Korg microKORG2 - Using the Vocoder; Using the Hard Tune

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| Using the vocoder
The vocoder adds the characteristics of sounds like the sound of an external input source such as a
person’s voice (modulator) to sounds such as that of an oscillator (carrier), and outputs the result.
Vocoders are most often used by letting the player speak or sing into a mic and play chords on the
keyboard, creating the impression that an instrument is speaking or singing. When using SCALE
mode, you can also control the pitch of the microKORG2 with your voice.
1 Press the VOCODER button while holding down the ON/OFF button to turn the vocoder on/off.
The VOCODER ON/OFF LED lights up when the vocoder is on.
2 Play the keyboard while vocalizing into the mic (when Scale/KBD on the VOCAL SETTING page is
set to “Keyboard”).
To hear different vocoder effects, try vocalizing in different ways and changing the chord that you
play.
Also, try simply vocalizing into the mic (when Scale/KBD on the VOCAL SETTING page is set to
“Scale”).
Adjusting the vocoder
1 Press the VOCODER button to show either the VOCODER page or the FILTER BAND page. (The
VOCODER button blinks.)
Use the VOCODER page to set the vocoder mix, carrier-side bandpass filter, and modulator-side
envelope follower parameters. → VOCODER
On the FILTER BAND page, set the output level and panpot (stereo position) for the 16 filters on
the carrier side. → FILTER BAND
2 Use the EDIT CONTROL 1–5 knobs to adjust the values.
3 Use each button and the respective EDIT CONTROL 1–5 knobs in TIMBRE EDIT to set the param-
eters for each oscillator section.
Tip: While vocalizing into the mic, you can “freeze” the current tone of the vocoder by setting Env Fol-
lower Sens to “Hold”. This allows you to continue to play the current vocoder sound, even when you
are not vocalizing. This tone will be saved when you write the program to memory.
| Using the hard tune
This feature is used to correct the vocal pitch. Use this to create robot-like voices, or to adjust the for-
mant for a thicker, lower vocal sound or for a thinner, higher sound.
1 Press the HARD TUNE button while holding down the ON/OFF button to turn hard tune on/off.
The HARD TUNE ON/OFF LED lights up when hard tune is on.
2 Now, sing into the mic (when Scale/KBD on the VOCAL SETTING page is set to “Scale”).
You can also sing while playing the keyboard (when Scale/KBD on the VOCAL SETTING page is set
to “Keyboard”).
Adjusting the hard tune effect
1 Press the HARD TUNE button to display the HARD TUNE page (the HARD TUNE button blinks).
2 Use the EDIT CONTROL 1–3 knobs to set the parameters. → HARD TUNE