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Song Mode
This is VoiceLive’s advanced performance
mode. Song mode allows you to:
1. Create sequences of presets that you can
step through.
2. Modify the Scale Root and Type as well as
Chord Root and Type of the presets within
the Song steps.
3. Set up to 4 markers in each song with Direct
Song mode.
Follow the steps below to learn the capabilities
of Song Mode.
• Hold the SONG button (2) until the LED text
display flashes SONG to enter Song mode.
• Press the PREVIOUS/NEXT buttons (5, 6)
to change the Song number to Song 3,
“Amazing Grace”.
• Press the STEP button (2) to allow stepping
through the song.
• Sing into your microphone. You’ll hear
chord based harmonies.
• Press the NEXT button (6) to advance the
step of the song. Hear how the harmonies
change.
• The Song Mode LCD screen looks like this:
3: AMAZING GRACE
S2 P39c G Dom7
Top Line- Song number and name
S2 - Step number.
P39c - Preset number and harmony type. s=
Scale; c= Chord; n= notes; blank =shift.
G DOM7 - Root and Scale/Chord type for
Scale and Chord presets.
• Press the NEXT button (6) a few times while
watching the LCD display. Notice that the
preset number does not change. All that
changes between steps is the Root and
chord type. This is how this song was
programmed.
• Press the REWIND button (3) to rewind
back to the first step.
Editing Song Step Sequences
• Press the EDIT KEY to enter the Song Step
edit mode.
• Turn EDIT 1 knob to select the step you
would like to edit or turn to to a new step.
• Turn EDIT 2 knob to change the preset
number.
• Turn EDIT 3 knob to change the
Chord/Scale root.
• Turn EDIT 4 knob to change the
Chord/Scale type.
• Turn the DATA WHEEL to select Insert or
Delete step functions.
• Once the desired function is selected, press
the DATA WHEEL to enter.
• To save changes press the STORE KEY.
You may then change the Song name and
number
• Press the STORE KEY again to complete
the store operation.
• Press the EDIT KEY to go back to the Song
Step mode.
Song Direct Mode
Song Direct mode is a powerful way to use
VoiceLive. You can use it in a number of
different ways.
2. Sequence the chords of the intro, Verse,
chorus and bridge of a song into the steps
of a Song. Go into Song Direct mode and
assign the beginning of each section to the
direct buttons.
1. Put 4 presets with Root and Scale/chord
types customized for your music in a song
and have direct access to them. There are
50 songs in VoiceLive so in doing this you
could effectively create 50 groups of presets
for efficient live recall.
• Press the SONG SELECT button (1) to
change the Song number.
• Press the NEXT button (5) to advance to an
empty song.
• Press the STEP button (2).
• Press the EDIT KEY to enter edit mode.
• Turn EDIT 1 and EDIT 2 knobs to assign
presets 62, 64, 68 and 69 to steps 1 - 4.