TC-Helicon Voicelive 2, User Manual

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There is only the single DE-ESS control; no other manual
adjustment settings are required. The factory setting of
50% gently reduces sibilance without becoming obvious.
Higher settings of compression and Shape or a bright,
sibilant voice may require a higher setting.
The GATE Control
When set to the factory default of ADAPTIVE, the
GATE control on the Tone Edit screen helps in two very
important ways by:
1. Minimizing feedback
2. Reducing the amount of audible effects processing
on sounds entering the mic other than your voice.
A typical, fixed gate works by shutting off, or reducing
the level of any signal below a threshold that you set.
When you sing louder than that threshold, the gate will
open and your vocal will come through the PA. When
you aren’t singing, the gate will close and block sounds
around you.
The Adaptive Gate in VoiceLive 2 works automatically
with your singing style to provide the optimum balance
between how loud you have to sing to open the gate
and how much other noises are reduced.
For troublesome audio environments, or for those who
are familiar with setting manual gate parameters, there
is also a MANUAL setting on this page. Further controls
for the Gate are on the GATE Tab discussed on pg. 46.
The EQ Tab
From the TONE tab, you can access the EQ tab by
pressing the right Navigate button. The EQ tab will
be highlighted and you will see either the ADAPTIVE,
SHAPE, and WARMTH controls when ADAPTIVE is
On or parametric EQ controls when ADAPTIVE is Off.
EQ Tab With ADAPTIVE On
When the ADAPTIVE control is set to ON (the factory
default), most of the adjustment is done automatically so
fewer controls are required. These are:
ADAPTIVE ON/OFF
The Global Controls: Tone
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