Yamaha PLG100-VH Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Harmony Parameters
The Vocoder type produces up to three harmony notes whose pitches correspond to the
notes you play on a connected MIDI keyboard. In other words, you can sing the melody
and “play” the harmony or harmonies from the keyboard (or from a sequencer). The
Harmony sound can also be transposed (see the Mode parameter below).
When more than four MIDI notes are received, priority is given first to the most recently played notes,
then the highest notes. (In other words, the harmonies of lower notes and earlier notes are cut off.)
HINT
The Vocoder Type is best suited when:
You want to determine the precise harmony notes yourself, including their octave register and whether
they are above or below the original melody note.
You want to use harmony notes and voicings that fall outside the standard chords available in the
Chordal type (below).
You can play the harmony part on the keyboard, or have it played on a sequencer.
You want to precisely control how the harmony note or notes change pitch around a fixed melody pitch.
Vocoder Harmony Parameters
Parameter List .................................................................................
No. Parameter Display Value Default value
1 Mode 1: no trans, 2: auto trans 0 — 7 0
3: -3 oct trns, 4: -2 oct trns
5: -1 oct trns, 6: +1 oct trns
7: +2 oct trns, 8: +3 oct trns
2 Harmony Gender Type off, auto 0 — 1 0
3 Lead Gender Type off, unis, male, fem. 0 — 3 0
4 Lead Gender Depth -64 — +63 0 — 127 64
5 Lead Pitch Correction off, on 0 — 1 0
6 Auto Upper Gender Threshold 0 — 12 0 — 12 1
7 Auto Lower Gender Threshold 0 — 12 0 — 12 1
8 Upper Gender Depth -64 — +63 0 — 127 84
9 Lower Gender Depth -64 — +63 0 — 127 44
10 Lead/Harmony L63>H — (L=H) — L<H63 1 — 127 64
11 Vibrato Depth 0 — 127 0 — 127 39
12 Vibrato Rate 0 — 127 0 — 127 47
13 Vibrato Delay 0 — 127 0 — 127 0
14 Insertion Part off, 1 — 64, AD1 — AD64 0 — 127 127