Roland VT-12 Quick Start Manual

1. Portable Tuner and Microphone Designed Specifically for Vocals
2. Dual Voice Detection for Harmony Training
3. Bundled Vocal Workouts Book with Built-in Exercises and Classical Repertoire Accompaniments
4. Always Recording During Playback for Immediate Evaluation
5. Record and Practice With Your Lesson Material and Favorite Songs
The VT-12 has a tuner designed to accurately and quickly track the human voice. Some other tuners may respond to vocals but
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the results are often unpredictable and inconsistent.
The pitch indicator lights show the note being sung and the accuracy is indicated by the brightness of the light on a given note.
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Intonation is indicated by the green "b" (flat) and "#" (sharp) arrows. If a note is perfectly in tune, both green arrows will illuminate.
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If a note becomes exceedingly flat or sharp, the note next to the one being indicated begins to flash.
Using the internal guide tones and metronome, singers can practice matching pitch and tempo.
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The VT-12 is pocket-size and easy for any singer, voice coach or choral director to use, anywhere.
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With two "CHORD" mode settings, the VT-12 is capable of detecting and displaying the pitch of two voices simultaneously.
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In "Equal" temperament, the VT-12 can detect two voices, as used in tuning to a piano or other rhythm instrument.
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In "Just" intonation, the VT-12 can detect perfect intervals, as used in period music or a cappella ensemble singing.
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Bundled Vocal Workouts Book with Built-in Exercises and Classical Repertoire Accompaniments
The VT-12 is not just a voice tuner and metronome, it's a vocal trainer complete with built-in exercises and a method book from
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Berklee Press – the publishing arm of Berklee College of Music – one of the world's most prestigious music schools.
"Vocal Workouts for the Contemporary Singer" is the included book by Anne Peckham, Voice Department Chair at Berklee.
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The book is a complete vocal method including stretches, warm-ups and exercises with audio accompaniment tracks.
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The accompaniment tracks are built into the VT-12 and contain a wide variety of musical styles, exercises for 2- and 3-part
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harmony, and variations for different voice ranges. Each track has two versions – with and without a guide vocal track.
When you play the Warm-up and Exercise tracks, the pitch indicator lights show the correct note to be sung and the note you're
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singing so you can check your accuracy and intonation in real time. You can also immediately Review your performance.
In addition to the Berklee exercises, the VT-12 contains all the etudes from the "Concone Op. 9 Fifty Lessons for medium voice" –
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a world-standard in both contemporary and classical voice study.
For classical voice training, the VT-12 also contains 13 selections from the G. Schirmer collection of "24 Italian Songs and Arias."
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If the VT-12 is playing, it's recording. So if you're singing with the metronome, using the built-in Warm-ups or Exercises, or singing
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along with content you've loaded in, you can instantly Review your performance and both SEE and HEAR how you did.
By connecting your MP3 or CD player to the VT-12 with a mini-jack audio cable, you can record lesson material and songs you're
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working on into the 10 User Memory locations. Each location has 10 minutes of recording time.
VT-12 Vocal Trainer
Portable Tuner Designed Specifically for Vocals
Dual Voice Detection for Harmony Training
Always Recording During Playback for Immediate Evaluation
Record and Practice With Your Lesson Material and Favorite Songs

Quick Start