TC-Helicon Voiceprism Quickguide - Manual

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QuickStart: Setup and Level Setting VoicePrism QuickStart Manual
QUICKSTART
We know you want to start using your new
VoicePrism, so we put the essentials here for a fast
start. Once you’ve satisfied your initial needs for
instant gratification, it is a good idea to skim through
the rest of the manual to learn about advanced setup
configurations, audio utilities, preset modifications,
effects selections, and so much more...
Quick Setup:
We assume that you have a mixer/amplifier and
speakers, a MIDI keyboard and sufficient cabling, and
the expertise to have everything hooked together and
working with VoicePrism.
1. Make sure the power switch is off before making
any connections.
2. Plug your microphone into the front panel mic in.
3. Connect the audio out to your mixer. Use the left
channel output for a mono signal.
4. Connect the MIDI output of your keyboard to
VoicePrism’s MIDI IN.
Level Setting:
Refer to the front panel diagram, page 4.
1. Set
LEAD
,
HARMONY , EFFECTS level knobs and
INPUT knob off (counterclockwise).
2. Turn the headphone LEVEL off.
3. Turn VoicePrism on first, then your connected
equipment.
4. Select Preset #1.
5. Press the
HARMONY button (light is off) to put
VoicePrism in lead voice only mode.
6. Press the
MIC ON button (light is on) . For condens-
er mics needing phantom power also press the 48V
button (light is on).
7. Slowly increase the
INPUT knob setting while
singing until the LOCK LED stays lit on sustained notes
and most of the green LED’s are illuminated. The bar
of LED’s beside the numerical display show the rela-
tive headroom, so you can get an idea of when clip-
ping will occur. Ideally, the yellow LED should rarely
light. The top red OvF LED should never light.
8. Slowly increase the
LEAD level until you can hear
yourself singing though the speakers.
9. Press the
HARMONY button to turn on the harmony
voices.
10. Press the
SHIFT browser button (this selects presets
that produce simple pitch-shifting).
11. Slowly increase the
HARMONY level until you can
hear the shifted voices through your speakers.
Note: If you are using the Line Input (or Aux In), and
are reading low levels but still getting distortion, check
that the In Gain switch on the back panel is set cor-
rectly to be either +4dBu or -10dBV, depending on
your input source.
Making Some Noise:
1. Set the MIDI output of your keyboard to channel
one (VoicePrism’s default receive channel). If you do
not want to use channel one you can reset
VoicePrism’s MIDI channel via the
UTILITY button (see
UTILITY section of the User Manual).
2. Press the MANUAL browser button.
3. Select the QuickStart preset using the data wheel.
4. Play your MIDI keyboard while you sing. You will
hear that your harmonies are being created based on
the MIDI notes played on the keyboard.
5. Use the data wheel to scroll through other manual
presets and try the wide variety of sounds and har-
monies.
6. Learn more about VoicePrism’s capabilities, keep reading.
Words of Wisdom:
Keep the box: It was designed to keep VoicePrism safe
through the rigors of transport. Also, please take a
moment to write down the following details about
your unit in case you need to call technical support,
make an insurance claim, etc.
Serial No.:
Where Purchased:
Date Purchased:
Amount Paid: