Kawai CP205/CP185 manual About Mic Harmonies, Non-Chordal Harmonies

About Mic Harmonies

Many of the microphone harmonies rely upon chord information generated by the Auto- Accompaniment style system. For these harmonies to operate, the ACC button music be ON. Other harmonies do not rely on the Auto-Accompaniment stystem for chordal information. These harmonies will operate whether or not the ACC is ON.

Non-Chordal Harmonies

These harmonies do not rely on chordal information from the ACC system. They include the Vocodor, Gender, Octave, Double, and Lead Substitution harmonies. In the case of the Vocodor, the harmonies created are taken from the notes actually played on the keyboard, or the notes actually found in a chosen sequencer track.

Use the EDIT button to choose the KEYBOARD or SEQUENCER TRACK to use as the harmony source.

The Gender Male to Female and Gender Female to Male harmonies actually change the pitch and quality of your voice as indicated by the harmony names. The various Octave harmonies add a voice up or down as indicated by the harmony names.

The Double harmonies add a recording studio quality effect to your voice to make it thicker and smoother sounding. The effect is similar to the “double-tracking” vocal technique performed in professional recordings. The Lead Substitution harmony replaces your voice with one that has been pitch-corrected.

Chordal Harmonies

All other harmonies rely on chordal information from the Auto-Accompaniment system to operate. If the ACC button is ON, then you will hear harmony based upon the note that you are singing, chord you are playing and the harmony that is chosen. The active chord will be indicated in the upper left-hand portion of the display. You can play chords in the Single Finger, Fingered, or Whole Kybd Modes of the ACCOMPANIMENT system.

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