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VOCODER VC340
VOCODER VC340 Getting Started
(EN) Step 3: Getting
OVERVIEW
started
This "getting started" guide will help you set up
the VOCODER VC340 analog synthesizer and briefly
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 amplifiers or powered
speakers are turned off.
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 affects the
HUMAN VOICE and VOCODER.
6. Adjust the TONE fader.
ADDING HUMAN VOICE
7. Turn on some of the HUMAN VOICE swtiches.
8. Adjust the HUMAN VOICE fader in the
BALANCE section as you play. Readjust the
STRINGS fader to balance or turn it down/off
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 affect 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 affect the HUMAN VOICE.
24. Add in the STRINGS and HUMAN VOICE by
adjusting their faders in the BALANCE section.
VOCODER HOLD PEDAL
MANUAL
A footswitch connected to the rear panel VOCODER
Use the DOWN/NORMAL fader to easily shift the
HOLD input, will allow you to engage/disengage
pitch while you play.
the VOCODER:
Use the PITCH SHIFT knob to set the fader's pitch
25. As you sing and play, press and hold
range. For example: Knob on H - fader movement
the footswitch at any time to hear your
has no effect. Knob on L - fader will allow maximum
VOCODER vocals.
pitch shift. (The TIME knob has no effect in
MANUAL mode.)
26. Release the footswitch to turn off the vocals.
FIRMWARE UPDATE
USING THE VOCODER WITH AN EXTERNAL SYNTH
Please check our website behringer.com regularly for
Your vocals can be affected by the incoming audio
any updates to the firmware of your VOCODER VC340
from an external synthesizer and not by the internal
synthesizer. The firmware file can be downloaded
VOCODER circuitry. The VOCODER UPPER/LOWER
and stored on your computer, and then used to
switches have no effect.
update the VOCODER VC340. It comes with detailed
1. Connect the line-level audio output from an
instructions on the update procedure.
external synthesizer to the rear panel EXT
HAVE FUN
SYNTH input.
2. Play the synthesizer and adjust the EXT SYNTH
Make copies of the patch sheet at the end of this
INPUT LEVEL fader so the red LED next to this
manual, and record your favorite settings.
fader does not come on.
With all these controls, the possibilities for musical
3. Sing/talk and adjust the MIC LEVEL fader in
creativity are endless. We hope that you will enjoy
the VOCODER section, so the red LED next to
your new VOCODER VC340.
this fader does not come on.
4. As you play the keyboard and sing/talk,
you will hear the vocals affected 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.
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