Input Section; Vocoder Section - Roland VOCODER SVC-350 Owner's Manual

NAMES AND FUNCTIONS OF THE CONTROLS
INPUT SECTION
MICROPHONE INPUTS©©
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For vocoder inputs, dynamic micro¬
phones will usually work better than
cordensei micropnones.
INSTRUMENT Jack®
For instruments otnor than guitar, t his
input IS tne sourti u iiwcncn imwnui
Irom which Ihevocoocr sound rs made,
there tore, *he instrument isen sltOuld
pmduce a 'dear sound which is rich n
harrronc. Do-ioi us: paciJiarsounds
o- sounds with a long a track time.
When usng a synthesiser, set es
follows:
VCO: Use sawtooth wave, or a puls?
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VCF: Set the cutoff frequency nigh.
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(maamumf; HELEASfc=2 0- 3 DECAY
isnui uacut.
When using a string syntheszer, sal
thy ENSEMBLE effect a: OFF.
H the npjt instrument has a wide
uynoinc ta»ye. n may piuve oeua iu
use the GUITAR INPUT jack ©to take
advantage of the nCfnrrnssor user! n
this circuit.
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Set to match the input instalment heiriQ
used.
•F ino adjustment shoulc homrdo using
Bio nil tout Invot cnntrrt of tho irvslni-
mert.
INSTRUMENT LEVEL INDICATOR©
liUl I Ah IPiru i JBCK &
U3Q tho guitar output love to adjust
the inpur level to the vocoder.
UAailOMinc Q
This controls the harmonics contained
in the guitar sound. Turning clockwise
origmens the sound.
•Bs careful not to turn diis control tco
mgn Decause uiwanwa natmomwcan
L* prodLocd when ploying chorda,
GUITAR INPUT INDICATOR©
Toe red nd cator ights when tho com
bined instrument end guitar nput isvbe
are too high. II the red indicator lights.
turn ilov/n •i'QOurpui Ic-vol of oithor cr
both of :he input instruments.
VOCODER SECTION
VOICE CHARACTER Controls ©
These controls can be used tc oltsr Vic
:one oualitv of the vocoder sounds tor
creative work ot tc help compensate
ior
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epookor dsfeiency.
BALANCE Control ©
OunlivU ll ik Lulonco botwson *So
vocoder sound and tha cirect sound
Irom the microphone input Fully clock¬
wise produces Hi? vocoder sound ony;
fully counterclockwise produces tne
nilCiopuore 30UIH1, ar u auumy tu <
center produces mixlue of both.
VOLUME Control®
The output level ol tho &>urd p'OduC«i
by tno instrument or guitar Mien h the
DIRECT mode rs determined try tne in¬
strument's output Ir/bI snttina ard the
©eternal ampITier's volume control. For
ttiis reason, whan using 0 foot 3wilch
to ohnnoa between DIRECT and
VOCODER modes, this VOLUME con¬
trol © is needed to balance the vccocer
sound with He DIRECT mode sound
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