Yamaha PLG100-VH Manual Do Utilizador
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Introduction
Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the Yamaha PLG100-VH Vocal Harmony Plug-in Board!
The PLG100-VH is designed for use with the MU128 Tone Generator (as well as other MU-series
instruments and the SW1000XG PCI Audio/MIDI Card), providing automatic and authentic sounding
vocal harmony effects. It takes the sound of your voice (via a microphone and one of the A/D inputs)
and reproduces it as a harmony vocal — providing up to four-part harmonies, including your original
voice. The actual harmony notes can be controlled from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer, allowing you
to perfectly match the harmony to chord changes.
instruments and the SW1000XG PCI Audio/MIDI Card), providing automatic and authentic sounding
vocal harmony effects. It takes the sound of your voice (via a microphone and one of the A/D inputs)
and reproduces it as a harmony vocal — providing up to four-part harmonies, including your original
voice. The actual harmony notes can be controlled from a MIDI keyboard or sequencer, allowing you
to perfectly match the harmony to chord changes.
The settings and parameters of the PLG100-VH can also be conveniently edited with a Windows PC
computer by using the VH Effect Editor software module (included in the XGworks Music Sequencer
software).
computer by using the VH Effect Editor software module (included in the XGworks Music Sequencer
software).
Table of Contents
About XG Plug-in System
With Yamaha XG Plug-in System you can expand your tone generation system by simply mounting
an optional board onto the “mother” tone generator/sound card. For example, you will be able to use
extra voices from a different sound synthesis such as Virtual Acoustic Synthesis, apply completely
new dimensional facet of effects to your music and/or add the latest technology to your music.
an optional board onto the “mother” tone generator/sound card. For example, you will be able to use
extra voices from a different sound synthesis such as Virtual Acoustic Synthesis, apply completely
new dimensional facet of effects to your music and/or add the latest technology to your music.
About VH-XG
This XG Plug-in Board produces automatic harmony effects for vocals (via a microphone and the A/
D inputs). It features four harmony effect types, and allows you to control the harmony notes by
playing notes or chords on a MIDI keyboard. It also allows you to control the harmony automati-
cally by note or chord data recorded to a sequencer. Other features include a gender changer for
changing the input voice between male and female, and detuning for a natural chorus effect.
D inputs). It features four harmony effect types, and allows you to control the harmony notes by
playing notes or chords on a MIDI keyboard. It also allows you to control the harmony automati-
cally by note or chord data recorded to a sequencer. Other features include a gender changer for
changing the input voice between male and female, and detuning for a natural chorus effect.
Effect Connection and Harmony Types
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Demonstration
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Using the Harmony Effect
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About the VH Effect Editor in XGworks
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Opening the VH Effect Editor ................................... 11
Harmony Parameters
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Harmony Type ........................................................... 12
Vocoder Harmony Parameters ................................. 13
Chordal Harmony Parameters ................................. 19
Detune Harmony Parameters ................................... 21
Chromatic Harmony Prameters ............................... 22
Harmony System Parameters
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Appendix
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XG Effect Map ........................................................... 25
MIDI Data Format ...................................................... 26
MIDI Implementation Chart ...................................... 30