TC-Helicon VOICELIVE 3 EXTREME, Reference Manual

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Editing the Vocal layer
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Press the Vocal button to enter the Vocal edit
screen. For more information about editing Style,
Level, Control and other parameters associated
with each effect, see “Editing an Effect”.
Harmony block / tab
Harmony is TC-Helicon’s most popular effect –
and some might argue the most impressive one,
too.
The Harmony effect creates harmony vocals
from your lead voice. This harmony can contain
up to four voices, each with different intervals,
key/scale sources, pan, humanization and other
settings.
Harmony can be used to add a single voice of
harmony, up to a larger “group” sound depend-
ing on your application.
Tips and tricks for working
with the Harmony effect
– “Subtle” is often better when using any Har-
mony effect. Typically, when we hear com-
plaints about the created voices sounding “ro-
botic” or “fake”, it can be attributed partially to
the Harmony voices being overly loud in the
vocal mix.
– Level settings of -6 or dB lower can often yield
great results, even if the voices aren’t imme-
diately obvious.
– “High” and “Low” styles are the most com-
monly used harmonies in popular music. If you
are a male or have a lower voice, try “High”.
If you are female or have a higher voice, try
“Low”.
– When using a multi-voice Harmony style like
“High & Low” or “High & Higher”, try adjust-
ing the Pan and Level parameters in the Vocal
Edit screen to adjust the location and volume
of each voice.
– To expand on the above, try turning on Voice
3 and Voice 4. Set each to copy the settings
of the existing two voices. Pan them oppo-
site to the existing voices and reduce their
level slightly. This puts one “High & Low” pair
on the Left and Right of the stereo field with
“High” being slightly dominant on one side
and “Low” on the other.
High Low Lead High Low
Harm. (1) Harm. (2) Voice Harm. (3) Harm. (4)
< Left Right >
Panning Harmony Voices