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Chapter Overview
When you load a preset that has modeling enabled you
will see an M: at the lower left of the display. The “M:”
indicates that the primary effect is modeling.
Information beside the M: shows the method of pitch
shifting and the amount.
Voice Modeling is a collection of the following
algorithms that modify your voice:
o Resonance (edited with the FreqncyStyle
parameter)
o Inflection (edited with the HumanStyle
parameter)
o Vibrato (edited with the VibratoStyle parameter)
o Growl/Breath (edited with the GlottalStyle
parameter)
Voice Modeling can be applied to your voice to achieve
a diverse range of performance objectives:
o enhance a thin-sounding vocal performance
without EQ
o produce character voices to emulate popular
singers or for novelty effects
o create duet tracks from one voice
In addition, the modeled voice can be chromatically or
diatonically pitch-shifted to produce duets, doubling or
modeled harmony parts.
Each Voice Modeling block can be used independently
or combined with the others into a preset.The factory
presets have been created containing various groups of
these blocks as a starting point. Understanding what
each block does will help you to use, edit, and create
presets effectively.
The editing menu for each block contains a style and
amount. The styles were created at a value of 50 to
allow you room to increase or decrease the amount to
your preference.
A note about styles in VoiceWorksPlus: “Styles” are
presets-within-presets that allow you to get the sound
you want faster. A large number of user and behind-
the-scene parameters are required to construct a
particular effect, so styles are created that combine the
settings. You can edit the styles, and the changes you
make will be stored with the preset.
The following pages describe the effect menus that
allow editing of modeling settings. A brief discussion of
each effect is followed by the location name and edit
parameters.
Preset Type - menu PC
This configures the edit menus and effects blocks for
either Harmony/Doubling processing using all four
harmony voices or Lead Modeling processing which is
a single voice processed through VoiceWorksPlus’s
modeling blocks.
Lead Voice Inflection (HumanStyle) -
menus L0 to L2
Inflection is the automatic pitch, timing and level
modification block in VoiceWorksPlus.The effects from
this block can be used to:
o create a pitch event on the beginning of sung or
spoken notes to create an alternate character
voice
o introduce subtle timing and pitch modulation
effects
o allow creation of bizarre, inhuman special effects
The Humanization styles found in this menu are the
same as those in harmony presets with additional
controls for the “scoop” component of the effect.
L0: Humanization Style and Amount
EDIT 1 controls selection of the style and EDIT 2
varies the amount.The styles are numbered 1 through
4 to be used primarily with the four harmony voices.
There are subtle differences between them that are
useful for modeled voices as well.
L1: Pitch,Time and Level Randomization
Amount and Rate
Rand (Randomization) allows you to chose Pitch,Time
or Level randomization for further adjustment.
Amt (Amount) adjusts the modulation amount in cents
(c), milliseconds (ms), or decibels (dB).
Rate allows you to adjust the modulation rate for the
effect.
LEAD VOICE MODEL EDITING