Checking The Pitch - Roland VT-12 Mode D'emploi

Checking the Pitch

You'll probably want to begin by checking your pitch.
The VT-12 is able to check the pitch of not just one, but two voices simultaneously.
This makes it convenient for checking the pitch of two people singing harmony.
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Vocalize, and check your pitch .
Vocalize the pitch that you intend to match.
* If the pitch indicator does not
respond even when you are
vocalizing, check the setting of
the [MIC VOLUME] switch (p. 6).
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Select the type of pitch detection .
MONO EQUAL: One voice will be detected using
CHORD EQUAL: Two voices will be detected using
CHORD JUST:
MEMO
The key for just intonation is determined by the lower pitch.
If the VT-12 is sounding a guide tone, the key is determined by the
guide tone. If a guide tone is being sounded, only one voice can be
detected.
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Press the [ ] button .
Before you start vocalizing, sound the guide tone (equal tempered) to
hear the correct pitch.
MEMO
You can use the [ ] button and [ ] button to change the guide
tone.
The note name that is closest to the detected pitch will light.
Gets brighter as the discrepancy in pitch grows smaller; gets dimmer if
the pitch discrepancy increases.
If a guide tone is sounding, the note name of the guide tone will also
light.
Indicates the amount of pitch discrepancy.
Pitch is flat
MONO EQUAL Pitch is correct
Pitch is sharp
The high note is flat
relative to the low note
The pitch interval
CHORD EQUAL
between the two notes is
CHORD JUST
correct
The high note is sharp
relative to the low note
equal temperament.
equal temperament.
Two voices will be detected using
just intonation (major).
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