The SD5 rediscovers the pleasure of enjoying music by yourself, thanks to the best Natural Sounds and New Arrangements featured by KETRON. Keybed with 61 keys (half- weighted ) and Aftertouch , equipped with new amplification ( 2 x 22 Watts) , new easy to use layout , 290 Orchestral Sounds , 24 Drum sets , 62 Drum Loops and plenty of new exciting and innovative Styles.

You’ll find Styles for any kind of music…Slow/Swing with astonish brush , Real Latin rhythms with incredible sound percussion suitable for Salsa, Merengue, Bachata, Bolero Cha Cha and else. New powerful House and Dance styles for innovative compositions and New Ball Room styles too arranged and fixed with right BPM ( beat per minute) as request on Contest competition . New Guitars: Folk , Electric and Classical sounds with more realism and perfection on the SD 5. Try one of the Unplugged Styles to get an idea! On the SD 5 we’ve added some others exciting tools such as: RIFF : Midi sequence linked and interactive with the Style, with the possibility to change tonality while playing . SMART 7Th : An intelligent 7Th chord which modifies the musical interval depending on the chord previously played .

SMOOTH ALTERNATE :Alternate bass will play with coherence instead of the usual root repetition .

AFTER FILL : Fill In controlled with After Touch !!

ARRANGER MUTE : Feature to activate (or mute) sound parts within Arranger sections. 1 TOUCH TO STYLE : Linking your 10 favourite sounds for each style !

MULTI TAB: 16 multipurpose direct access button on the panel for:

DRUM ON / OFF : just to mute (or un mute) drum tracks

GM® : Direct access to the 16 GM ® multi parts .

FX: 16 different special effects

ASSIGNABLE : User’s assignable functions .

ARABIC SCALE / REGISTRATION : Controlling them with a single touch .

The SD5 also includes a “remote controller” for the professional player using the MIDJAY . The SD 5 display will show all the MIDJAY folders and also make instantly available most of the player’s functions (Play Menu, Crossfade …). In addition, SD5 synchronizes its internal Styles with Grooves (GRV) found in the MIDJAY for new exciting Rhythms !!

SD 5 and MIDJAY are a perfect ‘marriage’ for a musical entertainer whether Midi Audio or Mp3 files are played. With both of them you ‘ll be able to get through any kind of musical performance easily

The SD 5 brings most of the XD 9 features such as Microphone, Programs, User Voices , Drawbars , 2nd Voice, Registration , Pattern, Song Record , Pianist . In addition it can upgraded with optional tools such Hard Disk , Vocalizer , Video Interface , Pattern expansion and Footswitches.