Using a Microphone (CVP-405/403)

Reference to Quick Guide pages

Singing Along with Song Playback (Karaoke) or Your Own

Performance.................................................................................. page 54

Connecting a Microphone........................................................... page 54

Singing with the Lyrics Display ................................................... page 55

Convenient Functions for Karaoke ..............................................page 56

Adjusting the tempo ................................................................ page 31

Transpose ................................................................................ page 56

Applying effects to Your Voice ................................................. page 56

Adding Harmony Vocals to Your Voice..................................... page 57

Practicing Singing with Proper Pitch (Vocal CueTIME)........... page 137

Convenient Functions for Singing Along with Your Own

Performance................................................................................. page 58

Changing the Key (Transpose).................................................. page 58

Displaying the Music Score on Instrument and Lyrics on TV .... page 59

Making Announcements Between Songs ................................. page 59

Controlling Playback Timing by Your Voice (Karao-Key) ......... page 137

Editing Vocal Harmony Parameters

This section explains briefly how to create your own Vocal Harmony (page 57)

types, and lists the detailed parameters for editing. Up to ten Vocal Harmony types can be created and saved.

1

Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY

2

Press the [H] (VOCAL HARMONY TYPE) button to call up the VOCAL

HARMONY TYPE selection display.

2

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3

Press one of the [A]–[J] buttons to select a Vocal Harmony type to be edited.

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4

4

Press the [8 † ] (EDIT) button to call up the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT display.

5

If you want to re-select the Vocal Harmony type, use the [1 π † ]/

[2 π † ] buttons.

Or you can re-select the Vocal Harmony type by pressing the [8 π† ]

(RETURN) button to return to the Vocal Harmony selection display.

8

5 6 7

CAUTION

The settings here will be lost if you change to another

Vocal Harmony type or you turn the power off without executing the save operation.

6

Use the [3 π † ]–[5 π †

] buttons to select the parameter (page 165)

you want to edit.

7

Set the value of the parameter selected above.

8

Press the [I] (SAVE) button to save your edited Vocal Harmony type

(page 70).

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Editable Parameters in the VOCAL HARMONY EDIT Display

VOCODER TYPE

CHORDAL TYPE Determines how the harmony notes are applied to the micro-

phone sound when the Harmony mode (page 169) is set to

“CHORDAL.”

HARMONY GENDER TYPE Determines whether the gender of the harmony sound is changed or not.

Off

The gender of the harmony sound is not changed.

Auto

The gender of the harmony sound is changed automatically.

LEAD GENDER TYPE

Determines how the harmony notes are applied to the micro-

phone sound when the Harmony mode (page 169) is set to

“VOCODER.”

LEAD GENDER DEPTH

Determines whether and how the gender of the lead vocal sound

(i.e., the direct microphone sound) will be changed. Please note that the number of harmony notes differs depending on the selected type. When set to Off, three harmony notes are produced. Other settings produce two harmony notes.

Off

No gender change occurs.

Unison

No gender change occurs. You can adjust the LEAD GENDER

DEPTH below.

Male

The corresponding gender change is applied to the lead vocal.

Female

The corresponding gender change is applied to the lead vocal.

Adjusts the degree of lead vocal gender change. This is available when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off.

The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower the value, the more “masculine” the voice.

LEAD PITCH CORRECT

UPPER GENDER THRESH-

OLD

LOWER GENDER THRESH-

OLD

Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the specified number of semitones below the lead vocal pitch.

UPPER GENDER DEPTH

This parameter is only effective when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off.

When Smooth or Hard is selected, the pitch of the lead vocal is shifted in precise semitone steps.

Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the specified number of semitones above the lead vocal pitch.

LOWER GENDER DEPTH

VIBRATO DEPTH

Adjusts the degree of gender change applied to harmony notes higher than the UPPER GENDER THRESHOLD. The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower the value, the more “masculine” the voice.

Adjusts the degree of gender change applied to harmony notes lower than the LOWER GENDER THRESHOLD. The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower the value, the more “masculine” the voice.

Sets the depth of vibrato applied to the harmony sound. Also affects the lead vocal sound when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off.

VIBRATO RATE

VIBRATO DELAY

Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. Also affects the lead vocal sound when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than

Off.

Specifies the length of the delay before the vibrato effect begins when a note is produced. Higher values result in a longer delay.

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HARMONY1/2/3 VOLUME Sets the volume of the first (lowest), second, and third (highest) harmony notes.

HARMONY1/2/3 PAN Specifies the stereo (pan) position of the first (lowest), second, and third (highest) harmony notes.

Random

The stereo position of the sound will change randomly whenever the keyboard is played. This is effective when the Har-

mony mode (page 169) is set to “VOCODER” or “CHORDAL.”

L63>R – C – L<R63

A setting of L63>R pans the sound hard left, while C is at center, and L<R63 is at hard right.

HARMONY1/2/3 DETUNE Detunes the first (lowest), second, and third (highest) harmony notes by the specified number of cents.

PITCH TO NOTE

PITCH TO NOTE PART

When this is set to “ON,” you can “play” the voices of the instrument with your voice. (The instrument tracks the pitch of your voice and converts it to note data for the tone generator. Keep in mind, however, that dynamic changes in your voice do not affect the volume of the tone generator.)

Determines which of the instrument parts will be controlled by the lead vocal when the Pitch to Note parameter is “ON.”

Adjusting the Microphone and Harmony Sound

1

Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY

2

Press the [I] (MIC SETTING) button to call up the MICROPHONE SET-

TING display.

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3

Press the TAB [ √ ] button to select the OVERALL SETTING tab display.

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4

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5

4

Use the [A]–[J] buttons to select the item (parameter) (see below) to be adjusted.

5

Use the [1 π † ]–[8 π † ] buttons to set the value.

6

Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the MICROPHONE SETTING display.

Adjustable Items (Parameters) in the OVERALL SETTING Tab

Display

■ 3BAND EQ

EQ (Equalizer) is a processor that divides the frequency spectrum into multiple bands, which can be boosted or cut as required to tailor the overall frequency response. The instrument features a high-grade three-band (LOW, MID and HIGH) digital equalizer function for the microphone sound.

• Hz

Adjusts the center frequency of the corresponding band.

• dB

Boosts or cuts the level of the corresponding band by up to 12 dB.

CAUTION

Settings in the OVERALL SET-

TING tab display are automatically saved to the instrument when you exit from the display. However, if you turn the power off without exiting from this display, the settings will be lost.

■ NOISE GATE

This effect mutes the input signal when the input from the microphone falls below a specified level. This effectively cuts off extraneous noise, allowing the desired signal (vocal, etc.) to pass.

• SW (Switch)

This turns the Noise Gate on or off.

• TH. (Threshold)

This adjusts the input level at which the gate begins to open.

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■ COMPRESSOR

This effect holds down the output when the input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level. This is especially useful for smoothing out vocals that have widely varying dynamics. It effectively “compresses” the signal, making soft parts louder and loud parts softer.

• SW (Switch)

This turns the Compressor on or off.

• TH. (Threshold)

This adjusts the input level at which compression begins to be applied.

• RATIO

This adjusts the compression ratio.

• OUT

This adjusts the final output level.

■ VOCAL HARMONY CONTROL

The following parameters determine how the harmony is controlled.

• VOCODER CONTROL

The Vocal Harmony effect in Vocoder mode (page 169) is controlled by note

data—the notes you play on the keyboard and/or the notes of the song data. This parameter lets you determine which notes are used to control the harmony.

SONG CHANNEL

KEYBOARD

MUTE/PLAY

When set to “MUTE,” the channel selected below (to control

Harmony) is muted (turned off) during song playback.

OFF/Channels 1–16

When set to “OFF,” song data control over harmony is turned off. When set to one of the values 1–16, note data (played from a song on the instrument or an external MIDI sequencer) contained on the corresponding channel is used to control the harmony. This setting is linked to the HARMONY CH setting in

the SONG SETTING display (page 137).

OFF

Keyboard control over harmony is turned off.

UPPER

Notes played to the right of the split point control the harmony.

LOWER

Notes played to the left of the split point control the harmony.

• BAL.

This lets you set the balance between the lead vocal (your own voice) and Vocal

Harmony. Raising this value increases the volume of the Vocal Harmony and decreases that of the lead vocal.

When this is set to L<H63 (L: Lead Vocal, H: Vocal Harmony), only the Vocal

Harmony is output; when it is set to L63>H, only the lead vocal is output.

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• MODE

All of the Vocal Harmony types fall into one of three modes, which produce harmony in different ways. The harmony effect is dependent on the selected Vocal

Harmony mode, and this parameter determines how the harmony is applied to your voice. The three modes are described below.

AUTO

VOCODER

CHORDAL

When the [ACMP ON/OFF] or [LEFT] is set to ON and if chord data exists in the song, the mode is automatically set to

CHORDAL. In all other cases, the mode is set to VOCODER.

The harmony notes are determined by the notes you play on the keyboard and/or song data. You can specify whether the Vocoder effect is controlled by your keyboard performance or by the Song

data (page 168).

The harmony notes are determined by the following three types of chord: chords played in the chord section of the keyboard

(with the [ACMP] turned on), chords played in the LEFT Voice section of the keyboard (with the [ACMP] turned off and the

[LEFT] turned on), and chords contained in song data for controlling the harmony. (Not available if the song does not contain any chord data.)

• CHORD

The following parameters determine which data in a recorded song is used for chord detection.

OFF

XF

1–16

Chords are not detected from the song data.

Chords of XF format are used for the Vocal Harmony.

Chords are detected from note data in the specified song channel.

• Vocal Range

Set this to obtain the most natural vocal harmony, depending on your voice.

Normal

Low

High

Normal setting

Setting for lower voice. This setting is also appropriate for growling and shouting.

Setting for higher voice. This setting is also appropriate for singing close to the microphone.

■ MIC

The following parameters determine how the microphone sound is controlled.

• MUTE

When set to ON, the microphone sound is turned off.

• VOLUME

Adjusts the output volume of the microphone sound.

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Talk Setting

Talk Setting

This function lets you have special settings for making announcements between songs, separate from the settings for your singing performance.

1

Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [G] MIC SETTING/VOCAL HARMONY

2

Press the [I] (MIC SETTING) button to call up the MICROPHONE SET-

TING display.

3

Press the TAB [ ® ] button to select the TALK SETTING tab display.

3

4

6

5

CAUTION

Settings in the TALK SETTING tab display are automatically saved to the instrument when you exit from the display.

However, if you turn the power off without exiting from this display, the settings will be lost.

4

Use the [A]/[B] buttons to select the item (parameter) (page 171) to

be set.

5

Use the [1 π † ]–[7 π † ] buttons to set the value.

6

Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the MICROPHONE SETTING display.

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Adjustable Items (Parameters) in the TALK SETTING Tab Display

VOLUME

PAN

REVERB DEPTH

This determines the output volume of the microphone sound.

This sets the stereo pan position of the microphone sound.

This sets the depth of the reverb effects applied to the microphone sound.

CHORUS DEPTH

TOTAL VOLUME ATTENUA-

TOR

This determines the amount of attenuation to be applied to the overall sound (excepting the microphone input)—allowing you to effectively adjust the balance between your voice and the overall instrument sound.

DSP MIC ON/OFF

This sets the depth of the chorus effects applied to the microphone sound.

DSP MIC TYPE

This turns the DSP effect applied to the microphone sound ON or OFF.

This selects the type of DSP effect to be applied to the microphone sound.

DSP MIC DEPTH This sets the depth of the DSP effect applied to the microphone sound.

Talk Setting

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