Setting Up Your Voice Tone - Korg PA900 Quick Manual

Singing with a microphone
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Setting up your voice tone

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Connect a microphone.
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Turn the MIC switch on, and slightly increase the MIC VOLUME level. Sing into the
microphone, and adjust the MIC GAIN until you achieve the correct settings.
Adjust the input level by using the MIC GAIN knob next to the LEFT audio input. Sing into the
microphone, and watch at the AUDIO IN LED on the control panel – it ought to stay green. If it
goes orange too often (or even red), turn down the input gain; if it turns off too often, increase
the input gain. No hint of distortion should be heard in the audio system when you sing.
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When the AUDIO IN LED shows the correct input level, use the MIC VOLUME knob to set
the microphone volume in the mix.
Setting up your voice tone
You can add equalization, compression and gate to the microphone signal, to make your voice tonally
pleasant and dynamically even. While these effects cannot be considered a replacement for some
good training, they can fix a few common problems in a live context.
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In case your voice is "boomy", go to the Global > Mic > Global Setup page, by pressing
the GLOBAL button, then touching the Mic button in the display, and then (if it is not
selected) the Global Setup tab.
The Global Setup page appears in the display.
While you adjust the gain,
gradually increase the Micro-
phone volume, by using the
MIC VOLUME knob.
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Hint: You can keep the
SHIFT button pressed, and
press the MIC button, to jump
to the Global Mic Setup page.