TC-Helicon HarmonyControl Manuale utente

PRODUCT MANUAL

ENGLISH VERSION

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4

Quick Start . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Panel Descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Using the Tuner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

Compatibility Chart . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Auto Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16

Table of Contents

TC Helicon Vocal Technologies Ltd.

Sindalsvej 34, DK-8240 Risskov – [email protected]

Manual revision 1.2

– Software – 1.0 Prod. No: E60507911

HarmonyControl US English Version

Using the Key Footswitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17

Manual Mode and the Setup Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Performance Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Chord and Scale Explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Harmony Processor Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24

Welcome to HarmonyControl | guitar

As a singer and guitarist, it’s likely you are using or have

used a harmony processor before, which means it’s

likely you’ve often wished your guitar could control

your harmony parts. That’s why we created

HarmonyControl, to add value to your investment in

vocal harmony. With HarmonyControl you can sing

with harmony on more songs than ever before while

spending less time stepping through and remembering

song arrangements.Thank you for purchasing this product!

Features:

o Specialized guitar-to-MIDI interface

o No special pickup required

o Compatible with a wide range of harmony

processors

o Set-and-forget

o Chromatic Tuner function

o Additional features with TC-Helicon products

o Includes dual MIDI cable

You will need:

o A vocal harmony processor with a MIDI input that

can be used to control “Chords” or “Chordal”

harmony. Products from TC-Helicon, Digitech®,

and Korg® fall into this category. Additionally, some

of these products offer “Scale” or “Scalic” harmony

with the ability to change key and scale from MIDI

input. Consult the Compatibility Chart in this

manual for more detail on supported harmony

processors.

o An electric guitar or acoustic guitar that is

electrified with a pickup. *

o A vocal microphone with a cardioid or super-

cardioid pickup pattern. This minimizes audio

interference that may interfere with the proper

tracking of the harmony processor.

o Audio and XLR mic cables, a PA system, mic stand

etc.

*Body resonances with acoustic guitar soundboard

pickups can negatively affect performance. Under-

saddle pickups are recommended.

Introduction

About TC-Helicon

At TC-Helicon we truly believe that the voice is the

world's most beautiful instrument. We don't mean to

degrade other beautiful instruments, but the singing

voice is the anthropological source for all things

melodic. In the words of the founders of TC-Helicon,

"Everything we do is dedicated to this instrument (the

singing voice). We envision a world where those who

work with the voice in live and recording situations can

bring out the very best from any performance, and

where the possibilities of vocal craft are endless."

Our mission was galvanized by a simple question:

"Isn't it time that someone finally provided dedicated

tools and solutions for voice?"

So what does this all mean to singers? It means that you

should know there is a dedicated group of engineers,

researchers and product specialists, based in Victoria,

BC, Canada, who spend every waking moment of their

working lives listening, talking, singing, and interacting

with singers and those who have passion for the singing

voice. All this knowledge and experience is used to

design products respecting and empowering the

modern vocalist. Our products focus on removing

barriers and inspiring creativity in performance. That's

why our products range from near-field personal vocal

monitors to floor-based vocal multi-effects pedals.

Enjoy.

The TC-Helicon Team

a TC Group company

Introduction

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Step 1:

Set up your harmony processor, microphone and PA

system as you would normally. If this is the first setup

with the harmony processor, consult its manual for

proper setup.

Harmony

Processor

Step 2:

Connect a cable from your guitar to the Guitar In jack

on HarmonyControl. Then connect a cable from the

Guitar Out jack on HarmonyControl to your amplifier

or a channel in your PA system. HarmonyControl

should be the first link in any effects chain. Any guitar

processing done before the guitar signal is fed to

HarmonyControl will reduce accuracy.

MIDI GUITAR

IN OUTIN OUT

To amp

or PA

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Step 3:

Connect the included MIDI cable or any standard cable

from the MIDI Out jack on HarmonyControl to the

MIDI input on your harmony processor.

If your harmony processor is on the list of Auto- or

Detect-compatible units (see the Compatibility Chart

in this manual), connect the second set of jacks on the

included MIDI cable or any standard MIDI cable

between the MIDI output of your harmony processor

and HarmonyControl.

Harmony

Processor

MIDI GUITAR

IN OUTIN OUT

MIDI

Out MIDI

Step 4:

Connect HarmonyControl’s power adapter to your

wall power socket and then to the Power input jack on

the product.When power is applied, one or more LEDs

on the unit will flash momentarily.

If your harmony processor is Auto-compatible and

you’ve connected the MIDI cables correctly, the Auto

LED will light a moment after power-up.

MIDI GUITAR

IN OUTIN OUT

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Step 5:

Check that the LED light above the On footswitch is lit.

If it’s not, press the On footswitch.Turn up the volume

control on your guitar and play some chords. The 0

Cents LED on HarmonyControl should light with each

chord change but not every strum.

Step 6:Auto LED lit

You’re now ready to begin experimenting with guitar-

controlled harmony! Choose presets on your harmony

processor that are based on either Chord mode or

Scale mode harmony and sing while you play your

guitar. The display on HarmonyControl will show SC

(Scale) or CR (Chord) to confirm it recognizes the

preset’s harmony mode. If you see NA (Not

Applicable), this means that the preset you have loaded

is not based on Chords or Scale harmony mode and

HarmonyControl cannot control it.

Step 6: Manual LED lit

Set the MIDI input (or “receive”) channel on your

harmony processor to channel 1. This is the factory

default channel that HarmonyControl sends on. Play

your guitar and check to see that the MIDI input LED

lights on your harmony processor when you change

from one chord to the next.When set up correctly, this

LED will continue to flash while you have

HarmonyControl turned on .

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Step 7: Manual LED lit

Load a Chord preset on your harmony processor. Play

your guitar and sing into the microphone.The harmony

voices should follow your singing and guitar playing in

chordal motion. If this is the case, correct hookup and

operation in HarmonyControl’s Manual mode is

confirmed.

If your Manual-only harmony processor has Scale

features e.g. Digitech® Access and MIDI Vocalist,

consult the section called Manual Mode and the Setup

Menu later on in this manual to learn how to use them.

You should now consult the rest of this manual to learn

how to get the most of your new combination.

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1.Auto/Manual LEDs

Displays the communication between HarmonyControl

and your harmony processor. On power up, the unit will

search for Auto-compatible units. If your unit is Auto-

compatible, the Auto LED will light after a moment.

2.Tuner Pitch Display

This is primarily used to show tuning when Tuner mode

is active. When Tuner mode is off, the two center LEDs

above the “0 Cents” legend indicate that a chord has

been recognized and sent from the MIDI Out.

3. Note/Scale Display

When theTuner is on, this shows the closest recognized

note. When the Key function is used, this displays your

current scale variation.

4. LED Bar

Displays active status of the Key,Tuner and On modes.

Front & Back Panel Descriptions

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