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VoicePrism User Manual
STYLE
The
STYLE
menu lets you tweak the “humanizing” characteristics of your harmony
voices to give them individuality. Pressing any of the softknobs accesses the
STYLE
parameter lists, where you can select the parameter you want to alter.
TIMING DELAY
(1 - 40ms): turn the softknobs to change the delay timing for each har-
mony voice. This allows you to stagger when the harmony voices join the lead
voice, the same way real voices are not perfectly synchronized.
TIMING RANDOM
(On/Off): assigns random delay values to each of the four voices
each time a new note is sung. The delay amount will be between 0ms and the
TIM
-
ING DELAY
you have selected.
DETUNE AMOUNT
(+50, -50cents): use the softknobs to set the detune (variance) of
each harmony voice. This gives a more realistic sound, as actual voices are never
perfectly on pitch.
DETUNE RANDOM
(On/Off): assigns a random detune value to each of the four voices
each time a new note is sung. The detune amount will be between 0cents and the
DETUNE AMOUNT
you have selected.
SCOOP DEPTH
(0 - 900cents): singers often start a note below the final pitch, then rise
into it. The softknobs assign the scoop depth for each harmony voice, or the starting
offset (in cents) of the harmony voice from the correct pitch.
SCOOP RANDOM
(0 - 100%): sets how often notes will have scooping applied
SCOOP RATE
(Slow (0) - Fast (10)): sets how quickly the harmony voice corrects pitch
from its initial pitch offset.
VIBRATO DEPTH
(0, ±100cents): the softknobs set the vibrato depth for the harmony
voices in cents.
VIBRATO DELAY
(0 - 2.5sec): determines when vibrato is applied from the beginning of
a new note.
VIBRATO RATE
(None (0Hz), 12.7Hz): allows you to set the vibrato rate for each voice
in 0.1Hz increments.
SETUP
The
SETUP
menu allows you to set the musical attributes of the current preset, giving
you different adjustable parameters depending on the harmony mode you have set.
The exception is
PORTAMENTO
, which is available in every harmony mode.
The display shows you the harmony notes that are assigned to the input pitch dis-
played. You can edit these harmony notes (see below). The ±1 and ±2 above the
harmony pitch notes show if the note is offset one or two octaves. No changes will
be saved unless you go through the
STORE process. The
MODE
section gives further
details on the adjustable parameters.
SHIFT
: in a
SHIFT
preset the only variable parameter is PORTAMENTO .
SCALE
: in
SCALE
presets you can choose from several scales or define the exact harmony
notes for each note you sing with the EDIT SCALE softknob to create custom harmo-
ny. Click EDIT SCALE to toggle through the pitch notes, twist to change the high-
lighted note.
MANUAL
: for harmonies pitched to incoming MIDI, you can modify the
ATTACK TIME
and
RELEASE TIME
and toggle
VELOCITY
sensitivity On/Off.
CHORDS
: in chordal harmony presets you can alter the key (e.g. “A”) and chord type
(e.g. “major”).
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Vocals: Style & Setup