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TC-Helicon VoiceTone Harmony-M Product Manual

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  • Page 1 harmonyM PRODUCT MANUAL ENGLISH VERSION...
  • Page 2 WARNING To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture. CAUTION This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    MIDI Implementation Chart ....28 What Does Higher Lower etc. Mean? ...17 TC Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd. Manual revision 1.2 – SW – V 1.0 Prod.

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Introduction Welcome to VoiceTone Harmony-M Features: Harmony-M was built for the singer who wants the o Adds one or two harmony voices that follow your highest quality and most interesting live vocal production MIDI keyboard playing possible. It puts a complete vocal production center...
  • Page 5 Introduction About TC-Helicon vocalist. Our products focus on removing barriers and At TC-Helicon we truly believe that the voice is the inspiring creativity in performance. That's why our world's most beautiful instrument. We don't mean to degrade other beautiful instruments, but the singing products range from near-field personal vocal monitors voice is the anthropological source for all things melodic.

  • Page 6: Quickstart

    Quick Start Step 1: Step 2: Connect your microphone to a mic cable Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Harmony-M NOTE: Make sure Harmony-M is not powered at this time.

  • Page 7: Quick Start

    Quick Start Step 3: Step 4: While you’re connecting and setting up, lower the fader Connect a MIDI cable from your keyboard’s MIDI Out on your mixer channel to off. Connect a 1/4” phone to the MIDI IN on Harmony-M. Set your keyboard to jack-equipped cable from the Left/(mono) Out to a 1/4”...
  • Page 8 Quick Start Step 5: Step 6: Set the Input Knob fully left then set the Humanize, FX Connect Harmony-M's power adapter to main power and Harmony control knobs to the detent at the 12 and to the Power Input on Harmony-M. There is no O’Clock position.
  • Page 9 Quick Start Step 7: Step 8: While singing through your microphone, raise the Input In preparation for your first listen, check that the LEDs Knob until the Input Light turns green, sometimes conform to the status shown in the boxes below. You orange on louder parts, but never red.
  • Page 10 Quick Start Step 9: Slowly raise the fader on your mixer channel as you sing into your mic. Once you’ve reached a comfortable listening level you should hear your voice clearly with some reverb effect added. Now you’re ready to hear Harmony-M’s harmony voices.

  • Page 11: Front Panel Diagram

    Front Panel 3. Humanize Control Allows you to raise or lower the amount of variation in the pitch and timing of the harmony voices. At TC-Helicon, we Mic input Output Footswitch MIDI in Power call this “humanization”. Input Humanize Harmony 4.
  • Page 12 Front Panel 8. Manual Mode Button Preset Hall Higher Room High Echo When lit, this engages direct control of four harmony Slap Lower Combi Bass voices as opposed to the two harmony voice method Octave interpreted from your playing. Stereo 9.
  • Page 13 Front Panel A) Change the associated voice’s harmony interval 14. Preset A and B Select Footswitch B) Enable the harmony voice when its LED is off If you only need to access your two favorite sounds in C) Turn the voice off performance, tapping the A/B footswitch will toggle between them quickly.

  • Page 14: Back Panel Diagram

    Back Panel Footswitch Input Connecting an optional TC-Helicon Switch3 footswitch here allows placement of Harmony-M on your keyboard. The Switch3 footswitch controls A/B, Bypass and On functions from left to right.This jack can also accept a single button pedal for remote control of the On footswitch.

  • Page 15: Getting To Know Harmony-M

    Getting to Know Harmony-M How to Set the MIDI Receive Channel If you would like to access more than two presets while playing, hold the A/B footswitch to enter Preset Select For harmonies to be cued from your playing, the MIDI mode.

  • Page 16: Using The Tone Button

    Getting to Know Harmony-M Using the Tone Button Editing Presets When you activate the Tone button, your voice will You can change the Double, FX, Voice 1, Voice 2 and sound smoother and brighter. There are three high Manual mode features to your liking by pressing their quality studio effects that accomplish this: adaptive associated buttons.

  • Page 17: What Do The Voice 1&2 Buttons Do

    Getting to Know Harmony-M What Do the Voice 1&2 Buttons Do? o Bass - This deep voice remains on the root note of your current keyboard chord even when your Pressing either of these buttons can be used to select a voice’s pitch is moving up and down harmony “voicing”...

  • Page 18: For Advanced Users

    For Advanced Users More Information on Manual Mode You can store a preset with the Manual function active by holding the Preset button. The Manual button disengages Harmony-M’s musical intelligence. If you sing while the Manual button is lit, you can directly “play”...

  • Page 19: Changing The Number Of Presets

    For Advanced Users can tap the Tone button to cycle through the numbered To set the accessible number of presets, power up choices shown below: holding the Preset button. After a moment, the number “5“ will show the default number of presets. Tap the d: Default setting best for most situations Preset button to extend the limit to up to ten (shown as 1: Choose this if you have a very bright-sounding PA...

  • Page 20: Midi Setup Mode

    For Advanced Users MIDI Setup Mode 1. Play a note on your keyboard. The MIDI operations of Harmony-M will work for most 2. Manually adjust the channel shown in the Preset simple setups, but there may be times when more display window with the Voice 1 and Voice 2 detailed control is necessary.

  • Page 21: To Reset Midi Options

    For Advanced Users buttons.To disable CC reception completely, use o Manual Mode Transpose (Hold FX button to the Voice buttons to set a value of 0 in the Preset Select) - Use the Voice 1 and 2 buttons to display. transpose your MIDI input notes in Manual mode up or down by up to 4 octaves.The preset LED o Program Change Receive On/Off (Selected by the...

  • Page 22: How To Change The Tuning Reference

    For Advanced Users To reset all, insert the power connector while holding external reference. Your keyboard, the reference the Manual and Voice 2 buttons for 3 seconds. instrument and the harmony voices’ pitch should now Harmony-M will boot normally after the memory is match.

  • Page 23: Midi Cc Chart

    For Advanced Users MIDI CC Chart Parameter Comments Modulation 0-127, controls vibrato intensity Sustain pedal 0-63=Off, 64-127=On, freezes chord or note input allowing improvised fills. Bypass On/Off 0-63=Off, 64-127=On Harmony Mute 0-63=Off, 64-127=On Harmony Level 0-127 Voice 1 Voicing 0=Voice Off, 1=Octave Down…6=Higher Voice 2 Voicing 0=Voice Off, 1=Octave Down…6=Higher Preset A/B Select...
  • Page 24 For Advanced Users MIDI CC Chart cont. Parameter Comments FX Level 0-127 (Set to value 0 to turn FX off) FX Select 0-2=Hall, 3-5=Room, 4-6=Echo, 7-9=Slap, 10-12=Combi, 13-15=SFX Manual On/Off 0-63=Off, 64-127=On All Notes Off All values valid...

  • Page 25: Faq And Troubleshooting

    FAQ and Troubleshooting My keyboard doesn’t change the harmonies. I hear only my dry voice on the Right Out jack. What’s wrong? Hold the Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons to exit Mono mode. Confirm Harmony-M is receiving MIDI: 1. Check the dot in the Preset display is flashing when How do I talk to the audience with no FX on? you play your keyboard.
  • Page 26 FAQ and Troubleshooting Keyboard Performance Tips Where can I find support for this product? To ensure that the harmony voices follow your keyboard Point your browser to www.tc-helicon.com. On our playing as accurately as possible, it’s best to play cleanly webpage, you’ll find links to our support site and with a minimum of accidental note strikes.

  • Page 27: Specifications

    Specifications Inputs EMC & Safety Mic Connector: Balanced XLR, Input Impedance 1kOhm Complies with EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 FCC part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class B Mic Input Sensitivity @ 0dBFS -44dBu to +2dBu Mic Input Sensitivity @ 12dB headroom -56dBu to -10dBu Certified to IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA E60065 CSA FILE #LR108093 EIN -126dBu @ max.

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