Tc-helicon VoicePrismPlus Manual User Manual

USER’S MANUALSUPPLEMENTVOICEPRISM PLUSVOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSORFEATURINGVOICECRAFTHUMAN VOICEMODELING CARD

VOICE MODELING EFFECT CATEGORIESThere are two basic parameters in each of the VoiceModeling (VM) menus: AMOUNT and STYLE. The AMOUNT softknob contro

VM SPECTRALThe Spectral control is a set of equalizer response curvesintended to complement the VMWARP selections. This equal-ization is different th

VM WARPWarping is how we model different vocal tract dimensions,and apply them to incoming vocals. Your favorite vocalists allhave unique pitch and g

VM GLOTTALGlottal refers to the combination of complex sounds thehuman voice can make to change non-pitched aspects of thevocal sound. Consider these

rough delivery, sending a clean voice into an overdriven fren-zy. In many forms of heavy rock music, this is an expressiveand elusive performance comp

VM INFLECTThe VMINFLECT styles allow the singer to adjust the character-istics of 'scooping' to the sung note. This is a stylistic effect i

VM PITCHVibrato is a pitch effect that singers often use in their deliveryof a piece of music. This effect is achieved by repeatedlyaltering the size

EFFECTS BUTTONThe layouts of the EFFECTS button menus are the same as inthe original VoicePrism. TC Electronic of Denmark has spe-cially designed the

COMPRESSOR/EQ BUTTONASSIGNLike the original VoicePrism, the Lead and Harmony voicescan be assigned to a Compressor and/or Noise Gate. The dif-ference

MIX BUTTONThe MIX button and its menu controls remain consistent withVoicePrism.STEP BUTTONThe STEP functions and its menu controls also remain cons

THE LIGHTNING FLASH WITH ARROWHEAD SYMBOL, WITH-IN AN EQUILATERAL TRIANGLE, IS INTENDED TO ALERTTHE USER TO THE PRESENCE OF UNINSULATED ‘DAN-GEROUS VO

UTILITY BUTTONMIDI CONFIGURATIONThe MIDI FILTER parameter, under the MIDI menu, has beenupdated so that you can filter out incoming System Exclusivem

ROUTINGROUTING is a new menu, with four parameters to controlaudio processing and path..DIGITAL SOURCE: may be set to SPDIF, for a digital signal on t

VERSIONThe version window will display the current version ofVoicePrism Plus software, including the current version ofVoiceCraft Human Voice Modeling

APPENDIX A: MIDIYour Voicecraft modeling card style settings can be saved inpresets with your other effects and dynamics settings. Likethe original

%24%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix A: MIDIVIBRATO DEPTH PARAMETER SETTING CC#1 0-127 OVERRIDES PRESET VIBRATO INTENSITYUNTIL NEXT PROGRAMDETUNE P

%25%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix A: MIDIHARMONY MUTE CURRENT STATE CC# 26 0-63=OFF; 64-127=ONBYPASS CURRENT STATE CC# 27 0-63=OFF; 64-127=ONRES

%26%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix A: MIDIDETUNE AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 51 0 = -50 CENTS; 50 = 0; 100 = +50 CENTSVM VIBRATO STYLE PARAMETE

%27%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix A: MIDILOAD PROGRAM NONE NONE LOADS PROGRAM INTO SELECTED PRESETBUT DOES NOT WRITE IT IN UNTIL THE USERSAVES T

%28%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix A: MIDIVOICEPRISM PLUS MIDI IMPLEMENTATION TABLENAME DEFAULT VALUE MIDI MESSAGE RANGE OF VALUESBASIC CHANNEL D

%29%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix A: MIDIPROGRAM CHANGE X 0-127 PRESETSSYSTEM EXCLUSIVE PARAMETER EDIT X O ALL PARAMETERS ACCESSIBLEGROUP EDIT O

INTRODUCTIONThank you for choosing the VoicePrism Plus! This remark-able tool contains these exciting features:· TC-Helicon Voice Modeling dedicated t

APPENDIX B: GLOSSARYNote: many terms will be found in your original VoicePrism User Manual.We have provided an update to those terms in this edition

Rasp: a sound produced by the vocal tract that gives agruff, gritty edge to the vocal delivery. Rasp is aform of hard breathiness.Resonance: a Voi

APPENDIX C: INDEX%32%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix C: Index44.1K 5, 2048K 5, 20AAES/EBU 6, 30, 33AMOUNT 10, 11ASSIGN 18AUX INPUT 21BBREATHIN

%33%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix C: IndexVVERSION 22VIBRATO 16VM DETUNE 9VM GLOTTAL 13VM PAN 9VM PITCH 16VM SPECTRAL 11VM WARP 11, 12VOCA

APPENDIX D: ABOUT DIGITAL I/OABOUT S/PDIFS/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface) A digital audio formatgenerally recognized as the consumer stan

Dithering is relevant only on digital outputs and it is alwaysthe receiving device that determines the number of bits youmust dither to. A DAT or CDR

%36%Chapter Information VoicePrism Plus User Manual

APPENDIX E: TECHNICALSPECIFICATIONSNote: This is an update to the original VoicePrism document.Digital I/OConnectors: XLR (AES/EBU)RCA Phono (S/PDIF

Analog ThroughDynamic Range: -97dB typical (A-weighted)THD: 0.008% @ 1kHz typicalFrequency Response: 10Hz - 12kHz ±0.8dB, -2dB @ 20kHzEMC Complies

APPENDIX F:PRODUCT SAFETY AND CONFORMITY%39%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix F: Product Safety and ConformityIMPORTANT: FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UK

TABLE OF CONTENTSINTRODUCTION 3TABLE OF CONTENTS 4USER INTERFACE 5WHAT'S NEW 5FRONT PANEL 5REAR PANEL 6PRESET SCREEN 7VOCALS BUTTON 9L

%40%VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix F: Product Safety and ConformityDECLARATION OF CONFORMITYTC-HELICON (TC-IVL VENTURES INC.), A JOINTVENTURE BE

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USER INTERFACEWHAT'S NEWFRONT PANELWhether you are upgrading your original VoicePrism with thenew VoiceCraft card, or you have purchased a V

REAR PANELBehind the four-screw plate lies the new VoiceCraft HumanVoice Modeling Card, which provides the VoicePrism Plustwo additional connections

PRESET SCREENYou will notice a slight change in the preset screen from theoriginal VoicePrism. On the original VoicePrism, if you incor-porated the T

LEQ1 LIB, LEQ2 LIB, HEQ1 LIB, HEQ2 LIB, LCMP/NG, HCMP/NG: Ineach of these acronyms, L stands for Lead, H stands forHarmony, EQ stands for Equalizer, C

VOCALS BUTTONThis accesses the new VoicePrism Plus Voice Modeling (VM)features, enabling you to manipulate the Lead voice usingour Voice Modeling eff