Yamaha 9000 Pro, professional workstation Vocal Harmony, 1 Set the INPUT VOLUME control to “MIN.”, 2 Set the MIC/LINE panel switch to “MIC 1” or “MIC 2.”

Vocal Harmony

MIC/LINE IN buttons

VOCAL HARMONY buttons

Reference on page 80

CAUTION

Pickup of extraneous sounds from the microphone can cause distorted Vocal Harmony sound.

•Separate the microphone from the speakers as much as possible.

This extraordinarily powerful feature uses advanced voice-processing technology to automatically produce vocal harmony based on a single lead vocal. In addition to straightforward harmony, the 9000Pro also lets you change the apparent gender of the harmony and/or lead vocal sound. For example, if you are a male singer, you can have the 9000Pro automatically generate a two-part female backup. A comprehensive set of parameters gives you exceptionally precise and ﬂexible control over the vocal harmony sound.

Setting Up

1 Set the INPUT VOLUME control to “MIN.”2 Set the MIC/LINE panel switch to “MIC 1” or “MIC 2.”

This is a gain control for the microphone input signal. The “MIC 1” setting boosts the signal, while the “MIC 2” setting reduces it.

3 Connect a microphone to the MIC/LINE IN jack of the 9000Pro.

The MIC/LINE jack accepts either 1/4” phone plugs or XLR connectors.

4 Adjust the INPUT VOLUME control while singing into the microphone.

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•Refer to the important notes and caution message on page 80.

Use the SIGNAL and OVER indicators to determine the appropriate setting. With the INPUT VOLUME control at the minimum, sing or talk into the microphone at the highest expected volume.

Gradually bring the control up toward “MAX” so that the SIGNAL indicator is lit and the OVER indicator ﬂashes occasionally.

Then reduce the INPUT VOLUME just enough to keep the OVER indicator from ﬂashing. This should be the optimum level setting. To hear the microphone input, make sure to set the “MIC” fader in the MAIN VOLUME display to an appropriate level.

•Turn the INPUT VOLUME control all the way down when disconnecting a micro- phone.

•Since the MIC/LINE IN jack is highly sensitive, it may pick up and produce noise when nothing is connected. To avoid this, always set the INPUT VOL- UME to minimum when nothing is con- nected to the MIC/LINE IN jack.

Vocal Harmony with Accompaniment Playback

1 Turn AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT on and start the accompaniment (page 20).2 Press the VOCAL HARMONY [V.H.(9)] button to turn the Vocal Harmony effect on.