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TC-Helicon VoiceOne User Manual

Voice pitch and modeling tool
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Voice Pitch and Modeling Tool
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 1 VoiceOne Voice Pitch and Modeling Tool U U S S E E R R ’ ’ S S M M A A N N U U A A L L...

  • 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 This responsibility that following products: equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and VoiceOne used in accordance with the instructions, may - Voice Pitch and Modeling Tool cause harmful interference to radio communications.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION MIDI / UTILITY Table of Contents ....3 MIDI Control Parameters ..23 Text Conventions ....3 Voice Modeling Self Controls .

  • Page 6: Quick Start Guide

    By reading this Quick Start guide you will be up and run- ning 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.
  • Page 7 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.
  • Page 8 QUICK START FRONT PANEL CONTROLS FRONT PANEL NAVIGATION DATA WHEEL PITCH and VOICE MODELING KEYS A single click will activate/deacti- ARROW KEYS vate the effect. Double clicking on the key will enter the edit menu of ENTER KEY the effect algorithm. A lit key LED indicates that the effect block is BYPASS KEY active.
  • Page 9 QUICK START VOICEMODELING EDIT PARAMETERS VOICE MODELING (VM) STYLES AND SPECTRAL EFFECTS AMOUNTS The Spectral styles reflect the natural Here’s a good way to get started hearing all of equalization equivalent to the native control a the Voice Modeling effects with your vocal. singer has over his or her own voice, and apply •...
  • Page 10 Visit our website for technical support, correction window. Sing or play a vocal into literature, information, presets, FAQs, VoiceOne, and adjust this window with the promotions and many other items related to DATA wheel. You should also work with the TC-Helicon Vocal Products.

  • Page 11: Introduction

    With VoiceOne you can sculpt a vocal to have unique breathiness, growl, rasp and resonant characteristics. The result? Any vocal can have a vastly expanded character range that goes far beyond the ability of what a single singer can produce.

  • Page 12: Front Panel

    FRONT PANEL POWER KEY INPUT TYPE - INTONATION METER On/Off switch for the unit. ANALOG / DIGITAL Displays the position in cents DIGITAL: Indicates digital input above or below the nearest INPUT LEVEL KNOB mode is selected. pitch shown by the current Adjusts the Input level.
  • Page 13 FRONT PANEL FRONT PANEL CONTROLS - ENTER GENERAL INFORMATION Used to confirm a parameter The I/O menu is where all A single click will activate or edit, or function. Input and Output related deactivate the effect. Double parameters are controlled. clicking on the key will enter BYPASS the Edit menu of the effect...

  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    The analog Input and Output DIN CONNECTOR DIN CONNECTOR 5POLE - MALE max. 10m 5POLE - MALE connectors on the VoiceOne are 45 degrees 45 degrees balanced XLR jacks. Optimal SHIELDED CABLE (3 or 5 wires + screen) performance with balanced equipment is achieved using balanced cables.

  • Page 15: Setups

    VoiceOne, and effects devices after VoiceOne. Note: You can have an analog input and a digital output, or a digital input and an analog ouput on VoiceOne if you desire. You may also use both analog and digital outputs simultaneously.

  • Page 16: Signal Flow

    MIDI out. • Connect VoiceOne’s MIDI Thru to pass the MIDI input on to other devices unchanged. • Connect the VoiceOne MIDI In and Out to a MIDI Sequencer, Librarian or another VoiceOne for sending and receiving Preset dumps via MIDI System Exclusive.

  • Page 17: Preset Handling

    VoiceOne. This is how to do it:: • Press RECALL to enter the RECALL menu. • Connect VoiceOne MIDI Out to MIDI In on • Use the DATA wheel to preview presets. either another VoiceOne or sequencer. Blinking front panel lights indicate preview •...

  • Page 18: Voicemodeling Edit Parameters

    This is useful for creating natural voice will be affected differently by VoiceOne. sounding doubling/harmony voices and MIDI The Style parameter in each category is a pitch-shifted melodies.
  • Page 19 VOICEMODELING EDIT PARAMETERS VIBRATO PARAMETERS SPECTRAL PARAMETERS Vibrato is a pitch and amplitude effect that The Spectral styles reflect the natural singers often use in their delivery of a piece of equalization equivalent to the native control a music. It is a combination of various singer has over his or her own voice, and apply characteristics of the voice being repeatedly this equalization to the VM voice.
  • Page 20 VOICEMODELING EDIT PARAMETERS BREATH PARAMETERS RESONANCE PARAMETERS The Breath styles add breathiness to the vocal. Resonance styles allow you to take the This varies from a whisper, all the way to a harmonic content that forms the identity of the rough, raspy sound, such as is found in hard incoming voice and change the content’s rock and ‘alternative’...

  • Page 21: Pitch Effects Edit Parameters

    PITCH EFFECTS EDIT PARAMETERS EDITING PITCH EFFECTS PARAMETERS- COR Window GENERAL INFORMATION Sets the maximum distance between the input A single click will activate/deactivate the effect. pitch and a note to correct to. An out of tune Double clicking on the key will enter the Edit pitch must fall within this range to have menu of the pitch effect algorithm.
  • Page 22 SHI Mode sets the shift note to output note relationship in the Shift Map mode - the way in which VoiceOne interprets as described below. the Shift Amount.
  • Page 23 MIDI Override Mode best at a high percentage of non-formant The offset is calculated to maintain the pitch of corrected shifting. When set to Auto, VoiceOne the incoming MIDI notes by nullifying the effect adjusts this parameter dynamically in order to...

  • Page 24: I/O Setup

    S/PDIF, AES/EBU Voice One is the slave device, and the Internal Select the format of digital information received clock frequencies if the VoiceOne is to be the or transmitted. Note that the default value will master device. be S/PDIF. Also note that the connectors to...

  • Page 25: Midi Control Parameters

    You may then bypass the latency of the filter. The Adaptive Low Cut Filter in VoiceOne VM effects, and apply all DSP power to pitch allows you to set the threshold frequency effects.

  • Page 26: Vm Parameter Lock

    Auto mode MIDI sequencer. scales the growl effect dynamically between 0 The VoiceOne is always ready to receive MIDI and the dialed amount. This is the standard Bulk dump information. See the section operating mode.

  • Page 27: Midi Implementation

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION - PITCH CORRECTION CATEGORY DATA RANGE DESCRIPTION Pitch Correction (COR) Pitch Correction On / Off 0-127 0-63 off 64-127 on Scale Type 0-49 Scales as defined in the COR Scale parameter Root 0-11 C=0, G=7, B=11 etc. Pitch Window 0-127 0=0 cents 64=300 cents...

  • Page 28: Pitch Shifting

    4 = Minor 1 5 = Minor 2 6 = Minor 3 7 = Cor Scale 8 = Custom Formant Shift 0-127 64=Flat <64=Shorter Vocal Tract >64=Longer Vocal Tract Hybrid Ratio 0-127 0=100% VoiceOne Formant Corrected Shifting 127=100% Instrumental Conventional Shifting...

  • Page 29: Voice Modeling

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION - VOICE MODELING CATEGORY DATA RANGE DESCRIPTION Voice Modeling Inflection (INF) Inflection On/Off 0-63 off 64-127 on Inflection Amount 0-127 Inflection Style 0-#of Styles Inflection Retrigger 0-127 Inflection Length 0-127 Inflection Pitch Randomization 0-127 Inflection Time Randomization 0-127 Inflection Time Delay 0-127 Inflection Time Buffer...

  • Page 30: Other Parameters

    The table below shows how to set the MSB and LSB to achieve various cents offsets as per the standard MIDI specification, and how they translate into the frequency in Hz (VoiceOne specifies Tuner Reference in Hz). Hz Equivalent MSB LSB...
  • Page 31 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION - NRPN MIDI NRPN Table The VoiceOne can be primed to receive NRPN (Non-Registered Parameter Number) messages by first opening the appropriate "NRPN gate". This is done by sending the appropriate NRPN# using the MSB and LSB NRPN CCs (CC99 and CC98 respectively). Once the gate is open, use the MSB and LSB Data Entry CCs (CC6 and CC38) respectively to change the value of the selected param- eter.

  • Page 32: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Inputs and Output Connectors: RCA Phono (S/PDIF) Formats: S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958 Output Dither: HPF/TPDF dither 24/20/16/8 bit Sample Rates: 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Frequency Response DIO: DC to 23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 48 kHz Analog Input Connectors: XLR, balanced...

  • Page 33: Preset/Style/Applications Guide

    PRESET/STYLE/APPLICATIONS GUIDE Presets - Factory 14 Shift +5th Note: The designation 'VM' in the preset 15 Shift +8veInflect name means that some Voice Modeling With Inflection parameters effects are included in the preset. 16 Shift -8ve 1 VoiceModel Teen A young voice without the high maintenance 17 Shift singer.
  • Page 34 PRESET/STYLE/APPLICATIONS GUIDE 32 MIDI Portamento 45 VM Fast Vibrato MIDI control of pitch shifting, with smooth Voice Modeled Vibrato. portamento transitions between notes triggered on a MIDI device or in a sequencer. 46 VM Folk Vibrato Voice Modeled Vibrato. 33 MIDI Pitcher MIDI Pitch shifting with no formant alterations 47 VM Mac The Knife A Vegas style lounge sound.
  • Page 35 PRESET/STYLE/APPLICATIONS GUIDE 62 VM Dirty Breath 76 VM Big Booty A breath preset more akin to rock and How low can you go? Another 'big-izer'. alternative rock styles. Lots of harmonic content. 77 VM Kimmy A female combo. 63 VM Leaky Pipes Noisy breath sound.

  • Page 36: Voice Modeling Styles

    98 SFX Breakdown A strange hybrid of pitch and breath. 95 SFX Tarzan The classic ape-man. 99 Quickstart Preset The tour preset as described in the VoiceOne 96 SFX Wham Bam Quick Start Manual. 97 SFX Witching Hour 100 Blank Template A spooky voice.
  • Page 37 PRESET/STYLE/APPLICATIONS GUIDE Crooner - The classic sound of the Las Vegas entertainers. DeepJazz - Reminescent of the great jazz singers of the 1950s. Discreet - A very light vibrato. Folk - A nice, warm and pleasant vibrato. Funk - An energetic sound from the 70s. HeadVoice - A very resonant vibrato, using pitch and amplitude modulation.
  • Page 38 PRESET/STYLE/APPLICATIONS GUIDE DeHonk3 - A third midrange reduction on those frequencies that can give a nasal sound. Honk - A midrange boost for a nasal or congested sound. Whump - A midrange boost that packs a lot of punch. MidBoost1 - A midrange frequency boost. MidBoost2 - A variation on a midrange frequency boost.
  • Page 39 BigBlues - A variation on the Blues Growl. ChaChow - A sharp, abrasive growl. ‘Cha Chow’ comes from a vocal line that was sung while testing VoiceOne. Grainy - Growl with graininess, or a gruff sound. Grainy2 - Growl with graininess. This one is a bit tighter than the Grainy style.
  • Page 40 PRESET/STYLE/APPLICATIONS GUIDE Resonance MIDI CCs: On/Off: Style: Note: Each Resonance style will sound different with each input vocal. Some styles may have little effect on the voice, while others may be affected substantially. Style Value and Name SlinkyPop - A resonance sound that thins out the voice to sound similar to a youthful pop singer.

  • Page 41: Pitch Correction Scale Definitions

    PITCH CORRECTION (COR) SCALE DEFINITIONS Number system is based on semi-tones above the root. Scale Name Notes Major 0,2,4,5,7,9,11 Minor (natural) 0,2,3,5,7,8,10 Minor (harmonic) 0,2,3,5,7,8,11 Minor (asc melodic) 0,2,3,5,7,9,11 Chromatic 0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 Ionian (Major) 0,2,4,5,7,9,11 Dorian 0,2,3,5,7,9,10 Phrygian 0,1,3,5,7,8,10 Lydian 0,2,4,6,7,9,11 Mixolydian 0,2,4,5,7,9,10 Aeolian (nat.

  • Page 42: Voiceone Tips

    You may use lead voice - Inflection Parameters (INF) this to apply growl to emphasized notes in the You can make VoiceOne extend a note by phrase. Some glottal styles also couple this using the FlexTime(TM) algorithm. When you...
  • Page 43 If you turn on Pitch Correction while in Scale Mode, your output ‘harmony’ voice will be pitch corrrected as well. Thanks for exploring VoiceOne's unique technology with us! We invite you to watch our website for updates, user stories, news, support and other activities involving TC- Helicon and Voice Processing technology.

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