Chapter 1 Performance

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Adding Harmonies (Harmonist)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can sing with a harmony accompaniment, even when you’re playing solo. This

 

 

 

 

 

When you use the Harmonist

is called the “Harmonist” function.

function, the resonance setting

 

for the piano (see p. 142) may

1. Touch <Harmonist> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

sometimes be reset. And the

effects applied to the keyboard

fig.d-vo-harmo.eps_60

(p. 36) may be canceled.

Chapter 1

2. Touch any one of the icons.

Here’s what the different icons do.

Display

Explanation

 

 

 

 

Duet

Provides an effect resembling the sound of two people singing

the same melody.

 

 

 

Oct-Up

Adds another voice one octave higher than the original.

 

 

Oct-Down

Adds another voice one octave lower than the original.

 

 

Keyboard

The melody being played on the keyboard becomes the harmony.

 

 

5th Up

Adds harmony a fifth above the original.

 

 

3rd Up

Adds harmony a third above the original.

 

 

4th Down

Adds harmony a major fourth below the original.

 

 

Chords

Adds harmonies matching the chords designated with the keys.

 

 

Cancelling the Effect

3. Touch the Harmonist type you selected in Step 2 again.

The Harmonist function is cancelled.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Vocal Effects screen.

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