TC-Helicon VoiceTone Correct User Manual

ENGLISH VERSION

Table of Contents

Introduction .................................................... page 4

Quick Start .......................................................page 6

Using Two VoiceTone Pedals ....................... page 12

Front & Back Panel Descriptions ...............page 13

Setup Configurations ....................................page 16

Phantom Power ..............................................................page 16

Standard Setup ................................................................page 17

Main/Monitor ...................................................................page 18

Sound Engineer Setup .................................................page 19

Advanced Setup .............................................................page 2

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Using & Understanding the Effect ..............page 22

Using the Effects ............................................page 23

Adaptive Shape EQ ......................................................page 23

Adaptive Compression ...............................................page 24

De-ess ..................................................................................page 25

Pitch Correction .............................................................page 26

Understanding Live Engineer Effects .........page 27

Understanding Pitch Correction ................page 31

FAQ & Troubleshooting ...............................page 33

Specifications ..................................................page 35

Manual revision 1.0 – SW – V 1.0 | Prod. No: E60507211 English Version

Introduction

Welcome to VoiceTone Correct

We at TC-Helicon believe that VoiceTone Correct will finally make you truly satisfied with your live vocal sound. More than any other musicians, vocalists are understandably not happy with their live sound. The reason is typically obvious - the singer has no control of the sound system and most often there is no sound engineer to help. Correct to the rescue! Correct listens to your voice and adjusts your tone and dynamics automatically to produce studio quality vocal tone that you and your audience will appreciate. In addition, the pitch correction effect is like a metronome for pitch. It lets you know when you're out of tune and you naturally decide to correct yourself, or not.

An incredible amount of live sound research was undertaken for VoiceTone Correct and that means you can trust it as a capable and reliable sound engineer. In terms of audio quality (noise floor, harmonic distor tion, and frequency response), Correct surpasses anything that has come before it, and unarguably exceeds even

the most stringent "audiophile" requirements. Many audience members, band members and sound engineers may be surprised to see a singer taking control over their sound. We think it's about time!

Features: Pitch Correction:

o Auto-chromatic pitch correction acts as a guide for you to improve your pitch o Accurate input pitch and correction display o Correction can go to monitors, mains or both

Live Engineer effects (LE effects)

o Adjustable Adaptive Compression o Multiband Adaptive Shape EQ dynamically sweetens raw mic sound o Sibilance-smoothing de-ess algorithm o Add rich lows on deep voices with the Warmth button o XLR mic level I/O o Clean, studio quality mic preamp with phantom power

Introduction

About TC-Helicon

At TC-Helicon we truly believe that the voice is the world's most beautiful instrument. We don't mean to degrade other beautiful instruments, but the singing voice is the anthropological source for all things melodic. In the words of the founders of TC-Helicon,

"Everything we do is dedicated to this instrument (the singing voice). We envision a world where those who work with the voice in live and recording situations can bring out the very best from any performance, and where the possibilities of vocal craft are endless."

Our mission was galvanized by a simple question:

"Isn't it time that someone finally provided dedicated tools and solutions for voice?"

So what does this all mean to singers? It means that you should know there is a dedicated group of engineers, researchers and product specialist based in Victoria, BC,

Canada that spend every waking moment of their working lives listening, talking, singing, and interacting with singers and those who have passion for the singing voice. All this knowledge and experience is used to design products respecting and empowering the modern vocalist. Our products focus on removing barriers and inspiring creativity in performance. That's why our products range from near-field personal vocal monitors to floor-based vocal multi-effects pedals.

Enjoy.

The TC-Helicon Team a TC Group company

Quick Start

Step 1:

Connect your microphone to a mic cable

NOTE:

Make sure Correct is not powered.

Step 2:

Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Correct.

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Step 3:

Connect a mic cable to the Main Output of Correct.

Step 4:

Connect the mic cable from Correct to a mic input on your sound system.

NOTE:

At this point it would be best to turn the gain and/or volume on your sound system's mic input to off.

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Step 5:

Set all EQ and/or compression on your sound system mic channel to off, or unity (middle position - no boost or cut).

NOTE:

Correct is going to supply the EQ and compression for your voice automatically. After it has been turned on for your voice, a live sound engineer can decide if they want to do any further processing. But know that for the vast majority of the time, there is no need for extra EQ or compression.

Step 6:

Turn the Input Knob fully left and set the last four knobs on Correct to their default position as indicated.

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Step 7:

Connect Correct’s power adapter to main power and to the Power Input on Correct.

Step 8:

While singing through your microphone, turn the Input Knob to the right until the Input Light turns green, sometimes orange on louder parts, but never red.

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Step 9:

Raise the gain and/or volume on your sound system mic input channel and master volume until you hear a good level from your vocals.

Step 10:

You're ready to hear Correct on your voice. a. Turn the Live Engineer effects on or off with the Right Footswitch

b. Turn the pitch correction effect on or off with the Left Footswitch

Step 11:

Here are some quick tips on understanding what Correct will do for your live vocal sound.

Live Engineer (LE effects): On Regardless of your microphone, mic technique or whether you are a Bass or Soprano, the LE effects will optimize the balance of low and high frequencies and smooth the loud and soft parts of your singing to make you sound your best. Your sound will be clear and defined and will fit well into your mix.

Pitch Correction effect: On Singing with the pitch correction effect can ensure that your vocal is on pitch. You'll hear the pitch corrected version of your voice that will act as a reference so you can self adjust your pitch to be right on key.

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