DigiTech STUDIO VOCALIST - Understanding Harmony Types; Changing Harmonies with Softkeys

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Table of Contents2
Introduction3
AC Power and Grounding Information3
Safety Precautions4
Lithium Battery Warning4
Setup6
Front Panel6
Back Panel7
Audio Connection Examples9
Basic Audio Setup9
Advanced Audio Setup9
MIDI Connection Examples10
Basic MIDI Setupintermediate MIDI Setup10
Advanced MIDI Setup10
Performance11
Setting the Input and Output Levels11
Generating a Good Signal12
Loading Programs from the Front Panel12
Selecting Keys and Chords12
To Audition the Harmony Programs12
Understanding the Harmony Types13
Chordal13
Scalic13
Changing Harmonies with the Softkeys14
Chromatic14
Vocoder14
Pitch Correct14
Editing16
Using Styles to Simplify Editing16
The Menu System and Editing Controls16
The Edit Button17
The Soft Keys17
The Data Wheel17
Gender18
The Left and Right Arrow Buttons18
The Store Button18
Gender Settings18
Detune19
Amount19
Randomness19
Pitch Randomize19
Vibrato20
Depth20
Rate20
Delay20
Scoop21
To Edit the Vibrato Parameters21
Scoop Occurence22
Scoop Rate22
Vocoder Scoop Threshold (Vocoder Styles Only)22
To Edit the Scoop Parameters22
Timing23
Timing Delay23
Timing Randomness23
Attack and Release (Shown in Vocoder Styles Only)23
MIX24
Wet/Dry MIX (Stereo Mode Only)24
Harmony Voice Levels (Stereo and Quad Modes)24
Harmony Voice Pan (Stereo Mode Only)25
Input Vocal Pab (Stereo Mode Only)25
To Edit the MIX Parameters in Stereo Mode25
To Edit the MIX Parameters in Quad Mode25
Harmony Editing26
Changing the Assignment of Harmony Styles26
Assignment of Harmony Styles to Softkeys26
Changing the Style Assigned to a Softkey26
Editing Harmony Styles27
Harmony Type, Scale or Chord Select27
Harmony Voicing (Except Pitch Correct and Vocoder)27
Bending (Chromatic and Scalic Only)28
Harmony Motion (Chordal Mode Only)28
Portamento Rate28
Vocoder Mode Select (Vocoder Mode Only)28
To Edit the Harmony Style Parameters29
Edit Screen Layout by Harmony Type29
Customizing Harmonies30
Custom Voicing30
Custom Harmony Key30
To Make Your Own Custom Harmony30
Naming Your Programs and Styles31
To Change a Program or Style Name31
Storing Your Edits32
To Stoe Programs to the User Bank: (Program Store)32
To Store Styles to the User Bank: (Style Store)32
Utilities Overview33
Version Display33
MIDI33
To Enter and Exit Utilities Mode33
Channel Select34
To Change the System and Vocoder and Key and Harmony MIDI Channels34
To Change the Vocoder MIDI Channels34
Key and Harmony35
To Choose MIDI Key and Harmony Options37
MIDI Continuous Controllers (CC)37
To Change the Continuous Controller Mapping38
MIDI Program Change Mapping38
Vocoder Keyboard Split Point39
To Edit the MIDI Program Change Mapping39
To Configure Program Change Receive and Transmit Options39
MIDI Song Utilities40
To Set the Vocoder Mode Split Point40
To Change the MIDI Song Select Receive/Transmit Option40
To Edit the MIDI Song Mapping41
To Change the MIDI Song Step Receive/Transmit Option41
MIDI Dump Utilities42
To Change the MIDI Song Step Direction42
To Dump a Single Program to Another Studio Vocalist or a Sysex Librarian42
To Dump All Programs (Bulk Dump) to Another Studio Vocalist or a Sysex Librarian43
To Dump a Single Song to Another Studio Vocalist or a Sysex Librarian43
Initialization Utilities44
To Dump All Songs to Another Studio Vocalist or a Sysex Librarian44
To Dump Utility Settings to Another Studio Vocalist or a Sysex Librarian44
To Initialize (Clear) a User Program45
To Initialize a Song45
Footswitch Utilities46
To Initialize All Unused Styles46
To Initialize All Programs, Styles and Songs (Factory Initialization)46
User Utilities47
To Change the Assignment of a Footswitch Button47
To Change the LCD Display Contrast47
To Enable or Disable Voice Editing of Intervals47
Synthesizer Mode48
To Adjust the Synthesizer Volume48
Audio Utilities49
To Adjust the Ess Sensitivity49
To Adjust the Bass Rejection Threshold49
To Adjust the Harmony Gating Threshold50
To Adjust the Anti-Feedback Control50
To Change the Tuning Reference50
To Change between Stereo and Quad Output Modes51
Songs Mode Overview52
Playing the Demo Songs52
Creating Your Own Songs53
To Create a New Song Section53
Editing Your Steps54
To Modify a Song Step54
Naming Songs and Sections55
To Create more Sections55
Arranging Your Song56
Changing Song Keys (Transposing)56
To Arrange the Parts of Your Song56
Basic Harmony Concepts58
Musically Correct58
Scalic and Chordal Harmony: the Difference59
Scalic Harmony over C Major Scale60
Chordal Harmony over C Major Scale60
MIDI Sysex Dump Formats62
MIDI Sysex Style Dump Formats63
MIDI Implementation Chart64

DigiTech STUDIO VOCALIST - Understanding Harmony Types; Changing Harmonies with Softkeys

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