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- Page 1 VoiceWorks Harmony | Correction | Effects U U S S E E R R ’ ’ S S M M A A N N U U A A L L...
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Page 3: Important Safety Instructions
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead The exclamation point within an symbol within an equilateral triangle, is equilateral triangle is intended to alert intended to alert the user to the the user to the presence of important presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage"... - Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMC / EMI. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. Certificate Of Conformity These limits are designed to provide TC Electronic A/S, Sindalsvej 34, 8240 reasonable protection against harmful Risskov, Denmark, hereby declares on own...
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION SONG MODE Table of Contents ....3 Song Mode ....21 Text Conventions . -
Page 7: Introduction
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the TC-Helicon VoiceWorks Harmony, Pitch Correction and Effects processor. Designed for live and recording situations where superior vocals are a must, this state-of-the-art product creates the world's most natural sounding harmonies while offering innovative processing for the lead voice as well. VoiceWorks is an end-to-end solution. -
Page 8: Front Panel
FRONT PANEL POWER KEY LCD TEXT DISPLAY THICKEN KEY On/Off switch for the unit. Displays top-level preset On/Off/Edit functions for lead information (preset recall voice thickening. Note: In order for SETUP and mode), detailed preset current preset parameters to be information (edit menus), EFFECTS/TAP TEMPO KEY saved, the unit must be... - Page 9 FRONT PANEL SONG MODE KEY current preset to the displayed BYPASS Press to enter song mode. location. The STORE key Press to toggle (bypass / Step through sequenced LED blinks when the current unbypass) all effects. presets during live preset has been edited. performance (using a MIC INPUT footswitch or MIDI controller).
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Page 10: Rear Panel
REAR PANEL Balanced Balanced External Balanced Digital MIDI Mic Input Jack Control Jack S/PDIF In, Out, Thru with +48V Analog Analog Input/ Phantom Input Outputs Output Power Note! The microphone input on the VoiceWorks MIDI Cable has +48V phantom power capability. DIN CONNECTOR 5POLE - MALE Never plug single ended (unbalanced) -
Page 11: Signal Flow
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Page 12: Applications
APPLICATIONS Live Setups Using the VoiceWorks live is like bringing 4 professional backup singers to your gig! You’ve got several options when it comes to controlling the VoiceWorks Live. For best results you can use (in various combinations) the Switch-3 footpedal, a MIDI keyboard, a MIDI CC controller, and of course the controls on the box itself. - Page 13 APPLICATIONS Computer Based Digital Studio Setup The VoiceWorks’ pristine -128dB EIN (Equivalent Input Noise) mic preamp and 24 bit A/D conversion alone justifies its place in your Studio rack. The industry’s best sounding pitch correction and the ability to create harmony vocals with quality good enough to solo in a mix make this unit a a must-have for anyone working with Vocals.
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Page 14: Preset Handling
PRESET HANDLING Parameter types The VoiceWorks has over 100 useful parameters and a user interface that lets you view and edit efficiently. Some parameters are preset based and some are setup based. Preset parameters are all the parameters See the INDIVIDUAL VOICE KEYS description found under the eight Voices &... -
Page 15: Edit
PRESET HANDLING Press any other key at any time during • If connected to a sequencer, arm it to record previewing to return to the currently recalled SYSEX data and press ENTER on the preset. VoiceWorks. All 100 presets shipped with the VoiceWorks The VoiceWorks is always ready to receive can be modified or overwritten. -
Page 16: Voices & Effects Edit Parameters
VOICES & EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS Introduction E. The range of values goes from Dn5 (Down 5) to U (unison) to Up6. Additional values are A VoiceWorks Preset is made up of all param- Rt1 and Rt2 which give the root as the harmo- eters under the eight Voices &... -
Page 17: Harmony Key
VOICES & EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS harmony note as desired. • Select various other input notes and remap The amount that the humanization style is as desired. Repeat the above steps for each applied to the harmony voices. harmony voice. • The custom map can be transposed under Pitch Bend Wheel assignment. -
Page 18: Effects Key
VOICES & EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS FX L EVEL Sets the volume level of the lead voice Sets the overall volume of the combined thickening effect. Reverb and Delay effects. Sets the amount of lead voice detuning. Reverb/Delay mix. Sets the amount that the detuned voices are Lead to Reverb effects send. - Page 19 VOICES & EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS EVERB PingPong1 and PingPong2 Delay The list of reverb types includes the following acoustic simulations: Living Room, Chamber, Club, Classic Hall, ay Send HF Damping Delay Left Delay Out Concert Hall, Large Cathedral, Vocal Studio, Vocal Room, Vocal Hall, Ambience, Live Reverb, Plate1, Plate2, and Spring.
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Page 20: Pitch Correct Key
VOICES & EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS PITCH CORRECT KEY Pitch Correction Amount. Scales the amount of This key allows the enabling/disabling/editing automatic correction applied to the input voice. of the pitch correction parameters. The range is 0% to 100%. However, 0% does not mean that the correction is turned off. -
Page 21: Introduction
SETUP PARAMETERS Introduction EQ assignment. The options are: Off, Lead & Parameters in the setup menu are global and Harmony, Harmony or Lead. are not stored within the preset. They are parameters that would typically be set for a given situation based on the singer, micro- Low Shelving Frequency.--- Cut/boost phone or studio configuration and then left that way as a basis for the presets within the... -
Page 22: Tuning
MIDI files and other 1-2-3 OOTSWITCH generic MIDI arranger products. For fully functional footpedal control, use the TC-Helicon Switch-3 foot pedal (other 3 button footswitches may work also). Each button can LOBAL HORD the last MIDI detected chord type and... -
Page 23: Midi Dump
SETUP PARAMETERS / SONG MODE (effects are on only when the pedal is pressed) HarL Harmony toggle mute HarM Harmonies toggle mute - momentary (harmonies are on only when the pedal is pressed) The display above is an example of a blank song. -
Page 24: Harmony And Tuning
HARMONY AND TUNING Harmony that pitch. The method of creating harmonies, using a fixed number of semitones relative to Here's where we can go into a little more an input note or pitch, is called chromatic har- depth about harmonies. We've tried to keep it mony, the theory of which we'll go into later. -
Page 25: Scale (Scalic) Mode
“Scalic” harmonies are intelligent and will simply keep its previous pitch until the lead closely follow your lead voice for a tighter voice pitch changes to a non “nc” note. For sound. complete voicing information see our website at www.tc-helicon.com... -
Page 26: Diatonic And Chromatic
HARMONY AND TUNING Diatonic and Chromatic 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 "C" and the next "C" there are twelve keys - 7 white keys and 5 black keys. -
Page 27: Just Tuning
HARMONY AND TUNING harmonically sounds with other singers. The natural tendency, and what sounds best, is to sing with “just tuning” so that beating is mini- mized. One of the goals in barbershop quartet singing is to strive for “just relative intonation” so that a sub-frequency is audible. -
Page 28: Midi Implementation
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Parameter Name Advanced CC# GM-Basic CC# Range / Description Voice 1 Level 0-127 Voice 1 Voicing Harmony Mode Dependent Voice 1 Gender 0-127 Voice 1 Vibrato Style 0-Number of Styles Voice 1 Vibrato Amount 0-100 Voice 1 Pan 0-127 Voice 1 Active 0-63 Off, 64-127 On... - Page 29 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Parameter Name Advanced CC# GM-Basic CC# Range / Description Fx Level 0-127 Fx Rev:Delay Mix 0-127 Fx Lead2Reverb Send 0-127 Fx Harmony2Reverb Send 53 0-127 Fx Aux2Reverb Send Ignored 0-127 Fx Lead2Delay Send 0-127 Fx Harmony2Delay Send 0-127 Fx Aux2Delay Send Ignored 0-127...
- Page 30 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION Parameter Name Advanced CC# GM-Basic CC# Range / Description Setup FootSwitch 1 Assign 102 Setup FootSwitch 2 Assign 103 Setup FootSwitch 3 Assignt 104 Bypass All 0-63 Off, 64-127 On Harmony Hold CC Control 119 0-63 Off, 64-127 On Global Vibrato 0-127 Song Step Forward...
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Page 31: Technical Specifications
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Inputs and Outputs Connectors: RCA Phono (S/PDIF) Formats: S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958 Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Frequency Response DIO: DC to 22/23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 44.1/48 kHz Analog Inputs Connectors, balanced: Mic.: XLR, Line: ¼"phone jack Impedance: Balanced/Unbalanced... -
Page 32: Preset List
PRESET LIST Mixed Modes Shift Mode Hit Vocals Funky Octavs Vibrato Sync Gregorians Barbershop Funky Fifths Church Choir Doubled Tons Subtle Lead Doubled +Vib Solo Vibrato BigGuysSing Super Octavs DownAnOctave Super Thick Up An Octave Midi Notes Urban Double Radio Voice Porta-Pitch Scale Mode Special Effect... - Page 33 PRESET LIST Delay/Reverb TapPing Slap Ping-Pong MiniShift Bright Hall Chamber Live Room Cavernous Revved Delay Blank Blank Preset...