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QuickStart: Setup and Level SettingVoicePrism QuickStart Manual

QUICKSTART

We know you want to start using your new

VoicePrism, so we put the essentials here for a fast

start. Once you’ve satisfied your initial needs for

instant gratification, it is a good idea to skim through

the rest of the manual to learn about advanced setup

configurations, audio utilities, preset modifications,

effects selections, and so much more...

Quick Setup:

We assume that you have a mixer/amplifier and

speakers, a MIDI keyboard and sufficient cabling, and

the expertise to have everything hooked together and

working with VoicePrism.

1. Make sure the power switch is off before making

any connections.

2. Plug your microphone into the front panel mic in.

3. Connect the audio out to your mixer. Use the left

channel output for a mono signal.

4. Connect the MIDI output of your keyboard to

VoicePrism’s MIDI IN.

Level Setting:

Refer to the front panel diagram, page 4.

1. Set

LEAD, HARMONY, EFFECTS level knobs and

INPUT knob off (counterclockwise).

2. Turn the headphone

LEVEL off.

3. Turn VoicePrism on first, then your connected

equipment.

4. Select Preset #1.

5. Press the

HARMONY button (light is off) to put

VoicePrism in lead voice only mode.

6. Press the

MIC ON button (light is on). For condens-

er mics needing phantom power also press the

48V

button (light is on).

7. Slowly increase the

INPUT knob setting while

singing until the

LOCK LED stays lit on sustained notes

and most of the green LED’s are illuminated. The bar

of LED’s beside the numerical display show the rela-

tive headroom, so you can get an idea of when clip-

ping will occur. Ideally, the yellow LED should rarely

light. The top red OvF LED should never light.

8. Slowly increase the

LEAD level until you can hear

yourself singing though the speakers.

9. Press the

HARMONY button to turn on the harmony

voices.

10. Press the

SHIFT browser button (this selects presets

that produce simple pitch-shifting).

11. Slowly increase the

HARMONY level until you can

hear the shifted voices through your speakers.

Note: If you are using the Line Input (or Aux In), and

are reading low levels but still getting distortion, check

that the In Gain switch on the back panel is set cor-

rectly to be either +4dBu or -10dBV, depending on

your input source.

Making Some Noise:

1. Set the MIDI output of your keyboard to channel

one (VoicePrism’s default receive channel). If you do

not want to use channel one you can reset

VoicePrism’s MIDI channel via the

UTILITY button (see

UTILITY section of the User Manual).

2. Press the

MANUAL browser button.

3. Select the QuickStart preset using the data wheel.

4. Play your MIDI keyboard while you sing. You will

hear that your harmonies are being created based on

the MIDI notes played on the keyboard.

5. Use the data wheel to scroll through other manual

presets and try the wide variety of sounds and har-

monies.

6. Learn more about VoicePrism’s capabilities, keep reading.

Words of Wisdom:

Keep the box: It was designed to keep VoicePrism safe

through the rigors of transport. Also, please take a

moment to write down the following details about

your unit in case you need to call technical support,

make an insurance claim, etc.

Serial No.:

Where Purchased:

Date Purchased:

Amount Paid:

Summary of content (9 pages)

PAGE 1
VoicePrism QuickStart Manual QuickStart: Setup and Level Setting QUICKSTART We know you want to start using your new VoicePrism, so we put the essentials here for a fast start. Once you’ve satisfied your initial needs for instant gratification, it is a good idea to skim through the rest of the manual to learn about advanced setup configurations, audio utilities, preset modifications, effects selections, and so much more... and most of the green LED’s are illuminated.
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Editing Basics VoicePrism QuickStart Manual EDITING BASICS When you load a preset in VoicePrism, you can use it exactly the way the preset was programmed at the factory or you can modify it. The design of the VoicePrism allows four different parameters to be adjusted easily from the main preset screen using the softknobs below the LCD. It is simplest for you to sing through the VoicePrism and alter the softknob settings in order to get a feel for how the different parameters affect the sound.
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VoicePrism QuickStart Manual Editing Basics Now that you have explored the softknob editing capability of VoicePrism, let us go deeper. Again, we have worked hard to make the VoicePrism easy to edit. The row of buttons to the left of the data wheel allow you to jump directly to the editing area of your choice. The VOCALS, EFFECTS, COMP/EQ and MIX buttons all function similarly; the STEP button works a little differently. Start by pressing the VOCALS button.
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Audio Path Diagram VoicePrism QuickStart Manual AUDIO SIGNAL FLOW 4
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VoicePrism QuickStart Manual Pre and Post Effects/Mixing Signal Flow DYNAMICS AND EQ SIGNAL FLOW SIGNAL FLOW SHOWING POTENTIAL PROCESSOR PLACEMENTS FROM INPUT COMP/NG EQ 1 EQ 2 COMP/NG EQ 1 EQ 2 COMP/NG Available Processors Compressor/Noise Gate - COMP/NG Equalizers - EQ 1, EQ 2 Lighter arrows show possible processor placements EFFECTS AND MIXING SIGNAL FLOW 5
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Front Panel VoicePrism QuickStart Manual FRONT PANEL 1 Power Switch: This turns VoicePrism On/Off as indicated by front panel illumination. When turned Off, the VoicePrism is not completely disconnected from the mains. VoicePrism starts up with your last settings and preset. 2 Tab Arrows: these scroll forward or back one menu page or preset. You’ll find them especially useful for navigating the multi-page menus.
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VoicePrism QuickStart Manual Front Panel 9 Data Wheel: at the highest level this scrolls through the available presets. 10 Browser Buttons: these allow you to view presets of a single harmony type. This is a great feature if you know you want a particular type of preset, but don’t know exactly which one. SHIFT: fixed interval, pitch-shifting presets. SCALE: presets using intelligent key and scale-based shifting. MANUAL: requires a MIDI keyboard to create harmony.
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Back Panel VoicePrism QuickStart Manual BACK PANEL 1 Line Input: TRS balanced audio input connects your line level audio input to VoicePrism through a 1/4” jack. Line Input is the default audio input; the front panel microphone is the audio input when the MIC ON button is illuminated. 2 Aux In: a TRS balanced auxiliary input for audio signals passing through VoicePrism’s effects processors.
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VoicePrism QuickStart Manual Audio Setup, MIDI and Digital Setup LIVE PERFORMANCE (AUDIO) SETUP This setup is designed for a live performance situation with two options for MIC input. VoicePrism toggles between the the two inputs using the MIC ON button (when MIC ON is active, MIC A is the input; otherwise the input is MIC B, going through the mixer as the line source). We have assumed that the mixer is hooked up to to the PA system. 1. Connect Mic A to VoicePrism’s front panel microphone input. 2.