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Using the Auto Harmony Function
( AUTO HARMONY)
T
he Auto Harmony
f
unction lets you automatically add a backing chorus to your vocal. This
f
unction
generates harmon
y
based on the melod
y
y
ou sing (the pitch detected
f
rom the microphone) and the
chords detected from the ke
y
board. In addition, the harmon
y
will change according to the movement of
the melod
y
y
ou sing. When using the Auto Harmon
y
function, we recommend that
y
ou raise the [DIRECT]
k
no
b
(p. 30) to com
b
ine it wit
h
your own actua
l
voice
.
P
ress the [AUTO HARMONY] button; the button will light and the
A
uto Harmon
y
f
unction will turn on.
P
la
y
a chord on the ke
y
board, and vocalize into the microphone.
Harmony wi
ll
b
e pro
d
uce
d
b
ase
d
on t
h
e c
h
or
d
you p
l
ay. Try singing a me
l
o
d
y into t
h
e microp
h
one or
chan
g
in
g
the chord, and listen to the result.
Making Settings
f
or Auto Harmon
y
Y
ou can choose
f
rom several t
y
pes o
f
harmon
y
to determine the number o
f
harmon
y
voices that will be
add
e
d
to
y
our voca
l
an
d
h
ow t
h
e
y
wi
ll
b
e arrange
d.
If
y
ou choose a simple t
y
pe (such as DUET or TRIO), the Vocal Designer function will generate a simple
h
armony even if you play numerous keys. This prevents the sound from becoming muddy, for example
even when layered with the ensemble sound
.
Hold down the [SHIFT] button and
p
ress the [AUTO HARMONY] button.
Th
e AUTO HARMONY setting screen wi
ll
appear
.
1
.
2
.
1
.
W
h
en you turn on t
h
e [AUTO HARMONY]
b
utton, p
l
a
y
a c
h
or
d
on t
h
e
k
e
yb
oar
d
, an
d
vocalize into the microphone, the [
]
icon will
a
ppear on t
h
e on-screen
k
ey
b
oar
d
to in
d
icate
t
he
p
itch detected from the micro
p
hone, and
[
]
icons will appear to indicate the
g
enerated
h
armon
y
.
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