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Step 7:

While singing through your microphone, raise the Input
Knob until the Input Light turns green, sometimes
orange on louder parts, but never red.

Step 8:

In preparation for your first listen, check that the LEDs
conform to the status shown in the boxes below. You
can press the button associated with the LEDs to change
them if necessary.

Quick Start

Input

Tone

Guitar

FX

Harmony

3

Auto

Input

Tone

Guitar

FX

Harmony

Preset

Manual

Double

FX

Voice 1

Voice 2

Hall
Room
Echo
Slap
Combi
SFX

Higher
High
Low
Lower
Bass
Octave

48V

Stereo

3

Auto

#

3

1

Press so

LED is ON

Press so

LED is OFF

Press to light

LED

Press to load

Preset 1 if it’s

not already

loaded

Summary of Contents for VoiceTone Harmony-G

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

Page 2: ... Do 17 What Does Higher Lower etc Mean 18 Storing Edited Presets 18 Changing the FX 18 Using the Tuner 18 For Advanced Users How to Use the Manual Button 19 Advanced FX Style Select 19 How to Use Alternate Tone Settings 20 Guitar Reverb and Detune 20 Changing the Number of Presets 21 External Mixing with Mono and Dry Outputs 22 Performing a Factory Reset 22 How to Change the Tuning Reference 22 FA...

Page 3: ...box sounds aren t enough Harmony G provides editing controls to customize the presets to your preference Product information is updated regularly so be sure to check www tc helicon com for the latest news Features o Adds one or two harmony voices directed by your guitar playing o Overdub style vocal doubling feature adds richness to your lead voice o High quality reverb and delay effects o Guitar ...

Page 4: ...n 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 products range from ...

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

Page 6: ...t a 1 4 guitar cable from your electric or acoustic guitar to the Guitar IN For now we won t use the GuitarTHRU so the guitar sound will be mixed with your voice and effects It will come out of the Left mono main output Quick Start Input Tone Guitar FX Harmony Preset Manual Double FX Voice 1 Voice 2 Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave 48V Stereo 3 Auto Pan ...

Page 7: ...knobs to the 12 O Clock position Step 6 Connect Harmony G s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Harmony G There is no power switch so plugging it in automatically turns it on Quick Start Input Tone Guitar FX Harmony Preset Hall Room E h Higher High L 3 Auto ...

Page 8: ... the status shown in the boxes below You can press the button associated with the LEDs to change them if necessary Quick Start Input Tone Guitar FX Harmony 3 Auto Input Tone Guitar FX Harmony Preset Manual Double FX Voice 1 Voice 2 Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave 48V Stereo 3 Auto 3 1 Press so LED is ON Press so LED is OFF Press to light LED Press to load Preset 1 i...

Page 9: ...e string is sharp or flat in the LED bank above the FX and Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons Adjust each string until they re all in tune Now you re ready to hear Harmony G s harmony voices Press the On footswitch and sing a song you know while strumming the guitar chords to the song Remember that your guitar directs the harmonies so ensure that your guitar volume control is turned up Quick Start You ca...

Page 10: ...11 Typical Setups Electric Guitar Setup The dotted line indicates optional stereo operation Acoustic Guitar Setup ...

Page 11: ...s or lowers the mix level of the effect selected with the FX button 5 Harmony Level Knob Adjusts the mix levels of the harmony and double effects Front Panel Input Tone Guitar FX Harmony 3 Auto 1 2 3 4 5 1 Input Knob and LED Adjust the Input Knob so that while you sing the LED beside it flashes green sometimes orange but never red 2 Tone Button This engages the Live Engineer Effects which automati...

Page 12: ... sound of you singing along with yourself for added thickness 10 FX Button and LED Display Pressing the FX button cycles through the effect styles and FX Off no LEDs lit for the current preset 11 Stereo Select Button Press and hold the Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons for 2 seconds to toggle between stereo and mono output 12 Voice Buttons and Display Press either of the Voice 1 or Voice 2 buttons to a ...

Page 13: ...t to enter Preset Select mode Now pressing the A B button cycles forward through the five A preset settings or B preset settings depending on whether an A or B was loaded when you held the footswitch 15 On Footswitch Tapping this footswitch engages or disengages the doubling and harmony effects in the current preset The reverb and delay FX will remain active on your voice even with the harmonies m...

Page 14: ... Lift If you hear a buzz when you plug in a cable from the THRU to your amp or PA press this button in If the THRU jack is not used and your guitar sound is routed internally the Ground Lift switch should be left out 5 Mic Input Plug an XLR equipped microphone cable from your mic into this jack 1 2 3 4 5 1 Power Input Accepts the connector from the supplied DC power adaptor Connecting power to Har...

Page 15: ...ces so you can sing with no harmony Using the Tone Button When you activate the Tone button your voice will sound smoother and brighter There are three high quality studio effects that accomplish this adaptive Shape EQ adaptive compression and de essing Mixing The three control knobs Guitar FX and Harmony adjust how much guitar vocal harmony and FX are added to your lead voice The balance you crea...

Page 16: ...u need to raise the level of your guitar either with its volume control or a preamp Thicken Your Voice with the Double Button Activating this button will simulate the effect of you singing along with yourself to make your lead voice sound thicker It can be stored on or off in each preset Editing Presets You can change the settings of the Double FX Voice 1 and Voice 2 features to your liking by pre...

Page 17: ...uitar chord you play Storing Edited Presets You can store a changed preset for the next time you need it Press and hold the Preset button to store both the A and B settings for that preset number If you save your two favorite A and B settings at preset 1 they will be ready when you power up without you having to load them each time Note that the positions of the Input Tone Guitar FX and Harmony co...

Page 18: ...ng is sharp Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave Shows string is flat Press the On footswitch to exit Tuner Bypass mode Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave Hall Room Echo Slap Combi SFX Higher High Low Lower Bass Octave Getting to Know Harmony G 19 ...

Page 19: ...alternate scales by re entering Manual mode described above and before you play the chord tapping the A B footswitch to cycle through the three alternate major or minor scales A number from 1 to 3 will show your selection in the Preset display until you play the chord If none of these work then it s best to turn off the Manual button and return to guitar controlled harmony If you wish to re use Ma...

Page 20: ...e to add a separate detune effect to your guitar when you enter the Advanced FX Select mode Hold the FX button and then press the Double button so its LED lights After you ve exited Advanced FX Select mode you can still add or remove the vocal doubling effect with the Double button without changing your guitar s detune sound As with the other FX the guitar detune effect can be stored on or off in ...

Page 21: ... the factory defaults To reset the unit insert the power connector while holding the Manual and Voice 2 buttons To Change the Tuning Reference By default Harmony G is tuned to A 440 Hz and the harmony voices will sound in tune when you sing with a guitar tuned to A 440 If you will be playing guitar and singing with an instrument tuned to a different reference e g a piano that has dropped in overal...

Page 22: ...center Auto position My guitar is connected to my amp but I can t hear it What s wrong o Press the On footswitch to exit Bypass Tuner mode My FX level is up but the sound is still dry o You re likely set to the Off FX style Press the FX button to activate and cycle through the FX styles I want to talk to the audience with no FX on how do I do that o Hold the On footswitch to enter Bypass Tuner mod...

Page 23: ...to produce harmony Singing Performance Tips The more in tune you sing the better the harmonies will sound There is a slight amount of pitch correction on the harmony voices but it s mostly up to you Try to ensure that your amp or monitor is not facing directly into your mic as this can confuse Harmony G Can I Use Alternate Tunings On My Guitar Alternate tunings e g drop D DADGAD etc are okay The m...

Page 24: ...ge Mic 18dBu sensitivity 104dB 20hz 20kHz THD Noise Mic Min gain 90dB Frequency Response max gain 1 5dB 40 Hz 0 0 3 dB 200Hz to 20 kHz Guitar In to Thru Dynamic Range 119dB Tuning Mute Attenuation 100dB 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 ...

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