Kenwood XD-500 User Manual - Page 49

Enjoying Karaoke When CDs or tapes with recorded voice and instrument music are played, it is possible to lower the volume only for the voice part. In combination with mic mixing, this permits easy enjoyment of Karaoke. 4 9 Effective Sound Adjustment XD-750/700/550/500 (En) Preparation section Basic section 1 Connect a microphone. 1Turn the MIC MIX. control fully counterclockwise. MIN. MAX. MIC MIX. 2Plug the microphone into one of the MIC jacks. MIC1 MIC2 ÷ The SOURCE DIRECT function should be off. (XD-550/XD-500 only) 3Adjust the volume balance between the music input and microphone input. To decrease MIN. MAX. To increase microphone MIC MIX. microphone volume volume 2 Play the music. 3 Sing along with the accompaniment. ÷ Set the MIC MIX. control knob to the fully counterclockwise position when the microphone is not used. After the above steps, you can record your karaoke singing onto a tape. However, note that the karaoke singing using a tape cannot be recorded onto a tape. Enjoying Karaoke with software including the vocal part (HIT MASTER function) This function makes it possible to enjoy music sources including vocal as pseudo Karaoke sources. This makes it possible to enjoy Karaoke even when no special Karaoke CDs or tapes are available. Each press switches HIT MASTER ON and OFF alternately. HIT MASTER 1 HIT MASTER ON 2 HIT MASTER OFF EQ. ON HIT MAsTER CLASSIC ROCK EQ. POP MANUAL VOL. 1 2 3 3 45 6 ÷ The volume of the vocal parts of the song decreases. However, this effect may not be clear with some songs and discs. ÷ A Karaoke tape can be created by recording the performance while the MIC MIX. control is in the fully counterclockwise position. ÷ The HIT MASTER function is switched OFF when an equalizer effect is used. Application section Knowledge sections