User’s manual MyVoice Installation of MyVoice : The installation process should start automatically as soon as you insert the CD in your PC’s CD drive. If not, you can launch the installation program by clicking on the Windows Start button, then Run and typing in "d:\setup\setup.exe" (where d is the letter of your CD drive).
Getting started with MyVoice : basic use (playback) Launch MyVoice 1 Click on the Play button of the control bar Insert an audio CD in one of your CD drives. Select the track that you want to listen to simply by clicking on its title.
Getting started with MyVoice : basic use (recording) Launch MyVoice Insert an audio CD in one of your CD drives. Select the track that you want to listen to simply by clicking on its title. 1 2 3 4 Start the integrated sequencer in MyVoice Click on the MyVoice icon to activate the MyVoice effect masking the vocals as the track plays (MyVoice effect inactive) 5 (MyVoice effect active) Click on the text “Record from the microphone”.
Examples of MyVoice in use A) MyVoice allows you to listen an audio CD and ‘hide’ the voice of the singer. 1) Start MyVoice 2) Insert an audio CD in one of your CD drives. 3) Click on the start button of the control bar as you would do on a regular home audio system. 4) Click on the MyVoice button to hide the original singer's voice. The MyVoice button changes from black and white to color when the MyVoice effect is active.
The Main Interface The ‘Selection titles’ list presents track titles from your audio CD or a folder of your hard disk (you can choose in the ‘Media support changer’ window). • • • • Click on a track title to put it in pre-selection (for the lyrics or the sequencer for example) Double-click on a title to start listening it. You can also hit the spacebar on your keyboard. You can use the up and down arrows of your keyboard to move into the list.
Icons you’ll find in the main interface: Note: Windows that appear when you click on one of these icons (or when you use a keyboard shortcut) have their own integrated help messages. Please carefully read these help messages. Audio data extraction (‘Ripper’): Click this icon to extract audio files from the current audio CD. You be able to save audio files (WAV or MP3) that can be loaded directly from your PC without needing the original CD.
Extracting audio files using the ‘Ripper’ When you click on this icon the following view appears in the ‘Information’ window The text in this window shows you extraction options. Audio extraction digitally records the music from your audio CDs bit by bit. This means there’s no loss of quality and the recording you have on your PC is a carbon copy of the one from your CD. This feature can be very useful for you if your computer is too slow for MyVoice to run its effects in real-time.
Database updates (titles, albums, artists) : When you click on this icon the following options appears in the ‘Information’ window The text in this window shows you database options. MyVoice® has a database that lets you to view your tracks by name rather than just track number (Track 1, Track 2, etc). Not every CD is listed in the database, but if MyVoice doesn’t already know the track names you can input them yourself. (MyVoice uses the FreeDB server).
Media support changer : When you click on this icon, the following window appears in the ‘Information’ window The text in this window shows you media type options. This window is used when you want to use audio files (wav or mp3) rather an audio CD or if you have several CD drives. Using the ‘audio extraction module’ (see above) you can save your audio files to hard disk and have your very own music collection available on your PC.
Software and hardware settings : When you click on this icon, the following window appears in the ‘Information’ window This window has three tabs : ‘General’, ‘Microphone’ and ‘Audio and DirectX®’. • Under the ‘General’ Tab Option list from the ‘General’ tab Screen : • Use a colored background. • Change to screen resolution of 800x600 pixels for the MyVoice® window.
Software and hardware settings : Microphone settings • Under the ‘Microphone’ Tab MyVoice attempts to automatically select your microphone as the recording source and your speakers as the playback device. This means you can hear yourself when you are singing. You might need to alter the settings yourself, which can be done through your soundcards’s mixer window. Windows lets you select which audio source(s) will be active for recording and playback.
If you click on this window’s 'Options' menu and then 'Properties', you can show the mixer settings for your recording sources: (Note: these windows may look slightly different on your PC) • • To show these windows, you can also open the Start menu of Windows, click Run and enter “sndvol32” to show the playback mixer window or “sndvol32 /rec” for the recording window - note the space between sndvol32 and /rec. Do not type the quote marks.
If you don't hear yourself when you speak or sing in the microphone when you are using MyVoice: • Click on the Microphone tab sheet, and check first that the 'Recording source' and 'Levels' controls are enabled. Some audio cards are not directly accessible through Windows. Here is an example of one such setup: You will have in this case to choose your inputs / outputs in the mixer control panel shipped with your audio card. Controls are disabled.
Software and hardware settings : microphone gain level Staying on the ‘Microphone’ tab window, click on the microphone icon to check and change the gain level of your microphone. Every sound card’s amplification level is slightly different, so initially finding your microphone signal too loud or too quiet is not uncommon. Solve this problem by adjusting the gain that MyVoice applies to the signal received while recording in the sequencer.
Software and hardware settings : • Under the ‘Audio and DirectX®’ Tab This is the more technical part of the configuration window. Generally, you can use the default options selected when MyVoice has been installed. However, you may have to modify some parameters depending on your hardware configuration and the audio results.
Software and hardware settings : • Under the ‘Audio and DirectX®’ Tab: audio drivers selection When you are using the MyVoice 'built-in DirectX settings', you can choose the audio drivers that MyVoice will use to play back and record audio. Simply select the driver needed in the lists. Whenever possible try to select a DirectX® driver that exactly matches your audio card. When you are using a driver that is not compatible with DirectX®, MyVoice signals it with an alert message.
Sequencer, audio recording, CD burning : Click on this button and effects will be applied to the music (not the vocals). These buttons let you mute or unmute the music or vocals. Click on this button and effects will be applied to the vocals (not the music). Track time for music and vocals Clickable text buttons that allow you to access to the main functions of the sequencer. • Note : the main window of MyVoice remains active while you are using the sequencer.
• To record the mix of the music and your vocals, click on the button “Create the mix music+vocals”.Current effects settings will be taken into account during the mix. So do not forget to check these effects settings before starting the mixing process. MyVoice will prompt you for a file name for the mix. Tip: Select a file in the folder named Sessions\cd inside the folder where you have installed MyVoice to easily access to this file later on when you will use the CD Burning window (see later).
DirectX® effects for vocals : You may have noticed that when you click on the button “Vocal Effects” from the sequencer, the Transposition effect from the main interface is replaced with a button named “DirectX® FX” This button lets you use DirectX® effects already installed in your system. Note: these effects will be applied only to the vocals, not to the music. Important: IPE Music is not responsible for any problem caused by third party DirectX effects.
CD Burning functions : • Click on the button “CD Burning” to get the following window : • You can modify the list of the files to burn with the buttons located to the right of the window (Add files, Move up, Move down, Delete and Sort by name). Please note that when you add files, you can select several files at once in the Windows dialog box (see your Windows help file for more information on how dto do this).
Lyrics – Karaoke window : When you click on this icon the Lyrics - Karaoke window appears You can move this window anywhere on your screen: Standard position ( when first used for example ) Moved window Note : the screen resolution has to be more than 1024 by 768 pixels to see both windows ( the MyVoice one and the Lyrics one) without overlapping. Although the lyrics window is independent from the MyVoice window, the lyrics are fully synchronized with the music. Words follow the music of course.
Buttons from the lyrics – Karaoke window: • • • • • New: click on this button to create an empty lyrics file. You will be prompted for a file name when you will save your work. Open: Click this button to open a MyVoice lyrics file (if you want to import a different kind of file (text, midi, karaoke or MyVoice version less than 1.3), use the button 'Import' from the Words-Texts window - see later in this chapter).
Lyrics – Karaoke window : Entering and modifying texts By clicking on the ‘Words’ button from the Lyrics window, the following dialog box opens : How modifications to lyrics affects time positions: 1) If you’re entering lyrics from scratch: new texts entered will get time positions (markers that tell no voice where lyrics are sung in relation to the music) automatically calculated from the total length of the current title.
Lyrics – Karaoke window : Defining time positions in your text By clicking on the ‘Positions’ button from the Lyrics window, the following dialog box opens : Follow the instructions of this window to modify the time positions of your texts. MyVoice offers you two ways to do this: • The manual mode: simply move the text with the mouse • The automatic mode: the faster and easier mode to position your texts.
Lyrics – Karaoke window : Screen settings By clicking on the ‘Settings’ button from the Lyrics window, the following dialog box opens: Options from above frames (‘Simple lyrics window settings’ and ‘Full screen window generic settings’) are saved independently from the current lyrics file. Options from the lower frame (‘Current lyrics files settings’) are enabled only if a lyrics file is opened. They are relevant only to the full screen mode and will be saved with the current lyrics file.
Generic notes and recommendations : MyVoice effect inactive : You can use MyVoice as a regular CD player. MyVoice effect active : Click on the MyVoice effect button and hide the vocals on CD tracks in real time. The vocals can be muted and, with tweaking, totally cancelled. Recommendations for your audio hardware : The hardware on which you mix is very important. Each loud-speaker or audio sound card has its own "sound color". The result given by MyVoice is dependant of your hardware configuration.
Shortcuts created during MyVoice installation Installing MyVoice creates the following shortcuts: • A shortcut on your desktop ( icon • Several shortcuts inside the folder MyVoice created in your ‘Start/Programs’ folder: ) To run MyVoice Software configuration This manual .wav to mp3 and mp3 to .wav conversion utility Manual for .
LICENSE OF USE OF THE SOFTWARE “NO VOICE” NO VOICE is a software protected by the provisions of Code of the French Intellectual Property. NO VOICE is not sold, but is conceded under licence. VERY IMPORTANT By installing NO VOICE on his computer, the User accepts the terms of this licence, which preserves its effects during all the time of use of the product. 1. GRANT OF LICENCE Of USE IPE MUSIC concedes with the User, who accepts it, the nonexclusive and nontransferable personal right to use NO VOICE.
the User prohibits any reproduction of NO VOICE in some form that it is at other ends that of safeguard and use and commits itself taking all the precautions which are essential to avoid a use or an illicit diffusion of it; the User avoids modifying, deteriorating, décompiler or reproducing NO VOICE in whole or part, and allowing any action of a third which would have the same effect; the User avoids bringing, or making bring, any modification with NO VOICE, including correcting possible errors; the User is
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