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MIDI IMPLEMENTATION

TC-Helicon VoiceDoubler  -  December 2005

Function Transmitted 

Recognized

Remarks

Basic Channel 

Default 1

1

Changed 1-16  1-16

Mode

Default
Messages X 

X

Altered

Note Number

X

X

True Voice 

X 

X

Velocity 

Note ON 

X 

X

Note OFF 

X 

X

Aftertouch

Key’s X  X
Ch’s X  X

Pitch Bend 

X X

Control Change 

X

O

See MIDI Controller Chart 

Prog Change 

O O

System Excl.

O O

Common 

:Song Pos 

X 

X

:Song Sel 

X 

X

:Tune X  X

System real time

:Clock X  X
:Commands

X

X

Aux Messages 

:Local ON/OFF 

X 

X

:All Notes OFF

X 

X

:Active Sense 

X 

X

:Reset X 

X

O:YES 

Mode 1: OMNI ON, POLY

Mode 2: OMNI ON, MONO

X:NO 

Mode 3: OMNI OFF, POLY

Mode 4: OMNI OFF, MONO

Summary of Contents for VoiceDoubler

Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL VoiceDoubler Automatic Vocal Doubling and Overdub Tool ...

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Page 3: ...es not operate normally or has been dropped This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible Do not install in a confined space Do not open the unit risk of electric shock inside Caution You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment Ser...

Page 4: ...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 However there is no ...

Page 5: ...DIAGRAM 8 HOOKUP DIAGRAM 9 QUICKSTART 10 DETAILED EDIT DESCRIPTIONS Overdub 11 Timing 11 Pitch 12 Energy 12 µMod 13 De ess 14 Setup 14 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION CHART 16 MIDI CONTROLLER CHART 17 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 18 SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM 19 Rev 1 00 SW V 1 00 English Version Prod No 606114011 ...

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Page 7: ...le simultaneously Exclusive TC Helicon pitch timing and energy humanization that effectively mimics singing groups Microtuning chorus flange and more available with the internal µMod effects processor De esser algorithm to reduce consonant splatter Easy top level editing with 4 master controls 50 Factory 50 User presets and MIDI control Stereo analog and 24 bit digital I O Optional footswitch cont...

Page 8: ...ting the top line shows the current parameter name s and the bottom line shows from one to four parameter values See the Quickstart for more info on preset levels 1 2 3 4 5 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 n...

Page 9: ...ton Pressing BYPASS mutes the overdub voices and any µMod processing The dry signal may or may not be heard in Bypass depending on the setting of the DryVoice parameter in edit screen S1 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 t...

Page 10: ...he single function A triple function footswitch is available from TC Helicon called Switch 3 The switch type is detected automatically on power up 1 Button Bypass only 3 Button Preset Down Preset Up Bypass 1 2 3 4 5 6 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...

Page 11: ... connection allows you to engage the VoiceDoubler s internal dry path Edit screen S1 and optional dry delay compensation S2 through VoiceDoubler for enhanced time realism This setup is also excellent for digital recording See page 14 for more discussion of the Delay Compensation feature The Delay Compensation feature is normally intended for recording use where individual tracks can be advanced in...

Page 12: ...ugh VoiceDoubler is muted and most of the presets are designed to be mixed with an external dry signal Accordingly raise the dry level on your console if it s not already done If you hear a flanged dry signal when you raise the level on your console press EDIT cycle to screen S1 and turn the DryVoice parameter Off More information on levels is on page 14 If you hear nothing check that the input is...

Page 13: ...ified in the TIMING PITCH and ENERGY edit screens following there are parameters not shown that effect the sound Because of this it s best to find a style that is close to what you desire and edit from there Timing Group T0 Time Random Because no singer can exactly match the timing of the start of their sung notes a timing randomization parameter is offered This parameter sets the maximum time in ...

Page 14: ...arge amounts of Pitch Random because the shifted pitch lingers at its widest only for a moment The opposite is also true a slow pitch modulation will tend to sound more out of tune if the Pitch Random is set wide P2 Gender Amount Gender also known as formant shifting is used to describe the effect where the timbre of the overdub voice is nudged in a more female thinner direction or in more of a ma...

Page 15: ... right sides out of phase creating more 3D sound space around the effect while potentially limiting the effect s ability to collapse to mono Spread allows you to mono ize the µMod effect without affecting panning of the overdub voices a value of zero is mono and 100 is stereo 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 t...

Page 16: ...ed from the default when a your input is digital and you want to sync 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 re...

Page 17: ...6 MIDI Filter and CC enable The MIDI Filter allows selected parts of the MIDI stream to be ignored by VoiceDoubler The CC setting enables or disables MIDI continuous controllers These CCs offer convenient remote control of certain settings from a MIDI sequencer or remote control surface See the MIDI Implementation Chart at the end of this manual for details S7 MIDI Dump This screen allows you to c...

Page 18: ... X Velocity Note ON X X Note OFF X X Aftertouch Key s X X Ch s X X Pitch Bend X X Control Change X O See MIDI Controller Chart Prog Change O O System Excl O O Common Song Pos X X Song Sel X X Tune X X System real time Clock X X Commands X X Aux Messages Local ON OFF X X All Notes OFF X X Active Sense X X Reset X X O YES Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO X NO Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI ...

Page 19: ...b Correct 49 3 Voice 3 Overdub Correct 50 3 Voice 4 Overdub Correct 51 3 Voice 1 Overdub Style 52 2 Voice 2 Overdub Style 53 2 Voice 3 Overdub Style 54 2 Voice 4 Overdub Style 55 2 Voice 1 Time Random 56 1 Voice 2 Time Random 57 1 Voice 3 Time Random 58 1 Voice 4 Time Random 59 1 Voice 1 Time Rate 60 1 Voice 2 Time Rate 61 1 Voice 3 Time Rate 62 1 Voice 4 Time Rate 63 1 Voice 1 Pitch Random 80 1 V...

Page 20: ... 01 dB 44 1 48 kHz XLR balanced Balanced 21 Unbalanced 13 kOhm 24 dBu to 0 dBu 12 dBu to 12 dBu 92 dB 20 Hz 20 kHz 100 dB 0 001 1 kHz 0 0 1 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 85 dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream 0 65 0 70 ms S R 48 44 1 kHz XLR balanced 40 Ohm 24 bit 128 x oversampling bitstream 0 63 0 68 ms S R 48 44 1 kHz bal 20 dBu unbal 14 dBu R load 1200 Ohm 14 dBu 8 dBu 2 dBu 4 dBu 104 ...

Page 21: ...19 SIGNAL FLOW DIAGRAM ...

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