The Singing Machine SMG - 299 - Manual (Page 16)

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ADDING EXTRA VOICE(S) / DUBBING OR COPY-
ING
1. Load your previously recorded tape into tape
Deck 2.
2. Load another blank tape into Tape Deck 1.
3. Follow Steps 4 and 5 for Recording Sing Along.
Your voice will again be added, allowing you to
sing duets with your own voice. If you use the
microphone input for an instrument, you can
record that at a separate time than your voice
performance. If you simply want to make a dub
or copy, load the tape you wish to copy in Tape
Deck 2 and a blank tape in Tape Deck 1. Do not
plug in the microphones.
PUBLIC ADDRESS - USING THE SMG-299 AS A
SYSTEM
1. Connect the supplied Microphone to either one
of the MIC input sockets.
2. Press the POWER switch to turn the unit on.
3. Switch the ON/OFF switch located on the Micro-
phone to the ON position and speak or sing to
the Microphone. The Microphone sensitivity and
loudness could be adjusted as required by turn-
ing the MIC VOLUME control and/or the MAS-
TER VOLUME control.
4. To add depth or ambiance to your voice, adjust
the ECHO control until the desired effect is ob-
tained.
NOTE:
RECORDING - CD or CDG Disc(s)
(Audio only, Video is not possible)
SING ALONG WITH A TAPE
1. Following instructions for PLAYBACK.
a)
Switch FUNCTION SELECT to TAPE, then load
cassette(s) into Tape Deck 1, Tape Deck 2 or
both Decks (5).
b)
Turn on POWER (1).
c)Depress PLAY button(s)(9) of Deck 1 or Deck 2.
d)Adjust MASTER VOLUME (6), and BALANCE (8)
controls to your pleasure.
e)Adjust PITCH (Tape Speed) (7) control if desired.
This will alter pitch and tempo. If music is too high
for your voice, slow down the tape and it will
lower the pitch. If too low, speed up tape and
pitch will raise. When the pitch knob is centered
the button a second time, you will feel a detent
click.
f) To stop tape on either Deck, press STOP/EJECT
button (10) on that Deck once. (Pressing will eject
the tape.) When tape reaches its end, that deck
will automatically stop and its PLAY button will be
released.
2.Follow instructions for MICROPHONES/ECHO.
When either or both microphones are plugged
into the Microphone Jacks (3), their output is mixed
with the playback from cassette tapes. Adjust
MIC VOLUME (2) for the best balance between
playback and microphone levels.
Adjust ECHO (4) to add depth and richness to
vocals.
3. Adjust MASTER VOLUME, ECHO AND PITCH Con-
trols to your satisfication. Your voice will be com-
bined with the music and will be heard through
the loudspeakers.
4.With Singing Machine or similar multiplex cas-
settes, you can sing duets along with the re-
corded artist and background music. You can also
eliminate the vocal track and do a solo perfor-
mance with the background music by turning the
BALANCE Control.
RECORDING TO TAPE
1.Load a blank casssette in Tape Deck 1.
2.Load a Singing Machine or any other prerecorder
tape into Tape Deck 2.
3.Start Tape Deck 2 by pressing the PLAY button.
4.Press both RECORD and PLAY buttons of Tape
Deck 1 at the same time. The combined output of
your voice and the playback of Tape Deck 2 will
be recorded on the blank tape in Tape Deck 1.
To prevent feedback or whistling from
occurring, please be sure that the
microphone is not too close to the
SMG-299 unit.
1. Load a blank cassette in Tape Deck 1.
2. Load a Singing Machine or any other prerecorded
CD/CDG disc into the CD compartment drawer.
3. Switch FUNCTION SELECT to CD+G position.
Press the SKIP button to the desired track num-
ber you wish to record from.
4. Press the PLAY button to start playback on the
CD player. Press both RECORD and PLAY but-
tons at the same time to begin recording. The
combined output of your voice and the playback
of the CD or the CDG sound track will be re-
corded on the blank tape.