Singing And Playing Along To A Song; Preparing For A Live Performance; Connection And Basic Settings - Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual

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Singing and playing along to a song

The JM-8 allows you to connect two microphones (or one microphone and one electric guitar). It also provides several
functions to process both your "live" signal sources and the songs you play back (see p. 22).

Preparing for a live performance

Apart from playing back audio files (mp3, WAV) and
Standard MIDI Files, the JM-8 also allows you to sing or
play along to the songs you select. This requires the fol-
lowing preparations:

Connection and basic settings

(1) Set the [MIC 1] and/or [MIC 2÷GUITAR] knob to the
minimum value.
You should do so every time you need to connect or
disconnect a microphone. Furthermore, only increase
the setting if somebody actually wants to sing, and
then set it back to the minimum value.
(2) Connect a microphone and/or an electric guitar
(see p. 15).
Connector Explanation
MIC 1 Is intended for the main microphone. The
signal received via this socket can be pro-
cessed with the JM-8's harmony effect
(see p. 30).
MIC 2 Can be used for a second microphone for
karaoke duets: set [MIC 2÷GUITAR] on the
rear panel to "MIC".
The harmony effect is not available for the
second microphone.
You can connect an electric guitar instead
and use a dedicated effect processor (see
p. 29): set [MIC 2/GUITAR] on the rear
panel to "GUITAR".
Note: The JM-8 also provides three MIDI parts that can be
controlled from a MIDI-compatible sequencer or instru-
ment. The controlling device needs to be connected to the
MIDI IN socket or the USB MIDI port. This is covered on
page 97.
(3) If you connected your signal source to the MIC 2
socket, set the [MIC 2÷GUITAR] switch to match the
signal source (microphone or electric guitar).
(4) Sing or talk into the microphone (or play your gui-
Starting a song and singing/playing
MIC 1
to it
Now you are all set to perform along with a song.
(1) If necessary, return to the main page by pressing
(2) Select the memory device that contains the song
(3) Press the name of the song you want to play back
Preparing for a live performance
Note: Before changing the switch position, turn off the
power or set the [MASTER VOL] knob to the minimum posi-
tion to avoid generating a powerful noise that may dam-
age your audio system.
tar) and gradually turn the [MIC 1] or
[MIC 2÷GUITAR] knob towards the right.
Set the knob in such a way that you can easily hear
your voice or instrument. If the sound distorts, you
need to turn it a little towards the left again.
Note: If you don't hear anything, check the setting of the
[MASTER VOL] knob.
the [EXIT] button several times.
you want to use by pressing its display button.
The JM-8 recognizes three memory devices: the
internal hard disk (INTERNAL), a disc you insert into
the CD drive (CD) and a USB storage device (EXTER-
NAL). See page 23 and following for details.
(or select the folder and then press the name of
the desired song).
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