controls, Video, Reg. Set up, Arabic Mode.
- MEDIA: Internal Storage: SSD Card 16G. Usb: 3 Host + 1 device. External Storage: Removable HD_ SATA 2.3_2,5*.
- PLAY MODES: Master keyboard. Accordion Style and Classic. Organ (with Pedalboard). Guitar mode with Efx (thru Input).
- KEYBOARD CONTROL: Live Eix Chain editing. Aftertouch, Portamento, Double controls.
- REGISTRATIONS: 4 Banks x 1024 Regs. Full Panel and function programming. 4 Playbox with 1024 files per folder (including Midifile, Mp3, Wav). DSP 2 x Dsp with 2 separate Reverb units, Chorus, Reverb, Flanger, Phaser, Tremolo, Rotary, Autopan, Echo Delay, Tap Delay, Equalizer, Distorsion, Amp simulator, Compressor, Fitter. 64 Insert EFX Chains (10 User programmable).
- RECORDING: HD Recording. 1 Stereo track. Loop. Audio Edit with Cut, Normalize. Midi Recording with Phrase and Song.
- USER MEMORY: up to 400 MB free User programmable.
- MICRO: XLR Input. Gain control. Volume. Reverb. Micro On/Off Edit. Talk.
- VOICETRON: 3 Voice Voicetron. Manual, Unison, Midi Mode, Pitch Corrections, Autotune, Harmony Duet & Trio. 10 Voicetron User.
- MIDI: In1 (Gm), In 2 (Keyb). Out. Thru. Midi Set up: Standard, Computer & Sequencer, Keyboard Right, Accordion, Player, Style.
- OUT: Left/Right Stereo, Pedal Volume, Sustain Pedal, Micro Out.
- INPUT: Guitar (Instrument) / Micro2.
- HEADPHONE: Stereo Headphone. Aux separate Out Assign (to Drums, Right, Bass, Click).
- OPTIONAL: Footswitch 6 or 13, Volume Pedal, Sustain pedal, Bag.
- POWER SUPPLY: External 15V-4A.
- AMPLIFIER: 2 x 20 watts. 2 x Midrange speakers + 2 x Tweeters. Speaker On /Off.
- DIMENSIONS: 110,5 x 13,5 × 40 cm. (43,5 x 5,7 x 15,7 inches).
- WEIGHT: 19kg (41lbs)
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