10 singing karaoke, Singing karaoke, Changing the vocal mix – Pioneer S-EV500V User Manual
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Singing karaoke
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Chapter 10
Singing karaoke
Singing karaoke
Using the karaoke features you can plug in a
microphone and mix the sound of your own
voice with a backing track.
1
The backing track
can be anything you like, from a song on the
radio, to a dedicated DVD karaoke disc. Adjust
the microphone level relative to the backing
track.
1
Set the MIC VOL knob (front panel) to
minimum.
2
Plug in the microphone(s).
If you’re only using one mic, plug it into the
MIC (MAIN)
jack. The
MIC (SUB)
jack can be
used only if
MIC (MAIN)
is also connected.
• If the microphone has an on/off switch,
make sure it’s on.
3
Load a karaoke backing disc or tape.
You can also use the radio or a component
connected to the auxiliary inputs as source
material for a backing track.
4
To change the mix (CD or Video CD/Super
VCD only), press
KARAOKE
.
Press to switch between these options:
2
•
KARAOKE
(Vocal cancel) – Backing track
vocals are partially eliminated using EQ.
•
L CH
– Left channel only. Use for tracks
that have a vocal recorded in the right
channel.
•
R CH
– Right channel only. Use for tracks
that have a vocal recorded in the left
channel.
•
L+R CH
– Use to put a single-channel vocal
track into the center of the mix.
•
OFF
– Switches the Karaoke mode off.
5
Play the backing track.
6
Adjust the MIC VOL knob.
To avoid unpleasant feedback, make sure you
don’t point the microphone(s) at the speakers.
3
7
Sing!
Changing the vocal mix
Adding some effects to the microphone mix
can sometimes improve the overall sound. You
can choose between three echo levels.
•
To add effects to the microphone mix,
press ECHO.
Pressing repeatedly switches between echo
levels 1 to 3 and off.
Changing the backing track
You may want to lower or raise the pitch of the
backing track to match your vocal range.
•
Press
KEY CONTROL
(
SHIFT
+
KARAOKE
) or
(
SHIFT
+
ECHO
) to lower or
raise the pitch of the backing track.
Note
1
EV700/1000 model only
– These features are only possible when a microphone is connected. Also note that during DVD play-
back, using the karaoke features (including connecting a mic) automatically switches to
STEREO
playback and downmixes mul-
tichannel sources to two channels.
2 The current setting is first shown in the display.
SUB
MAIN
MIC VOL
MIC
MIN
MAX
3 Depending on the microphone level, the sound of the disc may distort. If this happens, turn down the volume.
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