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USER’S MANUAL
SUPPLEMENT

VOICEPRISM PLUS

VOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSOR

FEATURING

VOICECRAFT

HUMAN VOICE

MODELING

CARD

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Page 1: ...USER S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT VOICEPRISM PLUS VOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSOR FEATURING VOICECRAFT HUMAN VOICE MODELING CARD ...

Page 2: ...CE FOR PROPER VENTILATION 6 THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE LOCATED AWAY FROM HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS HEAT REGISTERS OR OTHER HEAT PRODUCING PRODUCTS 7 CLEAN ONLY WITH A DAMP CLOTH BEFORE CLEANING THE UNIT TURN OFF THE POWER AND UNPLUG THE POWER CORD FROM THE OUTLET 8 THE POWER SUPPLY CORD OF THE PRODUCT SHOULD BE UNPLUGGED FROM THE WALL OUT LET DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN LEFT UNUSED FOR A LONG ...

Page 3: ...elicon VoicePrism the VoiceCraft upgrade expansion card containing all of the above special features is also available You can easily upgrade to the VoicePrism Plus in a matter of minutes Only updated VoiceCraft features are included in this supplementary manual you may need to refer back to your original VoicePrism User Manual for func tions that have been retained from the VoicePrism Text conven...

Page 4: ... COMPRESSOR EQ BUTTON 18 ASSIGN 18 EQ1 EQ2 COMPRESSOR NOISE GATE 18 MIX BUTTON 19 STEP BUTTON 19 BROWSER BUTTONS 19 UTILITY BUTTON 20 MIDI CONFIGURATION 20 DIGITAL I O 20 ROUTING 21 VERSION 22 APPENDIX A MIDI 23 APPENDIX B GLOSSARY 30 APPENDIX C INDEX 32 APPENDIX D ABOUT DIGITAL I O 34 ABOUT S PDIF 34 ABOUT AES EBU 34 ABOUT DITHERING 34 APPENDIX E TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 36 APPENDIX F PRODUCT SAF...

Page 5: ...hin the internal software so you can avoid the hassle of learning new con trols The LED s of 44 1K and 48K illuminate to indicate Digital Signal status as follows Solid 41 1K OR 48K means locked with either internal or external frequency Blinking 44 1K XOR 48K means not locked but using internal frequency Blinking 44 1K AND 48K means not locked but using external frequency which is unknown if we h...

Page 6: ... for Digital I O S PDIF and AES EBU Digital signal configuration and routing are modi fied by pressing the UTILITY button on the front panel You can scroll to either the DIGITAL I O page or the ROUTING page to edit these parameters using the MENU TAB buttons 6 User Interface VoicePrism Plus User Manual DO DI AES EBU VOICECRAFT EXPANSION CARD S PDI F ...

Page 7: ...w libraries using these same controls The new parameters that can be assigned to the softknobs are VM LIB Selecting a VM LIB will automatically set the style and amount of each of the VM effects to a predetermined setting designed by TC Helicon creating pleasing results that you can quickly recall and implement in any of your presets The Thickening effect a parameter in the original VoicePrism can...

Page 8: ...nks of EQ for the Lead voice and two banks for the Harmony voices These libraries recall standard settings for quick preset construction With an increased number of effects and dynamics parameters we have created a greater number of library categories enabling you to fine tune your presets without delving into subter ranean edit parameters For further details refer to the COMP EQ and EFFECTS sec t...

Page 9: ...different characteristics for the Dry Lead and VM Lead voice and controlling the Lead voice mix The control parameters are as follows DRY VM MIX 0 100 MODELED sets the balance between the Dry Lead voice and the VM Lead voice 100 is undiluted VM voice and 0 is Dry voice DRY PAN 100 LEFT 100 RIGHT sets the posi tion in the stereo field of the Dry voice VM PAN 100 LEFT 100 RIGHT sets the position in ...

Page 10: ...ch voice modeling effect to provide a diverse range of vocal possibilities to incorporate into your presets feel free to scroll and explore The last few styles in each effect are often special effects novelty sounds or something else out of the ordinary Any combinations of these styles may be stored in a preset along with the other effects available in the VoicePrism Plus as described in the origi...

Page 11: ...oice These styles may be used in con junction with the resonances or purely as additional tonal control over the VM voice Special Note Each VM effect menu has an AMOUNT control to dial in the amount of effect desired Remember that there is also a DRY VM MIX control in the LEAD menu that determines how much of the input vocal is left Dry and how much is passed through VM The setting of this ratio c...

Page 12: ... genre of music or sound This way you can associate a certain modification with a name similar to how we describe colors in a picture with names Some of the Warp styles contain a built in octave shift either up or down This is to accommodate a male singing in the female register with a feminine timbre or for a female to simulate a male singing voice These Warp styles enable you to sing in a natura...

Page 13: ...yles no longer need you burn out your throat night after night Glottal styles are created using the following parameters BREATHINESS factors in virtual air that gives the effect of being close to a sensitive condenser microphone This intimate sound may be used in some Jazz styles or for pop ballads although its application is not limited to these BREATHINESS may also be used to give a tired or str...

Page 14: ... GROWL refers to a type of grind or friction of the larynx and epiglottis usually heard in Soul R B and Blues music Some of the styles are sensitive to the dynamics of the lead voice meaning that when you raise the volume of a syllable the VoicePrism Plus growls on that syllable As with the other Voice Modeling effects the AMOUNT knob controls the level of effect incorporated into the signal 14 Vo...

Page 15: ...s The VoicePrism Plus listens for an Onset period before applying Inflection to the beginning of the next phrase To have a longer Onset time you can turn the effect off and back on later with MIDI control change commands See the MIDI section for CC numbers These settings are selected with the STYLE softknob The AMOUNT or depth of the Inflection is controlled by the AMOUNT softknob This control var...

Page 16: ...o models The Vibrato set ting names reflect the style of the vocals from which they were extracted However a vibrato modeled from a style or gender different from yours can sound very good when applied to your voice Experimentation is the key to finding a STYLE setting that best suits your application You might begin incorporating Vibrato into your sound by setting the AMOUNT control to 50 This se...

Page 17: ...N The layouts of the EFFECTS button menus are the same as in the original VoicePrism TC Electronic of Denmark has spe cially designed the effects in the VoicePrism Plus 17 VoicePrism Plus User Manual Effects Button ...

Page 18: ... the Lead and two separate EQ s to the Harmony voices EQ1 EQ2 COMPRESSOR NOISE GATE The parameters for setting the EQ s Compressors and Noise Gates follow a similar layout as in the original VoicePrism The assignments to Lead and Harmony voices have changed allowing for greater flexibility You now have EQ 1 and 2 LEAD and EQ 1 and 2 HARMONY settings in the COMP EQ menu tabs There is also a separat...

Page 19: ...icePrism STEP BUTTON The STEP functions and its menu controls also remain consis tent with VoicePrism BROWSER BUTTONS See your original VoicePrism User Manual for a description of the browser buttons and their functions 19 VoicePrism Plus User Manual Mix Step Browser Buttons ...

Page 20: ...u used for setting the SAMPLE RATE of the digital signal and the type of dithering employed in the digital domain You can choose from 44 1KHZ or 48 KHZ sam ple rates or EXT for an external sample rate either 44 1KHZ or 48KHZ On the front panel lens if you are synchronized at 44 1 KHZ a 44 1K indicator will light If you are synchronized at 48KHZ a 48K indicator will light If you are not linked to a...

Page 21: ...ft or right channels of the card or from the auxiliary input jack on the back panel These inputs are then sent to the effects sec tion of the VoiceCraft card To avoid digital signal conflicts you are prevented from selecting the same AUX INPUT channel as the digital LEAD INPUT channel PROCESS DELAY whenever Voice Modeling is activated a cer tain amount of time is required to analyze and modify the...

Page 22: ...ON The version window will display the current version of VoicePrism Plus software including the current version of VoiceCraft Human Voice Modeling Card software 22 VoicePrism Plus User Manual Utility Button ...

Page 23: ... Like the original VoicePrism you can dump one or all of the pre sets as a System Exclusive message to another VoicePrism Plus or to a sequencer or editor that stores System Exclusive files Please refer to the following VoicePrism Plus MIDI Specification and MIDI Implementation tables 23 VoicePrism Plus User Manual Appendix A MIDI ...

Page 24: ...D NONE CC 17 0 63 OFF 64 127 FORWARD 1 STEP SONG STEP BACKWARD NONE CC 18 0 63 OFF 64 127 BACKWARD 1 STEP THICKENER DEPTH PARAMETER SETTING CC 19 0 50 OVERRIDES THICKENER INTENSITY UNTIL PROGRAM CHANGE IS RECEIVED VIBRATO RATE PARAMETER SETTING CC 20 0 127 OVERRIDES VIBRATO RATE UNTIL PRO GRAM CHANGE IS RECEIVED SCALE MODE SET KEY OFF CC 21 0 63 OFF 64 127 ON ENABLES CHORD RECOGNITION FOR SCALE TY...

Page 25: ... SEE VOICE 1 PAN VOICE 3 PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC 37 SEE VOICE 1 PAN RESERVED RESERVED CC 38 RESERVED VOICE 4 PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC 39 SEE VOICE 1 PAN VOICE 1 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC 40 0 TO 1000 MALE FULL EFFECT 50 NONE 100 FEMALE FULL EFFECT 101 127 SAME AS 100 VOICE 2 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC 41 SEE VOICE 1 GENDER VOICE 3 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC 42 SEE VOICE 1 GENDER VOICE 4 GENDE...

Page 26: ...ETER SETTING CC 61 0 0 NO EFFECT 127 100 FULL EFFECT RESERVED RESERVED CC 62 RESERVED RESERVED RESERVED CC 63 RESERVED DAMPER PEDAL OFF CC 64 HARMONY HOLD DAMPER MESSAGE WILL SUSTAIN LAST CHORD IN BEFORE NOTE OFF MESSAGE HARMONY KEY SCALE SELECT NOTES NONE NOTE NUMBERS CHORDS MODE NOTES WOULD TRIGGER CHORD RECOGNITION SCALIC MODE IF SCALE MODE SET KEY IS ON THE NOTES WOULD TRIGGER CHORD RECOG NITI...

Page 27: ...ET BUT DOES NOT WRITE IT IN UNTIL THE USER SAVES THE PRESET LOAD SONG NONE NONE LOADS SONG INTO SELECTED SONG BUT DOES NOT WRITE IT UNTIL THE USER SAVES THE SONG LOAD ALL NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION LOAD OS NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION ALL CC S ARE CONFIGURABLE THROUGH THE SYSEX PARM EDIT FEATURE ...

Page 28: ...Y AND SCALE 24 96 NOTES MODE VELOCITY NOTE ON X X NOTE OFF X X AFTER TOUCH POLYPHONIC KEY S X X MONOPHONIC X X CHANNEL PITCH BENDER X O UP TO 12 SEMITONES CONFIGURABLE CONTROL CHANGE 1 X O VIBRATO DEPTH 3 X O DETUNE 12 X O HARMONY LEVEL 13 X O LEAD LEVEL 14 X O EFFECT 1 LEVEL 15 X O EFFECT 2 LEVEL 16 X O KEY HARMONY SELECT 17 X O SONG STEP FORWARD 18 X O SONG STEP BACKWARD 19 X O THICKENER DEPTH 2...

Page 29: ...RAMETER EDIT X O ALL PARAMETERS ACCESSIBLE GROUP EDIT O O ALL OR PART OF A PRESET PRESET SAVE O O SONG SAVE O O SYSTEM COMMON SONG POSITION X X SONG SELECT X X TUNE REQUEST X X SYSTEM REAL TIME CLOCK X X COMMANDS X X AUX MESSAGES LOCAL ON OFF X X ALL NOTES OFF X O ACTIVE SENSING X X SYSTEM RESET X X ...

Page 30: ...h bit rate to a lower bit rate dithering is often employed to replace the digital distortion induced by this process and involves mixing in a level of broad band noise Glottal In the VoicePrism Plus glottal effects are the non pitched part of the sound produced by forma tions of the epiglottis and air turbulence in the facial and mouth regions they include BREATHI NESS RASP and GROWL Growl Vocal s...

Page 31: ...an be subtle or extreme S PDIF Sony Phillips Digital Interface is a digital audio format generally recognized as the consumer standard for digital audio transfer Spectra A matrix of frequency boost cut settings such as those in a graphic equalizer Rather than singling out individual frequencies a spectra setting cov ers a range of frequencies Voice Modeling abbreviated as VM a scientific means of ...

Page 32: ...MALE 12 FORMANTS 12 FRONT PANEL 5 G GENDER 12 GLOSSARY 30 GLOTTAL 13 30 GROWL 14 30 H HCMP NG 8 HEQ1 LIB 8 HEQ2 LIB 8 L LCMP NG 8 LEAD 7 9 LEAD INPUT 21 LEQ1 LIB 8 LEQ2 LIB 8 LIBRARIES 7 M M2F MALE TO FEMALE 12 MIDI CONFIGURATION 20 MIDI FILTER 20 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 28 MIDI SPECIFICATION 24 N NOISE GATE 18 O ONSET 15 16 P PITCH 12 PRESET SCREEN 7 PROCESS DELAY 21 R RASP 13 31 REAR PANEL 6 ROUTING...

Page 33: ... 33 VoicePrism Plus User Manual Appendix C Index V VERSION 22 VIBRATO 16 VM DETUNE 9 VM GLOTTAL 13 VM PAN 9 VM PITCH 16 VM SPECTRAL 11 VM WARP 11 12 VOCALS 9 VOICE MODELING 7 9 31 W WARP 12 ...

Page 34: ...DIF because of its superior performance in jitter and sig nal noise ratio AES EBU works with a higher voltage level than S PDIF ABOUT DITHERING Going from one type of bit resolution to a lower resolution e g from 24 bit to 16 bit you are losing 8 bits of information The process of cutting off bits is called truncation and it intro duces digital distortion of low level signals due to the lack of co...

Page 35: ...n digital outputs and it is always the receiving device that determines the number of bits you must dither to A DAT or CDR recorder should normally be dithered to 16 bit 35 VoicePrism Plus User Manual Appendix D About Digital I O ...

Page 36: ... 36 Chapter Information VoicePrism Plus User Manual ...

Page 37: ... outputs only Sample Rates 44 1kHz 48kHz Frequency Response DIO DC to 23 9 kHz 0 01 dB 48 kHz Analog Inputs Connectors XLR Balanced pin 2 hot TRS 1 4 Impedance Bal Unbalanced Line 28 kOhms Max Input Level Line 21dBu A to D Conversion 24 bits 100dB dynamic range A weighted THD 0 005 1kHz A weighted Frequency Response 10Hz 12kHz 0 8dB 2dB 20kHz Analog Outputs Connectors TRS 1 4 Impedance 680 Ohms st...

Page 38: ... 25 degrees Celsius 13 degrees Fahrenheit Control Interface MIDI In Out Thru 5 Pin DIN GPI Pedal 1 4 Stereo Jack Power Mains Voltage 100 to 240 VAC 50 to 60 Hz Power Consumption 40W Fuses 250V 500mA Slow Blow North America and Japan 250V 500mA Time Lag Europe and United Kingdom General Finish Painted Galvanized Steel ABS Plastic Bezel Knobs and Buttons Display 128 x 64 Graphics LCD Dimensions 19 x...

Page 39: ...5 OF THE FCC RULES THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REA SONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION 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 GUARANTEE THAT INTER FERENCE WILL NOT OCCUR IN A PAR...

Page 40: ...ATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR GENERAL USE UL 6500 SECOND EDITION STANDARD FOR AUDIO VIDEO AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT APPARATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD COMMERCIAL AND SIMILAR USE CAN CSA E60065 00 AUDIO VIDEO AND SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS SAFETY REQUIREMENTS EMC DIRECTIVE 89 336 EEC EN 55103 1 2 PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD FOR AUDIO VIDEO AUDIO VISUAL AND ENTERTAIN MENT LIGHTNING EN 55022 CLASS B RADIATED AND CO...

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