Akai HV 10, Operator'S Manual

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10. Pressing the EDIT button to move the cursor up to the upper line of the screen and press it again
to return to the VOICING parameter screen.
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The User Style name is not changed after copying the style.
In STYLE mode, the Style is set for each harmony part and the various harmonies can be added to
the original voice by the combination of those styles and KEY settings. Find the best suited harmony
by referring to the List of Preset Style.
CHORD
The harmony is set by setting the KEY and selecting one Preset CHORD (harmony pattern) out of 50
Preset CHORDs. As the CHORD is the set of STYLEs, it is not necessary to specify the harmony
pattern to each harmony part, not as in STYLE mode. Selecting just one CHORD sets the harmony of
all harmony parts. The CHORD can be edited to create more complex harmonies and the edited
CHORD can be saved.
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In CHORD mode, it is important to set the KEY appropriately as in STYLE mode (refer to On Key
in STYLE mode).
CHORD mode parameters
KEY:
Sets the KEY for the song.
CHORDS:
One CHORD out of 50 is selected (refer to the List of Preset CHORD). The CHORD can be edited to
make the original CHORD. Also, the CHORD can be copied and/or renamed.
VOICING:
Sets how harmonies are added to the original voice.
UN: Unison voice added
L8: 1 octave lower voice added
H8: 1 octave higher voice added
HI: Harmony voice higher to the original voice added
LO: Harmony voice lower to the original voice added
Editing the CHORD Program
Here, we use the PROGRAM A in BANK40 to explain editing the CHORD program. Select the
PROGRAM A in BANK40 ([40A Chord Demo] displayed on screen) using the BANK/DATA control and
PROGRAM A button.
Before editing, sing into the microphone. The harmonies in unison are added to the original voice. By
editing this program, we will add 2 higher harmonies and 2 lower harmonies to the original voice.
1. Press the EDIT button. Confirm that the lower line of the screen shows [CHORD]. (If not, press
the < button to move the cursor down to the lower line of the screen and then select [CHORD]
using the BANK/DATA control. Press the EDIT button to move the cursor up to the upper line of
the screen.)
2. Turn the BANK/DATA control to select KEY parameter. Confirm that the lower screen line shows
[C/Am]. (If not, select [C/Am] using the steps described above.)
EDIT Mode