Vocalist Live Harmony User manual

Owner's
Manual

IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
WARNING FOR YOUR PROTECTION
READ THE FOLLOWING:
KEEP THESE INSTRUCTIONS
HEED ALL WARNINGS
FOLLOW ALL INSTRUCTIONS
THE APPARATUS SHALL NOT BE EXPOSED TO DRIPPING OR
SPLASHING LIQUID AND NO OBJECT FILLED WITH LIQUID, SUCH
AS VASES, SHALL BE PLACED ON THE APPARATUS
CLEAN ONLY WITH A DRY CLOTH.
FOR INDOOR USE ONLY.
DO NOT BLOCK ANY OF THE VENTILATION OPENINGS. INSTALL IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THE MANUFACTURER’S INSTRUCTIONS.
DO NOT INSTALL NEAR ANY HEAT SOURCES SUCH AS RADIATORS,
HEAT REGISTERS, STOVES, OR OTHER APPARATUS (INCLUDING
AMPLIFIERS) THAT PRODUCE HEAT.
ONLY USE ATTACHMENTS/ACCESSORIES SPECIFIED BY THE
MANUFACTURER.
UNPLUG THIS APPARATUS DURING LIGHTNING STORMS OR WHEN
UNUSED FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME.
Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type
plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other.
A grounding type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade or third prong are provided for your safety. If the provided
plug does not fit your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of
the obsolete outlet.
Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched particularly
at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from
the apparatus.
Refer all servicing to to qualified service personnel. Servicing is
required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such
as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled
or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been
exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been
dropped.
MAINS DISCONNECT: The plug shall remain readily operable. For rack-
mount or installation where plug is not accessible, an all-pole mains
switch with a contact separation of at least 3 mm in each pole shall
be incorporated into the electrical installation of the rack or building.
If connected to 240V supply, a suitable CSA/UL certified power cord
shall be used for this supply.
ELECTROMAGNETIC
COMPATIBILITY
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules and
the Product Specifications noted on the Declaration of
Conformity. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions:
• this device may not cause harmful interference, and
• this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesired
operation.
Operation of this unit within significant electromagnetic
fields should be avoided.
• use only shielded interconnecting cables.
The symbols shown above are internationally accepted symbols
that warn of potential hazards with electrical products. The
lightning flash with arrowpoint in an equilateral triangle means
that there are dangerous voltages present within the unit. The
exclamation point in an equilateral triangle indicates that it is
necessary for the user to refer to the owner’s manual.
These symbols warn that there are no user serviceable parts
inside the unit. Do not open the unit. Do not attempt to service
the unit yourself. Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.
Opening the chassis for any reason will void the manufacturer’s
warranty. Do not get the unit wet. If liquid is spilled on the
unit, shut it off immediately and take it to a dealer for service.
Disconnect the unit during storms to prevent damage.
The following is indicative of
low altitude use; do not use this
product above 2000m.
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IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS
If you want to dispose this product, do not mix it with general household waste. There is a
separate collection system for used electronic products in accordance with legislation that
requires proper treatment, recovery and recycling.
Private household in the 25 member states of the EU, in Switzerland and Norway may return their used
electronic products free of charge to designated collection facilities or to a retailer (if you purchase a similar
new one).
For Countries not mentioned above, please contact your local authorities for a correct method of disposal.
By doing so you will ensure that your disposed product undergoes the necessary treatment, recovery and
recycling and thus prevent potential negative effects on the environment and human health.
DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
Manufacturer’s Name: DigiTech
Manufacturer’s Address: 10653 South River Front Parkway
Suite 300
South Jordan, Utah 84095, USA
declares that the product:
Product name: Vocalist Live Harmony
Product option: all (requires Class II power
adapter that conforms to the
requirements of EN60065,
EN60742, or equivalent.)
conforms to the following Product Specifications:
Safety: IEC 60065 -01+Amd 1
EMC: EN 55022:2006
EN 55024:1998
FCC Part 15
Supplementary Information:
The product herewith complies with the requirements
of the:
Low Voltage Directive 2006/95/EC
EMC Directive 2004/108/EC.
RoHS Directive 2002/95/EC
WEEE Directive 2002/96/EC
EC Regulation 278/2009
With regard to Directive 2005/32/EC and EC
Regulation 1275/2008 of 17 December 2008,
this product is designed, produced, and classified as
Professional Audio Equipment and thus is exempt from
this Directive.
Rex C. Reed
Director, Engineering
Signal Processing
10653 South River Front Parkway
Suite 300
South Jordan, Utah 84095, USA
Date: March 7, 2013
European Contact: Your local DigiTech Sales and Service Office
or
Harman Signal Processing
10653 South River Front Parkway
Suite 300
South Jordan, Utah 84095, USA
Ph: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
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Owner's Manual
Warranty & Registration
We at DigiTech®are very proud of our products and back-up each one we sell with the following
warranty:
1. Please register online at www.digitech.com within ten days of purchase to validate this warranty.
This warranty is valid only in the United States.
2. DigiTech warrants this product, when purchased new from an authorized U.S. DigiTech dealer and
used solely within the U.S., to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal use
and service.This warranty is valid to the original purchaser only and is non-transferable.
3. DigiTech liability under this warranty is limited to repairing or replacing defective materials
that show evidence of defect, provided the product is returned to DigiTech WITH RETURN
AUTHORIZATION, where all parts and labor will be covered up to a period of one year.A Return
Authorization number may be obtained from DigiTech by telephone.The company shall not be liable
for any consequential damage as a result of the product’s use in any circuit or assembly.
4. Proof-of-purchase is considered to be the responsibility of the consumer.A copy of the original
purchase receipt must be provided for any warranty service.
5. DigiTech reserves the right to make changes in design, or make additions to, or improvements
upon this product without incurring any obligation to install the same on products previously
manufactured.
6. The consumer forfeits the benets of this warranty if the product’s main assembly is opened and
tampered with by anyone other than a certied DigiTech technician or, if the product is used with
AC voltages outside of the range suggested by the manufacturer.
7. The foregoing is in lieu of all other warranties, expressed or implied, and DigiTech neither assumes
nor authorizes any person to assume any obligation or liability in connection with the sale of this
product. In no event shall DigiTech or its dealers be liable for special or consequential damages or
from any delay in the performance of this warranty due to causes beyond their control.
NOTE: The information contained in this manual is subject to change at any time without notication.
Some information contained in this manual may also be inaccurate due to undocumented changes in the
product since this version of the manual was completed.The information contained in this version of the
owner’s manual supersedes all previous versions.
Service/Contact Information
If you require technical support, contact DigiTech Technical Support. Be prepared to accurately describe
the problem. Know the serial number of your device – this is printed on a sticker attached to the chassis.
Before you return a product to the factory for service, we recommend you refer to this manual. Make
sure you have correctly followed installation steps and operation procedures. For further technical
assistance or service, please visit our support page at digitech.com. If you need to return a product to the
factory for service, you MUST rst contact Technical Support to obtain a Return Authorization Number.
No returned products will be accepted at the factory without a
Return Authorization Number.
Please refer to the warranty information, which extends to the rst end-user. After expiration of the
warranty, a reasonable charge will be made for parts, labor, and packing if you choose to use the factory
service facility. In all cases, you are responsible for transportation charges to the factory. DigiTech will pay
return shipping if the unit is still under warranty.
Use the original packing material if it is available. Mark the package with the name of the shipper and with
these words in red: DELICATE INSTRUMENT, FRAGILE! Insure the package properly. Ship prepaid, not
collect. Do not ship parcel post.

Owner's Manual
Table of Contents
Overview ...........................................1
Introduction ................................................1
musIQ®& Live Adapt™............................2
Features........................................................3
Included Items.............................................3
User Interface & Connectors ........4
Top Panel......................................................4
Rear Panel....................................................8
Connection Diagrams ...................10
Cable Diagrams ........................................10
Solo-Acoustic Guitar Application.........11
Band-Electric Guitar Application ..........12
Practice Application.................................13
Operating The Live Harmony .....14
Gold Channel Effects ..............................14
Vocal Effects ..............................................16
Guitar Effects ............................................17
Effects Bypass............................................18
Anti-Feedback...........................................18
Sound Check.............................................19
Live Adapt™..............................................20
Looper........................................................23
Guitar Tuner ..............................................25
Presets........................................................26
Preset A/B Parts .......................................28
Set Lists......................................................29
FS3X Footswitch Control......................31
Volume/Expression Pedal Control .......32
System Setup ..................................33
Out Pad......................................................33
A/B Footswitch Conguration..............34
48 V Phantom Power...............................35
Stereo .........................................................35
GTR XLR LVL...........................................36
GTR Sensitivity.........................................36
Preset Load ...............................................37
Loop Undo ................................................38
EP (Expression Pedal) Type ....................39
Aux In Conguration ..............................40
EP Parameter, Min, & Max ......................41
Factory Reset............................................43
The Effects & Parameters ............44
Gold Channel ..........................................45
Warmth......................................................46
Compressor ..............................................47
Pitch Correction ......................................48
Ambience...................................................49
EQ ...............................................................50
De-Esser.....................................................51
Noise Gate ................................................52
Low Cut Filter ..........................................53
Harmony 1 & 2.........................................54
Double........................................................57
Pitch FX......................................................59
Distortion/Filter .......................................62
Modulation ................................................64
Delay...........................................................66
Reverb ........................................................69
Guitar .........................................................71
Preset Librarian Software ............73
System Requirements & Download.....73
Firmware Updates ...................................73
Preset List .......................................74
Technical Information ...................75
Block Diagram ..........................................75
Specications.............................................76

Owner's Manual 1
Overview
Introduction
Thank you for choosing theVocalist®Live Harmony by DigiTech®.The Live Harmony
is a feature-packed vocal harmony and effects processor. It incorporates a high-
quality mic preamp, two-part harmony generation, studio-grade vocal effects, pitch
correction, dbx®Advanced Feedback Suppression, the latest musIQ®technology
with Live Adapt™, a built-in phrase looper, and much, much more.This combination
of features and sound quality provide professional, studio quality effects and
intelligent harmony generation for vocalists performing live.
The Live Harmony begins with a global channel strip processing chain, referred to
as the “Gold Channel” effects.This global set of 8 effects is used across all presets,
providing the sonic foundation for your vocal sound.The Gold Channel effects
comprise:Warmth, Compression, Pitch Correction, Lexicon®Ambience, 3-Band EQ,
De-Essing, Noise Gating, and Low Cut.
The harmony section offers full control over two voices of next-generation
harmony, making it possible to ne-tune the level, gender, pan, and harmony type
of each voice. In addition, the Vocalist Live Harmony includes the most important
effects for enhancing a vocal performance, including: Lexicon Reverbs, Delays,
Doubling, as well as various Pitch, Filter/Distortion, and Modulation effects.All
effects are easily enabled and edited thanks to dedicated buttons, a full graphics LCD
display, and four soft knobs.
One of the most signicant features of the Live Harmony is Live Adapt™. Live Adapt
uses the internal analysis microphone or Aux In jack to provide automatic, real-time
effect tempo adjustment, smart gating of non-vocal signals (internal mic only), and
intelligent pitch and harmony generation using the detected key of the music.
For the guitarist who wants to travel light, the Vocalist Live Harmony includes a
guitar input for mixing your guitar signal to the Live Harmony's outputs and/or
for generating the harmony and pitch key.You can even apply built-in guitar effects,
including: anger, vibrato, chorus, reverb and more. Or just use the guitar input for
vocal harmony and pitch key generation and use the Guitar Thru jack to send your
guitar signal out to your own personal guitar rig.
Three rugged footswitches provide preset A/B part selection, preset navigation,
global effects bypass, and hands-free control of the built-in phrase looper.
The rear panel boasts all the necessary connections for the performing singer,
including a USB port for rmware updates and preset management using the free
Vocalist Live Librarian software for Mac®and PC.
With a quick-access user interface, two-part harmony generation, a plethora of
studio-quality effects, dbx Advanced Feedback Suppression, and state-of-the-art
processing technologies, the Live Harmony gives you the tools you need to take
center stage with condence.

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musIQ®& Live Adapt™
musIQ is a revolutionary chord detection technology that analyzes the audio in
real time and determines what notes are being played, while the musIQ harmony
engine is capable of interpreting this note data along with the pitch of the singer to
determine the most musically correct harmony notes to generate.
The Live Harmony’s Live Adapt feature uses musIQ to provide even further
functionality by adapting the noise gate threshold, the pitch correction and pitch
effect key, and the modulation and delay effect tempo settings.With musIQ &
Live Adapt, the Live Harmony can adapt to changes in your music, creating a truly
dynamic performance.

Owner's Manual 3
Features
• Microphone Preamp w/+48V Phantom Power
• Channel Strip Style Processing w/Pitch Correction, Compression, Lexicon®
Ambience, & More
• High-Quality, Customizable Two-Part Vocal Harmony Generation
• Studio-Grade Vocal Effects, Including: Lexicon®Reverbs, Delays, Doubling, Pitch
Shifting, Modulation, & Distortion/Filter Effects
• dbx®Advanced Feedback Suppression
• Latest musIQ®Technology & Internal Analysis Mic
• Live Adapt™ for Real-Time Adaptive Control of Noise Gating, Pitch/Harmony
Key, & Effect Tempo
• Sound Check for Easy Auditioning & Setup of Effects
• Guitar Input for Classic MusIQ Harmony & Pitch Generation & Optionally
Mixing the Guitar Signal to the Live Harmony's Outputs
• Built-In Guitar Tuner
• Selectable Guitar Effect + Reverb
• Guitar Thru Jack for Sending the Unprocessed Guitar Signal to Your Own
Guitar Rig
• 70 Second Mono Phrase Looper (35 Seconds w/Undo)
• 99 User & 99 Factory Presets
• 24-bit/44.1kHz Audio Quality
• Easy-To-Read Backlit LCD Display
• USB Port for Firmware Updates & Preset Management
• Vocalist Live Librarian Preset Management Software for Mac & PC
Included Items
• Vocalist Live Harmony Processor
• Power Supply
• Quick Start
The utmost care was taken while manufacturing your Live Harmony. Everything
should be included and in perfect working order. If anything is missing or damaged,
please contact your dealer at once.

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User Interface & Connectors
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1. Gold Channel Button
Pressing this button turns the Gold Channel effects on and off; the effects
are on when the button is lit.The Gold Channel effects provide the sonic
foundation for your vocal sound and are used as the front end for all
presets. Press and hold this button to edit Gold Channel settings using the
DATA encoder [7] and Edit knobs [11]. Select one of the Gold Channel
"types" (several pre-congured Gold Channel setups) to get started then
modify the settings to taste (see "Gold Channel Effects" on page 14).
2. Harmony 1 & 2 Buttons
These buttons turn each Harmony voice on or off when pressed.When
each button is lit, the corresponding voice is enabled. Press and hold each of
these buttons to edit the corresponding voice’s settings.