Digi Tech Live 3 Owner's Manual

Vocal Harmony & Real-Time Pitch Correction for Guitarists

Owner’s Manual

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(INCLUDING AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT. ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS/ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED bY THE MANUFACTURER. UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.

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Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

Refer all servicing to to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

MAINS DISCONNECT: The plug shall remain readily operable. For rack-mount or installation where plug is not accessible, an all-pole mains switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall be incorporated into the electrical installation of the rack or building.

If connected to 240V supply, a suitable CSA/UL certiﬁed power cord shall be used for this supply.

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ELECTROMAGNETIC

COMPATIBILITY

This unit conforms to the Product Specifications noted on the Declaration of Conformity. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

this device may not cause • harmful interference, and this device must accept any • interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation. Operation of this unit within significant electromagnetic fields should be avoided.

use only shielded interconnecting •

cables.

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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY

Manufacturer’s Name: Harman Music Group Manufacturer’s Address: 8760 S. Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070, USA

declares that the product: Product name: Vocalist

Live 3

Product option: all (requires Class II power adapter that conforms to the requirements of EN60065, EN60742, or equivalent.)

conforms to the following Product Specifications:

Safety: IEC 60065 (7th ed. 2001)

EMC: EN 55013 (2001-A1) EN 55020 (1998)

Supplementary Information:

The product herewith complies with the requirements of the Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC and the EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.

Vice-President of Engineering 8760 S. Sandy Parkway

Sandy, Utah 84070, USA Date: December 3, 2009

European Contact: Your local DigiTech Sales and Service Office or

Harman Music Group 8760 South Sandy Parkway Sandy, Utah 84070 USA Ph: (801) 568-8800 Fax: (801) 568-7583

Warranty

We at Vocalist® 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. Vocalist warrants this product, when used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use and service.

3. Vocalist liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials that show evidence of defect, provided the product is returned to Vocalist WITH RETURN AUTHORIZATION, where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period of one year. A Return Authorization number may be obtained from Vocalist by telephone. The company shall not be liable for any consequential damage as a result of the product’s use in any circuit or assembly.

4. Proof-of-purchase is considered to be the burden of the consumer.

5. Vocalist reserves the right to make changes in design, or make additions to, or improvements upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously manufactured.

6. The consumer forfeits the beneﬁts of this warranty if the product’s main assembly is opened and tampered with by anyone other than a certiﬁed Vocalist technician or, if the product is used with AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer.

7. The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and Vocalist neither assumes nor authorizes any person to assume any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this product. In no event shall Vocalist or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control.

NOTE: The information contained in this manual is subject to change at any time without notiﬁcation. Some information contained in this manual may also be inaccurate due to undocumented changes in the product or operating system since this version of the manual was completed. The information contained in this version of the owner’s manual supersedes all previous versions.

Contents

Overview ............................. 1

Introduction ..........................1

musIQ® Technology .............1

Included Items ......................3

Front Panel ......................... 4

Vocal Signal Strength ...........4

Guitar Signal Strength .........4

Tuner Bars .............................4

Display ....................................5

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Flat/Sharp Tuner LEDs ...5

Harmony Patch Number ....5

EQ ...........................................5

Compressor ..........................5

Warmth ..................................5

Pitch Correct ........................5

Guitar Mix .............................5

Reverb ....................................6

Part A/B Footswitch ............6

Effect Footswitch .................6

Harmony Footswitch ..........6

Delay .......................................6

Harmony Mix ........................7

Humanize ...............................7

Setup Button .........................7

Patch Button .........................7

Voicing Buttons.....................7

Voicing Display ......................7

Gender Display .....................8

Gender Buttons ...................8

Right Out ...............................10

Ground Lift Switch ..............10

Power Input ...........................10

Getting Started .................. 11

Connections when using a

separate guitar ampliﬁer .....11

Connections when sending the guitar/vocal

mix to the PA ........................12

Adjust the Guitar

Sensitivity ...............................12

Tune the Guitar ....................13

Adjust the Vocal Level .........13

Adjust the Effects and

Choose the Harmonies ......13

Pre Effects ........................... 14

Warmth ..................................14

Compressor ..........................14

EQ ..........................................14

Low-cut Filter and Noise

Gate ........................................14

Effects ................................. 15

Pitch Correct ........................15

Reverb ....................................15

Delay .......................................15

Effects On/Off .......................16

Engaging the Tuner ...............16

Rear Panel ........................... 9

Input Gain ..............................9

Mic In and Line In .................9

48V ..........................................9

Guitar In .................................10

Guitar Thru ............................10

Stereo Mono Select .............10

Left Out .................................10

Harmony ............................. 17

Harmony Patches and

Parts ........................................17

Store and Recall a Patch .....17

Selecting Harmony Part A

or Part B ................................18

Selecting Patch using the

Footswitch ............................18

Harmony Voicing ..................18

Harmony Gender .................19

Harmony Mix ........................19

Humanize ...............................19

Harmony On/Off .................20

Setup Menu ......................... 21

Guitar Sensitivity ..................21

Harmony Footswitch

Mode .......................................21

Chorus Depth ......................22

Chorus Speed .......................22

Guitar Reverb Send Level ..23

Noise Gate ............................23

Effects Block Diagram ....... 24

Factory Restore .................. 24

Speciﬁcations ...................... 25

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 studio-quality audio performance, state of the art vocal processing and an easy to use control interface.

In addition to two voices of harmony with gender control, the Vocalist Live 3 provides ﬁve vocal pre effects, pitch correction, reverb (3 room sizes), delay (5 settings), ability to add the guitar signal to the mix, guitar chorus, and ﬁve patches (each with A and B parts) to save harmony conﬁgurations. The Vocalist Live 3 ensures an enjoyable and streamlined harmony and vocal processing experience for a wide range of applications.

musIQ® Technology

musIQ is a revolutionary technology that eliminates the need to program key and scale information to generate Harmony Voices. In real time musIQ technology analyzes the Lead Voice as well as the notes and chords played on a guitar and automatically generates accurate and musically correct vocal harmonies that both complement the Lead Voice and ﬁt the music being played. With musIQ technology, you can focus on your singing and playing performance and eliminate song programming once and for all.

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. Humanize control to adjust the style of the harmony voices from • loose to tight. Five Harmony Patches to save harmony settings, each with an A • part and a B part to make on-stage harmony changes easy. Real-time Chromatic Pitch Correction.• Vocal Pre Effects: Warmth (tube preamp), Compressor, two-band • EQ, Low Cut and Noise Gate. Reverb with three different room sizes.• Delay with ﬁve delay settings.• Built-in guitar chorus effect.• Ability to mix the guitar and vocal signals to provide the acoustic • guitar player with a easy way to connect straight to the PA or a powered speaker. Low noise microphone preamp.• 48V phantom power.• Guitar Ground Lift to eliminate any noise hum issues that may • arise. Built-in Guitar Tuner.• Balanced XLR stereo outputs.• Balanced Line Input for post processing recording applications.• 24-bit, 44.1 kHz audio quality.•

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. Everything should be included and in perfect working order. If anything is missing, contact the factory at once. Please help us become acquainted with you and your needs by completing your warranty card or registering online at www.vocalistpro.com. It is your safeguard should a problem arise with your Vocalist Live 3.

Important safety tip: Always turn on ampliﬁers AFTER all other

connections are made to the Vocalist Live 3 and AFTER the Vocalist Live 3 is powered up.

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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. When lit red, the limiter is active and the Mic/Line Input Gain should be reduced.

2. Guitar Signal Strength

This light indicates the signal strength at the Guitar In. When lit green, a sufficient guitar input signal is present. When lit amber, the signal strength is approaching the limit. When lit red, the guitar signal is clipping and the Vocalist Live 3 Guitar Sensitivity setting should be changed to Lo.

3. Tuner Bars

These are used by the Guitar Tuner to indicate whether the note played is sharp or flat of the note shown in the Display.

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