Vocal Harmony; Using Vocal Harmony; Setting Up; The Vocal/Sampling Buttons - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-8000 Owner's Manual

Vocal Harmony

Vocal Harmony
This unique feature incorporates advanced voice-processing technology to
automatically produce vocal harmony based on a single lead vocal. An extensive
selection of preset VOCAL HARMONY "types" are provided, each functioning in
one of four main "modes" which determine how the harmony notes are applied. In
addition to straightforward harmony, the PSR-8000 VOCAL HARMONY feature
can change the pitch and timbre of the harmony and/or lead vocal sound to
effectively change the apparent gender of the voice. So, for example, if you are a
male singer you can have a two-part female vocal backup (the VOCAL HAR-
MONY feature can add up to two harmony notes to the main lead voice). A full
range of parameters is provided to allow detailed editing to produce precisely the
type of vocal harmony sound you need.
• Sources other than a single human voice may not produce the expected effect.

Using Vocal Harmony

Setting Up

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In order to use the VOCAL HARMONY feature, a microphone
must be plugged into the PSR-8000 MIC/LINE IN jack and the
MIC/LINE and INPUT VOLUME controls set appropriately.
This procedure is the same as for connecting and setting up a
microphone for sampling — see "Setting Up for Sampling" on
page 89.
• Turn the INPUT VOLUME control all the way down when connecting or
disconnecting a microphone.
• Placing a microphone which is connected to the PSR-8000 too close to
the PSR-8000 speakers (or those of an external sound system con-
nected to the PSR-8000) can cause feedback. Adjust the microphone
position, and the MIXING CONSOLE MIC volume level or MASTER
VOLUME control level if necessary, so that feedback does not occur.

The VOCAL/SAMPLING Buttons

The VOCAL/SAMPLING buttons all affect the microphone
(or line) sound. The [VOCAL HARMONY(8)] button is used
to turn the VOCAL HARMONY feature on or off. The [HAR-
MONY VARIATION] button turns the VOCAL HARMONY
variation parameter specified in the FULL MIXING CON-
SOLE EFFECT PARAMETER display on or off.
REVERB(1) Turns the REVERB effect (DSP 1) on or off for the microphone sound.
CHORUS(2) Turns the CHORUS effect (DSP 2) on or off for the microphone sound.
DSP(7) Turns the DSP effect (DSP 7) on or off for the microphone sound.
VOCAL Turns the VOCAL HARMONY effect on or off.
HARMONY(8)
HARMONY Turns the VOCAL HARMONY effect variation on or off.
VARIATION
TALK Engages or disengages the FUNCTION mode F7: TALK SETTINGs for the microphone sound (page 130).
The TALK settings only take effect while the TALK button is on.
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PHONES MIC/LINE IN
OVER
SIGNAL
MIC/LINE
INPUT VOLUME
MIN MAX
VOCAL/SAMPLING
REVERB(1) CHORUS (2) DSP (7)
VOCAL HARMONY
HARMONY(8) VARIATION TALK
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