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

LEAD VOICE MODEL EDITINGL2: Scoop Amount, Duration andRandomizationScpAmt (Scoop Amount) sets the amount of pitchswing (0 to 8 semitones) that a scoop can cover duringits onset. Note that each style has a slightly differentscoop trajectory curve.Dur (Duration) sets how long it takes for that scoopto reach its target note.Rand (Randomization) randomizes several values ofthe current style so that each time a new note is sungor spoken, a slightly different effect will be heard.Vibrato (VibratoStyle) - Menus L3 toL6Vibrato as a singing technique needs no introduction,yet its implementation in VoiceWorksPlus should beclarified. The Vibrato block can be used to create analternate singing persona for singers. If used duringrecording, a unique vocal backup group can be made bythe same singer overdubbing multiple tracks whilesinging through different styles from the Vibrato block.This is faster and more effective than the singerattempting to sing in an unnatural way for an extendedperiod of time.Strikingly real Voice Modeling modification is possibleusing the various Vibrato styles because they have beencreated by detailed examination of many singers'voices.To take full advantage of a different vibrato than yourown, it’s best to reduce or remove the vibrato fromyour singing voice. Also, note that when changingVibrato Styles, the effect won't change until a new sungnote triggers the new style.L3:Vibrato Style and AmountVibratoStyle allows you to choose with vibrato style foimpose upon your voice.You have the same choice ofvibrato styles as you have for harmony presets. Theyare numbered 1 to 4 to be more effective when usedon four harmony voices but the subtle differencesbetween styles that share the same first name can stillbe used effectively on a single voice.Amount increases or decreases the amount of pitchvariation set by the vibrato style you have chosen.“Nom” is the value at which the style was created.L4:Vibrato Amount, Envelope and TimeVibAm (Vibrato Amount) sets the pitch swing of thecurrent style in cents.An amount of 100c would swinga total of 100 cents although not necessarily equalamounts above and below your input pitch.Env (Envelope) allows you to choose Atk (attack time),Sus (sustain) and Rel (release time) for adjustment bythe Time parameter.Time sets the time in milliseconds for the Attack,Sustain and Release of the vibrato effect. If the Attackis set too long you may never hear vibrato unless yousing very long notes.L5: Frequency, Onset Delay and RandomizationVbFrq (Vibrato Frequency) controls the period, or rateof the vibrato waveforms.OnDly (Onset Delay) determines how long a note hasto hold before the vibrato enters theAttack/Sustain/Release phase. High values of OnDlymay cause you to never hear the effect!Rand (Randomization) actively varies the style settingsto be slightly different with each new sung note.L6:Tremolo and PhaseVbTrem (Vibrato Tremolo) controls the volume changein a vibrato sound.At 0dB there is no volume envelope,at 6dB, the effect is highly pronounced.Phase allows you to determine where the peaks andvalues of the volume changes occur in relation to thepeaks and valleys of the pitch modulation.A value of 0aligns the two exactly.Values above and below 0 alignthe volume envelope peaks and valleys at differentparts of the pitch envelope.Resonance (FreqncyStyle) - menu L7The Resonance block simulates changes in thephysiology of the vocal tract. In musical applications,this can be used for example to make a singer's voicesound deeper without shifting the pitch, or to make asinger sound younger. Resonance can also disguise asinger's voice as a special effect in the breakdown orhook section of a song. Singers who sing a number ofsimultaneous advertising spots in a single market coulduse resonance to disguise their voice and avoidoverexposure.2828