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Warranty Vocalist ® We at are very proud of our products and back up each one we sell with the following warranty: 1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this warranty. 2.
Contents Overview ......1 Right Out .......10 Introduction ......1 Ground Lift Switch ....10 musIQ Technology .....1 ® Power Input ......10 Included Items ......3 Getting Started ....11 Front Panel ......4 Connections when using a Vocal Signal Strength ...4 separate guitar amplifier ..11 Guitar Signal Strength ..4 Connections when Tuner Bars ......4...
Overview Introduction The Vocalist Live 3 is a powerful but easy to use intelligent vocal ® harmony processor that automatically generates live multi-part vocal harmony by analyzing guitar chord progressions. Armed with the musIQ harmony generation technology, the Vocalist Live 3 combines ®...
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Vocalist Live 3 Main Features ® • Two voices of fully automatic harmony. Just play naturally on your guitar and musIQ technology will ensure that the harmony voices ® are always musically correct. • Gender controls for each harmony voice allow you to alter the character of the harmony voices.
Included Items Before you get started, please ensure that the following items have been included: • The Vocalist Live 3 ® • PS-0913B Power Adapter • Owner’s Manual • Warranty Card The utmost care was taken while your Vocalist Live 3 was being manufactured.
Front Panel 1. Vocal Signal Strength This light represents the signal strength of both the Mic In and Line In. When lit green, the vocal input signal is at a sufficient level. When lit amber, the signal strength is nearing the Vocalist Live 3’s limiting point.
4. Display In Tuner mode this displays the note played on the guitar. In Setup Menu it is used to display the current value of the various parameters. Flat/Sharp Tuner LEDs These LEDs light when using the Guitar Tuner to show what note is being played (example: F#).
12. Reverb This knob adjusts the amount of reverb that is applied to the vocals when the effects are enabled. If the Reverb button is pressed to send the guitar signal to the reverb then this knob also controls the amount of reverb on the guitar. The three buttons select the character of the reverb: Studio selects a standard studio plate reverb, Room selects a medium- sized room and Hall selects a large concert hall.
17. Harmony Mix This adjusts the mix of the Harmony Voices with the Lead Voice at the outputs. With the knob fully counter-clockwise, only the Lead Voice is heard in the outputs with no Harmony Voices. With the knob fully clockwise, only the Harmony Voices will be heard at the outputs with no Lead Voice.
23. Gender Display The Gender Display indicates the currently selected gender for that voice. Note that when there are no bars 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.
Rear Panel 9 10 1. Input Gain This adjusts the input level of the Lead Vocal signal for both the Mic In and Line In. The relative signal strength can be determined by the Vocal Signal Strength indicator on the front panel. 2.
4. Guitar In This ¼″ unbalanced TS Guitar In connects directly to the guitar for use by musIQ harmony generation. ® It is important for the Vocalist Live 3 to be the first device Note: in the guitar signal chain to ensure proper analysis of the guitar signal for harmony generation.
Getting Started The Vocalist Live 3 provides fully automatic vocal harmony for a guitar player. Simply route your guitar signal into Vocalist Live 3 using the Guitar In. The Vocalist Live 3 monitors what you are playing on the guitar and adjusts the 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.
Connections when sending the guitar/vocal mix to the PA Often with an acoustic guitar it is convenient to provide a single output to the PA. The Vocalist Live 3 allows you to mix the guitar with the vocals and send the guitar/vocal mix to the PA via the XLR Outputs. This allows you total control of your sound from on-stage.
To set the Guitar Sensitivity Press the Setup button to enter Setup Mode. Follow the instructions on adjusting Setup parameters later in this manual. Tune the Guitar It is important for your guitar to be properly tuned in order for the musIQ technology to generate ®...
Pre Effects The Vocalist Live 3 contains a variety of pre effects to enhance your ® vocal sound. There are controls on the front panel to directly adjust the settings of the tube preamp model, the compressor and EQ. Warmth This controls the amount of warm subtle distortion from the tube preamp model, adding a degree of vintage tone.
Effects Pitch Correct This corrects the Lead Voice to a 12-note chromatic scale. Use the Amount knob to set the aggressiveness of the pitch correction. When the Pitch Correct button is lit, Pitch Correct is enabled. When the button is not lit, Pitch Correct is bypassed.
Effects On/Off Pressing the Effects footswitch will enable and disable the Pitch Correction, Chorus, Reverb and Delay Effects. It 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.
Harmony Harmony Patches and Parts Singers need a way to configure different Harmony Voicings for use in different songs. To accommodate this, the Vocalist Live 3 provides five Harmony Patches. This allows the singer to specify the Harmony Voicing and Gender Settings in advance and recall them when needed during a performance.
Selecting Harmony Part A or Part B Pressing the Part A/B footswitch quickly will toggle between the A and B Part of the Harmony Patch. Selecting Patch using the Footswitch Pressing and holding the footswitch will slowly step the Vocalist Live 3 through the Harmony Patches.
Harmony Gender The Vocalist Live 3 has the ® option of gender shifting the Harmony Voices to change the character of the virtual backup singers. There are individual Gender controls for each Harmony Voice. By pressing the Gender button of the corresponding Harmony Voice, you can cycle through the Gender shifts from Masculine (M) to Feminine ) as indicated on the Gender Display.
Harmony On/Off This footswitch turns the Harmony Voices on and off. When the footswitch LED is lit, the Harmony Voices are enabled. When the footswitch LED is off, the Harmony Voices are bypassed.
Setup Menu A Setup Menu has been added to allow additional control of some global settings. To enter the Setup Menu simply press the Setup Button. Once in the Setup Menu the Setup button allows you to step through menu items and the - (Patch) and + (Voicing) buttons adjust the parameter values.
on only as long as the footswitch is held. Once it is released, the Harmony Voicings are bypassed. Select the desired mode using the +/- buttons. Low-cut Filter On/Off Press Setup until appears in the Display. This is the Low Cut filter setup menu that lets you turn the 75 Hz Low Cut filter on or off.
Chorus Speed Press Setup until appears in the Display. This is the Chorus Speed setup menu. will disappear after a second and a number from 1 to 10 will appear showing the current Chorus Speed. Select the desired Chorus Speed using the +/- buttons.
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