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Page 2 - Contents; VOCAL PROCESSOR

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Contents VOCAL PROCESSOR About the Vocal Processor 1 The new features offered by the Vocal Processor 1 Loading the Operating System 2 Connections 3 Activate the Mic interface and the Vocal Processor 4 Adjust the Gain 5 Understanding the Vocal Processor 6 E...

Page 3 - Introduction 1; Vocal Processor; About the Vocal Processor; The new features offered by the Vocal Processor

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Introduction 1 Vocal Processor About the Vocal Processor Installing the Vocal Processor kit activates Equinox’s Mic/Line interface, allowing you to sing and play instrumentsthrough the instrument’s pre-amp, process the mic or linesignals wi...

Page 4 - Vocal Processor; Loading the Operating System; FINAL STEP

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 2 Vocal Processor Loading the Operating System The new Operating System upgrade rewrites the instru-ment’s Flash ROM memory, therefore, before updating theinstrument, be sure to save all user-programmed data(Songs, Performances, Grooves, Drawbars, etc.) to diskor hard dis...

Page 5 - Introduction 3; Connections

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Introduction 3 Connections To work with the Vocal Processor, the minimum amount ofequipment you will need is: 1. A low impedance microphone with a standard jackconnector on the other end of the cable. 2. An amplification system (domestic hi...

Page 6 - Vocal Processor; Activate the Mic interface and the Vocal Processor

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 4 Vocal Processor Activate the Mic interface and the Vocal Processor After loading the new operating system and connecting yourmicrophone to the Mic/Line 1 jack, the first thing to do is toactivate the Mic/Line interface and the Vocal Processor. Press the SYSTEM button th...

Page 7 - Vocal Processor 5; Adjust the Gain

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vocal Processor 5 Adjust the Gain The next step is to regulate the level of the microphone (orline) signal. With the front panel INPUT slider set to aboutthe half-way mark, speak into the microphone and adjustthe signal gain (impedance) wit...

Page 8 - Vocal Processor; Understanding the Vocal Processor; Example; Make sure you have a Performance selected.

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 6 Vocal Processor Understanding the Vocal Processor The first thing to be sure about is what the Vocal Processoractually does. Quite simply, it harmonizes the mic signal(your voice) up to 4 times, depending on how many notesyou play on the keyboard; one note, one harmoniz...

Page 9 - The Vocal Processor settings; Setting the Voices

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vocal Processor 7 4. Speak into the microphone and turn down the mic volume with the INPUT panel slider. You should not hear yourvoice over the amp system. 5. Now play a note or chord (of up to 4 notes) on the key- board and at the same tim...

Page 10 - Vocal Processor; Setting the Harmony Master Volume

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 8 Vocal Processor Select the Vocal P. button, (F3) to enter the VOICE 1 screen: Here you have the Voice parameter to turn the voice off oron, the Volume parameter to adjust the Volume and thePan parameter to change the position of the voice withinthe stereo panorama. Usin...

Page 11 - Vocal Processor 9

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vocal Processor 9 Lock (F1) The LOCK button locks the current Vocal settings to pro-tect them from subsequent Performance changes. To lockthe current setting, press the function button F8 to activatethe Lock. If you prefer memorize various ...

Page 12 - 0 Vocal Processor; The Edit parameters

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 10 Vocal Processor The Edit parameters LFO Wave Selects the waveform of the low frequency oscillation. Assignable values: Off, Sinus, Triangle, Saw, Square,Random, Sample/Hold. LFO Rate Determines the velocity of the LFO. Assignable values: 1 … 200. LFO Depth Determines t...

Page 13 - Vocal Processor 11; The Microphone Equalizer

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vocal Processor 11 The Microphone Equalizer Whether you are singing through the Equinox or using theVocal Processor feature, you can optimize the microphonesignal by applying some EQ to the mic signal. From one of the Voice screens, press E...

Page 14 - 2 Vocal Processor; Singing or playing through the Mic/Line inputs

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ 12 Vocal Processor Singing or playing through the Mic/Line inputs If you want to sing or play though the Equinox to exploitthe instrument’s internal Digital Effects Processors, you canset appropriate parameters for both the In1 and In2 Mic/Line inputs. From the MIC/LINE I...

Page 15 - Vocal Processor 13; Special Midi Controllers associated to the V.P.; Loading MIDI Files containing a Vocoder track

○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ ○ Vocal Processor 13 V.P. functions assignable to the Pedals Under SYSTEM CONTROLS, two important Vocal Proc-essor functions can be assigned to the pedals for foot con-trol: • Vocal On/Off (switch control) • Vocal Volume (Continuous control) ...

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