DigiTech Live Harmony User Manual

Owner's

Manual

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Table of Contents

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

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

musIQ

& Live Adapt™ ............................ 2

Features ........................................................3

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

User Interface & Connectors ........4

Top Panel ......................................................4

Rear Panel .................................................... 8

Connection Diagrams ...................10

Cable Diagrams ........................................10

Solo-Acoustic Guitar Application .........11

Band-Electric Guitar Application ..........12

Practice Application .................................13

Operating The Live Harmony .....14

Gold Channel Effects ..............................14

Vocal Effects ..............................................16

Guitar Effects ............................................17

Effects Bypass ............................................18

Anti-Feedback ...........................................18

Sound Check .............................................19

Live Adapt™ ..............................................20

Looper ........................................................23

Guitar Tuner ..............................................25

Presets ........................................................26

Preset A/B Parts .......................................28

Set Lists ......................................................29

FS3X Footswitch Control ......................31

Volume/Expression Pedal Control .......32

The Effects & Parameters ............44

Gold Channel ..........................................45

Warmth ......................................................46

Compressor ..............................................47

Pitch Correction ......................................48

Ambience ...................................................49

EQ ...............................................................50

De-Esser .....................................................51

Noise Gate ................................................52

Low Cut Filter ..........................................53

Harmony 1 & 2 .........................................54

Double ........................................................57

Pitch FX ......................................................59

Distortion/Filter .......................................62

Modulation ................................................64

Delay ...........................................................66

Reverb ........................................................69

Guitar .........................................................71

Preset Librarian Software ............73

System Requirements & Download .....73

Firmware Updates ...................................73

Preset List .......................................74

Technical Information ...................75

Block Diagram ..........................................75

Specications .............................................76

System Setup ..................................33

Out Pad ......................................................33

A/B Footswitch Conguration ..............34

48 V Phantom Power ...............................35

Stereo .........................................................35

GTR XLR LVL ........................................... 36

GTR Sensitivity .........................................36

Preset Load ...............................................37

Loop Undo ................................................38

EP (Expression Pedal) Type ....................39

Aux In Conguration ..............................40

EP Parameter, Min, & Max ......................41

Factory Reset ............................................43

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Overview

Introduction

Thank you for choosing the Vocalist® Live Harmony by DigiTech®. The Live Harmony

is a feature-packed vocal harmony and effects processor. It incorporates a highquality mic preamp, two-part harmony generation, studio-grade vocal effects, pitch correction, dbx® Advanced Feedback Suppression, the latest musIQ® technology with Live Adapt™, a built-in phrase looper, and much, much more. This combination of features and sound quality provide professional, studio quality effects and intelligent harmony generation for vocalists performing live.

The Live Harmony begins with a global channel strip processing chain, referred to as the “Gold Channel” effects. This global set of 8 effects is used across all presets, providing the sonic foundation for your vocal sound. The Gold Channel effects comprise: Warmth, Compression, Pitch Correction, Lexicon® Ambience, 3-Band EQ, De-Essing, Noise Gating, and Low Cut.

The harmony section offers full control over two voices of next-generation

harmony, making it possible to ne-tune the level, gender, pan, and harmony type

of each voice. In addition, the Vocalist Live Harmony includes the most important effects for enhancing a vocal performance, including: Lexicon Reverbs, Delays, Doubling, as well as various Pitch, Filter/Distortion, and Modulation effects. All effects are easily enabled and edited thanks to dedicated buttons, a full graphics LCD display, and four soft knobs.

One of the most signicant features of the Live Harmony is Live Adapt™. Live Adapt

uses the internal analysis microphone or Aux In jack to provide automatic, real-time effect tempo adjustment, smart gating of non-vocal signals (internal mic only), and intelligent pitch and harmony generation using the detected key of the music.

For the guitarist who wants to travel light, the Vocalist Live Harmony includes a guitar input for mixing your guitar signal to the Live Harmony's outputs and/or for generating the harmony and pitch key. You can even apply built-in guitar effects,

including: anger, vibrato, chorus, reverb and more. Or just use the guitar input for

vocal harmony and pitch key generation and use the Guitar Thru jack to send your guitar signal out to your own personal guitar rig.

Three rugged footswitches provide preset A/B part selection, preset navigation, global effects bypass, and hands-free control of the built-in phrase looper.

The rear panel boasts all the necessary connections for the performing singer,

including a USB port for rmware updates and preset management using the free

Vocalist Live Librarian software for Mac® and PC.

With a quick-access user interface, two-part harmony generation, a plethora of studio-quality effects, dbx Advanced Feedback Suppression, and state-of-the-art processing technologies, the Live Harmony gives you the tools you need to take

center stage with condence.

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musIQ® & Live Adapt™

musIQ is a revolutionary chord detection technology that analyzes the audio in real time and determines what notes are being played, while the musIQ harmony engine is capable of interpreting this note data along with the pitch of the singer to determine the most musically correct harmony notes to generate.

The Live Harmony’s Live Adapt feature uses musIQ to provide even further functionality by adapting the noise gate threshold, the pitch correction and pitch effect key, and the modulation and delay effect tempo settings. With musIQ & Live Adapt, the Live Harmony can adapt to changes in your music, creating a truly dynamic performance.

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Features

• Microphone Preamp w/+48V Phantom Power

• Channel Strip Style Processing w/Pitch Correction, Compression, Lexicon® Ambience, & More

• High-Quality, Customizable Two-Part Vocal Harmony Generation

• Studio-Grade Vocal Effects, Including: Lexicon® Reverbs, Delays, Doubling, Pitch Shifting, Modulation, & Distortion/Filter Effects

• dbx® Advanced Feedback Suppression

• Latest musIQ® Technology & Internal Analysis Mic

• Live Adapt™ for Real-Time Adaptive Control of Noise Gating, Pitch/Harmony Key, & Effect Tempo

• Sound Check for Easy Auditioning & Setup of Effects

• Guitar Input for Classic MusIQ Harmony & Pitch Generation & Optionally Mixing the Guitar Signal to the Live Harmony's Outputs

• Built-In Guitar Tuner

• Selectable Guitar Effect + Reverb

• Guitar Thru Jack for Sending the Unprocessed Guitar Signal to Your Own Guitar Rig

• 70 Second Mono Phrase Looper (35 Seconds w/Undo)

• 99 User & 99 Factory Presets

• 24-bit/44.1kHz Audio Quality

• Easy-To-Read Backlit LCD Display

• USB Port for Firmware Updates & Preset Management

• Vocalist Live Librarian Preset Management Software for Mac & PC

Included Items

• Vocalist Live Harmony Processor

• Power Supply

• Quick Start

The utmost care was taken while manufacturing your Live Harmony. Everything should be included and in perfect working order. If anything is missing or damaged, please contact your dealer at once.

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User Interface & Connectors

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Top Panel

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1. Gold Channel Button

Pressing this button turns the Gold Channel effects on and off; the effects are on when the button is lit. The Gold Channel effects provide the sonic foundation for your vocal sound and are used as the front end for all presets. Press and hold this button to edit Gold Channel settings using the DATA encoder [7] and Edit knobs [11]. Select one of the Gold Channel

"types" (several pre-congured Gold Channel setups) to get started then

modify the settings to taste (see "Gold Channel Effects" on page 14).

2. Harmony 1 & 2 Buttons

These buttons turn each Harmony voice on or off when pressed. When each button is lit, the corresponding voice is enabled. Press and hold each of these buttons to edit the corresponding voice’s settings.

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3. Vocal Effect Buttons

These buttons turn each corresponding Vocal effect on and off. Pressing and holding each button will enter the menu for editing the selected effect's settings (see "Vocal Effects" on page 16).

4. Live Adapt Mic

This internal analysis microphone listens to the music being played in the room and adjusts settings in the Live Harmony automatically. It is used to adjust tempo for delay and modulation effects, adjust the key for generated harmonies and pitch correction/pitch effects, and adjust the noise gate threshold.

NOTE: Whenever the Aux In jack is connected to an audio source, it will be used for Live Adapt features instead of the internal microphone. When a connection is made to the Guitar In jack, the guitar signal will be used to determine the key/scale to follow for harmony generation and pitch effects based on the chord progression played. See "Live Adapt™" on

page 20

for further information.

5. Guitar Effect Button

This button turns the Guitar effects on and off. The Guitar effects give you two simultaneous effects to apply to your guitar signal: one allows you

to select one of the available modulation effects and the other is a xed

reverb with a mix level control. Use these effects when connecting your guitar straight to the PA system through the Live Harmony's XLR or Line/ Headphone outputs. The Guitar effects only process the signal present at the Guitar In jack. Pressing and holding this button will display the Guitar effect's

settings in the LCD display, where they can be modied using the DATA

encoder [7] and Edit knobs [11].

NOTE: The Guitar effect is passed to the XLR and 1/4" Line/Heaphone outputs only. It is not passed to the Guitar Thru jack, as this jack is intended to be used when connecting to your own personal outboard

guitar effects and/or guitar amplier (see "Guitar Effects" on page

6. Vocal Signal LED

This LED lights when the mic input signal is detected. This LED will light green when a signal is present, orange when approaching the A/D limiting point, and red when limiting occurs. Good practice is to set the microphone Input Gain knob so the Signal LED lights green regularly, lights orange occasionally, but never lights red.

NOTE: The Signal LED may also light red if the outputs clip due to the added gain from multiple enabled effects. If such a condition is encountered, simply lower the Input Gain knob until the Signal LED no longer indicates clipping.

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7. DATA Encoder

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WARMTH COMP CORRECT AMBNCE

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Gold Channel

TYPE

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Edit 2

Knob

Edit 3 Knob

Edit 4 Knob

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Edit 1 Knob

Edit 2

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Edit 3 Knob

Edit 4 Knob

This encoder is used to navigate menus and edit certain parameters. Pressing this encoder selects different pages within the Gold Channel and System menus.

8. Store Button

When pressed, this button initiates the preset store and copy functions. When a preset is edited, this button will light, indicating a change has been made to the preset’s stored settings.

9. System Button

Pressing this button enters the System menu, where you can edit Live

Harmony global system settings for conguring the Live Harmony for your

application. Pressing the DATA Encoder [7] will navigate through the system menus.

10. Sound Check Button

This button enables and disables the Sound Check feature. Sound Check lets you record a vocal loop which can then be used for auditioning and editing effect parameters (see "Sound Check" on page 19).

11. Edit Knobs

These four knobs are used to edit the various effect and system parameters. They correspond to the available on-screen parameters as shown in the illustration to the right.

From the Preset screen, these knobs provide quick access to overall harmony level, voice 1 and voice 2 harmony intervals, and the key/ scale setting.

12. A/B Footswitch

The Live Harmony lets you store two parts per preset: “A” and “B”. Vocal effects can be independently enabled or disabled in each part and the A/B footswitch toggles between these two parts. This feature can be helpful for applying effects within a song without having to switch between presets, such as enabling delays or distortion effects on certain words or vocal phrases. This A/B footswitch can be programmed in the System menu for toggle, momentary, or automatic operation (see "A/B Footswitch

Conguration" on page 34

13. UP Footswitch

This footswitch selects the next preset up. Pressing and holding this footswitch for 1 second will bypass all Vocal effects (Gold Channel effects

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will not be affected). This "Vocal Effects Bypass" feature allows you to bypass all Vocal effects quickly, such as when talking to the audience between songs. Pressing and holding this footswitch for 2 seconds will access the built-in Guitar Tuner and mute the Live Harmony outputs while the tuner is active (see "Guitar Tuner" on page 25).

14. DOWN Footswitch

This footswitch selects the next preset down. Pressing and holding this footswitch for 2 seconds enters Loop mode, where you can record loops using the built-in Phrase Looper (see "Looper" on page 23).

15. Anti-Feedback Button

Pressing this button enables and disables dbx Advanced Feedback Suppression (AFS). When the button is lit, AFS is enabled (see

"Anti-Feedback" on page 18).

16. Live Adapt Button

Pressing this button globally enables and disables the Live Adapt feature. When the button is lit, Live Adapt is enabled. Pressing and holding this button enters the Live Adapt menu, where each of the separate Live Adapt functions can be enabled or disabled (see "Live Adapt™" on page 20).

17. Set List Button

Pressing this button enters Set List mode. Set Lists create a sequenced list of up to twenty presets, making it easy to step through only the presets

you want to use during a performance. Up to ve Set Lists can be created.

Pressing this button multiple times cycles through the available Set Lists. When the last Set List is selected, pressing this button again will exit Set List mode and return to Preset mode (see "Set Lists" on page 29).

18. LCD Display

This easy-to-read backlit LCD display provides the visual feedback necessary for operating the Live Harmony.

19. Guitar Signal LED

This LED lights when the guitar input signal is detected. This LED will light green when a signal is present, orange when approaching the A/D limiting point, and red when limiting occurs. Good practice is to set the GTR SENSITIVITY setting in the System menu so the Guitar LED lights green regularly, lights orange occasionally, but never lights red.

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Rear Panel

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1 2

1. Aux In Jack

Connect a portable music player or the outputs of a mixer to this stereo 1/8" jack. Audio from an external device plugged into this jack can be used either for Live Adapt and musIQ analysis or the audio can be mixed in with the vocal signal at the line and XLR outputs.

NOTE: Whenever a device is connected to the Aux In jack, it will be used for Live Adapt features instead of the internal microphone. For harmony

and pitch adaptive functions, priority is rst given to the Guitar In jack

if a connection is present. Second priority is given to the Aux In jack if a connection is present. If no connection is made to either the Guitar In or Aux In jacks, the internal mic will be used to gather the data for pitch and harmony generation. See "Live Adapt™" on page 20 for further information.

2. Input Gain Knob

This knob controls the input gain of the Mic/Line In jack.

3. Mic/Line In Jack

This combination jack accepts a microphone or line-level signal. Connect a microphone using an XLR connection to use the Live Harmony's internal mic preamp. +48 Volt phantom power can be enabled in the System menu for condenser microphones which require it. Connect using a 1/4" balanced TRS connection when connecting the line output of an external mic preamp to the Live Harmony.

4. Guitar In Jack

Connect your guitar to this 1/4", unbalanced TS jack. The guitar signal will be used by musIQ for harmony generation instead of the internal analysis mic or Aux In jack. Use the GTR SENSITIVITY and GTR XLR LVL parameters found in the System menu to adjust your guitar input and output levels. See

"GTR Sensitivity" on page 36 and "GTR XLR LVL" on page 36 for

further information on these parameters.

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5. Guitar Thru Jack

The guitar signal received at the Guitar In jack is passed through this 1/4", unbalanced TS jack and can connect to other guitar effects or the input of an

amplier. The Guitar effects built into the Live Harmony are not passed out

this output.

NOTE: The Vocalist Live Harmony needs to be the rst device in any

guitar effects chain.

6. Ground Lift Switch

This switch can be used to eliminate most hum and noise caused by ground loops created when connecting the Live Harmony to both a PA system via the XLR outputs and a guitar amp using the Guitar Thru jack.

7. Left/Right Out Jacks

These balanced XLR outputs provide either a mono or stereo mix of your lead vocal, harmony voices and effects, and guitar signal with effects. The signal level coming from these outputs could be described as a “hot” mic-level signal. It should be compatible with both the mic input of a mixer (with the mixer input trim turned down somewhat) and with a line input on the mixer (with the mixer trim set higher). See "Stereo" on page 35 for

information on conguring the Live Harmony outputs for mono or stereo

operation.

8. Headphone/Line Out Jack

This is a 1/4" stereo TRS output and can be used for headphones or for connecting to the line-level inputs of another device. This output carries the same mix that is presented at the XLR outputs. When the outputs

are congured for mono operation, both left and right channels will be

mono-summed and stereo imaging will be lost.

9. Footswitch Jack

Plug an optional DigiTech FS3X Footswitch to this jack for full-time control of the Live Harmony’s built-in Phrase Looper. You can also connect a volume or expression pedal to this jack for continuous control of various vocal effect parameters. For more information, see "FS3X Footswitch Control"

on page 31

and "Volume/Expression Pedal Control" on page 32.

10. Power Jack

Connect only the included power supply to this jack. The Live Harmony can only be powered using the included external adapter.

11. USB Port

Connect a Mini USB cable from this port to your computer to use the Vocalist Live Librarian software (available for Mac and PC) for preset

management and rmware updates.

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Connection Diagrams

1/8" Stereo TRS to Dual 1/4" TS Cable

1/4" Stereo TRS to Dual 1/4" TS Cable

Cable Diagrams

Stereo Connection to Live Harmony Aux In

Use a cable like the one shown below when connecting a stereo 1/4" feed to the Live Harmony's Aux In jack.

Left +

Ground

Left Left Channel (+)

Right Channel (+)

Ground

Left +

Ground

Right +

NOTE: You can also use the above cable when connecting a mono signal to the Aux In jack – such as when connecting an aux send or direct output from the mixing console. Simply connect only one of the 1/4" TS plugs to the desired output then leave the other disconnected.

Channel

Right

Channel

Ground

Right +

Stereo Connection from Live Harmony Line Out

Use a cable like the one shown below to connect the Live Harmony's 1/4" Headphone/Line Output to the 1/4" line inputs of another device.

Left +

Ground

Left Left Channel (+)

Ground

Right Channel (+)

Left +

Ground

Right +

NOTE: Connecting a mono TS cable to the 1/4" stereo Headphone/Line Output jack is not recommended. If you require a single mono feed from the 1/4" stereo Headphone/Line Output, it is recommended that you use a stereo cable as shown above and use only one of the TS plugs, leaving the other disconnected. You will then need to turn STEREO mode off in the System menu. See "Stereo" on page

for more information on changing the STEREO parameter.

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Channel

Right

Channel

Ground

Right +

Solo-Acoustic Guitar Application

Often with an acoustic guitar it is convenient to provide a single output to the PA. The Vocalist Live Harmony allows you to mix the guitar with the vocals and send the guitar/vocal mix to the PA via the XLR Outputs. This allows you total control of your sound from on-stage. The Vocalist Live Harmony also provides the ability to

add chorus and reverb to your guitar signal to ll out the sound. For a solo act it is

no longer necessary to carry a mixer to the gig. To balance the guitar level with the vocals, adjust the GTR XLR LVL on page 2/6 in the System menu, see "GTR XLR

LVL" on page 36

for further information.

Mic or Line

LEGEND

Omit For Mono

Optional

Input

Microphone Guitar

Mic or Line

Input

Harman

Power Supply

DigiTech FS3X Footswitch or

Volume/Expression Pedal

NOTE: By default the Live Harmony is congured for stereo operation. To congure the Live Harmony for mono operation you must turn off the STEREO

option in the System menu, see "Stereo" on page 35 for further information.

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Band-Electric Guitar Application

This setup is ideal for the electric guitarist who wants the benet of musIQ chord

recognition but plays through an amp and doesn't want the guitar mixed with the vocals at the XLR outputs. To prevent the guitar signal from being fed directly to the PA, adjust the GTR XLR LVL to 0 on page 2/6 in the System menu, see "GTR XLR

LVL" on page 36

Guitar Effects

and/or Amp

for further information.

Mic or Line

Input(s)

Harman

Power Supply

Microphone Guitar

LEGEND

Omit For Mono

Optional

DigiTech FS3X Footswitch or

Volume/Expression Pedal

NOTE: By default the Live Harmony is congured for stereo operation. To congure the Live Harmony for mono operation you must turn off the STEREO

option in the System menu, see "Stereo" on page 35 for further information.

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Practice Application

This setup is ideal for practicing your skills, working on new material, or preparing

for the gig. Connecting a portable music player lets you practice along with pre-recorded music. Connect a computer to backup your presets and set lists or

graphically congure set lists for your next gig.

Computer w/Vocalist Live

Librarian Software

Harman

Power Supply

Portable Music

Player

LEGEND

Optional

Microphone Guitar

Headphones DigiTech FS3X Footswitch or

Volume/Expression Pedal

NOTE: In order to monitor the portable music player out of the Headphone/

Line Out jack in this application, you must congure the Aux In jack for "Mix"

operation, see "Aux In Conguration" on page 40 for further information.

NOTE: The headphone output level can be adjusted using the OUT PAD parameter in the System menu, see "Out Pad" on page 33 for more information.

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Operating The Live Harmony

This section of the manual describes how to navigate and use the various features of the Live Harmony.

Gold Channel Effects

The "Gold Channel" effect processing section is the rst effect module in the signal

chain and provides channel strip style processing. The Gold Channel is comprised of the following 8 effects: Tube Warmth, Compressor, Pitch Correction, Ambience, EQ, De-Esser, Gate, and Low Cut. These effects provide the sonic foundation for your vocal sound and are used as the front end on all presets.

To globally bypass/enable the Gold Channel effects:

1. Press the <Gold Channel> button. When the Gold Channel button is lit, the Gold Channel effects are enabled. When the button is not lit, these effects are bypassed.

To edit Gold Channel settings:

1. Press and hold the <Gold Channel> button. The <Gold Channel> button

will begin ashing and the LCD display will now display the Gold Channel effect

parameters.

2. Start singing into the microphone or use the Sound Check feature (see "Sound

Check" on page 19

select a Gold Channel TYPE. Think of these "Types" as precongured setups of

Gold Channel parameters. Once you've selected the Gold Channel TYPE which

is close to the sound you are after, you can ne tune the settings by turning the

corresponding <Edit> knobs.

3. Press the <DATA> encoder to navigate the various pages within the Gold Channel menu and use the corresponding <Edit> knobs to make any further parameter adjustments.

4. When nished editing, press the <Gold Channel> button to exit.

for further information). Turn the <DATA> encoder to

NOTE: Changes to Gold Channel effect parameters do not need to be stored to a preset, since these effects are global and independent of presets.

Any changes made to Gold Channel Types are automatically remembered. This lets you setup different custom channel strip settings and easily switch between them. You can always revert back to the factory default settings for any of the Gold Channel types if necessary.

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To reset a Gold Channel Type back to its factory default settings:

1. Press and hold the <Gold Channel> button. The <Gold Channel> button

will begin ashing and the LCD display will now display the Gold Channel effect

parameters.

2. Turn the <DATA> encoder until you have selected the TYPE you wish to

reset. If the selected TYPE has been modied from the default settings, the

display will read "TYPE-MODIFIED".

3. Press the <DATA> encoder as many times as it takes to get to page 3 of 3 (3/3) in the Gold Channel menu. Once you are on page 3, you will see the RESET parameter in the bottom right-hand corner of the LCD display.

4. Turn the <Edit 4> knob to initiate the reset procedure.

5. A prompt will be displayed, allowing you to conrm or cancel the operation. Turn the <Edit 3> knob to select "Yes" and conrm the type reset procedure. Turn the <Edit 2> knob to select "No" and cancel the operation.

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Vocal Effects

The Vocal effects processing section comes after the Gold Channel effects and is

comprised of the following 6 effect modules: Harmony 1, Harmony 2, Doubler, FX

(pitch, modulation, and distortion/lter effects), Delay, and Reverb. Unlike the Gold

Channel effects, Vocal effect settings are independently stored to each preset.

To bypass/enable a Vocal effect module:

1. Press the corresponding effect button (e.g., <Harmony 1>, <Double>, <FX>, etc.). When the effect button is lit, the corresponding effect is enabled.

When the effect button is not lit, the corresponding effect is bypassed.

2. If you wish to store the Vocal effect’s enabled or bypassed state, press the <Store> button and perform the preset storing procedure. See "Presets" on

page 26

To edit Vocal effect settings:

1. Press and hold the effect button for the effect which you would like to edit (e.g., <Harmony 1>, <Double>, <FX>, etc.). The effect button will begin

ashing and the LCD display will now display the selected effect’s parameters.

2. Start singing into the microphone or use the Sound Check feature (see "Sound

Check" on page 19

3. Turn the <DATA> encoder to audition and select the desired effect TYPE (or the desired VOICING if adjusting one of the two harmonies).

4. Turn the corresponding <Edit> knobs to rene the various parameters until the desired effect is achieved.

5. When nished, press the ashing effect button to exit the effect's edit menu.

6. To store the changes, press the <Store> button and perform the preset storing procedure. See "Presets" on page 26 for further information on storing user presets.

for further information on storing user presets.

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Guitar Effects

The Live Harmony features separate effects that can be used for a guitar plugged

into the Guitar In jack. Guitar effects are only available when you mix your guitar signal directly to the XLR and Line/Headphone outputs along with your vocals. The effects do not come out the Guitar Thru jack. Like the Vocal effects, the Guitar effects settings are independently stored to each preset.

To bypass/enable the Guitar effect module:

1. Press the <Guitar> button. When the button is lit, the Guitar effects are enabled. When the button is not lit, the Guitar effects are bypassed.

2. If you wish to store the newly enabled or bypassed state, press the <Store> button and perform the preset storing procedure. See "Presets" on page 26 for further information on storing user presets.

To edit Guitar effect settings:

1. Press and hold the <Guitar> button for approximately 2 seconds. The button

will begin ashing and the LCD display will now display the Guitar effect’s

parameters.

2. Start strumming your guitar or use the Sound Check feature (see "Sound

Check" on page 19

3. Turn the <DATA> encoder to audition and select the desired MOD TYPE.

4. Turn the <Edit 1>, <Edit 2>, and <Edit 3> knobs to rene the various parameters until the desired effect is achieved.

5. Turn the <Edit 4> knob to adjust how much of the guitar reverb effect will be applied to your guitar signal.

6. When nished, press the <Guitar> button to exit the Guitar menu.

7. To store the changes, press the <Store> button and perform the preset storing procedure. See "Presets" on page 26 for further information on storing user presets.

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Effects Bypass

During performance there will be times when you want to bypass all effects when speaking to the audience between songs. The Live Harmony has a global Effects Bypass which will bypass all Vocal and Guitar effects within the currently loaded

preset. Effects Bypass only bypasses specic Gold Channel effects (i.e., Pitch Correct,

Ambience, and Noise Gate).

To bypass/enable all Vocal effects:

1. Press and hold the <Up> footswitch until the LED above the footswitch lights and the display reads, “EFFECTS BYPASSED”.

2. Press any footswitch or effect button to exit the Effects Bypass function and re-enable the Vocal effects.

Anti-Feedback

The Live Harmony uses dbx AFS® (Advanced Feedback Suppression) to actively

monitor and kill feedback before it becomes a problem. In live situations where feedback is possible, enable AFS by simply pressing the <Anti-Feedback> button – the button will turn green, indicating the Anti-Feedback feature is active. The Anti-Feedback button has three color coded states to let you know it’s working, they are:

• Green LED Indicates the AFS feature is enabled.

• Amber LED Indicates AFS is actively notching feedback frequencies.

• Red LED

Indicates all AFS lters have been set. When all lters have been set and a new feedback frequency occurs, AFS will release the rst set AFS lter in order to place it at the new feedback frequency location. AFS lters can be cleared by

simply pressing the <ANTI-FEEDBACK> button twice (once to disable

Anti-Feedback and again to re-enable it). AFS lters are also cleared when the

Live Harmony is power cycled.

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Sound Check

If you've ever tried adjusting vocal effects while singing then you know that it can be

difcult to properly judge the changes due to the fact that you can hear your own

voice inside your head. The Sound Check feature resolves this issue by allowing you to record a vocal loop (pre-effects) that you can then playback through the Gold

Channel and Vocal effects. This provides an easy way to audition and ne-tune all

effect settings without having to sing into the microphone while making adjustments. If you have your guitar connected to the Guitar In jack and wish to use the built-in Guitar effects, you can also select to record your guitar using the Sound Check feature, so you can dial in your guitar effects using the same easy method.

To use the Sound Check feature:

1. Press the <Sound Check> button. The display will read “RECORD PHRASE (LEFT FOOTSWITCH)” and the <Down> footswitch LED will begin ashing.

2. Turn the Record Guitar feature on or off by turning the <Edit 2> knob.

3. Press the ashing <Down> footswitch to begin recording. The display will read “RECORDING”.

4. When you are nished recording, press the <Down> footswitch again to stop recording and begin playback of the Sound Check loop.

5. Proceed with editing effects as outlined in the section, "Vocal Effects" on page

6. When you have nished making edits, press the <Sound Check> button to exit and disable the Sound Check feature.

7. Store the preset to retain the changes. See "Presets" on page 26 for further information on storing user presets.

NOTE: A loop recorded using Sound Check will be erased when the Sound Check feature is exited or when the power is disconnected.

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Live Adapt™

Live Adapt analyzes your music using the internal microphone or Aux In jack then dynamically adjusts the noise gate threshold (internal mic only), pitch and harmony key, and delay/modulation effect tempo. When a guitar is connected to the Guitar In jack, the guitar signal is analyzed for setting the proper key for harmonies and pitch effects based on the chord progression played. The below table shows where each Live Adapt option will analyze the signal from depending on the connections made to the Vocalist Live Harmony.

Adaptive

Gate

Adaptive

Pitch

Adaptive

Harmony

Adaptive

Tempo

No connection

made to Aux In or

Guitar In jack

Internal Mic Feature Disabled Internal Mic Feature Disabled

Internal Mic Aux In Guitar In Guitar In

Internal Mic Aux In Internal Mic Aux In

Connection made

to Aux In jack

Connection made

to Guitar In jack

Connections

made to Aux In &

Guitar In jacks

The Live Adapt options can be enabled and disabled independently in the Live Adapt menu and then turned on and off globally with the Live Adapt button. When the Live Adapt button is lit, any enabled Live Adapt options will be active. Following is a description of each of the options available in the Live Adapt menu.

GATE This parameter affects the noise gate located in the Gold Channel. This option has two settings:

• Preset With this option selected, the gate threshold will not adapt and will be set according to the "GATE" parameter setting in the Gold Channel menu.

• Adapt With this option selected, the audio analyzed by the internal microphone is used in combination with the vocal microphone signal to modify the gate threshold from its baseline “GATE” parameter setting in the Gold Channel menu. When adaptive gate is enabled, the Live Harmony detects when the dominant sound source is not close to the microphone, and more aggressively gates the signal to reduce the amount of background noise leaking through the vocal mic. As soon as the Live Harmony detects that someone is singing into the vocal microphone, the gate is moved back to its baseline level to prevent cutting out lower level vocal sounds.

One common problem with vocal processors occurs when a singer is playing an acoustic guitar while using vocal effects, such as harmony or modulation. When the singer stops singing but continues playing, the sound of the guitar can leak through the vocal mic resulting in an unintended processed guitar sound. Setting the gate high enough to prevent this can unfortunately result in

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