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QuickStart: Setup and Level SettingVoicePrism QuickStart Manual
QUICKSTART
We know you want to start using your new
VoicePrism, so we put the essentials here for a fast
start. Once you’ve satisfied your initial needs for
instant gratification, it is a good idea to skim through
the rest of the manual to learn about advanced setup
configurations, audio utilities, preset modifications,
effects selections, and so much more...
Quick Setup:
We assume that you have a mixer/amplifier and
speakers, a MIDI keyboard and sufficient cabling, and
the expertise to have everything hooked together and
working with VoicePrism.
1. Make sure the power switch is off before making
any connections.
2. Plug your microphone into the front panel mic in.
3. Connect the audio out to your mixer. Use the left
channel output for a mono signal.
4. Connect the MIDI output of your keyboard to
VoicePrism’s MIDI IN.
Level Setting:
Refer to the front panel diagram, page 4.
1. Set
LEAD, HARMONY, EFFECTS level knobs and
INPUT knob off (counterclockwise).
2. Turn the headphone
LEVEL off.
3. Turn VoicePrism on first, then your connected
equipment.
4. Select Preset #1.
5. Press the
HARMONY button (light is off) to put
VoicePrism in lead voice only mode.
6. Press the
MIC ON button (light is on). For condens-
er mics needing phantom power also press the
48V
button (light is on).
7. Slowly increase the
INPUT knob setting while
singing until the
LOCK LED stays lit on sustained notes
and most of the green LED’s are illuminated. The bar
of LED’s beside the numerical display show the relative headroom, so you can get an idea of when clipping will occur. Ideally, the yellow LED should rarely
light. The top red OvF LED should never light.
8. Slowly increase the
LEAD level until you can hear
yourself singing though the speakers.
9. Press the
HARMONY button to turn on the harmony
voices.
10. Press the
SHIFT browser button (this selects presets
that produce simple pitch-shifting).
11. Slowly increase the
HARMONY level until you can
hear the shifted voices through your speakers.
Note: If you are using the Line Input (or Aux In), and
are reading low levels but still getting distortion, check
that the In Gain switch on the back panel is set correctly to be either +4dBu or -10dBV, depending on
your input source.
Making Some Noise:
1. Set the MIDI output of your keyboard to channel
one (VoicePrism’s default receive channel). If you do
not want to use channel one you can reset
VoicePrism’s MIDI channel via the
UTILITY button (see
UTILITY section of the User Manual).
2. Press the
MANUAL browser button.
3. Select the QuickStart preset using the data wheel.
4. Play your MIDI keyboard while you sing. You will
hear that your harmonies are being created based on
the MIDI notes played on the keyboard.
5. Use the data wheel to scroll through other manual
presets and try the wide variety of sounds and harmonies.
6. Learn more about VoicePrism’s capabilities, keep reading.
Words of Wisdom:
Keep the box: It was designed to keep VoicePrism safe
through the rigors of transport. Also, please take a
moment to write down the following details about
your unit in case you need to call technical support,
make an insurance claim, etc.
Serial No.:
Where Purchased:
Date Purchased:
Amount Paid:
Editing Basics VoicePrism QuickStart Manual
EDITING BASICS
When you load a preset in VoicePrism, you can use it exactly the way the preset was
programmed at the factory or you can modify it. The design of the VoicePrism
allows four different parameters to be adjusted easily from the main preset screen
using the softknobs below the LCD.
It is simplest for you to sing through the VoicePrism and alter the softknob settings in
order to get a feel for how the different parameters affect the sound. There is an
abbreviated name above each softknob to let you know which parameter you are
adjusting, the current setting is displayed below the parameter name. For a full
description of each parameter refer to the VoicePrism User Manual.
You are not limited to the softknob parameters that have been preprogrammed at
the factory. Press one of the softknobs and you'll see a menu from which you can
choose a different parameter to edit with that softknob. Spin the softknob to select a
parameter and press again to set. The new parameter is now assigned to that softknob.
Here is a list of the softknob parameters you can choose from:
None No assignment. Softknob parameter disappears from screen.
Key Key select for Scale presets only
Scale Scale select for Scale presets only
Porta Portamento effect for harmony voices
Thicken Lead voice thicken level.
Gender Calls up preset style libraries of gender settings for all four harmony voices.
Detune Same as above for Detune style libraries
Vibrato Same as above for Vibrato style libraries
Scoop Same as above for Scoop style libraries
Timing Same as above for Timing style libraries
FX1 Lib Style presets for FX1. Lead or Harmony voices must to routed to
FX1's input in FX1 Inputs screen. This is already done in the Factory presets.
FX2 Lib Style presets for FX2. Lead or Harmony voices must to routed to
FX2's input in FX2 Inputs screen. This is already done in the Factory presets.
EQ1 Lib Style presets for EQ1. Lead or Harmony voices EQ assignment is
integrated into style name.
EQ2 Lib Style presets for EQ2. Lead or Harmony voices EQ assignment is
integrated into style name.
Comp/NG Style presets for Compressor and Noise Gate. Lead and/or Harmony
voices assignment is integrated into style name.
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Now that you have explored the softknob editing capability of VoicePrism, let us go
deeper. Again, we have worked hard to make the VoicePrism easy to edit. The row
of buttons to the left of the data wheel allow you to jump directly to the editing area
of your choice. The
VOCALS, EFFECTS, COMP/EQ and MIX buttons all function simi-
larly; the
STEP button works a little differently.
Start by pressing the
VOCALS button. The first thing you will notice is the tabbed
menu interface with one tab brought forward. Pressing the arrow buttons beside the
softknobs will step you through the available menu tabs. The softknobs allow editing
of the menu parameters. You can jump from one editing button to another to quickly access different areas. When you have finished, de-select the current editing button and this will return you to the main preset screen.
Note that there are certain screens in which the softknobs can be pressed to access
another layer of parameters. These are:
VOCALS:
HARMONY,
VOCALS:
STYLE ,
COMP/EQ: EQ1 and COMP/EQ: EQ2. Also note that the data wheel can substitute for
this function in these screens.
The other button that uses the tabbed menu interface is
UTILITY. Pressing this but-
ton will allow you to set global parameters. These determine characteristics for all
presets rather than one at a time as in the preset editing menus. There are more
menus than can easily fit on one screen and the arrow buttons are used to scroll
through them.
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