User Manual

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Using a mic to control expression
( VOICE EXPRESSION)
Y
ou can use the loudness of
y
our voice via the mic to add expression to the Ensemble part
.
P
ress t
h
e [VOICE EXPRESSION]
b
utton to ma
k
e it
l
ig
h
t
.
To hear the result as clearl
y
as possible, turn on an Ensemble part sound, and turn o the sound but-
tons o
f
the Vocal Desi
g
ner part and the Bass & Percussion part
.
To
h
ear t
h
e resu
l
t as c
l
ear
l
y as possi
bl
e, move t
h
e [DIRECT] s
l
i
d
er (w
h
ic
h
sen
d
s your own voice
d
irect-
l
y
f
rom the output) all the wa
y
down.
P
lay the keyboard
.
While continuing to hold down notes, vocalize into the mic.
Tr
y
var
y
ing the loudness o
f
y
our voice.
T
he volume and tone o
f
the Ensemble part will change according to the loudness o
f
your vocalizing.
It will be particularl
y
eas
y
to experience this e ect if
y
ou choose the “HUMMING” sound button. The sound
will shift through the range of “mmh
”
➞
“
Ooh”
➞
“Aah” according to the loudness of your voice. By us-
ing this in conjunction with Vocal Designer you can achieve an even more expressive per
f
ormance. (The
a
mount o
f
this e

ect will di

er depending on the sound you choose.
)
T
he “STRINGS 1” sound will also change its tone dynamically according to the loudness of your voice (p. 30).
T
his power
f
ul string sound was newly developed
f
or the VP-550. Try vocalizing into the mic. You’ll hear the
di

erence.
Voice Ex
p
ression functions
Voca
l
D
es
i
gner
E
nsem
ble
Bass
&
Percuss
i
o
n
Transmitte
d
M
I
D
I messag
e
R
ange
(
initial value: bold)
V
O
I
C
E
E
XPRE
SS
I
ON
N
o c
h
ange Vo
l
ume an
d
tone chang
e
N
o c
h
ang
e
C
C#02 (Breat
h
t
y
pe
)
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1
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*
For details on MIDI, refer to “Connecting the VP-550 with MIDI equipment” (p. 54
)
1
.
•
•
2
.
3
.
You can a
d
just t
h
e
d
ept
h
at w
h
ic
h
t
h
e
loudness of the mic will a ect expres
-
s
ion
(
➞
p
. 44).