TC-Helicon VoiceLive Manual - Manual (Page 12)

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QUICKSTART
Getting Sound From VoiceLive
What you Need:
• VoiceLive
• Power cable
• microphone
• microphone cable
• two 1/4" cables
• PA or powered speakers
1. Connect the power cable to VoiceLive and
to your mains power. VoiceLive does not
have a power switch so just plugging it in
will turn it on.
2. Connect the two 1/4" cables to the Left and
Right output of VoiceLive into two inputs on
your PA or powered speakers.
3. With the MIC LEVEL knob and the OUT-
PUT knob at minimum (fully counter-clock-
wise) connect one end of your microphone
cable to your microphone. Plug the other
end into the MIC input of VoiceLive.
4. Engage the 'microphone' and 'limiter'
switches on the back panel (the limiter
switch will make it easier to set the levels).
If your microphone requires phantom power
engage the 'phantom power' switch on the
back panel.
5. While singing into the microphone increase
the microphone volume using the MIC IN
knob until the level meters on the display
are fluctuating above '-20dB' but never to
the 'red' with clipping. If the level from the
microphone is always too high, engage the
'-20dB Pad' switch on the back panel.
7. With your PA or speaker level at a nominal
setting sing through the microphone adjust-
ing the 'Lead', ‘Harmony', 'Effects' and
'Output' level using the edit knobs on the
front panel.
8. Push on the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons
(5,6) or turn the DATA WHEEL to try out the
different presets.
VoiceLive Performance Features
VoiceLive is designed to be the ultimate vocal
performance product. Foot control of vocal
effects and harmonies can be achieved at vari-
ous levels. On a basic level in preset mode,
you can scroll through presets. On an
advanced level in Song mode you can arrange
preset sequences with markers within the
sequence. Along with this sophistication of pre-
set access, is the preset-assignable USER
button and EXPRESSION pedal control.
Step Through Orientation
Most of this orientation may be done with the
footswitch buttons. Plug in a microphone and
put it on a stand to free up your hands to hold
this manual. Try going through this procedure,
singing into the microphone as you go and
jamming with VoiceLive. Often during this ori-
entation we give background to how certain
things are set up. This often means referring
to “edit screens”. These edit screens can
accessed by pressing the EDIT button and
turning the DATA WHEEL.
Preset Mode
This is VoiceLive's basic performance mode.
On power-up VoiceLive is in Preset Mode.
• Press the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons (5, 6
shown above) to change the preset number.
• Select preset Number 11 which is a Scale
type preset.
PREVIOUS USER HARMONY MUTE
HOLD FOR BYPASS
NEXT
LEAD HARMONY INSTRUMENT OUTPUT
EDIT 1 EDIT 2 EDIT 3 EDIT 4
Input Clip
0 PPM dB -5 -10
Out Clip
-20
-40
HARMONY THICKEN EFFECTS PITCH CORR. I/O UTILITIES MIDI IN
PROGRAM DISPLAY HARMONY | CORRECTION | EFFECTS
V O I C E L I V E VOICE 2
VOICE 4
VOICE 1
VOICE 3
LIMIT MIC IN GLOBAL FX EDITED PRESET# HARMONY MODE ROOT SCALE/CHORD
Take it Over P r 3 9
PRESET SONG VOICE
SONG
PRESET
Direct A / Voice 1
SELECT
SELECT
Direct B / Voice 2
STEP
KEY
REWIND
SCALE
Direct D / Voice 4
HOLD FOR MODE HOLD FOR SUBMODE
SONG
DIRECT
Direct C / Voice 3
39: Scale Bmaj2
PUSH TO ENTER
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