D i g i t a l 8 • B u s
20
Using the Vocal Studio
From the console:
1. Select Aux 1 in the V-Pot Select Section.
AUX 5
AUX 6
AUX 1
AUX 3
AUX 2
AUX 4
LEVEL TO TAPE
DIGITAL TRIM
1-24
1-48
Turn the V-Pot up to about the 2 o’clock
position on the channel playing back the
lead vocal track to route the signal to Aux
Send 1 and the internal FX card.
2. Press the Plug-Ins button in the Fat
Channel Section.
3. The Vocal Studio menu appears in the Fat
Channel Display. You can select either
Harmony or Pitch Correct mode by
pressing the lit SELECT button. Make sure
Harmony appears in the display.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
A u x 1 I V L V o c a l S t u d i o >
S e l e c t M a c h i n e M o d e : H a r m o n y
4. Press the NEXT button to select the
Harmony Control Mode. Press the lit
SELECT button so that SmartKey appears
in the display.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< H a r m o n y C o n t r o l M o d e : >
S m a r t K e y
5. Press the NEXT button to select Voice
Enables. Press the SELECT buttons to
turn on and off the four voices. Leave
voices 1 and 2 on, and voices 3 and 4 off.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< V o i c e E n a b l e s 1 - 4 >
O n O n O f f O f f
6. Press the NEXT button to select Voice
Intervals. This determines how much
higher or lower the harmony part is from
the lead part. Press the SELECT buttons
(or rotate the V-Pots) to choose between
Bass, Baritone, Tenor, Unison, Alto,
Mezzo, and Soprano. Set voice 1 to
Baritone and voice 2 to Mezzo.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< V o i c e I n t e r v a l s 1 - 4 >
B a r i t o n e M e z z o U n i s o n U n i s o n
7. Press the NEXT button to select Voice
Genders. At zero, the voice is unmodified.
Rotate the first V-Pot counterclockwise to
apply increasing male characteristics to
the Baritone harmony voice, and rotate the
second V-Pot clockwise to apply increasing
female characteristics to the Mezzo
harmony voice.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< V o i c e G e n d e r s 1 - 4 >
0 0 0 0
8. Press the NEXT button to select Voice
Detunes. This adjusts the pitch of the
harmony voice slightly above or below the
exact note it is creating, to create a more
natural sound. You can leave these set to
zero for now.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< V o i c e D e t u n e s 1 - 4 >
0 0 0 0
9. Press the NEXT button to select Voice
Levels. This adjusts the relative level of
each voice in decibels (dB). You can leave
these set to –3.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< V o i c e L e v e l s 1 - 4 >
- 3 - 3 - 3 - 3
10. Press the NEXT button to select Voice
Pans. This allows you to pan the harmony
voice to one side or the other. Rotate the
first V-Pot counterclockwise to pan the
Baritone voice to the left side. Rotate the
second V-Pot clockwise to pan the Mezzo
voice to the right side.
56 INPUT / 72 CHANNEL DIGITAL MIXER
D8B
< V o i c e P a n s 1 - 4 >
C C C C
11. Roll the tape. Make sure the lead vocal
track is turned up and center-panned
between the left and right sides.
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PLUG-INS
LOAD PATCH
SAVE PATCH
SETUP
MEMORY A
MEMORY B
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