Yamaha MU100R MU100R Owners Manual - Page 158

Plugin (PLG) - Harmony Parameters Plugin (PLG) - Harmony Parameters Path: [EFFECT] button → "PLG" → "PLG100-VH" These parameters control the Harmony effect. Other Harmony parameters not included in this section are the MIDI channel settings for the harmony and melody, which are set in the Utility mode (see page 171). For general information on the Harmony effect and how to use it, refer to the Guided Tour section, page 77. Type Settings: THRU, VOCODER HM, CHORDAL HM, DETUNE HM, CHROMAT.HM (Chromatic) This determines the Type of the Harmony effect (as explained below). For information on how each of these Types can be set, refer to the Mode parameter (page 148), which features different settings depending on the Type. Other Harmony parameters may or may not be available, depending on the Type selected here. Thru No Harmony effect is applied. NOTE When Thru is selected, the only other available parameter is Insert Part (page 151). Vocoder This 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). NOTE When more than three MIDI notes are received (or two notes, when the Lead Gender Type parameter is set to any setting but "off"), priority is given first to the most recently played notes. (In other words, the harmonies of 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. Chordal This produces up to three harmony notes that correspond to the chords you play on a connected MIDI keyboard (or chords recorded to a sequencer). For example, if you play a C major triad on the keyboard and sing C note (and Chordal Mode is set to "trio"), the resulting harmonies will be C, E, and G. Thirty-four different chord types are recognized in this mode (see list below), giving you an amazingly full and flexible palette of harmonies, suitable for nearly any music style. The number of harmonies produced and their position above or below the melody is set in the Mode parameter (page 148). Effect Edit Mode 147