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Chapter 6: Karaoke
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the original key) to suit your vocal range.
Press KEY CONTROL (+/–) repeatedly to
find the key that suits your vocal range.
The key control step appears in the display.
To
Press
Raise the key
KEY C
Lower the key
KEY CONTROL –
To restore the original key
Press KEY CONTROL repeatedly until
“K-CON OFF” appears in the display.
Notes
• Audio is monaural when using KEY
CONTROL.
• The key control setting returns to “K-
CON OFF” automatically when you turn
the power off.
Recording the
Karaoke
(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
Do steps 1 to 6 in “Karaoke: Singing
Along”.
2
After adjusting the volume, choose the
track you want to record and set the CD
player to play pause mode.
When you sing with tape, choose the
track in deck A and set the deck to stop
mode.
3
Press
§
EJECT and insert a blank tape
into deck B with the side you want to
record on facing forward.
Recording will start from the front side
of the tape, unless you have changed the
playing direction before recording.
Make sure the tabs on the cassette have
not been removed.
4
Press
r
REC.
Deck B stands by for recording.
5
Press
P
PAUSE to release recording
pause.
Recording starts.
Recording always stops at the end of the
reverse side if you set the direction to
ß
or RELAY.
6
Start playing the sound source and sing
into the microphone.
Press
fl
on the CD player when you
sing with CD.
Press
·
on deck A when you sing with
tape.
To stop recording
Press
p
on deck B and CD player (or deck
A).
When you finish mixing
1
Set MIC LEVEL to MIN.
2
Disconnect the microphone and press
KARAOKE PON/MPX repeatedly until
“
h
PON”, “
h
MPX R” and “
h
MPX L”
disappear from the display.
To record from the microphone only
1
Press FUNCTION repeatedly until “CD”
appears in the display. If a CD is being
played, press
p
on the CD player to
stop playing.
2
Start recording.
3
Sing or speak into the microphone.
Adding an Echo effect
(digital echo)
You can add an echo effect to the sound
coming from the microphone.
1
Press DIGITAL ECHO.
ECHO ON appears in the display.
2
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:
Larger numbers indicate a stronger
effect.
4
Press ENTER/NEXT.
To cancel the echo effect
Press DIGITAL ECHO again.
“ECHO OFF” appears in the display and
the DIGITAL ECHO button goes out.
Note
Surround effect is cancelled 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 to
turn the surround effect back on.
To change the key (key
control)
You can adjust the key through 13 semitone
steps (6 steps higher or 6 steps lower than
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Recording side facing forward
POWER
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3
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FUNCTION
KARAOKE PON/MPX
MIC
LEVEL