Yamaha PLG100-VH - Manual (Page 14)

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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.