Summary of Voicetone
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Product manual english version synth.
Page 3: Table of Contents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 quick start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 front panel diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14-16...
Page 4: Introduction
4 welcome to voicetone synth voicetone synth was designed to meet the demands of all genres of singing artists for a portable, high quality vocoder and hardtune pitch shifting effect with exciting new sonic possibilities. Voicetone synth presents a selection of 10 professionally authored presets. Wh...
Page 5: Introduction
5 about tc-helicon at tc-helicon we truly believe that the voice is the world's most beautiful instrument. We don't mean to degrade other beautiful instruments, but the singing voice is the anthropological source for all things melodic. You should know there is a dedicated group of engineers, resear...
Page 6: Quick Start
6 step 1: connect your microphone to a mic cable. Step 2: connect the mic cable to the mic input on synth. Quick start make sure synth is not powered at this time. Note:.
Page 7: Quick Start
7 step 3: while you’re connecting and setting up, lower the fader on your mixer channel to off. Connect a mic cable from the mono out to a mic input on your sound system. Step 4: connect a 1/4” cable from your guitar or instrument to to the inst in. Connect the thru to your amp, if you want your gui...
Page 8: Quick Start
8 step 5: set the input knob fully left. Step 6: connect synth's power adapter to main power and to the power input on synth.There is no power switch so plugging it in automatically turns synth on. Quick start.
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9 step 7: while singing through your microphone, raise the input knob until the input light turns green, sometimes orange on louder parts, but never red. Step 8: for your first listen, check that the leds conform to the status shown in the boxes below. Press the button associated with the leds to ch...
Page 10: Quick Start
10 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 through the hardtune or vocoder sound in preset 1 or 2 respectively. Now you’re ready to hear synth’s effects. If vocoder is turned on and s...
Page 11: Setup: Singer Only
Tip: for more styles of vocoding try varying the rez control, and see advanced hardtune & vocoder style select in the for advanced users section. 11 11 connections connect your mic to the mic input. If you’re using a condenser mic, press and hold the vocoder & trans buttons to enable +48v phantom po...
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Connections connect your mic to the mic input. If you’re using a condenser mic, press and hold the vocoder & trans buttons to enable +48v. In additon you need to connect an instrument or audio source to the inst in. Connect the mono out to a pa. Getting the hardtune effect select preset 1 which has ...
Page 13: Setup: Singing Guitarist
Connections connect your mic to the mic input. If you’re using a condenser mic, press and hold the vocoder & trans buttons to enable +48v phantom power. In addition you need to connect your guitar to the inst in. Connect the mono out to a pa. Getting the hardtune effect select preset 1 that has only...
Page 14: Front Panel
14 14 14 14 3. Lead mix knob lead mix controls the mix of the hardtune and vocoder effects. 12 o’clock is the default position for any combination of these effects.Turning the knob right boosts the effect. When two effects are on, the knob controls the mix between the two. 4. Rez knob modifies the v...
Page 15: Front Panel
15 15 15 6. Key select button this allows you to define a fixed key instead of auto- sensing a connected instrument to control the hardtune and vocoder effects. Press the key button to cycle through the 12 keys (c, c#, d... B). Sharp keys, e.G. C# are shown by a dot in the lower right of the display...
Page 16: Front Panel
16 16 16 16 16 16 11.Transducer button and leds press to select transducer options or effect off. 12. Led indicator bar this translucent bar indicates the status of the on footswitch and lights the location of the preset footswitch. The preset led will flash on a store operation. Both leds flashing ...
Page 17: Back Panel
17 17 17 back panel the preamplified mic input signal if needed for external mixing. 4. Instrument in and thru connections connect an instrument here to provide the vocoder carrier signal (“inst” input only). A chordal instrument connected here such as a guitar can also set key and scale for the har...
Page 18: Using Voicetone Synth
18 18 18 18 18 18 18 loading presets press the preset button to load the next preset. The numeric display will show the next number. Pressing repeatedly will loop through all 10 presets (where 10 is displayed as 0). Understanding the presets presets are comprised of combinations of the hardtune, voc...
Page 19: Using Voicetone Synth
19 19 19 19 19 19 buttons.Your voice will be tuned to the scale tones of the key you’ve selected. Alternatively, you can use a chromatic scale which does not require a key by turning off both the major and minor leds. Method #1(auto) is the simplest to use and will remain musically relevant as you c...
Page 20: Using Voicetone Synth
20 20 20 20 20 20 20 char 2 - higher gender is added to your voice in addition to hardtune. Using the lead mix control the lead mix control allows you to boost the effects or mix in more lead voice with hardtune or vocoder. When hardtune and vocoder are on simultaneously it controls the mix between ...
Page 21: Using Voicetone Synth
21 21 21 21 21 21 to make a vocoder effect with your instrument as carrier: 1. Connect any instrument to the inst input. 2. Find a preset with the vocoder button on and its option set to inst. 3. Activate the on footswitch. 4. Vocalize while you play the instrument. Note that you will only produce a...
Page 22: Using Voicetone Synth
22 22 22 22 22 22 22 robot: the onboard synth produces a monotone note fixed to either the the root of the chord you play (auto on) or the scale root e.G. The “c” in c major (auto off). Inst: the instrument connected to the inst input is the carrier. Tip: to get more vocoder sounds see the advanced ...
Page 23: Using Voicetone Synth
23 23 23 23 23 using voicetone synth stored at a different value in each preset if desired. Note that the position of the knob does not always represent the modify value in the preset.You can see and edit the current modify value in the preset numeric display when you’ve turned the control far enoug...
Page 24: For Advanced Users
Advanced hardtune & vocoder style select each hardtune and vocoder style (uni, up, synth, robot, respectively) have additional selections. For example, to browse additional synth 1 sounds, cycle the vocoder button to the synth 1 style, then hold the vocoder button (vocoder led will flash). Tap the v...
Page 25: For Advanced Users
Performing a factory reset a reset will delete all of your edited presets and return all settings to the factory defaults.To reset the unit, insert the power connector while holding the major and trans buttons. Changing the tuning reference by default, synth is tuned to a=440 hz and the hardtune and...
Page 26: For Advanced Users
Channel up to 16 by sending a system exclusive (sysex) command from your midi application. To change presets on midi channel 1 via usb/midi: 1. Assemble the required components: computer with usb, synth, usb cable, midi application e.G. Cubase, logic, midi ox etc. 2. Connect the usb cable between yo...
Page 27: Faq And Troubleshooting
27 i can’t hear any audio coming out of the product o confirm you have power and a working mic by singing through the mic and confirming that input led flashes green, and sometimes orange. O if vocoder is turned on and set to inst, there must be audio coming from your instrument at the same time you...
Page 28: Faq And Troubleshooting
28 guitar and synth’s input. O ensure that the audio coming to the instrument input is made up of at least a root note and a major or minor third. I want to talk to the audience with no fx on, how do i do that? O turn the effect off with the on footswitch. Where can i find support for this product? ...
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29 29 29 29 29 29 29 presets and style descriptions pprreesseett n naam mee kkeeyy h haarrddt tuunnee v vooccooddeerr t trraannssdduucceerr 1 hardtune auto on unison 1 2 synth 1 auto on synth 1 style 4 3 octaveup hardtune+robot auto on up 1 robot style 4 4 octave down synth auto on synth 2 style 4 5...
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Presets and style descriptions 30 v vooccooddeerr d deessccrriippttiioonn ssyynntthh 11 -m moonnoo ssyynntthhss 1 unison octave synth 1 wave 2 unison octave synth 1 wave and female gender 3 unison octave synth wave 2 4 unison octave synth wave 3 5 unison octave synth wave 4 with male gender ssyynntt...
Page 31: Specifications
31 specifications analog inputs mic connector balanced xlr, input impedance 1kohm mic input sensitivity @ 0dbfs -44dbu to +2dbu mic input sensitivity @ 12db headroom -56dbu to -10dbu inst in connector unbalanced 1/4”, input impedance 1mohm inst in sensitivity +15dbu @ 0dbfs ein -126dbu @ max. Mic am...