Yamaha KBP-300 Owners Manual - Page 6

KARAOKE EFFECTS AND FUNCTIONS Since magic vocal may produce unwanted effects during normal use, be sure the MAGIC VOCAL indicator is off when not in use. POWER MAGIC VOCAL MAGIC VOCAL DIGITAL KEY CONTROL -7 0 -6 -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 +1 +2 +3 +4 +5 +6 +7 DIGITAL KEY CONTROL I È i BALLAD KARAOKE DSS POPS JAZZ VOCAL AID ONE TOUCH KARAOKE MPX BALLAD KARAOKE DSS POPS JAZZ ROCK MIC 3 ECHO ROCK INPUT LD/CDG VCR TAPE ALIX MPX BAL ECHO L R MUSIC VOCAL VOCAL ONE TOUCH MPX/ AID KARAOKE STEREO 0 10 MIC 3 ECHO MIC 1 2 3 LEVEL LEVEL 0 10 0 10 KEY CONTROL 0 10 MAGIC VOCAL DIGITAL KEY CONTROLs VOCAL AID ECHO Obtaining the desired musical pitch Use the DIGITAL KEY CONTROL buttons to obtain the desired musical pitch (±3 notes, 13 positions). The DIGITAL KEY CONTROL indicators display the selected pitch. To lower the pitch I To return to normal pitch È To raise the pitch i Controlling the musical pitch with the microphone You can also control the musical pitch with a YAMAHA microphone provided with a key control plug. Connect the microphone to the MIC 1, 2, or 3 jack, and insert its key control plug into the KEY CONTROL jack. When you want to change your voice Press the MAGIC VOCAL button to light the magic vocal indicator and you can use the DIGITAL KEY CONTROLs to change the pitch of your voice (±1 octave in 15 positions) the same way you would change the musical pitch. When the level is +7 or -7, the 5 and 6 indicators both light. MAGIC VOCAL Adding an echo effect to your voice Use the ECHO control to adjust the echo effects for MICs 1, 2, and 3. Turn the ECHO control towards "10" to increase the echo level. Turn the control towards "0" to decrease it. ECHO 0 10 • The same echo effect is applied to MICs 1, 2, and 3. • You can turn MIC 3's echo off and on separately from MICs 1 and 2 when you need a clear signal (for use by an MC, for example) by pressing MIC 3 ECHO. MIC 3 ECHO Filling in with VOCAL AID Press the VOCAL AID button to light the indicator. If you forget some lyrics, or stop singing in the middle of a song, the unit fills in with the original vocals. VOCAL AID • You cannot use both the musical pitch control and the magic vocal function at the same time. Pressing MAGIC VOCAL turns off the musical pitch adjustments. • The ECHO control does not work when magic vocal is on. Press the MAGIC VOCAL button to turn off the magic vocal function when not in use. Merely setting the level to "0" (neutral) does not turn off magic vocal. • When you press MAGIC VOCAL, microphone output is cut for approximately 2 seconds to prevent speaker damage. 6 • When playing sound multiplex sources with the MPX/ STEREO button set to MPX, use the MPX BALANCE control to adjust the volume of the original vocals. • MAGIC VOCAL and VOCAL AID do not work with MIC 3 if the MIC 3 ECHO is turned off.