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Performing with Vocal Designer ( VOCAL DESIGNER)
Let’s go ahead and tr
y
performing with the Vocal Designer part. While vocalizing into the microphone, pla
y
t
h
e
k
e
yb
oar
d
an
d
y
ou’
ll
h
ear rea
l
istic an
d
natura
l
voices.
For more about how Vocal Desi
g
ner works, re
f
er to “About Vocal Desi
g
ner”
(
➞
p
. 12).
Selecting a Sound
Here’s how to select a Vocal Desi
g
ner sound
.
T
o p
l
a
y
t
h
e Voca
l
Designer part, press a Voca
l
Designer soun
d
b
utton to ma
k
e it
l
ig
h
t
.
If you press the Vocal Designer sound button that’s already lit, the button will go dark and you will no longer
h
ear the Vocal Desi
g
ner part.
You can play multiple parts simultaneously by turning on sound buttons
f
or the Ensemble part
and/or Bass & Percussion part. I
f
you want to play only the Vocal Designer part by itsel
f
, turn o
the
s
ound buttons of the other parts (make the buttons go dark).
Sou
n
d
D
escri
p
tio
n
C
LA
SS
I
C
Large choirs suitable for classical music. These are also a good choice for any choral sound
—
n
ot just classical—and will match nearl
y
an
y
st
y
le of music. The
y
have a clear sound, and are a
g
ood choice when
y
ou want the l
y
rics to be heard
.
M
ALE
&
FEMALE
Mixed choirs with independent male and
f
emale parts. With sparser chords, the
y
produce a
d
ee
p
er and more three-dimensional sound than “CLASSIC.” You’ll hear the
f
emale voices in the
h
i
gh
ran
g
e, an
d
t
h
e ma
l
e voices in t
h
e
l
ow ran
g
e. Fema
l
e voices wi
ll
b
e
h
ear
d
on t
h
e ri
gh
t si
d
e
o
f the stereo sound eld, while male voices will be on the left side.
G
OS
PEL
T
hese choirs include the distinctive phrasings and irregularities that are distinctive of gospel
m
usic. The
y
are an ideal choice
f
or jazz or gospel.
PO
P
C
hoirs with a
f
ewer number o
f
members, broadly use
f
ul
f
or popular music as well as songs
th
at contain rapi
d
passages. T
h
e soun
d
is c
l
ear, ma
k
ing t
h
ese a goo
d
c
h
oice w
h
en t
h
e
l
yrics
n
ee
d
to
b
e
h
ear
d
.
B
A
C
KGR
O
UND
S
ounds suitable
f
or a backing chorus
.
VOCO
DE
R
V
inta
g
e voco
d
er soun
d
s
.
Selectin
g
a V
a
ri
at
i
o
n
Sou
n
d
H
o
ld
d
own t
h
e [SHIFT]
b
utton an
d
press a soun
d
b
utton.
A list o
f
sounds will appear in the displa
y.
Use the value dial or the up/down cursor buttons to select a sound in
the
l
i
st.
P
ress the [F2] (SELECT) button to con rm
y
our choice of sound.
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