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

PITCH CORRECTIONChapter OverviewA brief intoduction to Pitch correction is discussed inthe Quick Start chapter.This Pitch Correction chapterprovides more detail on usage and the editing menusfor this feature.Setting expectationsWill I sound like (insert talented singer here) by justusing pitch correction? This question is best answeredby saying that it can make good singing sound better.Using pitch correction in real time (as opposed tooffline studio editing) can help your pitch performancebest while sounding transparent when:o the key and scale are set correctlyo you are singing wello the parameter values are set to reasonable valuesYou should be aware that the pitch correction effectmay be very subtle even when it’s working perfectly.Where can Correction be applied?Pitch correction works differently in harmony presetsversus modeling presets.In harmony presets, your dry voice can have pitchcorrection applied which in turn feeds the correctedpitch to the harmonies.You can think of this as havinga separate pitch correction device inserted betweenyour mic and one of our harmony processors.In modeling presets, it is only the modeled voice thatcan have pitch correction applied. While there is thepossibility of mixing in your dry voice alongside thecorrected modeling voice, your dry voice will not becorrected. This was done for pitch differentationbetween your modeled and dry voice paths to allowyou to create interesting doubling and duet effects.Can I add pitch correction to anexisting preset?If you like the sound of a particular harmony ormodeling preset and you want to add this feature,follow the directions discussed in the Editing Overviewchapter under the heading “How to add pitchcorrection to a preset”.Pitch Correction Menus CO to C2All correction parameters except the front panelCorrection On/Off button are located in these threemenus.C0: Correction Key and ScaleSet the key and scale here to match your song. Thescale options include:o Majoro Minor-Har (harmonic minor)o Minor-Nat (natural minor)o Minor-Asc (ascending melodic minor)o Chro (chromatic)o CustomThe active scale notes of these scales is shown in menuC2 for the current key you have set.The Custom scaleallows you to determine exactly which notes you wantcorrected.If your song changes key or modulates you have acouple of options:o use the Chromatic scaleo create two user presets with the only differencebeing the correction key/scale.C1: Correction parametersWhen you first turn to this menu, the upper line brieflyshows the names of the three parameters beforeswitching automatically to the correction meter. Thisdisplay will revert to the parameter names anytime avalue is adjusted.The meter shows the amount of correction generatedby VoiceWorksPlus. Extension to the right shows yourinput is flat according to the key and scale you’ve setand the correction algorithm is nudging you sharp tocompensate. If any of the three values are 0, no meterswing or pitch correction will occur.Wndow (Correction Window) is the setting in centsthat allows you to determine how close to a valid scalenote you have to be before the algorithm acts to pullyou in. For example, a value of 100 cents can be readas plus or minus 50 cents or half a semitone from thescale note.The maximum value is 200 cents which, in aMajor scale having no more than 100 cents on eitherside of any scale tone, would result in fulltimecorrection activity.31