DigiTech Vocalist Live FX Owner's Manual

Owner'sManual

Owner's Manual4NOTE: Whenever the Aux In jack is connected to an audio source, it will be used for Live Adapt features instead of the internal mi

Owner's Manual511. UP Footswitch This footswitch selects the next preset up. Pressing and holding this footswitch for 2 seconds will bypass all

Owner's Manual6Rear PanelAuxInInputGainMic InLeft Out Right OutUSBLine Out Footswitch9VDC 800mAManufactured under U.S. patent number: 8,168,877 B

Owner's Manual7 Connection Diagrams Cable DiagramsStereo Connection to Live FX Aux In1/8” Stereo CableLeft Channel (+)Right Channel (+)GroundLeft

Owner's Manual8Mono ApplicationMicrophoneHeadphones(optional)Line InputPortable Music Player (optional)DigiTech FS3X Footswitch or Volume/Express

Owner's Manual9Stereo ApplicationMicrophoneHeadphones(optional)Line InputsPortable Music Player (optional)DigiTech FS3X Footswitch or Volume/Expr

Owner's Manual10Using Aux In Jack w/Live AdaptMicrophoneHeadphones(optional)Line InputDigiTech FS3X Footswitch or Volume/Expression Pedal(optiona

Owner's Manual11 Operating The Live FX This section of the manual describes how to navigate and use the various features of the Live FX.Gold Chan

Owner's Manual12Vocal EffectsThe "Vocal" effects processing section comes after the Gold Channel effects processing section and compris

Owner's Manual13Anti-Feedback (dbx® AFS)The Anti-Feedback feature actively monitors the room using the built-in microphone and kills feedback bef

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Owner's Manual14Sound CheckIf you've ever tried adjusting vocal effect parameters while singing then you know that it can be difcult to pro

Owner's Manual15Live AdaptThe Live FX’s Live Adapt feature uses the built-in microphone or Aux In jack to listen to the music and automatically a

Owner's Manual16music. The Pitch FX KEY setting will still provide the baseline information for the effect, but will be modied to better match t

Owner's Manual17TEMPO setting of 120 BPM would be allowed to vary between about 102 BPM and about 138 BPM.To enable/disable each Live Adapt optio

Owner's Manual18LooperThe Live FX's built-in mono phrase looper allows you to record a vocal loop, record innite overdubs on the loop, and

Owner's Manual194. You can now record overdubs. To add an overdub, ensure the loop is playing. If it is not, press the <Down> footswitch t

Owner's Manual20PresetsThe Live FX has 99 user presets and 99 factory presets. The type of preset loaded can be identied by the letter preceding

Owner's Manual212. If you do not wish to rename the preset, go to step 5. If you do wish to rename the preset, turn the <Edit 1> knob to c

Owner's Manual22Preset A/B PartsEach preset has two parts, referred to as “A” and “B”. Vocal effects can be independently enabled or disabled in

Owner's Manual23Set ListsThe Live FX allows you to organize presets into groups called “Set Lists". A Set List contains a group of up to tw

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Owner's Manual24HINT: The Live FX provides an alternative way of quickly adding presets to the Favorites Set List. 1. From Preset mode, select t

Owner's Manual25FS3X Footswitch ControlThe footswitch functions in the Live FX are reassigned when the Looper is enabled. This prevents changing

Owner's Manual26Volume/Expression Pedal ControlThe Live FX can accommodate a variety of expression pedals or a volume pedal plugged into the Foot

Owner's Manual27 System Setup The System Edit menu is used to congure the Live FX for your application and is accessed by pressing the <Syste

Owner's Manual28A/B Footswitch CongurationEach preset has two parts, referred to as “A” and “B”. Vocal effects can be independently enabled or d

Owner's Manual29StereoWhen the STEREO parameter is turned on, the Live FX’s outputs will be congured for stereo operation (this is the default s

Owner's Manual30Loop UndoThis system parameter is used to turn the Loop Undo function on and off. When turned on, overdubs recorded using the Liv

Owner's Manual31EP (Expression Pedal) TypeThe Live FX Footswitch jack accommodates either the DigiTech FS3X Footswitch for controlling the built-

Owner's Manual32Aux In CongurationThe AUX system parameter determines whether or not the audio signal from the Aux In jack will be sent to the o

Owner's Manual33EP Parameter, Min, & MaxThese system parameters select which vocal effect parameter you would like to control using an option

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Owner's Manual34Vocal Effect Parameters Available for Expression Pedal ControlEP Param Minimum Selectable Value Maximum Selectable ValueHarmony H

Owner's Manual35Factory ResetThis system parameter restores all system settings and user presets to their factory default state.WARNING! Performi

Owner's Manual36 The Effects & Parameters The Live FX signal path is a serial chain of 8 effect modules, which correspond to the 8 buttons al

Owner's Manual37WarmthPress & Hold To EditWarmth adds varying amounts of tube saturation to your vocals. Use Warmth when your vocals require

Owner's Manual38Pitch CorrectionPress & Hold To EditPitch Correction is used to correct notes which are sung slightly out of pitch. For examp

Owner's Manual39EQPress & Hold To EditThe 3-band EQ shapes the tone of your vocals. It provides low, midrange, and high band lters with swee

Owner's Manual40De-EsserPress & Hold To EditThe De-Esser tames excessively harsh consonant sounds, referred to as “sibilance”. A de-esser is

Owner's Manual41Noise GatePress & Hold To EditThe Noise Gate removes non-vocal signals from passing through the Live FX when you are not sing

Owner's Manual42Low Cut FilterPress & Hold To EditThe Low Cut Filter prohibits excessively low frequencies (below the usual range of a vocal

Owner's Manual43Pitch FXPress & Hold To EditThe Pitch FX module provides pitch shifting type effects, including Note Hammer, the popular over

Owner's Manual Table of Contents Overview ... 1Introduction ...1m

Owner's Manual44Pitch Type Option DescriptionReso Resonator effect with no pitch correction.Resobo Robot and resonator with no pitch correction.S

Owner's Manual45• GENDER (-50-+50) This parameter is used to make the pitch shifted signal sound more male or female, with -50 representing male

Owner's Manual46Distortion/FilterPress & Hold To EditThe Distortion/Filter module adds distortion to your vocals, creates lo- effects, or cr

Owner's Manual47Delay When this option is selected, the Distortion/Filter effect is applied to the delayed vocal only (the Delay effect must be e

Owner's Manual48HarmonyPress & Hold To EditThe Harmony module is used to create the effect of having backup singers singing harmonies. The Li

Owner's Manual49NOTE: The Harmony KEY parameter can not be edited when adaptive HARMONY is enabled in the Live Adapt menu (see "Live Adapt&q

Owner's Manual50DoublePress & Hold To EditDoubling is used to thicken your vocal sound and create the effect of additional singers singing in

Owner's Manual51To dial in the Double effect:1. Sing into the microphone (or use the Sound Check feature, see "Sound Check" on page 14

Owner's Manual52ModulationPress & Hold To EditModulation effects are great for adding motion and depth to your vocal sound and include effect

Owner's Manual53Modulation Speed Option DescriptionSlowSets the mod speed to 108 BPM (ignores the currently set tempo setting).MedSets the mod sp

Owner's Manual54DelayPress & Hold To EditDelay is an essential effect in vocal processing that creates an echo of your voice during performan

Owner's Manual55Delay Type Option DescriptionTape Multitap 1 Tape delays with a multi-tap eighth and quarter pattern.Tape Multitap 2 Tape delays

Owner's Manual56• TEMPO (60-300) This parameter allows you to set the tempo for the Delay effect. This parameter is directly tied to the Modulat

Owner's Manual57ReverbPress & Hold To EditLexicon® reverb is the industry standard for both studio and live reverb effects. Reverb simulates

Owner's Manual58• AMOUNT (0-99) This parameter adjusts the Reverb effect's mix level, with 0 being the minimum (no effect applied) and 99 b

Owner's Manual59 Preset Librarian Software You can backup Live FX presets and set lists using the free Vocalist Live Librarian preset management

Owner's Manual60 Preset List 1. PAYPHONE2. BAD ROMANCE3. SEXY BACK4. SOUL OF MAN5. I C RITE THRU 2U6. SUPER BLK HOLE7. DOUBLING8. WALRUS9

Owner's Manual61 Technical Information Block DiagramLegend MonoStereoLive AdaptNote: The Distortion/Filter eect can be congured in one of three

Owner's Manual62SpecicationsMic InputMicrophone Input: Female XLR Pin 2 HotInput Impedance: 3kΩ balancedPhantom Power: +45 VoltsMa

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Owner's Manual1 Overview IntroductionThank you for choosing the Vocalist® Live FX by DigiTech®. The Live FX is a feature-packed live vocal effect

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Owner's Manual2Features• Studio-Grade Mic Preamp, Vocal Processing, & Effects• +48V Phantom Power• dbx® Compression & Advanced Feedbac

Owner's Manual3 User Interface & Connectors Top Panel164561012781514139111 231. Gold Channel Button Pressing this button turns the Gold Chan