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DigiTech VOCALIST LIVE 4 Owner's Manual

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  • Page 1 Vocal Harmony and Effects Processor Owner’s Manual...

  • Page 2: Supplementary Information

    Vice-President of Engineering-MI 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA Date: February , 2007 European Contact: Your local DigiTech Sales and Service Office or Harman Music Group 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 USA Ph: (80) 568-8800 Fax: (80) 568-7583...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Introduction ...................... The Vocalist Live 4 Features .............. ® Included Items .................... A Guided Tour of the Vocalist Live 4 ..............2 Overview ......................2 About musIQ Technology ................ 2 Quick Start ..................... 2 Front Panel ..................... 3 Store Button ..................
  • Page 4 Harmony Footswitch ................... 2 Guitar Tuner ....................2 Mono and Stereo ..................3 Regarding External Effects Pedals .............. 3 Setting Levels on the Vocalist Live 4 ............3 Effects and Parameter Descriptions ..............4 Preamp ......................4 Comp/Gate ....................5 EQ ........................
  • Page 6 . The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty. 2. DigiTech warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service.

  • Page 7: Included Items

    • Warranty Card The utmost care was taken while your Vocalist Live 4 was being manufactured. Everything should be included and in perfect working order. If anything is missing, contact the factory at once. Please help us become acquainted with you and your needs by completing your warranty card or registering online at www.digitech.com.

  • Page 8: A Guided Tour Of The Vocalist Live 4

    It’s a good idea to read this brief manual completely, but if you want to start using the Vocalist Live 4 right away, go to the Getting Started section on page 7. For more information on what the knobs and buttons do, refer to the Using the Vocalist Live 4 section on page .

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    Front Panel 6 7 8 9 10 Store Button Press to store changes you make to a preset. For more information on storing and editing presets, see page . Numeric Display Shows the number (location) of the selected preset. While editing, it also shows the value of the parameter being edited.

  • Page 10: Key Display

    See page 2 for more information about the guitar tuner. Effects Matrix The Effects matrix is used to customize the sound and parameters of the Vocalist Live 4. Use the Edit Up/Down buttons to navigate the matrix rows. As the Edit Up/Down but- tons are pressed, an LED illuminates indicating the currently selected effects row, and the VL4’s main display shows the row name.

  • Page 11: Rear Panel

    Vocalist Live 4, and disables the Mic In XLR input. Aux In Plug in a CD or MP3 player to this /8” jack to add recorded music to the Vocalist Live 4 mix. Control the level with the CD or MP3 player’s volume control.

  • Page 12: Line Out L/R

    Left/Mono XLR jack and be sure the Stereo Out LED is not lit (use the Stereo/Mono Out button to change this, if necessary). Phones Use this jack to hear the Line Out L/R mix through headphones. Power Connect only the DigiTech PS093B power supply to this jack. ®...

  • Page 13: Getting Started

    ® fier is off and that the Vocalist Live 4 is plugged into the wall and powered on. There is no power switch on the Vocalist Live 4. To turn the Vocalist Live 4 on or off, connect or disconnect the included PS093B power supply from the Power Input jack.

  • Page 14: Set Up The Mixer For Stereo Operation (If Using Two Channels Of A Mixer)

    Set the pan controls on the selected mixer channels hard left and hard right. While singing, gradually turn up the Vocalist Live 4’s Mic/Line Input Level knob until the Vocal Signal LED lights amber most of the time, and red during the loudest parts only.

  • Page 15: Common Setups

    Guitar and Microphone In/Guitar Amp and P.A. Out (Mono) This setup bypasses the Vocalist Live 4 guitar effects via the Guitar Thru output. A mono vocal and guitar signal is sent to the mixer. Press the Stereo/Mono button so the Stereo Out LED is not lit.

  • Page 16: Guitar And Microphone In/P.a. And Powered Monitor Out (Mono)

    Guitar and Microphone In/P.A. and Powered Monitor Out (Mono) This setup sends guitar and vocals to the mixer as well as an onstage monitor. Press the Stereo/ Mono button so the Stereo Out LED is not lit. Expres ion Pedal Mixer/ P.A.

  • Page 17: Editing, Storing And Copying User Presets

    Live 4 ® In addition to creating vocal harmonies, the Vocalist Live 4 also offers a wide variety of effects you can apply to your voice. You can quickly change the harmonies and effects by changing presets. Each preset has a name and a number, as well as a set of harmonies and/or other effects assigned to it.

  • Page 18: Effects Matrix

    Press this button to turn automatic key detection on or off. When this button is lit and harmo- nies are active, the Vocalist Live 4 determines the proper key based on the guitar chords being played. When this button is not lit, active harmonies are produced in the key shown in the Key Display (selected with the Key Up/Down and Major/Minor buttons).

  • Page 19: Mono And Stereo

    Do not hook up any other effects pedals to your guitar prior to plugging it into the Vocalist Live 4, as this could affect vocal harmony generation. The only thing between your guitar and the Vocalist Live 4 should be the guitar cable. Use the Guitar Thru to connect your effects and stomp boxes.

  • Page 20: Effects And Parameter Descriptions

    Effects and Parameter Descriptions Preamp The Preamp row includes a model of a tube-based preamp, a de-esser and audio frequency band limiting. The preamp is controlled by the Type and Gain parameters. The de-esser is controlled by the De-Esser parameter, and band limiting is controlled by the Resonance and Band Center parameters.

  • Page 21: Comp/Gate

    Comp/Gate The Comp/Gate affects the incoming vocal’s dynamics. The Comp/Gate can be used to smooth out a vocal performance by adjusting the outgoing gain of the signal based on the incoming amplitude of the vocal. The Gate function is useful for removing background noise from the incoming signal, or for muting the signal when it falls below a certain threshold.

  • Page 22: Pitch Correction

    Pitch Correction Pitch correction detects the note you’re singing and processes it to make it more precise. For example, if you’re singing a C, and it’s a little flat (but not quite B), pitch correction alters the note so that a more precise C is heard through the mixer or P.A. Pitch correction requires you to choose a scale (or mode) and a key (or root note) so the Vocalist Live 4 knows what notes ®...
  • Page 23 pc x Selects the key or root of the scale. For example, if the Type is set to MAJOR, and Key is set to PC C, the notes that will be corrected to are C, D, E, F, G, A, and B. Note: This parameter is ignored when the scale type is set to PC CHROM.

  • Page 24: Lead Effects

    Lead Effects The Lead Effects modify the incoming vocal by changing its pitch or timbre in real time. There are Persona effects, which change the character of the voice, and Mod effects which add modula- tion changes such as tremolo or chorus to the incoming vocal signal. The effects in the Lead Effects row can be turned off by setting the Persona to OFF, and the Mod Type to OFF.

  • Page 25: Harmony

    Harmony These settings let you select the number and type of background voices that are generated by the Vocalist Live 4. You can add -4 voices of harmony or duplicates (unison) to your lead vocal. ® The different harmony combinations appear as abbreviations in the Alphanumeric display. Each abbreviation represents one voice.
  • Page 26 Balance Controls the balance between the generated harm bal harmony voices. If there is only one voicing, then this control has no effect. But if there is more than one voicing on, then this parameter controls the balance between these voices. A value of 50 gives approximately the same output level for all the voices.

  • Page 27: Reverberation

    Reverberation Reverb affects both the processed vocal signals and harmonies as well as the Guitar Mix, as set with the Guitar Mix Reverb Level (see below). There are five reverb types (Studio, Club, Hall, Stadium, and Coarse), each reflecting different decay times and diffusion settings. Reverb can be bypassed by setting the Reverb Type to RVB OFF.

  • Page 28: Guitar Mix

    Guitar Mix Guitar Mix affects the amount of Guitar signal that is processed through the two guitar effects. The guitar effects are Reverb and Mod. The Reverb is shared with the main Vocal and Harmonies; hence the only parameter for the guitar is GtrRvb lvl (Guitar Reverb Amount). Reverb set- tings are programmed in the Reverb row.

  • Page 29: Utility Parameters

    Utility Parameters The Utility parameters are accessed by simultaneously pressing the Edit Up/Down arrow keys in the Effects Matrix. The main display will show UTILityand the Numeric Display flashes U. Once this occurs, each knob controls the value of a particular system parameter, as shown below. FX Foot- When the Effects LED is off: switch...

  • Page 30: Factory Reset

    Factory Reset If you want to restore the Vocalist Live 4 to the state it was in when first delivered, you can use ® the Factory Reset function. This will: • Copy all Factory presets to the corresponding User presets, overwriting all changes you may have made to the user presets •...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    • Turn up the Mic/Line Input Level knob. • If you’re using a P.A. system or mixer, turn up the channel that the Vocalist Live 4 is con- nected to, or turn up the master level (volume) controls. • Try singing closer to the microphone.

  • Page 32: Preset List

    Preset List 3RD ABOVE A simple 3rd above your lead vocal. Great for 60s duet folk songs. Utilizes a stereo chorus effect for the guitar. 3RD BELOW The same preset as # but now the harmony is a 3rd down from the lead vocal.
  • Page 33 EAGLETS 2 Reminiscent of 2-part 70s country-rock vocals. Try singing with your best country vocal. Utilizes a 3rd above. A mono chorus effect is used on the guitar. EAGLETS 3 Reminiscent of 3 part 70s country-rock vocals. Utilizes a 3rd above and a 5th above as well as a unison to help thicken the lead vocal.
  • Page 34 BIGGER Makes your lead voice sound larger. Try playing with the ‘amount” Parameter in the Lead Effects row to become just the size you want. SMALLER Similar to BIGGER, but works in the opposite direction. GIANT Combines a bigger voice with an octave down shift. Combines a smaller voice with an octave up shift.

  • Page 35: Specifications

    Specifications Frequency Response: Line Level Inputs and Outputs +0, –3dB 30Hz to 20kHz Distortion (THD+IMD): Line-Level Inputs to Line-Level Outputs < 0.03% Input Level at max, 0dBu kHz tone. Analog Inputs Guitar Input and Thru Connectors: ¼” unbalanced TS connectors Max input level: 3.4 Vrms Impedance:...
  • Page 36 Expression Pedal: The Vocalist Live 4 can use either a standard passive ® guitar volume pedal or a resistance-based expression pedal. If using a standard guitar volume pedal, it should use a 250 kOhms or higher pot. If using an expression pedal, it must offer a TRS connection and offer a minimum resistance of 0kOhms.

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