This Manual This is version 1.2 of the reference manual pertaining to Firm- ware version 1.0.02 build 37 of VoiceLive Touch 2. The information in this manual takes up where the VoiceLive Touch 2 Quick Guide left off, so please make sure to read the VoiceLive Touch 2 Quick Guide first.
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About this manual Edit button Store button INPUT Home / Hold for Genre button Effects button Edit Setup Voices button Store Tap button Setup button Mix button Home Loop Hold for Genre Loop button Effects Play & Record buttons (Loop transport controls) Hit / Hold for talk button Voices Matrix (9 buttons)
The Mix Menu This chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual intro- duces the Mix menu, where you set up the levels of the signals coming into the device, the levels of the effects and the output levels. There are two pages of faders that control global mix levels of the various inputs and generated effects within the device: –...
The Mix Menu FX Mix page Delay/Reverb parameter The Delay/Reverb parameter trims the global mix level of the Delay and Reverb effects. Factory presets were created with Guitar parameter this parameter set to 0 dB. There is an additional 6 dB of gain The Guitar parameter sets the level of the guitar signal plus all available.
The Mix Menu Output Mix page USB In parameter The USB In parameter sets the mix level for the audio signal arriving from a computer via the USB connector. USB Out parameter The USB Out parameter sets the output level of the overall main mix output going to a computer via USB.
The Store menu ToRe Menu Preset edits can be saved for later use and named in the Store menu. Please note that changes to parameters on the Setup and Mix pages do not require storing. 1. Selects the preset destination number. 2.
The Edit Menu This chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual details the nine effect blocks of the VoiceLive Touch 2, the editing screens and all effect parameters.
The Edit Menu Chapter overview Editing basics Making changes to the preset effects in VoiceLive Touch 2 and Locating the Edit menu storing them to use later is called editing. The Edit menu is where you make these changes. A single menu containing all effect pages can be accessed in...
The Edit Menu Main and Advanced edit pages Selecting edit parameters with the Matrix Most effects have a main page and an advanced edit page con- When the Effects page is displayed, each effect shown cor- taining additional settings. You can switch between these two responds to one of the nine Matrix buttons.
The Edit Menu Dry Level Most Styles have editable modifiers that can be stored as part of a preset – for example Speed in the Mod effect. This setting is available on the advanced edit pages of the Mod, Delay, Reverb, Harmony and Double effects. It sets your dry Understanding levels voice level when that individual effect is turned on.
The Edit Menu The Mod effect Mod effect – advanced edit page The Mod (modulation) effect is where you will find lush chorus, detune and flanger effects plus a collection of bizarre pitch Dry Level parameter effects. The Dry Level parameter sets the dry voice level. Depth parameter* Mod effect –...
The Edit Menu The Delay effect Delay effect – advanced edit page The Delay effect block produces tap tempo echo, fixed time echoes and quick slap echo effects. The last two parameters on this page vary depending on the current Delay style. Delay effect –...
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The Edit Menu Tempo For Tap tempo styles only, the Tempo parameter sets the delay tempo in beats per minute. This is most useful when the Global Tap parameter (on the System page of the Setup menu) is set to Off and you want to store a pre-set tempo in each preset. Division* For Tap tempo styles only, the Division parameter sets the echo time to divisions of the bar.
The Edit Menu The Reverb effect Reverb effect – advanced edit page The Reverb effect block contains a high-end TC Electronic re- verb algorithm. Reverb simulates hearing your voice in acoustic Dry Level parameter spaces, such as a small reflective room or a large concert hall. The Dry Level parameter sets the dry voice level.
– When you set the Key parameter away from Auto (C, C#, the Naturalplay styles. Each offers a unique voicing ar- D ... to B), VoiceLive Touch 2 will ignore chordal input and rangement. These styles follow the Key setting to guide the instead will be guided by a combination of the displayed key harmony voices.
The Edit Menu Harmony effect – advanced edit page Human Amount parameter* Dry Level parameter The Human Amount parameter sets how much Humanization is applied. The style of humanization is defined by the Human The Dry Level parameter sets the dry voice level. Human Style parameter* Style parameter.
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MAJ1 3rd ab. ings are pre-set pitch intervals between your lead voice and a 5th ab. harmony voice generated by the VoiceLive Touch 2. The Voices MAJ2 3rd ab. menu offers the quickest way to experiment with harmony 5th ab.
The Edit Menu The Voice Edit pages 1/9 through 9/9 Gender parameter Up to nine different voicings are possible, though only four may The Gender parameter determines whether the voicing has be active at one time. The following describes the parameters deeper, male characteristics (values lower than 0), or female available for each voicing button.
Naturalplay, Scale, Shift and Notes harmony The following table shows how Harmony style and the value of the Key parameter affect voicing selection: Naturalplay Most of the factory presets in VoiceLive Touch 2 are set to Style range Voicing names Harmony Naturalplay.
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Naturalplay, since it is not “listening” for the ongoing chords Preset #155 in the VoiceLive Touch 2 factory set is called “MIDI in your music. For good results with Scale harmony, avoid 5th Notes”.
The Choir effect emulates the detuning, small timing variances and chorusing effects that occur when several people sing together in groups. New with VoiceLive Touch 2 is the ability to apply this thickening effect to both your lead voice and the Harmony and Doubling voices.
Human Style parameter* times. The Double effect in VoiceLive Touch 2 recreates this in- The Human Style parameter selects from a range of Humaniza- stantly by creating up to four copies of your voice and applying tion styles that introduce subtle and not-so-subtle variances to subtle pitch and timing variations.
The Edit Menu The Transducer effect Filter parameter* The Filter parameter adjusts the tone of the current style with The Transducer effects block uses distortion and steep filters to the application of steep filters (EQ). Each style has it’s own emulate the sound of radios, phones and devices that generally filter sound.
The Edit Menu Transducer effect – advanced edit page Harmony setting Routing parameter When the Routing parameter is set to “Harmony”, the Trans- The Routing parameter allows you to choose where to apply ducer effect applies only to the Harmony and Double voices Transducer filtering.
The Edit Menu The Rhythm effect The Target parameter sets what paths will be modulated by the Rhythm effect (Lead voice, Harmony/Double voices) and what Rhythm produces chopping, panning and stuttering effects on the pre-set Rhythm effect will be (Level or Gender modulation, your lead, Harmony and Double voices in various beat divisions panning).
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The Edit Menu Type parameter Post setting This parameter is only available for the Rhythm styles. When the Path parameter is set to Post, effects that are en- The Type parameter sets the waveform for the rhythmic abled when the audio clip is sampled will be integrated into the modulation applied to the signal.
The Edit Menu The Hardtune effect Robot setting The Robot setting forces anything you sing or say to a single The Hardtune effect block corrects the pitch of the Lead voice target note. For this setting, Key is ignored. by gently or not-so-gently nudging it to a target pitch. Correct Natural setting This effect block can produce everything from the (in)famous The Correct Natural setting applies more subtle values for a...
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The Edit Menu Gender parameter* The Gender parameter makes the voice sound deeper (settings -50 to -1) or more feminine (settings 1 to 50). Control parameter The Control parameter sets Hit on/off status. See “Assigning Hit effects using the Control parameter”. For this effect, no Advanced edit page is available.
The Edit Menu Assigning effects to the Hit button The following graphics show the difference between effect-on When you tap the Hit button, the effect status will change, status and effect-off status and how Hit can affect a preset. allowing for some dramatic changes in your vocal sound. This provides a quick way of turning multiple effects on and off.
The Edit Menu Assigning Hit effects in Effects mode Assigning Hit effects using the Control parameter – Tap the Effects button to enter Effects mode. – Toggle the Hit button so its LED goes off. Each effects has a parameter called Control which also sets Hit –...
The Slider FX lideR In this chapter we describe the amazing Slider FX bar as it pertains to the vocal effects. For the Loop FX descriptions, see What are Loop FX?
Using and assigning the Slider FX is described in the “Slider FX of the held harmony notes. Bar effects” section of the VoiceLive Touch 2 Quick Guide. Dual Filter effect Following are descriptions of each effect that can be assigned to the Slider FX bar in the Effects menu.
The Slider FX Shift Wide effect Stutter effect Tap the Slider FX Bar to activate the Hardtune effect at its Tap the Slider FX Bar to hold to sustain a short snippet of current settings. vocalization. Slide your finger over the Slider FX Bar to sweep the pitch over Slide your finger over the Slider FX Bar to change the Division value upwards from the initial value.
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The Slider FX Action Left Center pos. Right < (Slider Min. value Middle of Max. value FX) > value range > (Slider Middle value ¾ value Max. value FX) > < (Slider Max. value ¾ value Middle value FX) < >...
The Loop Menu This chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual intro- duces the Looper. Looping is an interesting topic. Even using the basic looping features can be a lot of fun, but there’s a real treasure trove of features here allowing you to layer, reverse, mute, merge and tweak your loops in all sorts of ways.
The Loop features in button presses as well as the Auto Re-sync feature are known VoiceLive Touch 2 can help you make exciting layers of melo- as Loop Assist. These help you make better-sounding and more dies, harmonies and sounds.
The Loop Menu The Loop menu pages The Loop Layers page There are two pages containing features for the looper. While not labeled onscreen, the two pages are thus: Loop menu – Layers page 1. Mode selection buttons 2. Loop layer selection 3.
Setup menu chapter for additional loop configuration options. Note that there are MIDI CCs that can remotely control the looper as well. The following sections add detail to the tutorials in the VoiceLive Touch 2 Quick Guide. The order is from simple to advanced operation.
The Loop Menu Stopping and starting loops Erasing loops – Whenever a loop is present, press the Play button to either If the loop you just made isn’t to your liking, or when you want stop or start loop playback. to start completely from scratch, you use the Erase function.
The Loop Menu Overdubbing Notes about overdubbing You can record as many overdubs as you like without consum- Once you have a basic loop you’re satisfied with, you’ll likely ing memory, but adding too many overdubs will eventually end want to overdub – i.e., record more parts on top of it. up as noise.
The Loop Menu Undo You can do this as often as you like. In fact, it is an easy and useful way to build and remove preceding layers while using the Loop feature creatively. What can be undone? Limitations of the Undo feature When you have made a mistake while overdubbing, you do not have to delete the whole loop and start from scratch.
The Loop Menu Extending loop length with 2x Reverse Use the 2x feature when you have just created a short, hypnotic Reversing a recording is a classic studio trick to create inter- loop and you would like to record a longer musical phrase on esting effects.
The Loop Menu Clear Metronome The Clear feature allows you to erase a loop layer while keeping The Metronome is a component of Loop Assist. the original loop start and end points. Recording loops by singing or playing in time with a metronome This is most useful when there is at least one other loop layer has distinct advantages: that you would like to keep.
The Loop Menu Recording a loop using Metronome – On setting the metronome When set to on, the metronome is audible. This will also acti- vate the quantize feature, which will correct your record and loop button presses to the nearest beat. –...
Now if you want more flexibility, you’ll like the loop layers that Delay and Rhythm effects stay in sync with your loop. To feature of the VoiceLive Touch 2. It allows you to work with six change Tap Tempo, set Metronome to Off.
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The Loop Menu The Label “Select” will be surrounded by brackets, indicating – Record another part on Loop 2. that you are now in Select mode. – You can repeat this process until you have filled up all six The currently selected loop slot is shown as “=Loop=” By available loop slots.
The Loop Menu Muting loop layers Muting vs . selecting loops Muting loop layers does not affect selection. This means that Loop layers can be muted (i.e., silenced temporarily) using you could select, for example, Loop 1 in Select mode, then Mute mode.
Synching loops to MIDI Clock Triggering loops in Shots mode VoiceLive Touch 2 can sync to MIDI Clock received at either its Normally, looping is all about having rhythm, harmonies and USB or physical MIDI inputs. This allows you to make new loops melodies play back in consistent patterns.
When you are in Shots mode and the Play button is not lit (i.e., when transport is stopped), a loop will only play back as long The VoiceLive Touch 2 comes with four special effects that have as you hold its button.
The Loop Menu Making the most of Loop FX – Slide your finger over the Slider FX Bar to hear the new Loop FX. – The Squeeze effects work best when the loop has been recorded to the Metronome. This is because the length of Loop FX descriptions the retriggered clip is a division of the current Tap tempo Loop FX –...
The Loop Menu Re-sync Layer Mixdown Re-sync is another component of Loop Assist. The ability to mute and erase loop layers independently is use- If you use any of the time-altering loop effects (Slow Speed, ful but eventually you may run out of layers. In that case, you can Squeeze or Shots), you don’t want your loop timing to stumble.
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The Loop Menu If the selected target loop slot is muted when you perform the mixdown, the other loops will overwrite whatever was there.
Condenser Mic. This applies phantom power to the microphone. MP-75 Mic setting If you are using a TC-Helicon MP-75 microphone, set the Input parameter to MP-75 Mic. This applies phantom power to the Making changes in the Setup menu do not require storing –...
If you want to add effects to an audio signal from a computer Ambient setting connected to your TC-Helicon device, set the Input parameter The Ambient setting sends sounds from around VoiceLive to USB. This disables the hardware microphone and guitar Touch 2 to the headphone output only.
To use this feature, you will need to connect a Mic Control- Hit Moment setting compatible microphone to the VoiceLive Touch 2 and set the When Mic Control is set to Hit Moment, tapping the Mic Input parameter to the correct setting.
The Setup menu Tone Style parameter Loop setting When Mic Control is set to Loop, the Mic Control button acts The Tone feature engages four automatic audio signal proces- as a 1 Button Looper. See the 1 Button Looper setting sec- sors that adjust the EQ and dynamic nature of your vocals.
The Setup menu Pitch Cor Amt Norm + Warmth setting The Norm + Warmth setting restores a small amount of lows The Pitch Cor Amt (Pitch Correction Amount) parameter while still reducing muddiness. Use this setting when you feel applies a small amount of chromatic pitch correction to gently your voice sounds thin, or when you are singing vocal parts in improve the accuracy of your output pitch.
When you have connected your microphone to an external output contain the summed mono mix including effects. The preamp that is feeding a PA, and VoiceLive Touch 2 is fed from right TRS jack outputs your dry voice with Tone applied to the that PA mixer’s aux send, set the Lead Mute parameter to On.
The Setup menu Lead Delay parameter The Lead Delay parameter inserts a short delay on the dry voice to make up for the slight processing delay when using the Harmony and Double effects. None setting When you set the Lead Delay parameter to None, no dry voice delay is added.
VoiceLive Touch 2 to another device, the processed guitar signal The Mod Level parameter sets the amount of the Mod effect will be removed from the mix output of the VoiceLive Touch 2 applied to the guitar signal in the mix.
The Setup menu A note regarding compression on an acoustic guitar Because the compressor effect automatically adds considerable gain as you adjust the Ratio and Threshold controls, feedback can become an issue. Modest compression settings, e.g. Ratio @ 2.0, Threshold @ -10, can produce contained, pleasing dynamics for acoustic guitars without excessive feedback.
The Setup menu Guitar page (2) Low Frequency parameter The Low Frequency parameter sets the frequency below which A three band, semi-parametric EQ built into the VoiceLive the Low Shelf EQ takes effect. Touch 2 allows you to shape the sound of the guitar connected Low Gain parameter to the Guitar input.
Input parameter Undo parameter While VoiceLive Touch 2 has vocal, guitar and aux inputs, you Setting Undo to On allows you to undo the previous recording can separate out which inputs you want to loop. when recording loops. Setting Undo to Off doubles the amount Lead + Guitar setting (default) of looping time –...
The Setup menu MIDI Control parameter The VoiceLive Touch 2 Looper can be remotely controlled using MIDI CC messages. If you want to ensure that no received MIDI CC messages will accidentally start or stop Loop features, set this parameter to Off.
The Setup menu Metronome page Off setting When you set the MIDI Tempo parameter to Off, the Metro- The Metronome page controls the settings for the Loop Met- nome is synced to Tap Tempo. ronome feature. Slave setting When you set the MIDI Tempo parameter to Slave, the Met- Routing parameter ronome is synced to incoming beats from an external MIDI Use the Routing parameter to define where the sound of the...
The Setup menu MIDI page (1) CC Channel parameter If you want the VoiceLive Touch 2 to receive MIDI CC mes- This is one of two pages of MIDI settings. sages on a specific channel (different from the channel used...
The Setup menu Split Note parameter Use the Split Note parameter to define a split point. Only notes above or below this split point are used to control harmony voices. This parameter is applied in MIDI Notes presets only.
VoiceLive Touch 2. When addressing multiple port is ignored. MIDI notes and control messages are received VoiceLive Touch 2 units on the same MIDI In/Thru chain with a via the physical MIDI Input jack on the device. You can also use SysEx editor, each device should have its own ID –...
– Switch 2 = Loop Stop/Clear The optional three button footswitch, Switch-3, offers hands- – Switch 3 = Loop Undo free control of VoiceLive Touch 2. You can assign individual Custom setting functions to any footswitch to control presets, looping, Hit etc.
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The Setup menu Preset Up & Tap setting Loop Undo setting When a footswitch is assigned to Preset Up, tapping that foot- When a footswitch is assigned to Loop Undo, tapping that switch will switch to the next preset. Holding the footswitch footswitch will immediately undo the previous Loop recording.
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The Setup menu – Please note that when stopping, a short portion of audio is Harmony setting recorded. When a footswitch is assigned to Harmony, tapping that foot- – Tap the footswitch to play or hold to erase the loop. switch will activate or deactivate the Harmony effect.
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The Setup menu Transducer setting Guitar All setting When a footswitch is assigned to Transducer, tapping that foot- When a footswitch is assigned to Guitar All, tapping that foot- switch will activate or deactivate this effect. There is no hold switch will activate or deactivate the Guitar Reverb and Guitar function for this setting.
The Setup menu System page Off setting (default) When Global Key is set to Off, individual presets may be stored with any Key setting. LCD Contrast parameter Tune Reference parameter The LCD Contrast parameter adjusts the display to best match ambient lighting.
The Setup menu Global Tempo parameter On setting (default) When you set the Global Tempo parameter to On, all presets adhere to the most recent Tap Tempo. This is so that Rhythm, Delay and the Loop Metronome can all synchronize to the same tempo as you change presets.
If you want to preserve your presets, back them up using VoiceSupport. You can view the VoiceSupport manual on the support page of the TC-Helicon website. – Power up the unit. – When the display shows text, hold the left bottom and left top Matrix buttons until the display shows the initialization message.
Preset list ReseT lisT This chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual shows the pre-programmed factory presets of the VoiceLive Touch 2. Please note that this device has 300 preset slots. The first 200 preset slots contain the pre-programmed factory presets. The remaining 100 slots are empty and can be used for variations of the factory presets or your own creations.
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Preset list WE WILL ROK U JAYLO ON FLOOR KATY’S AWAKE ANTE JUSTAKISS CHUMBATHUMPNG BROWN ID GIRL I AM EGGMAN ELLIE LIGHTS FEELING PEAS FRIENDS LO PLCS BLUE TOWER 65 GOOD VIBES MMRK ABBA MIA EDGE OF GAGA ANOTHER BRICK GEDDIT STARTED FEELGD GORILLAS AMERICA HORSE...
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Preset list CLUB CANT HNDL WAYNE’S MIRROR BREAKEVEN MAKING AIR SPPL BLUE RHIMES BURNNG DN HOUSE CLOSER NIN AINT OVER LENNY TAYLOR SPARKS METRIC ALIVE MAMA SAID COOL SOLDIER DIXIES WHERE THEM GRLS INTER GALACTIC UM BRELLA RIH BILLIE GENE WITCH E.
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Preset list 50 CENT CANDY 116: LIVING ON PRAYR AS GOOD AS I WS 117: MOM&POP DREAMS SUMMER 1969 118: JUNGLE GUNS B4 HE CHEATS 119: F LIPS YAYA SNG GANGAM 120: I LOVE R&R AMERICAN GRNDAY 121: NEED U NOW STORY OF TAYLOR 122: TAINTED MARILYN...
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Preset list 139: EMJAY 2011 162: ROCKABILLY SLAP 140: TINKER BELL 163: LO FI ECHO 141: POPEYE 164: SHOPPING CENTER 142: MALE TO FEMALE 165: SLAP ROOM VERB 143: DEEP TALKER 166: GROUP SHOUT 144: LOOP-1ST CHORD 167: DOUBLE DOWN 145: LOOP-BASS TUNED 168:...
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Preset list 185: AUTOTUNE RADIO 186: ROBO DELAY 187: MEGAPHONE 188: DISTORT DOWN 189: DISTORTED RADIO 190: TOTALLY ALIEN! 191: FLANGER 192: STRANGE ECHO 193: EFFEMINATE 194: STEREO ECHO 195: OCTAVE FLANGE 196: BUNCH O BASS 197: OL’ BLUE EYES 198: MEDIEVAL MONKS 199:...
Styles list – MultiTap 4 – Library – MultiTap 5 – Dark Room – MultiTap 6 – Music Club – Classic Slap – Studio Room – Set Time – Bouncy Room – Cozy Corner Reverb Styles – Bright Chamber See “The Reverb effect”. –...
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