Quick Start Guide - TC
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1. Out from your controller or sequencer to the MIDI In in VoiceOne b Connect the MIDI Thru to your other MIDI devices if you choose c Connect the MIDI Out to your MIDI recorder or sound module 5 Footswitch You may connect a footswitch to control the bypass features See the main manual for details 6 Set the Input and Output Knobs to full counter clockwise as a precaution for power up 7 Power up VoiceOne using the POWER key DIGITAL VO MIDI PEDAL DI S PDIF DO THRU OUT IN 2b 3b 4b 4c 5 LEVELS MULTI SPEC POWER Y Er VOICEONE VOICE PITCH AND MODELING TOOL Mala E 5 rel rel voca HELICON INPUT OUTPUT 7 6 6 You re now connected and powered up You can now set the input gain of your signal to a strong level without clipping The leftmost meter labelled IN will light up red if there is an overload2. Use the Input knob to adjust this Now let s take a look at the front panel controls Rear Panel Diagram FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT PANEL NAVIGATION PITCH VOICE MODELING FUNCTIONS CONTROL N CORRECT INFLECTION SPECTRAL GROWL vo RECALL ENTER SHIFT VIBRATO BREATH RESONANCE MIDI UTIL STORE BYPASS DOUBLE CLICK TO EDIT PITCH and VOICE MODELING KEYS DATA WHEEL A single click will activate deacti vate the effect Double clicking on ARROW KEYS the key will enter the edit menu of the effect algorithm A lit key LED ENTER KEY indicates that the effect block is active BYPASS KEY Bypasses all FUNCTION KEYS I O and MIDI UTIL functions allow A single click will enter the parame ing the original ters for editing input audio to pass RECALL KEY Use the DATA wheel to scroll through the presets then pres RECALL to load the preset STORE Press STORE once to save a preset Select a location using the DATA wheel Press ENTER to confirm this operation To edit the name use the ARROW keys to scroll through the letter positions and the DATA wheel to select a character Press ENTER or STORE to finish Now that you know how the buttons are set up you can experiment with browsing the pre sets Use the DATA wheel to do this Press the Voice Modeling and Pitch keys to toggle the effects on
3. VoiceOne Voice Pitch and Modeling Tool LEVELS MULTI SPECTR i POWER PITCH 7 2 b ae FIN ETN OA A 00000000 5 ann VOICEONE 01010 O LO Pi A u lA VOICE PITCH AND MODELING TOOL amp Meli TCHELICON ral rel VOCAL INPUT OUTPUT Quick Start Guide BEFORE YOU BEGIN Thank you for purchasing the TC Helicon VoiceOne Vocal Pitch and Modeling Tool We know you want to get started right away By reading this Quick Start manual you will be up and running in a matter of minutes Please use this to get into the main functions of VoiceOne but do refer to the main manual for more detailed features and descriptions The TC Helicon Team www tc helicon com BEFORE YOU BEGIN 1 Check the contents of your VoiceOne carton You should have received VoiceOne unit Power cable appropriate to the power receptacles for you region VoiceOne User Manual This VoiceOne Quickstart Manual VoiceOne Preset Style and Application Pamphlet TC Electronic Catalog Warranty Card 2 Observe basic safety precautions Operate from a regulated power receptacle Do not open the unit There are no user serviceable parts inside Turn amplifi
4. Window or correction window Sing or play a vocal into VoiceOne and adjust this window with the DATA wheel You should also work with the COR Attack and COR Amount parameters to change the strictness and amount of correction Refer to the main User s Manual to investigate the other correction scales entering a custom scale and correction via MIDI control PITCH SHIFTING Shift Amount Mode To understand how the shift amount is applied in the various modes it is a good idea to be familiar with how VoiceOne shows the shift offsets in the various modes Please refer to the main manual for details In our Quickstart test preset Factory 99 the setting is for SHI Mode Chromatic You can then apply a static shift to the vocal by changing the SHI Amount This value is in cents 100 cents one semitone Experiment with upshifts and downshifts When finished Press the SHIFT key to return to the top level screen Press the CORRECT button to disable the Pitch Correction Now let s do an intelligent shift We re going to use a major scale as our basis Remember to hear the effect the SHIFT key must be pressed so that the LED lights Double click the SHIFT key and use the ARROW keys to find the SHI Mode parameter Select Major 1 with the DATA wheel With the Arrow keys scroll to the SHI Amount parameter and select the interval you want to shift to Try 3rd as an experiment The scale is major since you haven t chang
5. and off Turn the wheel to preset 99 This is the preset we will use to explore the individual effects Let s look at the effects and what they do VOICEMODELING EDIT PARAMETERS VOICE MODELING VM STYLES AND AMOUNTS Here s a good way to get started hearing all of the Voice Modeling effects with your vocal Go to factory preset 99 we ll use this preset to do our experiments Press the VM effect key so that it lights the effect is now active Choose between Inflection Vibrato Spectra Breath Growl and Resonance e Double click that same key to enter the edit parameters e Set the Amount to 50 a midrange value Use the ARROW DOWN key to scroll to the next parameter the styles Styles are like miniature factory presets for the VM categories Refer to the Preset Style and Application pamphlet for descriptions on the effects applications and the style functions INFLECTION EFFECTS The inflection effect can alter the inflection of your vocals in different ways You can add various types of scooping effects to the onsets of a lead vocal for instance but inflection is also the place where you can find the humanization tools that will help you give a harmony line its own identity or create extremely natural doubling effect Inflection provides tools such as portamento pitch and timing randomization using our FlexTime rm algorithm as well as up down scoop models VIBRATO KEY EFFECTS Vibrato i
6. ed the root note in the Correction section You should now hear your input shifted to a diatonic 3rd above C depending on the notes you send in If you sing C you should hear E There you have a basic hands on demonstration on how some of the many functions of VoiceOne are accessed We invite you to explore these features in depth in the main User s Manual Have fun with VoiceOne Visit our website for technical support literature information presets FAQs promotions and many other items related to TC Helicon Vocal Products www tc helicon com Thank You The TC Helicon Team
7. ers and speakers down or off when patching in this equipment WHAT DOES VOICEONE DO VoiceOne is a special product for the human voice With this tool you now have the power to do Voice Modeling Effects Inflection including FlexTime rm Vibrato Resonance Warp Growl Breath Spectral Voice Optimized Equalizer Pitch Shifting and Correction to 2 octaves by reference to scales note mapping fine tuned cent unit shifts MIDI notes and Pitch Bend e PureShift rm Full DSP Mode for Pitch Effects Foot switch control of select parameters Extensive MIDI control of effect parameters Let s get started Rev 1 0 SW V 1 00 SETUP AUDIO AND MIDI SETTING UP VOICEONE Note Do not turn the unit on until you make all of your setup connections 1 Connect the power cable to the back of VoiceOne and plug it in to the power receptacle 2 Connect your audio source a Connect the output from your mixer preamp or other balanced equipment to VoiceOne using XLR analog cable to Channel 1 or b an S PDIF digital cable to the DI jack See the main manual for Digital I O information VoiceOne defaults to analog settings 3 Connect your Audio Output a Connect the Balanced Analog Output from Channel 1 to your mixer recorder or monitor system using balanced XLR cable b You may also connect the S PDIF Out DO to your S PDIF digital equipment 4 Connect your MIDI devices a Connect the MIDI
8. s a pitch and amplitude effect that singers often use in their delivery of a piece of music It is a combination of various characteristics of the voice being repeatedly altered in a oscillating fashion Every singer s vibrato is unique The Vibrato Styles are based on real vocalist s vibratos We have analyzed a large set of parameters from a voice database and created various vibrato models The Vibrato setting names reflect the style of the vocals from which they were extracted Experimentation is the key to finding a style setting that best suits your application You might begin incorporating Vibrato into your sound by setting the VIB Amt control to 50 This setting matches the depth level that we analyzed in our modeling subjects You can then vary the effect from this middle range up or down to suit your taste SPECTRAL KEY EFFECTS The Spectral styles reflect the natural equalization equivalent to the native control a singer has over his or her own voice and apply this equalization to the VM voice These styles may be used in conjunction with the resonances or purely as additional tonal control over the VM voice BREATH KEY EFFECTS The Breath styles add breathiness to the vocal This varies from a whisper all the way to a rough raspy sound such as is found in hard rock and alternative rock music Some styles are sensitive to the dynamics of the incoming vocal meaning that they can be played by varying the le
9. vel of what is sung into Voice One This is also known as self control GROWL KEY EFFECTS Growl in VoiceModeling mimics friction activity between the larynx and epiglottis regions of the vocal tract This is a character phenomenon used in high energy rock blues or old soul music for example The Growl effect also models the changes in the vocal tract shape that growling requires altering the vocal resonance characteristics Some styles are sensitive to the dynamics of the incoming vocal meaning that the effect can be controlled by the volume of what is sung into Voice One This is also know as self control RESONANCE KEY EFFECTS Resonance styles allow you to take the harmonic content that forms the identity of the incoming voice and change the content s positioning to yield a new character to the sound Some styles change the voice to a heavier darker chest resonance while others lighten the sound to more of a head and throat resonance Some styles also change the voice in a more complex way that depends on the input voice PITCH EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS PITCH CORRECTION Again we will use Factory preset 99 for our experiments Turn all of the VM effects off for now by pressing their keys on the front panel Press the CORRECT key in preset 99 to turn on the effect We have set this up to correct to a chromatic scale with a default root of C Double Click the CORRECT key and use the ARROW keys to find the COR
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