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  • Page 1 USER’S MANUAL v2.1...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents HOW DO I USE THIS THING?..3 CONNECTION GUIDE ... 6 BASICS ....7 SOFT BUTTONS .

  • Page 3: How Do I Use This Thing

    How Do I Use This Thing? The following section gives some examples of how you might use the VoiceLive Play. Of course, every Press Setup and navigate to the INPUT page. Choose VOICE from the ROOMSENSE menu. Press BACK. Plug in your headphones.
  • Page 4 Press BACK. my computer. For an mp3 player, connect your device to the AUX input with a 1/8th inch cable. For computer output, connect the VoiceLive Play to your computer with the supplied USB cable. Locate your Audio Control Panel.
  • Page 5 It times out automatically, so you can choose a new sound. 2. Stop/Clear (Hold) 3. Undo Note: When a Switch3 is plugged in, Key/Scale selection is automatically assigned to UP/DN. When the www.tc-helicon.com/products/switch-3...

  • Page 6: Connection Guide

    QuickStart Guide. *WARNING: ALWAYS USE A TC-HELICON POWER SUPPLY. THE USE OF ANY OTHER POWER SUPPLY MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE UNIT AND WILL NOT BE COVERED BY WARRANTY.

  • Page 7: Basics

    Basics Once you’ve connected your microphone and selected the Mic Type (pg. 12, Dynamic, Condenser, As you increase the level, pay close attention to the LED on the top of the VoiceLive Play. You want...

  • Page 8: Lcd Display

    Basics LCD Display Patch Name (Geddit Started) FAV – Shown if the current preset is tagged as a Favorite GENRE – Displays the name of the genre selected in the genre screen. Not shown when the genre is set to ALL.
  • Page 9 Basics Switches and Operation The UP and DOWN switches allow you to navigate through presets. Press once for a single Harmony to a chorus section of a song, or even to a single line or word. All effect output is muted and the mic input is passed directly to the output. This is especially voice.
  • Page 10 Basics Control Knob and Arrow Buttons System or other menu areas. The Arrow Buttons act similarly, moving through presets, styles, Genres etc.. Back Exits the current screen or mode. Store location window, allowing you to re-name and/or relocate the preset. Pressing STORE again will save the preset, along with its new name or location.

  • Page 11: Soft Buttons

    Soft Buttons Genre where you will see just the presets contained within the GENRE that you have selected. Presets can Favorite tions.

  • Page 12: Setup - Input

    Setup - Input When pressed, the VoiceLive Play enters the SETUP menu, which is comprised of 6 pages and controls the general functions of the device: Mic Type – Selects the type of microphone. There are 4 settings: various functions of your VoiceLive Play, such as the HIT or LOOP functions.
  • Page 13 Setup - Input cont. Aux in Type There are 2 settings: Mic Control – Sets the action associated with the Mic-Button. There are 4 settings: PRESET UP – Cycles through the presets, moving forward through the menu. LOOP – Activates or De-Activates RECORD/PLAY/O-DUB for Looping. For Looping. Tone Style –...
  • Page 14 Setup - Input cont. Pitch Cor Amt Pitch Correction Amount allows you to control the amount of Auto-Chromatic Pitch Correction the 50% or less is a good place to start. If you’re having a hard time hitting notes accurately, or want an Auto-Tuned sound on all of your vocals, experiment with amounts closer to 100%.

  • Page 15: Setup - Output

    Setup - Output Output – Sets the way VoiceLive Play outputs sound via the XLR outputs. There are 3 settings: STEREO – XLR outputs receive a stereo mix of all voices and other inputs. MONO – A MONO full-mix signal is on the LEFT and a DRY vocal is on the RIGHT. Any Tone and Pitch Cor Amt settings from the Setup menu are included on the RIGHT DRY channel.

  • Page 16: Seup - Global

    Setup - Global Global Key tion. There are two settings: or Auto. Global Tempo There are two settings: OFF – Tap tempo set within a preset changes from preset to preset. ON – Tap tempo set within a preset will maintain that setting when the preset is changed.

  • Page 17: Setup - Loop

    Loop time is 15 seconds. Loop Feedback on would get louder, and louder, and LOUDER, until it was distorting the output of the device. When pressed, the VoiceLive Play enters the Effects menu, which is comprised of 7 pages and controls...

  • Page 18: Setup - System

    Setup - System LCD Contrast room, different settings may have more or less effect. UP/DN Function LOOPING – Enters LOOP mode SET KEY – Enters KEY/SCALE mode Lead Dly – Delays the incoming vocal signal very slightly to compensate for the small amount of There are 3 settings: OFF –...

  • Page 19: Effects

    Effects There is one parameter common to all effects pages: Control – Turns the effect on and off. There are three settings: ton on an MP-75 microphone (See Section 1 – SETUP for instructions on how to activate Mic Control).

  • Page 20: Effects - Umod (Micro Mod)

    Effects - μMod (Micro Mod) μMod (Micro Mod) Contains effects that Flange, Phase, Pan, Rotate or otherwise modulate the signal. There are two parameters: Level – Style – change styles. There are 24 styles to choose from: MICROMOD CLONE MICROMOD WIDER THICKEN LIGHT CHORUS MEDIUM CHORUS...

  • Page 21: Effects - Delay

    Effects - Delay Delay tempo. There are two parameters: Feedback – Style – left side of the LCD screen. There are 18 styles to choose from: QUARTER EIGHTH TRIPLET DOTTED LONGDOT LONGTRIP SIXTEENTH PINGPONG 1 PINGPONG 2 PINGPONG 3 MULTITAP 1 MULTITAP 2 MULTITAP 3 MULTITAP 4...

  • Page 22: Effects - Delay Cont

    Effects - Delay cont. Analog Radio Megaphone Cell Phone Lo-Fi Hi Cut 1 Hi Cut 2 Hi Cut 3 Low Cut 1 Low Cut 2 Low Cut 3 Tempo -...

  • Page 23: Effects - Reverb

    Effects - Reverb Reverb space, small or large, to give a sense of depth and distance. There are 3 parameters: Level Decay can change it. Style ate the simulation. There are 28 styles to choose from: SMOOTH PLATE REFLECTION PLATE THIN PLATE BRIGHT PLATE REAL PLATE...

  • Page 24: Effects - Harmony

    Effects - Harmony Harmony Creates harmonies to accompany your lead vocal, using one or more voices. There are three parameters: Level There are two Key modes: there is no AUX signal. Style cal. There are 28 styles to choose from: OCT UP &...

  • Page 25: Effects - Harmony Cont

    Effects - Harmony cont. Advanced - exit the advanced menu, press BACK. Scale - If the Key is set manually (not AUTO), the advanced menu will allow you set the Scale as- sociated with the Key. There are 6 settings to choose from: MAJOR 1 MAJOR 2 MAJOR 3...

  • Page 26: Effects - Double

    Effects - Double Double Creates a sense that one or more vocalists are singing in unison, with small differences There are two parameters: Level Style There are 10 styles to choose from: 1 VOICE TIGHT 1 VOICE LOOSE 2 VOICES TIGHT 2 VOICES LOOSE SHOUT 1 VOICE OCT UP...

  • Page 27: Effects - Hardtune

    Effects - HardTune Hardtune Ah Hardtune… some call it the Cher effect and others refer to it as Auto-Tune. What- It has 3 parameters: Shift or down 12 semi-tones, which is equal to an octave in each direction. Gender Style –...

  • Page 28: Effects - Transducer

    Effects - Transducer Transducer nents. There are three parameters: Drive – Controls the amount of overdrive applied to the signal. More drive will distort the signal and create megaphone style effects. Filter – Style - left side of the LCD screen. There are 8 styles to choose from: MEGAPHONE RADIO...

  • Page 29: Mix

    There are 6 parameters: Voices USB Level - Adjusts the level of the incoming USB signal. Out Level - Controls the overall output level of the VoiceLive Play. Delay/Reverb RoomSense - Controls the level of the RoomSense mics. Headphone Level...

  • Page 30: Practice

    Practice monitor runs continuously as you use the VoiceLive Play and will give you an up to the minute record There are 6 items on the practice screen: Range – Shows the highest and lowest note sung Longest – Shows time, in seconds, of your longest held note.

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting

    Troubleshooting eye on. - Have you plugged in your headphones or connected to a P.A.? the setup menu? instrumentation of the recording) VoiceSupport. How do I perform a full Factory Reset? cutom presets and setup data via VoiceSupport.
  • Page 32 Troubleshooting cont. - Go to: http://www.tc-helicon.com/products/voicesupport/support/ http://www.tc-helicon.com/products/voicelive-play/support/...

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