Tc-helicon VoiceWorks Plus Manual Manuel d'utilisateur

User’s manual

65. Soft knobs overviewDuring normal operation these controls act as a mixer,allowing you to quickly modify the global mix levelswithout entering an e

777FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTIONSBYPASS buttonPressing BYPASS mutes all processing blocks ofVoiceWorksPlus. Any audio signal that is received atthe line or

8BACK PANEL DESCRIPTIONS1. Mic InputWhen the MIC IN switch on the front panel is lit, thisbecomes the main analog input. It accepts a balancedmic leve

9Getting set upThere are several ways to connect and useVoiceWorksPlus, including using a microphone, analogline input and output or digital input and

1012. Hopefully, you’ve waited until now to raise yourmonitoring/PA levels and if you have, you should begreeted by a voice that sounds nice and dry a

Exploring the presetsThe factory presets are grouped by the differentabilities of the product which makes it much simplerfor browsing. The different h

12Presets that create automaticdoublingPresets 41-50You can use these to recreate the lush thickness ofvoices singing in unison along with your dry vo

13EDITING OVERVIEWEditing overviewWhen you want to make a change to the sound you’rehearing from VoiceWorksPlus, you’ll need to press theEDIT button t

141414If you turn up the level for an effect but you don’t hearit, this could be because:1. The main FX button on the front panel is off. If so,press

15How to change the levels and panposition of the harmony voicesIn the case where one or more of the voices in aharmony preset stand out or are too qu

16Chapter OverviewPresets are configured as Harmony or Modeling. Thefollowing pages detail only the editing interface forpresets configured to produce

17Humanization - menus H0-H7The term “humanization” simply means the applicationof processes designed to increase realism.All harmonymodes usually ben

Equal tuning is the compromised tuning standard thatinstruments such as guitar and keyboards are designedto. This tuning mode allows you to play in an

19HARMONY BACKGROUND AND TIPSChapter overviewBy now you’ve likely browsed through the harmonypresets in VoiceWorksPlus and are relatively familiarwith

20HARMONY BACKGROUND AND TIPSA Comparison of the HarmonyModesThe following table gives an overview of the plussesand minuses of each harmony mode.Whic

21transitions that Scale mode gives you with the benefitof a MIDI chord override that solves the Scale modedilemma. Because inputting a chord is only

22Voicing intervals in Scale modepresets+2 Octaves (+2ve)++7++6++5++4++3++2+1 Octave (+1ve)+7 +6 +5+4 +3 +2 Unison-2-3-4-5-6-7-1 Octaves (-1ve)- -2- -

23Chord types and voicingstableThe following gives additional detail on Chords mode.It shows the range of chords recognized by Harmony4based on a chor

24Chapter OverviewWhen you load a preset that has modeling enabled youwill see an M: at the lower left of the display.The “M:”indicates that the prima

2525L2: Scoop Amount, Duration andRandomizationScpAmt (Scoop Amount) sets the amount of pitchswing (0 to 8 semitones) that a scoop can cover duringits

26FreqncyStyle (Frequency Style) allows selection of pre-configured modeling tones for your voice. The rangecovers thick-sounding effects to thin.Amt

27Hybr (Hybrid Amount).This works only when the pitchof the modeled voice is shifted.Typically, there are twotypes of pitch shift techniques:o Forman

Chapter OverviewA brief intoduction to Pitch correction is discussed inthe Quick Start chapter.This Pitch Correction chapterprovides more detail on us

29value is 200 cents which, in a Major scale having nomore than 100 cents on either side of any scale tone,would result in fulltime correction activit

X1: Sends to the effect blocksThe outputs of each of the Dry voice, Leadmodeling/Harmony, and Auxilliary input paths can berouted to the effects here.

31scientific symbol for micro).The Mod effect is capableof creating many different sounds that range fromsubtle but lush thickening to creatively des

to use to set delay times. These include setting theexact delay time for the left and right delay linesmanually(Time), tapping the Data wheel in time

33Chapter OverviewThe edit screens and usage tips for the Transducerblock are discussed in this chapter.The Transducer cancreate many of the megaphone

34IO to I4 - Inputs/OutputI0: Input sensitivityMicSens (Microphone sensitivity) This allows furtheradjustment of microphone input sensitivity. Normal

35Cut/Boost Range: Sets how much boost or cut toapply to the low band. Range: -12dB to +12dB.HiShelf: Sets the cutoff frequency above which the highsh

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS1 Read these instructions.2 Keep these instructions.3 Heed all warnings.4 Follow all instructions.5 Do not use this appar

36M1: Controller enable and disableCC-Ctrl: (CC control) Enables or disables CC messagecontrol.VibCtrl: (Vibrato control) Specifies how the ModWheel m

37Digital Inputs and OutputsConnectors RCA Phono (S/PDIF)Formats S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958Sample Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHzFreq. Response D

38SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAMVoiceWorksPlus Signal Flow

39VoiceWorksPlus MIDIImplementation DetailsNote: individual parameter editing is done via systemexclusive using the free Vysor editor forVoiceWorksPlu

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONSEMC / EMI.This equipment has been tested and found to comply withthe limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to par

INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing VoiceWorksPlus, a vocalprocessing powerhouse designed to enable the singingmusician to produce captivating vocals

3TABLE OF CONTENTSProduct Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4Front Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . .

VoiceWorksPlus can be thought of as a rack full ofvocal processing in one single rackspace unit with acouple of specialty effects thrown in for good m

FRONT PANEL DESCRIPTIONS1. Power SwitchPress to turn the unit on or off.As the unit shuts down,it saves any setup data you may have changed.2.Alphanum