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- Page 2 If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of product. If you can not locate the appropriate, please contact Yamaha Corporation of America, Electronic Service Division, 6600 Orangethorpe Ave, Buena Park, CA 90620 * This applies only to products distributed by YAMAHA CORPORATION OF AMERICA.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PLG100-VH Vocal Harmony Plug-in Board! The PLG100-VH is designed for use with the MU128 Tone Generator (as well as other MU-series instruments and the SW1000XG PCI Audio/MIDI Card), providing automatic and authentic sounding vocal harmony effects. -
Page 4: About The Plg100-Vh
Installing the PLG100-VH For detailed instructions on installing the PLG100-VH, refer to the owner’s manual of the XG-Plug-in-compatible “mother” device (e.g., MU128, SW1000XG, etc.). Included Items The following items have been included in the package of your new PLG100-VH. -
Page 5: Required And Recommended Items
• An XG tone generator/sound card compatible with the XG Plug-in System In order to use the PLG100-VH, you’ll need an XG tone generator or sound card that is compatible with the XG Plug-in System. Compatible instruments include the MU128, MU100, and the SW1000XG. -
Page 6: Troubleshooting
• Refer to the relevant instructions in the owner’s manual(s) of the particular software. Is the PLG100-VH board connected properly? • Refer to the board installation instructions in the owner’s manual of the tone generator/... -
Page 7: Effect Connection And Harmony Types
Effect Connection and Harmony Types The PLG100-VH functions as an Insertion effect as the following illustration. Insertion1 is valid for Insertion2 is valid for VH insertion is valid for only one part. only one part. only one part. insertion1 part... -
Page 8: Using The Harmony Effect
This section guides you through the steps of setting up and using the Harmony effect. Since the PLG100-VH functions as an Insertion effect, it can be edited in the same fashion as the other Insertion effects in the XG tone generator. - Page 9 1) Select the Utility mode. (Press the [UTIL] button.) 2) Select the “PLUGIN” menu. (Use the [SELECT [ENTER] button.) 3) Select the “PLG100-VH” (Harmony) menu. (Use the [SELECT press the [ENTER] button.) 4) Set the Harmony Channel value to 1.
- Page 10 Using the Harmony Effect 2) Select the “PLG” menu. (Use the [SELECT the [ENTER] button.) 3) At the “PLG100-VH” (Harmony) menu, press [ENTER] again. 4) Assign the Insert Part parameter to the desired A/D Input. Use the [SELECT [VALUE B Set the Harmony Type.
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Page 11: About The Vh Effect Editor In Xgworks
About the VH Effect Editor in XGworks All of the settings and parameters of the PLG100-VH can be easily edited from a computer by using the VH Effect Editor software module (included in the optional XGworks or XGworks lite Music Sequencer software). -
Page 12: Harmony Parameters
VOCODER HM CHORDAL HM DETUNE HM CHROMAT.HM (Chromatic) When the Type is set to THRU, no Harmony effect is applied, and the only other available parameter is Insert Part. • The available parameters depend on the selected Harmony Type. “PLG” “PLG100-VH”... -
Page 13: Vocoder Harmony Parameters
Vocoder Harmony Parameters The Vocoder type produces up to three harmony notes whose pitches correspond to the notes you play on a connected MIDI keyboard. In other words, you can sing the melody and “play” the harmony or harmonies from the keyboard (or from a sequencer). The Harmony sound can also be transposed (see the Mode parameter below). - Page 14 This turns off the gender change effect for the harmony notes. • Auto For this setting, the PLG100-VH “listens” to the pitch of your voice to determine your gender, and automatically selects the opposite gender for the harmony notes. Keep in mind that the gender change effect may vary according to the quality, charac- ter and pitch of the actual voice.
- Page 15 The PLG100-VH also produces a “lead” voice sound that can be mixed with the automatically pro- duced harmony voices. The PLG100-VH in effect “copies” your actual voice to create the lead voice. The lead voice then can be altered both in pitch and gender, just as with the harmony voices.
- Page 16 Harmony Parameters 4. Lead Gender Depth (L.GendrDpt) Range: -64 — +63 This determines the quality or character of the lead voice, and depends on the setting made in Lead Gender Type above. (This parameter has no effect when Lead Gender Type is set to “off.”) Extreme negative or positive values result in pronounced distor- tion of the voice quality.
- Page 17 7. Auto Lower Gender Threshold Range: 0 - 12 (semitones) This determines which harmony notes below the melody will be gender-transformed when Harmony Gender Type is set to “Auto.” More specifically, it sets the range or interval of unchanged harmonies. When set to “0,” the gender of all harmony notes below the melody will be changed.
- Page 18 Harmony Parameters 10. Lead/Harmony Balance (Lead/Harm) Range: L63>H (maximum lead level) — L=H (equal level) — L<H63 (maximum harmony level) This determines the relative balance of the lead and harmony voices. For most con- ventional applications, this should be set to “L=H” or a slightly higher lead level (such as “L10>H”...
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Page 19: Chordal Harmony Parameters
Chordal Harmony Parameters The Chordal type produces up to three harmony notes that correspond to the chords you play on a connected MIDI keyboard (or chords recorded to a sequencer). For example, if you play a C major triad on the keyboard (with Chordal Mode set to “trio”) and sing a C note, the resulting harmonies will be C, E, and G. - Page 20 Harmony Parameters Parameter Descriptions ... 1. Mode • duet above Produces one harmony note, in a pitch above the lead note. • duet below Produces one harmony note, in a pitch below the lead note. • duet abv+b (duet above + bass) Produces two harmony notes —...
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Page 21: Detune Harmony Parameters
Detune Harmony Parameters The Detune type produces a slightly “detuned” pitch and mixes it with the input signal for a rich chorusing effect. The amount of the detuning is set in the Mode parameter (below). MIDI note data from a keyboard or sequencer has no effect in this type. Parameter List ... -
Page 22: Chromatic Harmony Prameters
Harmony Parameters Chromatic Harmony Parameters The Chromatic type produces a harmony at a fixed pitch interval from the original sound (such as an octave, or a third). The amount and direction of the pitch shift is set in the Mode parameter (below). MIDI note data from a keyboard or sequencer has no effect in this type. - Page 23 • unison Produces a “harmony” note at the same pitch as the input note. (This can be clearly distinguished from the original signal by changing the Harmony Gender Type; see page 14.) • 3rd above Produces a major third harmony note in the same octave as the input note. (Har- mony is transposed four semitones up.) •...
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Page 24: Harmony System Parameters
“0” results in no detuning; positive and negative settings adjust the pitch of the harmony note up or down, respectively. “PLUGIN” “PLG100-VH” (Not selectable from MU128 panel controls.) (Not selectable from MU128 panel controls.) (Not selectable from MU128 panel controls.) -
Page 25: Appendix
Appendix XG Effect Map UNIQUE INSERTION EFFECT (HARMONY) TYPE TYPE MSB TYPE LSB THRU THRU VOCODER HARMONY CHORDAL HARMONY DETUNE HARMONY CHROMATIC HARMONY THRU THRU THRU effect same as BASIC EFFECT(LSB=0) -
Page 26: Midi Data Format
Appendix MIDI Data Format 1. Channel Messages 1.1 Note on/note off note on message For Vocoder harmony, used to specify the pitch to be sounded. For Chordal harmony, used to detect chords. note off message : MIDI channel : note number : velocity Velocity values are ignored. - Page 27 1.2.4 RPN (Registered Parameter Number) This message is used to set Pitch Bend Sensitivity. RPN MSB and RPN LSB are used to specify the parameter which is to be controlled, and subsequently Data Entry (refer to 1.2.1) is used to set the value of the specified parameter. Only the MSB of Data Entry is recognized.
- Page 28 Appendix XG bulk dump format This message sends and receives parameters from tables 1 and 2 as independent blocks (parameters are combined as a TOTAL SIZE unit). device number byte count (dd...dd) address (only top of parameters in TABLE1 and 2 can be selected) data check sum (Adds bb, aa, dd and cc which sets the resulting lower 7 bytes to 0.) XG dump request format...
- Page 29 TABLE1 XG PARAMETER CHANGE TABLE ( UNIQUE EFFECT) Address Size Data Parameter 00 - 7F UNIQUE INSERTION EFFECT TYPE MSB 00 - 7F UNIQUE INSERTION EFFECT TYPE LSB 00 - 7F UNIQUE INSERTION EFFECT PARAMETER1 00 - 7F UNIQUE INSERTION EFFECT PARAMETER2 00 - 7F UNIQUE INSERTION EFFECT PARAMETER3 00 - 7F...
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Page 30: Midi Implementation Chart
Appendix MIDI Implementation Chart... - Page 31 Appendix...
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