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Chapter 6: Additional Features
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Microphone Mixing
You can “mix” sounds by playing one of
the components and singing or speaking
into a microphone (not supplied). The
mixed sounds can then be recorded on a
tape.
1
Turn MIC LEVEL to MIN to turn down
the microphone control level.
2
Connect a microphone at the MIX MIC
jack.
3
Press FUNCTION several times to select
and play a sound source.
4
Adjust VOLUME.
If you hear acoustic feedback, move the
microphone away from the speakers or
change the direction of the microphone.
5
Sing or speak into the microphone.
6
Adjust MIC LEVEL.
7
If you want to record mixed sound,
insert a tape in deck B and start
recording.
To record from the microphone only
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”
appears in the display. If a CD is being
played, press
π
on the CD player to
stop playing.
2
Start recording.
3
Sing or speak into the microphone.
When you finish mixing
Turn the MIC LEVEL control to MIN and
disconnect the microphone.
Karaoke: Singing Along
To Reduce the Vocals
(Karaoke pon)
You can minimize the singer’s voice, “vocal
reduction,” so you can sing along with any
stereo CD or tape. When you want to
record the sound of the CD or tape and
your voice, operate as shown in the steps
below.
To reduce the vocals
Press KARAOKE PON/MPX so that
“
h
PON” appears in the display.
To cancel vocal reduction, press KARAOKE
PON/MPX repeatedly so that “
h
PON”,
“
h
MPX R” or “
h
MPX L” disappear from
the display.
If you press EFFECT ON/OFF or recall a
sound effect with the MENU buttons
The karaoke mode is cancelled.
Notes on vocal reduction
The singer’s voice may not be reduced
completely for the following reasons:
•Monaural recorded source (Instruments
may also be reduced.)
•Only a few instruments are playing in the
stereo recorded source.
•A duet is being played.
•The source has strong echoes or chorus.
•The singer’s voice on the source deviates
from the center.
•The voice on the source is singing in high
soprano or tenor.
Echoing the Microphone
Sound
1
Press DIGITAL ECHO.
ECHO ON appears in the display.
2
Press and hold down DIGITAL ECHO
for more than a second.
ECHO level flashes in the display.
3
Turn the JOG dial to choose the ECHO
level you want.
The display changes as follows:
Echo effect is stronger in the order of
ECHO 1, ECHO 2 and ECHO 3.
4
Press ENTER/NEXT.
To cancel the echoing
Press DIGITAL ECHO until ECHO OFF
appears in the display.
Note
Surround effect is canceled when the
DIGITAL ECHO is turned on. The
surround effect does not automatically
return to the previous setting when the
DIGITAL ECHO is turned off. Press DSP
button to set up the surround effect again.
POWER
n
ON
2
1,6
π
4
3
7
POWER
n
ON
3
4
1,2
DSP
ECHO1
ECHO2
ECHO3
POWER
n
ON
KARAOKE PON/MPX
EFFECT ON/OFF
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1k
2k
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8k
16k(Hz)
DOLBY NR
OFF
CD
CLIP
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VOLUME