AUDYA 5 Arranger Keyboard

AUDYA 5 is a revolutionary, state-of-the-art arranger keyboard with a powerful audio multiplayer, high quality sound engine and unique automatic accompaniment features. A rich set of interfaces includes versatile video support, configurable audio connections and three USB ports.

FEATURES:

• 61 semi weighted keys with aftertouch
• 197 note polyphony
• Groundbreaking 360MB sound Rom
• Voice Character Emulation, for completely natural tonal effects
• Upgraded Sample RAM
• Built in Style Modeling for easy creation of custom styles.
• Multimedia compatible (MP3, WAV, MIDI etc)


Real Live Arranger

AUDYA 5 brings a unique and powerful Arranger Section with over 560 Styles and 370 Audio Drum sequences plus Percussion (Live Drums). These Audio sequences are perfectly synchronized with the MIDI clock in order to allows tempo changes without sacrificing sound quality! Beside percussion features, AUDYA 5 includes 159 Live Guitar Patterns, offering authentic nuance never before available with standard MIDI programming.

An innovative system called AUDIO STYLE MODELING allows you to replace original Style parts with new ones taken from an extensive internal library: Drum Bank, Bass Bank, Grooves, Guitar Bank 1 & 2, Arp&Lick and Live Guitars.

Professional Multiplayer

Backed by experience from the flagship AUDYA, Ketron raised the performance of AUDYA 5's multiplayer to new levels of excellence. AUDYA 5 can play up to six tracks simultaneously; dual WAV, dual MP3 and dual MIDI files with DJ features such as PFL (Pre Fader Listen) - the possibility of listening to songs first with headphones before playing through the system, Playlists, Crossfades, Zoom, Song Medley and Txt synchronization to Audio and MIDI songs alike.

With the new MIDI Remix feature, the user can assign and sync MIDI files with a Style's Audio Drums plus all Live Guitars available!! The final result can be saved in a KETRON proprietary format called KMX (KETRON MIDI Remix). This file can then be exported to other Audya Instruments with full compatibility.

AUDYA 5 records to an internal Hard disk (80 G) any performance played as Wave, MP3 or MRS (Macro Recording Song) format - this latest KETRON proprietary form allows you to store all instrument events performed (including voice or style changes, tempo, transpositions etc).

The tempo and transpose controls for MIDI also work with WAV and MP3 files, in real time, without loss in quality. AUDYA 5 can also record and store the entire musical performance onto the Internal hard disk, either as a WAV or MP3 format, with CD quality (16 bit at 44,1 KHz). A 4-band equalizer and the possibility to rip audio tracks from an audio CD (connected to it via USB) completes this outstanding multiplayer. Furthermore KETRON supplied AUDYA 5 with a rich variety of DJ loops, ambience sounds and special effects, all of professional quality ready to be used out of the box.

New Sound Generation

Following KETRON's tradition of the Best Natural Sounds, AUDYA 5 includes a new sound engine of very high quality. 430 new stereo Orchestral Presets with multilayer modes, 320 new Programs with one of KETRON'S latest features - "Voice Character Emulation (VCE) VCE includes exciting special articulations plus sophisticated Performance controls such as Key Off, Morphing, Coupling, Rotor to Pedal, Aftertouch and Sustain Switch. Besides all of these new features, a user can store within a Voice their own Harmony mode in order to achieve the best setting (OTM - One Touch Melody).

16 Voice List with 300 Programmable Sounds plus the new UVL feature (User Voice List) allows you to automatically recall a Voice list which can also include a Style, Midi file, Mp3 or Wav file. In addition to the built in 64 MBs of RAM for more personalised sounds that can quickly be loaded from disk, KETRON listened to users' requests for more memory: now you can also upgrade this memory with a new expansion up to 256 MB. Use the beefed up memory to add a complete new Sound Bank to the internal wavetable. AUDYA 5 also has a renewed DSP section, with new Rotor, Distortion, Phaser, Flanger, Tremolo, Chorus, Reverb effects and much more.

With the newest SAMPLER Section, the user can now sample their own sounds and manage in great detail - thanks the ultimate multisample editor, MSP.

VOICETRON - KETRON's new Vocalizer!

AUDYA 5 has a new Vocalizer which incorporates five voices that performs with the best standards on the market today. The Vocalizer is easy to use thanks to the extended preset library, but it can also be edited by the musician with controls over the harmonic content of the voice, equalization and effects. The Vocalizer works in real time on one of the two microphone inputs of AUDYA 5. It has dedicated reverb and delay functions and can be controlled manually with the keyboard or automatically, via the Arranger or MIDI files. An innovative linking method of the chords means that Voicetron is able to interpret musical passages according to the rules of traditional harmony.

User Interface / Audio Connections

AUDYA 5 has a new keybed of 61 semi-weighted keys, with aftertouch and portamento. The control panel is designed to help the musician, especially in live situations. Seventeen sliders, (one assignable), offer an efficient control of volumes and effects in real time. The instrument's current status is clearly shown by the various LEDs built into the keys and by the graphics that appear on the integrated colour display (LCD TFT technology with a resolution of 320x240). The user interface is similar to that of modern computers, so it is pretty easy to use.

In addition to the 10 User tabs currently on the panel and the traditional Pedal foot controls (Footswitch ), AUDYA 5 includes a new section of assignable Tabs 1-16. These buttons come with a default KETRON factory setting plus a free programmable user section (User Tabs), which allows direct management over other more important AUDYA 5 features.

A new revolutionary Registration structure means that you can save and instantly recall not only the general status of the instrument (Sounds, Styles, Volumes, Micro etc.) but also any links to an audio source required for the performance, for example a Wave, an MP3, a MIDI file and even a Playlist. There is also a Language menu for the customized viewing of the most important functions of the instrument in several languages.
AUDYA 5 offers an absolutely complete set of inputs and outputs, both analogue and digital. Together with the typical pair of stereo audio outputs, there are four separate outputs that can be configured as auxiliary stereo audio outputs or as mono audio outputs (with or without DSP effects). AUDYA 5 also has two stereo input lines, an output for headphones, 4 Midi ports, two Combo inputs (XLR + 1/4") for the microphone and a dedicated output for the metronome click (for recording or use with a live drummer etc).

USB Ports

AUDYA 5 and its internal Hard Disk can easily be connected via USB to a computer to edit the musical contents of the instrument and to back-up files. Furthermore, two USB host ports accept many mass storage devices, such as the very popular USB sticks, external USB hard drives, CD and DVD readers, to be able to exchange data externally with ease.

With its tough integration and control of Audio in real time, plus ease of use due to a clearly well defined layout, the KETRON AUDYA 5 is the new reference point for professional live players or studio artist.


SPECIFICATIONS:

• Keyboard: 61 semi-weighted keys. 8 dynamic curves, Pitch bend & Modulation, Aftertouch, Portamento, Operating System updates via USB port, 17 Slider Volume controls ( 1 Assignable ), 10 Assignable tabs
• Display: 320 x 240 Colour Graphic Display TFT
• Hard Disk: 80G ATA IDE 2.5
• USB: 2 USB Host + 1 USB device
• Mass storage devices supported: USB sticks, USB floppy disks, Mp3 players, CD/DVD Rom, HD
• Sound Generation: 360 MB PCM Wavetable (32Mb overwritable); 430 New Preset Sounds with Stereo & Multilayer Voices; 512 GM2 Sounds; 32 parts Multitimbral; Voice Character Emulation (VCE). Left Voices, 2nd Voice.
• Total Polyphony: 197 notes
• Voice List: Up to 300 custom sound locations +20 User Voice List (UVL) linkable with Style, MIDI file, MP3 and Wave
• Organ Drawbars:9 Digital Drawbars slider controlled. New Rotor, Percussion and Overdrive effects
• Programs: 320 Programs. 3 Voices, 3 Splits. Sustain, Portamento, Velocity switch, Duet, Trio, Morphing, Coupling, Steel, Slide, Harmony. Single & Global Program loading.
Editing capabilities: A,D,S,R, Cut Off, Resonance, Effects and keyboard assignments. Voice to left.
• 2nd Voice 1-2:Preset & programmable Second Voices.
• Ram / Ins: 64 MB Ram Sound (expandable up to 256mb). Ins Orchestral Voices, Supersolo
• Sampler: 44,1 KHz Multi Sampler Editor (MSP).
• Assignable Switch Tabs 1-16Factory/ User programmable Features, 5 modes.
• Professional Multiplayer: 2 x Wav, 2 x Mp3, 2 x Midi file Player. Hi-quality real time stretching and transposition. Play List, Autoplay. Dj Loops, SFX, Demos, Play List, Autoplay, Key Tunes, HD Recording 2 tracks, Pfl, MP3 Encoder, Audio Ripper, Macro Recording.
• MIDI file Player: SMF player Mid/KAR and TXT file, Juke box. Intelligent Transposer. Song Chain. Audio Drum & Live Guitar, Remix, Midi Song Record, Wave Sync, Medley, Midimix.
• Registrations: Global performance controls and panel settings. Single & Block modes.
• Drum 1: 51 Drum sets, 3 Super Kits, 24 User Drum Sets. 10 Percussion sections. Drum Mixer. Manual Drums.
• Drum 2: 62 Live Drum and Latin Percussion Loops.
• Real Audio Arranger: Upward of 570 Styles, User Audio Drums, over 370 Real Audio Drum Sequences, Acoustic and Electric Live Guitar, User Live Guitar, Arranger ABCD, 3 Intro/Ending, 4 fills, 4 breaks, Bassist and Pianist, Audio Style modeling.
• Bank LibrariesDrum, Groove, Bass, Piano, Guitar 1/2, Arp&Lick, Live Guitar
• Pattern Recording & Editing: Quantize, Loop, Recording, Editing Style
• Module ControlOctave/Double, Harmony, transposer, Arabic Scale.
• Accordion Mode: International, Belgian Systems
• DSP: 3 new Multieffect DSPs with Reverberation, Chorus, Flanger, Delay, Echo Tap Delay 4 / 8, Wha Wha, Distortion, Overdrive, Rotor Slow/Fast, Phaser, Tremolo. Equalizer 4 Bands.
• Micro 1 / Micro 2: 2 Microphone Inputs with separate Gain control, 10 bands Equalizer, Echo, Reverb, Pan/Pot, Pitch Shift, Talk, Voice Transform.
• Voicetron: 5 Voice Harmonizer. Vocoder, Auto-Harmony, MIDI Vocalizer track, Advanced Voice editing,
• MIDI: In 1, In2 , Out, Thru. 32 MIDI Channels. GM2 standard.
• Outputs: Left/Mono, Right. 4 individual assignable Outputs (2 stereo or 4 Mono). Stereo headphone.
• Inputs:2 x XLR Microphone. 2 x Line in : Right & Left. Sustain and Volume Pedal. Footswitch (6 or 13 switches).
• Video Interface: System: PAL, NTSC, Super VHS. Size and position controls. 640x480
• Accesories: User Manual, Power Cable
• Optional Accesories: Hard Case, Sustain Pedal Piano type, Volume Pedal, FS6 / FS 13 Footswitch. Midi Pedalboard, RAM Kit up to 256mb.
• Power: Automatic Voltage detection (110V/60Hz 240V/50Hz) - Plug and play

Dimensions: (L x W x H) 100 x 43 x 15 cm
Weight:17 kg