TC-Helicon VoiceTone Harmony-M User Manual

PRODUCT MANUAL

ENGLISH VERSION

harmonyM

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this appliance
to rain or moisture.

CAUTION

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause
harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

The lightning symbol within a triangle means, “Electrical
caution!” It indicates the presence of information about
operating voltage and potential risks of electrical shock.

The exclamation point within a triangle means, “Caution!”
Please read the information next to all caution signs.

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

QuickStart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6

Front Panel Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11-13

Back Panel Diagram . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Getting To Know Harmony-M

How to Set the MIDI Receive Channel . . . . . . . . . .15

Loading Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Making Harmonies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15

Singing/Talking Without FX or Harmony . . . . . . . . .15

Using the Tone Button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Adjusting the Harmony Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Changing the FX Volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Thicken Your Voice with the Double Button . . . . . . .16

Editing Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Storing Edited Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

How Harmony-M Reads the Sustain Pedal . . . . . . .16

What Do the Voice 1&2 Buttons Do? . . . . . . . . . . . .17

What Does Higher Lower etc. Mean? . . . . . . . . . . .17

Changing the FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Remote Control with a Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

For Advanced Users

More Info on Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Advanced FX Style Select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

How to Use Alternate Tone Settings . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Changing the Number of Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

External Mixing with Mono and Dry Outputs . . . . . .19

MIDI Setup Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

To Reset MIDI Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Performing a Factory Reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

How to Change the Tuning Reference . . . . . . . . . . .22

How to Use MIDI CC’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

MIDI CC Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

FAQ and Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .27

MIDI Implementation Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Table of Contents

TC Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd.
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Manual revision 1.2 – SW – V 1.0 Prod. No: E60509213

English Version

4

Welcome to VoiceTone Harmony-M

Harmony-M was built for the singer who wants the
highest quality and most interesting live vocal production
possible. It puts a complete vocal production center
into your hands including harmony singers that follow
your singing and keyboard playing. It’s also highly useful
as a studio tool allowing the creation of background
harmony and even guide parts for singers.

Ease of use and convenience were of utmost
importance in the design of Harmony-M. This allows
singer/musicians to utilize all of its features quickly and
easily.

Harmony-M presents a selection of professionally­authored patches. When out-of-the-box sounds aren't
enough, Harmony-M provides editing controls to
customize the presets to your preference.

Product information is updated regularly, so be sure to
check www.tc-helicon.com for the latest news.

Features:

o Adds one or two harmony voices that follow your

MIDI keyboard playing

o Overdub-style vocal doubling feature adds richness

to your lead voice

o High quality reverb and delay effects

o Part A/B switch to allow instant selection of your

two favorite sounds

o Quick and easy tweaking and storage of presets

o XLR mic level input and output in stereo or mono

o Clean, studio quality mic preamp with phantom

power

Introduction

5

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.

You should know there is a dedicated group of
engineers, researchers and product specialists based in
Victoria BC, Canada, who 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

Introduction

6

Step 1:

Connect your microphone to a mic cable

Step 2:

Connect the mic cable to the Mic Input on Harmony-M

Quick Start

Make sure Harmony-M is not powered at this time.

NOTE:

7

Step 3:

While you’re connecting and setting up, lower the fader
on your mixer channel to off. Connect a 1/4” phone
jack-equipped cable from the Left/(mono) Out to a 1/4”
line level input on your sound system.

Step 4:

Connect a MIDI cable from your keyboard’s MIDI Out
to the MIDI IN on Harmony-M. Set your keyboard to
transmit on MIDI channel one.

Quick Start

Input

Tone

Humanize FX Harmony

Preset

Manual Double FX Voice 1 Voice 2

Hall
Room
Echo
Slap
Combi
SFX

Higher
High
Low
Lower
Bass
Octave

48V Stereo

3

Mic input Output Footswitch

Power

MIDI in

Pan

MIDI Out

8

Step 5:

Set the Input Knob fully left then set the Humanize, FX
and Harmony control knobs to the detent at the 12
O’Clock position.

Step 6:

Connect Harmony-M's power adapter to main power
and to the Power Input on Harmony-M. There is no
power switch so plugging it in automatically turns it on.

Quick Start

Input

Tone

Humanize FX Harmony

Preset

Hall
Room

Higher
High

Mic input Output Footswitch

Power

MIDI in

9

Step 7:

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

Step 8:

In preparation for your first listen, check that the LEDs
conform to the status shown in the boxes below. You
can press the button associated with the LEDs to change
them if necessary.

Quick Start

Input

Tone

Humanize FX Harmony

Mic input Output Footswitch

Power

MIDI in

Input

Ton e

Humanize FX Harmony

Preset

Manual Double FX Voice 1 Voice 2

Hall
Room
Echo
Slap
Combi
SFX

Higher
High
Low
Lower
Bass
Octave

48V Stereo

3

Mic input Output Footswitch

Power

MIDI in

1

Press so

LED is ON

Press so

LED is OFF

Press to light

LED

Press to load

Preset 1 if it’s

not already

loaded