PLG100VH

Designed to work in conjunction with the A/D input of the host synthesizer in which it's installed, the PLG100-VH adds powerful harmony and vocoder effects to your voice. Simply plug a microphone into the A/D input and sing – any chords you play on the keyboard will translate into a beautiful vocal harmony backup (up to four parts including your original voice). The PLG100-VH includes a vibrato effect that automatically adds a warm, natural vibrato to your voice, as well as a "gender change" function that can make a low male voice sound like a female voice (or vice versa). Harmony intervals and vocoder melodies can be recorded in a sequencing track for automated playback – ideal for live performers and home recording artists alike.

Yamaha's Modular Synthesis Plug-in System is a revolutionary expansion system that adds a COMPLETE SYNTHESIZER or SOUND PROCESSING ENGINE to any Modular-Synthesis-Plug-in- compatible synthesizer. The PLG100 Standard Series, not only gives you new sounds, but also new synthesis architecture, new effects processors, extra polyphony and more. It's like placing an additional synthesizer or digital effects processor inside your existing keyboard but at a fraction of the cost.

Once a plug-in board is installed, you can directly access any of its voices and edit them from the front panel of the host synthesizer. You can also use a PC-based software editor (bundled with each plug-in board) to edit any of the voices in detail. Many voice parameters can be controlled by a MIDI sequencer, which enables you to record realtime edits, such as filter cutoff frequency and effect levels, for automated voice transformation during playback.

Note: Bundled editors are software plug-ins developed for XGworks sequencing software (Windows 95/98).

These plug-in boards offer high-quality voices and/or effects that are essential for any music genre. All PLG100 Series plug-in boards are compatible with Yamaha's XG format to ensure versatile music production.