Microphone Mixing; Karaoke: Singing Along - Sony MHC-GR5 Operating Instructions Manual

Notes
•You cannot set the timer if the timer ON
and OFF times are the same.
•You cannot activate wake-up timer and
timer-recording at the same time.

Microphone Mixing

You can "mix" sounds by playing one of
the components and singing or speaking
into a microphone (not supplied). The
mixed sounds can then be recorded on a
tape.
POWER n ON
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Connect a microphone at the MIX MIC
jack.
2
Press FUNCTION several times to select
a sound source and play it.
3
Adjust VOLUME.
If you hear acoustic feedback, move the
microphone away from the speakers or
change the direction of the microphone.
4
Sing or speak into the microphone.
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If you want to record mixed sound,
insert a tape in deck B and start
recording.
To record from the microphone only
1 Press FUNCTION repeatedly until "CD"
appears in the display. If a CD is being
played, press p on the CD player to
stop playing.
2 Start recording.
3 Sing or speak into the microphone.
When you finish mixing
Disconnect the microphone.

Karaoke: Singing Along

POWER n ON
p
To Reduce the Vocals
(Karaoke pon)
You can minimize the singer's voice, "vocal
reduction," so you can sing along with any
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stereo CD or tape. When you want to
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record the sound of the CD or tape and
your voice, operate as shown in the steps
below.
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To reduce the vocals
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX so that
"h PON" appears in the display.
To cancel vocal reduction, press KARAOKE
PON/MPX repeatedly so that "h PON",
"h MPX R" or "h MPX L" disappear from
the display.
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a
sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
Notes on vocal reduction
The singer's voice may not be reduced
completely for the following reasons:
•Monaural recorded source (Instruments
may also be reduced.).
•Only a few instruments are playing in the
stereo recorded source.
•A duet is being played.
•The source has strong echoes or chorus.
•The singer's voice on the source deviates
from the center.
•The voice on the source is singing in high
soprano or tenor.
To Sing Along with
Multiplex CDs or Tapes
You can sing along using the microphone
while playing a multiplex CD or tape.
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly
until "h MPX R" or "h MPX L" appears
in the display (choose right (R) or left (L)
according to the encoding on your MPX
software).
EFFECT ON/OFF
KARAOKE PON/MPX
You can hear your voice through the
microphone and the instruments.
To hear both channels (the
instruments and the recorded
singer's voice)
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly so
that "h PON", "h MPX R" or "h MPX L"
disappear from the display.
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a
sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
Chapter 6: Additional Features
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