Operation Manual

Getting to know VoiceLive 3
VoiceLive 3 – Reference manual (updated 2015-10-20) 67
► Change the Style parameter using the Mix
Knob directly below “Style” on the screen.
Notice how the sound of the effect changes. It
can be a subtle change or a drastic one, de-
pending on the Style.
Changing the Harmony Style parameter
Once you have chosen a Style that you like,
you are 90% of the way there. We will skip
over to the Level parameter now.
► Using the Mix Knob directly below the “Level”
parameter, change the level (volume) of the ef-
fect. Find a setting that sounds good to you.
► Now, turn on another effect. It still doesn’t
matter which one. Notice how the two effects
interact with each other.
Navigating to the Delay tab
► Use the < or > Arrow buttons to navigate to
the effect you just activated. In the image
above, that’s Delay.
► Try changing the Style of the newly activated
effect. Find a style that sounds good with the
other effect you had turned on.
► Adjust the Level control of the new effect to
blend it with the first.
From here on in, EVERYTHING is advanced,
specific editing. Try manipulating the other pa-
rameter on the screen, be it decay time, lead lev-
el, speed or whatever is shown there. Notice how
it changes the sound of the effect.
Use the Control Knob to scroll down. You will see
many, many different controls and parameters
on each effect tab. DON’T PANIC!
Typically, advanced parameters are defined and
loaded with the Style you choose and should
sound pretty darned good as they are. If you
have got some audio engineering experience or
own one of our other products, like VoiceLive 2,
you may recognize some or all of the advanced
controls.
If you don’t recognize anything, there are two
paths you can take:
1. Don’t touch anything you don’t recognize.
Slowly back away from the advanced menu.
There be dragons in that cave!
2. Turn every parameter as far as it will go in
each direction and see what happens!
Whether you choose #1 or #2: It’s totally fine. We
can’t tell you how fast or far to venture into the
depths of VoiceLive 3. All we can do is recom-
mend that you treat VoiceLive 3 like any other in-
strument or skill you would try to learn and give
things some time.
From our own experience, you know it’s a good
time to venture deeper into the menus and con-
trols when you say to yourself: “Hmm. This
would sound perfect if only the [X] was a bit
more/less [Y]…”
Once you start thinking like that, you will know
that your skills have moved beyond using Style,
and you will likely find the experience of editing
advanced parameters more thrilling than daunt-
ing.
Remember to go through the Store procedure af-
ter you have made changes to a Preset. Changes
are not stored automatically. If you edit a Preset
and switch to another Preset without storing, all
changes you made will be lost.