Voice one TC Helicon vocal unit
Voice one TC Helicon vocal unit. The TC-Helicon VoiceOne is designed for the
creative producer/engineer who wants to create fresh, innovative, outstanding
vocal tracks. We believe VoiceOne has the best quality voice shifting of any
product - realtime or nonrealtime - and this combines with our award-winning
VoiceModelingTM technology (now in its second generation) to make VoiceOne
an amazing vocal creativity tool.
At its core, VoiceOne is built around a newly developed, vocal-trained pitch-recognition
algorithm - an industry first. Its superior pitch recognition supports all
of the following features:
* Four kinds of voice pitch shifting: In the PureShift, full-DSP mode, you
can shift using Instrumental, Formant Corrected, and HybridShift(TM) (set the
percentage of instrument vs. formant corrected). In the regular operating mode,
all shifting is done through the VoiceModelingTM section. It's useful having
all of these options depending on the kind of voice you are working with and
the sound you want.
* FlexTime (TM) time elasticity algorithm. This allows you to control vocal
phrase stretching/shrinking either directly or automatically, with up to 500ms
of freedom. For example, the VoiceOne can be used to take a sustained vowel
and sustain it longer than the singer does, then gradually reduce the delay
in the phrase as time goes on in order to catch up with the singer - super
for doubling or rephrasing.
* Second generation VoiceModelingTM. Enhance or even transform vocals using
algorithms which include Vibrato, Breath, Growl/Rasp, Inflection, Spectral
and Resonance.
* Advanced pitch correction and Repitching. VoiceOne offers advanced automatic
and manual forms of pitch correction, however, it goes much further by allowing
you full control to repitch melodies to any pitch.
* Intelligent harmonization algorithms. Naturally you can control it via MIDI,
by internal scale, or custom write your own scale. The sonic quality of the
shifted voice is outstanding. In combination with modeling you can create amazing
backing vocals.
* Pitch to MIDI conversion.
* Full MIDI implementation.
* 100 Factory and 50 User presets.
Voice Modeling Parameters
General info aboutVoice Modeling Parameters. A single click will activate/deactivate
the effect. Double clicking on the key will enter the Edit menu of the VM
effect algorithm. Lit key LED indicates active effect block. As all human
voices are unique in their character, every input voice will be affected
differently by VoiceOne. The Style parameter in each category is a collection
of different Voice Modeling algorithms. Each one has its own unique application.
You choose a style to work with, and use the other parameters in the category
to manipulate the style further.
Inflection Key parameters The inflection
effect can alter the inflection of your vocals in different ways. You can
add various types of "scooping" effects
to the onsets of a lead vocal for instance, but inflection is also the place
where you can find the humanization and rephrasing tools that will help you
give a harmony line its own identity or create extremely natural doubling effect.
Inflection provides tools such as portamento, pitch and timing randomization
(using our FlexTime(TM) algorithm) as well as up/down scoop models.
Vibrato Key parameters
Vibrato is a pitch and amplitude effect that singers often use in their delivery
of a piece of music. It is a combination of various characteristics of the
voice being repeatedly altered in a oscillating fashion. Every singer's vibrato
is unique. The Vibrato Styles are based on the vibratos of real singers.
The Vibrato setting names reflect the style of the vocals from which they
were derived.
Spectral Key parameters
The Spectral styles reflect the natural equalization control a singer has over
his or her own voice.
Breath Key parameters
The Breath styles add breathiness to the vocal. This varies from a whisper,
all the way to a rough, raspy sound, such as is found in hard rock and 'alternative'
rock music. Some styles are sensitive to the dynamics of the incoming vocal,
meaning that they can be 'played' by varying the level of what is sung into
Voice One. This is also known as self control.
Growl Key parameters
Growl in VoiceModeling mimics friction activity between the larynx and epiglottis
regions of the vocal tract. This is a 'character' phenomenon used in high
energy rock, blues or old soul music for example. The Growl effect also models
the changes in the vocal tract shape that growling requires, altering the
vocal resonance characteristics. Some styles are sensitive to the dynamics
of the incoming vocal, meaning that the effect can be controlled by the volume
of what is sung into Voice One. This is also know as selfcontrol.
Resonance Key parameters
Resonance styles allow you to control the harmonic content that forms the identity
of the incoming voice and change it to yield a new character. Some styles
change the voice to a heavier, darker chest resonance, while others lighten
the sound to more of a head and throat resonance. Some styles also change
the voice in a more complex way that depends on the input voice.
Pitch Correction Key Parameters
COR Scale - Scale Type
The selections in this category are: Major, Minor, Other, Custom and MIDI.
Other scales come from the predefined list below. Their notes based on the
root you select appear on the KEYBOARD in the display. Custom scales are entered
via the COR Custom parameter below. When the MIDI scale type is selected, the
Voice One corrects to MIDI notes supplied from a MIDI controller device. Scale
types: Major, Minor – Natural, Minor – Harmonic, Minor - Ascending
Melodic, Chromatic, Dorian, Phrygian, Lydian, Mixolydian, Locrian, Half-Whole
Diminished, Whole-Half Diminished, Altered, Neopolitan, Minor, Neopolitan Major,
Enigmatic, Whole tone, Leading Whole-Tone, Overtone, Augmented, Pentatonic – Major,
Pentatonic – Minor, Pentatonic – Dominant, Blues, BeBop (Maj7),
BeBop (dominant), BeBop (minor), Hungarian Minor, Hungarian Major, Hungarian
Gypsy, Prometheus, HiraJoshi, Iwato, Kumoi, Hawaiian, Kokin, Spanish, Egyptian,
Ritusen, Pelog, Pelog2, Javanese Pelog, Oriental, Gypsy, Arabian, Hindu, Persian,
Chinese, Custom, MIDI.
* SHI Formant
Voice Formants Edit allows the user to set the formant character of the voice.
Values above 0 extend the vocal tract for a more masculine or mature sound,
and a negative value shortens the vocal tract for a thinner, more youthful
sound.
* SHI Hybrid
Hybrid Shifter Ratio controls the pitch shifting algorithm. At 0%, the pitch
shifter corrects the formants when transposing the voice, preserving the
character of the original sound. At 100%, the algorithm does not preserve
the formants, so they are shifted the same amount as the pitch, creating
the typical "chipmunk" effect when performing a large upshift.
In many cases, smaller shifts are best at a high percentage of non-formant
corrected shifting. When set to Auto, VoiceOne adjusts this parameter dynamically
in order to achieve the best naturalness at any shift amount.
PureShift™
PureShift™ is a special full DSP operating mode. When this mode is set
to on, only the pitch shifting effects (Pitch, Correct, Inflection and Vibrato)
are available. By bypassing the non-pitch oriented VoiceModeling™ blocks,
we allocate more processing power to the pitch shifting function and thus achieve
even higher quality and lower latency shifting. Two parameters become available
in this mode.
Powerful Harmonization
by Stephen Evans
Harmony is easy with VoiceOne VoiceOne hosts a number of powerful harmonization
features that will meet the user’s most demanding needs.
Mix it Yourself
The VoiceOne is a 100% wet box. If you want to sing along with a generated
harmony line in real-time, you will have to take care of the mixing externally.
Either mix your pre-VoiceOne dry signal with the post-VoiceOne generated
harmony/corrected/modeling voice and slip your tracks later, or mix with
the dry output of the VoiceOne which is specially compensated when using
Flextime™ doubling effects.
Shift Modes
Let’s take a closer look at the harmony modes available on VoiceOne..
Static Shift Harmony
As simple as it gets. The VoiceOne will apply a constant shift based on the
offset in cents that you supply. Don’t forget that you can control
all UI parameters via MIDI, including the shift offset!
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