USER'S MANUAL
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1. Micro Mod Contains effects that Flange Phase Pan Rotate or otherwise modulate the signal There are two parameters Level Controls the overall level of the Mod effect Press the right middle soft button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level OdB is the maximum volume for the effect Style Select the style menu by pressing the lower left soft button and use the control knob to change styles There are 24 styles to choose from MICROMOD CLONE MICROMOD WIDER THICKEN LIGHT CHORUS MEDIUM CHORUS WIDE CHORUS MONO CHORUS FAST ROTOR 9 FLANGER LEVEL I0 FLANGE FEEDBACK FLANGE NEGATIVE OFF E ai CONTROL 14 PANNER 15 TUBE l UPTUBE I7 DOWN TUBE 18 DOWN amp UP TUBE 9 RISEAND FALL 20 OTTAWA WIDE 21 CYLON MONO 22 CYLON STEREO 23 ALIEN VOICEOVER 24 UNDERWATER ONDUKRWN 20 Effects Delay gt Delay Contains Delay effects which repeat the input signal based on the style and the current tempo There are two parameters Feedback Controls the amount of the delayed signal that is fed back into the effect Higher levels of feedback will make the delay continue for a longer period of time Style Select the style menu by pressing the lower left soft button It will be the only one lit on the left side of the LCD screen There are 18 styles to choose from QUARTER 2 EIGHTH 3 TRIPLET 4 DOTTED 5 LONGDOT 6 LONGTRIP 72. 2 Tap tempo set within a preset will maintain that setting when the preset is changed Global Guitar FX Controls the way guitar effects are applied to presets There are two settings I OFF Guitar effects are set per preset 2 ON Guitar effects set within a preset will maintain that setting when the preset is changed This setting is especially useful to acoustic guitar players who may want to find a sound that works for their guitar and then stick with it for all songs Guitar Gate Sets the gate threshold for guitar input Guitars have varying amounts of noise inherent in their signal Sometimes it s desireable to set a gate to cut off or mute the guitar when the incoming signal is very low We ve set the threshold pretty low by default but you may want to raise it to suit your style Having a higher gate threshold can be effective when playing quick chords with rests in between 15 Setup Loop Input Determines the input source used for loop recording There are three settings l LEAD GUITAR Alll voices and guitar are recorded to the loop GUITAR Sound coming in via the Inst IN is recorded to the loop LEAD Input from the MIC IN is recorded to the loop AUX Only the signal from the Aux In is sent to the loop wk WN ALL If you hear it it s going to the looper Undo Toggles the loop Undo function There are two settings l ON Undo i
3. Displayed in a percentage form 67 this indicates how often you are accurately hitting a note Using the VoiceLive Play GTX for longer periods of time without resetting the stats will give a more accurate representation of your accuracy Average Shows in cents 1 100th of a semi tone how sharp or flat you are singing on average If your average is several cents sharp or flat you re likely singing a large number of your notes sharp or flat Problem Notes Keeps a list of the notes that you ve missed the most often There are two sec tions one for notes you are sharp on and one for notes that you are flat b on Sometimes prac ticing the identified notes along with a piano or other instrument can help train your voice to be more accurate when singing those particular pitches 34 Troubleshooting Sometimes things just aren t working the way you expect them to Here are a few things to keep an eye on Looping Tips When it comes to looping practice is the key You might notice that your loops have a small gap be tween the end of the phrase and when the loop restarts This happens when you mis time pressing the PLAY REC O DUB button Pay careful attention to co ordinating your button press to the down beat so that the loop beginning and end is seamless Experiment with exiting LOOP MODE and picking a different vocal sound for the next O DUB layer You can get some great results by simply varying the sounds
4. 80 s GLAM 19 MOD DLY PANNER 20 COMP TREMOLO 2l EDGE DRIVE 22 MOD DLY FX 23 COMP CHORUS 24 ROTOR DRIVE 25 ETHEREALITY 26 HONK SLAP 27 ROOMY HONK 28 METAL RECTIFIER 29 RECTO 2 30 METAL WIDE 3I INSANE FLANGER 32 OD CHORUS 33 HALL 30 Effects Guitar cont 34 ACROOM 35 AC ROOM 36 COMP HALL 37 AC LONG FX 38 AC SLAP ROOM 39 AC PONG FX 40 AC FLANGE 41 ACWIDE Advanced Guitar These settings can be accessed by pressing and holding any of the BLUE LED soft buttons while on the guitar effects page There are 3 pages of Advanced Guitar settings where you can edit uMod Reverb and Delay styles EQ Compression Tempo and Speaker Rolloff When a Reverb Delay or Mod effect is active the graphic on the guitar page will change to show stompbox style image of the effect connected to the amp The settings are gt Page uMod Style Includes effects like Chorus Flange Rotor etc The styles available are the same as those listed in the Effects uMod section Mod Level Controls the overall level of the effect OFF OdB Delay Style Includes effects that repeat the guitar input in various ways The styles available are the same as those listed in the Effects Delay section Delay Level Controls the overall level of the effect OFF OdB Reverb Style Placed the guitar into a simulated physical space The styles available are the same as those li
5. TCHELICON USER S MANUAL v2 1 Table of Contents CONNECTION GUIDE 46 4 44 4 446 3 BASICS a E Oe ee e 4 SOFT BUTTONS sus seu 8 GENRE 8 FAVORITE Lise ntes ska 8 SETUP INPUT 5 sus eee wR oY 9 SETUP OUTPUT 2 45 62 12 SETUP SYSTEME ve Bo ee Re 14 SETUP LOOP i ae Se 16 SETUP MIDI eg tw 17 EFFECTS Bone ee 19 EFFECTS MICRO MOD 20 EFFECTS DELAY 21 EFFECTS REVERB 23 EFFECTS HARMONY 24 EFFECTS DOUBLE 4054444444 26 EFFECTS HARDTUNE 4 444443 27 EFFECTS TRANSDUCER 28 EFFECTS GUITAR ses Pee a 29 MIX os dogs ey steed ot E ae 33 PRACTICE o g siens ae G eie aa a o E 34 Connection Guide TCHELICON INPUTS MIDI PEDAL MIDI In Inst In Thru USB Phones Switch3 In Power In to PA Aux In Mic In or DAW Power In Connect the included power supply ALWAYS USE A TC HELICON POWER SUPPLY USING ANY OTHER POWER SUPPLY MAY DAMAGE THE UNIT AND WILL VOID YOUR WARRANTY USB Connect to your computer with the included cable Use VoiceSupport to manage presets and up date Firmware www tc helicon com products voicesupport Phones Headphone output Left Right Main XLR outputs connect to your system or audio interface Always use balanced cables to avoid HUMMMMMMM Switch3 In Use a TRS cable to connect a Switch 3 which can control
6. To exit the advanced menu press BACK Scale If the Key is set manually not AUTO the advanced menu will allow you set the Scale as sociated with the Key There are 6 settings to choose from I MAJOR I 2 MAJOR2 3 4 MINOR I 5 2 6 MINOR 3 25 Effects Double Double Creates a sense that one or more vocalists are singing in unison with small differences in the timing and timbre of each voice Some refer to doubling as thickening There are two parameters Level Controls the overall level of the Doubling Press the right middle soft button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level OdB is the maximum volume for the effect Style Determines the number of voices and the timing of the Double There are 10 styles to choose from 2 VOICES OCT UP 2 VOICES OCT DOWN 0 OCT UP amp OCT DOWN VOICE TIGHT 4 DOUBLE 5 7 gt 2 I VOICE LOOSE 3 2VOICES TIGHT 4 2VOICES LOOSE LEVEL 5 SHOUT 6 I VOICE OCT UP OFF eC PON STYLE 2 UDICES TIGHT CONTROL 9 Tight and Loose refers to how closely the Double is timed with the lead vocal Loose timing can feel larger or more effected 26 Effects HardTune gt Hardtune Ah Hardtune some call it the Cher effect and others refer to it as Auto Tune What ever you name it if you re looking for that radio pop tuned sound this is your effect It has 3 parameters Shift
7. Harmony and Hard tune effects press and hold the UP and DOWN switches simultaneously To save your select ed KEY SCALE press EXIT If you don t know the KEY SCALE that a particular song is try using the last chord of the song for the KEY and Major 2 for the SCALE It s often correct especially in popular music Basics ta Control Knob and Arrow Buttons The control knob is used to move through presets and to move through various settings when in Edit System or other menu areas The Arrow Buttons act similarly moving through presets styles Genres etc Back Exits the current screen or mode Store When you have made a change to a preset simply press STORE The first press will bring up the name location window allowing you to re name and or relocate the preset Pressing STORE again will save the preset along with its new name or location To change the NAME of a preset press the STORE button once then press the Left Blue Soft Button to modify the letters numbers Press STORE again to complete the process To save the current preset in a different LOCATION press the STORE button once then press the Right Blue Soft Button and use the control knob to select the destination number for the preset Press STORE again to complete the process If you change your mind and don t want to save the changes simply press BACK Soft Buttons and their operation are described in more detail on the next page
8. PBRange Sets the Pitch Bend Range semi tones Max is 2 Octave MIDI Control Sets the unit to respond to MIDI control messages There are 3 settings Merge Listens for control messages on both MIDI and USB 2 MIDI Listens for control messages on just the MIDI port 3 USB Accepts control messages on the USB port If you are trying to connect to VoiceSupoort Merge or USB must be selected to en able communication with your computer 18 Effects When pressed the VoiceLive Play GTX enters the Effects menu which is comprised of 8 pages and controls the effects blocks There is one parameter common to all effects pages Control Turns the effect on and off There are three settings l OFF The effect block is inactive No processing is done 2 ON The effect block is active and will process the signal according to the selected style 3 HIT The effect is assigned to the VoiceLive Play GTX HIT button or the button on an MP 75 microphone and will become active when the HIT button is lit See Section SETUP for instructions on how to activate Mic Control HIT does not apply to guitar effects If you would like to have the guitar effects change during the course of a song we suggest making multiple presets to create the desired sounds uMod Ech of Reverb Harmony Double Transducer elay ae 19 Effects uMod Micro Mod The VoiceLive Play GTX effects blocks are gt
9. SIXTEENTH 8 9 PINGPONG 2 FEEDBACK 10 PINGPONG 3 OFF lie Se CONTROL 12 MULTITAP 2 13 MULTITAP 3 14 MULTITAP 4 I5 MULTITAP 5 16 MULTITAP 6 FA CLASSICSLAP 18 SINGLESLAP Advanced To enter the advanced menu press and hold any of the lit BLUE LED soft buttons To exit the advanced menu press BACK Filter Style Adds filters to simulate different types of Delay hardware or sound There are 3 styles to choose from l Digital 2 Tape 21 Effects Delay cont Analog Radio Megaphone Cell Phone Lo Fi Hi Cut 9 Hi Cut 2 10 Hi Cut 3 Low Cut 12 Low Cut 2 13 Low Cut 3 OND Some of the styles are consistent meaning that the sound is effected like Megaphone and all sub sequent Delay taps sound the same Some are cumulative like Analog where processing is applied throughout the feedback loop which changes the sound of the Delay over time Experiment with the styles to find what works for your particular sound Tempo You can set the Delay tempo manually here Settings are saved per preset but are overrid den but not overwritten if Global Tempo is ON 22 Effects Reverb gt Reverb Creates room around your voice Essentially it puts your dry vocal into a simulated space small or large to give a sense of depth and distance There are 3 parameters Level Controls the overall level of the Reverb Press the right middle soft
10. STARTED SETUP EFFECTS LCD Display Patch Geddit Started Patch Number 27 FAV Shown if the current preset is tagged as a Favorite NP Shown when NaturalPlay key scale information is being processed by the system LOOP Shown when a loop is playing in the background o Un e V P GENRE Displays the name of the genre selected in the genre screen Not shown when the genre is set to ALL What is NaturalPlay NaturalPlay is the voodoo we do inside the VoiceLive Play GTX to figure out which key your music is in If you plug in a Guitar or Keyboard to the INST In NaturalPlay will look there first for key scale info Next it will look at the MIDI input Finally it will look at the Aux input and RoomSense mics Once the GTX hears Key Scale information from one of the inputs it will set the Key Scale on the fly NP is only shown when a change in Key Scale is detected so don t panic if you don t see it all the time Basics 8 HIT Hold for TALK Switches and Operation l The UP and DOWN switches allow you to navigate through presets Press once for a single preset change Press and HOLD to quickly move through presets 2 HIT TALK In normal operation this button acts as a HIT button When activated a new effect or effects will be added to the current patch This feature is perfect for adding effects like Harmony to a chorus section of a song or even to a singl
11. Soft Buttons There are six 6 soft buttons three 3 on each side of the LCD Display Each button is context spe cific meaning that when its function is available you ll see it lit up with a WHITE or BLUE LED When there is no function available the button will not be lit In WHITE LED mode the text on the button refers to its action In BLUE LED mode the button will select the segment of the LCD screen that is beside the button Not every menu uses all six 6 buttons ICON VOICELIVE plays ECTS FO PLA TC T L JE C CEDON STARTED 27 Genre Sorts presets by category ranging from musical style to effect type WVhen the GENRE menu use the Control Knob to navigate through the available options Press BACK to return to the main window where you will see just the presets contained within the GENRE that you have selected Presets can be associated with multiple genres Favorite The Favorite button toggles the current preset as a FAV When FAV will be seen in the top right corner of the LCD as shown above If you set one more presets as a you can see list of only those presets by choosing FAV from the GENRE screen If there are no FAV presets tagged FAV will not appear in the GENRE op tions Using Fav s is a great way to make set lists or group all of your custom presets together so you can find them easily Setup Input When presse
12. Takes the input note you are singing and shifts it up or down by a semi tone You can shift up or down 12 semi tones which is equal to an octave in each direction Gender Manipulates the timbre of your voice to sound more male or more female in nature Extreme settings for this parameter will sound very un natural but that may be just the effect you re looking for Style Determines the accuracy speed and aggressiveness of the tuning effect There are 7 styles to choose from l POP 4 HAROTUNE 6 7 gt 2 COUNTRY GLISS 3 ROBOT 4 CORRECT NATURAL LE comes 5 CORRECT CHROMATIC GENDER 6 DRONE OFF CONTROL 27 Effects Transducer gt Transducer Contains effects that modify the sound by adding various filters and overdrive compo nents There are three parameters Drive Controls the amount of overdrive applied to the signal More drive will distort the signal and create megaphone style effects Filter Employs a filter that changes the sound of the Transducer to be thinner or more muddy depending on the preset Thinner filter settings sound more like a radio or walkie talkie Style Select the style menu by pressing the lower left soft button It will be the only one lit on the left side of the LCD screen There are 8 styles to choose from MEGAPHONE 4 TRANSDUCER 7 7 2 RADIO eel 3 ON THE PHONE DRIVE 4 OVERDRIVE D 5 BUZZ CUT FILTER 6 STACK ie CONTROL Ad
13. and setup data via VoiceSupport 36 Troubleshooting cont VoiceSupport is a bit confusing where can learn more about it Go to http www tc helicon com products voicesupport support I ve been using this thing for a while now but I m not famous You will become famous for your singing tomorrow For any other issues check our FAQ at http tcsupport custhelp com If you still haven t found what you re looking for http www tc helicon com products voicelive play gtx support 37
14. be perfectly in sync with the lead vocal There are 3 settings l OFF No delay compensation is used 2 VOICE SYNC The lead vocal is delayed an amount equal to the maximum latency of the sys tem with all effects turned ON 3 AUTO The lead vocal will be delayed by an amount equal to the latency of the currently enabled effect blocks Using more effect blocks will increase the latency compensation amount Tune Reference Default is 440Hz and can be changed in 0 5Hz increments Pitch Pipe Level Controls the level of the Pitch Pipe in the Practice screen Aux in Type Performs magical calculations to help make harmonies more accurate There are 2 settings l LIVE Use when you are playing live or processing a recorded vocal track from your DAW us ing the AUX in to provide guide tracks 2 TRACKS Use when you re singing along with pre recorded music like an mp3 player 14 Setup System cont Global Key Sets the key to be used with harmony generation and or pitch correc tion There are two settings l OFF Key can be set per individual preset via direct key setting C D F etc INST In Guitar Keyboard via NaturalPlay Room Sense MIDI or Aux 2 ON When a key is chosen within a preset that key will remain when the preset is changed Global Tempo Sets globally applied tap tempo There are two settings l OFF Tap tempo set within a preset changes from preset to preset
15. that are part of the loop When adding an O DUB layer you can record multiple passes of O DUB parts without starting and stopping the looper This allows you to add numerous parts which can all be removed with a single UNDO action they can also be brought back by repeating the UNDO action Using a Switch3 will give you permanent access to looping without pressing the Up and Down foot switches It frees up those switches to be assigned for Key Scale selection plus you don t have to go in and out of loop mode to change presets It times out automatically so you can choose a new sound The Switch3 buttons are mapped as follows Rec Play O Dub 2 Stop Clear Hold 3 Undo The benefit of having undo a separate button is the ability to perfectly time your undo rather than waiting a moment for a Hold to be registered Note When a Switch3 is plugged in Key Scale selection is automatically assigned to UP DN When the Switch3 is unplugged UP DN remains Key Scale and will need to be changed in the setup menu if you wish to assign UP DN back to Looping For more info on Switch 3 check out www tc helicon com products switch 3 35 Troubleshooting cont I m singing but can t hear anything Make sure you ve turned up the input gain so that the INPUT LED is lighting green Have you plugged in your headphones or connected to a PA Is the PA turned on connected to its speakers and recieving signal If not
16. things sound amazing get it wrong and they sound well bad There are two Key modes l Auto Key is set automatically based on input from INST In MIDI Aux or RoomSense The priority of inputs is as listed For example if you have a guitar plugged into the INST In and tracks playing via the Aux in the system will read Key Scale from the guitar 2 Key Allows you to choose any of the 12 keys through in western music Style Determines the number of harmony voices and the way those voices relate to your lead vo cal There are 28 styles to choose from 23 7 amp 5 SEMITONES 2 HIGHER 24 12 amp 7 SEMITONES 3 LOW 25 12 amp 5 SEMITONES 4 LOWER 26 12 amp 7 SEMITONES 5 OCATVE UP 27 12 amp 5 SEMITONES 6 OCTAVE DOWN 28 NOTES 7 HIGH amp LOW 8 HIGH amp HIGHER NOTES Mode will only play harmonies when 9 HIGH amp LOWER MIDI Notes information is recieved See MIDI 10 HIGER amp LOWER section for settings II HIGHER amp LOW 12 LOWER amp LOW 13 OCT DOWN amp UP 4 HARMONY 477 gt 14 OCT DOWN amp HIGHER 15 OCT DOWN amp HIGH LEVEL 16 OCT DOWN amp LOW 17 OCT DOWN amp LOWER 18 OCT UP amp HIGHER 19 OCT UP amp HIGH _OFF 20 OCT UP amp LOW CONTROL 2l OCT UP amp LOWER 22 7 SEMITONES 23 5 SEMITONES 24 Effects Harmony cont Advanced To enter the advanced menu press and hold any of the lit BLUE LED soft buttons
17. to sing along to including key information for harmony generation The processing capability can vary quite a bit from song to song depend ing on the way the song was originally mixed Lead Mute Mutes the Lead vocal and only outputs processed signals There are two settings OFF Lead vocals are routed to the main mix 2 ON Lead vocals are removed from the main mix 12 Setup Output cont USB Out Level Controls the level of the USB output If the device you are connect ed to is clipping at its input try turning this setting down Headphone Lim There is a built in headphone limiter to provide protection from large volume increases spikes dropped mics screaming fans etc OdB is the default but you can set it lower if you want more protection Ear damage can occur quickly at high volumes so be cautious when using headphones or in ear monitors 13 Setup System LCD Contrast Controls the contrast of the LCD screen Depending on the ambient light the room different settings may have more or less effect UP DN Function Set the behavior of pressing the UP DN footswitches simultaneously LOOPING Enters LOOP mode 2 SET KEY Enters KEY SCALE mode Lead Dly Delays the incoming vocal signal very slightly to compensate for the small amount of latency introduced when effects are processed by the system This delaying of the signal allows the output voices like harmonies to
18. button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level OdB is the maximum volume for the effect Decay Determines how long it takes for the reverb to fade away Longer times generally sound like large spaces while shorter times sound like small spaces Each preset has its own decay time but you can change it Style Determines the size of the simulated space and also the type of material being used to cre ate the simulation There are 28 styles to choose from SMOOTH PLATE REFLECTION PLATE THIN PLATE BRIGHT PLATE REAL PLATE REAL PLATE LONG JAZZ PLATE QUICK PLATE SOFT HALL 4 REVERE 3 7 P 10 AMSTERDAM HALL BROADWAY HALL LEVEL 12 SNAPPY ROOM 13 LIBRARY 5 DECAY 14 DARK ROOM OFF 2 acon STYLE WOODEN CHAMBER 17 WAREHOUSE 18 BOUNCY ROOM 19 BRIGHT CHAMBER 20 WOODEN CHAMBER 21 ST JOSEPH CHURCH 22 DOME CHAPEL 23 HOCKEY ARENA 24 MUSEUM 25 INDOORARENA 26 COZY CORNER 27 THIN SPRING 28 FULL SPRING Ww ONBDUKRWN 23 Effects Harmony gt Harmony Creates harmonies to accompany your lead vocal using one or more voices There are three parameters Level Controls the overall level of the Harmonies Press the right upper soft button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level OdB is the maximum volume for the effect Key The most important setting for any harmony generation is the key Get it right and
19. check your PA manual to make sure everything is set up correctly Are you using a condenser mic Did you make sure to change the mic type to condenser in the setup menu turned on the Harmony Effects but they don t sound right Did you select a Key Scale Is it the right key for the song If you re using RoomSense to listen for Key information make sure it s close to whichever instrument is playing the most clearly defined chords Rhythm Guitar Piano etc If you re using an mp3 player to sing along with tracks set the AUX IN TYPE to Tracks in the SETUP menu Some tracks will work better for NaturalPlay than others based on the mix and instrumentation of the recording If you re using Guitar or MIDI to control Harmony make sure you ve got the Key set to AUTO on the Harmony effect page None of the effects seem to be making any changes to the sound Is the unit in Talk mode If the HIT LED is flashing tap it once to return to normal mode How do get back all of the Factory Presets When powering up the unit press and hold the two arrow buttons next to the Control Knob changes you have made to presets will be erased Back up your custom presets via VoiceSupport How do perform a full Factory Reset When powering up the unit press and hold Back and Store changes you have made to presets or setup information will be erased Back up your cutom presets
20. d the VoiceLive Play GTX enters the SETUP menu which is comprised of 6 pages and controls the general functions of the device Mic Type Selects the type of microphone There are 4 settings l 2 DYNAMIC for dynamic mics like SM 58 5 CONDENSER MIC for condenser mics like Beta 87 MP 75 MIC for use with our MP 75 microphone which has an onboard switch to control various functions of your VoiceLive Play GTX such as the HIT or LOOP functions Mic Control defaults to HIT when MP 75 is selected USB Digital audio can be passed to the VoiceLive Play GTX via the USB port allowing you to send vocals from a DAW to the unit for processing Room Sense Controls the way the two onboard RoomSense microphones function There are 3 settings AMBIENT RoomSense uses the onboard mics and passes that signal via the headphone out put Control for RoomSense level can be found in the MIX section To avoid feedback the RoomSense output is only passed to the headphone output and not the XLR output Try using the AMBIENT setting alongside a vocal mic to pick up an instrument like an acoustic guitar or piano and mix it in with your vocals You can also mix some of the AMBIENT signal into an in ear monitor mix to give you room sounds with your direct mic feeds AMBIENT AUTO In addition to the ability to output RoomSense sounds via the headphone mix the onboard RoomSense mics will also listen to
21. d sound on all of your vocals experiment with amounts closer to 100 lf you re new to Auto Chromatic Pitch Correction you may find that the sound you hear with Cor rection engaged sounds doubled This is due to you hearing both the corrected signal from the Voice Live Play GTX and your own voice via bone conduction in your noggin The two sounds have small variances which can be interpreted as doubling It s perfectly normal but will take a bit of getting used to The Audience won t hear the doubling 11 Setup Output Output Sets the way VoiceLive Play GTX outputs sound via the XLR outputs There are 3 settings l STEREO XLR outputs receive a stereo mix of all voices guitar and other inputs 2 MONO A MONO full mix signal is on the LEFT and a DRY vocal is on the RIGHT Any Tone and Pitch Cor Amt settings from the Setup menu are included on the RIGHT DRY channel 3 DUAL MONO All lead and effected vocals are sent via the LEFT output and all guitar aux digital signals are sent via the RIGHT output Loops are passed in Stereo TOCHELICON INPUTS MIDI INST PEDAL THRU IN gt AUX Vocal Cancel Attempts to remove the vocals from a piece of music There are two settings l OFF No processing is performed on the aux input 2 Processing occurs to attempt to remove lead vocals from a piece of music This pro cess can create Karaoke style music for you
22. e line or word 3 When you press and HOLD the HIT TALK button the VoiceLive Play GTX enters TALK mode All effect output is muted and the mic input is passed directly to the output If you have a guitar plugged into the INST IN you will enter TALK TUNER mode activating the guitar tuner The guitar output is muted to allow tuning but the Dry voice is still passed to the output allowing you to tune your instrument and still entertain the crowd with witty banter 4 To enter LOOP mode press and hold the UP and DOWN switches simultaneously Once in LOOP mode the DOWN footswitch controls REC PLAY OVERDUB functions the UP footswitch controls the STOP CLEAR functions and the HIT button exits LOOP mode You may exit loop mode while a loop is still playing That means you can choose a new vocal sound and then re enter LOOP mode to add a new overdub to the loop Press and hold the DOWN footswitch after performing an OVERDUB to UNDO LOOP mode is the default action when pressing the UP and DOWN buttons simultaneously The al ternative mode set on SYSTEM page 5 under UP DN Function is KEY SCALE mode described below 5 To access TAP TEMPO press and hold the UP and HIT switches simultaneously Once you see the tempo on the LCD screen tap the HIT button in time with your music When you re finished stop tapping and the screen will time out back to the preset screen Voila 6 To enter KEY SCALE mode and select the KEY SCALE to be used with
23. er numbers make the Delay last longer Speaker Rolloff Sets the low pass or hi cut filter point frequency This setting is useful in changing the overall tonal qualities of the Amp setting 32 Mix Enters the Mix window where various levels within the VoiceLive Play GTX can be adjusted The mix controls affect the main output There are 6 parameters Harmony Controls the overall level of all voice generated effects like Harmony and Double Guitar Level Adjusts the output level of the guitar This control is also dependent on the Guitar Input level set in the Setup screen Out Level Controls the overall output level of the VoiceLive Play GTX Delay Reverb Changes the level of any Delay and Reverb effects simultaneously Headphone Level Adjusts the volume of the headphone output USB Level Adjusts the level of the incoming USB signal 33 Practice The practice screen gives you valuable feedback about your pitch while you sing In fact the stats monitor runs continuously as you use the VoiceLive Play GTX and will give you an up to the minute record of how accurately you ve been singing After using the practice tool for some time you can use the information it gathers to help you focus on improving specific areas of your vocal performances There are 6 items on the practice screen Range Shows the highest and lowest note sung Longest Shows time in seconds of your longest held note Accuracy
24. he VoiceLive Play GTX listens to for CC informa tion Make sure that your output device is set to the same channel as the GTX MIDI Program Change and CC s are as follows Patch Change General Program Change Set Key 30 IE in hex Set Scale 31 IF in hex HIT Off On 28 IC in hex 0 63 64 127 for toggle TALK Off On 114 72 in hex 0 63 64 127 for toggle Split Dir Looks at the defined region of the keyboard for Notes information There are two settings l Above Notes played above the Splitnote are registered for Notes information 2 Below Notes played below the Splitnote registered for Notes information Filter Ingores specific information based on the setting There are four settings l None All relevant MIDI data is processed 2 Prgchange Ingores all Program Change information if it is recieved 3 Sysex Ignores Sysex information This can prevent unwanted firmware updates 4 PC Sysex Ignores both Sysex and Program Change information Transpose Transposes all incoming Notes information Transposition is limited to four 4 octaves in either direction Splitnote Sets the note at which Split Above Below is registered 17 Setup MIDI cont Sysex ID Identifies the VoiceLive Play GTX when performing system updates If you are not using VoiceSupport make sure that the MIDI program you are using to transfer Sysex is set to the same ID as the GTX
25. looping If you use the S3 you have access to looping without pressing the Up and Down footswitches Aux In Use a 1 8 cable to connect any music source you like espcially the 8 Track from your 1974 Comet When an input is detected here Play will use the music to figure out Key Scale info MIDI In Connect a MIDI cable to your keyboard or computer to send Notes information for Harmo ny Hardtune Some CC s are also available see Setup MIDI for more info Inst IN THRU Connect a guitar or keyboard audio not MIDI to IN To pass guitar signals to an amplifier and bypass internal guitar processing connect a 1 4 cable to your guitar rig from the THRU jack Mic In This is where the magic happens Plug your dynamic condenser or MP 75 Mic in here Re member to set the mic type and level as described in the QuickStart Guide 3 Basics Mic Gain Knob Once you ve connected your microphone and selected the Mic Type pg 9 Dynamic Condenser MP 75 use the Mic Gain Knob to set the input level for your microphone As you increase the level pay close attention to the LED on the top of the VoiceLive Play GTX You want the input to light the LED Green It s OK if the LED sometimes lights Yellow but it should never turn Red If it does turn Red reduce the level Red means the input is overloading You ve got powerful lungs Basics 7 OICELIVE HARMONY amp EFFECTS FOR SINGERS gt
26. musical information from the surrounding environment a single instrument or even your whole band will work to determine the KEY SCALE for harmony hardtune VOICE The RoomSense mics are used as the primary vocal input This action is only available via headphones Setup Input cont Guitar Adjusts the guitar input gain Different guitars have different output levels based on their pickups and electronics Use this setting to ensure that your guitar input isn t too low or too high Strat s tend to be less hot than a Les Paul Without singing into your mic play your guitar as hard as you would at your most intense Really rock it out make sure the volume on your guitar is maxed Turn up the Guitar level until the RED IN LED lights while you play then back the level down by 3 4dB Doing this will ensure you have enough signal to properly feed the amp simulation processors Mic Control Sets the action associated with the Mic Button There are 4 settings I HIT The mic button controls HIT in any patch that has a HIT function assigned 2 HIT TALK Pressing the mic button engages the HIT function Pressing and HOLDING the mic button engages TALK mode bypassing all effects Press again to exit TALK mode PRESET UP Cycles through the presets moving forward through the menu 4 LOOP Activates or De Activates RECORD PLAY O DUB for Looping For Looping Tone Style Applies varying am
27. ounts of Adaptive EQ Compression and Gate There are 9 styles to choose from I OFF No Tone Style is applied 2 NORMAL Some bottom mid and air EQ light compression and minor gating when the input level gets low enough the input is muted is applied to the signal LESS BRIGHT Similar to Normal but with less emphasis on high frequency EQ 4 NORM WARMTH Similar to Normal with a small mid bump to add some warmth to the voice 5 MORE COMP Utilizes the Normal EQ and Gating settings but with more aggressive com pression settings This is a good setting to try if you have a large dynamic range when singing and want to keep your levels under control 6 NORM NO GATE Removes the Gate function from the normal setting This means that even at very low input levels the mic is still active or hot 7 LESS BRIGHT NG The same as Less Bright but with the Gate function removed 8 WARMTH NG same as NORM WARMTH but with the Gate function removed 9 MORE COMP NG The same as MORE COMP but with the Gate function removed 10 Setup Input cont Pitch Cor Amt Pitch Correction Amount allows you to control the amount of Auto Chromatic Pitch Correction the VoiceLive Play GTX applies to all incoming signals from the microphone For a natural sound we find that 50 or less is a good place to start If you re having a hard time hitting notes accurately or want an Auto Tune
28. s active and may be used to undo the last change made to your loop It is com mon to use Undo when you ve added a loop section that you re not happy with and want to try it again Loop time is 15 seconds 2 OFF Disables Undo freeing some memory for additional looping Loop record time is dou bled to 30 seconds Loop Feedback Controls the amount of loop record feedback When recording a loop with multiple passes or parts the signal from the first loop pass is added to the next and so on If all of these passes were put together at 100 volume the loop you re working on would get louder and louder and LOUDER until it was distorting the output of the device The purpose of the loop feedback control is to prevent this volume increase from happening When you record a new pass to the existing loop it is recorded at 100 volume but the existing loop is blended with it at the Loop Feedback setting The calculation works like this Input Loop x LoopFeedback Loop Output Input Loop x 90 Output Run away Scary math Most users find a setting of around 90 works well but you may find a different setting that works best for you 16 Setup MIDI MIDI Chan Sets the channel that the VoiceLive Play GTX listens to for Notes infor mation Make sure that your output control Keyboard Computer etc device is set to the same channel as the VoiceLive Play GTX CC Chan Sets the channel that t
29. sted in the Effects Reverb section Reverb Level Controls the overall level of the effect OFF 0dB These effects are independent of the settings for vocals For example you can use one type of Delay on your voice and another on your guitar 31 Effects Guitar cont gt Page 2 Treble Controls the amount of high frequency boost cut The EQ point and width changes between amp styles to reflect their real world operation Bass Controls the amount of low frequency boost or cut The EQ point and width changes between amp styles to reflect their real world operation Mid Controls the amount of mid frequency boost or cut Mid Freq Controls the specific frequency that the Mid control affects Comp Ratio Controls the compression ratio of any signals entering the guitar signal path Higher compression ratios will affect the sound more noticeably which may be just what you want Comp Thresh Sets the level at which the compressor begins to attenuate the signal The combination of ratio and threshold create the compressed sound so experiment with different values on each control until you find something you like gt Page 3 uMod Speed Sets the speed in Hz or Hertz of any modulation effects Delay Feedback Controls the number of Delay taps that you hear Lower numbers make the Delay end sooner not the time between taps just how long you hear it before it s gone and high
30. the user When you have a particular modified guitar style that you would like to apply to several presets we suggest copying that preset to a new location and then modifying the vocal effects to suit There are four parameters available for guitar effects Amp Selects the Amp style There are 11 Amps to choose from ACOUSTIC CLEAN COMP Compressed COMP ATK Compressed with increased attack BF COMBO Black Face Combo BRIGHT CRUNCH CRUNCH 2 CRUNCH 3 HONK INSANE ON Ow EN Drive Replicates the Drive control that you would find an amplifier More Drive can create more distorted or broken up sound 29 Effects Guitar cont Level Replicates the Volume or Level control on an amplifier This control can increase or decrease overall volume of the amplifier without adding distortion This control is also useful in matching guitar levels from preset to preset Style Select from the factory designed guitar styles which include settings for Amp Type Drive Level Reverb uMod and Delay There are 41 styles to choose from Styles preceeded by AC are designed for ACoustic guitar l MED CRUNCH 2 WIDE FLANGE DRI 3 MOD DELAY 4 AC ROOM THICK 5 TEXAS HONK 6 CLEAN SPRING 7 LONG AMBIENCE 8 CLEAN AMP 9 CLEAN LONG VERB 10 CLEAN ROOM II CLEAN FLANGER 12 CLEAN ROTOR 13 CRUNCH VERB 14 TOUCH DRIVE 15 DARK DRIVE 16 12 STRING 17 FLANGE DRIVE 18
31. vanced To enter the advanced menu press and hold any of the lit BLUE LED soft buttons Routing Applies the Transducer sound to the selected audio There are 2 settings I OUTPUT Applies the effect to the lead voice and any voices derived from it like Harmony or Doubling 2 FX Applies the effect only to voices within an effect For example if you are using a Delay the initial tap of the Delay will be uneffected but subsequent taps will have the Transducer ef fect Gate Threshold Transducer effects are very prone to feedback via a PA The Transducer block has an independent gate that can be set to help alleviate feedback Raising the threshold will cause the effect to kick in at a higher input volume which can help avoid feedback while you re not singing Gain Controls the overall level of the Transducer effect 28 Effects Guitar gt Guitar Guitar effects are handled in the same way as the vocal effects with some minor chang es The guitar sounds are selected by style and there is an advanced menu for fine con trol over parameters Guitar settings are saved per preset unless Global Guitar is set to ON in the Setup menu If you select a guitar style and modify it those settings will be lost if you move away from the style It is best to save the preset if you have modified a style with custom set tings and want to retain those settings Factory guitar styles cannot be overwritten by
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