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TC-Helicon Voicelive Play User Manual

Harmony & effects for singers
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v1.7

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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL v1.7...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents HOW DO I USE THIS THING? . . . . . . . . 3 CONNECTION GUIDE . . . . . . . . . . . 6 BASICS .

  • Page 3: How Do I Use This Thing

    How Do I Use This Thing? The following section gives some examples of how you might use the VoiceLive Play . Of course, every setup is different and you may find another way of doing things that works better for you! I’ve got nothing…...
  • Page 4 . For an mp3 player, connect your device to the AUX input with a 1/8th inch cable. For computer output, connect the VoiceLive Play to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Locate your Audio Control Panel .
  • Page 5 Note: When a Switch3 is plugged in, Key/Scale selection is automatically assigned to UP/DN . When the Switch3 is unplugged, UP/DN remains Key/Scale and will need to be changed in the setup menu if you wish to assign UP/DN back to Looping. For more info on Switch 3, check out: www .tc-helicon .com/products/switch-3...

  • Page 6: Connection Guide

    QuickStart Guide. *WARNING: ALWAYS USE A TC-HELICON POWER SUPPLY. THE USE OF ANY OTHER POWER SUPPLY MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT AND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY.

  • Page 7: Basics

    MP-75), use the Mic Gain Knob to set the input level for your microphone. As you increase the level, pay close attention to the LED on the top of the VoiceLive Play . You want the input to light Green. It’s OK if the LED sometimes lights Yellow, but it should never turn Red. If it...

  • Page 8: Lcd Display

    Basics LCD Display Patch Name (Geddit Started) Patch Number (27) FAV – Shown if the current preset is tagged as a Favorite NP – Shown when NaturalPlay key/scale information is being processed by the system LOOP – Shown when a loop is playing in the background GENRE –...
  • Page 9 Harmony to a chorus section of a song, or even to a single line or word . When you press and HOLD the HIT/TALK button, the VoiceLive Play enters TALK mode. All effect output is muted and the mic input is passed directly to the output . This is especially effective when a singer may want to speak to the crowd without any effects present on their voice .
  • Page 10 Basics Control Knob and Arrow Buttons The control knob is used to move through presets and to move through various settings when in Edit, System or other menu areas . The Arrow Buttons act similarly, moving through presets, styles, Genres etc .

  • Page 11: Soft Buttons

    Soft Buttons There are six (6) “soft” buttons, three (3) on each side of the LCD Display. Each button is context spe- cific, meaning that when its function is available, you’ll see it lit up with a WHITE or BLUE LED. When there is no function available, the button will not be lit.

  • Page 12: Setup - Input

    *Mic Control defaults to HIT when MP-75 is selected . USB – Digital audio can be passed to the VoiceLive Play via the USB port. You can select USB Left or USB Right, allowing you to send vocals from a DAW, in mono, to the unit .
  • Page 13 Setup - Input cont. Aux in Type – Performs magical calculations to help make harmonies more accurate. There are 2 settings: LIVE – Use when you are playing live or processing a recorded vocal track from your DAW us ing the AUX in to provide guide tracks. TRACKS –...
  • Page 14 Pitch Correction Amount allows you to control the amount of Auto-Chromatic Pitch Correction the VoiceLive Play applies to all incoming signals from the microphone. For a natural sound, we find that 50% or less is a good place to start . If you’re having a hard time hitting notes accurately, or want an Auto-Tuned sound on all of your vocals, experiment with amounts closer to 100% .

  • Page 15: Setup - Output

    Setup - Output Output – Sets the way VoiceLive Play outputs sound via the XLR or headphone outputs . There are 2 settings: STEREO – XLR and Headphone outputs receive a stereo mix of all voices and other inputs .

  • Page 16: Seup - Global

    Setup - Global Global Key – Sets the key to be used with harmony generation and/or pitch correc- tion . There are two settings: OFF – Key can be set per individual preset, via direct key setting (C, D, F# etc.), Room Sense, or Auto .

  • Page 17: Setup - Loop

    Most users find a setting of around 90% works well, but you may find a different setting that works best for you. When pressed, the VoiceLive Play enters the Effects menu, which is comprised of 7 pages and controls the effects blocks.

  • Page 18: Setup - System

    Setup - System LCD Contrast – Controls the contrast of the LCD screen. Depending on the ambient light in the room, different settings may have more or less effect . UP/DN Function – Set the behavior of pressing the UP/DN footswitches simultaneously. LOOPING –...

  • Page 19: Effects

    ON - The effect block is active and will process the signal according to the selected style. HIT – The affect is assigned to the HIT button, via the VoiceLive Play HIT button, or the but- ton on an MP-75 microphone (See Section 1 – SETUP for instructions on how to activate Mic...

  • Page 20: Effects - Umod (Micro Mod)

    Effects - µMod (Micro Mod) The VoiceLive Play effects blocks are: f µMod (Micro Mod) Contains effects that Flange, Phase, Pan, Rotate or otherwise modulate the signal . There are two parameters: Level – Controls the overall level of the µMod effect. Press the right-middle soft button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level.

  • Page 21: Effects - Delay

    Effects - Delay f Delay Contains Delay effects which repeat the input signal based on the style and the current tempo . There are two parameters: Feedback – Controls the amount of the delayed signal that is fed back into the effect. Higher levels of feedback will make the delay continue for a longer period of time.

  • Page 22: Effects - Delay Cont

    Effects - Delay cont. Analog Radio Megaphone Cell Phone Lo-Fi Hi Cut 1 Hi Cut 2 10 . Hi Cut 3 11 . Low Cut 1 12 . Low Cut 2 13 . Low Cut 3 *Some of the styles are consistent, meaning that the sound is effected (like Megaphone) and all sub- sequent Delay “taps”...

  • Page 23: Effects - Reverb

    Effects - Reverb f Reverb Creates “room” around your voice. Essentially, it puts your dry vocal into a simulated space, small or large, to give a sense of depth and distance . There are 3 parameters: Level - Controls the overall level of the Reverb. Press the right-middle soft button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level.

  • Page 24: Effects - Harmony

    AUX signal . Room Sense – Key information is pulled out of thin air! If your VoiceLive Play is near or on a keyboard, guitar or other chord based instrument, the mics inside the Play will attempt to determine key information from the audio received.

  • Page 25: Effects - Harmony Cont

    Effects - Harmony cont. Advanced - To enter the advanced menu, press and hold any of the lit BLUE LED soft buttons. To exit the advanced menu, press BACK . Scale - If the Key is set manually (not AUTO), the advanced menu will allow you set the Scale as- sociated with the Key .

  • Page 26: Effects - Double

    Effects - Double f Double Creates a sense that one or more vocalists are singing in unison, with small differences in the timing and timbre of each voice. Some refer to doubling as “thickening”. There are two parameters: Level - Controls the overall level of the Doubling. Press the right-middle soft button to select this parameter and use the control knob to adjust the level.

  • Page 27: Effects - Hardtune

    Effects - HardTune f Hardtune Ah Hardtune… some call it the Cher effect and others refer to it as Auto-Tune . What- ever you name it, if you’re looking for that radio-pop tuned sound, this is your effect. It has 3 parameters: Shift –...

  • Page 28: Effects - Transducer

    Effects - Transducer f Transducer Contains effects that modify the sound by adding various filters and overdrive compo- nents . There are three parameters: Drive – Controls the amount of overdrive applied to the signal . More drive will distort the signal and create megaphone style effects .

  • Page 29: Mix

    Enters the Mix window, where various levels within the VoiceLive Play can be adjusted. The mix controls affect the main output . There are 6 parameters: Voices – Controls the overall level of all voice generated effects like Harmony and Double.

  • Page 30: Practice

    – Displayed in a percentage form (67%), this indicates how often you are accurately hitting a note . Using the VoiceLive Play for longer periods of time without resetting the stats will give a more accurate representation of your accuracy .

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting Sometimes, things just aren’t working the way you expect them to. Here are a few things to keep an eye on . I’m singing, but I can’t hear anything! - Make sure you’ve turned up the input gain, so that the INPUT LED is lighting green. - Have you plugged in your headphones or connected to a P .A .? - Is the P.A.
  • Page 32 Troubleshooting cont. VoiceSupport is a bit confusing, where can I learn more about it? - Go to: http://www .tc-helicon .com/products/voicesupport/support/ I’ve been using this thing for a while now, but I’m not famous! - You will become famous for your singing... tomorrow.

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