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1.

Input Knob

Controls the microphone pre-amplifier gain. Double can
accept dynamic or condenser microphones.

2. Input Light

Indicates the input level of the microphone. Flashing
green, sometimes orange is good. Flashing red is clipping
- not good!

3. Pitch and Time Edit Knobs

Allows you to add more or less pitch and time
humanization to the current patch.

4. Overdub and 

μ

Mod Edit Knobs

Raises or lowers the mix levels of the Overdub voices
versus the 

μ

Mod effects block.

5. Bank and Patch Display

Shows the current bank and patch

Front & Back Panel Descriptions

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Summary of Contents for Voicetone Double

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

Page 2: ...Setup 15 Stereo Setup 16 Mono Sound Engineer Setup 17 Stereo Sound Engineer Setup 18 Making Adjustments 19 Storing Your Edits 20 Patch List 21 Patch List Descriptions 22 FAQ Troubleshooting 35 Specifications 38 Table of Contents 3 TC Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd info tc helicon com Manual revision 1 2 SW V 1 0 Prod No E605081112 English Version ...

Page 3: ...most stringent audiophile standards To make your life as easy as possible Double presents a wide pallet of professionally authored patches Where out of the box sounds aren t enough Double provides four editing controls to customize the effects to your preference Features o Dual effect blocks Overdub and μMod pronounced micromod o 10 factory banks with 3 patches in each cover many doubling styles o...

Page 4: ...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 specialists based inVictoria BC Canada who spend every waking moment of their working lives listening talking singing and interacting with singers and those who have passion f...

Page 5: ...6 Step 1 Connect your microphone to a mic cable Step 2 Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Double Quick Start Make sure Double is not powered NOTE ...

Page 6: ... to the Left mono Output of Double Step 4 Connect the mic cable from Double 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 7: ...8 Step 5 Set the Input Knob fully left Step 6 Connect Double s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Double Quick Start ...

Page 8: ...aise the Input Knob until the Input Light turns green sometimes orange on louder parts but never red Step 8 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 Quick Start ...

Page 9: ...in the other banks press the Bank Up arrow button then select the patches in that bank Quick Start Some patches may sound the same at first listen A good way to assess the difference between patches is to sing a word into the mic that has a sharp onset and a longer sustained portion such as Two This will show how much onset pitch modulation is in the patch as well as how much the sustain portion v...

Page 10: ...1 Follow the Quick Start guide for bothVoiceTone Pedals The following steps describe connecting Double s output to VoiceTone Create Step 2 Instead of connecting Double to the PA connect its Left mono output to the mic input on Create Step 3 Connect the 2ndVoiceTone pedal in this case Create to the PA Step 4 Set the Input level knob on Create to the minimum position 11 Using Two VoiceTone Pedals ...

Page 11: ...metimes orange is good Flashing red is clipping not good 3 Pitch and Time Edit Knobs Allows you to add more or less pitch and time humanization to the current patch 4 Overdub and μMod Edit Knobs Raises or lowers the mix levels of the Overdub voices versus the μMod effects block 5 Bank and Patch Display Shows the current bank and patch Front Back Panel Descriptions 1 2 3 5 7 6 8 9 10 4 ...

Page 12: ...gs can be toggled here Storing both patches is accomplished by holding this footswitch 10 Right Footswitch Effect On Off Toggles the doubling effect on and off 11 Mic Input Microphone connection 12 Left Output mono Connects the mono or left side of the stereo output to a sound system depending on the Stereo Mono status 13 Right Output Connects the mono or right side of the stereo output to a sound...

Page 13: ...pop sounds turn off the phantom power for the channel Double s output will be connected to or the entire mixer 3 Connect Double s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Double 4 Press and hold the Bank Up and Bank Down buttons 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 ...

Page 14: ...wet and dry mono signal The Right Output produces your dry voice for use with the Mono Live Sound Engineer configuration pg 17 it is not required for standard operation Configuring Standard Setup 1 Connect your microphone to Double s Mic Input 2 Connect the Left Output to a mic input channel on your sound system Setup Configurations The default for Double is stereo mode off mono If the stereo LED ...

Page 15: ...t your microphone to Double s Mic Input 2 Connect to your sound system as indicated Left Output and Right Outputs to two mic input channels on your sound system Set the pan pots on your sound system fully left from Double s Left Input and fully right from Double s Right Output 3 Connect Double s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Double 4 Press and hold Patch Buttons 2 and 3 sim...

Page 16: ...e s Mic Input 2 Connect the outputs to your sound system as shown at right Left and Right Outputs to two mic inputs on your sound system Set these channels pan pots to center 3 Hold the Bank Up and Patch 1 buttons while you insert the connector from Double s power adapter into the Power input This action mutes the dry voice so that it s duplicated on both channels 4 Confirm that stereo mode LED is...

Page 17: ...your microphone to your mixer channel 2 Connect a cable from the aux send of your mixer to the Mic Input on Double 3 Connect the outputs of Double to two channels of your mixer Set these channel pans to hard Left and Right 3 Hold the Bank Up and Patch 1 buttons while you insert the connector from Double s power adapter into the Power input This action mutes the dry voice 4 Confirm that the Stereo ...

Page 18: ...nterpretation This control adds or reduces this amount The presets have differing adjustment ranges of Pitch and Time The Edit Controls VoiceTone Double has a simple set of four controls you can use to modify the current patch Once you have selected a patch for the currently selected A or B part as indicated by the A B LEDs you can edit its sound using the four Edit Controls You must move an Edit ...

Page 19: ...ns and toggle between them in performance with the A B footswitch You can store the Bank Patch number and any edits of the Pitch Time Overdub and μMod controls Once stored these settings will remain in effect each time you power up the unit The Store function stores both A and B at the same time To store what you have currently assigned to A and B press and hold the left A B footswitch until the A...

Page 20: ...2 Vox Mono 2V Porta Detune 4 Voices 3 Four Overdubs Mixed Genders 4 Vox Corrected Combi 4 1 Vox Detune 2 Vox Chorus Mono 4V Flange One Octave 5 1 Vox Oct Down Oct Up Female Oct Down Male Group Octave 6 Male Octaves Female Octaves 2 Uni 2 Oct Up Rap 7 Rapper Add One Rappers Add Two Rapper Crowd Subtle 8 TCH Thickener Correct Overdub Subtle Spread Effected 9 2Vox Flange Mixed Genders 2 Vox Rotor ...

Page 21: ... of the 4 voices with a little scooping No porta 2 Vox Mono Porta and scooping on 2 overdub voices panned center 2V Porta Detune 2 overdub voices tuned 6 cents and panned hard LR 120ms porta Four Overdubs All 4 voices with more scoop pitch detune randomization and portamento Mixed Genders 4 unison voices with various male and female genders overdub detuning and pitch effects 4 Vox Corrected 4 voic...

Page 22: ...dom and scoop settings Rappers Add Two 2 voices panned wide Try removing or reducing dry level Rapper Crowd 4 voices with mixed genders and over the top pitch effects Dry and overdub voices are processed by the μMod block TCH Thickener A variation of the E Type preset with matched LR delay times and no feedback Correct Overdub A single overdub voice lightly corrected to a chromatic scale and porta...

Page 23: ...ffect from Double just my dry voice a If you re running in stereo output mode ensure the Effect On Light is on If it s off press the Effect On button once to engage it Additionally ensure the Mix Knob is not in the off position fully left b If you re running in mono sound engineer mode confirm which outputs are connected to your sound system Only the Left Output will produce effects If it s not pr...

Page 24: ...when the effect is off try turning the Input Knob to the left until the Input Light is green and sometimes orange If the Input Light is still flashing red reduce the input level sing further away from the microphone or send the mic signal through an aux send on an external mixer 6 How do I restore the factory presets to A and B Hold the Bank Up and Down buttons while you apply power After the led ...

Page 25: ...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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