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Harmony and vocal effects
VIMA JM-5
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NOTE
While the “Space Echo” page is displayed, the [TEMPO] but-
ton has no effect on the song tempo—it only affects the
“Repeat Rate” setting.
Talk
The “Talk” function is intended for announcements you
wish to make in between songs. Switching it on will
cause all effects available for the microphone signals
(including the harmony effect) to be bypassed and
simultaneously lower the song’s playback volume by
approximately 40%.
1.
Simultaneously press the [SPACE ECHO] and
[VOCAL EFFECT] buttons.
The indicators of both buttons start flashing to signal
that the “Talk” function is active. Also, the “Talk” mes-
sage appears in the bottom line of the main page:
2.
To switch off the “Talk” function an rein-
state the vocal effect settings, again simul-
taneously press the [SPACE ECHO] and
[VOCAL EFFECT] buttons.
Harmony and vocal effects
The JM-5 provides a dedicated effect section that allows
you to add harmonies to your singing and/or to change
the character of your voice. The following is only avail-
able for the microphone connected to the MIC 1 socket.
Changing your voice/adding harmonies
When you sing along to an SMF song or a song on a
“VIMA TUNES” CD-ROM, you can use the harmony func-
tion, which automatically adds harmony voices to your
singing. Even during playback of an mp3 or WAV file,
you can add one or several voices to your own, but they
cannot be harmonized automatically: they use the same
pitch or a pitch one octave above/below your own voice,
which can still sound impressive.
■ Preparations
1.
Connect your microphone to the MIC 1
input on the JM-5’s rear panel.
2.
Press and hold the [EXIT] button until it
stops flashing to return to the main page (if
necessary).
3.
Switch on the [VOCAL EFFECT] button and
sing or talk into the microphone while per-
forming the following steps.
4.
Press [MENU] and use the [CURSOR÷VALUE]
dial to select “User Settings” ‰ “Vocal
Effect”.
NOTE
Remember to press the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to confirm
your selections.
The display changes to:
NOTE
You can also select this page by pressing and holding the
[VOCAL EFFECT] button.
5.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
the “Type” parameter and press the dial.
The display changes to:
6.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to choose
one of the following settings:
SPACE ECHO
TALK
SPACE ECHO
Setting Explanation
Duet* One harmony voice will be added to your
singing.
If you selected an audio file, the added
voice will be once octave below your
own voice.
VOCAL EFFECT
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