TC-Helicon voicelive rack Basic Manual

TC-Helicon voicelive rack Basic Manual

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  • Page 1 Basics Manual...
  • Page 2: Safety Instructions

    Safety Safety Instructions Caution Read these instructions. You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly ap- Keep these instructions. proved in this manual could void your warranty. Heed all warnings. EMC/EMI Follow all instructions. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for Do not use this apparatus near water.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Set input level ........................11 www.tc-helicon.com/support c. First audio ..........................11 and select VoiceLive Rack in the “Select the product... ” Using Harmony or Hardtune presets with a connected instrument or dropdown menu. To view the product warranty select music track ..........................11 Using Harmony or Hardtune presets without a connected instrument Warranty on the same page.
  • Page 4: Introduction

    About TC-Helicon mic channel and vocal effects processor. This product is the result of TC-Helicon is the only pro audio company 100% dedicated to providing input from customers like you who requested the premium features of creativity and control to singers. We are a dedicated group of engineers, VoiceLive 2 in a 19”...
  • Page 5: Front Panel

    Front Panel Touch to browse Touch to access input Touch Home to exit presets based on tags gain adjustment screen any menu and set or to load presets on or hold to enter auto screen to show main demand. input gain feature. preset display.
  • Page 6 Front Panel Displays preset steps Displays parameter re- if any (Count) and mote controlled by Mic Main wheel locates current step in Home Control feature using presets in Home mode mode. optional MP-75 mic. and selects rows in edit modes. Displays preset name SIXTH ENCORE ENCORE...
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    Front Panel Touch to activate adap- Touch any to engage Touch to activate tive EQ, compression, effects or hold to jump auto-chromatic pitch de-ess and gate or hold directly to the effect’s correction or hold to to edit. edit menu. edit correction settings.
  • Page 8: Back Panel

    Back Panel Auxiliary input from Main outputs are balanced and Connect dynamic or Passes dry guitar signal mp3 player can be default output is stereo. Mono and condenser mic here. to an amplifier or PA. mixed to outputs and dual mono modes are configured in Input gain and phantom Connection here will be used to guide Har-...
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    S/PDIF digital input can Connect optional TC-Helicon Connect supplied AC be fed dry to analog mix Switch 3 footswitch here for adaptor here. outs or used as vocal and...
  • Page 10: Quick Start

    Setup menu respectively. Sing or start dry vocal playback then raise your monitors/PA level until you hear the VoiceLive Rack output at a comfortable volume. Using Harmony or Hardtune presets without a Touch the Bypass button to hear the effect programmed into the connected instrument or track current preset.
  • Page 11: Quick Start

    Quick Start An accompaniment is required so the singer can sing relative to a key and scale. This can be a piano, acoustic guitar, playback etc. Touch the Setup button and navigate to the SYSTEM tab using the TAB/STEP arrows. Set GLOBAL NATURALPLAY to SCALE and GLOBAL KEY/ SCALE to ON.
  • Page 12: Basic Operation

    Basic Operation Selecting presets Modifying presets There are over 200 factory programmed presets in VoiceLive Rack. The effect block buttons, the arrow buttons and tabbed menus allow Presets are loaded as soon as the name appears in the LCD window.
  • Page 13: Adjusting The Guitar Features

    Basic Operation • Voices - Combined level of the Harmony and Doubling voices. To adjust global setup parameters: • Delay/Reverb - Combined level of the Delay and Reverb effects. Touch the Setup button to enter the Setup menu. • Guitar - If a guitar is connected to the Guitar input and no Guitar Use the Tab/Step and Navigate arrow buttons to locate param- Thru connection is made, this control varies the level of the guitar eters then make changes with the Mix knobs.
  • Page 14: Performing A Global Reset

    Basic Operation Restoring individual presets to factory settings To add a step to a preset: To reset a preset to its original settings: Locate the desired starting preset and hold the right Step arrow button. Locate the Manage Preset tab in the Store menu. Follow the onscreen prompts to insert and delete steps in your Use Erase User Preset to select the preset to restore and set Con- chain.
  • Page 15: Storing And Loading User Profiles

    Basic Operation Storing and loading user profiles There are 10 slots in which you can save an entire configuration of the Setup menu parameters which is called a Profile. This is useful when you need to recall different settings for a live performance with a mic versus a studio application with a digital input for example.
  • Page 16: Frequently Asked Questions

    “full” not “off ”. Check that the Digital In parameter in the I/O tab of the Setup menu is set to either USB Stereo or S/PDIF Stereo. I’m hearing feedback when I use VoiceLive Rack, how can I minimize that? Adjust the gate in the Tone menu by increasing the Lead and Harmony attenuation and/or setting the Gate parameter to Manual and raising the Threshold.
  • Page 17: Signal Path Diagram

    Signal Path Diagram Adaptive or Manual Mic Preamp Compression 3 Band EQ De-ess Gate µMod Pitch Harmony & Distortion & Delay Correction Doubling Megaphone Reverb...

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