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TC-Helicon VoiceWorks Harmony User manual

Manual is about: Pitch Correction and Effects processor

Summary of VoiceWorks Harmony

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    A important safety instructions 1 read these instructions. 2 keep these instructions. 3 heed all warnings. 4 follow all instructions. 5 do not use this apparatus near water. 6 clean only with dry cloth. 7 do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer's instructio...

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    B important safety instructions certificate of conformity tc electronic a/s, sindalsvej 34, 8240 risskov, denmark, hereby declares on own responsibility that following products: voiceworks - harmony, correction and effects processor - that is covered by this certificate and marked with ce-label conf...

  • Page 5: Table of Contents

    3 table of contents introduction table of contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 text conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3 introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 basic operation front panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 rear panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ...

  • Page 7: Introduction

    5 introduction thank you for purchasing the tc-helicon voiceworks harmony, pitch correction and effects processor. Designed for live and recording situations where superior vocals are a must, this state-of-the-art product creates the world's most natural sounding harmonies while offering innovative ...

  • Page 8: Front Panel

    6 front panel power key on/off switch for the unit. Note: in order for setup and current preset parameters to be saved, the unit must be powered off using this switch. Powering down by removing ac power will result in the loss of changes to these parameters. Line input level knob adjusts the line in...

  • Page 9: Front Panel

    7 front panel song mode key press to enter song mode. Step through sequenced presets during live performance (using a footswitch or midi controller). Setup key press to enter the setup menu. Setup contains all global parameters not stored in individual presets including parameters relating to eq, co...

  • Page 10: Rear Panel

    8 rear panel balanced jack analog outputs external control midi in, out, thru balanced mic input with +48v phantom power digital s/pdif input/ output midi cable din connector 5pole - male 45 degrees din connector 5pole - male 45 degrees max. 10m shielded cable (3 or 5 wires + screen) note! The micro...

  • Page 11: Signal Flow

    9 signal flow.

  • Page 12: Applications

    10 applications live setups using the voiceworks live is like bringing 4 professional backup singers to your gig! You’ve got several options when it comes to controlling the voiceworks live. For best results you can use (in various combinations) the switch-3 footpedal, a midi keyboard, a midi cc con...

  • Page 13: Applications

    11 applications computer based digital studio setup digital studio setup • connect a microphone to the xlr mic input on the voiceworks. • connect the s/pdif out from your computer to the s/pdif in on the voiceworks and the s/pdif out from voiceworks to the s/pdif in on your computer. • if you’re rec...

  • Page 14: Preset Handling

    12 preset handling parameter types the voiceworks has over 100 useful parameters and a user interface that lets you view and edit efficiently. Some parameters are preset based and some are setup based. Preset parameters are all the parameters found under the eight voices & effects keys. Each preset ...

  • Page 15: Preset Handling

    13 press any other key at any time during previewing to return to the currently recalled preset. All 100 presets shipped with the voiceworks can be modified or overwritten. You can always restore a preset to its factory default from the setup menu. Edit to edit preset parameters: • double click any ...

  • Page 16: Introduction

    14 introduction a voiceworks preset is made up of all param- eters under the eight voices & effects keys. These include individual voices (4), over- all harmony, lead voice thickening, effects, and pitch correction keys. A single click on a voices & effects key will activate/deactivate its processin...

  • Page 17: Harmony Key

    15 harmony note as desired. • select various other input notes and remap as desired. Repeat the above steps for each harmony voice. • the custom map can be transposed under the harmony edit page by changing the s cale r oot . Harmony key this key allows the enabling/disabling/editing of the harmony ...

  • Page 18: Effects

    16 voices & effects edit parameters effects tap tempo key this key allows the enabling/disabling/editing of the effect parameters and can be used to tap the tempo of the delay time. A single click will turn on/off the reverb/delay effects. Double clicking gives access to parameters related to the re...

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    17 voices & effects edit parameters r everb t ype the list of reverb types includes the following acoustic simulations: living room, chamber, club, classic hall, concert hall, large cathedral, vocal studio, vocal room, vocal hall, ambience, live reverb, plate1, plate2, and spring. R ev p re d ly t r...

  • Page 20: Pitch Correct Key

    18 voices & effects edit parameters pitch correct key this key allows the enabling/disabling/editing of the pitch correction parameters. The voiceworks will listen to the pitch of your voice, compare it to the selected correction scale, and then apply pitch correction in real- time. The amount of co...

  • Page 21: Setup Parameters

    19 setup parameters introduction parameters in the setup menu are global and are not stored within the preset. They are parameters that would typically be set for a given situation based on the singer, micro- phone or studio configuration and then left that way as a basis for the presets within the ...

  • Page 22: Setup Parameters

    20 setup parameters v ib c ontrol vibrato control sets whether vibrato follows the onset and attack of the model (boost) or is instantaneous (manual). The mod wheel on most keyboards controls the vibrato in both modes, boosting the preset value in the boost setting and starting from a value of 0 in ...

  • Page 23: Setup Parameters / Song Mode

    21 setup parameters / song mode the display above is an example of a blank song. • s ng :n indicates the song number. There is a maximum of 50 songs in the voiceworks. • , , : select the function that you need using the data wheel and then press enter to either insert a song step identical to the cu...

  • Page 24: Harmony And Tuning

    22 harmony and tuning that pitch. The method of creating harmonies, using a fixed number of semitones relative to an input note or pitch, is called chromatic har- mony, the theory of which we'll go into later. We consider this type of harmonizing to be non-intelligent because voiceworks is not set t...

  • Page 25: Harmony And Tuning

    23 harmony and tuning you might have noticed that each harmony note can cover more than one input note, or that each input note doesn’t necessarily have a unique harmony note. For instance, c and d both have e as the 3rd above, e and f share g, and so on. This gives a more stepped sound to the harmo...

  • Page 26: Harmony And Tuning

    24 harmony and tuning diatonic and chromatic we've described scalic and chordal harmonies as diatonic, and shift harmonies as chromatic; but what do those words mean? Look at a piano keyboard. Between middle "c" and the next "c" there are twelve keys - 7 white keys and 5 black keys. Each of those ke...

  • Page 27: Harmony And Tuning

    25 harmony and tuning theory aside, the best way to get great sound is to experiment with all of voiceworks' possi- ble harmony modes. Not only will you develop an intuitive sonic sense of what works best where, but by investigating different permuta- tions and combinations you could discover some d...

  • Page 28: Midi Implementation

    26 midi implementation parameter name advanced cc# gm-basic cc# range / description voice 1 level 11 46 0-127 voice 1 voicing 12 14 harmony mode dependent voice 1 gender 13 29 0-127 voice 1 vibrato style 89 89 0-number of styles voice 1 vibrato amount 90 90 0-100 voice 1 pan 16 16 0-127 voice 1 acti...

  • Page 29: Midi Implementation

    27 midi implementation parameter name advanced cc# gm-basic cc# range / description fx level 50 91 0-127 fx rev:delay mix 51 51 0-127 fx lead2reverb send 52 52 0-127 fx harmony2reverb send 53 53 0-127 fx aux2reverb send 54 ignored 0-127 fx lead2delay send 55 55 0-127 fx harmony2delay send 56 56 0-12...

  • Page 30: Midi Implementation

    28 midi implementation parameter name advanced cc# gm-basic cc# range / description setup footswitch 1 assign 102 102 0-9 setup footswitch 2 assign 103 103 0-9 setup footswitch 3 assignt 104 104 0-9 bypass all 114 114 0-63 off, 64-127 on harmony hold cc control 119 119 0-63 off, 64-127 on global vib...

  • Page 31: Technical Specifications

    29 technical specifications digital inputs and outputs connectors: formats: sample rates: frequency response dio: analog inputs connectors, balanced: impedance: balanced/unbalanced line input level @ 0 dbfs: line sensitivity @ 12 db headroom: mic. Input level @ 0 dbfs: pad off/on mic. Sensitivity @ ...

  • Page 32: Preset List

    30 preset list mixed modes 1 hit vocals 2 vibrato sync 3 barbershop 4 church choir 5 subtle lead 6 solo vibrato 7 super octavs 8 super thick 9 midi notes 10 radio voice scale mode 11 fat lead+3rd 12 fat 3rd +5th 13 fat-4th +3rd 14 fat-6th -4th 15 fat-6th +5th 16 superfat 3rd 17 7th chord 18 jazz guy...

  • Page 33: Preset List

    31 preset list delay/reverb 91 tapping 92 slap 93 ping-pong 94 minishift 95 bright hall 96 chamber 97 live room 98 cavernous 99 revved delay blank 100 blank preset.