Yamaha PLG100-VH

Harmony Parameters

■ Parameter Descriptions ..................................................................

1. Mode

• no trans

No transposition. The harmony notes correspond exactly to the pitch of the incoming

MIDI notes.

• auto trans

Automatic transposition of the harmony notes. This keeps the harmony notes close

(around the same octave register; ±600 cents) to the input signal, no matter which

octave the MIDI notes are played. For example, if your vocal is at a pitch of C3,

playing an E note anywhere on the connected MIDI keyboard results in a harmony

note of E3.

• -3oct trns — +3oct trns

Octave transposition. This fixes the octave transposition of the harmony notes, se-

lectable in octaves from 3 octaves below (-) to 3 octaves above (+).

• When using the “auto trans” setting, some of the harmony notes may play in unexpected regis-

ters. To avoid this, change the mode to a setting other than “auto trans.”

2. Harmony Gender Type (H.GendrTyp)

Settings: off, Auto

This automatically determines the gender of the harmony notes (relative to the actual

gender of the singer).

• off

This turns off the gender change effect for the harmony notes.

• Auto

For this setting, the PLG100-VH “listens” to the pitch of your voice to determine

your gender, and automatically selects the opposite gender for the harmony notes.

Keep in mind that the gender change effect may vary according to the quality, charac-

ter and pitch of the actual voice.

When “Auto” is set, the following parameters affect the operation of the gender change

effect: Auto Upper Gender Threshold, Auto Lower Gender Threshold, Upper Gender

Depth, and Lower Gender Depth.