User manual DIGITECH TALKER

[. . . ] The lightning flash with arrowpoint in an equilateral triangle means that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The exclamation point in an equilateral triangle indicates that it is necessary for the user to refer to the owner's manual. These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts inside the unit. Opening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturer's warranty. [. . . ] A radical new break-through in digital signal processing, the Talker actually allows an instrument and a voice to be combined to create expressive effects. The Talker also boasts an actual hard-wired bypass for the instrument and mic inputs to maintain a perfectly clean instrument signal when the effect is not in use. The Talker has a retro-space-age look and is housed in a heavy duty stainless steel chassis that is both functional and attractive. On stage or in the studio, the DigiTech Talker is an extremely versatile effect with a wide variety of uses. Use the Digitech Talker with: · Guitar · Drums · Bass · Drum machines · Pre-recorded Music · Keyboards · Seqencers Using the Talker: TALKER (Optional) Distortion Box INPUT OUTPUT Guitar/Instrument Amplifier The Talker combines separate inputs (for example a guitar & a vocal) to create unusual vocoder or talking effects. Plug your microphone and guitar into the Talker's mic and instrument inputs. Speak or sing into the microphone as you play chords or individual notes on your instrument to achieve the talking effect. Experiment with other devices: sing over a sequencer line, try a keyboard with a vocal or pre-recorded tracks combined with a drum machine. Press the Program switch with your foot to select between six distinctive program sounds. Note: If using guitar as an input, a distortion or compression device may be plugged in before the Talker to increase upper harmonics and sustain. Run the output of the distortion box into the instrument input of the Talker. Other effects (like echo) should go after the Talker in the signal chain. 1 Mixer Note: Additional connection information is printed on the underside of the Talker case. Control Descriptions: FRONT PANEL · Mic. · Mic Clip LED: An LED flashing green with occasional orange means your input is set properly; red indicates distortion. · Instrument Clip LED: An LED flashing green with occasional orange means your input is set properly; red indicates distortion. · Program Switch: Toggles sequentially between the six Programs. In Bypass, the inputs are directly connected to their respective outputs: instrument in > amp out, microphone in > P. A. This is a hardwire bypass, as if the Talker isn't in the chain when bypassed. BACK PANEL · Power Input: a Harman Pro Group PS-750 power supply is included with your Talker. · Effect Routing Switch Amp: effect out to amplifier only (P. A. Note: The Talker allows you to route your effect signal to a guitar amp and a mixer simultaneously. When the Talker effect is being used, the output of the Talker is all effect (100% "wet"). When the Talker is Bypassed, the mic input is passed through to the PA output, and the instrument input to the Amp output, which makes the Talker "invisible" to your recording or sound reinforcement setup. [. . . ] Drum Machine Loop: Run the left and right outputs of a drum machine into the Mic Input and the Instrument Input of the Talker. Try taking drums with different rhythms and panning them hard left and hard right to hear them modulate against each other. Keyboard/Drum Machine: Connect a synthesizer or sampler to the Instrument Input and a drum machine into the Mic Input to achieve a rhythmic keyboard effect. Also try modulating a sustaining bass sound or a sub-bass waveform with just the bass drum output of a drum machine or a recorded bass or bass drum track. [. . . ]