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

REVERB, μMOD AND DELAY EDITINGChapter OverviewThis chapter discusses editing of the “classic” effectsblocks that produce Reverb, μMod and Delay. Becausethe application of these types of effects is largelyunderstood, we’ll discuss only the editing parametersand not their usage.The Transducer effect functions slightly differently and isdiscussed separately in the next chapterThe method for adjusting effects is typically thus:o Decide which effect you would like to hear.o Decide which of the input paths: Dry,Harmony/Lead Modeling or Aux input paths youwould like to the effect upon.o Check or raise the send level for that input path.o Raise the level of the return from the effectyou’ve selected.Also, make sure the FX led onthe front panel is lit.o Go to the style selection screen for the effectyou’ve chosen and choose a style that soundsclose to what you want to hear.o Edit the effect style if you prefer.Note that if Global FX is activated any editing you dowill appear to be applied to the current preset but willactually be applied to the preset designated in theGlobal FX menu in Setup.Effects mixing menus X0-X2These screens allow you to adjust the send and returnlevels of the effects blocks. As always, 0dB means “fulllevel”.X0: Crossover feeds to Delay and ReverbμMod2Del: (Micromod send to Delay) This allows youto route the output of the μMod block to the input ofthe Delay block.Del2Rev: (Delay send to Reverb) You can route theoutput of the Delay block to the Reverb block input.X1: Sends to the effect blocksThe outputs of each of the Dry voice, Leadmodeling/Harmony, and Auxilliary input paths can berouted to the effects here.This is where you can adjustthe balance of reverb applied to your dry voice versusthe harmony voices for example.In order for an effect to be audible, both the send andreturn levels need to be set. Default send levels havebeen set for each expected effect configuration.Send: Turning the soft knob associated with thisparameter determines which effect you wish to adjustthe sends for. As you turn the knob, the send settingsfor each effect are shown in the display.Lead:This is where you can send your dry voice to theeffects.H/M: (Harmony and Lead Modeling sends) This iswhere you send the effects from either of theHarmony block or the Modeling block depending onthe configuration of the current preset.Aux: (Auxilliary input send) You can apply effects to anyaudio signal received at the Line Input when you havea mic plugged into the Mic Input.X2: Effect returnsThese parameters allow you to adjust the relative levelbalance and stereo width of the three effects blocks. Ifthe send level is 0 for any of the parameters in the sendscreen, turning up the returns in these screens willhave no effect.Out: Turning the soft knob associated with thisparameter selects the output level for each effect blockor the stereo width of each effect. Note that, for someeffects like mono delays, adjusting the Width will haveno effect. Unless you specifically prefer mono effects,this is best left Stereo. If you are using VoiceWorksPluswith a mono sound system, you can set the globalMono/Stereo parameter to Mono in the Setup menu.μMod, Dly(Delay), and Rev(erb): These allow you tobring the output of these effect blocks into the mainmix and to balance their levels.μMod block editing menus M0-M8These menus allow to select styles and performcustomization on this block.μMod is short for micro-modulation ("μ" is thescientific symbol for micro).The μMod effect is capableof creating many different sounds that range fromsubtle but lush thickening to creatively destructive. Ituses a combination of stereo pitch shifting (Detune),small amounts of stereo delay (Delay), and then acomplex path of filtering, feedback, and modulation.μMod does a faithful job of emulating classic detune,chorus, flange and thickening sounds.33