DigiTech STUDIO VOCALIST Owner's Manual

Vocalist VR

8Setting the Input and Output levelsInput LevelWith a microphone or line level source connected to ACCESS, sing or play back a track. Bringup the inpu

9press the button - the Store button will begin flashing.If you wish to store your preset to a different preset number than you currently haveselected

10The Harmony Control ModesEach preset is based on one of the four harmony control modes: Scale, Chord, Notes and Double.The Scale, Chord and Notes pr

11A chord has two parts: the chord root and the chord type. An example of this would be an “AMajor 7th” chord which has “A” as its root and “Major 7th

12The Aux Input to ReverbThis input jack allows you to share the reverb processor in Access with the other instruments inyour band or with other track

13ACCESS has the easiest editing system* you are ever likely to see. Here are the guidelines to beaware of for editing:How do you get in to EDIT mode?

14Scale: Key and Scale:This parameter is used on “ Scale” presets. There are two editable parameters here. The Keyparameter is used to set the Key and

15Global ParametersMIDI Channel Select:This parameter allows you to select the MIDI channel which ACCESS will look at to generateharmony information o

16so you can slide in and out of notes like the best Blues singers. Be careful though, if you can’thear yourself well and your pitch is sharp or flat,

17below your voice. Note that when the ScaleSmooth parameter is off and the other har-mony voices are pitch corrected, the Bass voice remains non-pitc

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18FootswitchIf you perform live, it is strongly recommended that you invest in the FS300 footswitch. TheFS300 has three buttons that allow you to bypa

19Using MIDI Control ChangeMIDI is an easy way to get added control over the Vocalist ACCESS. Using a sequencer or MIDIkeyboard that can transmit cont

20Set Key on/offEnables chord recognition of key and scale in Scale programs via MIDI. This allows you tochange key and scale from a sequencer. Chord

21A well-crafted vocal harmony can do a great deal towards enhancing a musical selection. Thecontrast between a lone singing voice and a group of voic

22The opposite of a diatonic harmony is chromatic. A chromatic scale is defined as:a scale type that uses all 12 semitones.Notice that the previous sc

23In the previous example showing the principle of diatonic harmony, we were showing a scaleharmony. That is, one whose harmony notes only fall within

24Bright Room:Simulates a smaller room which accentuates the higher frequencies. Not only can thispreset give your vocals some added depth, but it can

25Microphone Input Balanced XLR, 2 KOhmLine Input

26MIDI Implementation ChartIVL Technologies Ltd. Date: Aug 19, 1998Vocalist AccessFunction Transmitted Recognised RemarksBasic Channel DefaultChangedX

27Major 1LegendMinor 1Major 2Minor 2Major 3Minor 3Major 4Minor 4The Key and scale in a Scale preset may be selected by MIDI. Aftersending a controller

1AC Power & Safety Warnings...inside coverIntroduction...

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3Plug in the external power supply and turn ACCESS on. Connect a microphone toACCESS via the front panel XLR jack.Connect the stereo outputs of ACCESS

4Front PanelPower SwitchHarmony Voicing Buttons allow you to adjust the voicing of harmonies. The High andHigher buttons create harmonies above your v

5Input Level Knob adjusts the input level for the microphone and line inputs.The Signal LED guides you to an optimal level setting. The LED lights in

6Set-Up ExamplesLive PerformanceThe line-drawing below represents a typical live performance set-up. The keyboard is optionaldepending on how you want

7connect a microphone to MIC channel on your mixer and any other instruments to otherchannels on your mixer.send lead vocal signal from mixer (via one