Vocal Settings; Switching The Type Of Vocal Effect (Effect) - Roland Vima RK-500 Owner's Manual

Vocal Settings

1.
Access the main screen.
If the main screen is not shown, press the [EXIT] button
several times to access the main screen.
fig.d-MainScreen.eps
2.
In the main screen, touch <Menu>.
The menu screen appears.
fig.d-Function-01-1.eps
3.
Touch <Vocal>.
A screen like the following appears.
fig.d-Function-06.eps
4.
To change the setting, touch
item you want to specify.
5.
Press the [EXIT] button when you're finished
making settings.

Switching the Type of Vocal Effect (Effect)

The VIMA provides a "Vocal Effect function" that lets you
apply an effect to the sound from the microphone (p. 57). You
can change the effect applied to the microphone by selecting
from a variety of vocal effects.
Setting
Kids
Bear
Robot
Duck
Alien
Computer
Female
Male
Pitch
Correct
Music
Files
If you've selected "Music Files" as the Vocal Effect type, you'll
also need to perform the following operations.
1.
Select the song that you want to use for harmony.
If you want to select a song from USB memory, connect
your USB memory to the external memory connector. If you
want to select a song from CD-ROM, insert the CD-ROM
into the CD drive. For details on how to select songs, refer
to "Listening to Songs" (p. 34).
2.
In "Music Files Channel" (p. 118), select the
channel that you want to use as harmony.
for the
3.
Press the [VOCAL EFFECTS] button so its
indicator is lit.
Sing along with the song into the microphone, and
harmony will be added at the pitches of the channel you
specified.
Explanation
Your voice will be given a child-like character.
Your voice will be given a character
suggestive of a large animal.
Your voice will be given a robot-like character.
Your voice will be given a duck-like character.
Your voice will be given a character
suggestive of a space alien.
Your voice will be given a computer-like character.
A male voice will be given the character of a
female voice.
A female voice will be given the character of a
male voice.
The pitch of your voice will be corrected to
match the melody of the song.
* For more about the melody channel, refer
to "Changing the Melody Channel
(Melody Channel)" (p. 115).
When you sing while music files is playing,
harmony will be added at the pitch of the
channel you specify.
* If you select "Music Files," you'll need to specify
the channel used for harmony. For details, refer
to "Specifying the Harmony Channel when
Vocal Effect is set to "Music Files" (Music Files
Channel)" (p. 118).
Settings
117