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  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1 Read these instructions. This apparatus must be earthed. Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one 2 Keep these instructions. supplied with the product. 3 Heed all warnings. Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs.
  • Page 5 Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of hereby declares on its own responsibility that the the FCC rules. following product: VoiceWorksPlus Harmony | Modeling | Effects Processor These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This...
  • Page 6 Optional footswitch control We update our manuals and various support materials on a regular basis. For the most up to date information we encourage you to visit our website at: www.tc-helicon.com We hope you and your fans enjoy VoiceWorksPlus, The TC-Helicon Team...

  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Signal Flow Diagram ......44 MIDI Implementation ......45 Prod No.: E60506411 VoiceWorksPlus Manual version 1.1 English Version...

  • Page 8: Product Overview

    PRODUCT OVERVIEW VoiceWorksPlus can be thought of as a rack full of vocal processing in one single rackspace unit with a couple of specialty effects thrown in for good measure. The specialty effects, vocal harmony and modeling, offer you the advantages of:...

  • Page 9: Front Panel Descriptions

    FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTIONS 1. Power Switch send to VoiceWorksPlus from your mixer. They use PPM (Peak Program Meter) weighting which is a way to Press to turn the unit on or off.As the unit shuts down, view signal level when using digital processors. The it saves any setup data you may have changed.
  • Page 10 SETUP button This control raises, lowers or mutes the master output Press this button to access all of the global audio of VoiceWorksPlus. settings, MIDI functions, the EQ and Dynamics processors and preset backup and restore. Press again to return to recalling presets.
  • Page 11 When using non-phantom powered mics, leaving this off is best. Pressing BYPASS mutes all processing blocks of VoiceWorksPlus. Any audio signal that is received at -20 dB switch the line or mic input is passed directly to the left and This switch reduces the sensitivity of the mic input right audio outputs.

  • Page 12: Back Panel Descriptions

    Setup menu. 4. Digital I/O Sends and receives digital audio. Using digital I/O instead of the analog I/O bypasses VoiceWorksPlus’ converter circuitry for enhanced audio clarity when used with compatible systems.The digital output (DO) is configured to always produce the same audio as the...

  • Page 13: Quick Start

    Demo setup #2: Analog to computer interface Back panel connections Front panel setup 5. Connect the power cord to VoiceWorksPlus and plug the other end into an AC outlet.You can turn the 9. Press the BYPASS button so it lights.We’ll check that audio is flowing properly in Bypass first and then move unit on now because you’ve safely set your monitoring...
  • Page 14 DATA WHEEL to preset number 1 and press the wheel to load this preset. You’re now ready When you first turn on VoiceWorksPlus, the last preset to explore the factory presets in VoiceWorksPlus. loaded will be loaded for you.Turn the Data Wheel to browse through the preset list.As you do so, the name...
  • Page 15 If you have connected a MIDI keyboard or the output VoiceWorksPlus is configured so that all presets share of a MIDI sequencer track to VoiceWorksPlus, you can the key and scale settings saved with the last preset. use these presets to produce harmony for any If you wish to change this so each preset has a different combination of melody and musical accompaniment.
  • Page 16 Classic vocal effects Presets 81 to 90 Presets that offer Pitch Correction There is a group of presets in VoiceWorksPlus Presets 51 to 56 configured to produce classic effects such as reverb, You can explore pitch correction with this group of delay, chorus, and flange etc.These are best auditioned...

  • Page 17: Editing Overview

    How to find the EDIT Menu you want When you want to make a change to the sound you’re hearing from VoiceWorksPlus, you’ll need to press the Each edit screen has an alphanumeric address to make EDIT button to navigate the various menus, find the finding it easier.
  • Page 18 VoiceWorksPlus. Note that “0” means full different keys, you may want to store your preset in volume, not “off”.
  • Page 19 L2. These values are changed each time you load a new Humanization in VoiceWorksPlus is controlled by Humanization style. A ScpAmt value of 0.0st (zero several settings that impose time, pitch and level semitones) disables the effect.

  • Page 21: Harmony Editing

    HARMONY EDITING Chapter Overview V1:Voice Pans Each voice may have a unique pan position. There are Presets are configured as Harmony or Modeling. The 100 possible steps in each of the left and right pan following pages detail only the editing interface for positions.
  • Page 22 HARMONY EDITING Humanization - menus H0-H7 All humanization styles but the last four have scoop, or onset events pre-programmed into them in varying The term “humanization” simply means the application degrees.The last four, called PitTimLvl 1 through 4, have of processes designed to increase realism.All harmony none to allow you more programming variation.
  • Page 23 Dry Level and Pan controls. In decay.This makes for a more natural release. Note that harmony presets in VoiceWorksPlus, the “Dry” voice is no new harmony notes will sound until the time you your singing voice with or without pitch correction.

  • Page 25: Harmony Background And Tips

    1.The note you’re singing at any given moment; could qualify as good sounding harmony notes. In order to have VoiceWorksPlus “sing the right notes” you 2.The key and scale you’ve set at the beginning of need to feed it some information and this is done your song for Scale mode;...
  • Page 26 A new TC-Helicon feature has been added to produce odd harmony notes may occur, but the songs VoiceWorksPlus that greatly improves Chord mode where you can create harmonies handsfree will flexibility and it’s called “Improvise”...
  • Page 27 HARMONY BACKGROUND AND TIPS transitions that Scale mode gives you with the benefit of a MIDI chord override that solves the Scale mode dilemma. Because inputting a chord is only required during problem sections, you have to be aware of where these sections are and while you’re performing, your mind is usually focussing on your performance.
  • Page 28 HARMONY BACKGROUND AND TIPS Scale types and voicings table Lead Voice MAJ1 3rd Above 5th Above MAJ2 3rd above 5th above MAJ3 3rd above 5th above MIN1 3rd above 5th above MIN2 3rd above 5th above MIN3 3rd above 5th above The table above illustrates the how the six scale types Voicing intervals in Scale mode differ.
  • Page 29 HARMONY BACKGROUND AND TIPS Chord types and voicings Voicing intervals in Chord mode presets table +2 Octaves The following gives additional detail on Chords mode. +1 Octave It shows the range of chords recognized by Harmony4 based on a chord root of C in the left column. To the Up 6 right in the table is the combination of notes that are Up 5...

  • Page 31: Lead Voice Model Editing

    Amount and Rate your preference. Rand (Randomization) allows you to chose Pitch,Time A note about styles in VoiceWorksPlus: “Styles” are or Level randomization for further adjustment. presets-within-presets that allow you to get the sound Amt (Amount) adjusts the modulation amount in cents you want faster.
  • Page 32 VbFrq (Vibrato Frequency) controls the period, or rate of the vibrato waveforms. Vibrato as a singing technique needs no introduction, OnDly (Onset Delay) determines how long a note has yet its implementation in VoiceWorksPlus should be hold before vibrato enters clarified.
  • Page 33 LEAD VOICE MODEL EDITING FreqncyStyle (Frequency Style) allows selection of pre- Trct (Tract) is a further modification of the Frequency configured modeling tones for your voice. The range effect. It is used to personalize the effect to the covers thick-sounding effects to thin. individual singer.
  • Page 34 Dry Level (Dry Voice Level) controls the volume of your completely unaffected voice. In VoiceWorksPlus- The Auto setting is full formant correction.The values modeling presets, the “Dry” voice is your singing voice from 0 (full Instrumental shifting) to 100 (closest to with no other effects processing.

  • Page 35: Pitch Correction

    The meter shows the amount of correction generated possibility of mixing in your dry voice alongside the by VoiceWorksPlus. Extension to the right shows your corrected modeling voice, your dry voice will not be input is flat according to the key and scale you’ve set corrected.
  • Page 36 PITCH CORRECTION Attk (Correction Attack Time) determines how fast the algorithm pulls you toward scale tones. A value of 0 is essentially off and a value of 100 is instant resulting in something like the infamous “Cher” effect where the pitch correction effect is stair-stepped and obvious when using non-chromatic scales.

  • Page 37: Reverb, Μmod And Delay Editing

    Width will have Global FX menu in Setup. no effect. Unless you specifically prefer mono effects, this is best left Stereo. If you are using VoiceWorksPlus Effects mixing menus X0-X2 with a mono sound system, you can set the global Mono/Stereo parameter to Mono in the Setup menu.
  • Page 38 REVERB, μMOD AND DELAY EDITING M0: uMod Style: (μMod style selection) the effect to a narrow bandwidth. Use the soft knob assigned to this parameter to M7: Feedack high band filtering choose a μMod style you like. HiCutL, HiCutR: (High cut for left and right) These M1: Detune amounts steep lowpass filters allow you to limit the amount of low frequencies sent to the μMod block to constrain...
  • Page 39 REVERB, μMOD AND DELAY EDITING set up to 1800ms (1.8 seconds) of delay for the left and R0: Reverb Style (Reverb style selection) right delay lines here. Use the soft knob assigned to this parameter to Tempo: This setting is shown when Tap or MIDI is choose a reverb style you like.

  • Page 41: The Transducer Block

    THE TRANSDUCER BLOCK Chapter Overview like a guitar amplifier, the overall level of the effect goes up and down. Use this control to adjust the output The edit screens and usage tips for the Transducer level of the Transducer block to properly balance the block are discussed in this chapter.The Transducer is a current preset with the others.

  • Page 43: The Setup Menu

    LineSens (Line input sensitivity) Sets the Line input The EQ and compressor in VoiceWorksPlus are global sensitivity, or maximum input level from 0dBu to 24dBu meaning that all presets will be affected once either of to match with your mixer.
  • Page 44 This is Lead FX Priority:When using Lead Model presets at 48 to keep one effects setting across multiple presets. kHz sampling rates, VoiceWorksPlus does not allow Chord/Key: (Global chord and key) The Global Chord uMod and Transducer to be enabled simultaneously.
  • Page 45 SyxID (MIDI System Exclusive ID number) When addressing multiple VoiceWorksPlus units on the same MIDI In/Thru chain with a Sysex editor, each one should have its own ID or they all will be edited in the same way.

  • Page 47: Technical Specifications

    TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Inputs and Outputs Connectors RCA Phono (S/PDIF) Complies with IEN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 FCC Formats S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958 part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class B Sample Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz Freq.

  • Page 48: Signal Flow Diagram

    SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM...

  • Page 49: Midi Implementation

    MIDI IMPLEMENTATION VoiceWorksPlus MIDI Implementation Details Note: individual parameter editing is done via system exclusive using free Vysor editor VoiceWorksPlus. Other MIDI messages: Program Change: Received/Transmitted. Pitch Bend: Received. Note On/Off: Received.

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