TC-Helicon VoicePrismPlus User Manual

USER’S MANUAL SUPPLEMENT
VOICEPRISM PLUS
VOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSOR
FEATURING
VOICECRAFT
HUMAN VOICE
CARD
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INTRODUCTION
Thank you for choosing the VoicePrism Plus! This remark­able tool contains these exciting features:
· TC-Helicon Voice Modeling dedicated to the Lead voice, with parameters such as Vibrato, Scooping, Warp, Spectral Effects, Breath, Rasp and Growl.
· World Class Digital Effects and Signal Processing from TC-Electronic of Denmark.
· Two Dynamics Banks, Four EQ Banks assignable to either the Lead or Harmony voices.
· S/PDIF and AES/EBU Stereo Digital Inputs and Outputs.
· 24 Bit Internal Processing.
If you already own a TC-Helicon VoicePrism, the VoiceCraft upgrade expansion card containing all of the above special features is also available. You can easily upgrade to the VoicePrism Plus in a matter of minutes.
Only updated VoiceCraft features are included in this supplementary manual: you may need to refer back to your original VoicePrism User Manual for func­tions that have been retained from the VoicePrism.
Text conventions:
Bold, all capitals:
front panel BUTTON AND KNOB control names.
Underlines, all capitals:
MENUS (accessed by the front panel buttons).
Italic, all capitals:
CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS (assigned to the
softknobs).
Underline, small capitals:
P
ARAMETER SETTINGS
(twist the softknobs
to modify).
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS 4 USER INTERFACE 5
WHAT'S NEW 5
FRONT PANEL 5 REAR PANEL 6
PRESET SCREEN 7 VOCALS BUTTON 9
LEAD 9 VOICE MODELING EFFECT CATEGORIES 10
VM SPECTRAL 11 VM WARP 12 VM GLOTTAL 13 VM INFLECT 15 VM PITCH 16
EFFECTS BUTTON 17 COMPRESSOR/EQ BUTTON 18
ASSIGN 18 EQ1/EQ2, COMPRESSOR, NOISE GATE 18
MIX BUTTON 19 STEP BUTTON 19 BROWSER BUTTONS 19 UTILITY BUTTON 20
MIDI CONFIGURATION 20 DIGITAL I/O 20 ROUTING 21 VERSION 22
APPENDIX A: MIDI 23 APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY 30 APPENDIX C: INDEX 32 APPENDIX D: ABOUT DIGITAL I/O 34
ABOUT S/PDIF 34 ABOUT AES/EBU 34 ABOUT DITHERING 34
APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 36 APPENDIX F: PRODUCT SAFETY AND CONFORMITY 38
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USER INTERFACE
WHAT'S NEW
FRONT PANEL
Whether you are upgrading your original VoicePrism with the new VoiceCraft card, or you have purchased a VoicePrism Plus, the front panel controls are the same. All improvements and new features are neatly contained within the internal software, so you can avoid the hassle of learning new con­trols. The LED’s of
44.1K and 48K illuminate to indicate
Digital Signal status as follows:
Solid
41.1
K
OR 48K - means locked with either
internal or external frequency
Blinking
44.1K XOR 48K - means not locked but using
internal frequency
Blinking
44.1
K
AND 48K - means not locked but using
external frequency (which is unknown if we have no lock).
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REAR PANEL
Behind the four-screw plate lies the new VoiceCraft Human Voice Modeling Card, which provides the VoicePrism Plus two additional connections for Digital I/O, S/PDIF and AES/EBU. Digital signal configuration and routing are modi­fied by pressing the
UTILITY button on the front panel. You
can scroll to either the
DIGITAL I/O page or the ROUTING page to
edit these parameters, using the
MENU TAB buttons.
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DODI
AES/EBU
VOICECRAFT EXPANSION CARD
S/PDIF
PRESET SCREEN
You will notice a slight change in the preset screen from the original VoicePrism. On the original VoicePrism, if you incor­porated the Thickening effect on the lead voice, a block marked
TH would appear in the signal path diagram after the
lead voice block. With VoicePrism Plus, when you incorpo­rate Voice Modeling (VM) in your preset, this block appears as
VM, as Voice Modeling is used to create a Thickening
effect. For details on VM, refer to the
VOCALS button section.
The original VoicePrism manual illustrated how you can assign the softknobs in the
PRESET screen to control different
parameters -- you can now access new libraries using these same controls. The new parameters that can be assigned to the softknobs are:
VM LIB: Selecting a VM LIB will automatically set the style and
amount of each of the VM effects to a predetermined setting (designed by TC-Helicon), creating pleasing results that you can quickly recall and implement in any of your presets. The Thickening effect, a parameter in the original VoicePrism, can be replicated using the controls on the
LEAD menu page
under the
VOCALS button on the VoicePrism Plus. In the
LEAD menu you can set the Detune amount of the Voice
Modeled (VM) voice and set the ratio between the dry and VM voice with the
DRY
:VM MIX
softknob. Pitch differences between the two voices, along with the Pan settings, enables the creation of a more configurable Thickening effect.
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LEQ1 LIB, LEQ2 LIB, HEQ1 LIB, HEQ2 LIB, LCMP/NG, HCMP/NG: In
each of these acronyms,
L stands for Lead, H stands for
Harmony,
EQ stands for Equalizer, CMP stands for
Compressor,
NG stands for Noise Gate, and LIB stands for
Library. There are now separate Lead and Harmony library settings, in addition to two banks of EQ for the Lead voice, and two banks for the Harmony voices. These libraries recall standard settings for quick preset construction. With an increased number of effects and dynamics parameters, we have created a greater number of library categories, enabling you to fine-tune your presets without delving into subter­ranean edit parameters.
For further details, refer to the
COMP/EQ and EFFECTS sec-
tions of the VoicePrism and VoicePrism Plus User Manuals.
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VOCALS BUTTON
This accesses the new VoicePrism Plus Voice Modeling (VM) features, enabling you to manipulate the Lead voice using our Voice Modeling effects. You access the following menus by pressing the
VOCALS button and paging left and right with
the
MENU TAB buttons, just like on the original VoicePrism.
LEAD
The LEAD menu provides the tools necessary to produce a Thickening effect by designating different characteristics for the Dry Lead and VM Lead voice and controlling the Lead voice mix. The control parameters are as follows:
DRY:VM MIX (0-100% MODELED): sets the balance
between the Dry Lead voice, and the VM Lead voice.
100% is undiluted VM voice, and
0% is Dry voice.
DRY PAN (100% LEFT - 100% RIGHT): sets the posi-
tion in the stereo field of the Dry voice.
VM PAN (100% LEFT
- 100% RIGHT)
: sets the position in the stereo
field of the VM voice.
VM DETUNE (0- +/- 50 CENTS): detunes or offsets the pitch of the
VM voice from the Dry voice to create an fuller overall Lead voice.
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VOICE MODELING EFFECT CATEGORIES
There are two basic parameters in each of the Voice Modeling (VM) menus:
AMOUNT and STYLE.
The
AMOUNT softknob controls whether the VM effect is subtle
or intense. When initially dialing in a sound we recommend an
AMOUNT setting of 50%.
STYLES are created for each voice modeling effect to provide
a diverse range of vocal possibilities to incorporate into your presets -- feel free to scroll and explore.
The last few styles in each effect are often special effects, novelty sounds or something else out of the ordinary. Any combinations of these styles may be stored in a preset, along with the other effects available in the VoicePrism Plus, as described in the original VoicePrism User Manual.
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VM SPECTRAL
The Spectral control is a set of equalizer response curves intended to complement the
VM
WARP selections. This equal-
ization is different than those controlled via
COMP/EQ and
applied to the output signal. The
VM SPECTRAL styles reflect
the natural equalization equivalent to the native control a
singer has over his or her own voice, and apply this equalization to the Voice Modeling (VM) voice. These styles may be used in con­junction with the resonances, or purely as additional tonal control over the VM voice.
* Special Note: Each VM effect menu has an
AMOUNT control
to 'dial in' the amount of effect desired. Remember that there is also a
DRY:VM MIX control in the LEAD menu that determines
how much of the input vocal is left Dry and how much is passed through VM. The setting of this ratio can determine the effectiveness of your other parameter settings, as it is essentially a master mix control for the Dry and VM Lead voice.
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VM WARP
Warping is how we model different vocal tract dimensions, and apply them to incoming vocals. Your favorite vocalists all have unique pitch and glottal characteristics. Warp changes the tonal makeup of the sound by moving vocal formants, so that the Voice Modeled (VM) Lead voice sounds quite differ­ent than the original. Formants are the harmonic combina­tions that help make our voices unique.
The styles have been given names that are easily identified when assembling presets. The names may be associated with a particu­lar genre of music or sound. This way, you can associate a certain modification with a name, similar to how we describe colors in a picture with names.
Some of the Warp styles contain a built-in octave shift, either up or down. This is to accommodate a male singing in the female register, with a feminine timbre, or for a female to simulate a male singing voice. These Warp styles enable you to sing in a natural range and still hit the notes of your oppo­site gender comfortably; they are
STYLE settings F2M (Female-
to-Male) and
M2F (Male-to-Female).
The
AMOUNT knob allows you to dial in the relative strength of
this effect on your VM voice;
0% for no effect,
100% for pure
Warping.
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VM GLOTTAL
Glottal refers to the combination of complex sounds the human voice can make to change non-pitched aspects of the vocal sound. Consider these examples: the cool breathy sound of a Jazz or Folk singer, the legendary warm grumble of Blues from the Mississippi Delta, the brazen sizzle of Rock and Alternative Rock or the growl of 60's Soul.
The Glottal
STYLE settings contain three types
of effects:
BREATHINESS, RASP, and GROWL,
arranged in various combinations in the style library. All of these are set to create percus­sive and expressive textures in addition to
the sung note. Experimentation is the key to finding styles that work in your scenario, or are difficult to create in your scenario. The last few entries contain extreme and unreal Glottal styles -- no longer need you burn out your throat night after night. Glottal styles are created using the following parameters:
BREATHINESS factors in 'virtual air' that gives the effect of being
close to a sensitive condenser microphone. This intimate sound may be used in some Jazz styles or for pop ballads, although its application is not limited to these.
BREATHINESS
may also be used to give a 'tired' or 'strained' sound, where the singer may be pushing a lot of air. You can also dial in 'whisper' or like textures to simulate a specific singer’s style.
RASP is an effect where the breath pushed through the throat
cavity goes beyond mere breathiness, into a harsh sizzle or grind. These sounds are a combination of hard breath and friction in the larynx, which are difficult for many singers to reproduce and are very damaging on the vocal cords. You can use
RASP on your normal voice and achieve a grittier,
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rough delivery, sending a clean voice into an overdriven fren­zy. In many forms of heavy rock music, this is an expressive and elusive performance component.
GROWL describes another way that we can achieve Blues,
Rock, or Rhythm & Blues sounds with our normal voice.
GROWL
refers to a type of grind or friction of the larynx and epiglottis, usually heard in Soul, R&B, and Blues music. Some of the styles are sensitive to the dynamics of the lead voice, meaning that when you raise the volume of a syllable, the VoicePrism Plus 'growls' on that syllable.
As with the other Voice Modeling effects, the
AMOUNT knob
controls the level of effect incorporated into the signal.
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VM INFLECT
The VM
INFLECT styles allow the singer to adjust the character-
istics of 'scooping' to the sung note. This is a stylistic effect in singing where a singer sweeps up a variable range of pitch to rest on the intended note. The
VM INFLECT STYLE settings use
the following nomenclature:
UP
-FAST-OFTEN
UP is the direction of Inflection - UP to a note,
or
DOWN to a note.
FAST is the Speed at which the inflection
'scoops', either
SLOW, MEDIUM or FAST.
OFTEN is how regularly the Inflection occurs. The VoicePrism
Plus listens for an Onset period before applying Inflection to the beginning of the next phrase. To have a longer Onset time, you can turn the effect off and back on later with MIDI control change commands. See the MIDI section for CC numbers.
These settings are selected with the
STYLE softknob.
The
AMOUNT or depth of the Inflection is controlled by the
AMOUNT softknob. This control varies between 0 and 100%. A
setting of zero turns the effect style off,
100% provides inflec-
tion of an octave. There are some specialty styles included which have depths variable to two octaves, for extreme inflection possibilities.
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VM PITCH
Vibrato is a pitch effect that singers often use in their delivery of a piece of music. This effect is achieved by repeatedly altering the size of the mouth and vocal tract in a pattern that varies above and below a central pitch in an oscillating fash­ion.
The Vibrato
STYLES are based on real vocal-
ist's vibratos. We have analyzed a large set of parameters from a voice database and creat­ed various vibrato models. The Vibrato set-
ting names reflect the style of the vocals from which they were extracted. However, a vibrato modeled from a style or gender different from yours can sound very good when applied to your voice. Experimentation is the key to finding a
STYLE setting that best suits your application. You
might begin incorporating Vibrato into your sound by setting the
AMOUNT control to 50%. This setting matches the depth
level that we analyzed in our modeling subjects. You can then vary the effect from this middle range up or down to suit your taste.
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EFFECTS BUTTON
The layouts of the EFFECTS button menus are the same as in the original VoicePrism. TC Electronic of Denmark has spe­cially designed the effects in the VoicePrism Plus.
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Effects Button
COMPRESSOR/EQ BUTTON
ASSIGN
Like the original VoicePrism, the Lead and Harmony voices can be assigned to a Compressor and/or Noise Gate. The dif-
ference in the VoicePrism Plus is that you
can independently modify parameters for the
Lead and Harmony voices. With VoicePrism
Plus, you are now able to assign two
Equalizers to the Lead and two separate
EQ's to the Harmony voices.
EQ1/EQ2, COMPRESSOR, NOISE GATE
The parameters for setting the EQ's, Compressors, and Noise Gates follow a similar layout as in the original VoicePrism. The assignments to Lead and Harmony voices have changed, allowing for greater flexibility. You now have EQ 1 and 2 LEAD, and EQ 1 and 2 HARMONY settings in the COMP/EQ menu tabs. There is also a separate COMPRES­SOR and NOISE GATE for each of the Lead and Harmony voices.
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MIX BUTTON
The MIX button and its menu controls remain consistent with VoicePrism.
STEP BUTTON
The STEP functions and its menu controls also remain consis­tent with VoicePrism.
BROWSER BUTTONS
See your original VoicePrism User Manual for a description of the browser buttons and their functions.
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UTILITY BUTTON
MIDI CONFIGURATION
The MIDI FILTER parameter, under the
MIDI menu, has been
updated so that you can filter out incoming System Exclusive messages and MIDI Program Change messages. This param­eter can be set to an '
OFF' position, where no filtering takes
place, or you can have both filters '
ON' at the same time.
DIGITAL I/O
DIGITAL I/O is a new menu, used for setting the SAMPLE RATE of
the digital signal, and the type of dithering employed in the digital domain. You can choose from
44.1KHZ, or 48 KHZ sam-
ple rates, or
EXT for an external sample rate, either
44.1KHZ or
48KHZ
. On the front panel lens, if you are synchronized at 44.1
KHZ, a 44.1K indicator will light. If you are synchronized at
48KHZ, a 48K indicator will light. If you are
not linked to a digital signal properly, both
indicators will flash.
DITHERING can be set to 8, 16 or 20 bits, or an
'
OFF' position.
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ROUTING
ROUTING is a new menu, with four parameters to control
audio processing and path..
DIGITAL SOURCE: may be set to SPDIF, for a digital signal on the
S/PDIF jacks, or
AES/EBU to select input from the AES/EBU
jacks on the back of the expansion card.
LEAD INPUT: to use your analog line in on the
back panel, or the Mic preamp on the front
of your VoicePrism Plus, set the
LEAD INPUT
to ANALOG. To use the microphone input, the
MIC ON button must be selected, as well as
the
48V button if you require phantom power for your mic.
The
MIC ON button must be OFF to use LINE input from the
back of the unit.
AUX INPUT: you can now accept a digital input from the left or
right channels of the card, or from the auxiliary input jack on the back panel. These inputs are then sent to the effects sec­tion of the VoiceCraft card. To avoid digital signal conflicts, you are prevented from selecting the same
AUX INPUT channel
as the digital
LEAD INPUT channel.
PROCESS DELAY: whenever Voice Modeling is activated, a cer-
tain amount of time is required to analyze and modify the output signal. The VoicePrism Plus requires 20 ms of time for optimal performance. Increasing
PROCESS DELAY enables the
VoicePrism Plus to do a more concentrated signal analysis for greater accuracy. As some vocalists in a live situation may feel uncomfortable about hearing a delay, you can reduce the amount of processing time, being aware that the quality of the modeled voice is reduced at lower settings.
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VERSION
The version window will display the current version of VoicePrism Plus software, including the current version of VoiceCraft Human Voice Modeling Card software.
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APPENDIX A: MIDI
Your Voicecraft modeling card style settings can be saved in presets with your other effects and dynamics settings. Like the original VoicePrism, you can dump one or all of the pre­sets as a System Exclusive message to another VoicePrism Plus, or to a sequencer or editor that stores System Exclusive files.
Please refer to the following VoicePrism Plus MIDI Specification and MIDI Implementation tables.
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VIBRATO DEPTH PARAMETER SETTING CC#1 0-127 OVERRIDES PRESET VIBRATO INTENSITY
UNTIL NEXT PROGRAM
DETUNE PARAMETER SETTING CC#3 0-127 OVERRIDES DETUNE INTENSITY UNTIL
PROGRAM CHANGE IS RECEIVED
HARMONY VOICE LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC#12 0-127 MAPPED TO MODIFIER
LEAD VOICE LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC#13 0-127 OVERRIDE SAME AS HARMONY LEVEL
EFFECT 1 LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC#14 0-127 OVERRIDE SAME AS OTHER LEVELS
EFFECT 2 LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC#15 0-127 OVERRIDE SAME AS OTHER LEVELS
SCALE SELECT PARAMETER SETTING CC#16 0-6 SELECTS LIBRARY SCALE (0-5) OR CUSTOM
SCALE (6)
SONG STEP FORWARD NONE CC#17 0-63=OFF, 64-127=FORWARD 1 STEP
SONG STEP BACKWARD NONE CC#18 0-63=OFF, 64-127=BACKWARD 1 STEP
THICKENER DEPTH PARAMETER SETTING CC#19 0-50 OVERRIDES THICKENER INTENSITY UNTIL
PROGRAM CHANGE IS RECEIVED
VIBRATO RATE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 20 0-127 OVERRIDES VIBRATO RATE UNTIL PRO-
GRAM CHANGE IS RECEIVED.
SCALE MODE SET KEY OFF CC# 21 0-63=OFF; 64-127=ON - ENABLES CHORD
RECOGNITION FOR SCALE TYPE AND KEY: A
MAJOR OR MINOR CHORD PLAYED IN OCTAVE
1, 2, OR 3 SETS SCALE TO MAJOR OR MINOR 1,2
AND 3. A MAJOR OR MINOR SCALE IN ANY
OTHER OCTAVE SETS THE SCALE TO CUSTOM.
SONG SELECT CC# 22 0-49 SELECTS SONG NUMBER (IF IN SONG
MODE)
AUTO-TRANSPOSE NONE CC# 23 0-63=OFF; 64-127=ON
SPLIT POINT NONE CC# 24 0-63=BELOW; 64-127=ABOVE
SPLIT NOTE NONE CC# 25 0=C-1 127=G9
NAME DEFAULT VALUE MIDI MESSAGE RANGE OF VALUES
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HARMONY MUTE CURRENT STATE CC# 26 0-63=OFF; 64-127=ON
BYPASS CURRENT STATE CC# 27 0-63=OFF; 64-127=ON
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 28 RESERVED
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 29 RESERVED
VOICE 1 LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC# 30 0-127 WHERE 0 = OFF, 127 = 0dB.
VOICE 2 LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC# 31 0-127 WHERE 0 = OFF, 127 = 0dB.
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 32 RESERVED
VOICE 3 LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC# 33 0-127 WHERE 0 = OFF, 127 = 0dB.
VOICE 4 LEVEL PARAMETER SETTING CC# 34 0-127 WHERE 0 = OFF, 127 = 0dB.
VOICE 1 PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC# 35 0=FULL LEFT; 1- 63=LEFT- CENTER; 64=CENTER;
65-128=CENTER- RIGHT; 127=FULL RIGHT.
VOICE 2 PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC# 36 SEE VOICE 1 PAN
VOICE 3 PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC# 37 SEE VOICE 1 PAN
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 38 RESERVED
VOICE 4 PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC# 39 SEE VOICE 1 PAN
VOICE 1 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC# 40 0 TO 1000 = MALE (FULL EFFECT); 50 = NONE
100 = FEMALE (FULL EFFECT); 101 ~ 127 SAME
AS 100
VOICE 2 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC# 41 SEE VOICE 1 GENDER
VOICE 3 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC# 42 SEE VOICE 1 GENDER
VOICE 4 GENDER PARAMETER SETTING CC# 43 SEE VOICE 1 GENDER
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 44 RESERVED
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 45 RESERVED
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 46 RESERVED
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 47 RESERVED
DRY/VM BALANCE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 48 0 = 100% DRY, 127 = 100% VM.
DRY PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC# 49 0 = FULL LEFT; 1- 63 = LEFT-CENTER;
64 = CENTER; 65-128 = CENTER-RIGHT;
12 7= FULL RIGHT.
VM PAN PARAMETER SETTING CC# 50 0 = FULL LEFT; 1-63 = LEFT-CENTER;
64 = CENTER; 65-128 = CENTER-RIGHT;
127 = FULL RIGHT.
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DETUNE AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 51 0 = -50 CENTS; 50 = 0; 100 = +50 CENTS
VM VIBRATO STYLE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 52
VM VIBRATO AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 53 0 = 0% (NO EFFECT); 127 = 100% (FULL EFFECT)
VM INFLECTION STYLE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 54
VM INFLECTION AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 55 0 = 0% (NO EFFECT); 127 = 100% (FULL EFFECT)
VM GLOTTAL STYLE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 56
VM GLOTTAL AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 57 0 = 0% (NO EFFECT); 127 = 100% (FULL EFFECT)
VM WARP STYLE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 58
VM WARP AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 59 0 = 0% (NO EFFECT); 127 = 100% (FULL EFFECT)
VM SPECTRA STYLE PARAMETER SETTING CC# 60
VM SPECTRA AMOUNT PARAMETER SETTING CC# 61 0 = 0% (NO EFFECT); 127 = 100% (FULL EFFECT)
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 62 RESERVED
RESERVED RESERVED CC# 63 RESERVED
DAMPER PEDAL OFF CC# 64 HARMONY HOLD. DAMPER MESSAGE WILL
SUSTAIN LAST CHORD IN BEFORE NOTE OFF
MESSAGE.
HARMONY KEY / SCALE SELECT / NOTES NONE NOTE NUMBERS CHORDS MODE - NOTES WOULD TRIGGER
CHORD RECOGNITION
SCALIC MODE - IF SCALE MODE SET KEY IS ON
THE NOTES WOULD TRIGGER CHORD RECOG-
NITION FOR SCALE TYPE AND KEY
NOTES - TRIGGER APPROPRIATE VOICES.
PITCH BEND 0 PITCH BENDER USER MUST BE ABLE TO SELECT RANGE IN
MIDI UTILITIES WINDOW FROM +/- 0 TO +/- 12
THIS IS A GLOBAL CONTROL
PROGRAM CHANGE PROGRAM CHANGE 0-127
MIDI CHANNEL PARAMETER SETTING NONE 1-16 GLOBAL MIDI CHANNEL FOR ALL PRE-
SETS, CC'S AND NOTE INFORMATION
DUMP PROGRAM NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION
DUMP SONG NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION
DUMP ALL NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION
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LOAD PROGRAM NONE NONE LOADS PROGRAM INTO SELECTED PRESET
BUT DOES NOT WRITE IT IN UNTIL THE USER
SAVES THE PRESET.
LOAD SONG NONE NONE LOADS SONG INTO SELECTED SONG BUT DOES
NOT WRITE IT UNTIL THE USER SAVES THE
SONG.
LOAD ALL NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION
LOAD OS NONE NONE MIDI UTILITY FUNCTION
* ALL CC#'S ARE CONFIGURABLE THROUGH
THE SYSEX PARM EDIT FEATURE
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VOICEPRISM PLUS MIDI IMPLEMENTATION TABLE
NAME DEFAULT VALUE MIDI MESSAGE RANGE OF VALUES
BASIC CHANNEL DEFAULT 1 1
CHANGED 1-16 1-16 MEMORIZED
MODE DEFAULT X MODE 3
MESSAGES X X
ALTERED ********
NOTE NUMBER TRUE VOICE X 0-127 CHORD ROOT AND TYPE
KEY AND SCALE
24-96 NOTES MODE
VELOCITY NOTE ON X X
NOTE OFF X X
AFTER TOUCH POLYPHONIC (KEY'S) X X
MONOPHONIC X X
(CHANNEL)
PITCH BENDER X O UP TO +/- 12 SEMITONES
(CONFIGURABLE)
CONTROL CHANGE 1 X O VIBRATO DEPTH
3 X O DETUNE
12 X O HARMONY LEVEL
13 X O LEAD LEVEL
14 X O EFFECT 1 LEVEL
15 X O EFFECT 2 LEVEL
16 X O KEY & HARMONY SELECT
17 X O SONG STEP FORWARD
18 X O SONG STEP BACKWARD
19 X O THICKENER DEPTH
20 X O VIBRATO RATE
21 X O SCALE MODE SET KEY
22 X O SONG SELECT
64 X O HARMONY HOLD (DAMPER)
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PROGRAM CHANGE X 0-127 PRESETS
SYSTEM EXCLUSIVE PARAMETER EDIT X O ALL PARAMETERS ACCESSIBLE
GROUP EDIT O O ALL OR PART OF A PRESET
PRESET SAVE O O
SONG SAVE O O
SYSTEM COMMON SONG POSITION X X
SONG SELECT X X
TUNE REQUEST X X
SYSTEM REAL TIME CLOCK X X
COMMANDS X X
AUX MESSAGES LOCAL ON/OFF X X
ALL NOTES OFF X O
ACTIVE SENSING X X
SYSTEM RESET X X
APPENDIX B: GLOSSARY
Note: many terms will be found in your original VoicePrism User Manual. We have provided an update to those terms in this edition.
AES/EBU: (Audio Engineering Society / European
Broadcast Union standard) accepted as the professional standard in digital audio transfer.
Breathiness: the amount of 'apparent' moving air sounds
incorporated into the vocal.
Dithering: when moving digital audio from a high bit rate to
a lower bit rate, dithering is often employed to replace the digital distortion induced by this process, and involves mixing in a level of broad­band noise.
Glottal: In the VoicePrism Plus, glottal effects are the non-
pitched part of the sound produced by forma­tions of the epiglottis and air turbulence in the facial and mouth regions: they include
BREATHI-
NESS,
RASP
, and GROWL
Growl: Vocal sounds produced by the epiglottal area that
emphasize phrases with a grinding, distorting tone.
Onset: The time it takes for an effect to be applied to the
sound.
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Rasp: a sound produced by the vocal tract that gives a
gruff, gritty edge to the vocal delivery. Rasp is a form of hard breathiness.
Resonance: a Voice model that analyzes vocal formant har-
monics and changes their position in the audio spectrum, resulting in a sound with a different overall character that can be subtle or extreme.
S/PDIF: (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface) is a digital audio
format generally recognized as the consumer standard for digital audio transfer.
Spectra: A matrix of frequency boost/cut settings, such as
those in a graphic equalizer. Rather than singling out individual frequencies, a spectra setting cov­ers a range of frequencies.
Voice Modeling: (abbreviated as VM) a scientific means of elec-
tronically simulating a natural vocal phenome­non.
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APPENDIX C: INDEX
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44.1K 5, 20 48K 5, 20
A AES/EBU 6, 30, 33 AMOUNT 10, 11 ASSIGN 18 AUX INPUT 21
B BREATHINESS 13, 30
C COMPRESSOR 18 COMPRESSOR/EQ 18
D DIGITAL I/O 6, 20 DIGITAL SIGNAL 5, 6 DIGITAL SOURCE 21 DITHERING 20, 30, 34 DRY PAN 9 DRY:VM MIX 7, 9, 11
E EQ1/EQ2 18 EQUALIZATION 11
F F2M (FEMALE-TO-MALE) 12 FORMANTS 12 FRONT PANEL 5
G GENDER 12 GLOSSARY 30 GLOTTAL 13, 30 GROWL 14, 30
H HCMP/NG 8 HEQ1 LIB 8 HEQ2 LIB 8
L LCMP/NG 8 LEAD 7, 9 LEAD INPUT 21 LEQ1 LIB 8 LEQ2 LIB 8 LIBRARIES 7
M M2F (MALE-TO-FEMALE) 12 MIDI CONFIGURATION 20 MIDI FILTER 20 MIDI IMPLEMENTATION 28 MIDI SPECIFICATION 24
N NOISE GATE 18
O ONSET 15, 16
P PITCH 12 PRESET SCREEN 7 PROCESS DELAY 21
R RASP 13, 31 REAR PANEL 6 ROUTING 6, 21
S S/PDIF 6, 31, 34 SAMPLE RATE 20 STYLE 10
T TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 36 TEXT CONVENTIONS 3 THICKENING 7, 9
U USER INTERFACE 5 UTILITY 6, 20
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V VERSION 22 VIBRATO 16 VM DETUNE 9 VM GLOTTAL 13 VM PAN 9 VM PITCH 16 VM SPECTRAL 11 VM WARP 11, 12 VOCALS 9 VOICE MODELING 7, 9, 31
W WARP 12
APPENDIX D: ABOUT DIGITAL I/O
ABOUT S/PDIF
S/PDIF (Sony/Phillips Digital Interface) A digital audio format generally recognized as the consumer standard for digital audio transfer
ABOUT AES/EBU
AES/EBU (Audio Engineering Society / European Broadcast Union standard) is accepted as the professional standard in digital audio transfer. AES/EBU requires the use of a bal­anced XLR cable with an impedance of 110 W. The AES/EBU format is 24-bit. AES/EBU is often chosen over S/PDIF because of its superior performance in jitter and sig­nal/noise ratio. AES/EBU works with a higher voltage level than S/PDIF.
ABOUT DITHERING
Going from one type of bit resolution to a lower resolution, e.g. from 24 bit to 16 bit, you are losing 8 bits of information. The process of cutting off bits is called truncation and it intro­duces digital distortion of low level signals, due to the lack of complete signal information. To compensate for this, dither must be applied. Dither is a small amount of filtered noise that generates randomization at the noise floor ensuring a less distorted low level signal.
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Dithering is relevant only on digital outputs and it is always the receiving device that determines the number of bits you must dither to. A DAT or CDR recorder should normally be dithered to 16 bit.
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APPENDIX E: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Note: This is an update to the original VoicePrism document.
Digital I/O
Connectors: XLR (AES/EBU)
RCA Phono (S/PDIF) Input Format: 24 Bit Output Format: 24 bit processed audio on VoiceCraft Card
AES/EBU and S/PDIF
24 bit unprocessed ADC output on
VoicePrism Plus S/PDIF
Digital Output
Output Dither: HPF/TPDF dither 24/20/16/8 bit
(VoiceCraft Card outputs only) Sample Rates: 44.1kHz; 48kHz Frequency Response DIO: DC to 23.9 kHz ± 0.01 dB @ 48 kHz
Analog Inputs
Connectors: XLR Balanced (pin 2 hot), TRS 1/4" Impedance (Bal/Unbalanced-Line): 28 kOhms Max. Input Level Line: +21dBu A to D Conversion: 24 bits, 100dB dynamic range (A-weighted) THD: 0.005% @ 1kHz (A-weighted) Frequency Response: 10Hz - 12kHz ±0.8dB, -2dB @ 20kHz
Analog Outputs
Connectors: TRS 1/4" Impedance: 680 Ohms (stereo out); 340 Ohms (mono out) Max. Output Level: +21 dBu D to A Conversion: 24 bits, 100dB dynamic range (A-weighted)
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Analog Through
Dynamic Range: -97dB typical (A-weighted) THD: 0.008% @ 1kHz typical Frequency Response: 10Hz - 12kHz ±0.8dB, -2dB @ 20kHz EMC Complies with: EN 55103 1/2, ENS 5022 Class B,
EN61000-4-2/3/4/5/6/11 Safety Certified to: EN 60065, CAN/CSA E60065-00, UL 6500
Environment
Max. Operating Temperature: 50 degrees Celsius
(122 degrees Fahrenheit) Min. Storage Temperature: -25 degrees Celsius
(-13 degrees Fahrenheit)
Control Interface
MIDI: In/Out/Thru: 5 Pin DIN GPI, Pedal: 1/4" Stereo Jack
Power
Mains Voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz Power Consumption: 40W Fuses: 250V 500mA Slow Blow
(North America and Japan)
250V 500mA Time Lag
(Europe and United Kingdom)
General
Finish: Painted Galvanized Steel, ABS Plastic
Bezel, Knobs and Buttons. Display: 128 x 64 Graphics LCD Dimensions: 19" x 3.5" x 8.2" (483mm x 89mm x 208mm) Weight: 7.8 lb (3.54kg) Warranty Parts and Labour: 1 year
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APPENDIX F: PRODUCT SAFETY AND CONFORMITY
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VoicePrism Plus User ManualAppendix F: Product Safety and Conformity
IMPORTANT:
FOR CUSTOMERS IN THE UK
THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE: BLUE: NEUTRAL BROWN: LIVE
AS THE COLOURS OF THE WIRES IN THE MAINS
LEAD OF THIS APPARATUS MAY NOT CORRE­SPOND WITH THE COLOURED MARKINGS IDEN­TIFYING THE TERMINALS IN YOUR PLUG, PRO­CEED AS FOLLOWS. THE WIRE WHICH IS COLOURED BLUE MUST BE CONNECTED TO THE TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER N OR COLOURED BLACK. THE WIRE WHICH IS COLOURED BROWN MUST BE CON­NECTED TO THE TERMINAL WHICH IS MARKED WITH THE LETTER L OR COLOURED RED. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MUST EITHER OF THE ABOVE WIRES BE CONNECTED TO THE EARTH TERMINAL OF THE THREE PIN PLUG.
FOR CUSTOMERS IN CANADA
THIS CLASS B DIGITAL APPARATUS MEETS ALL REQUIREMENTS OF THE CANADIAN INTERFERENCE-CAUSING EQUIPMENT REGULATIONS.
CET APPAREIL NUMERIQUE DE LA CLASSE B RESPECTE TOUTES LES EXIGENCES DU REGLE­MENT SURE LE MATERIEL BROUILLER DU CANA­DA.
THIS EQUIPMENT HAS BEEN TESTED AND FOUND TO COMPLY WITH THE LIMITS FOR A CLASS B DIG­ITAL DEVICE, PURSUANT TO PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES.
THESE LIMITS ARE DESIGNED TO PROVIDE REA­SONABLE PROTECTION AGAINST HARMFUL INTERFERENCE IN A RESIDENTIAL INSTALLATION.
THIS EQUIPMENT GENERATES, USES AND CAN RADIATE RADIO FREQUENCY ENERGY AND, IF NOT INSTALLED AND USED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS, MAY CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO COMMUNICATIONS. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT INTER­FERENCE WILL NOT OCCUR IN A PARTICULAR INSTALLATION.
IF THIS EQUIPMENT DOES CAUSE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE TO RADIO OR TELEVISION RECEP­TION, WHICH CAN BE DETERMINED BY TURNING THE EQUIPMENT ON AND OFF, THE USER IS ENCOURAGED TO TRY TO CORRECT THE INTER­FERENCE BY ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING MEASURES:
• REORIENT OR RELOCATE THE RECEIVING ANTENNA.
• INCREASE THE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE EQUIPMENT AND THE RECEIVER.
• CONNECT THE EQUIPMENT INTO AN OUTLET ON A CIRCUIT DIFFERENT FROM THAT TO WHICH THE RECEIVER IS CONNECTED.
• CONSULT A QUALIFIED DEALER OR AN EXPERI­ENCED RADIO / TV TECHNICIAN FOR HELP.
THE USER MAY FIND THE FOLLOWING BOOKLET, PREPARED BY THE FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION, HELPFUL: “HOW TO IDENTIFY AND
RESOLVE RADIO/TV INTERFERENCE PROBLEMS.”
THIS BOOKLET IS AVAILABLE FROM THE US GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE, WASHINGTON, DC 20402, USA. STOCK NO. 004-000-0034-4.
CAUTION:
YOU ARE CAUTIONED THAT ANY CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED IN THIS MANUAL COULD VOID YOUR WARRANTY.
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DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
TC-HELICON (TC-IVL VENTURES INC.), A JOINT VENTURE BETWEEN IVL TECHNOLOGIES LTD AND TC ELECTRONIC., HEREBY DECLARES ON THEIR OWN RESPONSIBILITY THAT THE FOLLOW­ING PRODUCT:
VOICEPRISM PLUS VOCAL FORMANT PITCH PROCESSOR FEATURING THE VOICECRAFT HUMAN VOICE MODELING CARD
THAT IS COVERED BY THIS DECLARATION AND MARKED CE-LABEL CONFORMS WITH THE FOL­LOWING STANDARDS AS AMENDED BY CE MARKING DIRECTIVE 93/68/EEC:
LOW VOLTAGE DIRECTIVE, 73/23/EEC
• EN 60065 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINS OPERATED ELECTRONIC AND RELATED
APPARATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD AND SIMILAR GENERAL USE
• UL 6500: SECOND EDITION: STANDARD FOR AUDIO/VIDEO AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT APPARATUS FOR HOUSEHOLD, COMMERCIAL, AND SIMILAR USE
• CAN/CSA E60065-00: AUDIO, VIDEO AND SIMILAR ELECTRONIC APPARATUS - SAFETY REQUIREMENTS
EMC DIRECTIVE, 89/336/EEC
• EN 55103 1/2: PRODUCT FAMILY STANDARD FOR AUDIO, VIDEO, AUDIO-VISUAL AND ENTERTAIN­MENT LIGHTNING.
• EN 55022: CLASS B RADIATED AND CONDUCTED EMISSIONS
• EN61000-4-3 RADIATED IMMUNITY
• EN61000-4-6 CONDUCTED IMMUNITY
• EN61000-4-4 EFT/BURST IMMUNITY
• EN61000-4-2 ESD IMMUNITY
• EN61000-4-11 VOLTAGE DIPS/INTERRUPTIONS
• EN61000-4-5 SURGE IMMUNITY
ISSUED IN VICTORIA, FEBRUARY 15, 2001, BY FRED SPECKEEN, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER.
EUROPEAN CONTACT:
TC ELECTRONIC A/S, SINDALSVEJ 34, DK8240 RISSKOV, DENMARK TEL: +45 87427000, FAX: +45 87427010 WEB: HTTP://WWW.TCELECTRONIC.COM
TC Electronic A/S | Sindalsvej 34 | 8240 Risskov | Denmark | Phone: +45 8742 7000 | Fax: +45 8742 7010 | Info@tcelectronic.com TC Electronic Inc. | 742-A Hampshire road | Westlake Village | CA 91361 USA | Phone: (805) 373 1828 | Fax: (805) 379 2648
www.TC-Helicon.com
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