Quick Start Guide

Quick Start Guide 37
VOCODER VC340 Getting started
OVERVIEW
This “getting started” guide will help you set up
the VOCODER VC340 analog synthesizer and briey
introduce its capabilities.
CONNECTION
To connect the VOCODER VC340 to your system,
please consult the hook-up guide earlier in this
document
SOFTWARE SETUP
The VOCODER VC340 is a USB Class Compliant MIDI
device, and so no driver installation is required, and
it does not require any additional drivers to work
with Windows and MacOS.
HARDWARE SETUP
1. Make all the connections in your system.
2. Apply power to the VOCODER VC340 using the
supplied IEC power cord only.
3. Make sure the main volume knob is turned
down and that your ampliers or powered
speakers are turned o.
4. Turn on the rear panel power switch, and
then turn on the rest of your system.
UPPER/LOWER
The keyboard split has two positions marked
HIGH and LOW on the top panel, and this depends
upon the setting of the HIGH/LOW octave switch.
Any UPPER switches ON will allow the keys above the
split to play. Any LOWER switches ON will allow the
keys below to play.
INITIAL SETUP (STRINGS)
The following example using STRINGS, will get you
started:
1. Turn on the UPPER and LOWER STRINGS
switches.
2. Turn up the STRINGS fader in the BALANCE
section.
3. Play the keyboard and adjust the VOLUME
and the settings of your external equipment
to a safe listening level.
4. Adjust the ATTACK fader to vary the amount
of time taken for the maximum level to be
reached after a key press.
5. Adjust the RELEASE fader to vary the amount
of time taken for the sound level to decay
once a key is released. This fader also aects
the HUMAN VOICE and VOCODER.
6. Adjust the TONE fader.
ADDING HUMAN VOICE
7. Turn on some of the HUMAN VOICE switches.
8. Adjust the HUMAN VOICE fader in the
BALANCE section as you play. Readjust the
STRINGS fader to balance or turn it down/o
as desired.
9. Experiment with the other switches such
as ENSEMBLE.
10. Adjust the HUMAN VOICE ATTACK fader
as desired.
11. Adjust the RELEASE fader as mentioned in the
STRINGS section above.
12. Adjust the three VIBRATO faders to add
modulation to the HUMAN VOICE if desired.
These faders also aect the VOCODER.
ADDING DIRECT MICROPHONE
13. Turn on your microphone and sing along
or talk. This is the direct vocals, with no
added VOCODER.
14. Adjust the MIC LEVEL fader in the VOCODER
section, making sure that the level is not high
enough for the adjacent red LED to come on.
15. Adjust the DIRECT MIC fader in the BALANCE
section, and adjust the STRINGS and HUMAN
VOICE fader as desired.
USING THE VOCODER
16. Turn on the UPPER and LOWER VOCODER
switches.
17. Turn on your microphone and sing along
or talk.
18. Turn down the DIRECT MIC fader, and the
STRINGS and HUMAN VOICE faders.
19. Adjust the MIC LEVEL fader in the VOCODER
section, making sure that the level is not high
enough for the adjacent red LED to come on.
20. As you play the keyboard and sing/talk, you
will hear the VOCODER output. (There will
be no output if you are not singing or talking
while playing, or if the MIC LEVEL is down.
21. Try using the ENSEMBLE.
22. Adjust the VOCODER TONE fader, and
re-adjust the MIC LEVEL as desired, to prevent
feedback from your speakers.
23. Adjust the three VIBRATO faders to add
modulation to the VOCODER if desired. These
faders also aect the HUMAN VOICE.
24. Add in the STRINGS and HUMAN VOICE by
adjusting their faders in the BALANCE section.
VOCODER HOLD PEDAL
A footswitch connected to the rear panel VOCODER
HOLD input, will allow you to engage/disengage
the VOCODER:
25. As you sing and play, press and hold
the footswitch at any time to hear your
VOCODER vocals.
26. Release the footswitch to turn o the vocals.
USING THE VOCODER WITH AN EXTERNAL SYNTH
Your vocals can be aected by the incoming audio
from an external synthesizer and not by the internal
VOCODER circuitry. The VOCODER UPPER/LOWER
switches have no eect.
1. Connect the line-level audio output from an
external synthesizer to the rear panel EXT
SYNTH input.
2. Play the synthesizer and adjust the EXT
SYNTH INPUT LEVEL fader so the red LED next
to this fader does not come on.
3. Sing/talk and adjust the MIC LEVEL fader in
the VOCODER section, so the red LED next to
this fader does not come on.
4. As you play the keyboard and sing/talk,
you will hear the vocals aected by the
synthesizer audio.
PITCH SHIFT
The pitch of the played notes can be shifted
automatically, manually, or selected using a pedal
connected to the rear panel pitch control connector.
Use the AUTO/OFF/MANUAL switch and the other
nearby controls to select how PITCH SHIFT works:
AUTOMATIC
Notes and vocals will automatically increase
in pitch.
Use the PITCH SET knob to adjust the pitch. In
automatic mode, the pitch increases to the
maximum, which is if this knob was at H. So, if the
knob is already on H, then no pitch shift occurs. If it
is on L, then maximum pitch shift occurs.
Use the TIME knob to adjust the time it takes for the
pitch shift to occur.
OFF/EXT CONTROL
In this position, there will be no pitch shift unless
you are using an optional external footswitch
connected to the rear panel PITCH SHIFT connector.
If the footswitch is held down, then the pitch shift
will occur, with settings and controls just like the
AUTOMATIC position described above. Release the
footswitch to stop pitch shift occurring.
MANUAL
Use the DOWN/NORMAL fader to easily shift the
pitch while you play.
Use the PITCH SHIFT knob to set the fader’s pitch
range. For example: Knob on H - fader movement
has no eect. Knob on L - fader will allow maximum
pitch shift. (The TIME knob has no eect in
MANUAL mode).
FIRMWARE UPDATE
Please check our website behringer.com regularly for
any updates to the rmware of your VOCODER VC340
synthesizer. The rmware le can be downloaded
and stored on your computer, and then used to
update the VOCODER VC340. It comes with detailed
instructions on the update procedure.
HAVE FUN
Make copies of the patch sheet at the end of this
manual, and record your favorite settings.
With all these controls, the possibilities for musical
creativity are endless. We hope that you will enjoy
your new VOCODER VC340.
(EN)
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