User Manual

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8. In VOCODER mode, the GENDER BENDER knob again shifts the
formant. Above 12 o’clock, the formant will shift upward (more
female). Below 12 o’clock, the formant shifts downward (more
male). At 12 o’clock there is no formant shift.
9. The BLEND knob can be used to mix in some of your dry vocal
to create interesting doubled vocal effects.
10. You can add some reverb to the vocoded signal by turning up
the HARMONY REVERB knob.
USING OCTAVES MODE
1. OCTAVES mode does not require an instrument to be played in
order for it to produce the octaves above and below your
original vocals.
2. Turn the MODE knob until OCTAVES mode is selected.
3. The VOICE MIX knob mixes between the lower and upper
octaves. Full counter-clockwise produces the lower octave and
full clockwise produces the upper octave. 12 o’clock on the
VOICE MIX knob will produce an equal mix of both octaves.
4. Turning GENDER BENDER clockwise in OCTAVES mode increases
the amount formant shift for both the upper and lower octave.
GENDER BENDER shifts the formant upward for the upper
octave and shifts it downward for the lower octave. Turning the
GENDER BENDER knob counter-clockwise will reduce the
formant shift to zero at the minimum position.
USING UNISON + WHISTLE MODE
1. UNISON + WHISTLE mode is another mode that does not
require an instrument to be played for it to work properly.
UNISON is vocal formant shift effect with no pitch shifting and
WHISTLE synthesizes a whistle tone two octaves above the note
you sing.
2. Turn the MODE knob until UNISON + WHISTLE mode is
selected.
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3. The VOICE MIX knob mixes between the UNISON effect (fully
counter-clockwise) and the WHISTLE effect (fully clockwise).
4. The GENDER BENDER knob sets the amount of formant shifting
for UNISON mode. Above 12 o’clock, the formant will shift
upward (more female). Below 12 o’clock, the formant shifts
downward (more male). At 12 o’clock there is no formant shift.
- DESCRIPTION OF MODES -
The Voice Box has 9 modes to choose from. Each mode gives the
musician a different sonic palette to work with. In addition, each mode
may change the functionality of some of the Voice Box’s knobs. In this
section we will describe each mode and the functionality of the knobs
that change with the mode.
Use the MODE knob to cycle through the modes. Turning the MODE
knob clockwise goes up the LED ladder. Turning the MODE knob
counter-clockwise goes down the LED ladder.
Below is a table displaying the function of each knob as it relates to the
selected mode. Arrows indicate the function that occurs as the knob is
turned to or towards the extreme knob position in that direction. You will
notice some knobs, such as BLEND, do not change with the mode while
others, such as GENDER BENDER, are the same basic control but the
direction or amount of the function changes for nearly every mode.