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4. Guitar In

This ¼

 unbalanced TS Guitar In connects directly to the guitar 

for use by musIQ

®

 harmony generation.

Note:

 It is important for the Vocalist Live 3 to be the first device 

in the guitar signal chain to ensure proper analysis of the guitar 

signal for harmony generation.

5. Guitar Thru

The guitar signal received on the Guitar In is passed through the 

¼

 unbalanced TS Guitar Thru to connect to guitar effects and/or 

an amplifier.

6. Stereo Mono Select

This switch selects whether the Outputs are stereo or mono.  

When Mono is selected, both Outputs have the same signal and 

stereo imaging is lost.

7. Left Out

These balanced XLR outputs provide a stereo mix of Lead Vocal 

and Harmony Voices. The signal level coming from of the outs 

could be described as a “hot” mic-level signal.  It should be com-

patible with both the mic input of a mixer (with the input trim 

turned down somewhat) and with a line input on the mixer (with 

the level set higher).

8. Right Out

Balanced XLR output of the right channel.

9. Ground Lift Switch

This switch lifts Pin 1 of the XLR Outputs from all ground refer-

ences and may help break troublesome ground loops that cause 

hum between a Mixer and a guitar amplifier.

10. Power Input

Connect only the supplied PS-0913AC adapter here to power 

the Vocalist Live 3. 

 

Summary of Contents for Live 3

Page 1: ...Owner s Manual Vocal Harmony Real Time Pitch Correction for Guitarists ...

Page 2: ...isture does not operate normally or has been dropped MAINS DISCONNECT The plug shall remain readily operable For rack mount or installation where plug is not accessible an all pole mains switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be incorporated into the electrical installation of the rack or building If connected to 240V supply a suitable CSA UL certified power cord shal...

Page 3: ... potential negative effects on the environment and human health DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturer s Name Harman Music Group Manufacturer s Address 8760 S Sandy Parkway Sandy Utah 84070 USA declares that the product Product name Vocalist Live 3 Product option all requires Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065 EN60742 or equivalent conforms to the following Product...

Page 4: ...ake additions to or im provements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured 6 The consumer forfeits the benefits of this warranty if the product s main assembly is opened and tampered with by anyone other than a certifiedVocalist technician or if the product is used with AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufac turer...

Page 5: ... and Line In 9 48V 9 Guitar In 10 Guitar Thru 10 Stereo Mono Select 10 Left Out 10 Right Out 10 Ground Lift Switch 10 Power Input 10 Getting Started 11 Connections when using a separate guitar amplifier 11 Connections when sending the guitar vocal mix to the PA 12 Adjust the Guitar Sensitivity 12 Tune the Guitar 13 Adjust theVocal Level 13 Adjust the Effects and Choose the Harmonies 13 Pre Effects...

Page 6: ...mony Mix 19 Humanize 19 Harmony On Off 20 Setup Menu 21 Guitar Sensitivity 21 Harmony Footswitch Mode 21 Chorus Depth 22 Chorus Speed 22 Guitar Reverb Send Level 23 Noise Gate 23 Effects Block Diagram 24 Factory Restore 24 Specifications 25 ...

Page 7: ...to add the guitar signal to the mix guitar chorus and five patches each with A and B parts to save harmony configurations TheVocalist Live 3 ensures an enjoyable and streamlined harmony and vocal processing experience for a wide range of applications musIQ Technology musIQ is a revolutionary technology that eliminates the need to program key and scale information to generate HarmonyVoices In real ...

Page 8: ...n stage harmony changes easy Real time Chromatic Pitch Correction Vocal Pre Effects Warmth tube preamp Compressor two band EQ Low Cut and Noise Gate Reverb with three different room sizes Delay with five delay settings Built in guitar chorus effect Ability to mix the guitar and vocal signals to provide the acoustic guitar player with a easy way to connect straight to the PA or a powered speaker Lo...

Page 9: ...ng should be included and in perfect working order If anything is missing contact the factory at once Please help us become acquainted with you and your needs by completing your warranty card or registering online at www vocalistpro com It is your safeguard should a problem arise with yourVocalist Live 3 Important safety tip Always turn on amplifiers AFTER all other connections are made to theVoca...

Page 10: ...it red the limiter is active and the Mic Line Input Gain should be reduced 2 Guitar Signal Strength This light indicates the signal strength at the Guitar In When lit green a sufficient guitar input signal is present When lit amber the signal strength is approaching the limit When lit red the guitar signal is clipping and the Vocalist Live 3 Guitar Sensitivity setting should be changed to Lo 3 Tun...

Page 11: ...EQ knob controls the cut boost of the treble frequencies 8 Compressor Adjusts the amount of compression or dynamic range on the lead voice 9 Warmth This controls the warmth of the vocal by emulating a tube preamp 10 Pitch Correct This knob adjusts the amount of the chromatic pitch correction on the lead voice The Enable button is used to turn pitch correc tion on and off When the Enable button is ...

Page 12: ...n the left indicates Part A the red LED on the right indicates Part B 14 Effects Footswitch Pressing the Effects footswitch quickly will enable and disable the Pitch Correction Chorus Reverb and Delay Effects It does not affect the Pre Effects Warmth Compressor EQ Low Cut and Noise Gate which are always active Pressing and holding the switch will engage the Tuner The Effects LED flashes when the T...

Page 13: ...equent press es step you through the various global parameters In Setup Mode use the Voicing 1 and Patch buttons to adjust the parameter values 20 Patch Button This button cycles through the Vocalist Live 3 s five Harmony Patches To save harmony settings to the current Harmony Patch and A B Parts press and hold the Harmony Patch button until the selected Patch Number flashes 21 Voicing Buttons The...

Page 14: ...ars lit on the Gender Display the Gender setting is disabled for the corresponding Harmony Voice 24 Gender Buttons Separate Gender settings can be applied to each of the two Harmony Voices By pressing the Gender button of the cor responding Harmony Voice you can cycle through the Gender shifts from Masculine M to Feminine F ...

Page 15: ...ignal on the XLR portion of the jack or a line level signal on the portion of the jack The jack accepts both balanced TRS and unbalanced TS inputs 3 48V Phantom Power Switch Pressing this switch turns on the 48V phantom power to the Mic In With the switch in the out position the 48V phantom power is turned off Note Phantom power is normally only needed with condenser microphones and should never b...

Page 16: ...both Outputs have the same signal and stereo imaging is lost 7 Left Out These balanced XLR outputs provide a stereo mix of Lead Vocal and Harmony Voices The signal level coming from of the outs could be described as a hot mic level signal It should be com patible with both the mic input of a mixer with the input trim turned down somewhat and with a line input on the mixer with the level set higher...

Page 17: ...e harmonies to fit over the accompaniment Connections when using a separate guitar amplifier When using a separate guitar amplifier the Guitar Thru output provides a pass through for the guitar signal Connect the Guitar Thru to any guitar effects and your amplifier Connect the XLR Output s to the PA Remember to turn the Guitar Level knob on theVocalist Live 3 down so the guitar signal doesn t pass...

Page 18: ... guitar signal to fill out the sound For a solo act it is no longer necessary to carry a mixer to the gig To Speakers Adjust the Guitar Sensitivity While playing the guitar the Guitar Signal Strength indicator should be green or amber If the Guitar Signal Strength indicator does not light when you play the guitar signal level may be too low and the Guitar Sensitivity should be changed to Hi If the...

Page 19: ...th which is indicated by the Guitar Signal Strength indicator As each string is individually played the closest note to that played will appear on the Display and the Tuner LEDs will show the deviation in pitch from the target note If the string is in tune with the target note the green center Tuner LED will be lit LEDs to the left will light if the string is flat and bars to the right if the stri...

Page 20: ... tighten up the dynamic range of the LeadVoice The Compressor threshold ratio attack and release are all adjusted automatically to provide the right amount of overall compression EQ TheVocalist Live 3 s EQ shapes the tone of the incoming vocal signal There are separate controls for the cut boost of Low EQ Bass and High EQ Treble bands Low cut Filter and Noise Gate TheVocalist Live 3 also has fixed...

Page 21: ...d room and Hall Reverb a large concert hall The Reverb Level knob adjusts the amount of reverb applied to the vocals If the Guitar Reverb button is enabled then this knob also controls the amount of reverb on the guitar signal Delay TheVocalist Live 3 provides 5 preset delay configurations These are controlled by 3 buttons called Short Medium and Long Each button can be selected individually to ge...

Page 22: ... does not affect the Pre Effects which are always active Engaging the Tuner The Effects Footswitch is also used to access the tuner Press and hold the Effects footswitch to enable the Tuner The Effects footswitch LED flashes and the guitar output is muted when the Tuner is active To disable the Tuner press the Effects footswitch ...

Page 23: ...ggle back and forth between the A Part and the B Part with the simple press of the Part A B footswitch Each Harmony Patch stores the HarmonyVoicing and Harmony Gender settings Harmony Patches do not store the Pre Effects Pitch Correct Guitar Level Reverb Delay Harmony Mix Humanize or Harmony Mix parameters Store and Recall a Patch To recall a patch use the Harmony Patch button Each press of the bu...

Page 24: ...s the HarmonyVoice to sing the same note as the lead voice This provides a rich doubling sound By cycling through the options until none of the options are lit the corresponding HarmonyVoice is turned off completely Because musIQ technology adjusts the harmony voices depending on the singer s note and the music being played on the guitar it is not possible to exactly specify the exact musical inte...

Page 25: ...ale Gender Heavy Female Gender and None When none of the Gender options are lit this represents no Gender shift is applied leaving the corresponding HarmonyVoice with the same Gender as the LeadVoice Harmony Mix This adjusts the mix between the LeadVoice with the HarmonyVoices With the knob fully counter clockwise only the LeadVoice is heard With the knob fully clockwise only the HarmonyVoices wil...

Page 26: ...20 Harmony On Off This footswitch turns the HarmonyVoices on and off When the footswitch LED is lit the Harmony Voices are enabled When the footswitch LED is off the HarmonyVoices are bypassed ...

Page 27: ... the desired sensitivity using the buttons Changing the Guitar Sensitivity will affect the level of the guitar signal in the Outputs Harmony Footswitch Mode Press Setup until FS appears in the Display This selects the operation mode for the Harmony footswitch FS will disappear after a second and either for toggle mode or for momentary mode will appear Toggle mode turns the HarmonyVoicings on or of...

Page 28: ...g the or buttons to enable or disable the Low Cut filter Chorus Depth Press Setup until Cd appears in the Display This is the Chorus Depth setup menu The Cd will disappear after a second and a number from 1 to 10 will appear showing the current Chorus Depth Select the desired Chorus Depth using the buttons UITAR 6OCAL ARMONY 0ATCH CTAVE IGHER IGH OUBLE OW OWER ASS LC UITAR 6OCAL ARMONY 0ATCH CTAVE...

Page 29: ...a number from 1 to 10 will appear showing the current Guitar Reverb Send Level Select the desired send level using the buttons Noise Gate Press Setup until n appears in the Display This is the Noise Gate setup menu where you can adjust the Noise Gate Threshold After a moment the n will disappear and the display will show the current Noise Gate Threshold The threshold can be adjusted from OF noise ...

Page 30: ... Long Studio Room Hall Chorus Reverb Send Level setup menu Factory Restore In order to restore the patches and settings to their factory defaults follow these steps Make sure theVocalist Live 3 is powered off 1 Press and hold the Patch andV1Voicing buttons 2 While continuing to hold the Patch andV1Voicing buttons 3 power up theVocalist Live 3 When 4 rE is displayed release the Patch andV1Voicing b...

Page 31: ...eighted THD Noise Min gain 0 007 1 kHz Frequency Response Max gain 3 dB 20 Hz and 20 kHz Analog to Digital Converter Resolution 24 bits Sampling Rate 44 1kHz Frequency Response 3 dB at 20 Hz and 20 kHz Dynamic Range 114 dB A weighted Crosstalk 110 dB 1 kHz Digital to Analog Converter Resolution 24 bits Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz Frequency Response 20 Hz 20 kHz 0 5dB Dynamic Range 114 dB A weighted Cro...

Page 32: ...1 566 7005 Vocalist Live 3 Owner s Manual 18 0685 A 2009 Harman International Industries Incorporated all rights reserved Vocalist is a registered trademark of Harman International Industries Inc musIQ is a registered trademark of 3dB Research Ltd Printed in the USA ...

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