Using a Microphone
Reference
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TYROS Owner’s Manual
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HARMONY GENDER TYPE
Determines whether the gender of the harmony sound is changed or not.
Off
The gender of the harmony sound is not changed.
Auto
The gender of the harmony sound is changed automactically.
LEAD GENDER TYPE
Determines whether and how the gender of the lead vocal sound (i.e., the direct
microphone sound) will be changed. Please note that the number of harmony notes
differs depending on the selected type. When set to Off, three harmony notes are
produced. Other settings produce two harmony notes.
Off
No gender change occurs.
Unison
No gender change occurs. You can adjust the LEAD GENDER DEPTH below.
Male
The corresponding gender change is applied to the lead vocal.
Female
The corresponding gender change is applied to the lead vocal.
LEAD GENDER DEPTH
Adjusts the degree of lead vocal gender change. This is available when the LEAD
GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off.
The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower
the value, the more “masculine” the voice.
LEAD PITCH CORRECTION
When “Correct” is selected the pitch of the lead vocal is shifted in precise semitone
steps. This parameter is only effective when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is
set to other than Off.
UPPER GENDER
THRESHOLD
Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the speci-
fied number of semitones above the lead vocal pitch.
LOWER GENDER
THRESHOLD
Gender change will occur when the harmony pitch reaches or exceeds the speci-
fied number of semitones below the lead vocal pitch.
UPPER GENDER DEPTH
Adjusts the degree of gender change applied to harmony notes higher than the
UPPER GENDER THRESHOLD.
The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower
the value, the more “masculine” the voice.
LOWER GENDER DEPTH
Adjusts the degree of gender change applied to harmony notes lower than the
LOWER GENDER THRESHOLD.
The higher the value, the more “feminine” the harmony voice becomes. The lower
the value, the more “masculine” the voice.
VIBRATO DEPTH Sets the depth of vibrato applied to the harmony sound. Also affects the lead vocal
sound when the LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off.
VIBRATO RATE Sets the speed of the vibrato effect. Also affects the lead vocal sound when the
LEAD GENDER TYPE above is set to other than Off.
VIBRATO DELAY Specifies the length of the delay before the vibrato effect begins when a note is
produced. Higher values result in a longer delay.
HARMONY1/2/3 VOLUME Sets the volume of the first/second/third harmony note.
HARMONY1/2/3 PAN
Specifies the stereo (pan) position of the first/second/third harmony note.
Random
The stereo position of the sound will change randomly whenever the keyboard
is played.
-63 – 0 – +63
A setting of -63 pans the sound hard left, while 0 is at center, and +63 is at hard
right.
HARMONY1/2/3 DETUNE Detunes the first/second/third harmony note by the specified number of cents.
PITCH TO NOTE
When this is set to “ON,” you can “play” the voices of the TYROS with your voice.
(The TYROS tracks the pitch of your voice and converts it to note data for the tone
generator. Keep in mind, however, that dynamic changes in your voice do not
affect the volume of the tone generator.)
PITCH TO NOTE PART Determines which of the TYROS parts will be controlled by the lead vocal when the
Pitch to Note parameter is “ON.”