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PRODUCT MANUAL

ENGLISH VERSION

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Summary of Contents for VoiceTone Harmony-M

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

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: ...Buttons Do 17 What Does Higher Lower etc Mean 17 Changing the FX 17 Remote Control with a Footswitch 17 For Advanced Users More Info on Manual Mode 18 Advanced FX Style Select 18 How to Use Alternate Tone Settings 18 Changing the Number of Presets 19 External Mixing with Mono and Dry Outputs 19 MIDI Setup Mode 20 To Reset MIDI Options 21 Performing a Factory Reset 21 How to Change the Tuning Refer...

Page 4: ...s quickly and easily Harmony M presents a selection of professionally authored patches When out of the box sounds aren t enough Harmony M 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 that follow your MIDI keyboard playing o Overdub s...

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

Page 7: ...input on your sound system Step 4 Connect a MIDI cable from your keyboard s MIDI Out to the MIDI IN on Harmony M Set your keyboard to transmit on MIDI channel one Quick Start Input Tone Humanize 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 Mic input Output Footswitch Power MIDI in Pan MIDI Out ...

Page 8: ...the 12 O Clock position Step 6 Connect Harmony M s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Harmony M There is no power switch so plugging it in automatically turns it on Quick Start Input Tone Humanize FX Harmony Preset Hall Room Echo Higher High Low 3 Mic input Output Footswitch Power MIDI in ...

Page 9: ...ou can press the button associated with the LEDs to change them if necessary Quick Start Input Tone Humanize FX Harmony 3 Mic input Output Footswitch Power MIDI in Input Tone Humanize 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 Mic input Output Footswitch Power MIDI in 1 Press so LED is ON Press so LED is OFF Press...

Page 10: ...lights solidly and sing a song while playing the chords on your keyboard If the On LED is flashing this indicates Bypass mode and you can hold the On footswitch to exit Bypass before proceeding You can now experiment with all of Harmony M s features starting by pressing the Preset button to cycle through the different presets and then pressing the A B footswitch to hear each preset s A and B setti...

Page 11: ...at the Humanize FX and Harmony controls are global meaning that they affect all presets Also they have been programmed for optimum sound at the detent in the center position This is intended to reduce the time required for adjustments Front Panel Input Tone Humanize FX Harmony 3 Mic input Output Footswitch Power MIDI in 1 2 3 4 5 1 Input Control and LED Adjust the Input Knob so that while you sing...

Page 12: ... to the two harmony voice method interpreted from your playing 9 Double Voice Button Press this button to simulate the 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 t...

Page 13: ...g and harmony effects in the current preset The reverb and delay FX will remain active on your voice whether the On LED is lit or not Holding this footswitch for one second enters Bypass mode which disengages all processing except for Tone This allows you to talk to your audience without any processing other than the Tone effect To exit Bypass mode hold this footswitch Front Panel A Change the ass...

Page 14: ...available from the external footswitch 4 Outputs These 1 4 jacks supply the main output of Harmony M in stereo or mono For more information on mono operation see External Mixing with Mono and Dry Outputs in the For Advanced Users section 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 Co...

Page 15: ...isable MIDI program change reception and to learn more about MIDI remote control see MIDI Setup Mode in the For Advanced Users section If you would like to access more than two presets while playing hold the A B footswitch to enter Preset Select mode In this mode 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...

Page 16: ...r off in each preset Editing Presets You can change the Double FX Voice 1 Voice 2 and Manual mode features to your liking by pressing their associated buttons Pressing the Preset button will cancel your edits and load the next preset Storing Edited Presets You can store an edited preset for the next time you need it Press and hold the Preset button to store both the A and B settings for that prese...

Page 17: ...oice This is the same as the High voicing only one octave below it o Bass This deep voice remains on the root note of your current keyboard chord even when your voice s pitch is moving up and down o Octave Up and Down Follows your voice exactly 12 semitones above Octave up arrow or below Octave down arrow regardless of the chord you play Changing the FX Press the FX button to change the reverb and...

Page 18: ...e disengaged in Manual mode because the notes you play on your keyboard determine what the harmony notes are You can store a preset with the Manual function active by holding the Preset button Advanced FX Style Select Each effect style Hall Room etc has three selections To browse additional Hall sounds for example first cycle the FX button to the Hall style then hold the FX button Tap the FX butto...

Page 19: ...an cycle through three favorites for example there is a way to set this in Harmony M To set the accessible number of presets power up holding the Preset button After a moment the number 5 will show the default number of presets Tap the Preset button to extend the limit to up to ten shown as 0 or down to three 1 and 2 are not options Hold the Preset button to store this setting and exit to normal o...

Page 20: ...eive Channel is ready to be set by default as you entered MIDI Setup mode Manual button lit To change the receive channel 1 Play a note on your keyboard or 2 Manually adjust the channel shown in the Preset display window with the Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons The LED in the Preset button indicates channel ten and the 10s position If the Preset button is lit and the number 6 is shown in the window fo...

Page 21: ...ying your keyboard to confirm it is set correctly Hold the FX button to return to the default setting of one zone all notes active o Manual Mode Transpose Hold FX button to Select Use the Voice 1 and 2 buttons to transpose your MIDI input notes in Manual mode up or down by up to 4 octaves The preset LED will show octave shift from 0 to 4 octaves and then up or down via a horizontal bar To Reset On...

Page 22: ...instrument you want to tune to and play any single note from it Press any button to exit to normal function Note that you must also tune your keyboard to the external reference Your keyboard the reference instrument and the harmony voices pitch should now match Note that the tuning reference is reset to A440 the next time power is removed from Harmony M How to Use MIDI CC s MIDI CC s offer precise...

Page 23: ...n Off 114 0 63 Off 64 127 On Harmony Mute 110 0 63 Off 64 127 On Harmony Level 12 0 127 Voice 1 Voicing 14 0 Voice Off 1 Octave Down 6 Higher Voice 2 Voicing 18 0 Voice Off 1 Octave Down 6 Higher Preset A B Select 118 0 63 A 64 127 B Double On Off 115 0 63 Off 64 127 On Tone On Off 117 0 63 Off 64 127 On Tone Select 111 0 Default 1 3 Options as listed earlier in this manual MIDI CC Chart ...

Page 24: ...meter CC Comments FX Level 91 0 127 Set to value 0 to turn FX off FX Select 113 0 2 Hall 3 5 Room 4 6 Echo 7 9 Slap 10 12 Combi 13 15 SFX Manual On Off 116 0 63 Off 64 127 On All Notes Off 123 All values valid MIDI CC Chart cont ...

Page 25: ...You re likely set to the Off FX style Press the FX button to activate and cycle through the FX styles I don t hear my voice only harmony and FX Lower the Harmony control knob value I hear only my dry voice on the Right Out jack Hold the Voice 1 and Voice 2 buttons to exit Mono mode How do I talk to the audience with no FX on Hold the On footswitch to enter Bypass mode Press again without holding t...

Page 26: ...your song it s important to play a chord just before you sing 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 keyboard amp or monitor is not facing directly into your mic as this can confuse Harmony M s pitch detection and result in poor soundi...

Page 27: ...namic Range 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 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 E600...

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