User Manual

BV512 VOCODER
(RECORD+REASON)
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9. You can also adjust the vocoder sound by clicking and dragging the bars in the lower display.
Each bar corresponds to a frequency band, with low frequencies to the left and high frequencies to the right. You
adjust the level of a band by dragging its bar up or down. Clicking and dragging across the bars allow you to
change the levels of several bars, much like drawing an eq curve.
The upper display shows the spectrum of the modulator signal, for display only.
D To reset a band to ±0 dB, press [Ctrl](Win) or [Cmd](Mac) and click on it.
You can also reset all bands to zero by bringing up the context menu for the Vocoder device and selecting “Reset
Band Levels”.
10.If the vocoder sound is “muddy” or indistinct, try raising the “HF Emph” knob on the Vocoder.
This parameter (High Frequency Emphasis) boosts the high frequencies in the carrier signal.
11.Try out the other parameters if you like.
See “BV512 parameters” for details.
Recording the vocoded audio
If you want to record the vocoded audio in the example above on an audio track in the sequencer, you can do like this:
1. Create an audio track.
2. Click the “Rec Source” button on the Vocoder Mix Channel device in the rack.
3. Select the Vocoder Mix Channel as input in the Audio Input selector on the audio track in the sequencer.
4. Select the carrier device (Subtractor) track in the sequencer and deselect its “Record Enable” button.
5. Click the “Record Enable” button on the audio track in the sequencer (but don’t select the audio track!).
6. Click the “Rec” button on the Transport Panel to start recording.
The vocoded audio is now recorded on the audio track as you sing through the microphone and play the keyboard.
Refer to “Recording audio from Mix Channel outputs” for more details on how to record Mix Channel outputs.
Vocoding an existing audio track
If you want to apply vocoding to an existing audio track, but also keep the original sound, a flexible way is to do like
this:
1. Create the carrier device (a Subtractor, for example).
2. Select the carrier device and create a BV512 vocoder.
3. Patch a cable from the left Insert FX “To Device” connector of the audio track device to the Modulator Input on
the BV512.
4. Set Master Keyboard Input to the carrier track.
5. Click “Play” in the sequencer and play some notes or chords on your MIDI keyboard.
The result will be the classic vocoded vocal sound.