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Summary of Contents for VoiceTone Correct

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Page 3: ... Setup page 2 Using Understanding the Effect page 22 Using the Effects page 23 Adaptive Shape EQ page 23 Adaptive Compression page 24 De ess page 25 Pitch Correction page 26 Understanding Live Engineer Effects page 27 Understanding Pitch Correction page 31 FAQ Troubleshooting page 33 Specifications page 35 Table of Contents 3 TC Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd info tc helicon com Manual revision 1 ...

Page 4: ...ertaken for VoiceTone Correct and that means you can trust it as a capable and reliable sound engineer In terms of audio quality noise floor harmonic distortion and frequency response Correct surpasses anything that has come before it and unarguably exceeds even the most stringent audiophile requirements Many audience members band members and sound engineers may be surprised to see a singer taking...

Page 5: ...question Isn t it time that someone finally provided dedicated tools and solutions for voice So what does this all mean to singers It means that you should know there is a dedicated group of engineers researchers and product specialist based in Victoria BC Canada that spend every waking moment of their working lives listening talking singing and interacting with singers and those who have passion ...

Page 6: ...6 Step 1 Connect your microphone to a mic cable Step 2 Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Correct Quick Start Make sure Correct is not powered NOTE ...

Page 7: ...e to the Main Output of Correct Step 4 Connect the mic cable from Correct to a mic input on your sound system Quick Start At this point it would be best to turn the gain and or volume on your sound system s mic input to off NOTE ...

Page 8: ...last four knobs on Correct to their default position as indicated Quick Start Correct is going to supply the EQ and compression for your voice automatically After it has been turned on for your voice a live sound engineer can decide if they want to do any further processing But know that for the vast majority of the time there is no need for extra EQ or compression NOTE ...

Page 9: ...wer adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Correct Step 8 While singing through your microphone turn the Input Knob to the right until the Input Light turns green sometimes orange on louder parts but never red Quick Start ...

Page 10: ...channel and master volume until you hear a good level from your vocals Step 10 You re ready to hear Correct on your voice a Turn the Live Engineer effects on or off with the Right Footswitch b Turn the pitch correction effect on or off with the Left Footswitch Quick Start ...

Page 11: ...balance of low and high frequencies and smooth the loud and soft parts of your singing to make you sound your best Your sound will be clear and defined and will fit well into your mix Pitch Correction effect On Singing with the pitch correction effect can ensure that your vocal is on pitch You ll hear the pitch corrected version of your voice that will act as a reference so you can self adjust you...

Page 12: ...the first device in the chain Step 1 Follow the Quick Start guide for bothVoiceTone Pedals Step 2 Instead of connecting your first VoiceTone pedal to the PA connect its mono output to the mic input on Create Step 3 Connect the secondVoiceTone pedal in this case Create to the PA Step 4 Set VoiceTone Create s Input Knob fully left Step 5 Use the first pedal s Input Knob to set the microphone gain ...

Page 13: ...d system Diagram below shows possible routings 3 Mic Input Microphone connection Front Back Panel Descriptions 13 3 2 1 POWER P PI IT TC CH H E EN NA AB BL LE ED D L LE E E EF FF FE EC CT TS S E EN NA AB BL LE ED D M MA AI IN N O OU UT TP PU UT T G GU UI ID DE E O OU UT TP PU UT T No No Dry Pitch Yes No Dry Pitch Yes Yes LE Effects Pitch LE Effects Pitch No Yes LE Effects LE Effects Pitch ...

Page 14: ...clipping which is not good 3 Shape Knob Controls the amount of Shape EQ on the voice 12 o clock is the default position full left is off 4 Compress Knob Controls the amount of compression on the voice 12 o clock is the default position full left is off 5 De ess Knob Controls the amount of de essing on the voice 12 o clock is the default position full left is off Front Back Panel Descriptions 1 2 3...

Page 15: ...ottom bar shows your corrected pitch 10 Phantom Power Light Indicates status of 48V phantom power 11 Dry to Guide Button When enabled the Guide Output will feature your pitch corrected voice in parallel with your natural voice This can make it easier to hear the pitch correction effect in high level situations 12 Display Button Turns the Pitch Display on off 13 Left Footswitch Turns the pitch corr...

Page 16: ...r sound system master level is off 2 Connect Correct s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Correct 3 Press and hold Dry to Guide Button and Display Button simultaneously until the Phantom Power Light comes on To turn phantom power off repeat this step Setup Configurations Set your sound system level to off when you are turning phantom power on off as it can create a pop sound in ...

Page 17: ... In this configuration only Main Output is used Connecting and Enabling for Standard Setup 1 Connect your microphone to Correct s Mic Input 2 Connect to your sound system as in diagram on this page Main Output to mic input channel on your sound system 3 Connect Correct s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Correct Setup Configurations ...

Page 18: ...cted voice to your monitor mix while your audience hears no correction effect from the Main Output Connecting and Enabling for Main Monitor Setup 1 Connect your microphone to Correct s Mic Input 2 Connect to your sound system as in diagram Main Output to your front of house sound system s mic input and the Guide Output to your personal voice monitor or monitor mix channel 3 Connect Correct s power...

Page 19: ...wants to hear the pitch correction effect separately in the monitors 4 Set your sound console s EQ and any outboard dynamic processing gear to unity or bypass Correct s Adaptive Shape EQ and compress features adapt to vocals over a short time Correct is designed with the assumption that the overall sound system has a flat response with no dynamics processing In the vast majority of cases it won t ...

Page 20: ...e 2 Plug your mic into the Mic Input and set the level as in Step 8 of the Quick Start section 3 Place the microphone near an instrument you know to be in tune piano guitar bass etc and play any monophonic pitch 4 On the pitch display you ll see how far the instrument is out of tune from A440 on the top bar As the note is held the bottom bar will show the tuning reference change to correct it When...

Page 21: ...uttons simultaneously for 2 seconds For the next 10 seconds the pitch display meter will change to indicate manual EQ settings Only the left most four dots of the input and output display lines are used The Input line indicates High Boost while the Output line indicates Low Cut 4 To change the High Boost or Low Cut first make sure you are viewing the manual settings using step 3 Press theWarmth Bu...

Page 22: ...Use these sections to try out each effect in Correct to hear the different qualities they give to your live vocal performance Connect Correct to your mic and the mixer and set the input level as described in the Quick Start section of the manual Understanding the Effects These sections discuss the major issues that can compromise live vocal sound what traditional steps are taken to try to resolve ...

Page 23: ... an extremely well balanced timbre in your voice you ll barely perceive any change to the sound at all For the rest of us you should hear a significant improvement in both intelligibility and quality In Adaptive mode turning the control down from center will reduce the amount of Adaptive Shape EQ applied Turning past centre will intelligently add high frequencies to make your voice sizzle with add...

Page 24: ...ompression it s like singing directly into someone s ear If you re having trouble hearing the effect try singing with an extreme dynamic range very loud than suddenly very soft with the compress knob set at full Try toggling between LE effects on and off with the Right Footswitch You should be able to hear what it s doing now Leaving the Compress control at 12 o clock should give optimal results i...

Page 25: ... effects on and off What you ll hear At the center position you may or may not notice the esses being reduced in level With the LE effects on sing an ESSSSSS sound and try turning the De ess control to maximum Now you ll hear the effect The center position results in a good balance of sibilance With the control at the center position you can turn up the Shape Knob to add more sizzle to your voice ...

Page 26: ...th keep the control between 10 and 2 o clock When singing along with your corrected pitch try to sing the pitch that you hear This will result in you self correcting your pitch Dry to Guide Press the Dry to Guide Button to hear your uncorrected voice mixed with your pitch corrected voice in the Guide Output This can make it easier to hear the pitch correction effect especially in louder situations...

Page 27: ...done the loud parts of the vocals would be excessively loud As a result without dynamics processing vocals in live sound often bounce in and out of the mix 2 EQ If not treated properly live vocals often sound Muddy or woofy Tinny Lacking sizzle presence or air These conditions have many contributing factors including the singer s voice Some singers have lots of bass in their voices adds to muddine...

Page 28: ...h too bright To get more sizzle on a voice people often turn the high EQ past 3 o clock and then to compensate for the excessive brightness they then turn up the bass This will make the vocal sound somewhat spectrally balanced but unnatural and lacking detail As well turning up the bass like this increases the low frequency energy of the vocals and makes them sound extremely muddy everywhere excep...

Page 29: ...arts it will do way too much on the loud parts usually making the vocals too quiet For this reason the only way to make compression work well is if you have an experienced live sound engineer monitoring the vocals at all times and constantly adjusting the settings 2 EQ Previously the only real way to fix EQ problems on vocals is to have either out board graphic or parametric EQs or a high end mixi...

Page 30: ...ne studio vocal recordings were analyzed From these analyses an algorithm was developed to characterize the input vocal and apply the appropriate EQ to approximately match the studio recordings With Correct a male vocalist with a deep voice and a very close mic technique will get the EQ needed while a female vocalist with a high voice and farther mic technique would get very different EQ but again...

Page 31: ...cted after a vocal is recorded When pitch correction is used live the sound engineer usually applies the correction to the mains and not the monitors In both cases the artist doesn t hear the corrected signal while they are singing We ve designed Correct to be used differently With Correct the singer hears the corrected signal while they are singing It becomes a guide track It s like being in a vo...

Page 32: ...pitch is actually more out than if it hadn t been corrected in the first place This is what has given pitch correction a deservedly bad name for use in live performance By monitoring the Guide Output with Correct these problems completely disappear After using our pitch correction live for a while some users who admittedly had pitch problems reported that their pitch had improved even without usin...

Page 33: ...ess and De ess knobs are at 12 o clock If you still hear no effect try applying more of each effect by turning the Shape Compress and De ess Knobs further to the right b If you re using the the Guide Output check to make sure the Pitch Knob is at 12 o clock If you still hear no effect your voice may be close enough in tune that pitch correction at the 12 o clock setting has little effect Try turni...

Page 34: ...ossible that the tuning reference of the instruments you are singing with are not tuned to the default setting of A440 Please see the Setup Configuration Advance Settings Tuning Reference section to change the tuning reference FAQ Troubleshooting 34 ...

Page 35: ...B 20hz 20kHz THD Noise Mic Min gain 90dB Frequency Response max gain 1 5dB 40 Hz 0 0 3 dB 200Hz to 20 kHz Conversion Characteristics Sample Rate 48 kHz Converter AKM AK4620B AD DA Conversion 24 bit 128x oversampling bitstream EMC Safety Complies with EN 55103 1 and EN 55103 2 FCC part 15 Class B CISPR 22 Class B Certified to IEC 65 EN 60065 UL6500 and CSA E60065 CSA FILE LR108093 Environment Opera...

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