Digitech VOCALIST VL3D BROCHURE
Vocal Harmony and
Effects Processor
Owner’s
Manual
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Vice-President of Engineering
8760 S. Sandy Parkway
Sandy, Utah 84070, USA
Date: March 20, 2009
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Table of Contents
Overview .....................................................................................................1
Introduction ................................................................................................................................................................... 1
musIQ® Technology ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Front Panel .................................................................................................3
Using the VL3D with a Keyboard ..............................................................9
Using the VL3D with a Guitar ...................................................................10
Guitar Sensitivity ........................................................................................................................................................... 11
Tuner ................................................................................................................................................................................ 11
Using the VL3D with a Computer ............................................................12
Pre-Effects ...................................................................................................14
Warmth ........................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Compressor ................................................................................................................................................................... 14
De Esser .......................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Noise Gate ..................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Pitch Correct ..............................................................................................15
Reverb .........................................................................................................15
Harmony Patches and Parts .....................................................................16
Store and Recall a Patch .............................................................................................................................................. 16
Harmony A/B Parts ....................................................................................................................................................... 16
Harmony Modes .........................................................................................17
musIQ® Harmony Mode ..............................................................................................................................................17
Acappella Harmony Mode .......................................................................................................................................... 17
Notes Harmony Mode................................................................................................................................................. 18
Harmony Voicing ........................................................................................18
Harmony Gender .......................................................................................19
Harmony Mix ..............................................................................................19
Humanize ....................................................................................................19
Harmony On/Off ........................................................................................19
MIDI Configuration ....................................................................................20
MIDI Channel ................................................................................................................................................................. 20
Split Point ........................................................................................................................................................................ 20
1-Channel and 4-Channel MIDI Mode ..................................................................................................................... 21
CC MIDI Channel ......................................................................................................................................................... 21
Program Change ............................................................................................................................................................ 22
Saving Global Parameters ............................................................................................................................................22
External Footswitch ...................................................................................22
MIDI Messages ............................................................................................23
Notes ............................................................................................................................................................................... 23
Program Change ............................................................................................................................................................ 23
System Exclusive............................................................................................................................................................ 23
Factory Reset ..............................................................................................24
Continuous Controller...............................................................................24
Effects Block Diagram ...............................................................................25
Specifications ..............................................................................................26
Warranty
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1. The warranty registration card must be mailed within ten days after purchase date to validate this
warranty.
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workmanship under normal use and service.
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evidence of defect, provided the product is returned to DigiTech 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 DigiTech 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.
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no event shall DigiTech 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.
Overview
Introduction
The Vocalist® Live 3 Desktop (VL3D) is a powerful but easy to use intelligent
vocal harmony processor. Armed with the musIQ
nology, the VL3D combines studio-quality audio performance, state of the art
vocal processing and an easy to use control interface.
The VL3D provides the flexibility to allow musIQ technology to automatically
generate two Harmony Voices, to manually produce up to four Harmony Voices
in MIDI Notes mode, or to manually define the key and scale for the Harmony
Voices in instrument-free Acappella mode. In addition, the VL3D offers Pitch
Correction, Gender Shifting, and Humanize functions too.
With 5 available patches to save harmony configurations, four vocal Pre-Effects,
pitch correction, three room sizes of reverb and a guitar tuner all packed into
a sleek and stylish die cast metal desktop form factor, the VL3D 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, chords and key signatures
played on a guitar or MIDI keyboard 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.
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harmony generation tech-
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VL3D Main Features
Two voices of fully automatic harmony. Just play naturally on your guitar or •
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keyboard and musIQ
technology will ensure that the harmony voices are
always musically correct
Up to four voices of MIDI controlled harmony. Use your keyboard or •
MIDI sequence to specify the precise harmony notes you want
Acappella harmony allows you to specify the key and scale of the song for •
cases where you are singing without accompaniment
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 harmony patch has •
an A part and a B part to make on-stage harmony changes easy
Vocal Pre Effects: Warmth (tube preamp), Compressor, De Esser and Noise •
Gate
Chromatic Pitch Correction •
Reverb with three different room sizes•
MIDI In, Thru and USB MIDI•
Low noise microphone preamp•
48V phantom power•
Guitar Ground Lift to eliminate any noise hum issues that may arise•
Built-in Guitar Tuner •
Balanced stereo outputs •
Balanced Line In for post processing recording applications•
24-bit, 44.1kHz audio quality •
Footswitch jack for optional footswitch allowing easy live configuration •
changes
Included Items
Before you get started, please ensure that the following items have been included:
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The Vocalist•
Live 3 Desktop
PS-0913B Power Adapter•
Owner’s Manual•
Warranty Card•
The utmost care was taken while your VL3D 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.digitech.com. It is your safeguard should a problem arise with your VL3D.
Important safety tip: Always turn on amplifiers AFTER all other connections
are made to the VL3D and AFTER the VL3D is powered up.
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Front Panel
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Warmth 1.
This controls the warmth of the vocal by emulating a tube preamp.
Compressor2.
Adjusts the amount of compression or dynamic range on the lead voice.
De Esser 3.
Adjusts the aggressiveness of the sibilance suppression.
Noise Gate 4.
Controls the noise gate threshold for the microphone input.
Pre Effects 5.
When lit, all Pre Effects are active at their respective dialed in levels. When
the button is not lit, all Pre-Effects are turned off.
Pitch Correct Amount 6.
Adjusts the amount of the chromatic pitch correction on the lead voice.
Pitch Correct 7.
When lit, Pitch Correct is enabled. When the button is not lit, Pitch Correct is disabled.
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Reverb Types 8.
Studio
With Studio Reverb lit, a standard studio plate reverb is applied to the
vocals.
Room
With Room Reverb lit, the modeled natural reverb of a medium sized
room is applied to the vocals.
Hall
With Hall Reverb lit, the simulated acoustic reverb of a large concert hall is
applied to the vocals.
Reverb Level9.
This adjusts the amount of the selected reverb that is applied to the vocals
when Reverb is enabled.
Reverb10.
When lit, the selected reverb is enabled. When the button is not lit, Reverb
is disabled.
Signal LED Indicators 11.
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 VL3D limiting point. When lit red, the limiter is active and the Mic/Line Input Level adjustment should be reduced.
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
VL3D Guitar Sensitivity setting should be changed to Lo.
Note: If the Guitar Signal Strength LED is not lit when playing your guitar,
change the VL3D Guitar Sensitivity setting to Hi.
MIDI
This light flashes green when MIDI activity is detected on either the MIDI
In or USB MIDI ports.
USB
This is lit blue when the USB port is connected to a computer.
Tuner Bars12.
These are used by the Guitar Tuner to signify the flat or sharp deviation of
the note played from the target note.
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Display13.
This display shows the Guitar Sensitivity, Guitar Tuner target note, selected
Key in Acappella mode and is used for the MIDI Configuration Menu.
Musical Indicators 14.
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In Acappella and Tuner modes, this indicates the selected Key/Note shown
on the Display as being Sharp or Flat.
Maj Min
In Acappella mode, this defines the selected Scale as Major or Minor.
Tuner15.
Pressing this button will both enter and exit the Guitar Tuner.
Key –16.
In Acappella mode, this button is used to cycle through the available Key
selections. In the MIDI Configuration Menu, this button is used to cycle
back through the parameter options.
Scale +17.
In Acappella mode, this button is used to toggle the Scale between Major
and Minor. In the MIDI Configuration Menu, this button is used to increment through the parameter options.
MIDI18.
Pressing this button enters the MIDI Configuration Menu and cycles
through the five configurable options. The button lights to indicate the
MIDI Configuration Menu is in use. This menu is automatically exited after
cycling past the last item. To exit the menu earlier, hold the MIDI button
until the LED turns off.
Harmony Patch19.
This button cycles through the five Harmony Patches on the currently
selected bank defined by the A/B button color. To save altered harmony
settings to the current Harmony Patch and the current A/B part, hold the
Harmony Patch button until the selected Patch Number flashes.
Note: You must save each A/B part individually.
Harmony Patch Number20.
This indicates which of the five Harmony Patches is presently selected.
Note that each Harmony Patch has two harmony settings defined by the
A/B button and color.
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Mode21.
Pressing the Mode button cycles through the four Harmony Modes; mu-
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MIDI, musIQ Guitar, Acappella and Notes.
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Gender22.
There are individual Gender controls for each of the two Harmony Voices.
By pressing the Gender button of the corresponding Harmony Voice, you
can cycle through the Gender shifts from Male (M) to Female (F) as indicated on the Gender Display above. Note that when there are no bars lit
on the Gender Display, the Gender setting is disabled for the corresponding Harmony Voice.
Voicing23.
There are individual Voicing controls for each of the two Harmony Voices.
By pressing the Voicing button of the corresponding Harmony Voice, you
can cycle through the Voicing options as indicated on the Voicing Display
above. Note that when there are no bars lit on the Voicing Display, the
Voicing shift is disabled for the corresponding Harmony Voice.
Note: The exact note choice of the various Voicing shift settings depends
on the Harmony Mode selected and related variables such as current note
or chord, chord history and lead voice note.
Harmony Mix24.
This adjusts the mix of Lead Voice with the Harmony Voices at the outputs.
With the knob fully counter-clockwise, only the Lead Voice is present at
the outputs with no Harmony Voices. With the knob fully clockwise, only
the Harmony Voices will be heard at the outputs with no Lead Voice.
Humanize25.
This adjusts the amount of naturalness of the Harmony Voices. The intent
is to make the harmonies sound more like real backup singers by introducing variations in the timing and pitch. Fully counterclockwise makes the
harmonies follow the lead very tightly. Fully clockwise and the harmonies
are quite loose.
Harmony On / Off26.
This button turns the Harmony Voices on and off. When the button is lit,
the Harmony Voices are enabled. When the light is off, the Harmony Voices
are disabled.
Part A / B27.
This button toggles between the A and B Parts of the selected Harmony
Preset. Green indicates Part A, red indicates Part B.
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