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8REAR PANELBalanced Inputs (1/4” TRS)Line - You have the option of selecting this orthe mic input as the main Vocal input.Instrument - This input is d

9SIGNAL FLOWLEFT OUTLEADEFFECTS- Summing point- PanMono Signal PathStereo Signal PathMIC INPUTLINE INPUTDry OffLOW CUT3 BAND EQPITCH CORRECTIONCOMP/GA

10QUICKSTARTGetting Sound From VoiceLiveWhat you Need:• VoiceLive• Power cable• microphone• microphone cable• two 1/4" cables• PA or powered spea

11QUICKSTART• Press the USER Button. You will now hearthe “Telephone Voice” effect. This presethas the USER button setup to do thisfunction. (make su

12QUICKSTARTSong ModeThis is VoiceLive’s advanced performancemode. Song mode allows you to:1. Create sequences of presets that you canstep through.2.

13QUICKSTARTUSER Button In every preset you have the option of eitherassigning a unique function to the USER but-ton or setting the USER button to Def

14QUICKSTARTMaking Scale Harmony PresetsWork with Your SongWhen you're not using MIDI, Scale Presetsare the best way to produce harmonies inVoice

15QUICKSTARTBasic Editing ConceptsWe have designed the factory presets inVoiceLive to be useful in many musical situa-tions, but we know you will want

16APPLICATIONSLive SetupsUsing Voicelive is like bringing 4 professional backup singers to your gig! You’ve got severaloptions when it comes to contr

17PRESET HANDLINGParameter typesVoiceLive has over 100 useful parameters anda user interface that lets you view and editefficiently. There are preset

18Pressing the STORE key on VoiceLive allows storing the current Preset or Song, or IO and UtilGlobal System Parameters.Above is an example of the sto

19Preset mode is VoiceLive’s basic performance mode. Here you can select presets by turning theDATA WHEEL or by pressing the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons. Di

20PRESET MODEPreset Direct ModeTo enter Preset Direct Mode, you need to be in Preset Mode, then hold the DIRECT button (3)until the LED text display f

21PRESET EDIT SCREENSPressing the EDIT key while in Preset Mode gives access to the edit parameters. Turning the datawheel scrolls through the edit s

22PRESET EDIT SCREENSVoice Edit ScreensVoiceLive can create up to 4 harmony voices. The parameters in this section allow adjustment ofthe individual

23PRESET EDIT SCREENSVoicing in Scale Mode PresetsIn this mode the VOICINGparameter specifies the interval of the harmony note with respect to theinpu

24PRESET EDIT SCREENSThis screen is used to select a vibrato style for each harmony voice. The vibrato styles are basedon the analysis of real singers

25PRESET EDIT SCREENSCUSTOMVOICE MAPPING(Scale Mode Only). Scale mode harmonies are basically pitch maps. Foreach input note in a scale you can define

26PRESET EDIT SCREENSHarmony Edit ScreensThe parameters in this section are used to set up basic harmony functions and adjust the overallsound of the

27PRESET EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: LEAD VOICEENABLE/DISABLE. This allows turning the lead voice Onor Off. This isuseful in creating presets where yo

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28PRESET EDIT SCREENSThickening Edit ScreenA good portion of hit vocals use an effect similar to VoiceLive’s thickening to add a stereo “shim-mer” to

29PRESET EDIT SCREENSEffects Edit ScreensVoiceLive has a maximum of 1800 milliseconds of stereo delay time with filtering and 12 Reverbmodels. The par

30PRESET EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: REVERB TYPE. Available reverb models include:• LivingRoom• Chamber• Club• Classic Hall• ConcertHall• Large Cathedr

31PRESET EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: DELAY TYPE. Available parameters include:• DualMonoDelay- maintains the panning of the harmony, lead and instrumen

32PRESET EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: DELAYTIME(ms). This can be used to manually set a delay time or adjust a delaytime entered through tap tempo.EDIT

33PRESET EDIT SCREENSPitch Correction Edit ScreensVoiceLive will listen to the pitch of your voice, compare it to the selected correction scale, and t

34PRESET EDIT SCREENSbecause it falls within the window. If the window was less than 80 cents, no correc-tion would take place. Your input pitch mus

35PRESET EDIT SCREENSSpecial Edit ScreensThe USER button and EXPRESSION pedal functions in VoiceLive give the performer foot control oftheir sound. Th

36PRESET EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: USER BUTTONASSIGN. Assigns a parameter to be controlled by the USER button.Options include:• Harmony Hold(Not Latc

37GLOBAL EDIT SCREENSIO Edit Screens IO edit screens provide parameters that relate to general audio settings. All IO parameters are“global” in that t

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38GLOBAL EDIT SCREENSVoiceLive has EQ and dynamics processing optimized for vocals. This screen and the followingprovide parameters for setting up the

39GLOBAL EDIT SCREENSThis screen provides control of the fully parametric mid EQ.EDIT 1 knob: CENTER FREQUENCY (Hz)EDIT 2 knob: CUT/BOOST(dB)EDIT

40GLOBAL EDIT SCREENSUtility Edit ScreensUtility screens provide parameters that relate to the general setup of VoiceLive. All Utility parame-ters are

41GLOBAL EDIT SCREENS•Off. This setting disables the operation of the expression pedal.This screen sets the default USER button function. In the pres

42GLOBAL EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: GLOBAL EFFECTS PRESET SELECT. This makes the effect parameters of the chosenpreset global for all recalled preset

43GLOBAL EDIT SCREENSEDIT 1 knob: MIDI FILTER. With this parameter you can cause VoiceLive to ignore certain MIDIcommands and data. •P- ignore progr

44SONG MODEIn this screen the selection from the first knob affects the options in the second knob. Once youhave made the selections you must press t

45SONG MODESONG MODESong mode is VoiceLive’s advanced performance mode. You can pre-program a sequence ofpresets, scale, root, or chord changes, and s

46SONG MODESong Edit FunctionsTurn the data wheel to select between the following two Song Edit Functions:<STEP INS> inserts a copy of the curre

47SONG MODESong Direct ModeTo enter Song Direct Mode, you need to be in Song Mode, then hold the DIRECT button (3) untilthe LED text display flashes D

3TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTIONTable of Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Text Conventions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .3Introduction . . .

48HARMONY AND TUNINGa set number of semitones away, based onthat pitch. The method of creating harmonies,using a fixed number of semitones relative to

49HARMONY AND TUNINGBlack = Lead & Grey = HarmonyYou might have noticed that each harmonynote can cover more than one input note, orthat each inpu

50HARMONY AND TUNINGDiatonic and Chromatic We've described scalic and chordal harmoniesas diatonic, and shift harmonies as chromatic;but what do

51HARMONY AND TUNINGTheory aside, the best way to get great soundis to experiment with all of VoiceLive' possibleharmony modes. Not only will you

52FOOTSWITCH FUNCTION TABLESPreset Mode Footswitch Functions: Buttons 1-4Submode Action Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 Button 4PressPreset Select Key Sele

53FOOTSWITCH FUNCTION TABLESSong Mode Footswitch Functions: Buttons 1-4Submode Action Button 1 Button 2 Button 3 Button 4PressSong Select Song Step Se

54MIDI IMPLEMENTATIONParameter Name CC# Range / DescriptionVoice 1 Level 46 0-127Voice 1 Voicing 14 Harmony Mode DependentVoice 1 Gender 29 0-127 Voi

55MIDI IMPLEMENTATIONParameter Name CC# Range / DescriptionFx Level 91 0-127Fx Rev:Delay Mix 51 0-127 Fx Lead2Reverb Send 52 0-127Fx Harmony2Reverb Se

56MIDI IMPLEMENTATIONParameter Name CC# Range / DescriptionInstrument Pan 102 0-127Instrument Level 103 0-127Bypass All 114 0-63 Off, 64-127 OnHarmon

57TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONSDigital Inputs and OutputsConnectors:Formats:Sample Rates:Frequency Response DIO:Analog InputsConnectors, balanced: Impedanc

5INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing VoiceLive, TC-Helicon's harmony, correction and effectsprocessor built for the road. A lot of effort went i

6FRONT PANELLED TEXT DISPLAYDisplays important, top-levelperformance and editinginformation.GLOBAL FX DOTIndicates that a global effectpreset has been

7FRONT PANELFOOTSWITCH BUTTONSThese allow control of VoiceLive in performance. Thesebuttons are multifunctional depending on the operating modeof the