Yamaha Audio PLG100-VH User Manual

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VH Effect Editor

Manual

Important Notices

The VH Effect Editor provides an easy, intuitive way to edit the Harmony effect settings of the PLG100-VH Vocal Harmony Plug-in Board.

• Do not use any of the panel controls on an external tone generator while editing the Harmony effect with the VH Effect Editor, since this may inadvertently change the settings of the PLG100-VH.

• The software and this owner’s manual are the exclusive copyrights of Yamaha Corporation.

• Copying of the software or reproduction of this manual in whole or in part by any means is expressly forbidden without the written consent of the manufacturer.

• Copying of the commercially available music sequence data and/or digital audio ﬁles is strictly prohibited except for your personal use.

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Notices

• Yamaha makes no representations or warranties with regard to the use of the software and documentation and cannot be held responsible for the results of the use of this manual and the software.

• The windows and illustrations in this manual are for instructional purposes only, and may slightly different from the ones shown on your software.

About this manual

• The screens shown in this manual are almost all on Windows systems. Although some screens may differ for Macintosh systems, the basic operations are the same.

• Keyboard shortcuts referred in this manual are effective for only Windows system.

For Windows users

When you use the VH Effect Editor, set “Font Size” to “Small Fonts” at the “Control Panel | Display | (Settings |) Advanced” page. If “Large Fonts” is selected, messages in some dialog boxes may not be displayed properly.

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About the VH Effect Editor

The VH Eff ect Editor is pro viding an e xceptionally simple and con v enient wa y to edit and control the PLG100-VH Vocal Harmony Plug-in Board. It also features comprehensive, detailed control of the Harmony effect by giving you access to all of the “hidden” parameters of the PLG100-VH.

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Setting Up

Setting up with XG Plug-in System “mother” device

(MU series, etc.)

■ Microphone Setup........................................................

z Connect a microphone to the A/D INPUT jack. x Select Part “A1,” then select the “Mic” preset (bank #000, program

#002).

■ MIDI Setup.....................................................................

If you wish to control the Harmony effect from a MIDI keyboard or with song data played on a MIDI sequencer, make the following MIDI-related settings.

• MIDI is used only when the Harmony Type is set to Vocoder or Chordal. For the Detune and

Chromatic types, Harmony is unaffected by a connected MIDI device.

z Set up the MIDI keyboard or sequencer.

Connect the MIDI OUT of the MIDI device to MIDI IN of the tone generator/sound card. Set the device’s MIDI transmit channel to 1 (or to the same channel you’ll be setting in step #2 below).

x Set the Harmony Channel.

This determines the MIDI receive channel for the Harmony effect, and should be set to the same value as set for the MIDI device in step #1 above.

Assign the Harmony effect to the desired Part (with the Part parameter).

Disable all other Parts set to the same channel as the Harmony Channel.

You'll want to make sure that the connected keyboard or sequencer doesn’t sound any of the instrument Parts of the tone generator/sound card. If one or more Parts are set to the same MIDI channel (as set in step #2 above), change the MIDI channel setting of the Part(s), mute them, or set the volume of each Part to 0.

b Set the Harmony Type to Vocoder or Chordal.

■ Easy Setup....................................................................

You can quickly and easily make many of the above settings directly from the VH Effect Editor, with the Easy Setup dialog box.

Setting up with Modular Synthesis Plug-in System “mother” device

(S80, MOTIF series, etc.)

z Connect a microphone to the A/D INPUT jack of the “mother” device. x Make the appropriate settings on the “mother” device — ensuring that

the signal received via the A/D INPUT jack is properly sent to the PLG100-VH.

(For details, refer to the owner’s manual of your particular “mother” device.)

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Harmony Types

About the Harmony Types

The Harmony effect features four separate types: Vocoder, Chordal, Detune, and Chro-

matic.

The Vocoder type produces up to three harmony notes, corresponding to the notes you play on a connected MIDI keyboard. In other words, you can sing the melody and “play” the harmony or harmonies from the keyboard (or from a sequencer).

The Chordal type produces up to three harmony notes that correspond to the chords you play on a connected MIDI keyboard (or chords recorded to a sequencer). Thirtyfour different chord types are recognized in this mode.

The Detune type produces a slightly “detuned” pitch and mixes it with the input signal for a rich chorusing effect.

The Chromatic type produces a harmony at a predetermined, ﬁxed pitch interval from the original sound (such as an octave, or a third).

When the Type is set to Thru, no Harmony effect is applied, and the only other available parameter is Insert Part.

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Harmony Types / Applying Vocoder Harmony

Applying V ocoder Harmony

The Vocoder type allows you to “play” up to three harmony notes from a connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer.

z Click on the Effect tab.

x Set the Harmony T ype to Vocoder.

c Set Part to “Ad1.”

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator or synthesizer, you’ll need to set the Part Number from the device itself.

v Click on the System tab.

b Set the Harmony Channel to match the MIDI transmit channel of the

connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer.

n Make sure that Harmony Mute is set to “off” and that all three Har-

mony V olume

• When you play the keyboard and sing into the microphone, the harmony or harmonies match the pitch of the notes you play.

• You can create automatic harmonies for an entire song (on sequencer) by recording the appropriate notes to one track of the song.

• The the harmonies are transposed.

settings are set to appropriate levels (90 or greater).

Mode parameter gives you access to a wide variety of harmonies by letting you set how

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Harmony Types / Applying Chordal Harmony

Applying Chordal Harmony

The Chordal type produces up to three harmony notes according to the chords you play on a connected MIDI keyboard (or chords recorded to a sequencer).

z Click on the Effect tab.

x Set the Harmony T ype to Chordal.

c Set Part to “Ad1.”

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator or synthesizer, you’ll need to set the Part Number from the device itself.

v Click on the System tab.

b Set the Harmony Channel to match the MIDI transmit channel of the

connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer.

n Make sure that Harmony Mute is set to “off” and that all three Har-

mony V olume settings are set to appropriate levels (90 or greater).

• When you play the keyboard and sing into the microphone, the harmonies correspond to the chord you play.

• If you continue to hold your vocal note , the harmony notes will also continue to sound, even after you release the keys.

• You can create automatic chordal harmonies for an entire song (on sequencer) by recording the appropriate chords to one track of the song. The chords can also be speciﬁed and input from the

• The chord data for controlling the harmonies can be recorded as system exclusive data — eliminating the need for a keyboard or for dedicating a MIDI channel for harmony data.

• The and various voicings (above and below the original vocal note).

Chord tab.

Mode parameter gives you access to a variety of harmony styles (Duet, Trio, and Quartet)

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Harmony Types / Applying Detune Harmony / Applying Chromatic Harmony

Applying Detune Harmony

The Detune produces a slightly “detuned” pitch and mixes it with the input signal for a chorus-like effect.

z Click on the Effect tab. x Set the Harmony T ype to Detune. c Set Part to “Ad1.”

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator or synthesizer, you'll need to set the Part Number from the device itself.

v Click on the System tab. b Make sure that Harmony Mute is set to “off” and that all three Har-

mony V olume settings are set to appropriate levels (90 or greater).

• When you sing into the microphone, a rich, natural chorus effect is produced.

• The Mode parameter lets you change the amount of detuning, letting you set how subtle or dramatic the effect is.

• The gender of the harmony note cannot be changed in Detune.

Applying Chromatic Harmony

The Chromatic type produces a har mony at a speciﬁc pitch interval from the original sound.

z Click on the Effect tab. x Set the Harmony T ype to Chromatic. c Set Part to “Ad1.”

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator or synthesizer, you'll need to set the Part Number from the device itself.

v Click on the System tab. b Make sure that Harmony Mute is set to “off” and that all three Har-

mony V olume settings are set to appropriate levels (90 or greater).

• When you sing into the microphone, the Harmony effect produces a single harmony note — at a speciﬁed interval from the original vocal note.

• The

Mode parameter lets you change the amount of pitch shift, or the interval from the origi-

nal note.

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Parameters

The VH Effect Editor parameters are contained in the three tabs: Effect, System, and

Chord.

Toolbar

The toolbar gives you quick access to some important functions and controls. These buttons let you easily execute the desired function without having to select a menu or leave the VH Effect Editor window.

• This function pertains only to Windows system.

Open VH Effect Editor File

This is the same as the corresponding command in the File menu. It lets you select and open an existing VH Effect Editor File. (See File Menus, Open VH Effect Editor

File

Save VH Effect Editor File

This is the same as the corresponding command in the File menu. It lets you save the current VH Effect EditorEditor settings as a parameter ﬁle for future recall. (See File Menus,

Save VH Effect Editor File.)

Insert VH Effect Editor Parameter (Plug-in Editor only)

This is the same as the corresponding command in the Edit menu. It lets you insert the current VH Effect Editor settings to a speciﬁed track/position in the XGworks song. (See Edit Menus,

Insert VH Effect Editor Parameter.)

Copying Chord Events To the Master Track (Plug-in Editor only)

This is the same as the corresponding command in the Edit menu. It lets you select and copy chord events to the the Master Track. (See Edit Menus, Copying Chord

Events To the Master Track.)

Copying Chord Events From the Master Track (Plug-in Editor only)

This is the same as the corresponding command in the Edit menu. It lets you select and copy chord events from the the Master Track. (See Edit Menus, Copying Chord

Events From the Master Track.)

VH Effect Editor Setup

This is the same as the corresponding command in the Setup menu. It lets you make various important settings for conﬁguring the VH Effect Editor with the PLG100-VH. (See Setup Menus,

VH Effect Editor Setup.)

Easy Setup

This is the same as the corresponding command in the Setup menu. It lets you make easy settings for conﬁguring the VH Effect Editor with the PLG100-VH. (See Setup Menus,

Easy Setup.)

Manual

This is the same as the corresponding command in the Help menu. It lets you open the VH Effect Editor manual.

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Parameters / Setting and Changing Parameter Values

Setting and Changing Parameter Values

Click on the desired tab: Effect, System, or Chord.

For combo box es , click the do wn arrow to e xpand the bo x, then highlight the desired setting.

For parameter sliders, click and hold the slider, then drag as desired. Alternately, click and hold any position along the slider path; the slider automatically snaps to the new position.

Most parameters can also be set by typing the value directly in the box. Click on the box, then type the desired value.

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

Effect Parameters

■ Thru...............................................................................

When the Type is set to Thru, no Harmony effect is applied, and the only other available parameter is Insert Part.

■ Vocoder Harmony Parameters....................................

The Vocoder type produces up to three harmony notes whose pitches correspond to the notes you play on a connected MIDI keyboard. This lets you sing the melody and “play” the harmony or harmonies from the keyboard (or from a sequencer). The Harmony sound can also be transposed (see the Mode parameter).

• When more than four MIDI notes are received, priority is given ﬁrst to the most recently played notes, then the highest notes. (In other words, the harmonies of lower notes and earlier notes are cut off.)

Vocoder Type is best suited when:

• Y ou want to determine the precise harmon y notes yourself, including their octave register and whether they are above or below the original melody note.

• Y ou want to use harmony notes and voicings that fall outside the standard chords available in the

Chordal type.

• You can play the harmony part on the keyboard, or have it played on a sequencer.

• You want to precisely control how the harmony note or notes change pitch around a ﬁxed melody pitch.

Vocoder Harmony Parameter Descriptions

1. Mode

1: No Transpose (default)

No transposition. The harmony notes correspond exactly to the pitch of the incoming MIDI notes.

2: Auto Transpose

Automatic transposition. This keeps the harmony notes close (±600 cents) in interval to the input signal, no matter which octave the MIDI notes are played.

3: -3 Octave Transpose ... 8: +3 Octave Transpose

Octave transposition. This ﬁxes the octave transposition of the har mony notes, selectable in octaves from 3 octaves below (-) to 3 octaves above (+).

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

2. Harmony Gender Type

Settings: Off, Auto Default: Off

This automatically determines the gender of the harmony notes (relative to the actual gender of the singer).

Off

This turns off the gender change effect for the harmony notes.

Auto

For this setting, the PLG100-VH “listens” to the pitch of your voice to determine your gender, and automatically selects the opposite gender for the harmony notes. Keep in mind that the gender change effect may var y according to the quality, character and pitch of the actual voice.

When “Auto” is set, the operation of the gender change effect is affected by these param-

Auto Upper Gender Threshold, Auto Lower Gender Threshold, Upper Gender

eters:

, and Lower Gender Depth.

Depth

3. Lead Gender Type

Settings: Off, Unison, Male, Female Default: Off

These settings determine whether the gender of the lead voice can be changed or not. It also lets you set the gender. When this is set to “Off ,” the gender of the lead voice cannot be changed. When this is set to “Unison,” the lead voice is reproduced at the same pitch as the voice; however, the gender can be changed by using the parameter. The “Male” and “Female” settings reproduce the voice with the respective male or female vocal qualities. (To ﬁnely adjust the quality of the lead voice, use the

Lead Gender Depth parameter.)

Lead Gender Depth

• When Lead Gender Type is set to “Unison,” “Male,” or “Female,” the amount of harmony notes is reduced from three to two.

About the Lead and Harmony Voices

The PLG100-VH also produces a “lead” voice sound that can be mixed with the automatically produced harmony voices.

The PLG100-VH in effect “copies” your actual voice to create the lead voice. The lead voice then can be altered both in pitch and gender, just as with the harmony voices.

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

Using the Lead Voice

To properly use the lead voice, make sure to set the following parameters:

Lead Gender Type............“Unison,” “Male,” or “Female”

Lead Gender Depth..........Set to desired/appropriate value.

Lead/Harmony Balance....Set to appropr iate value. (For values at or near the maxi-

mum of “L<H63,” lead may not sound.)

You can control the pitch of the lead voice separately from the harmonies. One useful application would be to have melody and harmony data on diff erent tracks/MIDI channels of sequencer song data — the melody track would control the pitch of the lead voice, while the harmony track would control the harmonies. This would ensure that all vocal parts stay in tune with each other and with the song — even if your actual singing is slightly off pitch!

To control the pitch of the lead voice from a connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer (separate from the harmonies), make the following settings:

Pitch Correction................“On”

Melody Channel ...............Set to same channel as the MIDI device.(Match this to the

melody track of the song data.)

Harmony Channel ............Set to different value from Melody Channel. (Match this to

the harmony track of the song data.)

4. Lead Gender Depth

Range: -64 ... +63 Default: 0

This determines the quality or character of the lead voice, and depends on the setting made in Lead Gender Type. (This parameter has no effect when Lead Gender Type is set to “Off.”) Extreme negative or positive values result in pronounced distortion of the voice quality.

5. Lead Pitch Correction

Settings: Off, On Default: Off

This determines whether the pitch of the lead voice is controlled by MIDI note data or not. When this parameter and Lead Gender Type are set to “On,” the pitch of the lead voice is “corrected” to the pitch of the received MIDI note. (This has no effect when Lead Gender Type is set to “Off.”)

• The Pitch Correction parameter is not available when Harmony Type is set to Detune. Also, this parameter has no effect when Lead Gender Type is set to “off.”

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

6. Auto Upper Gender Threshold

Range: 0 ... 12 (semitones) Default: 0

This determines which harmony notes above the melody will be gender-transformed

Harmony Gender Type is set to “Auto.” More speciﬁcally, it sets the range or inter-

when val of unchanged harmonies. When set to “0, ” the gender of all harmony notes above the melody will be changed. When set to another value, any harmonies within the interval speciﬁed will not be changed.

For example, when this is set to 7 semitones, any harmonies a perfect ﬁfth or lower will remain at the same gender as the original vocal.

Used with Auto Lower Gender Threshold, this gives you ﬂexible control over the gender of the harmony notes, both above and below the melody.

• This parameter has no effect when Harmony Gender Type is set to “off.”

7. Auto Lower Gender Threshold

Range: 0 ... 12 (semitones) Default: 0

This determines which harmony notes below the melody will be gender-transformed when Harmony Gender Type is set to “Auto.” More speciﬁcally, it sets the range or inter- val of unchanged harmonies. When set to “0,” the gender of all harmony notes below the melody will be changed. When set to another value, any harmonies within the interval speciﬁed will not be changed. For example, when this is set to 5 semitones, any harmonies higher than a fourth below remain at the same gender as the original vocal.

Used with of the harmony notes, both above and below the melody.

Auto Upper Gender Threshold, this gives you ﬂexible control over the gender

• This parameter has no effect when Harmony Gender Type is set to “off.”

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

8. Upper Gender Depth

Range: -64 ... +63 Default: 20

This determines the quality or character of the harmony notes above the melody that are set to automatically change gender — according to the

Upper Gender Threshold settings.

Extreme negative or positive values result in pronounced distortion of the voice quality. Also, the effect may vary according to the quality, character and pitch of the actual voice. Experiment with this to ﬁnd values that sound most natural (or unnatural, if you prefer).

• This parameter has no effect when Harmony Gender Type is set to “off.”

Harmony Gender Type and Auto

9. Lower Gender Depth

Range: -64 ... +63 Default: -20

This determines the quality or character of the harmony notes below the melody that are set to automatically change gender — according to the

Lower Gender Threshold settings.

Harmony Gender Type and Auto

• This parameter has no effect when Harmony Gender Type is set to “off.”

10. Lead/Harmony Balance (Lead/Harm)

Range: L63>H (maximum lead level) ... L=H (equal level) ...

L<H63 (maximum harmony level)

Default: L=H

This determines the relative balance of the lead and harmony voices. For most conventional applications, this should be set to “L=H” or a slightly higher lead level (such as “L10>H” or more).

11. Vibrato Depth

Range: 0 ... 127 Default: 39

This determines the depth of the Vibrato effect on the harmony notes and the lead note. (The lead note is not affected when Lead Gender Type is set to “Off.”) Higher values result in a stronger, more pronounced vibrato sound.

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

12. Vibrato Rate

Range: 0 ... 127 Default: 47

This determines the speed of the Vibrato effect on the harmony notes and the lead note. (The lead note is not affected when Lead Gender Type is set to “Off.”) Higher values result in a faster vibrato sound.

13. Vibrato Delay

Range: 0 ... 127 Default: 0

This determines the amount of delay in the onset of the Vibrato effect on the har mony notes and the lead note. (The lead note is not affected when “Off.”) Singers often employ a delayed vibrato as they hold notes; this parameter is designed to reproduce that effect, and helps to create a more natural, lifelike sound. Higher values result in a longer delay time.

Lead Gender Type is set to

14. Part

Settings: Off, Part1 ... 64, Ad1 ... Ad63 Default: Off

This determines the Part to which the Harmony effect is applied. For example, to apply Harmony to a microphone input connected to the A/D INPUT, set this to “Ad01.” When set to “Off,” the Harmony effect is cancelled.

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator, you'll need to set the Part Number from the device itself.

• The number of selectable Parts in this parameter exceeds the actual amount available on the tone generator/sound card. The parameter has these values to accommodate the expanded capacity of future tone generators and boards.

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

■ Chordal Harmony Parameters.....................................

The Chordal type produces up to three harmony notes that correspond to the chords you play on a connected MIDI keyboard (or chords recorded to a sequencer). For example, if you play a C major triad on the keyboard (with Chordal Mode set to “trio”) and sing a C note, the resulting harmonies will be C, E, and G. Thirty-four different chord types are recognized in this mode (see ing you an amazingly full and ﬂexib le palette of harmonies, suitab le for nearly any music style. The number of harmonies produced and their position above or below the melody is set in the Mode parameter.

In general, the Chordal Type is best suited when you w ant to simply play the chords and have the Harmony effect automatically sort out the suitable notes.

• Chords Recognized in Chordal Type

C Maj min(9) 7(13) C# Maj6 min7(9) 7(b9) D Maj7 min7(11) 7(b13) D# Maj7(#11) minMaj7 7(#9) E Maj(9) minMaj7(9) Maj7aug F Maj7(9) dim 7aug F# Maj6(9) dim7 1+8 G aug 7th 1+5 G# min 7sus4 sus4 A min6 7b5 1+2+5 A# min7 7(9) B min7b57(#11)

Chords Recognized in Chordal Type), giv-

Chordal Harmony Parameter Descriptions

1. Mode

1: Duet Above (default)

Produces one harmony note, in a pitch above the lead note.

2: Duet Below

Produces one harmony note, in a pitch below the lead note.

3: Duet Above + Bass

Produces two harmony notes — one in a pitch above the lead note, and one an octa ve below the other harmony. (The “+ Bass” in the type name stands for “added bass note.”)

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

4: T rio Above

Produces two harmony notes, in pitches above the lead note.

5: T rio Above&Below

Produces two harmony notes — one in a pitch above the lead note, and one below.

6: T rio Below

Produces two harmony notes, in pitches below the lead note.

7: Trio Above&Below + Bass

Produces three harmony notes — one in a pitch above the lead note, and two below — one of them an octave below the higher harmony. (The “+ Bass” in the type name stands for “added bass note.”)

8: Quartet Above

Produces three harmony notes, in pitches above the lead note.

9: Quartet Above&Below

Produces three harmony notes — two in pitches above the lead note, and one below.

10: Quartet Below

Produces three harmony notes, in pitches below the lead note.

Other Parameters

The remaining parameters for the Chordal Type are the same as those for the

Type.

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator, you'll need to set the Part Number (14. Part) from the device itself.

Vocoder

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

■ Detune Harmony Parameters......................................

The Detune type produces a slightly “detuned” pitch and mix es it with the input signal f or a rich chorusing effect. The amount of the detuning is set in the Mode parameter. MIDI note data from a keyboard or sequencer has no effect in this type.

Detune Harmony Parameter Descriptions

1. Mode

1: Low Detune (default)

Detunes the pitch by ±7 cents (least amount of detuning).

2: Medium-Low Detune

Detunes the pitch by ±11 cents.

3: Medium-High Detune

Detunes the pitch by ±15 cents.

4: High Detune

Detunes the pitch by ±20 cents (most amount of detuning).

• When Detune is selected, the following parameters are not available:

2. Harmony Gender Type

5. Lead Pitch Correction

6. Auto Upper Gender Threshold

7. Auto Lower Gender Threshold

8. Upper Gender Depth

9. Lower Gender Depth

Other Parameters

The remaining parameters for the Detune Type are the same as those for the

Type.

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator, you'll need to set the Part Number (14. Part) from the device itself.

Vocoder

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Parameters / Effect Parameters

■ Chromatic Harmony Parameters ................................

The Chromatic type produces a harmony at a ﬁxed pitch interval from the original sound (such as an octave, or a third). The amount and direction of the pitch shift is set in the Mode parameter. MIDI note data from a keyboard or sequencer has no effect in this type.

Chromatic Harmony Parameter Descriptions

1. Mode

1: Octave Below (default)

Produces a harmony note an octave below the input note.

2: 3rd Below

Produces a major third harmony note in the octave below the input note. (Harmony is transposed eight semitones down.)

3: 5th Below

Produces a perfect ﬁfth harmony note in the octave below the input note. (Harmony is transposed ﬁve semitones down.)

4: Unison

Produces a “harmony” note at the same pitch as the input note. (This can be clearly distinguished from the original signal by changing the

5: 3rd Above

Produces a major third harmony note in the same octave as the input note. (Harmony is transposed four semitones up.)

6: 5th Above

Produces a perfect ﬁfth harmony note in the same octave as the input note. (Harmony is transposed seven semitones up.)

7: Octave Above

Produces a harmony note an octave above the input note.

Other Parameters

The remaining parameters for the Chromatic Type are the same as those for the

Type.

• If you are using a Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generator, you'll need to set the Part Number (14. Part) from the device itself.

Harmony Gender Type.)

Vocoder

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Parameters / System Parameters

System Parameters

Harmony Channel (Harmony Ch)

Settings: 1 ... 16, Off Default: Off

This determines the MIDI channel over which the Harmony effect is controlled. For example, when this is set to the same value as the MIDI transmit channel of a connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer, you can use that device to “play” harmonies.

Harmony Mute

Settings: Off, On Default: Off

This determines whether the harmony notes are muted or not. For the harmony notes to be heard, this should be set to “Off.” To mute the harmony notes, set this to “On.” This parameter is intended primarily for sequencer applications, letting you eff ectively turn the harmonies on and off as needed within a song.

Melody Channel (Melody Ch)

Settings: 1 ... 16, Off Default: Off

This determines the MIDI channel over which the lead sound of the Harmony effect is controlled. For example, when this is set to the same value as the MIDI transmit channel of a connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer, you can use that device to control the pitch of the lead sound. (See “

Using the Lead Voice.”)

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Parameters / Chord Parameters

Harmony 1 - 3 Volume

Range: 0 ... 127 Default: 127

This determines the volume of the selected harmony note (1, 2, or 3).

Harmony 1 - 3 Pan

Settings: Random, -63 (full left) ... 0 (center) ... +63 (full right) Default: 0

This determines the stereo position of the selected harmony note (1, 2, or 3). The “Random” setting randomly assigns the selected harmony note to a pan position.

Harmony 1 - 3 Detune

Range: -64 ... +63 Default: 0

This determines the amount of detuning for the selected harmony note (1, 2, or 3). A setting of “0” results in no detuning; positive and negative settings adjust the pitch of the harmony note up or down, respectively.

Chord Parameters

This tab section allows you to specify the chord for the Harmony effect. To select a chord, click one of the twelve root notes and one of the thirty-four types. (Both the root note and type must be speciﬁed.)

To insert the chord to an host application's track, drag and drop the Chord tab to the desired track (the chord event is inserted to the nearest measure), or use the Insert VH Effect Editor Parameter command in the Edit menu.

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Sequencer-related Operations

The following menus and functions are a v ailab le only when the VH Effect Editor is active and selected (the Editor screen appears in the foreground).

Inserting VH Parameter Changes to a Song

• The following information pertains only to the Plug-in Editor.

This operation lets you insert parameter changes to a song track in host application. By inserting appropriate parameter values, you can fully automate the Harmony effect and have it change as needed during the course of a song.

Operation

z Make the desired Harmony parameter changes in the VH Editor win-

dow.

x Select “Insert VH Effect Editor Parameter.”

With the mouse:

Click “Edit” on the menu bar, then select “Insert VH Effect Editor Parameter.”

With keyboard shortcuts:

Press: [Alt], [E] (Edit), [I] (Insert)

c Change the settings in the dialog box, if desired.

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Sequencer-related Operations / File Menus

File Menus

When the VH Effect Editor is active and selected, the following functions appear in the File menu:

■ Open VH Effect Editor File...........................................

Use this function to open an existing Harmony Editor File.

■ Save VH Effect Editor File............................................

Use this function to save the current VH Effect Editor settings to a Harmony Editor File.

These are used for saving and opening your original Harmony Editor Files. Using the Save command here saves a “Snapshot” of the current VH Effect Editor settings. (The default setting is as a Harmony Editor File; the .HRM extension allows you to easily organize the ﬁles.)

By keeping a library of often used Harmony effect settings as Harmony Editor Files, you can easily call up the settings you need (with the Open command) and quickly insert them to a song.

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Sequencer-related Operations / Edit Menu

Edit Menu

When the VH Effect Editor is active and selected, the following functions appear in the Edit menu:

■ Insert VH Effect Editor Parameter...............................

• The following information pertains only to the Plug-in Editor.

This is used for inserting parameter changes to a song track in host application. By inserting appropriate parameter values, you can fully automate the Harmony effect and have it change as needed during the course of a song. (Also see

ter Changes to a Song.)

Inserting VH Parame-

Insert T rack

Range: 1 ... 100

This determines the track to which the Harmony parameter settings will be inserted. Generally, you should use the same track number for all parameter inserts, and make sure that no other data is contained in the track.

Insert Location

This determines the precise location in the track to which the Harmony parameter settings will be inserted. You can specify the Measure (Meas), Beat, and Clock.

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Sequencer-related Operations / Edit Menu

Insert Method

Offset

When this is selected, only the parameters whose values have been changed from the default value will be inserted.

All

When this is selected, all parameter values will be inserted, whether they’ve been changed or not.

Interval

This determines the amount of time (in clocks) that separates each insertion. If the tone generator or sound card “chokes” on the incoming MIDI data, or host application has trouble sending all the data properly, or the Har mony effect doesn’t seem to work as expected, try setting the Interval to a higher number.

Copying Chord Events To and From the Master Track........

■

• The following information pertains only to the Plug-in Editor.

These functions allow you copy chord events to and from the Master Track in host application, converting XF format chord data (on software for the Yamaha Clavinov a and PortaTone/PortaSound instruments) to host application format data.

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Sequencer-related Operations / Setup Menus

Setup Menus

When the VH Effect Editor is active and selected, the following functions appear in the Setup menu (these are used for changing various basic settings for the VH Effect Editor):

■ VH Effect Editor Setup.................................................

MIDI Out Port

Settings: Device, Out port number

This determines which MIDI output device (interface) and port is used for sending VH Effect Editor data. There are four available devices/ports, as speciﬁed in the System Setup parameters (Setup —> System Setup). (For details on System Setup, refer to the host application's manual.) A setting of “---” disables MIDI output for the VH Effect Editor.

PLG Host Setup

Device Number Range: 1 ... 16

This determines which tone generator the VH Effect Editor will send data to. If you have multiple tone generators in your MIDI setup and each is set to a different Device Number, this parameter lets you select which tone generator will be affected by the VH Effect Editor. If you are using only one tone generator, this should be set to “1.”

Board Number Range: 1 ... 8

This determines which tone generator card (or board) the VH Effect Editor will send data to. If you have multiple tone generator cards in your MIDI setup and each is set to a different Device Number, this parameter lets you select which card will be affected by the VH Effect Editor. If you are using only one tone generator card, this should be set to “1.”

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Sequencer-related Operations / Setup Menus

Insert Method (Plug-in Editor only)

Offset

When this is selected, only the parameters whose values have been changed from the default value will be inserted.

All

When this is selected, all parameter values will be inserted, whether they’ve been changed or not.

Interval

■ Easy Setup....................................................................

• This function is not supported in Macintosh stand-alone application.

Harmony Channel

Range: 1 ... 16

This determines the MIDI channel over which the Harmony effect (Vocoder or Chordal) is controlled . F or example, when this is set to the same value as the MIDI transmit channel of a connected MIDI keyboard or sequencer , y ou can use that de vice to “play” harmonies. (This is the same parameter as in the System tab of the VH Effect Editor ; however, the “off” setting is not available here.)

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Sequencer-related Operations / Setup Menus

Insert Track (Plug-in Editor only)

Range: 1 ... 100

This determines the track to which the setup data and settings will be inserted. Generally, you should use the same track number for all parameter inserts, and make sure that no other data is contained in the track.

Insert Location (Plug-in Editor only)

This determines the precise location in the track to which the setup data and settings will be inserted. You can specify the Measure, Beat, and Clock.

Insert Method (Plug-in Editor only)

Interval

MIDI-Out

Click this to directly enter the basic setup settings for the PLG100-VH to the tone generator/sound card. In addition to the Harmony Channel set in this box, these include all the necessary settings for using the Harmony effect, such as calling up the “Mic” setting for the A/D input, muting any other Parts set to the same MIDI channel as Harmony, and so on.

Insert (Plug-in Editor only)

Click this to insert the basic setup settings for the PLG100-VH to the selected host application's track. (The settings will actually change on the tone generator/sound card only when the song is played back.) In addition to the Harmony Channel set in this box, these include all the necessary settings for using the Harmony effect, such as calling up the “Mic” setting for the A/D input, muting any other Parts set to the same MIDI channel as Harmony, and so on.

Clicking the [MIDI-Out] button automatically makes the f ollo wing settings on the connected tone generator (by transmitting the appropriate MIDI data):

(1) The A/D Part of the tone generator/sound card is set to “Mic.” (2) Harmony Channel is set to the speciﬁed channel. (3) Harmony Type is set to “Vocoder.” (4) The Insert Part of the PLG100-VH is set to “AD1.” (5) Note On messages are automatically ﬁltered out for all other Parts that are set to the same

channel as the Harmony Channel. This effectively mutes all Parts that would otherwise interfere with the Harmony sound.

Settings (1), (4) and (5) above are ignored by Modular Synthesis Plug-in-compatible tone generators.

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Troubleshooting

If the Harmony effect does not seem to work as expected, check the following points:

• Is Part set to “Ad1” or “Ad2”?

• Is the Lead/Harmony Balance set to an appropriate value (such as “L=H”)?

• For Vocoder and Chordal types: Is the Harmony Channel set to the same channel as the transmit channel on the MIDI keyboard or sequencer?

Are other keyboard/sequencer settings appropriate? (For example, check that Note On messages are being properly sent, that all transpose and other pitch related settings are at “0” or normal, etc.)

• Is Harmony Mute set to “off”?

• Are the Harmony Volume (1 - 3) settings appropriate?

If the parameter settings do not seem to change on the connected tone generator/sound card when using the VH Effect Editor, check the following points:

• In host application, make sure that System Exclusive is NOT checked (System

Setup, MIDI Out Filter tab).

• Make sure that the tone generator is properly set to receive system exclusive

messages. (On the MU100, the Receive System Exclusive parameter in the Utility mode should be set to “on.”)

When using inserted VH Effect Editor data in a sequenced song, if the Harmony effect doesn’t work as expected or behave erratically, the tone generator/sound card (or host application itself) could be “choking” on too much MIDI data. To remedy this, set Interval to a higher number and re-insert the data.

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Yamaha Audio PLG100-VH User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

Important Notices

About the VH Effect Editor

Setting Up

You can quickly and easily make many of the above settings directly from the VH Effect Editor, with the Easy Setup dialog box.

Harmony Types

About the Harmony Types

Applying V ocoder Harmony

Applying Chordal Harmony

Applying Detune Harmony

Applying Chromatic Harmony

Parameters

Toolbar

Setting and Changing Parameter Values

Effect Parameters

System Parameters

Chord Parameters

Sequencer-related Operations

Inserting VH Parameter Changes to a Song

File Menus

Edit Menu

Setup Menus

Troubleshooting