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Performing with Vocal Designer
Now you’re ready to per
f
orm with Vocal Designer.

Se

l
ect

a

sou

n
d.
To ensure that you can clearly hear the sound of Vocal Designer, turn o the sound buttons of the
E
nsemble part and the Audio key/Bass & Percussion part.
To ensure that you’re hearing just Vocal Designer and not your own voice, move the [DIRECT] knob
to t
h
e ver
y
l
owest position.
Turn t
h
e [MIC ON/OFF]
b
utton (
p
. 31) on (
l
it).
H
o

ld

d

own one or more notes on t

h

e

k

ey

b

oar

d
.

While holding down the notes

g

vocalize into the micro

hone

T
he Vocal Designer part will sound according to the volume o
f
your vocalizing
.
Even if you’re holding down notes, Vocal Designer won’t produce sound unless you are vocalizing into the
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microphone.
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Conversely, Vocal Designer won’t produce sound if you’re not holding down notes, even if you are
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vocalizing.
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Play the keyboard to control the pitch. Try vocalizing a continuous “aah” into the microphone while you
play di
erent keys. The pitch will change according to the notes you play.
Th
is time,
h
o
ld
d
own notes on t
h
e
k
ey
b
oar
d
w
h
i
l
e you voca
l
ize in a more staccato manner; “a
h
, a
h
, a
h
, ...”
V
ocal Designer will produce sound at the pitches o
f
the chord you’re holding down, but at the staccato
rhythm you vocalized. That’s right — the rhythm is produced by your voice, not by the keyboard. This
technique is particularl
y
use
f
ul when
y
ou’re per
f
orming phrases with rapid passages.
Unlike typical synthesizers, the volume is controlled
f
rom the microphone. Use your voice to draw the
curve. Using your voice, you can produce a range o
f
expression that you might even
nd extreme
.
T
here are just two secrets to using Vocal Designer skill
f
ully.

M

atch the timing o

f

the ke

y

board and

y

our voice

(

use your voice to p

l

ay t

h

e r

h

yt

h

m

)

Use

y

our voice to contro

l

t

h

e vo

l

ume (expression)

I
f
You Don’t Hear Sound, Check the Followin
g
I
s t
h
e VP-770 correct
ly
connecte
d
to
y
our amp, spea
k
er, or
h
ea
d
p
h
ones?
Is
the
VP-77
0
’
s
v
olu
m
e
r
a
i
sed?
I
s one o
f
the Vocal Desi
g
ner sound buttons lit?
I
s the power switch o
f
your microphone turned on?
I
s
y
our microphone connected correctl
y
?
(
➞
p
. 19
)
I
s t
h
e micro
ph
one in
p
ut
l
eve
l
raise
d
? (
➞
p
. 28
)
I
s t
h
e [MIC ON/OFF]
b
utton
l
it?
(
➞
p
. 31)
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