VoiceDoubler Automatic Vocal Doubling and Overdub Tool USER’S MANUAL
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS The lightning flash with an arrowhead symbol within an equilateral triangle, is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated "dangerous voltage" within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.
IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS EMC / EMI. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B Digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
TABLE OF CONTENTS SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 INTRODUCTION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 FRONT PANEL DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 REAR PANEL DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 HOOKUP DIAGRAM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 QUICKSTART . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS Overdub . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Timing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing VoiceDoubler, a product designed to recreate, in real time, the effect of overdubbing and multitracking the human voice. Live performances can now sound more like the original recording with thick, lush vocal parts. Recordings can be completed sooner with less time spent multitracking “double” tracks. We hope you and your fans enjoy VoiceDoubler.
FRONT PANEL 1 2 3 1. Power Button Press the power button to turn the unit on. Turning off the unit with the POWER button as opposed to pulling the power cable stores current setup and preset information. Pulling the plug results in these settings not being stored. 2. Edit Menu List This list displays the letters representing the editing pages available in Edit mode. Each edit screen has a letter and number address to allow faster edit menu navigation. 3.
FRONT PANEL 6 7 8 9 13 10 12 11 14 6. Edit 1 / Timing Control In the main operation mode (RECALL Button is lit), this control allows convenient master adjustment of the Timing Random values of all four voices. As such, it can be used to tighten or loosen the attacks of the overdub voices. When VoiceDoubler is in Edit mode, this control adjusts the leftmost parameter value in the LCD display. 10. Recall Button This button activates presets after scrolling with the Data Wheel.
REAR PANEL 1 2 3 1. Voice Input This is the main analog input to VoiceDoubler. It accepts a balanced line level XLR cable carrying a monophonic vocal source. 2. Auxilliary Input This input can be used to send any instruments or audio sources through VoiceDoubler’s µMod (micromod) processing block. The level control for this input is in the Edit menu. 3. Main Outputs This is the balanced analog, line level stereo output of VoiceDoubler.
HOOKUP DIAGRAM There are two primary connection schemes when using VoiceDoubler: as an aux send processor and as an insert processor. The diagram and discussion below details the differences. AUXILLIARY send and stereo return method INSERT send and stereo return method This is the most common hookup method. It allows you to control levels and muting of the effect at the console. One singer’s voice can be received at the input due to the requirements of the pitch detection algorithm.
QUICKSTART The first time you connect VoiceDoubler, read through the following steps to ensure a rewarding experience. Mount it. Mount VoiceDoubler in a rack or place it on a sturdy surface and make the AC and audio connections according to the hookup diagram. Connect and apply power Press the power button. The front panel LED and LCD should light. If not, check AC power connections. Audio safety Lower the channel faders where VoiceDoubler’s returns appear.
DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS Introduction: The following paragraphs describe each parameter in the Edit menu in detail. The parameters are accessed by pressing the EDIT button and scrolling up and down with the Data wheel. The EDIT knobs correspond to the parameters shown in the LCD from left to right. Many screens display two parameters and these are accessed by the left two knobs. Each description will be listed by its address in the LED display e.g. P2 showing parameters in the Pitch edit group.
DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS between 0 and the value you have set in this screen and applies it to the overdub voice. 200 ms of delay is offered and this can sound sloppy if this in the intention. Note that the maximum time delay set in any of the four voices will be applied to the dry voice in certain conditions. For more detail on this, see descriptions of screens S1 and S2. T1 Time Rate - The timing of the overdub voices can also be randomized during the sustained portion of sung notes.
DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS between attenuation and gain i.e. a setting of 12 dB would add or remove a maximum of 6 dB to the level. Higher settings of this parameter may require reducing send to the unit. U4 E1 U5 Energy Rate - This varies the speed of level modulation. It is expressed in percentage because the waveform is randomized. Feedback - FBL and FBR set the amount of output fed back into the left and right delay lines respectively.
DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS De-Ess Control D0 De-ess control - The de-esser can reduce the level of, or remove, consonants and ess sounds produced by the overdub voices. This feature is very helpful in reducing the “splatter” that blurs note onsets when multiple singers are not exactly in sync. Setup Group All parameters preceding the Setup Group are stored and recalled uniquely within each preset. The Setup Group controls global parameters that act upon the overall features of the product.
DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS VoiceDoubler’s clock to the incoming clock (Ext.) or b) your input is analog and you are using the digital output to feed another device at a specific clock rate. The digital output is always on regardless of the Input setting. S4 Status and Tuning Reference - When you are using VoiceDoubler’s digital outputs to drive a downstream device, The StatusBits parameter changes the output format from AES/EBU to S/PDIF when required.
MIDI IMPLEMENTATION TC-Helicon VoiceDoubler - December 2005 Function Basic Channel Mode Default Changed Default Messages Altered Note Number Velocity Aftertouch True Voice Note ON Note OFF Key’s Ch’s Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change System Excl.
MIDI CONTROLLER CHART Parameter Name CC Range Table* µMod Style DryVoice On/Off De-Ess Amount Master Pitch Amount Master Time Amount Master Overdub Level Master µMod Level Voice 1 Pan Voice 1 Level Voice 2 Pan Voice 2 Level Voice 3 Pan Voice 3 Level Voice 4 Pan Voice 4 Level Voice 1 Detune Voice 2 Detune Voice 3 Detune Voice 4 Detune Voice 1 Octave Voice 2 Octave Voice 3 Octave Voice 4 Octave Voice 1 Overdub Correct Voice 2 Overdub Correct Voice 3 Overdub Correct Voice 4 Overdub Correct Voice 1 Overdub S
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Digital Inputs and Outputs Connectors: Formats: Sample Rates: Frequency Response DIO: RCA Phono (S/PDIF) S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz DC to 22/23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 44.
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