Ketron SD40 Arranger Module (pre-owned)

Condition: Very good with light signs of use consistent with normal wear and tear. Boxed with power cable. No manual, but this can be downloaded for free on the Ketron website

The KETRON SD40 is a compact, powerful arranger and player module designed for master keyboards, digital pianos and MIDI accordions. Building on the success of the acclaimed KETRON SD7, the SD40 delivers professional sound generation with an extensive audio drum library, versatile styles, and advanced multimedia features—perfect for musicians on the move.

Main Features

• Extensive Style Library: Includes 260 professional styles featuring over 300 Latin percussion grooves and 200 audio drums, perfectly synchronised to the internal clock. Each style offers 4 sections (A, B, C, D) with multiple fills, breaks, intros and endings for dynamic performance control.

• Innovative Style Modelling: Quickly create custom arrangements by mixing and matching hundreds of audio drums, grooves, bass lines, piano, guitar and orchestral tracks, all rhythmically synchronised.

• Multiple Play Modes: Tailored for pianists, bassists and accordion players with dedicated modes including classic manual orchestrations and arranger-controlled styles with advanced chord options.

• Rich Sound Generation: Features a diverse selection of 368 preset voices across 12 families, including orchestral sounds, stereo grand piano, brass, saxophones, guitars, basses, pads, strings, accordions, electric pianos, synths and classic tonewheel organs with authentic rotary speaker effects.

• Powerful Player Module: Plays MP3, MIDI, WAV, FLV, CDG, MP4, AVI, M4A, JPG and TXT files. Supports cross-fade, lead mute and alphabetic/numeric search, plus karaoke lyrics display on the module or external screens via DVI connection.

• Audio Multitrack Playback: Handle up to six simultaneous wave tracks with individual volume controls plus click metronome output.

• Advanced Recording: Record audio (stereo WAV) and MIDI with loop phrase mode and comprehensive song recording functions. Editing for levels and sample timing is built-in.

• Comprehensive DSP Effects: Includes chorus, reverb, phaser, tremolo, flanger, rotor, echo delay, overdrive, distortion, amp simulation, compressor, parametric 4-band EQ and 54 effect types with 10 programmable insert chains.

• Microphone and Guitar Input: Symmetrical XLR mic input with three-voice vocaliser assignable to arranger, lead voice or MIDI file. Guitar input supports full DSP effect processing and footswitch control. MIDI guitar can also control the arranger.

• User-Friendly Interface and Connectivity: Features a bright, intuitive touchscreen, three USB hosts, one USB device port and SD card slot for easy instrument management and file handling. The operating manual is accessible on the device in multiple languages.

• Registrations Memory: Store and recall panel settings with 4 banks capable of holding 1024 registrations each, controllable via touchscreen, numeric keypad or MIDI. Compatible with a dedicated app for managing song databases and lyrics externally.

Specifications

• 260 arranger styles with 300+ Latin percussion grooves
• 368 preset voices in 12 families with multi-layering and editing capabilities
• 49 drum kits including over 300 Latin percussion grooves
• Symmetrical XLR microphone input with vocaliser section
• Six-channel audio multitrack playback
• Touchscreen display with brightness control
• Extensive audio and MIDI recording functions
• Connectivity: 3 USB hosts, 1 USB device, SD card slot, DVI video output