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Practical Operation

1. Connect a microphone to the MIC (XLR) input terminal.

2. Connect the MIC (XLR) output terminal to the microphone input terminal of the microphone ampli-

fier ormixer.

Note: When the LINE input/output terminals are used, connect them to the LINE output/input terminals

of the mixer.

Note: Be sure to turn down the levels of the amplifier/mixer while making the connection.

3. Connect the AC Adaptor and press the POWER switch to turn the unit on.

4. When the unit is turned on, the selected BANK number, PROGRAM (A or B) and its name appear on

the upper line of the screen. The part of its program parameters appear on the lower line of the

screen.

5. Press the BYPASS button to turn the BYPASS off (BYPASS LED is off) and sing into the microphone.

Adjust the INPUT LEVEL control to set the input level as high as possible in the range that the OVER

(RED) LED of the Input Level Indicator will not light up. The output terminal provides the original vocal

sound mixed with the harmonies.

6. Set the signal output level using the OUTPUT LEVEL control. Adjust the signal level appropriately on

the amplifier/mixer.

7. Select the BANK using the BANK/DATA control and switch the PROGRAM with the PROGRAM A/B

buttons.

BANK and PROGRAM

The DecaBuddy has 50 banks. Each bank contains two programs, i.e. PROGRAM A and PROGRAM

B. There are 100 programs in total. All programs can be edited and they can be overwritten as your

original programs.

Practical Operation

Using Preset Programs

Switch the bank using the BANK/DATA control and select the program with the PROGRAM A/PROGRAM

B buttons.

Try switching the preset programs while singing.

Some programs produce the original vocal sound mixed with the harmony sound, while the other pro-

grams produce only the original vocal sound.

This is because of the difference in MODE, one of the parameters that make up the program. The mode,

such as STYLE, MODAL, etc., is shown at the lower right side of the screen when the program is switched.

What is MODE?

The mode decides the way the harmony is generated. The DecaBuddy has 7 modes. Some generate

harmonies to the original vocal sound by itself, while the others generate harmonies based on the MIDI

signal received.

The following is the brief explanation of each mode and its characteristics (refer to EDIT Mode for their

operation).

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