Filter
Top Products
Vocal Harmonist function
E-80 Music Workstation
r
47
(9) Press the [VOCAL¥EFFECT] field.
(10) If you need the compressor, press the [COMPRESS]
field, so that it lights in blue.
(11) If you also want to use the gate, press the [GATE]
field (it must light in blue).
(12) Press the parameter field whose value you want to
edit and set the desired value with the
[DATA÷ENTRY] dial.
Note: Parameter fields can also be selected using the DATA
ENTRY [√][®][ß][†] buttons.
It is very important that you keep singing while set-
ting the following parameters.
SUSTAIN LEV: Use this parameter to specify how fast
the compressor stops working once the microphone
level drops below the compressor’s threshold. This
should be set in such a way as to avoid unpleasant
level jumps between notes. Set it in combination with
the following parameters to obtain the best possible
result.
OUTPUT LEV: The compressor reduces the dynamics
(level differences) of your singing. This parameter
serves two purposes: it allows you to specify how
strongly your voice should be compressed and –as
you increase the value– it raises the compressor’s
output volume to make up for the resulting lower
level.
Note: The value “0” means that the compressor is not working.
THRESHOLD: This parameter allows you to set the
level the microphone signal must have in order to be
audible. Softer signals will be muted (suppressed) by
the gate.
(13) Press the [VOICE] field to jump to a page where you
can select different presets, etc. (see below).
(14) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.
Adding harmonies to your singing
Now that your microphone is up and running, let’s look
at the Harmonist effect proper.
The E-80 provides two harmony types: “Small” (1 or 2
additional voices) and “Ensemble” (3 or 4 additional
voices).
(1) Connect your microphone, press the [SINGER] but-
ton, set the desired [VOICE] level, and…
(2) …press the [SMALL] button (its indicator must
light).
(3) Sing a few notes and listen to the harmonies pro-
duced.
(4) If the harmonies are too soft, turn the [HARMONY]
knob towards the right (towards “MAX”).
(5) To try out different harmonizations, press and hold
the [SMALL] button.
(6) Press the [MALE], [FEMALE] or [MIX] field to change
the “GENDER” (voice type) of the harmonies pro-
duced.
[MIX] adds both a male and a female voice. This also
changes the available preset options in the center of
the display. If, on the above page, you press GENDER
[FEMALE] for example, the display changes to:
(7) Press one of the preset fields ([BAHIA¥GIRLS], for
example) to select a different harmony type.
(8) Now press and hold the [ENSEMBLE] button (or
press the [ENSEMBLE] field in the display) and sing
again.
This sounds more like a choir, don’t you agree?
EXIT
SMALL