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Mic operations, Effect switches, Display – Roland AIRA Compact E-4 Voice Tweaker User Manual

Page 4: Sound control, Jacks and ports

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Panel Descriptions

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If an external device is connected to the SYNC IN jack, the unit synchronizes with the clocks inputted to the SYNC IN jack,

regardless of the MIDI Clock Sync setting.

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Use cables with stereo miniature phone type plugs to connect to/from the MIX IN/OUT jacks. Do not use cables with

monaural mini phone type plugs, as these cables do not work.

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You can use a headset with a 3.5 mm CTIA-type mini plug (4-pole).

2. Mic operations

Controller

Explanation

[SENS] knob

Adjusts the sensitivity of the mic input.

PEAK indicator Lights up when the mic’s input level is too high.

Adjust the sensitivity using the [SENS] knob so that the light only illuminates every once in a while.

3. Effect switches

Controller

Explanation

[AUTO PITCH] button

Adjusts (corrects) the pitch of your voice.

[HARMONY] button

Adds a harmony to your voice.

[VOCODER] button

Changes your voice to a vocoder voice.

4. LOOPER section

Controller

Explanation

[

ð

] (stop) button

Stops playback of the recorded audio. Long-press to delete the recorded audio.

[

в

/

у

] (play/record) button Press to start recording and play back recorded audio. Long-press to undo or to redo overdubbing.

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Hold down the [

ð

] (stop) button and press the [

в

/

у

] (play/record) button to play back the audio you recorded from the

beginning.

5. Display

Item

Explanation

Display

Shows the tempo.

This affects the SCATTER and MFX cycles.

6. Sound control

Controller

Explanation

[PITCH] slider Sets the pitch of the voice. You can change the pitch up and down one octave.

[FORMANT]

slider

Adjusts the formant of the voice. Settings in the negative (–) direction produce a more masculine vocal

character, and settings in the positive (+) direction produce a more feminine vocal character.

[SCATTER] dial Adjusts the scatter depth and type. The first two digits indicate the type, and the last two digits indicate the

depth.

[REVERB] slider Adjusts the reverb volume.

7. Jacks and ports

Name of jack or port

Explanation

MIC IN jack

Connect an unbalanced dynamic mic here.