Yamaha Tyros2 Owner's Manual page 176

Reference
Using a Microphone
HARMONY GENDER TYPE
LEAD GENDER TYPE
LEAD GENDER DEPTH
LEAD PITCH CORRECT
UPPER GENDER
THRESHOLD
LOWER GENDER
THRESHOLD
UPPER GENDER DEPTH
LOWER GENDER DEPTH
VIBRATO DEPTH
VIBRATO RATE
VIBRATO DELAY
HARMONY1/2/3 VOLUME
HARMONY1/2/3 PAN
HARMONY1/2/3 DETUNE
PITCH TO NOTE
PITCH TO NOTE PART
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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.
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.
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 speci-
fied number of semitones above the lead vocal pitch.
Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the speci-
fied number of semitones below the lead vocal pitch.
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.
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.
Sets the volume of the first/second/third harmony note.
Specifies the stereo (pan) position of the first/second/third harmony note.
Random
The stereo position of the sound will change randomly whenever the keyboard
is played.
-63–0–+63
A setting of -63 pans the sound hard left, while 0 is at center, and +63 is at hard
right.
Detunes the first/second/third harmony note by the specified number of cents.
When this is set to "ON," you can "play" the voices of the Tyros2 with your voice.
(The Tyros2 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 Tyros2 parts will be controlled by the lead vocal when the
Pitch to Note parameter is "ON."