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1. FRONTPANEL BACK PANEL PRESET SCREEN VOCALS BUTTON DEAD sis o be e Ur HARMONY SIYEE S per Re SETUP RA ere MODE e s No Vocals Smooth Shift Stepped Shift Chordal Smooth Scale Step Scale Notes Notes 4CH 5 2 Chorus Flanger Mono Delay Stereo Delay Ping Pong Delay Mono Tape Delay Stereo Tape Delay Ping Pong Tape Del Studio Reverb Chamber Reverb Club Reverb Hall Reverb Arena Reverb FX1 AND FX2 INPUTS COMPRESSOR EQ BUTTON ASSIGN iod tete ot e d EQU EQ2 LL idees LowShelf Band Boost Cut High Shelf Low Pass COMPRESSOR NOISE MIX BUTTON MAIN VOICE STEP BUTTON BROWSER BUTTONS OTHER BUTTONS BYPASS BUTTON HARMONY BUTTON ay VoicePrism User Manual Table of Contents UTILITY BUTTON s o Es IR DUE s 26 MIDI CONFIGURATION uyasha Feste Dosen a Re ti t 26 PREFERENCES VOD a DID ri SERE aetna 26 AUDIO bee de
2. Provides pitch corrected shifted fixed interval harmonies Chordal Chordal harmonies follow your voice to stay in tune with the chord currently being played on your keyboard To create harmonies you must input your song s chords as they occur via a MIDI keyboard or other controller Each chord consists of a chord root and type for example an A major 7th chord has as the root and major 7th as the type mode is handy when you want to play a keyboard and sing without worrying too much about which harmony note goes where as VoicePrism does all of the theoretical work for you Furnishes continuous harmony support on the input chord and intelligently shifts the harmony intervals to stay within range of the lead voice melody 13 Vocals Smooth Scale Step Scale Notes Notes 4CH VoicePrism User Manual ASSIGHICOMPRESSORIGATE EQIERe HARMONY SCALES ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN COMPPNG E amp i Foe EOTH HARM LEAD Point if you don t find that the scales we have cre ated fit your needs you can create your own custom scales on the vocal setup page LERD HREPADH YS TYLE SE TUP MODE SCALES STEPPED HARMONIES ARE SCALE RELATIVE TO LEAD UDICE HARMONY STEP SCALE LERD HREPADH YS TYLE SE HUDE HOTES HARMONIES ARE PITCHED ET HDI IHCBFHIH6G MIDI DATA HARMONY LERD HREPADH YS TYLE SE HUDE NOTES 4cH wy HARMONIES ARE PITCHED
3. 0 127 MIDI Channel parameter setting none 1 16 Global MIDI channel for all presets CC s and note information Dump Program nn MIDI Utility Function Dump Song MIDI Utility Function Dump All MIDI Utility Function Load Program none none Loads program into selected preset but does not write it in until the user saves the preset Load Song Loads song into selected song but does not write it until the user saves the song Load All noe MIDI Utility Function Load OS MIDI Utility Function B 1 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Function Basic Channel Mode Note Number Velocity After Touch Pitch Bender Control Change Program Change System Exclusive System Common System Real Time Aux Messages Notes Manufacturer Identifier for TC Helicon 00h O1h 38h Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 3 OMNI OFE POLY Transmitted Recognized X Oooo y ge dno KOKK KKK K K X COIN OD Drs on j aa Po REG EN i 3 X Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO Mode 4 OMNI OFE MONO B 2 VoicePrism User Manual Remarks memorized memorized Chord Root and type Key and Scale Notes mode Up to 12 semitones configurable Vibrato Depth Detune Harmony Level Lead Level Effect 1 Level Effect 2 Level Key amp Harmony Select Song Step Forward Song Step Backward Thickener Depth Vibrato Rate Scale mode Set Key Song Select Harmony
4. C THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN EXPOSED TO RAIN OR D THE PRODUCT DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE OPERATE NORMALLY OR EXHIBITS A MARKED CHANGE IN PERFORMANCE OR E THE PRODUCT HAS BEEN DROPPED OR THE ENCLOSURE DAMAGED 13 DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SERVICE THE PRODUCT BEYOND WHAT HAS BEEN DESCRIBED IN THE USER MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS ALL OTHER SERVICING SHOULD BE REFERRED TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL PRODUCT SAFETY AND CONFORMITY IMPORTANT FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UK THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOW ING CODE BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE AS THE COLOURS OF THE WIRES IN THE MAINS LEAD OF THIS APPARATUS MAY NOT CORRESPOND WITH THE COLOURED MARKINGS IDENTIFYING THE TERMINALS IN YOUR PLUG PROCEED AS FOLLOWS THE WIRE WHICH IS COLOURED BLUE MUST BE CON NECTED TO THE TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER N OR COLOURED BLACK THE WIRE WHICH IS COLOURED BROWN MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE TERMI NAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER L OR COLOURED RED UNDER NO CIRCUM STANCES MUST EITHER OF THE ABOVE WIRES BE CONNECTED TO THE EARTH TERMI NAL OF THE THREE PIN PLUG FOR CUSTOMERS IN CANADA THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS CET APPAREIL NUMERIQUE DE LA CLASSE B RESPECTE TOUTES LES EXIGENCES DU REGLEMENT SURE LE MATERIEL BROUILLER DU CANADA THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE PURSUANT TO PAR
5. amp 12 12 7 13 2 14 6 9 10 7 23 14 16 16 7 30 17 12 26 16 21 12 Appendix Index U Upgrade Utility V Version Vibrato Vocals Voice Mix 28 7 26 28 12 6 11 22 C 2 VoicePrism User Manual VoicePrism User Manual APPENDIX D GLOSSARY Attenuate Cents Chromatic Compressor Condenser Mic Decibel dB dBu dBV Decrement Detune Diatonic Dynamic Mic Effects FX Ess EQ Flange Formant Frequency Gete Harmony Increment Latch LCD Melody MIDI Modulate Appendix D Glossary to decrease the loudness of a signal or parts of a signal one one hundredth 1 100 of a semitone a scale that uses all 12 semitones an audio utility that attenuates any sound over a specified threshold level a type of microphone that requires electrical power If using a condenser micro phone activate the 48V front panel button to provide phantom power the unit for a ratio of two amounts of power using a logarithmic scale decibels referenced to 0 775 VRMS decibels referenced to 1 VRMS to convert dBV to dBu add 2 2dB to decrease by one see Increment to make slightly out of tune usually measured in cents or one hundredth of a semi tone an octave spanning eight note scale unaffected sound audio signal has not been changed performance quality microphones that do not require external power anything that changes the aud
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7. 15 48V turns phantom power On Off 4 HARMONY MIC ON STORE J 16 MIC ON switches the active input from UA the back panel LINE IN to the front panel MIC T gut input 17 PREVIEW can be set in UTILITY to initiate a demonstra tion of VoicePrism using an internal audio file or to provide a cue note based on current preset information 18 STORE accesses a menu that lets you rename modify and store presets No preset editing will be saved unless you go through the storing process 19 Headphone Level Knob controls headphone audio level 20 Headphone Jack plug your stereo headphones in here The amplifier will work with a wide variety of headphones 21 MIC plug your balanced microphone in here If you need phantom power press the 48V button 22 LEVEL KNOBS The LEVEL knobs set global adjustments of LEAD HARMONY EFFECTS and INPUT as opposed to the MIX button which allow you to save unique mix settings within each preset 867 6 Back Panel VoicePrism User Manual PANEL 1 Line Input TRS balanced audio input connects your line level audio input to VoicePrism through a 1 4 jack Line Input is the default audio input the front panel microphone is the audio input when the MIC ON button is illuminated 2 Aux In a TRS balanced auxiliary input for audio signals passing through VoicePrism s effects processors This is not used to create harmonies and does not have an input
8. AND CHROMATIC EXPLAINED 6 APPENDIX B MIDI eie S aia aya we NN B 1 VOICEPRISM MIDI SPECIFICATIONS RS B 1 MIDE IMPLEMENTATION Aaea E EE u les ac ba a NT a B 2 APPENDIX C INDEX eR a e UU RO SAU NUS C 1 APPENDIX D GLOSSARY D 1 APPENDIX E TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS E 1 Front Panel VoicePrism User Manual USER INTERFACE FRONT PANEL eU 1 0 et 9 0 1 Power Switch this turns VoicePrism On Off as indicated by front panel illumination When turned Off the VoicePrism is not completely disconnected from the mains VoicePrism starts up with your last settings and preset 2 Tab Arrows these scroll forward or back one menu page or preset You ll find them especially useful for navigating the multi page menus 3 Softknobs the softknob names and current settings are displayed on the LCD they will change depending on your menu Turning the softknobs will modify their settings Pushing the softknob until it clicks will access the softknob submenu if available In the softknob submenu twisting the associated softknob will scroll you through the list of parameters clicking again selects the highlighted parameter and kicks you out of the submenu In the top level preset window clicking the softknobs brings up a shortcut menu of factory preset configurations 4 LC
9. ET a MIDI PER CHRHHEL HARMONY HOTES 4CH Smooth Scale Scalic harmonies require key and scale information to be input at the beginning of the song in order to create harmonies Western songs are usually crafted around a single scale which is completely described by its key and the scale minor You can customize your scale to create different harmony notes for each input note using the SETUP menu scare is so named because it allows harmony notes to follow between bends through semitones creating a natural Blues style deliv ery This is the harmony mode where VoicePrism will make you shine but a bit of effort is required to pick out the correct key and scale Step Scale The harmonies are based on key and scale same as scare but are pitch cor rected Instead of gliding gradually from note to note as in smoot scare the harmony voices will move to the next correct note based on the pitch of the lead voice This means your harmony voices will always be on pitch even when your lead voice is between semitones Provides pitch corrected scalic harmonies Notes Manual Harmony pitches are determined by incoming MIDI notes You can sing or talk and as long as a MIDI note is held down your vocal will be mimicked pitched at those notes notes mode allows you to be very creative at producing harmonies Harmony voices can change pitches while you sing a held note or vice versa
10. Notice that addi tional softknob parameters become visible in certain presets this is because the VoicePrism recognizes the type of preset and allows you to change the musical infor mation required for your song Adjust the musical information softknobs to create a number of chords to step through in a Chordal preset or to introduce key changes in a Scale preset Once you have created a number of steps you can use the Step softknob to locate and edit individual steps that require further editing or deletion Make sure to press Store periodically during the process to save the sequence you ve created 23 Browser Buttons BROWSER BUTTONS VoicePrism User Manual The browser buttons allow vou to isolate onlv those presets that fall within one har monv mode This is verv useful when vou require onlv a scale preset for example and vou don t want to select all the intermediate manual chordal shift and effects presets during vour search The browser is activated when one of the harmonv stvle LED s in the browser row is lit When vou turn the data wheel the numbers in the numeric preset display will not increment sequentially but rather will jump skipping those presets which aren t applicable SHIFT fixed interval pitch shifting presets SCALE presets using intelligent key and scale based shifting MANUAL Notes presets that require a MIDI keyboard or controller to create harmony CHORDS for presets that intelligently interpre
11. Song Step decrements to the previous preset defined within a song PRESET Next Preset increments numerically to the next preset Preset 25 to Preset 26 PRESET Previous Preset decrements numerically to the previous preset Preset 26 to Preset 25 27 Utility Global MIDI Dump Restore Erase Version Upgrade VoicePrism User Manual GLOBAL GLOBAL mode allows you to retain a single set of dynamics EQ and effect types while you load different vocal harmony presets This is useful when you are satisfied with the effect processing in the current preset but you want to change harmony modes or humanizing styles that are saved with different presets When GLOBAL mode is turned on the FX lock icon will appear in the upper right hand corner of all presets to show that the dynamics EQ and effect types of the preset are overridden by the effects of the GLOBAL PRESET Choosing a GLOBAL PRESET applies only the above mentioned features dynamics Eq and effects of that preset to all presets Use softknobs to set MIDI dump parameters You can also send dumped infor mation back to the unit in order to restore previously dumped presets or songs P Mo EFFECT TYPES dip ETTINGS ARE AR FROM THE ACTIVE LOCAL PRESET one PRESET 1 DUMP PRESET twist the softknob to select individual or all presets for dumping PRESET SING DUMP SONG turn the softknob to select individual or all songs to be dum
12. and save a preset use STORE Lead shows audio path for lead voice Harmonv shows audio path for harmonv voices Scales this preset uses Scalic harmonv Kev Point softknob parameter assignments can be matched to what you change in that preset BARRY TONE LEAD This is the top level display showing important information about the current preset Comp EQ Modify the compressor EQ blocks and their inputs with COMP EQ page 23 Effects Set effects and inputs to each effects block using EFFECTS page 19 stale 2 72 H FHlIlHY SCALES Harmony Heads Indicate number of harmony voices and their gender Modify using VOCALS page 15 dg od uxo un SCALE HET SCHLE SQ ORD _ _ _D _ _ _FIBJHRJ Softknob Identifiers Twist the softknob to change the parameter value push and twist to change the parameter Editing is made quicker and easier because vou can access factorv libraries of con figurations for pre effects harmonies and post effects with the softknobs Detailed editing is possible of course and is described under the manual sections for each edit button You can reassign the softknobs to different parameters too Push to click the softknob in order to view the submenu twist to scroll through your choices and click again to make your selection The LCD will show the updated softknob parameter twisting the so
13. the lead note where the chromatic harmony would stay exactly 4 semitones a major 3rd above each note To recap we have three different harmony modes that use chromatic or diatonic scales Shifting which uses the chromatic 12 semitone scale changes the input pitch by a fixed number of semitones Chordal which uses the root third fifth and sometimes seventh of the many diatonic scales pitches the har mony voice to the closest note con tained within the chord Scalic which uses one of many dia tonic scales pitches the harmony voice to the nearest note contained within the scale Theory aside the best way to get great sound is to experiment with all of VoicePrism s possible harmony modes Not only will you develop a intuitive sonic sense of what works best where but by investigating different permutations and combinations you could discover some delightful sounds you might otherwise have missed Go forth Create harmony Have fun A 6 VoicePrism User Manual Appendix B MIDI APPENDIX B MIDI VOICEPRISM MIDI SPECIFICATIONS Name Default Value MIDI Message Default Range of Values parameter setting 1 0 127 Scaling factor which is applied to the current Vibrato Depth value A value of 0 corresponds to a scale factor of 0 while a value of 127 corresponds to a scale factor of 100 Detune 0 127 Scaling factor which is applied to the current Detune Amount value Harmonv Voice Level 0 127 Mapped to
14. three button footswitch by twisting the softknob under the button description VoicePrism is factory configured for a one button footswitch the Right button which is initially set to and the Left and Middle buttons are set to none If you change from a single button footswitch to a three button footswitch you can set useful functions to the Left and Middle buttons if you go back to a one button footswitch remember to set the Left and Middle but tons back to none Warning if the Left and Middle buttons are not set to none with a one button footswitch pressing the footswitch button will cause VoicePrism to behave unpredictably BASS ANTI TUNING EJEC GLOBAL RIGHT SINGLE BYPASS MOMENTARY SINGLE LEFT MIDDLE RIGHT MD more detailed description of each setting is shown the LCD Configuration choices are NONE pressing the footswitch button does nothing For a one button footswitch the Middle and Left buttons must be set to none MUTE MO Harmony Mute Momentary activates the harmony voices only while the button is pressed MUTE LC Harmony Mute Latched mutes the harmonies until the button is pressed again BYP MO Bypass Momentary bypasses VoicePrism while the button is pressed BYP LC Bypassed Latched bypasses VoicePrism until the button is pressed again SONG Next Song Step increments to the next preset defined within a song SONG Previous
15. 0Hz 16 3kHz sets the cutoff frequency of the high pass filter COMPRESSOR Compression helps keep vour vocals in the pocket of vour mix attenuating the louder parts so they don t drown out the quieter portions sort of like a sonic shock absorber that smooths out the bumps in your sound This can be a useful studio tool for leveling out small volume changes while recording tracks such as when the singer is moving relative to the microphone Once recorded compression can be used as a mixing tool to balance multiple tracks or adjust the dynamic range of a sin Point gle track you ll need to reduce your levels in Compressors attenuate the loudness of your signal over a specific threshold level by a a desired ratio For example if you set your threshold to 20dB and the ratio to 2 1 increases your volume an input signal of 16dB 4dB over the threshold would be reduced to a 18dB out put 2 dB over the threshold Higher ratios 10 1 20 1 put a hard limit on your sig nal keeping the level very close to your threshold Attack and release control the compressor s response in terms of the time it takes for the compressor to ramp up to full activation or ramp down to deactivate A longer response time helps promote a smooth flowing sound while a shorter duration will shift faster to accommodate quick level changes The attack time is usually shorter than the release time The LCD dis
16. D Display the most informative part of VoicePrism at the highest level this shows preset information in addition to the softknob libraries and controls Elsewhere the LCD provides menus where you can view your editable features particularly the softknob menus by click ing the softknobs and the softknob settings 5 Numeric Display displays the current preset number A delta dot in the bottom right corner shows that the preset or step sequence has been changed but not saved 6 Input Indicators these light up for the following input types LOCK illuminates to indicate pitch tracking MIDI lights up when MIDI messages are received 44 1 digital input received at 44 1kHz for use with the uparade card 48 digital input received at 48kHz for use with the upgrade card 7 Input Level LED Bar the LED s illuminate to indicate the input volume level from 30dB to OdB The red Ovf LED illuminates to indicate the level is too high and is being digitally clipped 8 Edit Buttons these 5 buttons jump you directly to your multi page edit menus Each button has its own section later in the manual that describes its menu screens and adjustable parameters thus only a very brief description is given here VOCALS accesses the editing screens for vocals EFFECTS accesses the editing screens for the two separate post effects blocks 6 VoicePrism User Manual Front Panel COMP EQ accesses the compressor EQ and gate editing screens MI
17. E 0 05Hz 5Hz modifies the modulation speed of the Chorus Flanger The flanger effect is produced by creating a short delay which is modulated to pro duce variations in pitch the difference between chorus and flanging is the feedback of the flanger and the duration of the modulated delay Flanging has that characteristic whooshing sound similar to a jet plane flying over head DEPTH Oms 10ms adjusts the modulation depth or intensity of the flanger RATE 0 05Hz 5Hz the modulation speed of the flanger REGEN 096 99 short for regeneration controls the feedback amount of the flanger Mono Delay An effect that delays the signal for a specific time Mono Delay is used to produce various echo like effects DELAY Oms 399ms sets the delay time REGEN 99 sets the number of echoes heard after the original sound At 99 you will hear a continuous loop that will build to bizarre levels 15 Effects Delav a Key Point Be careful of your relative level settings when adding FX It s a good practice to listen to the modified sound on its own AND within the mix VoicePrism User Manual Stereo Delay The stereo delay effect creates two separate delays one in the left channel and one in the right Stereo delay allows for greater delay control in each channel of the stereo mix LEFT DELAY 0 199ms sets the delay time of the left channel LEFT REGEN 0 99 adjusts the feedback of the
18. Hold Damper Presets All parameters accessible All or part of a preset All or part of a preset All or part of a preset Device Identifier for VoicePrism O1h VoicePrism User Manual APPENDIX C INDEX 48V 7 29 A Arena Reverb 17 Assign 19 B Band Boost Cut 19 Bypass Button 7 25 Bypass Mode 26 C Chamber Reverb 17 Chordal 13 A 3 Chords 7 26 Chorus 15 Chromatic 6 Club Reverb 17 Compressor 20 Compressor EQ 7 9 19 Copv Parameters 30 Custom Harmony 12 4 D Delay 15 16 Detune 12 Diatonic 6 Eee e Effects 6 7 9 15 EQ1 EQ2 19 F Flanger 15 Footswitch 27 FX1 FX2 15 18 G Gender 11 H Hall Reverb 17 Harmony 9 11 25 1 Help 7 29 High Pass 19 High Shelf 20 L LCD Contrast 26 Lead 11 Level Knobs 7 Lock 6 Low Pass 20 Low Shelf 19 M Main Mix Manual Mic On MIDI Configuration MIDI Implementation MIDI Specifications Mix Button 7 22 Mode Mono Delay Mono Tape Delay N Noise Gate Notes Manual Notes Manual 4CH O Ovf LED P Ping Pong Delay Ping Pong Tape Delay Preferences Preset Preview Preview Mode R Restore Erase Reverb S Scale Scalic Scoop Setup Shift Smooth Scale Softknobs Step Step Scale Stereo Delay Stereo Tape Delay Store Studio Reverb Style SysEx Filter T Tape Delay Threshold Timing 1 Appendix C Index 22 7 29 26 2 1 13 15 16 21 14 1 16 16 26 9 7 29 26 28 17 7
19. NOT OPERATE FOR LONG PERIOD OF TIME AT HIGH VOLUME OR AT AN UNCOMFORTABLE LEVEL IF YOU EXPERIENCE ANY HEARING LOSS OR RINGING IN THE EARS CONSULT AN AUDIOLOGIST 5 THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE LOCATED WITH SUFFICIENT AIR SPACE FOR PROPER VENTILATION 6 THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE LOCATED AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS HEAT REGISTERS OR OTHER HEAT PRODUCING PRODUCTS 7 CLEAN ONLY WITH A DAMP CLOTH BEFORE CLEANING THE UNIT TURN OFF THE POWER AND UNPLUG THE POWER CORD FROM THE OUTLET 8 THE POWER SUPPLY CORD OF THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED FROM THE WALL OUTLET DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG PERI ODS OF TIME 9 DO NOT DEFEAT THE SAFETY PURPOSE OF THE POLARIZED OR GROUNDING TYPE PLUG A POLARIZED PLUG HAS TWO BLADES WITH ONE WIDER THAN THE OTHER A GROUNDING TYPE PLUG HAS TWO BLADES AND A THIRD GROUNDING PRONG THE WIDE BLADE OR THE THIRD PRONG ARE PROVIDED FOR YOUR SAFETY IF THE PROVID ED PLUG DOES NOT FIT INTO YOUR OUTLET CONSULT AN ELECTRICIAN FOR REPLACE MENT OF THE OBSOLETE OUTLET 10 PROTECT THE POWER CORD FROM BEING WALKED ON OR PINCHED PARTICULARLY AT PLUGS CONVENIENCE RECEPTACLES AND THE POINT WHERE THEY EXIT FROM THE APPLIANCE 11 USE ONLY WITH ATTACHMENTS ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER 12 THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE SERVICED BY QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL WHEN A THE POWER SUPPLY CORD OR THE PLUG HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR B OBJECTS HAVE FALLEN OR LIQUIDS HAS BEEN SPILLED INTO THE PRODUCT OR
20. ORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT TO WHICH THE RECEIVER IS CONNECTED CONSULT A QUALIFIED DEALER OR AN EXPERIENCED RADIO TV TECHNICIAN FOR HELP THE USER MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING BOOKLET PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION HELPFUL HOW TO IDENTIFY AND RESOLVE RADIO TV INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS THIS BOOKLET IS AVAILABLE FROM THE US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE WASHINGTON DC 20402 USA STOCK NO 004 000 0034 4 CAUTION YOU ARE CAUTIONED THAT ANY CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED IN THIS MANUAL COULD VOID YOUR WARRANTY EMC DIRECTIVE 89 336 EEC EN 55103 1 2 PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD FOR AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VISUAL AND ENTERTAINMENT LIGHTNING EN 55022 CLASS B RADIATED AND CONDUCTED EMISSIONS EN61000 4 3 RADIATED IMMUNITY EN61000 4 6 CONDUCTED IMMUNITY EN61000 4 4 EFT BURST IMMUNITY EN61000 4 2 ESD IMMUNITY EN61000 4 11 VOLTAGE DIPS INTERRUPTIONS EN61000 4 5 SURGE IMMUNITY ISSUED IN VICTORIA SEPTEMBER 15 2000 BY FRED SPECKEEN CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER EUROPEAN CONTACT TC ELECTRONIC A S SINDALSVEJ 34 DK8240 RISSKOV DENMARK TEL 45 87427000 FAX 45 87427010 WEB HTTP WWW TCELECTRONIC COM SUPO065R1 4 VoicePrism User Manual Introduction INTRODUCTION Thank you for choosing VoicePrism This complete voice
21. OTH SHIFT S TYLE SE TUP PIDDE HARMONY STEP SHIFT HUDE CHORDS HARMONIES IH CHORDAL RELATION WITH LEAD UDCRL HARMONY CHORDAL The MODE Menu tab allows you to change the harmony modes in a particular preset Harmony and harmony modes are described in greater and more educational detail in Appendix A Harmony In this menu you can scroll through your possible harmo ny modes by turning any of the softknobs or the data wheel Your harmony mode selections are No Vocals Just what it says COMP EQ MIX and FX controls are valid but you have no harmo ny voices Smooth Shift Shifts chromatic harmonies in semitones relative to the lead voice This mode does n t make use of VoicePrism s intelligent harmony features Presets using Shift harmo ny contain unison and fixed semitone interval harmonies they do not require key or scale information suit is so named because it allows harmony notes to follow the lead voice smoothly between semitones Great for thickening up a vocal live recorded group or solo by adding slightly detuned unison for a richer lead and octave above and below for stronger octave doubling Stepped Shift Identical except that the harmony notes snap to the next semitone instead of smoothly graduating between semitones Thus your harmonies will be in pitch even when your lead voice is not
22. T 15 OF THE FCC RULES THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REASONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY TC HELICON TC IVL VENTURES INC A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN IVL TECHNOLOGIES LTD AND TC ELECTRONIC HEREBY DECLARES ON THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE FOLLOWING PRODUCT VOICEPRISM VOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSOR THAT IS COVERED BY THIS DECLARATION AND MARKED CE LABEL CONFORMS WITH THE FOLLOWING STANDARDS AS AMENDED BY CE MARKING DIRECTIVE 93 68 EEC LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE 73 23 EEC EN 60065 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINS OPERATED ELECTRONIC AND RELAT ED APPARATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR GENERAL USE UL 6500 SECOND EDITION STANDARD FOR AUDIO VIDEO AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT APPARATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD COMMERCIAL AND SIMILAR USE CAN CSA E60065 00 AUDIO VIDEO AND SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS IVL PART NUMBER THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS HOWEVER THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT INTERFERENCE WILL NOT OCCUR IN A PARTICULAR INSTALLATION IF THIS EQUIPMENT DOES CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO OR TELEVISION RECEPTION WHICH CAN BE DETERMINED BY TURNING THE EQUIPMENT ON AND OFF THE USER IS ENCOURAGED TO TRY TO CORRECT THE INTERFERENCE BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURES RE
23. VoicePrism VOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSOR USER S MANUAL CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE PAS OUA WARNIN O REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRI SHOCK DO NOT EXPOSE THIS EQUIPI TO RAIN OR MOI THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIAN GLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED DAN GEROUS VOLTAGE WITHIN THE PRODUCT S ENCLOSURE THAT MAY BE OF SUFFI CIENT MAGNITUDE TO CONSTITUTE A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK TO PERSONS THE EXCLAMATION POINT WITHIN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE IS INTENDED TO ALERT THE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF IMPORTANT OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE SERVICING INSTRUCTIONS IN THE LITERATURE ACCOMPANYING THE PRODUCT INSTRUCTIONS PERTAINING TO A RISK OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSON IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS READ AND SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS WARNING WHEN USING ELECTRICAL PRODUCTS BASIC PRECAUTIONS SHOULD ALWAYS BE TAKEN INCLUDING THE FOLLOWING 1 READ ALL THE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE USING THE PRODUCT 2 DO NOT USE THIS PRODUCT NEAR WATER FOR EXAMPLE NEAR A BATHTUB WASHBOWL KITCHEN SINK IN A WET BASEMENT OR NEAR A SWIMMING POOL 3 THIS PRODUCT SHOULD BE USED ONLY WITH A CART OR STAND THAT IS RECOMMENDED BY THE MANUFACTURER 4 THIS PRODUCT EITHER ALONE OR IN COMBINATION WITH AN AMPLIFIER AND HEADPHONES OR SPEAKERS MAY BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING SOUND LEVELS THAT COULD CAUSE PERMANENT HEARING LOSS DO
24. X accesses the editing screens to set mix levels within that particular preset The LEVEL knobs located on the front panel are for altering the levels globally for all presets STEP allows you to create an ordered group of presets that you can step through either manually or by footswitch 9 Data Wheel at the highest level this scrolls through the available presets 10 Browser Buttons these allow you to view presets of a single harmony type This is a great feature if you know you want a particular type of preset but don t know exactly which one SHIFT fixed interval pitch shifting presets SCALE presets using intelligent key and scale based shifting MANUAL requires a MIDI keyboard to create harmony CHORDS also requires a keyboard has intelligence that interprets chords and follows your lead voice EFFECTS presets without harmony voices 11 BYPASS while this button is illuminated all VoicePrism processing is bypassed 12 HARMONY this button turns all harmonies On Off without affecting the rest of your mix 13 UTILITY accesses screens to edit MIDI parameters audio preferences footswitch configura tion and other useful features et eee 14 HELP accesses a context sensitive help screen on peat the LCD Use data wheel to scroll through the entire help message the tab arrows to p BYPASS UTILITY 48V PREVIEW change topics Pressing HELP again makes i the message away
25. Y STYLE HARMONY HOTES SCALE EDIT CUSTOM SCALE 9 PORTA 4 The SETUP menu allows you to set the musical attributes of the current preset giving you different adjustable parameters depending on the harmony mode you have set The exception is PORTAMENTO which is available in every harmony mode The display shows you the harmony notes that are assigned to the input pitch dis played You can edit these harmony notes see below The 1 and 2 above the harmony pitch notes show if the note is offset one or two octaves No changes will be saved unless you go through the STORE process The MODE section gives further details on the adjustable parameters in a preset the only variable parameter is PORTAMENTO scale in scare presets you can choose from several scales or define the exact harmony notes for each note you sing with the EDIT SCALE softknob to create custom harmo ny Click EDIT SCALE to toggle through the pitch notes twist to change the high lighted note for harmonies pitched to incoming MIDI you can modify the ATTACK TIME and RELEASE TIME and toggle VELOCITY sensitivity On Off in chordal harmony presets you can alter the key e g A and chord type e g major 125 VoicePrism User Manual Vocals Smooth Shift Stepped Shift Chordal LERD HREPADH YS TYLE SE H DE SHIFT SMOOTH HARMONIES ARE SEMITONE RELATIVE TO LEAD UDICE HARMONY SMO
26. You can also sing an ascending arpeggio with harmonies descending You can make the harmony voices sound more natural by adjusting ATTACK RELEASE and VELOCITY in the SETUP menu For details on how to set up MIDI channels do MIDI dumps and so on read the UTILITY section or press the UTILITY button and toggle to the MIDI menu tabs MIDI CC s are listed in Appendix B MIDI Creates harmonies based on a single MIDI channel Notes Manual 4CH Each harmony voice is controlled by a single note on a single MIDI channel A varia tion of notes mode notes 4cH overcomes the automatic voice allocation that causes panned voices to jump back and forth in the stereo field when playing chords When you want ultimate control of your harmonies to weave melodies and counter melodies around your lead voice this is the harmony mode of choice For 4 channel mode VoicePrism uses your selected input MIDI channel UTILITY button MIDI menu and the next 3 consecutive channels wrapping at 16 For example if your selected channel is 15 then in 4 channel mode it will use channels 15 16 1 2 Be cautious dedicated MIDI channels like channel 10 for drums can be inadvertently assigned as a harmony voice channel if you select 7 8 9 or 10 as your MIDI input channel Gives each harmony voice a separate channel for MIDI control 14 VoicePrism User Manual Effects Chorus Flanger Delav EFFECTS BUTTON As with the VOCALS button the EFFECTS butto
27. ange the current preset or power off the machine before saving Vocals Lead amp Harmonv This is the heart of VoicePrism where vou can fatten up vour voice and create qor geous harmonies without having to placate a backup group or multitrack your voice We have already programmed a sizable quantity of presets available at the spin of the data wheel You can use these as they are or edit them to suit yourself You access the following menus by pressing VOCALS and paging left and right with the tab arrows Twisting the softknobs will change the settings for the lead voice No submenus are available so pressing the softknobs does nothing THICKEN DEPTH 5Ocents modifies the lead voice to make it sound fuller THICKEN LEVEL OFF OdB sets the loudness of the detuned lead voice LEAD PAN 100 Left 100 Right sets the lead voice pan LEAD LEVEL OFF OdB sets the level of the lead voice This is reflected in the set tings of the MAIN MIX menu accessed by the MIX button page 26 HARMONY gt 0dB is maximum volume Kev Point Here is where vou configure the harmonv settings for each harmonv voice The soft knob under each harmonv head tweaks the selected parameter for that harmonv voice Press anv of the softknobs to view the submenu of harmonv voice parame ters as shown in the graphic to the left Twisting the same softknob scrolls up and down the list click again to select ON OFF twisting the s
28. any par ticular key or scale These are pure parallel harmonies The most common shift har mony voices are the 5th 7 semitones and octave 12 semitones ranging from two octaves below the input to two octaves above the input pitch The C Major scale showing third above chromatic scale har mony as used in VoicePrism s SMOOTH SHIFT and STEPPED SHIFT harmo lt A E C D E F Black lead modes Grav harmonv VoicePrism has two harmony modes based on this type of harmony steppen and SMOOTH SHIFT SMOOTH allows the harmony voices to follow your input pitch errors and all whereas steprep sur jumps to the next appropriate semitone kind of like pitch correction on the shifted voice A 2 86 VoicePrism User Manual Appendix A Harmonv CHORDAL CHORD HARMONY MODE Chordal harmonies take your chord information to create intelligent diatonic har monies based on your voice To make Chordal harmonies VoicePrism requires you to input different chord information via MIDI for every chord in the song Chord information consists of the chord root which determines the octave setting and the chord type which sets the 3rd 5th and sometimes 7th above voices or the 4th 6th and sometimes 8th below voices Chordal harmonies are intelligent because they decipher the chord you re playing and the note you re singing to produce musically pleasing harmony The subsequent illustration shows th
29. audible echo duration HIGH DAMP 9 attenuates undesirable high frequencies ROLLOFF 500Hz flat helps get rid of booming mid range tones Club Reverb Sounds like the acoustics you would get in a club without the cover charge Imitates the reverb you d get playing live at a club PRE DELAY 199ms sets the length of time before the reverb begins DECAY TIME 0 5 3sec sets the decay audible echo duration HIGH DAMP 9 attenuates undesirable high frequencies ROLLOFF 500Hz flat helps get rid of booming mid range tones Hall Reverb Provides the natural reverberations you would get in a performance hall good for slower songs and a long delay time setting Provides concert hall acoustics PRE DELAY 1991 sets the length of time before the reverb begins DECAY TIME 1 5 4sec sets the decay audible echo duration HIGH DAMP 9 attenuates undesirable high frequencies ROLLOFF 500Hz flat helps get rid of booming mid range tones Arena Reverb Provides large canyon type reverberations for a spacey texture Gives your audio that big arena feel PRE DELAY 199ms sets the length of time before the reverb begins DECAY TIME 2 20sec sets the decay audible echo time HIGH DAMP 0 9 attenuates undesirable high frequencies ROLLOFF 500Hz flat helps get rid of booming mid range tones 8 17 Effects 1 and 2 Inputs VoicePrism User Manua
30. channel system has a great selection of the traditional voice processing tools plus some new features our gurus dreamed up such as configurable compression and EQ effects block four voice harmony which lets you tweak the human characteristics of each indi vidual voice lead voice doubling over and above the four voice harmony two separate blocks of effects including Flanger Reverb Chorus and Delays You can view edit and save these to a preset using our intuitive user interface with relevant information and user controls helpfully displayed on the large LCD screen We have also pre programmed 128 presets to help get you started and show the range of what VoicePrism can do We have tried to organize this manual for quick reference based on VoicePrism s user interface The table of contents will help you decide where to start reading the index provides a listing of key words and there is a glossary to explain the more technical terms for the neophytes Text conventions are simple Bold all capitals FRONT PANEL BUTTON AND KNOB CONTROL NAMES Underlines all capitals MENUS ACCESSED BY PRESSING THE FRONT PANEL BUTTONS Italic all capitals CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS ASSIGNED TO THE SOFTKNOBS Underline small capitals PARAMETER SETTINGS TWIST SOFTKNOBS TO MODIFY Table of Contents VoicePrism User Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION TABLE OF CONTENTS USER INTERFACE
31. croll the text Pressing HELP again will remove the help window Pressing the left and right tab arrows will move you between help topics Turns 48V phantom power On Off Phantom power provides electrical power to your condenser microphones through a standard microphone audio cable There is a brief two second delay when phantom power is engaged Most condenser micro phones are designed to take 48VDC phantom power but be sure to confirm the requirements for your device before using it with VoicePrism Phantom power is usually safe to use with dynamic microphones but unbalanced microphones and other electronic equipment can short out and get damaged so please check the manufacturer s specifications When this button is lit the microphone input is your lead voice audio source other wise the line input from the 1 4 jacks on the back is the default audio source Push MIC ON when your microphone is turned on and everything should be working but for some reason you just aren t getting an audio input PREVIEW BUTTON HEART WET EST AUDIO QUALITY SET THE EL MID RANGE VALUES TE T 0 REQUE A SCALE PRESET T HARMONIES ARE BASED A REY AND SCALE AMEN Key Point your cue note can come on at full volume depending on your Level and Input knob settings m V PREVIEW has two completely separate functions depending on what mode you ve selected u
32. d eter er e cun p aa area Qd 27 FOOTSWIICH Eadcm ess eme h der bt s aula 27 GLOBAL asb uy paha OOV toten indican ndo ditam ddr bot Ws 28 MIDUDUMP Lor cobi saisie aet is usce p uqa a aset depend 28 RESTORE ERASE edo dale dp dea k URIS ge SIMA ideni d 28 petuo di o a eese eset 28 UPGRADE dabei aris Urdu uot 28 HELP BUTTON ond ipa ya oh hake bb ere ope aep dg 29 BOW BUTTON eu ien dp Desin oaa i pO ped an ape pdt EATE ETE do 29 MICON BUTTON od oc eser ERAN ERR tef a Ed 29 PREVIEW BUTTON a 29 STORE BUTTON sama Suede HOE Siri AS 30 od dae Rer Pa eh 30 PARAMETERS COPY 30 WRAP UP REO SEED ama qund watuna do dn teca Sy CAO 31 APPENDIX HARMONY 1 NONE A us aM 1 NOTES MANUAL HARMONY MODES Ss od ES PESO ARCU E APER eaten 1 SHIFT HARMONY MODES RO SHUT LONE SUP Dd UA ES 2 CHORDAE CHORD HARMONY PERO O And eed o e as SCALIC SCALE HARMONY MODES zur ae Cn Phot Gack CPV OR eL ree ks 4 DIATONIC
33. d when the sound produced by tape delay reverberating alternate ly between left amp right channels of the stereo field Like Ping Pong Delay but with longer delay times and rolled off high end to mimic the classic tape delay sound LEFT DELAY 0 399ms sets the delay time of the left channel RIGHT OFFSET 0 399m sets the delay time of the right channel REGEN 99 sets the amount of regeneration 16 VoicePrism User Manual Kev Point reverb effects are only available in FX2 Key Point check your reverb levels by listening and then abruptly shutting the reverb off This gives you a better idea of how much effect you re adding Effects Reverb Studio Reverb Gives your sound the feel of a small bright room where the higher frequencies are highlighted useful for increasing clarity in live spaces where those high frequencies get lost Small bright room best used with a short delay PRE DELAY 199 sets the length of time before the reverb begins DECAY TIME 0 1 1sec sets the decay audible echo duration HIGH DAMP 9 attenuates undesirable high frequencies ROLLOFF 500Hz flat helps get rid of booming mid range tones Chamber Reverb A larger version of the studio this reverb works well for medium tempo songs Larger bright room for medium tempo songs PRE DELAY 199ms sets the length of time before the reverb begins DECAY TIME 0 2 2sec sets the decay
34. duct Our goal is to continue to provide you with revolutionary voice processing products The TC Helicon VoicePrism Plus Expansion Card will soon be available for assembly into your VoicePrism unit It will feature IVL VocalModeling Lead Voice Processing TC Electronic Comp EQ and Effects 24bit AES EBU S PDIF Digital I O Bookmark our website at www tchelicon com and check it often to learn more about the VoicePrism Expansion Card and other upcoming products You will also find a growing number of audio clips FAQ s and a host of other helpful information Get free stuff Send us an audio file or recording of your interesting and unique VoicePrism output Every month we select our favourites and send t shirts or other TC Helicon merchandise to those creative individuals as well as putting anything particularly good up on our website for all to enjoy We are always looking for beta testers and other advisors so please feel free to introduce yourself and make com ments TC Helicon Vocal Technologies www tc helicon com info tc helicon com 31 VoicePrism User Manual Appendix A Harmonv APPENDIX A HARMONY Here s where we can go into a little more depth about harmonies for those of you who would like to pick up a few extra tips on how to sound better or just impress people at cocktail parties We ve tried to keep it practical with a bit more of a description of VoicePrism s harmony types VoicePrism has eight dif
35. e THD Frequency Response Crosstalk Analog Outputs Connectors Impedance Max Output Level D to A Conversion Analog Through Dynamic Range THD Frequency Response Crosstalk EMC Safety Environment Control Interface Power Mains Voltage Power Consumption Fuses General Finish Display Dimensions Weight Warranty Parts and Labour Technical Specifications APPENDIX E TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS RCA Phono S PDIF 24 bit 44 1kHz 20Hz 20kHz XLR Balanced pin 2 hot TRS 1 4 28 kOhms 21dBu 24 bits 100dB dynamic range A weighted 44 1kHz sampling rate 100dB A weighted 0 0026 1kHz A weighted 10Hz 12kHz 0 8dB 2dB 20kHz 105dB 1kHz TRS 1 4 60 Ohms 21 dBu 24 bits 100dB dynamic range A weighted 44 1kHz sampling rate 100dB A weighted 0 007 1kHz 10Hz 12kHz 0 8dB 2dB 20kHz 105dB 1kHz Complies with EN 55103 1 2 ENS 5022 Class B EN61000 4 2 3 4 5 6 11 Certified to EN 60065 CAN CSA E60065 00 UL 6500 Max Operating Temperature 50 degree Celsius 122 degrees Fahrenheit Min Storage Temperature 25 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Fahrenheit MIDI In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN GPI Pedal 1 4 Stereo Jack 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz 40W 250V 500mA Slow Blow North America and Japan 250V 500mA Time Lag Europe and United Kingdom Powdercoat Electro Galvanized Steel ABS Plastic Bezel Knobs and Buttons 128 x 64 Graphics LCD 19
36. e s gender charac teristics while the curved lines show relative loudness and panning gt CA 8 66 LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL LEVEL 10 dE dB dE dE 22 VoicePrism User Manual STEP BUTTON AMAZING BRRGE SONG 1 PRESET CHOIR Key Point configure your footswitch buttons in the menu under the utility button Point a delta dot appears in the bottom right corner of the numerical displav to indicate if vou ve modified but not saved the step sequence Step Button The step feature allows you to control your VoicePrism with a footswitch This is helpful if you do not use a MIDI sequencer during performances You can pre pro gram a sequence of events and step forwards and backwards through them as need ed This feature also allows you to remain in one preset throughout a sequence of footswitch steps while changing only the musical information i e chord root and type in chordal presets and key and scale in scalic presets Step mode is best used with a three button footswitch This will allow you to step for ward and back in the sequence as well as muting the harmonies or bypassing when necessary To create a sequence of steps first load a blank song using the data wheel You add new steps by pressing any softknob and selecting Insert This creates a new line on which you can set a preset to load at that step Turning the softknob below the Preset parameter selects presets
37. e harmony notes for the C major scale with a voicing selection of a C major chord and a single third above harmony voice Root C 3rd E 5th G E E The C Major scale showing third above diatonic chordal harmonv as used in VoicePrism s harmony mode D F i Black lead Grav harmonv You might have noticed that the harmony notes cover more than one input note or that each input note didn t have a unique harmony note For instance C and D both have E as the 3rd above E and F share and so on This gives a more stepped sound to the harmony as the changes are both greater in magnitude and less fre quent than the previously discussed shift type harmonies for instance The following lists the chords for an input note of C Maj C E G Maj6 C E G A Maj7 C E G B Maj7sus4 C F G B Min Eb G Min6 C Eb G A Min7 C Eb G Bb Min7b5 C Eb Gb Bb Dim C Eb Gb Dim7 C Eb Gb Bbb equivalent to A Dom7 C E G Bb Dom7b5 C E Gb Bb Aug C E Auq7 C E Bb Sus C F G Sus2 C D G Sus7 C F G Bb A 3 Appendix Harmonv VoicePrism User Manual SCALIC SCALE HARMONY MODES Scalic harmonies use key and scale information to create musically correct dia tonic harmonies Most popular music uses a single scale so you only have to input the information at the beginning of your song Scalic harmonies are more dynam ic than the chordal harmonies because there are unique harmony notes for eac
38. er when the harmony voices join the lead voice the same way real voices are not perfectly synchronized TIMING RANDOM On Off assigns random delay values to each of the four voices each time a new note is sung The delay amount will be between Oms and the TIM ING DELAY you have selected DETUNE AMOUNT 50 50cents use the softknobs to set the detune variance of each harmony voice This gives a more realistic sound as actual voices are never perfectly on pitch DETUNE RANDOM On Off assigns a random detune value to each of the four voices each time a new note is sung The detune amount will be between Ocents and the DETUNE AMOUNT you have selected SCOOP DEPTH 0 900cents singers often start a note below the final pitch then rise into it The softknobs assign the scoop depth for each harmony voice or the starting offset in cents of the harmony voice from the correct pitch SCOOP RANDOM 0 100 sets how often notes will have scooping applied SCOOP RATE Slow Fast 10 sets how quickly the harmony voice corrects pitch from its initial pitch offset VIBRATO DEPTH 0 100cents the softknobs set the vibrato depth for the harmony voices in cents VIBRATO DELAY O 2 5sec determines when vibrato is applied from the beginning of a new note VIBRATO RATE None OHz 12 7Hz allows you to set the vibrato rate for each voice in O 1Hz increments LEAD INPUT 1 1 cea HARMON
39. ferent harmony modes which simplify into five unique methods of creating harmony Once we get into describing the more complex har e o 2 c DE F monv modes we ll be showing vou examples based on the C major scale If vou are unfamiliar with this scale we ve shown C major here No harmony voices just compressor EQ and effects Not really harmony but we ve mentioned it for the sake of completeness NOTES MANUAL HARMONY MODES You provide VoicePrism with MIDI note information to determine the pitch of the harmony voices copy of the input audio is then shifted to that pitch VoicePrism has two Manual Notes harmony modes single and 4 channel 4 4 allows you to send 4 channels of MIDI information one for each individual harmony voice This is the most direct and flexible way of creating harmonies allowing you to weave complex melodies and counter harmonies irrespective of your lead vocal A 1 Appendix A Harmonv VoicePrism User Manual SHIFT HARMONY MODES Also known as Fixed Interval this takes the pitch of your lead voice and creates harmonies a set number of semitones away based on that pitch The method of cre ating harmonies using a fixed number of semitones relative to an input note or pitch is called chromatic harmony the theory of which we ll ao into later We con sider shifting to be non intelligent harmony because VoicePrism is not set to
40. ftknob will modify the setting Consider the left hand screenshot as an illustrative example The third softknob is set to control the GENDER parameter and the current setting is mate mate is a particular library configuration of the harmony voices in this case four big guys If you go into the editable parameters and change the settings the GENDER parameter will read cus to warn you that you are no longer using a factory library setting You can use these libraries to jump from a flange effect to a chorus effect a mid range boost to a low band cut and waffle between different scoops genders vibratos and more with the mere push click and twist of a softknob Preset Screen VoicePrism User Manual Your potential softknob parameters are NONE renders your softknob useless to stop anyone from accidentally changing parameters The LCD is blank where the softknob name would be KEY ROOT modifies the preset key in Scale harmony mode or the root in Chordal mode SCALE CHORD changes the preset scale in Scalic harmony mode or the chord in Chordal mode PORTA alters the Portamento setting THICKEN controls Thickening loudness the level of the doubled lead voice The following are parameter libraries each containing factory standard settings GENDER DETUNE VIBRATO SCOOP TIMING FX1 LIB LIB 1 LIB EQ2 LIB COMP NG 10 VoicePrism User Manual VOCALS BUTTON Kev Point vour modifications will be lost if vou ch
41. h input note The subsequent illustration shows the harmony notes for the C major scale with a voicing selection of a C major scale and a single third above harmony voice The C Major scale showing third above diatonic scalic harmony as used in VoicePrism s 5 and Scar harmony modes o A z C D E Black lead Grav harmonv You can see that the Scalic harmonies are intelligent and closelv follow vour lead voice for a tighter sound VoicePrism has two harmony modes based on this type of harmony scare and SMOOTH SCALE SMOOTH scare allows the harmony voices to follow your input pitch errors and all whereas scatE jumps to the next scalic harmony note kind of like pitch correction on the harmony voice VoicePrism has five preprogrammed scales three major three minor and one cus tom Use the following process if you truly want to create a custom scale to view the harmony notes for each and every input and harmony note for your custom harmo ny scale Select a scalic preset Press VOCALS Tab over to the SETUP menu Click the EDIT SCALE softknob until you have selected the input note Twist the EDIT SCALE softknob to scroll through the different input notes You ll see the harmony notes change as the input note changes This is also where you can modify the scale for any incorrect harmony voices provided you know the input note In the beginning
42. io signal from one sound to another alters the signal from dry to wet See sibilant equalization an audio utility that uses filters to change the frequency response of the unit an effect that creates a short modulated delay that makes a characteristic whoosh ing sound similar to a jet airplane passing overhead group of harmonics that define the characteristics inherent to a note to fabricate an insect The pitch of an audio signal 440Hz is the pitch for A noise gate an audio utility that removes sounds below a specified threshold notes pitched above or below the melody in a musically pleasing fashion to increase by one see Decrement a toggle switch which stays on until it is toggled off opposite of Momentary Liquid Crystal Display a rhythmic succession of single tones organized as an aesthetic whole Musical Instrument Digital Interface to change the frequency or pitch D 1 Appendix D Glossary Momentary Ovf Overflow Pan Parameter Phantom Power Ping Pong Pitch Pitch Recognition Portamento Preset Regeneration Reverb Scoop Semitone Sibilant SysEx Thicken Timing TRS Vibrato Wet VoicePrism User Manual a toggle switch which is only on while pressed a condition that introduces distortion into an audio signal relative loudness in stereo left and right channels that provides the spatial location of the sound Also a Greek god of pastures fl
43. it might be better to try all the scales to see if one of the other factory scales might work gas we mo ps It is also tricky to pick out the key in some songs example is Sweet Home Alabama Listening you might think this song is in the key of D as that s the first chord but the harmonies actually work best in the key of try running the song through VoicePrism to hear for yourself Setting the scale can also take a bit of practice for songs centered around the third or root of the scale it might not sound like there s any noticeable differences between the three major or three minor scales This is because your song doesn t hit any of the scale s altered notes A melody centered around the fifth of the scale such as B in the key of E highlights the differences between the scales Try the Sha Lala Lala La Tee Daa chorus of Van Morrison s Brown Eyed Girl key E scale major 3rd above voicing with each major scale to hear the audible difference between them For the minor scales Santana s Evil Ways key scale minor 3rd above voicing highlights the differences between the three minor scales amp A 4 VoicePrism User Manual Appendix A Harmonv The following table illustrates the third and fifth above for a given input note to illus trate the differences between the six different scales nc means no change in that the harmonv voice will simplv keep on its previous pitch until the
44. l FX1 AND FX2 INPUTS IHPUTS FFZ INPUTS INPUTS TO CHORUS LEAD HARMONY AUR 10 dE OFF OFF INPUTS IHPUTS TO HALL REUERE OO 0 a LEAD HARMONY AUR FELII 9 dE 3 dB OFF OFF l Kev Point to get anv effect sounds the input levels must be configured properlv This menu allows vou to choose which input is routed to each of the two FX blocks Use the tab kevs to go back and forth between the two menus and the softknobs to set the input voices and levels to FX1 and FX2 The EX2 INPUTS menu has an addi tional level which allows you to set the output of FX1 as an input to FX2 When the level is set to anything other than off the audio path sketch on the preset will show a line from that voice to that effect If you have an auxiliary source you can set its rela tive wet levels in these menu tabs as well The level setting range is the same for all input sources Off 30dB to Odb Please note that output levels can be adjusted in the pages under the MIX button 18 VoicePrism User Manual Compressor EQ Assign EQ1 EQ2 COMPRESSOR EQ BUTTON i Kev Point when working with both EQ s in series use complimentary settings to avoid boosting a frequency you re cutting somewhere else The COMP EQ button accesses the menus related to the compressor gate equalizers and the input assignments thereof These dynamics processors help clean up your audio signal by smoothing volume level
45. lead voice pitch chanqes to a non nc note For complete voicing information see our website at www tc helicon com Lead Voice C CZ D Eb E F FZ G GZ A Bb B MAJ1 3rd Above E nc F nc G A nc D 5th Above nc nc nc F MAJ2 3rd above nc nc G A nc nc C D D S oe E ER EE eee MAJ3 3rd above Bb D mass MIN1 3rd above Eb Ab Bb nc MIN2 3rd above Eb nc F G nc A nc Bb C C D nc MIN3 3rd above Eb nc F G nc Ab nc B C C D A 5 Diatonic and Chromatic VoicePrism User Manual DIATONIC AND CHROMATIC EXPLAINED C D F G A We ve described scalic and chordal harmonies as diatonic and shift harmonies as chromatic but what do those words mean Look at a piano keyboard Between middle and the next C there are twelve keys 7 white keys and 5 black keys Each of those keys are pitched one semitone apart for a total of you guessed it 12 semitones The chromatic scale uses all twelve semitone notes opposed to the diatonic scales Thus there is only one chromatic scale but 12 each of the major minor etc diatonic scales C major C major D major etc Most of us have grown up hearing the traditional doh ray me fah so la tee doh diatonic scale so that harmonies based on the diatonic scale sound correct What does this mean harmony wise Diatonic scale harmonies can only use notes within specified scale or chord so a third above harmony voice actually varies between 3 and four semitones above
46. left channel RIGHT DELAY 0 199ms sets the delay time of the right channel RiGHT REGEN 99 adjusts the feedback of the right channel Ping Pong Delay As the name implies ping pong delay produces an echo which bounces between the left and right channels of a stereo signal Ping pong delay is used as a particular back and forth effect on instruments amp vocals LEFT DELAY 199ms sets the left delay time RIGHT OFFSET 0 1991 sets the right delay time REGEN 0 99 sets the regeneration amount from left to right Mono Tape Delay Before digital audio technology time delay was achieved by feeding the signal from the playback head of a tape recorder to its own record head Tape delay is used to re create this particular style of effect on instruments or vocals DELAY Oms 799ms sets the delay time REGEN 99 sets the regeneration amount Stereo Tape Delay This variant of the classic tape delay produces this effect through both stereo chan nels with separate time and feedback for each channel Stereo tape delay allows broader control of the effect to attain more complex delay variations LEFT DELAY 0 399ms sets the delay time of the left channel LEFT REGEN 0 9996 adjusts the feedback of the left channel RIGHT DELAY 399ms sets the delay time of the right channel RIGHT REGEN 99 adjusts the feedback of the right channel Ping Pong Tape Delay An effect produce
47. level adjust ment or input level metering but is dependent on the In Gain switch setting of 4dBu or 10dBV 3 In Gain configures VoicePrism s line audio and aux input sensitivity 4dBu in the out posi tion or 10dBV when pressed in 4 Left Out TRS balanced audio output Use this for mono output 5 Right Out TRS balanced audio output 6 Digital Output S PDIF format digital output 44 1kHz standard 7 Footswitch VoicePrism can be configured to use a 1 or 3 button footswitch You can set the number of buttons and assign button functions in the FOOTSWITCH menu accessed by push ing the UTILITY button 8 MIDI In connect the MIDI Out of your keyboard or sequencer here to send MIDI to VoicePrism VoicePrism defaults to receiving on MIDI channel one For details regarding MIDI parameters please read the UTILITY section of this manual 9 MIDI Thru transmits a copy of any information received by MIDI In for convenience in daisy chaining your MIDI devices 10 MIDI Out used to transmit user selected MIDI dumps Refer to UTILITY MIDI menus for further information 11 Power Entry use the standard IEC connector power cord supplied with your unit and plug in 12 TC Helicon VoicePrism Plus Expansion Card this little piece of real estate is reserved for an upgrade card and provides a brief description of some of its cool features just to whet your appetite VoicePrism User Manual Preset Screen PRESET SCREEN Preset Name to rename
48. modifier Lead Voice Level 0 127 Override same as harmony level Effect 1 Level 14 0 127 Override as per other levels Effect 2 Level CC 15 0 127 Override as per other levels Scale Select CC 16 0 6 Selects library scale 0 5 or Custom scale 6 Song Step Forward CC 17 0 63 off 64 127 Forward 1 step Song Step Backward CC 18 0 63 off 64 127 Backward 1 step Thickener Depth parameter setting 19 0 50 Overrides Thickener intensity until program change is received Vibrato Rate parameter setting 20 0 127 Overrides Vibrato Rate until program change is received Scale Mode Set Key On Off off 21 0 63 off 64 127 Enables chord recognition for Scale type and key major or minor chord played in octave 1 2 or 3 sets scale to Major or Minor 1 2 and 3 A major or minor scale in any other octave sets the scale to Custom Song Select gt CRR 0 49 selects song number if in song mode Damper Pedal off CC 64 Harmony Hold Damper message will sustain last chord in before note off message Harmony Key Scale select Notes none Note Numbers Chords mode notes would trigger chord recogni tion Scalic mode if Scale Mode Set key is on the notes would trigger chord recognition for scale type and keyNotes trigger appropriate voices Pitch Bend p Esse User must be able to select range in MIDI Utilities Window from 0 to 12 this is a Global control Program Change Progra Change
49. n allows you to modify two post effects blocks FX for short You can select effects and adjust their parameters in the menu tabs for FX1 and FX2 The input menu tabs allow you to set lead harmony or auxiliary inputs to different effects or send FX1 as an input to FX2 The effects path and effects are displayed on the LCD as part of the preset information 1 FX2 gt Kev Point FX tend to sound wetter through headphones gt Kev Point be careful using flange heavilv in live performances it can cause feed back Key Point try to pick vocal effects that are com plimentary to those of the instru ments These menu tabs let you select an effect from a list of possible effects and modify its parameters Click any of the softknobs to display the effects list or scroll through the effects using the data wheel Effects and their adjustable parameters are listed below note that Reverbs are only available through the FX2 menu Chorus The Chorus effect is created by a short delay that modulates the input audio to pro duce variations in pitch These pitch changes are blended back into the original sound to make a single instrument sound like there are actually several identical instruments being played simultaneously Applications range from instrumental to vocal usually to obtain a thickened more textured sound DEPTH Oms 10ms adjusts modulation depth in milliseconds Also known as intensity RAT
50. nder PREVIEW MODE in the PREFERENCES menu tab which you access by pressing the UTILITY button If demo is selected pressing the preview button will play a short vocal demonstration that shows off VoicePrism s features The LCD shows the preset name a short description of the preset and a sound clip These audio samples are provided so you can hear and tour VoicePrism without having to sing into it yourself Selecting and pressing PREVIEW will provide a starting note that is sensitive to the key or root chord of the current preset UTILITY button PREFERENCES menu tab PREVIEW MODE softknob select cue pemo 29 Store Store Parameters VoicePrism User Manual STORE BUTTON Pressing the STORE button gives vou two menu tabs STORE and PARAMETERS COPY Kev Point press the Store To softknob to store the preset This menu provides the controls needed to rename select the storage location and to store presets or songs if you re in step mode STORE TO Click the softknob to store the preset which automatically defaults to the current preset Twisting this softknob or the data wheel alters the storage preset num ber while the preset name is displayed on the LCD CURSOR Twisting the softknob moves the cursor through the letters of the name LETTER Turn the softknob to change the currently highlighted letter clicking the soft knob moves the cursor to the next letter EDIT Toggles between wsert and perre INsERr
51. o set the following overall audio processing parameters ESS SENSITIVITY Min 1 9 Max this raises and lowers the frequency threshold at which an ess sound is passed dry or harmonized At high settings ess sounds will be pitch shifted potentially causing a grainy ess sound but also yielding supe rior pitch tracking At low settings your ess es will sound natural but at the risk of tracking errors on some voices ESS SENSITIVITY is best left at 5 default unless you have experience tracking errors ANTI FEEDBACK 100 tweak this setting to silence unwanted sibilants especially from vocals It works by lowering the level of the high frequencies that initially create the sss sound BASS REJECT 0 100 reduces the effect of low frequency leakage into the microphone Tweak this if your bass player is a little to loud and causing weird trig gering effects TUNING 440 2 64c 63c sets the offset from the tuning frequency of 440Hz or the A note just above middle C for those of you wondering is 261 63Hz Use this to change VoicePrism s 440Hz reference to match a piano that has shifted pitch but is still in tune relative to itself This feature is also helpful when working with tracks recorded using guitars tuned by ear rather than by machine allowing you to match the guitar s more liberal interpretation of the reference A note You can configure the buttons for a one or
52. ocks and shepherds usually represented as having the legs horns and ears of a goat can be adjusted to different settings to affect your sound toggled On Off by the 48V button this provides power for your condenser micro phone describes a sound that bounces between the left and right channel of a stereo mix see Frequency an algorithm that recognizes the absolute musical pitch of an audio input carrying on the tone from note to note without gaps a stored collection of parameters feedback repetition of sound echo bending up to the correct pitch from a pitch below the smallest difference between each whole note e g from C to CZ the non voiced portion of speech i e sssst sounds System Exclusive a method of communicating with MIDI devices unique to each manufacturer creates a double tracking effect usually accomplished by doubling with a slight pitch offset rhythm meter beat whatever you stamp your feet to also leaving just before the check comes arriving just after your buddies return from the liquor store acronym tip ring sleeve a balanced 1 4 connector fluctuation of pitch tremolo affected sound usually referring to the amount of Reverb D 2 VoicePrism User Manual Digital Output Connector Format Sample Rates Frequency Response Digital Out Analog Inputs Connectors Impedance Bal Unbalanced Line Max Input Level Line A to D Conversion Dynamic Rang
53. oftknob will turn its affiliated harmony voice on or off LEVEL Off OdB sets the loudness of the associated harmony voice This is reflect ed in the settings of the menus accessed by the MIX button page 24 PAN 100 left 100 right shifts the location of the voice in relation to the left and right speakers GENDER 50 Male 4 50 Female changes the gender of the associated harmony voice with the current setting indicated by the head icon shown above the softknob Scroll through the range and watch the heads change it s fun VOICING 2 Octaves 2 Octaves or 24 24 for Shift presets spin the softknob and watch the voice head move vertically to indicate its pitch relative to the lead voice Voicing only applies to certain harmony modes and is different in each mode The exact harmony setting is shown on the LCD just above the softknobs 8 11 Vocals Stvle amp Setup 10 ras TIMING TIMING DELAY DELAY TIMING DELAY DETUHE AMOUNT RANDOM SCOOP DEPTH SCOOP RANDOM SCOOP RATE 10 ras DEPTH VoicePrism User Manual The STYLE menu lets you tweak the humanizing characteristics of your harmony voices to give them individuality Pressing any of the softknobs accesses the STYLE parameter lists where you can select the parameter you want to alter TIMING DELAY 1 40ms turn the softknobs to change the delay timing for each har mony voice This allows you to stagg
54. ped Clicking the softknob brings up a menu allowing you to either cance or Execute the MIDI dump Twist the softknob to highlight your choice and click to select RESTORE ERASE Use the softknobs to select presets and songs to be restored to factory settings This is also where you can delete step mode sequences RAN TORES SELECT Clicking the softknob brings up a menu allowing you to either cancer or execute the MIDI dump Twist the softknob to highlight an individual selection or choose all and A GLUERLTHIIDI DUMPF RESTOREERASE p RESTORE ERATE click to confirm 32 1 Displays the current version of the software including details regarding its creators x and contributors UoicePrism Ju DAMON TESTING UPGRADE 4 RES TORE ERASE UERSION UP GRADE This gives the controls needed to input the three digit code that will upgrade your software in the future Full instructions will be supplied with any software upgrade 28 VoicePrism User Manual HELP BUTTON UOICEPRIZM HELP TO UDICEPRISH HELP SCROLL THROUGH THE HELF TEXT USING THE DATA WHEEL ONE OF THE ENCODERS BELOW THE b HELF E ISPLAY THE UTTUH 15 SENSITIVE TO THE STATE OF NOICEPRISM OR USE THE MENU 48V BUTTON MIC ON BUTTON Help 48V Mic On Preview Pressing this button displays context sensitive help on the LCD Use the data wheel to s
55. pitch bend wheel on your keyboard MIDI SYSEX CHAN FILTER RRHGE ON NOME MIMP REFERENCES auri PREFERENCES Here is where you can configure your VoicePrism to your own personal taste LCD CONTRAST 1 8 Increasing the setting with the softknob increases the level of contrast CHORDS MODE Latch Moment For presets using the chordal harmony mode if you want harmony notes only when MIDI notes are being received select moment momentary Selecting latch allows harmonies to continue after MIDI notes end PREVIEW Cue Demo Select if you want to put VoicePrism through its paces with a stored audio file when you press the PREVIEW button We created this function so you can hear VoicePrism do its thing without having to sing in front of an entire storeful of people Selecting cu will cause VoicePrism to give you a cue note for the selected preset when you press the PREVIEW button BYPASS MODE Stage Studio Chose smce and your dry input will be at the same vol ume level as your wet processed sound when the LEVEL KNOBS are at unity gain When VoicePrism is bypassed with the struno setting you will get the best quali ty dry output possible CAUTION There is a significant volume increase between stupio and src settings CHORDS BYPASS CTRAST MODE MODE MIDE LATCH DEMO STAGE 26 VoicePrism User Manual Utility Audio Footswitch The AUDIO menu allows you t
56. plays the voices assigned to the compressor lead harmony both or none as well as the softknob controls COMPRESSOR ASSIGNED TO BOTH THRESH RATIO ATTACK RELEASE 50 dE 1 rat 10 THRESHOLD 60dB 0dB sets the level which the compressor will start compressing RATIO 1 1 20 1 controls attenuation ratio for the compressor 1 1 no attenuation ATTACK RATE 1ms 40ms sets the duration to ramp up to full activation RELEASE RATE 1ms 3000ms sets the duration to ramp down to deactivation 20 VoicePrism User Manual Compressor EQ Noise Gate The noise gate works by cutting any sound below your set threshold level an exam ple would be the removal of hiss from high compressor settings Like the compres sor this effect is not instantaneous and the duration needed to ramp up or ramp ASSIGH COMPRES SOR SATEPE QTE Re GATE ASSIGNED TO BOTH c e down is set using the attack and release controls The ATTACK is the time needed to THRESH ATTACK RELEASE restore the signal once the level is above the threshold RELEASE is the time required m5 for the removal of a sound below the threshold The LCD displavs the voices assigned to the lead harmonv none or both and the softknob controls THRESHOLD 70dB 0dB controls the level below which all sounds are removed ATTACK 1ms 40ms sets how long it takes for the sound to fall silent RELEASE 10ms 3000m
57. puts a blank space into the highlighted location which you can modify using the LETTER softknob pere removes the high lighted letter or space COPY PARAMETERS STORE COPY PARAMETERS COPY PARAMETERS is a useful time saving feature when you want to copy customized EQ dynamics vocal effect or mix settings from another preset to the current preset PARAMETER INF RMRTIOM FROM Use the softknobs to change the preset parameter from its default the current preset THE SPECIFIED PRESET S to the preset whose settings you want to copy This menu is live any alterations will EP ERE file be instantaneously implemented and the audio will change accordingly but no chanqe is permanent unless saved VOCALS SOURCE Takes all the VOCALS information meaning all those settinos vou access by pushing the VOCALS button from the preset shown and configures the current preset VOCALS identically DYNAMICS SOURCE Takes information involving COMP EQ from the preset shown and applies it to the current preset EFFECTS SOURCE Takes all information regarding EFFECTS from the listed preset and copies it to the current preset MIX SOURCE Takes the MIX settings from the listed preset and applies them to the cur rent preset 30 VoicePrism User Manual Wrap Up Thank vou for purchasing VoicePrism and we hope that this manual has been a useful tool in helping you get the most from our pro
58. s sets how long it takes for the sound to reappear 21 Mix Main Mix Voice Mix VoicePrism User Manual MIX BUTTON The menus under the mix button set the mix levels for the current preset So if there is a particular preset where vou want to have the lead voice up close while the har monies sing in the background vou can set it here and save it in that preset This is a great way to set your levels if you intend to use the preset in STEP mode Like every other change your modifications will be lost unless you go through the STORE function to save the altered preset This menu allows you to set the levels for the lead voice the combined harmony voices and the output from the effect blocks LEAD LEVEL Off 30dB Odb sets the level of your lead voice LEAD HARMONY FLANGE DELAY LEVEL LEVEL LEUEL HARMONY LEVEL Off 30dB OdB sets the level of your combined harmony voices EFFECT 1 LEVEL Off 30dB OdB sets level for effect block 1 EFFECT 2 LEVEL Off 30dB OdB sets level for effect block 2 This is where you can set levels for your individual harmony voices with the soft knobs Click the softknob to set the voice On Off If the VOICE is on twisting the soft knob sets the LEVEL ranging from Orr to Be aware that VOICE on orr is different from LEVEL on orr as a harmony voice set to or can still have a LEVEL assigned to it The little faces above each knob give a visual indicator of the voic
59. s cutting unwanted frequencies and remov ing background noise CUMPRESSDR GRTE EGIEG DDIZI4 PPS PPH HARMONY SCALES ASSIGN ASSIGN ASSIGN COMPANG EQ EOTH HARM LEAD The lead and harmony voices and auxiliary input can be assigned to combinations of the one compressor gate and the two EQ s reflected in the displayed audio path Twisting the softknobs allows you to assign either the lead voice the harmony voice or none of the voices to the dynamics COMP NG can take one or both voices or no voices the EQ s can take one voice each The voice assignment changes are reflect ed in the audio path diagram shown on the LCD EQ1 EQ2 Point infinitesimal increases in EQ and compres sor levels can produce dramatic results aSsIGHICOMPRESSOR GATE E E HIGH pace SET m PE E ME FREG GRIHACUT 0 Hz 12 dE ASSIGH COMPRESSOR GATEJE SE aasad EAND EOOST CUT me EE FREG GAIM CUT a B40 Hz 10 dE 0 42 These menus set the filter type and parameters for each of the EQ s Turning the data wheel or clicking the softknobs will scroll you through the different types of fil ters twisting the softknobs will alter the parameters shown on the LCD screen High Pass Also called a low cut filter this removes frequencies below a selected cutoff point Useful for eliminating rumble FREQUENCY 80Hz 16 3kHz sets the cutoff frequenc
60. t chord information from a MIDI key board or controller to create harmonies that follow your lead voice EFFECTS for presets without harmony voices 24 VoicePrism User Manual Bypass Harmony OTHER BUTTONS These buttons are located on the front panel of the VoicePrism BYPASS HARMONY UTILITY HELP 48V MIC ON PREVIEW and STORE BYPASS BUTTON Pressing BYPASS bypasses the unit so that your input signal goes around all VoicePrism s processing stages to the outputs HARMONY BUTTON This turns the harmonies Off On without altering the lead voice or any dynamics like pitch compressor equalizer and effects blocks 25 Utility Global MIDI Configuration Preferences VoicePrism User Manual UTILITY BUTTON The UTILITY button gives you access to menus relating to the different VoicePrism utilities This is where you set your MIDI channels configure your footswitch adjust your LCD contrast modify your audio parameters and much more MIDI CONFIGURATION This menu tab is where vou can set vour basic MIDI preferences with the softknobs MIDI CHAN 1 16 set the MIDI In channel VoicePrism will listen to for kevboard and preset input Initially defaults to MIDI channel 1 SYSEX FILTER Off On activates the SysEx filter Turning the SysEx filter Ow will cause VoicePrism to ignore any incoming MIDI SysEx messages BEND RANGE None 12 semitones Sets how high or low your voice will be shifted when moving the
61. y of the high pass filter Low Shelf The EQ response rises or falls from the cutoff frequency until reaching the shelf fre quency after which the curve remains flat Good for applying bass boost FREQUENCY 80Hz 16 3kHz sets the cutoff frequency of the low shelf filter GAIN CUT 12dB 12dB sets the gain or the cut of the shelf Band Boost Cut Isolates a band of frequencies without altering upper or lower frequencies enabling you to boost or cut the selected range Useful for notching out problem frequencies FREQUENCY 80Hz 16 3kHz sets the cutoff frequency GAIN CUT 12dB 12dB sets the gain or attenuation of the selected frequencies Q 1 10 sets the width range around the selected frequency to make a band 19 Compressor EQ EQ1 EQ2 Compressor VoicePrism User Manual wesmemEunrREssUsesrEee es High Shelf Opposite to low shelf the EQ response begins to rise or fall from the cutoff frequen RUP Z 1 7 cy until reaching the shelf frequency at which point the curve becomes flat Moe Nice for adding that high frequency sheen 202 48 dE FREQUENCY 80Hz 16 3kHz sets the cutoff frequency GAIN CUT 12dB 12dB sets the gain or the cut of the shelf Rs SIG H COHPRESSDR GRTE EG EG Low Pass Cj Also known as high cut this filter kills everything above your selected frequency Remoues unwanted high end from voice instruments FREQUENCY 8

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