Tc-helicon VoiceLive Touch 2 Reference Manual Instrukcja Użytkownika

RefeRence ManualStoreINPUTHomeHold for GenreEffectsVoicesTapMixSetupLoopHitHold for Ta lkEdit

The Mix Menu4FX Mix pageGuitar parameterThe Guitar parameter sets the level of the guitar signal plus all applied effects.Aux parameterThe Aux paramet

The Mix Menu5Output Mix pageUSB In parameterThe USB In parameter sets the mix level for the audio signal arriving from a computer via the USB connecto

The Store menu6The sToRe MenuPreset edits can be saved for later use and named in the Store menu. Please note that changes to parameters on the Setup

The Edit Menu7The ediT MenuThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual details the nine effect blocks of the VoiceLive Touch 2, the editing

The Edit Menu8Chapter overviewMaking changes to the preset effects in VoiceLive Touch 2 and storing them to use later is called editing. The Edit menu

The Edit Menu9Main and Advanced edit pagesMost effects have a main page and an advanced edit page con-taining additional settings. You can switch betw

The Edit Menu10Most Styles have editable modifiers that can be stored as part of a preset – for example Speed in the Mod effect.Understanding levelsTh

The Edit Menu11The Mod effectThe Mod (modulation) effect is where you will find lush chorus, detune and flanger effects plus a collection of bizarre p

The Edit Menu12The Delay effectThe Delay effect block produces tap tempo echo, fixed time echoes and quick slap echo effects.Delay effect – main edit

The Edit Menu13TempoFor Tap tempo styles only, the Tempo parameter sets the delay tempo in beats per minute. This is most useful when the Global Tap p

Table of contentsaTable of conTenTsAbout this manual 1The Mix Menu 3FX Mix page ...4Guitar parameter 4Aux paramet

The Edit Menu14The Reverb effectThe Reverb effect block contains a high-end TC Electronic re-verb algorithm. Reverb simulates hearing your voice in ac

The Edit Menu15The Harmony effectThe Harmony effect block produces the famous TC-Helicon harmony sound. Your voice is multiplied up to four times at m

The Edit Menu16Harmony effect – advanced edit pageDry Level parameterThe Dry Level parameter sets the dry voice level.Human Style parameter*The Human

The Edit Menu17Input (Sung) NoteC C# D Eb E F F# G G# A Bb BMAJ1 3rd ab. E nc F nc G A nc B nc C D D5th ab. G nc A nc B C nc D nc E F FMAJ2 3rd ab. E

The Edit Menu18The Voice Edit pages 1/9 through 9/9Up to nine different voicings are possible, though only four may be active at one time. The followi

The Edit Menu19The following table shows how Harmony style and the value of the Key parameter affect voicing selection:Style range Key parameterVoici

The Edit Menu20Diatonic harmony. A single Key and Scale e.g. E Maj2, is typically used for a whole song or section when no instrument is avail-able or

The Edit Menu21The Choir effectThe Choir effect emulates the detuning, small timing variances and chorusing effects that occur when several people sin

The Edit Menu22The Double effect“Doubling” is a time-consuming recorded effect to thicken a singer’s voice by having them overdub the same melody seve

The Edit Menu23The Transducer effectThe Transducer effects block uses distortion and steep filters to emulate the sound of radios, phones and devices

Table of contentsbHarmony and the Voices menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17The Voice Edit pages 1/9 through 9/9 18Naturalplay, Scale,

The Edit Menu24Transducer effect – advanced edit pageRouting parameterThe Routing parameter allows you to choose where to apply Transducer filtering.

The Edit Menu25The Rhythm effectRhythm produces chopping, panning and stuttering effects on your lead, Harmony and Double voices in various beat divis

The Edit Menu26Type parameterThis parameter is only available for the Rhythm styles.The Type parameter sets the waveform for the rhythmic modulation a

The Edit Menu27The Hardtune effectThe Hardtune effect block corrects the pitch of the Lead voice by gently or not-so-gently nudging it to a target pit

The Edit Menu28Gender parameter*The Gender parameter makes the voice sound deeper (settings -50 to -1) or more feminine (settings 1 to 50).Control par

The Edit Menu29Assigning effects to the Hit buttonWhen you tap the Hit button, the effect status will change, allowing for some dramatic changes in yo

The Edit Menu30Assigning Hit effects in Effects mode– Tap the Effects button to enter Effects mode.– Toggle the Hit button so its LED goes off.– Ta

The Slider FX31The slideR fxIn this chapter we describe the amazing Slider FX bar as it pertains to the vocal effects. For the Loop FX descriptions, s

The Slider FX32Chapter OverviewIn Effects and Loop modes, the Slider FX Bar can be used to activate and modulate an effect. The selection of effects i

The Slider FX33Shift Wide effectTap the Slider FX Bar to activate the Hardtune effect at its current settings.Slide your finger over the Slider FX Ba

Table of contentscOverdubbing ...40Notes about overdubbing 40Undo ...41What c

The Slider FX34Action Left Center pos. Right < (Slider FX) > Min. value Middle of value rangeMax. value> (Slider FX) >Middle value ¾ valu

The Loop Menu35The loop MenuThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual intro-duces the Looper.Looping is an interesting topic. Even using

The Loop Menu36Loops – OverviewMaking loops is funWhether you just want to create some accompaniment when there are no other musicians around, or whet

The Loop Menu37The Loop menu pagesThere are two pages containing features for the looper. While not labeled onscreen, the two pages are thus:Loop menu

The Loop Menu38The Loop Tools page1231. Selected loop waveform display2. Loop Tools3. Current Loop FX assignmentAlso see the “Loop page” and “Metr

The Loop Menu39Stopping and starting loops– Whenever a loop is present, press the Play button to either stop or start loop playback. You can also as

The Loop Menu40OverdubbingOnce you have a basic loop you’re satisfied with, you’ll likely want to overdub – i.e., record more parts on top of it.Pleas

The Loop Menu41UndoWhat can be undone?When you have made a mistake while overdubbing, you do not have to delete the whole loop and start from scratch.

The Loop Menu42Extending loop length with 2xUse the 2x feature when you have just created a short, hypnotic loop and you would like to record a longer

The Loop Menu43ClearThe Clear feature allows you to erase a loop layer while keeping the original loop start and end points.This is most useful when t

Table of contentsdVocal Cancel feature 59Lead Mute parameter 59Headphone Limiter parameter 59Lead Delay parameter 60Guitar page (1) ...

The Loop Menu44Metronome – On settingWhen set to on, the metronome is audible. This will also acti-vate the quantize feature, which will correct your

The Loop Menu45Notes about using the metronomeIf the Metronome is set to On or Shh and a loop is present, playback will wait until the next beat befor

The Loop Menu46 The Label “Select” will be surrounded by brackets, indicating that you are now in Select mode. The currently selected loop slot is s

The Loop Menu47Muting loop layersLoop layers can be muted (i.e., silenced temporarily) using Mute mode.– Record several loop layers to the loop slots

The Loop Menu48Synching loops to MIDI ClockVoiceLive Touch 2 can sync to MIDI Clock received at either its USB or physical MIDI inputs. This allows yo

The Loop Menu49Shots mode and playbackWhen you are in Shots mode and the Play button is lit, each loop will continue playing when you release its butt

The Loop Menu50– Slide your finger over the Slider FX Bar to hear the new Loop FX.Loop FX descriptionsLoop FX – FilterThis setting activates a resona

The Loop Menu51Re-syncRe-sync is another component of Loop Assist.If you use any of the time-altering loop effects (Slow Speed, Squeeze or Shots), you

The Loop Menu52 If the selected target loop slot is muted when you perform the mixdown, the other loops will overwrite whatever was there.

The Setup menu53The seTup MenuThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual intro-duces the setup menu, where you make global settings.

Table of contentseSystem page ...74LCD Contrast parameter 74Mic Boost parameter 74Global Key parameter 74Tune Ref

The Setup menu54Setup Menu OverviewThe Setup menu allows you to make changes to global settings. Typical settings control phantom power, MIDI, global

The Setup menu55E835fx Mic settingIf you are using a Sennheiser E835fx microphone, set the Input parameter to E835fx Mic. This applies phantom power t

The Setup menu56Please note that this is not a mix level control. If you are hear-ing distortion, or if you see the red clip LED light on your loud st

The Setup menu57Loop settingWhen Mic Control is set to Loop, the Mic Control button acts as a 1Button Looper. See the 1 Button Looper setting sec-tio

The Setup menu58Norm + Warmth settingThe Norm + Warmth setting restores a small amount of lows while still reducing muddiness. Use this setting when y

The Setup menu59Output pageOutput parameterStereo settingWhen you set the Output parameter to Stereo, the left and right audio channels are output to

The Setup menu60Lead Delay parameterThe Lead Delay parameter inserts a short delay on the dry voice to make up for the slight processing delay when us

The Setup menu61Guitar page (1)A guitar connected to the Guitar In jack can have separate Re-verb, Modulation and Compression effects, which are adjus

The Setup menu62A note regarding compression on an acoustic guitarBecause the compressor effect automatically adds considerable gain as you adjust the

The Setup menu63Guitar page (2)A three band, semi-parametric EQ built into the VoiceLive Touch 2 allows you to shape the sound of the guitar connected

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The Setup menu64Loop pageThere are several useful Loop-related parameters on the Loop page of the Setup menu.Input parameterWhile VoiceLive Touch 2 ha

The Setup menu65MIDI Control parameterThe VoiceLive Touch 2 Looper can be remotely controlled using MIDI CC messages. If you want to ensure that no re

The Setup menu66Metronome pageThe Metronome page controls the settings for the Loop Met-ronome feature.Routing parameterUse the Routing parameter to d

The Setup menu67MIDI page (1)This is one of two pages of MIDI settings.MID Channel parameterThe MIDI Channel parameter sets the MIDI channel that Voic

The Setup menu68Split Note parameterUse the Split Note parameter to define a split point. Only notes above or below this split point are used to contr

The Setup menu69MIDI page (2)SysEx ID parameterThe SysExID parameter sets the MIDI System Exclusive ID number of the VoiceLive Touch 2. When addressin

The Setup menu70Switch-3 pageThe optional three button footswitch, Switch-3, offers hands-free control of VoiceLive Touch 2. You can assign individual

The Setup menu71Preset Up & Tap settingWhen a footswitch is assigned to Preset Up, tapping that foot-switch will switch to the next preset. Holdin

The Setup menu72– Please note that when stopping, a short portion of audio is recorded.– Tap the footswitch to play or hold to erase the loop.– A s

The Setup menu73Transducer settingWhen a footswitch is assigned to Transducer, tapping that foot-switch will activate or deactivate this effect. There

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The Setup menu74System pageLCD Contrast parameterThe LCD Contrast parameter adjusts the display to best match ambient lighting.Mic Boost parameterThe

The Setup menu75Global Tempo parameterOn setting (default)When you set the Global Tempo parameter to On, all presets adhere to the most recent Tap Te

The Setup menu76Product Info pageThe Product Info page displays the current firmware version, the product serial number and the manufacturing date.Hav

MIDI Implementation77Midi iMpleMenTaTionThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual contains the MIDI implementation of the device.

MIDI Implementation78Parameter CC no. Range CommentsEffect Block On/OffHarmony On/Off 110 0-63 = off, 64-127 = onDouble On/Off 111 ”Reverb On/Off 11

MIDI Implementation79Parameter CC no. Range CommentsHarmony Scale 31 0-5 0 = Maj1, 1 = Maj2, 2 = Maj3, 3 = Min1, 4 = Min2, 5 = Min3, Voice 1 Level 4

MIDI Implementation80Parameter CC no. Range CommentsDelay/Reverb Level86 ”Talk Mode + Tuner14 0-64 = Off, 65-127 = OnHit On/Off 87 0-64 = Off, 65-12

Preset list81pReseT lisTThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual shows the pre-programmed factory presets of the VoiceLive Touch 2.Pleas

Preset list821: WE WILL ROK U2: KATY’S AWAKE3: CHUMBATHUMPNG4: I AM EGGMAN5: FEELING PEAS6: BLUE TOWER 657: ABBA MIA8: ANOTHER BRICK9: FEELGD

Preset list8347: CLUB CANT HNDL48: BREAKEVEN49: BLUE RHIMES50: CLOSER NIN51: TAYLOR SPARKS52: MAMA SAID COOL53: WHERE THEM GRLS54: UM BRELLA R

The Mix Menu3The Mix MenuThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual intro-duces the Mix menu, where you set up the levels of the signals c

Preset list8493: 50 CENT CANDY94: AS GOOD AS I WS95: SUMMER 196996: B4 HE CHEATS97: GANGAM98: AMERICAN GRNDAY99: STORY OF TAYLOR100: GENIE BOT

Preset list85139: EMJAY 2011140: TINKER BELL141: POPEYE142: MALE TO FEMALE143: DEEP TALKER144: LOOP-1ST CHORD145: LOOP-BASS TUNED146: LOOP-BASS

Preset list86185: AUTOTUNE RADIO186: ROBO DELAY187: MEGAPHONE188: DISTORT DOWN189: DISTORTED RADIO190: TOTALLY ALIEN!191: FLANGER192: STRANGE EC

Styles list87sTyles lisTThis chapter of the VoiceLive Touch 2 reference manual shows the styles of the VoiceLive Touch 2 effects.

Styles list88Mod StylesSee “The Mod effect”.– MicroMod Clone– MicroMod Wider– Thicken– Light Chorus– Medium Chorus– Wide Chorus– Mono Chorus– F

Styles list89– MultiTap 4– MultiTap 5– MultiTap 6– Classic Slap– Set TimeReverb StylesSee “The Reverb effect”.Please note that the reverb styles

Styles list90– High & Higher– Low & Lower– Higher & Lower– Bass & High– Gospel Choir– Upper Choir– Lower Choir– Lower Monks–

Styles list91– Correct Natural– Correct Chromatic– Drone– Gender BenderTransducer StylesSee “The Transducer effect”.– Megaphone– Radio– On the Ph

Getting Support92GeTTinG suppoRTIf you still have questions about the product after reading this manual, please get in touch with TC-Helicon Support:h