DigiTech Vocalist Workstation EX User Manual

Program List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Setup Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Back Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Audio Connection Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

MIDI Connection Examples . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Performance Setting Levels, Generating a Good Signal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Loading Programs from the Front Panel,The LCD Display Window .12 The Harmony Controls, Understanding the Five Harmony Types: . . .13

Chordal, Scalic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Vocoder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Chromatic, Pitch Correct, Changing Harmonies with the Softkeys . .16

Editing Using Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Detune . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Vibrato . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Scoop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Reverb . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Mix . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Harmony Editing, Changing Softkey Assignments . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Editing Individual Harmony Styles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Customizing A Harmony, Naming Programs and Styles . . . . . . . . . . 30

Storing Your Edits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Utilities MIDI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

MIDI Selection of Key and Harmony . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35

MIDI Keyboard Split Point, MIDI Song Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

MIDI Program Dump Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Initialization Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .44

Footswitch Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46

User Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Synthesizer Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48

Audio Utilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Song Mode Playing, Creating, Editing, Naming, Arranging Songs . . . . . . . . . . . .51

Basic Harmony Concepts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Appendix 1 Specifications Appendix 2 - MIDI MIDI Implementation chart

MIDI Messages MIDI SysEx Dump Formats MIDI SysEx Parameters Decimal / Binary / Hex equivalents

1 Silky Thickener Auto Doubling 2 Stereo Doubler 3 Mono Doubler 4 Group Doubler 5 Octave Down 6 Octave Up 7 Up and Down

8 Blow Me Down Special Effects 9 Cher A Like 10 Cyberian One 11 Cyberian Two 12 Cyberian Three 13 I Can't Sing 14 Ethyl Merman 15 Barry Tone

16 Oakridge Chordal Harmony 17 Steve ÔNÕ Edie 18 Heavenly 19 One Up On Ya 20 Midgrade 21 Take Six 22 Barber Pole 23 Fill ÔEr Up 24 Deep Choir 25 Double Up

26 Keyboard:Notes Vocoder 27 Keyboard: Male 28 Keyboard: Female 29 Keyboard: Mixed 30 Keyboard: Scoops 31 Keyboard: Layer 32 Keyboard: Stereo 33 Keyboard: Plain 34 Keyboard: 4 chan 35 Keyboard: Auto Trans

36 Everlys Scalic Harmony 37 Eagles 38 Manhattan 39 Doobies 40 Thirds Below 41 Nashville 42 Cluster Six 43 Deep Six 44 Suite Judy 45 Third & Gender

46 PCorr 1 hit note Pitch Correction 47 PCorr 2 Maj scale 48 PCorr 3 Min scale 49 PCorr 4 Nearest semi 50 PCorr 5 2 semi bend

Sing or play a vocal track. No front panel or MIDI input required

Play chords on a MIDI keyboard or the front panel while you sing. The harmony voices will move with your voice.

Play individual notes or chords on a MIDI keyboard while you sing. The harmony voices will not move automatically with your voice.

Play one note only for thick effect

Requires 4 MIDI channels to work

Select the key and scale of your song from the front panel. Once you have set the key and scale there is no more button pushing required beyond activating Bypass. Experiment with different Major and Minor scales by pressing the softkeys under the LCD.

Hit a note from the front panel or a MIDI keyboard Select the key from the front panel keyboard Select the key from the front panel keyboard Sing - all notes will be corrected Use the pitch wheel on a MIDI keyboard

Congratulations and thank you for purchasing the DigiTech Vocalist Workstation EX. This product incorporates a high quality, editable reverberation effect with the innovative vocal harmony technology that has made DigiTech a world leader in vocal harmony processing. We are confident you will be satisfied with its ease of use, elegant ergonomic design and sound quality whether your application is live performance or studio recording.

The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs features include:

❷ up to 5 part harmony generation including input vocal ❷ harmony voice ÒgenderÓ feature ❷ extensive ÒhumanizingÓ options ❷ front panel mixing for quick access during performance ❷ built-in digital reverb ❷ transmits and receives single program dumps from Studio Vocalist

and/or another Vocalist Workstation

❷ bright LCD display ❷ 8 softkeys for additional harmony options and to simplify editing ❷ one octave front panel keyboard for key and chord entry ❷ song mode for harmonies without MIDI ❷ comprehensive MIDI SysEx implementation: many parameters are

accessible via MIDI

The Vocalist Workstation EX is equipped with an AC adapter. Use only the 9.75V AC, 820mA adapter supplied with the Vocalist Workstation EX (Harmon Pro Group PS750). Any other adapter may cause damage to the Vocalist Workstation EX. The Vocalist Workstation EX, like any piece of computer hardware, is sensitive to voltage drops, spikes and surges. Interference such as lightning or power ÒbrownoutsÓ can erase your program memory, or even permanently damage the circuitry inside the unit. Here are some suggestions to help protect your Vocalist Workstation EX from such a fate: ¥ Turn it off when not in use: Make a habit of turning off all of

your gear when it is not in use. If there is a lightning or severe windstorm, unplug all of your equipment: A surge from a nearby lightning strike or downed power line can destroy electronic equipment even if the switch is off.

¥ Use Spike and Surge Protectors: An inexpensive solution to all

but the most severe of AC line conditions. Surge protected power strips are usually only slightly more expensive than unprotected strips, and higher quality multi-stage surge suppressors are usually under $50 Ð a worthy investment for the protection of all your valuable electronic equipment.

¥ Use AC Line Conditioners: This is the best and most expensive

way to protect your Vocalist Workstation EX from line voltage fluctuations. Line conditioners constantly monitor the incoming voltage for excessive peaks and dips and make adjustments accordingly, thereby delivering consistent power levels. For very expensive equipment, AC line conditioners are an absolute requirement.

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These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Do not open the unit. Do not attempt to service the unit yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel. Opening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturerÕs warranty. Do not get the Vocalist Workstation EX wet. If liquid is spilled on the unit, unplug it immediately and take it to a dealer for service. Disconnect the equipment during storms to prevent damage.

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Provides visual feedback of all operating modes including performance, editing and utility modes.

The Input LED monitors the incoming signal from the Mic and Line inputs. The 0dB LED lights 3 dB before the onset of clipping.

The MIDI LED indicates that the Vocalist Workstation EX is receiving MIDI. The Overflow LED indicates an overload of the digital signal processor. If it

lights, reduce the input gain or front panel mixer faders. The Lock LED shows that the pitch detection circuitry has recognized the

input pitch. The Factory button selects the factory-designed program bank for perfor-

mance or editing. The User button selects the user-programmable bank for performance and

editing. The Bypass button mutes the Harmony components from the mix, leaving the

Lead Vocal and Reverb. Note that if the Lead level is set to zero, Bypass will

mute all sound.

Utility mode allows access to system, MIDI, footswitch and user preference configurations.

Song mode is for editing and performance of ÒsongsÓ which are sequences of chord changes, key types and variations triggered by MIDI, the front panel, or a footswitch.

In Factory, User and Song modes, the Data Wheel selects and loads programs. In Edit mode, it increases or decreases the value of the selected parameter.

These keys perform different functions in each different mode; They select harmony variations in the Programs mode and configuration parameters in the Program or Song Edit and Utilities modes. For further information on how these relate to different Programs, see pages 13, 16 & 18.

The Left and the Right Arrow button become active when the ♦and ∅characters are seen in the top corners of the LCD within Edit or Utility mode. Pressing either of the page buttons will present the next or previous editing screen.

This one-octave keyboard allows you to input musical information such as Key and Chord root note. The keyboard can also be used to select a cue-in note, which is selectable from the Utilities menu.

The Edit button presents the parameter editing screens from within Factory, User and Song modes.

The Exit button backtracks through successive menu layers in all editing and programming modes.

The Store button offers the option of saving an edited program in the User bank. For more information on editing Programs, see the Editing chapter.

These faders allow you to modify mix levels quickly. They are ÒglobalÓ controls in that they affect all programs. They are also relative to the mixer settings within each program. To allow you room to Ònudge the level up a bitÓ and to reproduce the factory programs as they were mixed, you should align the Lead, Harmony and Reverb faders with the raised bump placed at 70% of each faderÕs travel, which is called the Ònominal level".

The Lead level fader controls the amount of your dry, unprocessed voice in the mix. If the Lead voice is turned off in any particular program, this control will have no effect, and there will be no dry, unprocessed voice output from the Workstation regardless of the Bypass position.

The Harmony level fader controls the level of the harmony voices in the mix. If the Harmony voice is turned off in a particular program, this control will have no effect

The Reverb Level fader controls the amount of reverb added to the combined lead and harmony voice mix. Each Program allows you to store unique lead and harmony reverb levels.

The Input control varies the input level for the microphone and line inputs. The raised bump in the control corresponds to 0 dB.

The Output control varies the output level for both left and right outputs and the Headphone jack. The raised bump in the control corresponds to 0 dB at +4 dBu nominal, the professional standard for signal levels. If your mixer accepts semi-pro signal levels (-10 dBu) you should reduce this fader.

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4. To modify the amount of Detune effect on the first voice, turn the Data Wheel. Press the softkeys below the other voices to select them for editing. The softkeys can also be used to change values.

5. To edit the Randomness parameter, press the Right Arrow button to move to the next edit screen. Select the voices with the softkeys and increase or decrease the amount of Randomness with the Data Wheel.

6. To edit the amount of Pitch Randomization, press the Right Arrow button. Turn the Data Wheel to adjust to the desired value.

Adding Vibrato to the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs harmonies is another way of adding realism. Vibrato is the regular modulation of a voiceÕs pitch that lends interest to an otherwise static note. You can edit five different vibrato parameters for each voice allowing you to construct the most realistic vibrato performance possible.

Depth

This varies the amount of pitch deviation above and below the root pitch of the harmony note. This varies in 1 cent increments between 0 and 100 cents.

Rate

This is the modulation speed of the vibrato. It is measured in Hertz (Hz: the number of cycles per second). This can be varied in tenths of one Hz between 0 and 9.9 Hz.

Type

This gives you a selection of four different vibrato waveforms. They are: sine wave, square wave, sawtooth up and sawtooth down.

Delay

This changes the time between when the Vocalist Workstation EX produces a harmony note and the onset of vibrato. Vibrato does not immediately occur after the delay period; instead it increases gradually in intensity. It is edited in 20 millisecond increments from 0 to 2.5 seconds.

Randomness

Randomness applies random values to the combination of Depth and Rate. Each new note you sing will have a slightly faster or slower vibrato rate and slightly increased or decreased depth. This parameter is set from 1 to 10.

1. Use the Data Wheel to select the program you want to edit and press the Edit button.

2. Press the softkey that corresponds to Vibrato. (Vibr)

3. Select a different style preset using the Data Wheel. If you are satisfied with loading a different style, refer to the ÒStoring your EditsÓ section on page 30. Press the Edit button again to modify the current Vibrato style or, to create a new Vibrato style from scratch, load one of the blank styles (BlnkVibr #) and then press the Edit button.

4. To increase and decrease the Vibrato Depth on voice number one, turn the Data Wheel. Press the softkeys below the LCD to select other voices for editing. The softkeys are also be used to raise or lower values.

5. To edit the Vibrato Rate, press the Right Arrow button to move to the next edit screen. Select one of the voices with the softkeys and use the Data Wheel to edit the value.

6. To vary the Vibrato Delay, press the Right Arrow button to move to the next edit screen. Select one of the voices with the softkeys and use the Data Wheel to edit the value.

7. To edit the Randomness parameter, press the Right Arrow button to move to the next edit screen. Select one of the voices with the softkeys and increase or decrease the amount of Randomness with the Data Wheel while you sing.

ÒScoopingÓ refers to a technique singers use where they bend the pitch into a note from below the target pitch. This feature makes your Vocalist Workstation EX harmonies sound like a group of singers improvising their parts.

There are two ways of introducing Scoop: you can use the Randomness factor in the Scalic, Chromatic and Vocoder modes to have the voices scoop automatically at random intervals or, in Vocoder mode only, you can introduce it deliberately via MIDI velocity. Scoop does not function in Pitch Correct mode.

Scoop Occurrence

This parameter allows you to set how often you would like the Vocalist Workstation EX to produce a scoop. A 50 percent occurrence rate means that, on average, one in every two notes you sing will scoop into pitch.

Scoop Amount

The amount of Scoop is applied in cents, from 0 to 900. Zero is no scoop and 900 is equivalent to 9 semitones. The higher values are not intended to produce long portamento-type slides into a note; they are intended to sound more like the voice has quickly come up from a non-pitched note below the input note.

Scoop Rate

Scoop time is variable from 0 (slowest) to 10 (fastest). The numbers represent a range of acceptable rates but are not referenced to any specific time scale.

Vocoder Scoop Threshold (Vocoderstyles only)

With a Vocoder style currently loaded, this parameter allows you to produce a scooped harmony note only when you hit a keyboard note (or notes) above a certain velocity. The MIDI velocity range can be set from 0 to 127 although you will most likely be using the higher velocities.

1. Use the Data Wheel to select the program you want to edit and press the Edit button.

2. Press the softkey that corresponds to Scoop. (Scp)

3. Select a different style preset using the Data Wheel. If you are satisfied with loading a different style, refer to the ÒStoring your EditsÓ section on page 30. Press the Edit button again to modify the current Scoop style or, to create a new Scoop style from scratch, load one of the blank styles (BlnkScp #) and then press the Edit button.

4. The first screen is the Scoop Occurrence setting. This should be set to the maximum value (100%) while you are experimenting with the other Scoop parameters. When you have set the other parameters to your liking the Occurrence setting can be reduced.

5. To set the Scoop amount press the right arrow button. Turn the Data Wheel to edit voice #1. Select the other voices with the softkeys beneath them and modify them with the Data Wheel.

6. To set the Scoop rate press the right arrow button. Turn the Data Wheel to edit voice #1. Zero is the slowest and 10 is the fastest rate. Select the other voices with the softkeys beneath them and modify them with the Data Wheel. To get your bearings, start by setting the rates at the lower settings and increase once you find the Scoop Amount that you like.

7. (Vocoder styles only) Press the right arrow button to advance to the Vocoder Threshold screen. The Data Wheel changes the value above which scoops are triggered by keyboard velocity.

The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs reverb effect is designed to surround your voice and the harmony voices with an acoustic environment. Because humans seldom if ever hear sounds without also hearing reflections off of nearby objects, the reverb effect adds realism to your performance.

The control parameters are very flexible and can simulate everything from an intimate studio to a large reflective hall and points in between. The factory programmed reverb styles allow quick changes and provide a starting point for your reverb explorations.

Each program may be stored with its own reverb setting to allow different effects for the songs in your repertoire. For more information on reverb, see the Vocalist EX Series Applications Guide.

Room Type

There are 5 room types available: Studio, Chamber, Club, Hall and Arena. The difference between them is the timing of the reflections.

Decay Time

This determines the amount of time it takes the particular room you have chosen to stop reverberating. Each room type has a slightly different range of decay times: Studio: .1-1 seconds, Chamber: .2-2 seconds, Club: .5-2.5 seconds, Hall: 1.5-4 seconds, Arena: 2-20 seconds.

Brightness

This parameter controls the decay time of the high frequencies only. This simulates different absorbing properties of the walls in your environment. The ÒdarkÓ value is fully damped, that is, high frequencies die off very quickly. The ÒbrightÓ value means that the highs take the same time as the low frequencies to die away.

HF Rolloff

This is the high frequency rolloff control which applies a lowpass (hi cut) filter to the overall reverb. As opposed to the Brightness control which adjusts the time of high frequency decay, the HF Rolloff control adjusts the amount of high frequencies present. The range of control is from 500 Hz through to Flat.

Reverb Enable

This is merely an on/off switch for the reverb effect. It allows you a convenient way to mute the reverb without affecting the programÕs controls.

Mix

Each program in the Vocalist Workstation EX can be stored with unique mixer settings (there are no ÒMixÓ Styles). This allows you to bring up the level of a single harmony voice for example or to turn the lead voice off for a 100% wet special effect. Each program can also have its own pan settings and reverb levels.

The front panel faders add and subtract to the mixer settings within the currently selected program. If any of the programmed levels are at zero, the front panel faders will not have any effect.

Note: If the Lead (dry) Voice is selected to zero in a program, all audio (not just the harmonies) will be muted when the Bypass is activated.

Harmony/Lead Mix

This parameter varies the mix between your uneffected input voice and the sum of the harmony voices. Both settings are interactive, that is, setting either sets both. The relative levels are displayed in percent.

Harmony Voice Levels

The volume of each of the four voices are adjusted independently. The levels are edited in 1 dB increments between 0 dB (full volume) and off.

Harmony Voice Pan

Each harmony voice can have its left/right orientation in the stereo field edited between 50 increments left and 50 right with the center point being 0. A graphical display shows the relative positions.

Input Vocal Pan

The lead voice (also known as ÒdryÓ) can be panned to any point in the stereo field in the same way as the harmony voices.

Lead Reverb Wet/ Dry Mix

The amount of reverb applied to the lead voice can be adjusted independently with this control.

Harmony Reverb Wet/ Dry Mix

The amount of reverb on the harmony voices only can be adjusted with this control. This works in conjunction with the individual harmony voice levels. For example, a harmony voice that is lower in volume than the other three voices would also have proportionately less reverb.Each program has its own mixer settings. There are no Mix styles as there are for the other edit parameters.

1. Use the Data Wheel to select the program you want to edit and press the Edit button then the softkey corresponding to Mix.

2. To adjust the Harmony/Lead mix, turn the Data Wheel. The bar graphs showing the relative levels move together.

3. To adjust the individual harmony levels, press the Right Arrow button. The LCD shows the current attenuation as a vertical bar with a numerical dB level. Remember, 0 dB is full volume for the selected voice. Press the softkeys below the other voices to select them for level adjustment. The softkeys may also be used to raise or lower values.

4. To edit the individual voice pans, press the Right Arrow button. In this screen, the voices are stacked vertically but still correspond to the softkeys in the same way as the other edit screens. When you move the Data Wheel, the pan pointers move diagonally across the screen to give you a visual indication of where the voice is placed in the stereo field. The stereo position is also shown by the letters ÒLÓ (left), ÒRÓ (right) and ÒCÓ (center) with a number from 1 to 50 showing how far the voice is from the center position.

5. To change the panning of the lead voice, press the Right Arrow button to move to the Dry Pan screen. Turn the Data Wheel to change the pan position as described in the individual pans.

6 To change the Harmony Reverb Wet/Dry mix, press the Right

Arrow button to move to the Harmony Reverb Mix screen. Turn the Data Wheel to change the pan position as described in the individual pans.

7 To change the Lead Reverb Wet/Dry mix, press the Right Arrow

button to move to the Lead Reverb Mix screen. Turn the Data Wheel to change the pan position as described in the individual pans.

8. Press Store to save your changes or press the Exit button three times to return to the top level.

The Vocalist Workstation EX has automatic functions capable of producing musically correct harmonies and a large number of factory programs crafted to fit many performance situations. There may be, however, instances where the factory harmonies need to be edited to to suit your requirements.

The Vocalist Workstation EX allows you to shape the harmonies from the point of replacing one chord type with another in a Chordal harmony program for example, to the point of determining exactly which notes the Vocalist Workstation EX generates for any series of input notes in a Scalic harmony program.

Harmony styles work in a slightly different way from the humanizing styles. Where only one Detune or Vibrato style can be assigned to a particular program, there are 8 different harmony styles assignable per program that can be called up using the softkeys.

We will divide the harmony editing section into 3 levels for simplicity: Level 1. Changing the Softkey assignments of Harmony Styles Level 2. Editing Harmony Styles Level 3. Customizing Harmony Styles

This is the simplest level in which to modify the harmony component of a program. You have a choice of pre-programmed harmony styles that can be attached to the various programs to suit your needs.

Assignment of Harmony Styles to Softkeys

Each of the eight softkeys can be re-designated to enable a different harmony style when pressed. The same styles can be shuffled or a different style can be chosen for a particular softkey.

An example could be if you have chosen a program that produces a Chordal harmony with the voicing you want but it doesnÕt have an aug-

mented 7th chord assigned to any of the softkeys, you could change its assignment from something you donÕt need such as a diminished 7th.

1. Use the Data Wheel to select the program you want to edit and press the Edit button.

2. Press the softkey that corresponds to the Harmony parameter. The LCD shows the the current softkey selected by an arrow, its harmony style in quotation marks, and the other softkey assignments.

3. Press the softkey you want to reassign. The style display shows the keyÕs current assignment.

4. Turn the Data Wheel to select a different harmony style. You have a number of different styles to assign to each softkey. See ÒStyle Type, Scale or Chord SelectÓ described below for their descriptions.

5. If you want to reassign another softkey, press it and repeat step #4.

6. When you are satisfied, press Store once or Exit twice to save your changes. See ÒStoring Your EditsÓ at the end of this chapter for more details on saving.

If you canÕt find the harmony style you need from the pre-programmed harmony styles, you can enter the next editing level and create or modify one for yourself.

You have a choice of the following harmony style editing parameters:

Harmony Type, Scale or Chord Select

You can choose between Chromatic, Scalic, Chordal, Vocoder and Pitch Correct harmony types to assign to your harmony style.

For Chordal harmonies, this screen allows you to choose between major, major 7th, minor, minor 7th, dominant 7th, minor 7th flat 5, diminished 7th, augmented 7th, suspended and suspended 7th chord types.

If you choose Scalic harmony, this screen also allows you to choose the scale type which can be Major, Minor,Whole tone, Diminished, Blues, Dorian, Harmonic Minor and Melodic Minor.

The Chromatic, Vocoder and Pitch Correct types do not require any scale or chord selection.

Unison is not a specific Harmony Type, but you will see it in some of the Program titles. It is a Chromatic harmony set to double the lead voice at the same pitch, or very close to it.

Harmony Voicing (Except Pitch Correct and Vocoder)

This parameter allows you to arrange the intervals relative to your input note such as a 3rd above or 5th below harmony. The Harmony Voicing screen is available only to the Chordal, Scalic and Chromatic harmony types only. Each of the three types has a different number of voicing intervals available because of the nature of each type of harmony.

Chordal harmonies allow you to choose intervals that belong to the current chord type only. The range is plus or minus 2 octaves with a separate bass voicing. The Bass voicing stays on the chord root and does not move with your voice like the other voicings.

Scalic harmonies allow you to choose intervals that belong to the scale type only. The same ranges apply (plus or minus 2 octaves). There is no bass voicing in Scalic harmonies.

Chromatic harmonies allow you to choose any interval between 2 octaves up or down.

Bending (Chromatic and Scalic only)

Bending relates to pitch correction of the harmony voices and is independent of pitch bending. In Chromatic and Scalic harmony types, you have the option of pitch-correcting the harmony notes or not. When you want the harmony notes to be corrected, this is referred to as ÒSteppedÓ bending. Because they are corrected, the harmony notes ÒstepÓ up and down even when your voice is sliding between notes.

When you want the harmonies to follow your exact pitch, out-of-tune notes and all, you can set this parameter to ÒSmoothÓ bending. Smooth harmonies sound more natural and allow you to perform ÒBlueÓ notes but you must be accurate with your pitch for the harmonies to sound acceptable.

Harmony Motion (Chordal mode only)

Harmony motion gives you control over the number of Òbreak pointsÓ in each octave. A break point is the note at which the harmony interval changes up or down depending on the voicing and the number of voices in your harmony. Normal harmony motion has more break points, creating a more active harmony part. The other option, ÒfixedÓ, reduces the number of break points to only two regardless of voicing and the number of harmony voices.

Pitch Bend

This is where you set the amount of pitch bend that can be introduced through MIDI. Each of the 8 styles can have a different range with the range being 0 to 12 semitones.

Portamento Rate

Portamento is a feature available to all harmony types that reduces the ÒsteppingÓ that can occur between successive harmony notes. This can make harmonies sound more like a human singer would. Each note slides its pitch into the next at a specific rate that you determine. A small amount of portamento has been built into many of the factory programs. The values range from 0 to 10 with 10 being the slowest rate or the maximum amount of portamento.

Vocoder Mode Select (VocoderMode only)

There are 7 different Vocoder modes to choose from. The first 4 deal with voice assignment. In order for the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs intelligent Vocoder panning to work correctly, it is often necessary to limit the number of voices available to those required by your harmony part. The lay-

ered modes create thickening on single or two part harmonies. The 4 MIDI Channel mode allows individual control of each of the four harmony voices for complete pan position stability and independent pitch bend.

Transpose (Vocoder and Pitch Correct only)

In Vocoder mode, this feature allows you to transpose your harmonies +/Ð 3 octaves. You could use this when you are triggering your Vocoder harmonies from the bottom or top of your keyboard and the untransposed harmonies would be in the wrong octaves. The auto option allows the Vocalist Workstation EX to trigger notes in the octave closest to your input note.

In Pitch Correct mode, transposing works in conjunction with MIDI or front panel keyboard input. When you sing and press a key, the resulting pitch can be transposed up to 3 octaves up or down for special effects. The auto option works as described above.

1. Use the Data Wheel to select the program you want to edit and press the Edit button.

2. Press the softkey that corresponds to the Harmony parameter. The LCD shows the the current softkey selected by an arrow, its harmony style in quotation marks, and the other softkey assignments.

3. Press the softkey you wish to edit. The style display show this keyÕs assignment.

4. Press the Edit button. The Harmony Type selection screen is displayed.

Your choice here affects the order and selection of editing screens because each different harmony type has its own set of parameters. Rather than explaining the location of editing screens in text, what follows is a table showing the screens in the order in which they appear.

The Arrow buttons guide you to the next or previous screen, the softkeys select the different editing fields and the Data Wheel is used to change the values.

CHROMATIC:

SCALIC:

CHORDAL:

VOCODER:

PITCH CORRECT:

When you are satisfied, press Store once or Exit twice to save your changes. See ÒStoring Your EditsÓ at the end of this chapter for more details on saving.

Customizing allows you to determine exactly which notes are produced for any given input note. It is the deepest harmony editing level and it is only available with Chordal, Scalic and Chromatic harmony types.

Examples of customized harmonies are the Blu1, Blu2 and Blu3 harmony styles shown in the ÒBlues Third AboveÓ program. All three styles are based on a major Scalic harmony that has been edited so that certain input notes produce different harmonies from those in the strict definition of a Major scale.

Once you have customized a harmony, the Voicing edit screen disappears and is replaced by the Customize Voicing screens. The Customize Voicing screens work differently in that you have all twelve notes of the scale to apply to input notes where you previously could choose only the notes within a major or minor scale for Scalics and notes from a particular chord in Chordal harmonies.

The Custom Harmonies screens are as follows:

Custom Voicing

You have a range of twelve input notes within one octave to assign alternative harmony voicings to. You can, however, choose any of the notes within a four octave range to apply to the input notes in your octave.

You also have the option of inserting a Òno changeÓ shown by Òn/cÓ in the Custom Voicing screen. This is a way of handling non-scale or nonchord notes gracefully and to control harmony motion. Instead of assigning a particular note, you can assign a Òno changeÓ which locks the harmony note on the previous one regardless of whether it was higher or lower. In fact, Òno changeÓ forms the basis for the Chordal harmony concept where the harmony notes are confined to two or three notes per octave for any of twelve input notes.

Custom Harmony Key

You must tell the Vocalist Workstation EX what key your input notes are referenced to before you begin customizing. The default key from the factory is C but you can change it to any of the 12 keys.

1. Select a program with harmony styles close to what you want and press the Edit button.

2. Press the softkey that corresponds to Harmony. Select the harmony style closest to what you want. This will save you extra effort.

3. Press the Edit button.

4. Press the Left Arrow button twice to locate the Ò[Edit] to CustomizeÓ screen. Press the Edit button. This presents the Custom Harmony Voicing screen showing the note assignments for the harmony style you have chosen.

5. Use the softkeys to select each of the four voices for editing and use the Data Wheel to change the voicings.

6. Press the Store button to save your new harmony style. Remember, you have to assign this new style to the current program; it is not done automatically.

When you have completed your editing you have the option of modifying or creating a 15 character name for the program. Fifteen character style names are available for harmony styles as well. The humanizing styles can also be named but with 12 character names only.

You may use a mixture of upper and lower case letters, numbers and symbols for naming. If you want to enter a letter in a blank space, the default assignment is from the lower case alphabet. Also included are insert and delete functions to speed naming.

1. Select the program or style you want to rename and press the Edit button.

2. For programs, press the softkey that corresponds to Name. For styles, press the Left Arrow button. The naming screen will be shown in the LCD.

3. Select a character type from the top row of softkeys. These are upper (uppr) and lower (lowr) case characters, numbers (numr) and symbols (symb). The default for a blank space is lower case. The bottom row of softkeys controls cursor left (<<<) and right (>>>) movement and allows you to insert or delete characters at the cursor position.

4. Spin the Data Wheel to change the character underscored by the cursor.

5. Press Store to save your changes or press the Program button to can- cel your changes and return to the top level.

Note:

There are two ways to save your edits using the Store function:

1. Program Store - This is the term for saving any change you make such as attaching a different humanizing style to a program, loading different harmony styles or changing the mix. Factory programs cannot be overwritten; they can only be copied to the user bank where any changes are stored permanently.

2. Style Store - This is the term for saving an edited version of a humanizing or harmony style. Styles are stored independently of programs and are stored in a separate library to be shared by the programs. Factory styles cannot be over-written after they have been modified; they can only be copied to user locations.

1. When you are satisfied with your editing, press the Store button. A Program Store is initiated from either the Performance (top) layer or the Select Parameter layer.

2. The LCD shows that the new program name is the same as the current name. It also shows that the Vocalist Workstation EX has automatically chosen the next blank user slot to store the new program to.

3. Press Store again to accept the default name and destination. If you want to, you can change the destination with the Data Wheel.

1. After editing the parameters of a style, press the Store button. A Style Store is initiated only from Style Modify layer.

2. The LCD will show that the new style name is the same as the current with a Ò■Ó character tagged onto the end. It will also show that the Vocalist Workstation EX has automatically chosen the next blank user slot to store the new style to.

3. Press Store again to accept the default name and destination. If you want, you can change the destination with the Data Wheel.

4. Press Exit.

5. Follow the Program Store procedure to attach the new style to your program permanently.

Note:

The Utilities mode allows you to make global (affecting all programs) configuration changes to the Vocalist Workstation EX, including MIDI channel assignments, audio configurations, program, song and style initialization and user preferences.

Press the Utilities button in any of the other operating modes including Programs, Edit, and Songs modes. Once you have altered one of the configuration settings, you can press the Utilities button again to exit to the screen you started from. For example, this makes it convenient during editing to change MIDI channel assignments.

After entering Utilities mode, you can select the configuration menu you need from the softkeys.

This is represented by the abbreviation Vers. Pressing this soft key produces the introduction screen as shown when the product is first powered up. Displayed on the second line of this screen is the software version number. The software version number indicates whether software updates, if any, have occurred.

Pressing the MIDI soft key within Utilities mode presents the MIDI Utilities sub menu. From this screen you can choose a MIDI Utility to modify.

MIDI Channel Select

To provide maximum flexibility and to reduce conflicts, the Vocalist Workstation EX can control the channel assignments of more than just the usual program changes and continuous controllers. There are three areas in the Vocalist Workstation EX that can have their own MIDI channel assignments if required.

The System & Vocoder channel determines which channel program changes, continuous controller (Pitch Bend, Modulation etc.) and singlechannel Vocoder messages are received upon. When you use the 4 channel Vocoder mode, the System & Vocoder setting determines the channel for voice one only.

The Key & Harmony channel allows you to select different keys or chords (depending on the harmony type) and any of the eight different harmony styles assigned to a program via MIDI.

The 4 MIDI Channel Vocoder setting allows each of the four individual voices to have its own channel when using the Ò4MIDÓ Vocoder style within any Vocoder program. Assigning each voice its own MIDI channel and using the program stops Òvoice swappingÓ which causes voices panned in the stereo field to switch positions. If you run in mono, or stereo mode and you donÕt mind the voice swapping, you can use a Ò4MIDÓ Vocoder style on the same MIDI channel as the system.

The 4 channel Vocoder mode also allows you to use separate pitch bending on each of the four voices.

Voice one in 4 channel Vocoder mode is always the same as the System & Vocoder channel. The remaining three voices are set independently.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode. This presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the soft key corresponding to MIDI. This presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the soft key corresponding to Channel.

4. Select either System & Vocoder or Key & Harmony by pressing the corresponding softkeys below the options. Turn the Data Wheel or use the upper and lower softkeys to select the desired channel. Selecting the ÒoffÓ option disables the MIDI program change feature. Selecting the ÒomniÓ option causes the Vocalist Workstation EX to respond to MIDI messages on all 16 MIDI channels.

5. Press the Utilities button again to exit. This returns you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode. This presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the soft key corresponding to MIDI. This presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the soft key corresponding to Channel.

4. Press the Right Arrow button.

5. You can select Vocoder voices 2, 3 and 4 using the softkeys below them. Voice 1 follows the system channel and cannot be changed in this screen. The channel settings can be changed with the upper and lower softkeys or the Data Wheel.

Selecting the ÒoffÓ option by turning the Data Wheel to the right disables external control of the Vocoder. Selecting the ÒomniÓ option causes the Vocoder to respond to notes on any and all MIDI channels.

6. Press the Utilities button again to exit. This returns you to the mode from which you entered.

Note:

MIDI Selection of Key & Harmony

Controlling your harmonies can be done through MIDI as an alternative to using the front panel. You have the option of independently selecting key or chord root and style. There are several ways in which this can be done to provide you the most flexibility in live performance or sequencing.

MIDI options for selecting key and harmony style:

¥ Chord Recognition ¥ Controller #16 (transmitted from front panel) ¥ Notes ¥ Program Change

Using Chord Recognition and a Chordal harmony program is the most useful combination when you want to just Òplug in and playÓ. The chord voicings you use in your playing are interpreted by the Vocalist Workstation EX as key and harmony information. You can also set chord recognition so that it only recognizes chords played on the upper or lower part of your keyboard with a split point that you set. This way, left hand bass lines donÕt cause the harmonies to jump around. See page 39 for more information on setting the split point.

The program you have loaded must contain styles that are related to the chords you play. As an example, if you play a C augmented 7th chord and the Vocalist Workstation EX program has no augmented 7th styles the Vocalist Workstation EX selects the closest sounding chord. See the Harmony Editing section on page 27 for instructions on adding or modifying chord styles.

Controller 16 is a MIDI continuous controller that can be used to select key and harmony together. The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs front panel keyboard and softkeys transmit this information over MIDI when you press them and can be recorded and played back from a sequencer. Each button has its own CC16 value and is shown in the following graphic:

MIDI Notes give you another way to combine program changes and key and harmony changes into one MIDI channel. Each MIDI note in the following reference table represents both a key and a style in a single message. Select your key or chord root from the octave matched to the softkey you want.

60 62 64 65 67 69 71

61 63 66 68 70

0246

1357

2468

12345678

357

Program Change messages can also be used to select key and harmony simultaneously. The following table shows how they are assigned. The top row represents the softkeys, the keyboard represents the chord root or key and the table shows the resulting program change number.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode. This presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the soft key corresponding to MIDI. This presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the soft key corresponding to Key & Harmony.

4. The first page allows you to to set the receive and transmit options with the Data Wheel.

5. Press the Right Arrow button to change between Chord Recognition+CC16, Program Change, and Notes with the Data Wheel.

6. Press the Right Arrow button again to set the keyboard split point for chord recognition. The softkeys are used to select the ÒaboveÓ or ÒbelowÓ options and the split point note selection.

7. Press the Utilities button to exit to the previous mode.

MIDI Continuous Controllers (CC)

The Vocalist Workstation EX responds to MIDI CC messages like any synthesizer module. This section of the Utilities menu allows you to remap which MIDI controllers affect Vocalist Workstation EX parameters. Any of the 120 MIDI continuous controllers and Aftertouch (which is not an official CC) can control the Vocalist Workstation EX. You can also select Ònone,Ó which disables MIDI control of any parameter.

A continuous controller is a specific type of message transmitted by a MIDI keyboard. You are transmitting CCÕs for example, when you move your pitch bend or modulation wheels, press down harder on the keys or

B# A# F#

B A G F

blow into a breath control device. It is with CCÕs that you introduce dynamics and emotion into your harmony performance.

Vocalist Workstation EX parameters you can modify by continuous control and their default MIDI mappings:

¥ Volume to MIDI Volume (CC 7) ¥ Detune to Expression Controller (CC 11) ¥ Vibrato Depth to Modulation Wheel (CC 1) ¥ Vibrato Rate to Effect Control 1 (CC 12) ¥ Harmony Hold to Effect Control 2 (CC 13)

The Harmony Hold works with Chordal and Scalic harmony programs to freeze the current harmonies while you continue to sing notes that would otherwise cause the harmonies to change. ItÕs useful when you want to throw some vocal ÒriffsÓ in a part of song and donÕt want the harmonies to follow.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode. This presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the soft key corresponding to MIDI. This presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the soft key corresponding to CC.

4. Use the softkeys to select one of the three editable fields in the MIDI Controllers screen: the internal parameter you want to control, the CC that controls it and the control polarity. The control polarity can be used to reverse the response of the controller.

5. Press the Utilities button to exit to the previous mode.

MIDI Program Change mapping

Incoming MIDI Program Change messages can be remapped to any of the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs internal programs. Remapping simply means that when you send the product a MIDI program change number 1, you have the option of making that number call up some other program instead. This allows the product to adapt to existing program changes in MIDI sequences or MIDI performance controllers.

Any incoming Program Change command can be:

¥ Mapped to the same program number in the Vocalist Workstation

¥ Mapped to any other program number ¥ Mapped to enable Bypass mode ¥ Ignored by the Vocalist Workstation EX (no change from previously

loaded program)

Note:

This utility can also control the reception and transmission of program changes. This is handy if you want the Vocalist Workstation EX to retransmit any program remappings you have created. These messages are sent from the MIDI Output jack

The program change receive and transmit options are:

¥ Off Ignore MIDI program changes ¥ Receive only Enable external MIDI program changes ¥ Transmit only Transmit front panel program changes ¥ Receive and transmit Receive external and send remapped programs

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode. This presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the soft key corresponding to MIDI. This presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the soft key corresponding to Program then the Left Arrow button. This shows the MIDI Program Mapping screen with the mapping for internal program number 1.

4. Use the Data Wheel to scroll through the incoming program numbers and find the one you would like remapped. The display shows the names of the internal programs these numbers are currently mapped to.

5. Press a soft key under the Òmaps toÓ prompt to move the brackets to the internal program selection field. Use the Data Wheel to scroll through the program numbers.

6. Press Utilities button to exit to previous mode.

1. Enter Utilities and MIDI program Change mode as above.

2. Use the Data Wheel to scroll through the options explained above.

3. Press Utilities button to exit to previous mode.

Vocoder keyboard split point

You can define the area of your controller keyboard that triggers Vocoder notes. You can choose which half of your keyboard generates Vocoder harmonies and where the split point is. Setting the Vocoder to respond only to the top half of your keyboard could help when you are playing left-handed bass lines and donÕt want them interfering with your Vocoder harmonies. You could also set the Vocalist Workstation EX to respond only to the lower octaves if you are performing right-handed melody lines and you would like to hold Vocoder chords with your left.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Voco.

4. Use the softkeys to select either the above/below or note number fields. Use the Data Wheel to modify the settings.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this returns you to the mode from which you entered.

MIDI Song Utilities

The MIDI Song Utilities allow you to have full MIDI control over the reception and transmission of Song Selection, Song Mapping, and Song Steps.

Songs you have created in the Vocalist Workstation EX can be selected via external MIDI Song Select messages sent from devices capable of sending them. The front panel of the Vocalist Workstation EX can be used to send Song Select messages to other devices such as your sequencer in order to automate song changes during performance.

The MIDI Song Select receive and transmit options are:

¥ off Ignore MIDI Song Select messages ¥ receive Enable external MIDI Song changes ¥ transmit Transmit front-panel Song changes ¥ receive + transmit Receive external and transmit front-

panel Song changes

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Song.

4. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired Song Select option.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

The MIDI Song Mapping feature allows you to change the relationship between incoming Song Select messages and which song is actually loaded.

Note:

Any incoming Song Select command can be:

¥ Mapped to the same song number in the Vocalist Workstation EX ¥ Mapped to any other song number ¥ Ignored by the Vocalist Workstation EX (no change from previously

loaded song)

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this will present the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this will present the MIDI Utilities submenu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Song.

4. Press the Right Arrow button; this will show the MIDI Song Mapping screen with the mapping for internal song number 1.

5. Use the Data Wheel to scroll through the incoming song numbers and find the one you would like to remap. In the second line of the display you will see the titles of the internal songs change as you scroll. Press a softkey under the Òmaps toÓ prompt to move the indicator arrow to the internal song selection field. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired internal song number.

6. Press the Utilities button again to exit.

MIDI Song Step messages allow you to step sequentially through the various sections of a song in either forward or reverse directions. There are several ways to configure the reception and transmission of Song Step MIDI control.

The Song Step receive and transmit options are:

¥ off Ignore MIDI Song Step messages ¥ receive Enable external MIDI Song Step

changes

¥ transmit Transmit front-panel Song Steps ¥ receive + transmit Receive external and transmit Song

Steps

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this will present the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this will present the MIDI Utilities submenu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Song.

4. Press the Right Arrow button twice.

5. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired Song Step option.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this returns you to the mode from which you entered.

Song Step Direction can be controlled in various ways. The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs Song Step Forward messages can be assigned to MIDI Continuous Controller number 17, or any MIDI note from C -1 to G 9. Song Step Backward messages can be assigned to MIDI Continuous Controller 18, or any MIDI note from C -1 to G 9. If MIDI notes are used to control song steps, be sure to assign unique notes to the forward and backward directions to avoid conflicts.

The Song Step direction control options are:

¥ CC17 (value equals # of Steps) Step forward ¥ CC18 (value equals # of Steps) Step back

¥ MIDI Notes (any two) Step forward and back

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Song.

4. Press the Right Arrow button three times.

5. Use the softkeys to select Forward or Backward direction fields and the Data Wheel to select the desired controller.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

MIDI Dump Utilities

The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs MIDI Dump Utilities allow you transmit programs, songs, and utility settings as MIDI system exclusive messages to other Vocalist Workstation EXs, or computer-based sysex (system exclusive) librarian programs for future retrieval.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu. If you are dumping the program to a sysex librarian, ensure that the librarian is ready to receive a sysex dump.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Dump.

4. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired program to dump.

5. Press the Store button to dump the program; the unit will display ÒDumping...completedÓ after about one second to indicate that the dump is finished.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

Note - Supporting earlier DigiTech Harmony products:

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu. If you are dumping all programs to a sysex librarian, ensure that the librarian is ready to receive a sysex dump.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Dump.

4. Press the Right Arrow button once.

5. Press the Store button to dump all programs; the unit will display ÒDumping...Ó while the dump is in progress. When the dump has been transmitted in full, the unit will display ÒDumping...completedÓ. The time required to perform a bulk dump will vary with the number of programs, styles and songs stored in the unit at any given time. Typically, a bulk dump will take about ten seconds to complete.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the

UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu. If you are dumping all programs to a sysex librarian, ensure that the librarian is ready to receive a sysex dump.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Dump.

4. Press the Right Arrow button twice.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu. If you are dumping the song to a sysex librarian, ensure that the librarian is ready to receive a sysex dump.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Dump.

4. Press the Right Arrow button three times.

5. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired song to dump.

Note- Vocalist Workstation EX and Vocalist Workstation Compatibility:

6. Press the Store button to dump the song; the unit will display ÒDumping...completedÓ after about one second to indicate that the dump is finished.

7. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu. If you are dumping all programs to a sysex librarian, ensure that the librarian is ready to receive a sysex dump.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Dump.

4. Press the Right Arrow button four times.

5. Press the Store button to dump all songs; the unit will display ÒDumping...Ó while the dump is in progress. When the dump has been transmitted in full, the unit will display ÒDumping...completedÓ.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs MIDI Dump Utilities also allow you to dump all utility settings; this includes all global parameters as well as Continuous Controller, Program Select, and Song Select mappings.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the MIDI softkey; this presents the MIDI Utilities sub-menu. If you are dumping all programs to a sysex librarian, ensure that the librarian is ready to receive a sysex dump.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Dump.

4. Press the Right Arrow button five times.

5. Press the Store button to dump the utility settings; the unit will dis- play ÒDumping...completedÓ after about one second to indicate that the dump is finished.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

From time to time, you may find that you have a few user programs or songs which you no longer use, or no longer want to keep. The Vocalist Workstation EXÕs Initialization Utilities allow you to clear an unwanted program or song from memory, resulting in a Òclean slateÓ from which you can create a new one. Note that once a program or song is initialized, it is gone for good! If you want to save your program or song before initializing it, dump it via MIDI either to another Vocalist Workstation EX

or a sysex librarian program for later retrieval. (Refer to the MIDI Dump Utilities section above for help.)

An easy way to free up memory in your Vocalist Workstation EX is to occasionally initialize all unused user styles. This procedure will initialize only the styles which are currently not used by any program, so there is no danger of changing the sound of existing programs. Initializing unused styles periodically as a Òroutine maintenanceÓ activity will ensure that you always have some available memory with which to create and store new styles.

You also have the option of restoring all factory programs, styles and songs (factory restore). This option should be used cautiously, since all user programs, styles and songs are erased in this procedure! Use the factory restore option only if you are sure that you wish to return the Vocalist Workstation EX to its initial factory state.

Pressing the Init softkey from within the Utilities mode presents the Initialize Utilities sub menu.

From the Init screen you can choose to initialize:

¥ a user Program ¥ any Song ¥ all unused styles ¥ all programs, styles and songs (factory restore)

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Init softkey; this presents the Initialize Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Programs.

4. Use the Data Wheel to select the program to initialize.

5. Press the Store button to initialize the program; the unit will respond with ÒProg Init completeÓ.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Init softkey; this presents the Initialize Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Song.

4. Use the Data Wheel to select the song to initialize.

5. Press the Store button to initialize the song; the unit will respond with ÒSong Init completeÓ.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Init softkey; this presents the Initialize Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to Style.

4. Press the Store button to initialize all unused styles; the unit will respond with ÒStyle Init completeÓ.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Init softkey; this presents the Initialize Utilities sub-menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to All.

4. Press the Store button. A warning tells you that all user programs, songs and styles will be lost. To cancel the factory initialization, press the Exit button; otherwise, press the Store button to perform the initialization. During the initialization process the version screen will appear; when initialization is complete, factory program F 1 will be loaded and the unit is ready to use.

The Vocalist Workstation EX Footswitch Utilities allow you to reconfigure the functions of the DigiTech FS300 3-button footswitch to meet your personal preferences.

Any button on the FS300 can be configured to control:

¥ Bypass Latching (BypL) bypass is activated when the

footswitch is pressed and released, stays activated until the footswitch is pressed and released again.

¥ Bypass Momentary (BypM) bypass activated only while

footswitch is held down.

¥ Program up (Pgm ) ¥ Program down (Pgm¬)

¥ Song up (Sng ) ¥ Song down (Sng¬) ¥ Song Step up (Stp ) ¥ Song Step down (Stp¬) ¥ Data up (Dat ) ¥ Data down (Dat¬)

The default switch assignment for the FS300, from left to right, is

Program up Program down Bypass.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Foot softkey; this presents the Footswitch Controls sub- menu.

3. Press the softkey corresponding to the footswitch button to be reassigned, either left, center or right.

4. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired footswitch action.

5. Repeat steps 3 and 4 for other button assignments, if desired.

6. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

The User Utilities allow you to select between eight different levels of LCD display contrast, and to enable or disable voice editing of harmony intervals. Voice editing of harmony intervals needs some explanation: when editing the voicing interval or customizing a harmony style, you have the option of entering the note with the Data Wheel or by actually singing the note. The Vocalist Workstation EX will recognize the note and you will see the display change to the note you have just sung.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the User softkey.

3. Use the Data Wheel to select the desired contrast level.

4. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

Note:

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the User softkey.

3. Press the Right Arrow button.

4. Use the Data Wheel to toggle voice editing of intervals on or off as desired.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

The Vocalist Workstation EX includes an on-board synthesizer that has two modes of operation:

¥ It can provide a cue-in note to help you find a starting pitch to sing to. ¥ It can assist you in auditioning and editing programs.

Upon entering the Synthesizer screen (see below) and the synthesizer is set to Off, you can press a note on the front panel keyboard and a single cue-in note will be produced at the outputs. This feature is only available within Utilities mode.

When you set the internal synthesizer to On, you can return to Programs mode and press any note on the front panel keyboard to play the note through the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs pitch shifters. This will allow you to hear the harmonies currently defined for that note within the current program.

You can also adjust the output volume of the synthesizer if desired. The default volume level is -6 dB.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Synth softkey.

3. Use the Data Wheel to toggle the synthesizer tone on or off as desired.

4. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Synth softkey.

3. Press the Right Arrow button.

4. Use the Data Wheel to set the desired synthesizer volume level.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

There are several important audio parameters that you can adjust to optimize the performance of the Vocalist Workstation EX.

The Audio configuration parameters include:

¥ Ess Sensitivity ¥ Bass Rejection Threshold ¥ Anti-feedback Control ¥ Tuning Reference

Ess Sensitivity

The Ess Sensitivity adjustment allows you to decrease the amount of sibilant energy (i.e. ÒessÓ, ÒteeÓ and ÒchÓ sounds) presented to the input of the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs pitch recognition circuitry. An increase in the Ess Sensitivity parameter increases the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs ability to ÒignoreÓ sibilant sounds, thereby minimizing the chance of pitch tracking errors. This setting can need to be adjusted to accommodate different singers. It is easily modified while the singer sings.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Audio softkey.

3. Use the Data Wheel to increase or decrease the Ess Sensitivity as desired.

4. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

Bass Rejection

The Bass Rejection Threshold control is used to increase the Vocalist Workstation EXÕs immunity to pitch tracking errors caused by low frequency noise at the input. Increasing the Bass Rejection Threshold is useful for filtering out wind, background, or microphone handling noise. Once again, the frequency response of the audio path is not affected.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Audio softkey.

3. Press the Right Arrow button.

Note:

4. Use the Data Wheel to increase or decrease the Bass Rejection Threshold as desired.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

Anti-feedback Control

The Anti-feedback Control is useful for reducing high frequency feed- back in live or other high volume applications. Increasing the value of the Anti-Feedback control attenuates sibilant sounds in the audio path.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Audio softkey.

3. Press the Right Arrow button three times.

4. Use the Data Wheel to increase or decrease the Anti-feedback Control as desired.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

Tuning Reference

The Tuning Reference in the Vocalist Workstation EX can be adjusted + or - 100 cents (one semitone) from a base reference of A = 440 Hz.

1. Press the Utilities button from any mode; this presents the UTILITIES main menu.

2. Press the Audio softkey.

3. Press the Left Arrow (<) button twice.

4. Use the Data Wheel to set the Tuning Reference as desired.

5. Press the Utilities button once again to exit; this will return you to the mode from which you entered.

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