User Manual

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Performing with Vocal Designer
( VOCAL DESIGNER)
Let’s go ahead and try per
f
orming with the Vocal Designer part. While vocalizing into the mic, play the
k
eyboard and you’ll hear realistic and natural voices.
For more about how Vocal Desi
g
ner works, re
f
er to “About Vocal Desi
g
ner”
(
➞
p
. 8).
Selecting a sound
Here’s how to select a Vocal Desi
g
ner sound
.
T
o p
l
a
y
t
h
e Voca
l
Designer part, press a Voca
l
Designer soun
d
b
utton to ma
k
e it
l
ig
h
t
.
If you press the Vocal Designer sound button that’s already lit, the button will go dark and you will no lon
-
g
er hear the Vocal Desi
g
ner part.
You can play multiple parts simultaneously by turning on sound buttons
f
or the Ensemble part
and/or Bass & Percussion part. If you want to play only the Vocal Designer part by itself, turn o
t
he sound buttons of the other parts (make the buttons go dark).
Sou
n
d
D
escri
p
tion
C
LA
SS
I
C
A
large choir suitable for classical music. This is also a good choice for any choral sound — not
j
ust classical— and will match nearly any style of music. It has a clear sound, and is a good
c
hoice when
y
ou want the l
y
rics to be heard
.
M
ALE
&
FEMALE
A
mixed choir with inde
p
endent male and
f
emale
p
arts. With s
p
arser chords, it
p
roduces a
d
ee
p
er and more three-dimensional sound than “CLASSIC.” You’ll hear the
f
emale voices in the
h
i
gh
ran
g
e, an
d
t
h
e ma
l
e voices in t
h
e
l
ow ran
g
e. Fema
l
e voices wi
ll
b
e
h
ear
d
in t
h
e ri
gh
t si
d
e
o
f the stereo, and male voices in the left side.
G
OS
PEL This choir includes the distinctive phrasings and irregularities that are distinctive of gospel
music. It’s an ideal choice
f
or
j
azz or gospel.
PO
P
A
choir with a
f
ewer number o
f
members, broadl
y
use
f
ul
f
or popular music as well as songs that
c
ontain rapid passages. The sound is clear, making this a good choice when the l
y
rics need to
be
hea
r
d.
VOCO
DER
1
A
ta
lkb
ox soun
d
wit
h
a meta
ll
ic c
h
aracter. T
h
is is a more mo
d
ern soun
d
t
h
an “VOCODER 2,” an
d
i
s suitable for st
y
les with a groove, such as R&B
.
VOCO
DER 2
A
vintage vocoder sound, broadl
y
use
f
ul
f
or pop music o
f
the 1980’s as well as songs that con
-
tain rapid passages. It’s a good choice
f
or chordal playing
.
I
f you press the [VOCODER 1] and [VOCODER 2] sound buttons simultaneously, the sound be-
i
ng received from the rear panel EXT IN
j
ack will be used as the carrier
(
➞
p. 50
)
.
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