Harmony/Vocoder; Harmony - Boss VE-500 Parameter Manual

EFFECT

HARMONY/VOCODER

HARMONY can add natural harmony to your voice. VOCODER applies
the character of a human voice to a synth sound, producing a
distinctive vocoder sound (robot voice).
You can apply either the HARMONY or the VOCODER effect. These
effects are called LFX (LEAD FX).
Parameter Explanation
TYPE
Refer to LFX TYPE (LEAD FX TYPE)
How to choose LFX TYPE
1
Press the [EFFECT EDIT] button.
2
Choose "HRM" with the [1] knob.
3
Choose "TYPE" with the [3] knob.
LFX TYPE (LEAD FX TYPE)
This is a list of the effects that can be selected for HARMONY/
VOCODER.
TYPE Explanation

HARMONY

Applies a harmony effect.
VOCODER Applies a vocoder effect.
HARMONY
Parameter Value
COMN (COMMON)
ON/OFF OFF, ON
E.LEVEL 0–100
D.LEVEL 0–100
NOTE SENS LOW, MID, HIGH
HRM1–3 (HARMONY1–3)
OFF
UNISON
OCT-
LOWER
VOICE LOW
(AUTO)
HIGH
HIGHER
OCT+
USR-INT1–4
6
Explanation
Turns this effect on/off.
Adjusts the overall volume level of the
harmony.
Adjusts the volume of the sound of the
mic.
Specifies the upper limit frequency at
which the harmony effect is applied.
* In an environment in which acoustic
feedback is prone to occur, using the
"LOW" setting can suppress unwanted
sound.
Turns the harmony part off.
This produces the impression that
another person is singing the same
melody along with you.
Adds sound an octave lower.
Adds lower sound based on 6th or 5th.
*1
Adds lower sound based on 4th or 3rd.
*1
Adds higher sound based on 4th or
3rd. *1
Adds higher sound based on 6th or
5th. *1
Adds sound an octave higher.
Adds sound as specified by the USER
INTERVAL 1–4 setting. You can directly
specify the pitch of the harmony. *2
Parameter Value
OFF
UNISON
OCT-
VOICE
-6TH, -5TH, -4TH,
(MANUAL)
-3RD, +3RD, +4TH,
+5TH, +6TH
OCT+
USR-INT1–4
L100–CENTER
PAN
–R100
LEVEL 0–100
DELAY 0–10
ACCURACY 0–10
VIBRATO -10–+10
SCALE1–2,
METHOD
CHORD1–2
FORMANT -50–+50
TONE -50–+50
Double-tracking is a popular recording studio technique
in which a vocalist records a melody, then overdubs a
second performance of the same melody along with the
first recording. When the two performances are played back
together, it gives the effect of a thick and rich single voice.
DOUBLE
(DOUBLE DEPTH)
OFF
LIGHT
NORMAL
DEEP
Adds harmony at the pitch specified by an incoming MIDI
note message. If a note message is not received, the VOICE
setting is used.
Ch.1–16
M>VOICE
(MIDI TO VOICE)
RX
OFF
ZONE LO
C1–G9
(ZONE LOWER)
ZONE UP
C1–G9
(ZONE UPPER)
Explanation
Turns the harmony part off.
This produces the impression that
another person is singing the same
melody along with you.
Adds sound an octave lower.
Adds harmony at the specified pitch
interval of the diatonic scale.
Adds sound an octave higher.
Adds sound as specified by the USER
INTERVAL 1–4 setting. You can directly
specify the pitch of the harmony. *2
Adjusts the panning of the harmony
part.
Adjusts the volume of the harmony part.
Adjusts the delay of the harmony part.
Raising this value makes the pitch of the
harmony more closely match the pitch
of the original vocal.
* With the higher value, the harmony
is sounded at the precise pitch; this
means that if the pitch of the original
vocal is not precise, the result might
not sound harmonious. In such cases,
try decreasing this value.
Specifies how closely the vibrato will
follow.
* If you want to decrease the
expressiveness of the harmony relative
to your own voice, use a setting in the
negative range.
Specifies the rule by which the pitch of
the harmony is determined. This setting
specifies whether the harmony is biased
toward the scale (KEY) or the chord.
Adjusts the vocal character of the
harmony part.
Adjusts the tonal character of the
harmony part.
Adjusts the intensity of the Double
effect in three levels (Light/Normal/
Deep).
Applies correction according to note
messages of the specified MIDI channel.
Applies correction according to note
messages of the MIDI channel specified
by the SYSTEM MIDI setting RX CH.
Off
Specifies the range in which note
messages are accepted.