Yamaha Motif and the Modular Synthesis Plug-In System manual

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    y POWER USER Motif and t he Modular Synt hesis Plug-i n System PLG100-VH Vocal Harmony Effect Processor Plug-in Board A Getting Started Gui de Tony Es cueta & Phil Clend eninn Digital Produ ct Suppor t Group ©Yamaha Corporatio n of America • The PLG100 -VH board is part of the Modular Sy nthesis Plug-in Sy stem. It is an effect proc essor th[...]

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    ABOUT THE PLG BOARDS The PLG -Modular Synt hesi s Pl ug-i n System: This i nnovat ive featur e al lows you to add hardw are plug-in boards that can be either compl ete synthesi zers or specialized effect proces sing, as in the case of the P LG 100-VH. The PLG 100-VH Vocal H armo ny The PLG 100-VH provides a sophisticated vocal effect t hat takes a [...]

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    appr opria te fo r your micr opho ne. This will pla ce your v oice in th e center of th e mix. • Set any effect s or pan posi tion t o taste. 3>Applying t he PLG 100-VH : • Press th e [EDIT] bu tton. • Press the [COMM ON] button n ext to the Data W heel to enter C ommon level parameters • Press [F6] Effect s/ [SF1] Co nnect. T he PLG100-[...]

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    MIDI n ote data from th e MOTI F or sequencer has no effe ct in this mode . EXAMPLE 1 This f irst exam ple will use th e PLG 100- VH’s VOCODER Harmony typ e and the MOTIF A/D Input. To do this: • Follow STEP S 1-3 of “Easy Steps To Using Th e A/D Input and the PLG 100-VH ”. At this poin t, you s hould be able to: a) Hear aud io thro ugh the[...]

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    • Set Up per Ge nder Dept h to “+ 00 ”. • Set the ‘ Lower Gender Depth to - 20 (minus values move toward Barry White; positive val ues to ward mechanical-man • Lead-Harmony to L63>H * The idea of this se tting is to get a mono tone , robo tic s oundi ng effe ct. At this point you are ready to determine wha t pitch the PLG board w ill[...]