TC-Helicon VoiceLive User Manual

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APPLICATIONS
Live Setups
Using Voicelive is like bringing 4 professional backup singers to your gig! You’ve got several
options when it comes to controlling VoiceLive live. For best results you can use (in various
combinations) the Express-1 expression pedal, a MIDI keyboard, a MIDI CC controller, and of
course the controls on the box itself. We’ve provided setup examples below for a few common
situations.
Live Setup with Guitar
• Connect a microphone to the XLR mic input on
VoiceLive and enable the MIC input on the rear
panel.
• Connect a guitar with a built-in pre-amp to the
instrument input of VoiceLive*.
• Plug any passive volume or expression pedal
into the Pedal Input of VoiceLive. You must
calibrate the expression pedal for proper
operation. See edit screen UT9 for details.
• Connect the VoiceLive stereo output to a
stereo channel (or two mono channels panned
left and right) on your mixer. For mono
operation use either of the VoiceLive outputs
and set the unit to mono
operation with the
O
UTPUT parameter in the edit screen IO9.
Live Setup with a MIDI Keyboard
• Connect a microphone to the XLR mic input on
VoiceLive and enable MIC input from the rear
panel.
• Connect the keyboard mono output to the
VoiceLive Instrument Input.
• Connect the keyboard MIDI Output to the
VoiceLive MIDI input.
• Plug any passive volume or expression pedal
into the Pedal Input of VoiceLive. You must
calibrate the expression pedal for proper
operation. See edit screen UT9 for details.
• Connect the VoiceLive stereo outputs to a
stereo channel (or two mono channels) on your
mixer. For mono operation use the either of
the VoiceLive outputs and set the unit to mono
operation with the OUTPUT parameter in the
edit screen IO9.
MIXER
MIC
INPUT
LEFT/RIGHT
OUTPUT
INSTRUMENT
INPUT
PREVIOUS
PREVIOUS
USER
HARMONY MUTE
HOLD FOR BYPASS
HOLD FOR BYPASS
NEXT
NEXT
LEAD HARMONY INSTRUMENT OUTPUT
EDIT 1 EDIT 2 EDIT 3 EDIT 4
Input Clip
0 PPM dB
-5
-10
Out Clip
-20
-40
HARMONY
THICKEN
EFFECTS
PITCH CORR.
I/O
UTILITIES
MIDI IN
PROGRAM DISPLAY
HARMONY | CORRECTION | EFFECTS
VOICELIVE
VOICE 2
VOICE 4
VOICE 1
VOICE 3
LIMITMIC INGLOBAL FX EDITED
PRESET# HARMONY MODE ROOT SCALE/CHORD
Baby Go Home
Pr43
PRESET SONG VOICE
SONG
PRESET
DirectA / Voice 1
SELECT
SELECT
Direct B / Voice 2
STEP
KEY
REWIND
SCALE
Direct D / Voice 4
HOLD FOR MODE HOLD FOR SUBMODE
SONG
Direct C / Voice 3
43: Scale Dmaj2
PUSHTO ENTER
DIRECT
AC POWER
PEDAL
INPUT
* Note: For electric or acoustic guitars without a pre-amp, the use of an external preamp is
necessary for optimal performance. Often, using a “stomp box” style effects pedal between the
guitar and the VoiceLive produces acceptable results. The output of the stomp box will be
compatible with the instrument input of VoiceLive. Make sure that the stomp box does not have a
passive bypass. You can check this by removing the stomp box’s battery- when you do you
should not be able to get any sound out of it regardless of how many times you stomp on it.
MIDI KEYBOARD
MIDI OUT
MIXER
MIC
INPUT
LEFT/RIGHT
OUTPUT
INSTRUMENT
INPUT
PREVIOUS
USER
HARMONY MUTE
HARMONY MUTE
HOLD FOR BYPASS
HOLD FOR BYPASS
NEXT
LEAD HARMONY INSTRUMENT OUTPUT
EDIT 1 EDIT 2 EDIT 3 EDIT 4
Input Clip
0 PPM dB
-5
-10
Out Clip
-20
-40
HARMONY
THICKEN
EFFECTS
PITCH CORR.
I/O
UTILITIES
MIDI IN
PROGRAM DISPLAY
HARMONY | CORRECTION | EFFECTS
VOICELIVE
VOICE 2
VOICE 4
VOICE 1
VOICE 3
LIMITMIC INGLOBAL FX EDITED
PRESET# HARMONY MODE ROOT SCALE/CHORD
Itchy Cratch
Pr47
PRESET SONG VOICE
SONG
PRESET
DirectA / Voice 1
SELECT
SELECT
Direct B / Voice 2
STEP
KEY
REWIND
SCALE
Direct D / Voice 4
HOLD FOR MODE HOLD FOR SUBMODE
SONG
Direct C / Voice 3
47: Scale Bmaj2
PUSHTO ENTER
DIRECT
AC POWER
PEDAL
INPUT
AUDIO
OUT
MIDI
IN

TC-Helicon VoiceLive Specifications

Analog Inputs

mic impedance	3.6/1.8 kOhm
line impedance	21/13 kOhm
line input level at 0 dBFS	24 dBu to 0 dBu

Analog Outputs

output impedance	40 Ohm
max output level balanced	20 dBu
max output level unbalanced	14 dBu

Operating Environment

operating temperature	32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)
storage temperature	-22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)
humidity	Max. 90 % non-condensing

Supplementary

dimensions	11.1" x 10.25" x 3.5" (282 x 260 x 89 mm)
weight	5.9 lb. (2.7 kg)
mains voltage	100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)