User manual DIGITECH VOCALISTWEX

[. . . ] VERSION EX 1. 2 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Manufacturers Name: IVL Technologies Ltd. per DigiTech specifications Manufacturers Address: 6710 Bertram Place Victoria, B. C. Canada V8M 1Z6 declares that the products: DigiTech Vocalist Performer conform to the following product specifications: EMC: EN 55022 (1987): CISPR 22 (1993) Class B EN 50082-1 (1992) Supplementary Information: The product herewith complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89/336/EEC (1989) as amended by the CE Marking Directive 93/68/EEC (1993). Canada V8M 1Z6 February 19, 1997 Peter George, Vice President of Engineering European Contact: Your local DigiTech Sales and Service Office or International Sales Office 3 Overlook Drive Unit #4 Amherst, New Hampshire 03031, USA Tel (603) 672-4244 Fax (603) 672 4246 TABLE OF CONTENTS Program List Introduction Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Front Panel . [. . . ] Normal harmony motion has more break points, creating a more active harmony part. The other option, fixed, reduces the number of break points to only two regardless of voicing and the number of harmony voices. Pitch Bend This is where you set the amount of pitch bend that can be introduced through MIDI. Each of the 8 styles can have a different range with the range being 0 to 12 semitones. Portamento Rate Portamento is a feature available to all harmony types that reduces the stepping that can occur between successive harmony notes. Each note slides its pitch into the next at a specific rate that you determine. A small amount of portamento has been built into many of the factory programs. The values range from 0 to 10 with 10 being the slowest rate or the maximum amount of portamento. Vocoder Mode Select (Vocoder Mode only) There are 7 different Vocoder modes to choose from. In order for the Vocalist Workstation EXs intelligent Vocoder panning to work correctly, it is often necessary to limit the number of voices available to those required by your harmony part. The lay28 ered modes create thickening on single or two part harmonies. The 4 MIDI Channel mode allows individual control of each of the four harmony voices for complete pan position stability and independent pitch bend. Transpose (Vocoder and Pitch Correct only) In Vocoder mode, this feature allows you to transpose your harmonies +/ 3 octaves. You could use this when you are triggering your Vocoder harmonies from the bottom or top of your keyboard and the untransposed harmonies would be in the wrong octaves. The auto option allows the Vocalist Workstation EX to trigger notes in the octave closest to your input note. In Pitch Correct mode, transposing works in conjunction with MIDI or front panel keyboard input. When you sing and press a key, the resulting pitch can be transposed up to 3 octaves up or down for special effects. The auto option works as described above. To edit the harmony style parameters: 1. Use the Data Wheel to select the program you want to edit and press the Edit button. The LCD shows the the current softkey selected by an arrow, its harmony style in quotation marks, and the other softkey assignments. 4. Your choice here affects the order and selection of editing screens because each different harmony type has its own set of parameters. Rather than explaining the location of editing screens in text, what follows is a table showing the screens in the order in which they appear. The Arrow buttons guide you to the next or previous screen, the softkeys select the different editing fields and the Data Wheel is used to change the values. Edit screen layout by harmony type: CHROMATIC: Harmony Type : Voicing : Bending : Pitch Bend : Portamento Rate : Customize : Style Name SCALIC: Voicing : Bending : Pitch Bend : Portamento Rate : Customize : Style Name CHORDAL: Voicing : Harmony Motion : Pitch Bend : Portamento Rate : Customize : Style Name VOCODER: Vocoder Mode : Transpose : Pitch Bend : Portamento Rate : Style Name PITCH CORRECT: Transpose : Pitch Bend : Portamento Rate : Style Name 29 When you are satisfied, press Store once or Exit twice to save your changes. See Storing Your Edits at the end of this chapter for more details on saving. Level 3: Customizing A Harmony Customizing allows you to determine exactly which notes are produced for any given input note. It is the deepest harmony editing level and it is only available with Chordal, Scalic and Chromatic harmony types. Examples of customized harmonies are the Blu1, Blu2 and Blu3 harmony styles shown in the Blues Third Above program. [. . . ] Notice that in the Chordal example, the harmony notes jump over larger distances and are made of only the root, third and fifth of the scale. The reason for using these different harmony types is that they create a more interesting musical experience. Depending on the chord changes in the accompaniment, the tight and always moving Scalic harmonies might be better for a catchy chorus where the more stationary and open Chordal harmonies would leave breathing space to highlight a lead vocal. It is important to assess these for yourself by experimenting with both types in all of the styles of music you are involved with. 59 SPECIFICATIONS Microphone Input Line Input Microphone Input Range Line Input Range Line Outputs Balanced XLR, 1 KOhm impedance, cardoid (directional) type preferred Balanced or unbalanced 1/4" TRS, +4/-10 dB level (switchable), 2. 2 KOhm impedance @ 150 Ohm source impedance: minimum -42. 1 dBu, maximum -3. 2 dBu Balanced input @ 50 Ohm source impedance: maximum +18. 0 dBu Balanced or unbalanced 1/4" TRS, stereo or mono, +4 dBu (can be reduced by trimming Output Level fader) Maximum output level +16 dBu Sampling Frequency Response (dry) Signal to Noise Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise Power Requirements A/D: 18 bit @ 48 KHz 15 Hz to 20 KHz, +0/-1 dB >92 dB A weighted 0. 032% Input voltage = 9. 75 VDC Input current = 820 mA Use only Harmon Pro Group PS750 adaptor or exact equivalent Size 6. 6" H x 10. 5" W x 1. 7" D 167 mm H x 267 mm W x 43 mm D Weight 1. 5 lb. 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