Behringer Ultra-Voice VX2000 User Manual

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ULTRA-VOICE VX2000
5. THE ULTRA-VOICE IN LIVE APPLICATIONS
s Now you can disable the voice-optimized EQ and/or set the BREATH control back to its original
position.
s Adjust the threshold so that the ACTIVE LED lights up with sibilant sounds only.
The expander allows you to remove disturbing signals in low-volume passages. Set the THRESHOLD control
fully counterclockwise, choose a medium DEPTH rate, then turn the THRESHOLD slowly to the right, until soft
passages are audibly reduced in level, without affecting the quality of vocal tracks. While recording, the gate
function should only be used in extreme cases, for example, to produce a special effect. The gate is quite
effective on the overall sound image and could ruin your recording.
6) Use the tube emulation function to give your recording the sound of a classic analog tape recorder.
7) Finally, the MASTER FADER allows you to control the output volume of your ULTRA-VOICE.
4. MIXDOWN WITH THE ULTRA-VOICE
Feel free to use the ULTRA-VOICE and its functions during the mixdown. Often, extreme effect and filter
settings are needed to make a specific signal fit into the overall sound. Vocals featuring high presence and a
full sound in the mix have usually been tweaked heavily before.
Normally, vocal tracks are enhanced with reverb during the mixdown. If the reverb signal contains unwanted
noise (e.g. sibilance), you can use the opto de-esser to remove such interference signals. Do as described
below:
s Remove sibilance from vocal tracks as described above, then use one of the main outputs (not the
INSERT path, which is pre-de-esser!) to drive the reverb unit. Be sure to set the direct level on the
reverb unit to zero to process the wet signal only.
s Now, add the resulting reverb signal to the consoles output signal taken from the RECORDING
output of your VX2000. This signal is pre-de-esser. In this way, unwanted signals are removed
from the reverb signal only, but not from the wanted signal.
You can use the expander to eliminate interference from other instruments recorded e.g. via the headphones
of the singer. Please note that any compression applied to this signal would be counterproductive, because it
would limit the signal during loud passages and hence raise the unwanted interference in level.
Although the ULTRA-VOICE has been primarily designed for vocal recordings, you can also use it to record
and mix down any other signals.
5. THE ULTRA-VOICE IN LIVE APPLICATIONS
As in the studio, the ULTRA-VOICE will be your useful sound shaper and problem solver for live applications as
well.
On small stages, the short distances between microphone and monitor speaker can cause feedback. In this
case, you should try the VX2000s opto de-esser:
s Set the THRESHOLD control to a relatively low value.
s Use the CUT FREQ control to identify the frequency range that causes the feedback.
s Now, turn up the THRESHOLD until the vocals are least affected and feedback is suppressed
effectively.
With high volume levels on stage, theres a lot of crosstalk, i.e. the microphones pick up not only the wanted
signals (e.g. vocals), but also other signal sources around them. This can be much of a problem, because you
can no longer process the single signals independently of each. Use the expander to isolate single signals and
remove crosstalk, which is lowered in volume, while the louder wanted signal remains unaffected. For this
application the gate function proves quite handy to remove unwanted signals completely. However, be sure to
keep the wanted signal unaffected, when the gate cuts off the signals once they have dropped below the

Behringer Ultra-Voice VX2000 Specifications

General

Brand	Behringer
Model	Ultra-Voice VX2000
Category	Computer Hardware
Language	English