Yamaha 9000 pro User Manual

Vocal Harmony

Vocal Harmony

Changing the Vocal Harmony/Microphone Settings

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Usually an equalizer is used to correct the sound output from amps or speakers to match the special character 
of the room. The sound is divided into several frequency bands, allowing you to correct the sound by raising or 
lowering the level for each band.
The 9000Pro features a high grade three-band digital equalizer function for the microphone sound. 

• Hz.........................Adjusts the center frequency of the corresponding band. 
• dB ........................Boosts (“+” values) or cuts (“-” values) the corresponding band by up to 12 dB. 

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This effect mutes the input signal when the input from the microphone  falls below a specified level. This effec-
tively cuts off extraneous noise, allowing the desired signal (vocal, etc.) to pass.

• SW .......................“SW” is the abbreviation of Switch. This turns Noise Gate on or off. 
• TH ........................“TH” is the abbreviation of Threshold. This adjusts the input level at which the gate 

begins to open.  

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This effect holds down the output when the input signal from the microphone exceeds a specified level. This is 
useful when recording a signal with widely varying dynamics.  It effectively “compresses” the signal, making soft 
parts louder and loud parts softer. 

• SW .......................“SW” is the abbreviation of Switch. This turns Compressor on or off. 
• TH ........................“TH” is the abbreviation of Threshold. This adjusts the input level at which compression 

begins to be applied. 

• RAT ......................“RAT” is the abbreviation of Ratio. This adjusts the compression ratio. 
• OUT .....................Adjusts the output level from the speaker. 

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The following parameters determines how the harmony is controlled. 

• VOCODER Track ...The Vocal Harmony effect is controlled by the notes.  This parameter lets you deter-

mine which notes (from the keyboard and/or song data) will control the harmony.

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When set to “MUTE,” the track selected below is muted (turned off) during keyboard 
performance or song playback.

Keyboard
• OFF

Keyboard control over harmony is turned off.

• UPPER

Notes played to the right of the split point control the harmony.

• LOWER

Notes played to the left of the split point control the harmony.

Song (from disk or external MIDI sequencer)
• OFF

Song data control over harmony is turned off.

• TR1-TR16

When playing back a song from disk or external MIDI sequencer, the 
note data recorded to the assigned song track controls the harmony.

Select the desired 
parameter. 

Select the desired 
parameter.

Edit the Vocal Harmony/micro-
phone parameters.

Press the VOCAL HARMONY  
[MIC SETUP] button.

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