Korg MICRO manual Gate Sense, THRESHOLD0...127, HPF Level, HPF Gate

4. AUDIO IN 1 — VOCODER

These parameters adjust the input from AUDIO IN 1 (the modulator).

Adjust "THRESHOLD" (knob 2) so that noise is not heard when you are not speaking, and adjust "GATE SENSE" (knob 1) so that the vocoder sound is not cut off unnaturally. Use "HPF LEVEL" (knob 3) to emphasize the consonants (such as "s" sounds) of the input voice.

GATE SENSE [0...127]

Specifies the speed of the gate that will operate according to the "THRESHOLD" setting.

Lower values for this setting will make the gate operate more quickly, causing the vocoder sound to decay more quickly.

Higher values for this setting will make the gate operate more gradu- ally, causing the vocoder sound to have a longer decay.

If the "THRESHOLD" value is high, this effect will apply more readily. If the threshold value is 0, there will be no effect.

THRESHOLD[0...127]

Specifies the level at which the au- dio signal from the AUDIO IN 1 jack will be silenced.

Increasing this value will cause the audio signal to be silenced. This lets you eliminate any noise that might be heard when no input signal is present.

If this setting is set excessively high, the audio signal will also be cut, and it will be difficult for the vocoder effect to apply.

HPF LEVEL [0...127]

Adjusts the amount of the high-fre- quency portion of the audio signal input from the AUDIO IN 1 jack that will be mixed into the output of the vocoder.

Increasing this value will empha- size the portion that corresponds to the consonants of speech or singing.

HPF GATE [Disable, Enable]

Specifies whether the high-fre- quency portion of the signal from AUDIO IN 1 that is mixed into the vocoder output will be passed only during the key-on (note-on) dura- tion, or will always be allowed to pass.

Disable ():

The high-frequency portion of the signal will always be passed.

This is effective when you are play- ing a guitar etc. that is connected via an effect unit to AUDIO IN 2.

Enable ():

The high-frequency portion of the signal will be passed only during the key-on (note-on) duration.

Use this setting if you are applying the vocoder effect only to an inter- nal sound source, or if you have connected a synthesizer etc. to AU- DIO IN 2. (The signal will be passed when a MIDI note-on is received.)

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