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Quick Start

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Step 7:

Carefully raise the gain and/or volume on your sound
system mic input channel and master volume until you
hear a good level from your vocals.

Step 8:

Initial setup and operation is shown below. After setting,
sing to hear Create XT’s factory effects.

Pedal

3

Hold for Tap

Hold for Preset

Press until

LED lights up

Tap to light

On LED and

hear effects

a) Tap to switch A and B

settings in each preset

Tap to advance

through factory

presets 0-9

Stereo LED

should be off

Summary of Contents for VoiceTone Create.XT

Page 1: ...PRODUCT MANUAL ENGLISH VERSION Create XT ...

Page 2: ...e following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The lightning symbol within a triangle means Electrical caution It indicates the presence of information about operating voltage and potential risks of electrical shock The exclamation point within a triangle m...

Page 3: ...Is A Preset What Is A Style 16 Selecting Sounds In Performance 16 Using The Tone Feature 18 The Effect Blocks 19 Using HardTune 20 Modifying The Preset Effects 20 Tweaking Styles 21 Storing Your Edits 22 Browsing Styles By Category And Genre 22 Using Tap Tempo 22 For Advanced Users 24 The Alternate Tone Settings 24 Restoring to Factory State 24 External Mixing with Mono and Dry Outputs 24 Changing...

Page 4: ...a wide pallet of professionally authored sounds offering singers instant portholes into the secrets behind producing great sounds for many music genres Where out of the box sounds aren t enough Create XT provides a powerful tweak control and effect on off buttons designed to give you exactly what you need to find the sound you want Your audience band members and sound engineers may be surprised to...

Page 5: ...ialists based in Victoria BC Canada who spend every waking moment of their working lives listening talking singing and interacting with singers and those who have passion for the singing voice All this knowledge and experience is used to design products respecting and empowering the modern vocalist Our products focus on removing barriers and inspiring creativity in performance That s why our produ...

Page 6: ...Quick Start 6 Step 1 Connect your microphone to a mic cable Step 2 Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Create XT PEDAL ...

Page 7: ...hannel to off Connect a mic cable from the Left mono Out to a mic input on your sound system Step 4 Set the Input control fully left then set Mix to the 12 o clock detent position The Style and Tweak knob positions are not important yet Pedal 3 Pan Pedal 3 Hold for Tap Hold for Preset 12 O Clock ...

Page 8: ...Create XT s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Create XT Step 6 While singing through your microphone raise the Input control until its LED turns green sometimes orange on louder parts but never red PEDAL Pedal 3 ...

Page 9: ...level from your vocals Step 8 Initial setup and operation is shown below After setting sing to hear Create XT s factory effects Pedal 3 Hold for Tap Hold for Preset Press until LED lights up Tap to light On LED and hear effects a Tap to switch A and B settings in each preset Tap to advance through factory presets 0 9 Stereo LED should be off ...

Page 10: ... banks Each bank has 10 style variations available by pressing and holding the Tweak button then tapping to cycle forward through the styles in each bank Press and hold to exit 6 Tweak Control Edits the value of the parameter chosen with theTweak button Editing will light the Preset button LED indicating the preset has been edited 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 Input Control Controls microphone pre amplifier input...

Page 11: ...Style Bank Display Shows which factory style bank the current preset is based upon 10 Tweak Parameter List Shows the parameter editable by the Tweak knob 11 48V Phantom Power Indicator Indicates phantom power on or off Hold the FX and Modbuttons for a moment to activate 12 Stereo Indicator Shows stereo output Hold Reverb and Tweak for a moment to switch between stereo or mono 13 Effect On Off Butt...

Page 12: ... the A B footswitch to toggle between two effect settings quickly To access more presets hold this footswitch to enter Preset Select mode Both the A and B LEDs will be lit Now pressing the A B button cycles forward through the A preset settings or B preset settings depending on whether an A or B was loaded when you held the footswitch 17 On Footswitch Tapping this footswitch engages or disengages ...

Page 13: ... Application section for details 20 Outputs These XLR jacks supply the left and right outputs of Create XT in stereo default or mono using only the Left output When configured for mono the Right output produces the pre amplified dry signal for external mixing 21 Pedal Input This input for aTC Helicon Switch 3 footswitch provides convenient individual effect on off capability for the FX Mod and Del...

Page 14: ... XT for mono output is perfectly acceptable while reducing cabling and mixer channel usage What Is The Pedal Input For This is an option that makes Create XT more like its big brother VoiceLive 2 Part of the appeal of that product is that you are able to turn effect blocks on and off within the preset while standing The sound of a Create XT preset is generally made up of several effect blocks Is m...

Page 15: ...off a reverb effect when you d like to talk to your audience simply engage bypass by tapping the On button Do I Tap Or Hold The Footswitches The footswitches on Create XT have different actions depending on whether they are tapped briefly or held to give you a full range of performance options from a standing position The hold time to change modes on both the AB and On footswitches is approximatel...

Page 16: ...n of the AB footswitch With theTone button engaged this would make a useful high quality effect you could use for an entire performance Toggling Getting To Know Create XT 16 Auditioning Create XT s Presets Press the Preset button to advance to the next preset number which will be shown in the main display While on that preset you can tap the AB footswitch to toggle between the two sound options in...

Page 17: ...nd of each numbered preset you will find places to use them in particular songs or sections of songs 4 4 T Tw we en nt ty y s so ou un nd ds s w wiit th h A A a an nd d B B This method allows you to access the maximum number of vocal effects in Create XT from a standing position It involves jumping in and out of Preset mode discussed in the previous paragraph and then switching between the A and B...

Page 18: ...ss which can contribute to feedback you should make sure your monitors are pointed to the dead area of your mic and your PA is in front of you facing your audience Getting To Know Create XT 18 Using The Tone Feature This deceptively simple button engages a complex signal chain that gives your vocals more professional polish In most cases all you need to do is turn the feature on and leave it on Th...

Page 19: ...yles have predefined settings for each block For example one may have the Reverb block configured as a small reflective room and another may have a large dark sounding hall Getting To Know Create XT 19 EN The Effect Blocks Each Style in Create XT is made up of some combination of four blocks which can be thought of as separate effect processors These are organized as follows on the front panel F F...

Page 20: ...pressing the FX Mod Delay or Reverb buttons 3 Press the Tweak button to select a parameter from A A A Getting To Know Create XT 20 Using HardTune This effect sounds best when a key e g A minor has been set There is a convenient way to enter a key for each song you plan on using it in If you re unsure of the key of your song often it is the same as the first or last chord of the song To enter or co...

Page 21: ...Turning the Tweak knob may adjust one or several settings together depending on the style The tweak parameters are described below See the Style List and Tweak Assignment table at the end of this manual for more detail on Tweak targets 1 1 B Ba alla an nc ce e Allows level adjustment of any individual effect block that is active Disable other blocks to adjust each one s level in turn If more than ...

Page 22: ...reset button for a moment This will commit the changes you made to the current preset number and A or B location If you wish to return your Create XT to its factory set of presets you may do this by resetting the unit as discussed in the For Advanced Users section Browsing Styles By Category And Genre To simplify your search for the perfect sound Create XT s style library is arranged in two ways b...

Page 23: ...choes falling exactly on the beat while others fall within beat divisions e g 8th or 16th notes To use the Tap Tempo echo effect 1 Find a preset or style where the Delay effect is ON 2 Make sure the effect is turned on the On LED should be lit 3 Hold the On footswitch for a moment 4 Tap the On footswitch in time with your music Usually only a few beats is necessary 5 Hold the On footswitch to exit...

Page 24: ...sets And Settings If at any time you want to getVoiceTone Create XT back to its original presets and settings follow this procedure 1 Disconnect the power adapter from Create 2 Press and Hold the FX and Tweak buttons while plugging the power adapter into Create XT 3 Create XT will clear all the performance information and return it to factory settings Once this is done it only takes a couple secon...

Page 25: ... to offer ten presets each having an A and B setting This allows you to cycle through them with ten footswitch pushes before cycling around to the one you started on If you would like to reduce the number so you can cycle through from three to nine presets only there is a way to set this in Create XT To set the accessible number of presets power up holding the Preset button After a moment the numb...

Page 26: ...to download the latest version 2 The CD will run the setup program automatically If it doesn t browse the CD and run Setup exe 3 Follow the prompts to install VoiceSupport 4 Connect Create XT to the computer with the supplied USB cable apply power to Create XT 5 Click on the VoiceSupport icon on your desktop to run VoiceSupport First Impressions VoiceSupport will connect with Create XT and show an...

Page 27: ...efore installing onto your product The BACKUP Tab If you have edited the presets on your Create XT you may want to back them up on your computer for safekeeping You can also use this tab to transfer your presets to another Create XT There are two windows Backup and Restore Backup saves your presets and or setup parameters 48V on off Stereo mono etc into a user specified folder on your computer and...

Page 28: ... that at least one effect on off is active 3 My sound is distorted a Check if the current patch is aTransducer patch that has distortion enabled b If the input light is turning red frequently reduce input level 4 I m getting feedback a Move the PA speaker or monitor so it is in a line with your mic and facing you b Reduce volume of the PA c Use Tone setting alternate 1 with less high boost or turn...

Page 29: ...z 20kHz 104dB THD Noise Mic Min gain 90dB Frequency Response Max gain 1 5dB 40 Hz 200Hz to 20 kHz 0 0 3 dB 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 Oper...

Page 30: ... Delay Decay Feedback Speed Distortion Amount 3 Subtle Spring Delay Decay Delay Time Speed HighPass 4 Music Club Reverb Decay Feedback Detune Distortion Amount 5 Wood Chamber Reverb Decay Feedback Speed HighPass 6 Dome Chapel Reverb Decay Delay Time Speed Distortion Amount 7 RealPlate Long Delay Decay Feedback Detune Distortion Amount 8 Cozy Corner Reverb Decay Delay Time Detune Distortion Amount ...

Page 31: ...nt 3 Hard Drive FX Decay Delay Time Speed Distortion Amount 4 Tune Drive FX Decay Feedback Detune Distortion Amount 5 Peak Drive FX Decay Delay Time Speed Distortion Amount 6 Octave Down μMod Decay Feedback Speed Gender 7 Megaphone Drone FX Decay Delay Time Detune HighPass 8 Octave Up Distort Reverb Decay Feedback Speed Distortion Amount 9 Bandpass FX Decay Feedback Speed HighPass Pop R B 6A 0 Kan...

Page 32: ...late Delay Decay Feedback Detune HighPass 4 Rock On Delay Decay Delay Time Detune HighPass 5 Depeche Plate Delay Decay Delay Time Detune HighPass 6 Heartbake Hotel Delay Decay Delay Time Detune HighPass 7 Ring of Fire Delay Decay Delay Time Detune HighPass 8 Bennett Chicago Delay Decay Delay Time Detune HighPass 9 Clipped Motown Reverb Decay Delay Time Detune Distortion Amount Jazz Ballad 9A 0 Jaz...

Page 33: ...Pass 3 DistortFlg Delay μMod Decay Feedback Speed HighPass 4 Long Duck Delay μMod Decay Feedback Detune Gender 5 Long Short Duck Delay Decay Feedback Speed Distortion Amount 6 HardTune Tap Delay Delay Decay Feedback Detune Gender 7 Octave Panner μMod Decay Feedback Speed Distortion Amount 8 Cylon Drone μMod Decay Feedback Detune Distortion Amount 9 Days Go By μMod Decay Feedback Detune Distortion ...

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