Roland VP-550 Owner's Manual page 53

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Play the keyboard of your external synthesizer.
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While holding down a note, vocalize into the mic.
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You can also connect a synthesizer that doesn't have a keyboard (often called a "sound module").
In this case, connect the VP-550's [MIDI OUT] connector to the [MIDI IN] connector of your sound
module, and use the VP-550's keyboard to play the sound module.
➞ Refer to "Connecting the VP-550 with MIDI equipment" (p. 54) for more about MIDI connections.
Adjusting the volume of your external synthesizer
Adjust the volume of your external synthesizer so that the sound isn't distorted.
The VP-550's [MIC LEVEL] indicator won't respond if the [MIX TO MIC] switch is "OFF, " [
to make this adjustment in the following way.
1. Set the [MIX TO MIC] switch "ON."
2. Play your external synthesizer, and adjust its volume so that
the yellow [LEVEL] indicator lights at the peaks in the sound.
3. Return the [MIX TO MIC] switch to "OFF."
If you don't hear sound, check the following
• Is the mic input level raised? ( ➞ p. 22)
Is the [MIC ON/OFF] switch lit? ( ➞ p. 25)
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