Changing your voice with the harmonizer
This shows how to shift the pitch of your vocals and add that
voice as a harmony to the original vocals for output.
We recommend that you first select from the program that's
available when the HARMONIZER button
is lit (see the "Voice Name List").
1
Press the HARMONIZER button
the ON/OFF button
to turn the harmonizer on/off.
2
Use the MIC knob
to adjust the mic volume (see
"Playing the vocoder").
3
Vocalize into the mic.
Adjusting the settings
1
Press the HARMONIZER button
Harmonizer page.
2
Use the edit control 1–5 knobs
to set the parameters.
Parameter examples
• HarmoLvl: sets the output level for the harmony sound
• Formant: changes the character of the voice
• Harmony: sets the number of harmonies to output
• Pitch 1, 2: sets how far to shift the pitches of harmonies 1 and 2
Controlling the pitch over a scale or via keyboard
Note: Check this setting if the vocal processor isn't working as
expected.
The pitch of the vocal processor is controlled by the audio
signal that's detected from the mic, or by what you play on the
keyboard.
1
Long-press the VOCAL PROCESSOR button
(VOCODER, HARD TUNE, HARMONIZER)
the VOCAL SETTING page.
2
Use the edit controls (1–3 knobs)
Parameter examples
• Scale/KBD: when set to "Scale", the vocal pitch is corrected to match
the "Scale Key" and "Scale Type" you set
• Scale Key: sets the scale tonic
• Scale Type: sets the scale to use
• Scale/KBD: when set to "Keyboard", the vocal pitch is corrected to
match the keys you play on the keyboard
Configuring the effects
The output from oscillator or from the vocal processor is sent
through the following signal chain to apply effects: modulation
effect (MOD) → delay effect (DELAY) → reverb effect
ON/OFF LED
(REVERB) → equalizer (EQ).
1
To turn each effect on/off, press the button for the
while holding down
respective effect (MOD, DELAY, REVERB, EQ
holding down the ON/OFF button
2
Press the EFFECT MOD, DELAY, REVERB or EQ button
to adjust the effect. The respective page is shown.
3
Use the edit control 1–5 knobs
Parameter examples
to show the
MOD/DELAY/REVERB
• Type: selects effect type
• Dry/Wet: sets the depth of the effect
EQ
• Low Freq, High Freq: sets the frequency to adjust
• Low Gain, High Gain: adjusts the respective gains
Note: If you raise the equalizer gain too much, the output may
distort.
Using the arpeggiator
The arpeggiator automatically plays all the notes of a held
chord as individual events.
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Playing arpeggios
to adjust the values.
1
Press the ARPEGGIATOR ON button
arpeggiator.
2
Hold down a chord on the keyboard to make the arpeggio
play.
3
Set the tempo by pressing the TEMPO button
number of times.
Modifying the arpeggio
1
Press the EDIT ARP A/B button
B page.
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to adjust the values.
(TYPE:UP)
to toggle the
a
to select the ARP A,
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2
Use the edit control 1–5 knobs
the arpeggiator plays.
Parameter examples
ARP A
• Swing: makes the rhythm swing
• Latch: keeps playing the arpeggio even after you take your hands off
the keyboard
ARP B
• Type: changes the order in which arpeggio notes are played
• Gate Time: changes the length of the notes played in the arpeggio
Tip: You can also toggle the latch by long-pressing the
ARPEGGIATOR ON button.
3
Press the PROGRAM NUMBER 1–8 buttons
on/off the arpeggio notes, up to eight steps.
Pressing a button to turn off the LED changes the note for that
step into a rest, which alters the performance (see the diagram).
Type: Up
Last Step: 8
Saving a program
Save the programs you've edited to the memory of the
microKORG2. Any edits you make will be lost if you turn off
the power of the microKORG2 or select a different program
before saving the data.
1
Press the FUNCTION 4 (WRITE) button
2
Press the BANK button
to select the bank where the
program will be saved.
Note: We recommend saving your data to the USER banks,
which contain initialized programs.
3
Turn the PROGRAM SELECT dial
4
Press PROGRAM NUMBER buttons 1–8
save destination program number.
Press the FUNCTION 5 (CANCEL) button to cancel.
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