PDF Manual of the TC Electronic VoiceWorks Plus - Direct Pro Audio

LEAD VOICE MODEL EDITINGChapter OverviewWhen you load a preset that has modeling enabled youwill see an M: at the lower left of the display.The “M:”indicates that the primary effect is modeling.Information beside the M: shows the method of pitchshifting and the amount.Voice Modeling is a collection of the followingalgorithms that modify your voice:o Resonance (edited with the FreqncyStyleparameter)o Inflection (edited with the HumanStyleparameter)o Vibrato (edited with the VibratoStyle parameter)o Growl/Breath (edited with the GlottalStyleparameter)Voice Modeling can be applied to your voice to achievea diverse range of performance objectives:o enhance a thin-sounding vocal performancewithout EQo produce character voices to emulate popularsingers or for novelty effectso create duet tracks from one voiceIn addition, the modeled voice can be chromatically ordiatonically pitch-shifted to produce duets, doubling ormodeled harmony parts.Each Voice Modeling block can be used independentlyor combined with the others into a preset.The factorypresets have been created containing various groups ofthese blocks as a starting point. Understanding whateach block does will help you to use, edit, and createpresets effectively.The editing menu for each block contains a style andamount. The styles were created at a value of 50 toallow you room to increase or decrease the amount toyour preference.A note about styles in VoiceWorksPlus: “Styles” arepresets-within-presets that allow you to get the soundyou want faster. A large number of user and behindthe-sceneparameters are required to construct aparticular effect, so styles are created that combine thesettings. You can edit the styles, and the changes youmake will be stored with the preset.The following pages describe the effect menus thatallow editing of modeling settings.A brief discussion ofeach effect is followed by the location name and editparameters.Preset Type - menu PCThis configures the edit menus and effects blocks foreither Harmony/Doubling processing using all fourharmony voices or Lead Modeling processing which isa single voice processed through VoiceWorksPlus’smodeling blocks.Lead Voice Inflection (HumanStyle) -menus L0 to L2Inflection is the automatic pitch, timing and levelmodification block in VoiceWorksPlus.The effects fromthis block can be used to:o create a pitch event on the beginning of sung orspoken notes to create an alternate charactervoiceo introduce subtle timing and pitch modulationeffectso allow creation of bizarre, inhuman special effectsThe Humanization styles found in this menu are thesame as those in harmony presets with additionalcontrols for the “scoop” component of the effect.L0: Humanization Style and AmountEDIT 1 controls selection of the style and EDIT 2varies the amount.The styles are numbered 1 through4 to be used primarily with the four harmony voices.There are subtle differences between them that areuseful for modeled voices as well.L1: Pitch,Time and Level RandomizationAmount and RateRand (Randomization) allows you to chose Pitch,Timeor Level randomization for further adjustment.Amt (Amount) adjusts the modulation amount in cents(c), milliseconds (ms), or decibels (dB).Rate allows you to adjust the modulation rate for theeffect.27 27