Roland VS-890 - Manual (Page 68)

Algorithm List
Vocoder 2 (19)
This is a 19-band vocoder. Provides dear sounds that used to be impossible with the previous vocoders.
Input L
(Instrument)
VOCODER
Input R(Mlc) 4
Noise
Suppressor
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i l
Output L
Chorus
Output R
Instrumental sounds are input into the L channel side of Effect. Therefore, it is required to insert-connect "Lch"
of Effect to the channel handling instrumental sounds. Similarly, vocal sounds are input into the R channel side
of Effect. Insert-connect "Rch" of Effect to the channel handling vocal sounds.
Difference between Vocoder and Vocoder 2
Compared to Vocoder, Vocoder 2 has a significant number of frequency bands as points. It also makes it possible
to make fine adjustment including adjustment of the input sensitivity of the microphone and location of sounds
as well as setting the input level for instrumental sounds and removing noise. All this yields dear human voices.
“Envelope” for defining sound characteristics
Each sound has its own envelope. An envelope gives characteristics to the sound and functions as a significant
factor for the human ear to distinguish different sound tyfies. On Vocoder 2, you can use Envelope to give the
following characteristics.
Sharp:
Soft:
Long: Enhances human voice.
Enhances instrumental sound.
Vintage sound with long reverberation.
Sound location
Pan Mode (PanMode) can be used to spedfy how Vocoder sounds should be located.
Mono:
Stereo: Locating in the middle.
Stereo (Odd-number frequencies are located to the left and even-number frequendes to
the right.)
Sounding instrumental sounds with the formant fixed
While inputting voice through the microphone, instrumental sounds can be sounded at the same vocal formant.
For example, when saying "a-i-u-e-o" into the microphone, set "Hold" On at the moment the speaker is on the
"i" sound to issue an instrumental sound with the formant of the "i" sound.
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