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Akai HV 1 Operator's Manual

Harmony processing unit
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  • Page 1 HARMONY PROCESSING UNIT...
  • Page 2 WARNING!! To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. THE SYMBOLS ARE RULED BY UL STANDARDS (U.S.A.) The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol , within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage”...
  • Page 3 Always disconnect the AC Adaptor from the power supply by pulling on the adaptor/plug, not the cord. • Allow only an AKAI professional dealer or qualified professional engineer to repair or reassemble the HV1. Apart from voiding the warranty, unauthorized engineers might touch live internal parts and receive a serious electrical shock.
  • Page 4 WARNING CAUTION (Only for the product sold in Canada and U.S.A.) To prevent electric shock, do not use this polarized AC power plug with an extension cord, receptacle, or other outlet unless the blades can be fully inserted to prevent blade exposure. ATTENTION Afin d’éviter tout risque de décharge électrique, n’...

  • Page 5: Copyright Notice

    Pull out the adaptor when not using the appliance for long periods. Copyright Notice The AKAI professional HV1 is a computer-based instrument and uses software contained in ROM. Software that is provided with the instrument, including information contained in this manual, is copyrighted by applicable laws.
  • Page 6 If the warranty is valid, AKAI professional will, without charge for parts or labor, either repair or replace the defective part(s). Without a valid warranty, the entire cost of the repair (parts and labor) is the responsibility of the product's owner.
  • Page 7 WARRANTY AKAI professional shall not be liable for costs involved in packing or preparing the product for shipping, with regard to time, labor, or materials, shipping or freight costs, or time or expense involved in transporting the product to and from AKAI professional Authorized Service Center or Authorized Dealer.

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Panel Descriptions ... 1 Basic Operations... 3 Practical Operations ... 4 Edit Mode ... 6 Foot Switch Operations ... 9 Other Operations ... 10 Specifications ... 12 Table of Contents Duo Buddy HV1...

  • Page 9: Panel Descriptions

    The HV1 Duo Buddy is an effect unit for the vocalist that adds a 1-voice harmony to the original vocal sound. It enables you to add a harmony when you’re playing self-accompanied or to add another voice in unison to solo vocal to add thickness in a live stage. The presets of 12 harmony styles and additional 9 user styles that can be customized to your taste provide the optimum harmony for the various songs.
  • Page 10 Panel Descriptions 4 4 4 4 4 HARMONY OUTPUT Outputs the harmony sound (Line level) only. Connect to the Line input of an amplifier or mixer. When the HARMONY OUTPUT is connected, the MIX OUTPUT produces the original vocal sound only. 5 5 5 5 5 MIX OUTPUT Outputs the original vocal and a harmony sound mixed (Line level).

  • Page 11: Basic Operations

    N N N N N DATA Selects the BANK. It changes the parameter values in Edit mode. O O O O O Turns the effect On/Off. The LED lights up while it’s on. When the effect is turned off, it outputs the original vocal sound without any tonal coloration, as the signal is not fed through the internal circuit (XLR In/Out only).

  • Page 12: Practical Operations

    Practical Operations Practical Operations • With Preset Programs Select the Program by changing Banks with the DATA control and using the PROGRAM A/B foot switches. Lets sing into the microphone switching the Program A and B in Bank 8. The Program A adds one octave high harmony and the Program B adds one octave down harmony to the original sound.
  • Page 13 • Adding major 3rd harmony Let’s try adding the major 3rd harmony to the original sound with appropriate key setting. As an example, let us use the Program A in Bank 8 and edit it to add the major 3rd harmony for the song in A Major.

  • Page 14: Edit Mode

    EDIT mode EDIT mode In Edit mode, the settings of the Program and Style can be changed. To set the Duo Buddy in Edit mode, select the Program you want to edit and press the EDIT button. Any change made in the Edit mode immediately overwrites the currently selected Program for editing. The value of each parameter is changed with DATA control.
  • Page 15 • KEY: C-B, L Sets the Key. It is necessary to set the Key to the song appropriately when the harmony other than unison or octave up/down is selected. Sets the harmony style. 12 Preset styles and 9 User Styles are available. •...
  • Page 16 EDIT mode 1. Press the EDIT button to enter the Edit mode. 2. Set the PARAMETER control to KEY and set [C] using the DATA control. 3. Set the PARAMETER control to STYLE and select [U1] using the DATA control. 4.

  • Page 17: Foot Switch Operations

    ORIGINAL HARMONY Foot switch: ON ORIGINAL HARMONY Let’s try making sub-style for User Style 1 using the above example. 1. Select the Program to edit using the DATA control and PROGRAM A/B foot switches. 2. Press the EDIT button to enter the Edit mode. 3.

  • Page 18: Other Operations

    Other Operations • Changing Keys 1. Set the FOOT SWITCH CONTROL to KEY position. 2. Press the PROGRAM A/B foot switches at the same time. The ON footswitch and Value LEDs flash. 3. Select Keys using the PROGRAM A (down) and/or B (up) foot switches. 4.
  • Page 19 4. Select the User Style to copy to using the DATA control. 5. Press the EDIT button to complete. Note: Copying Style function is available only to copy to User Styles from Preset Style and/ or User Styles. The Preset Style cannot be copied to another Preset Style. •...

  • Page 20: Specifications

    Specifications Specifications Functions: Effect On/Off, PROGRAM A/B Select, BANK/KEY Up/Down Terminals: MIC INPUT (Input impedance: Effect On/4k ohms or more, Off/True Bypass) LINE INPUT (Input impedance: 33k ohms or more) MIC OUTPUT (Output impedance: Effect On/1k ohms or less, Off/True Bypass) MIX OUTPUT (Output impedance: 1k ohms or less) HARMONY OUTPUT (Output impedance: 470 ohms or less) DC IN (9 Volts)
  • Page 21 Printed in Japan...
  • Page 22 ‘True Bypass’ mode due to the nature of low signal level of Microphone input. Therefore we suggest that you use ‘Normal Bypass’ mode in case you need to switch input signal during recording at studio, etc. ©2002 AKAI professional M.I. Corp.