Using The Vocal Harmony Effect - Yamaha Portatone PSR-640 Owner's Manual

Using the Vocal Harmony effect

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Connect a microphone to the MIC/LINE IN jack of the PSR-740
(page 13).
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Press the VOCAL HARMONY [ON/OFF] button to turn the
Vocal Harmony effect on.
3
Sing into the microphone.
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Play the keyboard while singing into the microphone.
The Vocal Harmony effect can be controlled by the chords you play. How you
use chords to control the effect depends on the Vocal Harmony settings. Here
are some examples. (For more details, see page 85.)
When the Harmony mode is set to VOCODER and the
Harmony part is set to UPPER:
Play the keys with your right hand while you sing. The Vocal
Harmony effect changes chords and notes according to what
you play above the auto accompaniment split point.
When the Harmony mode is set to CHORDAL:
First, turn on the auto accompaniment (page 35) to start the
accompaniment. Play the keys with your left hand while you
sing. The Vocal Harmony effect changes chords and notes
according to what you play below the auto accompaniment
split point (in the auto accompaniment section of the
keyboard).
The Vocal Harmony effect features various settings, including the harmony type, the
quality of the harmony voice and the way in which chords affect the Vocal Harmony.
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Press the [REVERB], [DSP4] and [TALK] buttons (to turn the
respective functions on or off as desired).
REVERB ................... This is the same Reverb effect as described on page 50.
DSP4 ........................ The PSR-740 has a DSP effect (DSP 4) especially for the
TALK ......................... This calls up the Talk Settings, which are related to the
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Set the INPUT VOLUME to the minimum, then turn off the
power.
REVERB DSP4 TALK
ON/OFF
REVERB DSP4 TALK
ON/OFF
This button determines whether the currently selected
Reverb effect is applied to the microphone sound or not.
microphone sound, and this button turns the DSP 4 effect
on/off. The DSP 4 type can be set from the Multi Effect
display, or from the Talk Setting display.
microphone sound. These include the volume balance
between the microphone sound and the overall sound of
the PSR-740, the Vocal Harmony type and the DSP type.
Vocal Harmony (PSR-740)
CAUTION
Pickup of extraneous
sounds from the micro-
phone can cause distorted
Vocal Harmony sound.
• Separate the microphone
from the instrument's
speakers as much as
possible.
• If you experience distorted or
out-of-tune sound from the
Vocal Harmony feature, your
vocal microphone may be
picking up extraneous
sounds (other than your
voice) — the Auto
Accompaniment sound from
the PSR-740, for example. In
particular, bass sounds can
cause mistracking of the
Vocal Harmony feature.
The solution to this problem
is to ensure that as little
extraneous sound as
possible is picked up by your
vocal microphone:
• Sing as closely to the
microphone as possible.
• Use a uni-directional
microphone.
• Turn down the MASTER
VOLUME, ACMP volume
or SONG volume control.
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