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change to a lighter sound when the singer
strains. Remix artist might treat this effect like a
phaser or flanger, but with a completely new
twist - try that with an EQ!
Self Control and MIDI Control
Vibrato, Breath and Growl have a self-control
mechanism that modulates the effect amount
based on various characteristics of the input
signal. However, if you want to have full control
over the effect amount at any time (via MIDI for
instance), you can disable the self-control by
setting Vibrato Ctrl, Breath Ctrl and Growl Ctrl
to Manual in the MIDI/Util menu.
Repitching a melody via MIDI - Inflection
Parameters (INF)
If you control the pitch of your vocals through a
MIDI keyboard, the Inflection effect provides
pitch naturalization features that will make it
sound more natural. A few styles dedicated to
this task are available.
Doubling - Inflection Parameters (INF)
To achieve the best doubling effect, the only
thing you need to use is one of the Inflection
styles designed for this purpose. Record your
vocals through the box and mix with the dry,
one track being slightly panned to the left and
the other one to the right. That's it! (You might
also want to delay the dry signal slightly).
Holding a harmony note longer than the
lead voice - Inflection Parameters (INF)
You can make VoiceOne extend a note by
using the FlexTime(TM) algorithm. When you
hold a long note, increase the INF TimeDly
parameter (CC#45) to its maximum long
enough before the end of the note. When the
input note ends, VoiceOne keeps singing for a
while. Immediately after the end of the note,
reset the parameter. If you want the note to be
sustained for a shorter period of time, set
TimeDly to a lower value.
Natural Sounding Harmony - Shift
Parameters (SHI)
To achieve natural sounding harmonies, use
the few inflection styles designed especially for
this task. It will help give your harmony line its
own identity by de-correlating it from the lead
voice. In some cases, slightly slipping the dry
track back in time (e.g. delaying it) so the
harmony voice can sometimes be ahead of the
lead voice) will improve the result.
Setup Tip - Inputs (MIDI/UTIL)
You can connect two separate sources to feed
VoiceOne, and select between them in the
MIDI/UTIL menu. You can have the output from
a preamp or compressor connected to one
input, while a separate source from another
device is connected to the other input. This
might save repatching devices when you want
to preview signals from two different sources.
Setup Tip - Outputs
You can use both sets of outputs
simultaneously in VoiceOne. You may wish to
send the digital outputs to a digital recorder or
computer sequencer, and send the analog
outputs to a monitor system.
Humanization - Pitch Randomization
Parameters
To get a more human-like sound from your
Processed vocal, work with the Randomizing
parameters:
Inflection Pitch Randomization (INF PitRnd),
Inflection Time Randomization (INF TimRnd),
Adaptive Glottal Controls - Growl Styles
(GRO)
To apply a 'hands-free' aspect to the vocal
delivery, choose a glottal style that employs
amplitude sensitivity. See the Preset / Style
pamphlet for details on the adaptive controls
available to the style. The louder your input
gain, the more glottal is applied. You may use
this to apply growl to emphasized notes in the
phrase. Some glottal styles also couple this
with a change in resonance, simulating the
emphasis a blues singer places on certain
'growled' notes.
Stacking Vocals
To make your multitracked vocals sound more
like a true vocal group instead of just multiples
of you, try running one part to tape several
times, each through a different warp style. You
could also sing each track independently for an
even bigger effect. Stack the tracks, mix to
stereo, add your favorite effects and enjoy.
Changing Formants 'On-the-Fly' -
Resonance Styles and Amounts (RES)
Remember that you're not limited to one
resonance style within a vocal. You can use
MIDI control change commands to do a
'resonance sweep' on a sustained note, or
