TC-Helicon VoiceLive Rack Full User's Manual - Manual (Page 19)

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The Tone Button
EQ Tab Overview
The EQ tab is where you control the tone shap-
ing of your voice. It is where you can turn the
ADAPTIVE feature on and off for the SHAPE EQ.
EQ Tab With ADAPTIVE On
When the ADAPTIVE control is set to ON (the
factory default), most of the adjustment is done
automatically so fewer controls are required.
These are:
• ADAPTIVE ON/OFF
• SHAPE AMOUNT
• WARMTH ON/OFF
• ADAPTIVE ON/OFF
This activates the automatic EQ algorithm and
changes the control set for the EQ tab. When set
to ON, this places an X in the ADAPTIVE check
box in the TONE tab and allows editing of the
SHAPE control in that tab. When set to OFF, this
presents the manual parametric EQ controls, and
removes the check in the ADAPTIVE box on the
TONE tab.
f SHAPE
This is a duplicate of the SHAPE control found on
the TONE tab discussed previously.
f WARMTH
This control returns a narrow band of low fre-
quencies for singers who prefer this sound. The
majority of the “mud“ frequencies are still re-
duced automatically when using this control.
EQ Tab With ADAPTIVE Off
Turning ADAPTIVE off presents manual paramet-
ric EQ controls for users who understand this
type of equalization. There are 3 bands of control:
• Low band shelving
• All band fully parametric peak/dip control
• High band shelving
The two “Shelving” EQs boost or cut all frequen-
cies below or above the frequencies set by the
LOW FREQ and HIGH FREQ controls respec-
tively. These are most like the common Bass and
Treble controls on a stereo system.
The “Parametric” EQ boosts or cuts the frequen-
cies within a selected band that is defined by
a center frequency (PARA FREQ) and a width
control (PARA WIDTH). For vocals, the gain of
a narrow parametric band is typically reduced to
overcome room or voice resonances and smooth
the sound although experienced users may boost
a band felt to be missing in a particular voice as
well.
The three GAIN controls allow +/- 12 dB of
adjustment. The 3 FREQ controls range from 20
Hz to 20 kHz.
f LOW GAIN
Boosts or cuts the range of frequencies below
the frequency set by the LOW FREQ control.
f LOW FREQ
Allows you to define the frequency range for
the low shelf by choosing the highest frequency
below which boosting or cutting is possible.
f HIGH GAIN
Boosts or cuts the range of frequencies above the
frequency set by the LOW FREQ control.