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Enjoying Music and Video
Enjoying Music and Video
You can minimize the vocal sounds of a commercially available music CD,
and sing the vocal part yourself. This is a convenient way to enjoy karaoke or
practice soloing with a favorite music CD.
You can also minimize the vocal sounds of a song from a DVD or a portable
audio player.
1.
Connect a commercially available CD drive to the Ext Drive
connector.
2.
Insert the music CD you want to use into the CD drive, and
select the song you want to sing (p. 268).
3.
Display the VIMA TUNES screen.
4.
Touch the Melody <Mute> on the screen.
The Center Cancel function is active.
5.
Touch < > to start playing back the song.
When you play back the song, the sound of the melody or vocal will be minimized.
This lets you perform the melody portion yourself.
Transposing the Song to a Comfortable Key for
Singing
You can transpose the song to a key that is more comfortable for you to sing.
If you or someone else will be singing along with a song, you can change the key of
the song so it’s appropriate for the singer’s range.
You can transpose the key not only of a music CD, but also of the sound from a
portable audio player or DVD player.
1.
Touch Playback Transpose < >< > on the VIMA Tunes
screen.
Each time you touch Play Transpose < > < >, the key is changed by one
semitone.
Touch < > to lower the key, or touch < > to raise the key.
This can be set in a range of -6–0–5 (semitone steps).
The VIMA TUNES screen shows the value you’ve specified.
2.
If you touch Playback Transpose < >< > to select “0,”
Key Control will be turned off.
Enjoying Karaoke with a Music CD (Center Cancel)
NOTE
For some songs, the vocal
sound may not be eliminated
completely.
If you want to sing along with a
song on DVD or a portable
audio player, connect your
DVD player (p. 258) or
portable audio player (p. 260).
If you touch Melody <Mute> in
the VIMA TUNES screen while
playing a DVD or a song on
your portable audio player, the
sounds such as the melody or
vocal will be diminished.
NOTE
If you select a different song,
the playback transpose settings
will return to their factory-set
state.
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