Roland FP-E50 - Page 45

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Turning the Mic Eects On/O (Mic FX)
1. Connect a mic to the Mic Input jack.
Microphone
2. Use the Level [Mic] slider on the top panel to adjust the
mic volume.
If the sound of the mic is too weak or is distorted, turn the rear panel [Gain]
knob to adjust the volume of the mic.
3. Press the [Mic FX] button.
The mic eect turns on, and the [Mic FX] button lights up.
You can enjoy using the harmonizer and other eects on your voice when
input via the mic.
Conguring the Mic Eect (Mic Setting)
1. Press the [Menu] button.
The Menu screen appears.
2. Use the [
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] [
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] buttons to select “Scene Edit”, and then
press the [Enter] button.
The Scene Edit screen appears.
3. Use the [
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] [
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] buttons to select “Mic Setting”, and then
press the [Enter] button.
The Mic Setting screen appears.
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Long-press the [Mic FX] button to view the Mic Setting screen.
4. Use the [
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] [
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] buttons to select the parameter, and
then use the [Dec] [Inc] buttons to change the value.
The parameter changes according to the Mic FX Type settings.
Common Parameter
Parameter Value Explanation
Mic FX Type
Harmony
Ø
“Harmony” (p. 45)
Voice
Transformer
Ø
“Voice Transformer” (p. 46)
Vocal Designer
Ø
“Vocal Designer” (p. 46)
Mic FX Switch OFF, ON Turns the selected FX TYPE on/off.
Mic Ambience
Send
0–10
Adjusts the ambience send amount.
* This setting is common with the “Mic Ambience
Send” parameter (p. 28) on the Ambience
Setting screen, which appears when you long-
press the [Ambience] button.
Parameter Value Explanation
Compressor
Switch OFF, ON Turns the compressor on/off.
Type
Soft,
Normal,
Hard
Sets the strength of the effect that
suppresses the input sound level.
The effect increases in order of “Soft”,
“Normal” and “Hard”.
Noise Suppressor
Switch OFF, ON
Switches the noise suppressor on/off.
The noise suppressor is a function that
suppresses noise during periods of
silence.
Threshold -96–0 [dB]
Adjusts the volume at which noise
suppression starts to be applied.
Harmony
You can add natural-sounding harmonies to the audio from your mic.
This eect generates the optimum harmony to match the chord
pattern and the chords you’re playing.
Parameter Value Explanation
Type
Duet High
Close
Adds an upper voice that’s close scale-
wise to the original sound.
Duet High
Open
Adds an upper voice that’s far apart
scale-wise from the original sound.
Duet Low
Close
Adds a lower voice that’s close scale-
wise to the original sound.
Duet Low
Open
Adds a lower voice that’s far apart
scale-wise from the original sound.
Trio
Adds an upper and a lower voice that
are close scale-wise to the original
sound.
Quintet
Adds two upper voices and two lower
voices to the original sound.
Combo
Adds two upper voices to the original
sound.
Block
Adds three upper voices to the original
sound.
Classic
Adds two or three upper voices to the
original sound.
Harmony
Level
0–10 Adjusts the harmony volume.
Direct Level 0–10
Adjusts the volume of the original
sound (the sound to which Mic FX has
not yet been applied).
Chorus Send 0–10
Adjusts the amount of signal sent to
the chorus effect.
Using the Mic Eects