Below is a download link to a selection of 6 presets by vocal coach Jaime (pronounced “Jamie”) Vendera. As well as guiding singers towards a more powerful vocal tone, Jaime is renowned for his ability to break a wineglass using only his voice! We caught up with him prior to an international teaching tour and he offered us some of the presets he’s created in his VoiceLive 2 to pass on to you fans of the product. (more…)
TC-Helicon presents a video series that showcases the creative process in Making Hit Vocals live. Laura Clapp and Tom Lang bring you hooks, harmonies and various vocal ear-candy and reveal what effects are used and how they are tweaked.
Scroll to the end of the post to get these effects using VoiceLive 2, VoiceLive Touch and Harmony-G XT.
EPISODE 7: Octave Doubling
Octave doubling can be a great way to take a grungy vocal and make it thicker in the mix. Stacking overdubs in unison can help everything blend together. Tom Lang demonstrates the effect on the Fall Out Boy hit, Thnks fr th Mmrs.
TC-Helicon presents a video series that showcases the creative process in Making Hit Vocals live. Laura Clapp and Tom Lang bring you hooks, harmonies and various vocal ear-candy and reveal what effects are used and how they are tweaked.
Scroll to the end of the post to get these effects using VoiceLive 2, VoiceTone Create XT and VoiceLive Touch.
EPISODE 6: Long Echo & Delay
Beyoncé’s hit track If I Were A Boy has one of the best examples of tap tempo controlled, long echo or delay. Laura demonstrates how to add a signature effect to ballads by engaging a long echo on a phrase.
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VoiceScoreBoard - keep score of you vs. the rest of the band! - our office attempt at designing a product using collage
TC-Helicon is getting set to announce a monster-of-vocal product on June 16th. It’s likely some singers will pass out. To make it easier on TC-Helicon friends and owners we’re giving you a chance to predict the design of the new product using nothing but primary school art skills.
So here’s your chance to use your product design chops, vocal talent, and psychic abilities to predict what our new vocal child will look like and win a VoiceLive 2
TC-Helicon Product Manager, Tom Lang, walks through the major new features of VoiceSupport and how to use them. He covers details on the new preset management feature mid way through the video. For more support click here.
After some lengthy delays, the new version of VoiceSupport is ready for download. The new version has many new features as well as access to more content. The most anticipated feature is the new drag and drop preset management view. All the new content can be filtered to see what you want. Singers wanting to learn more about their craft will enjoy access to VoiceCouncil articles and videos that cover topics ranging from warming up, breathing and getting gigs.
Download and install the new version below. You do not need to uninstall the previous version. For support, manual, and video walk-through click here.
DOWNLOAD - Windows
DOWNLOAD – Mac
NOTE to Mac 10.4 users: the content the Home page of VoiceSupport version 1.1 will not be viewable when running Mac 10.4. However, all other functions of the application will be available. If you want to see the content, it is available online at blog.tc-helicon.com.
Hannah Schneider is a Danish singer and a true vocal visionary with an unusual approach and a spectacular sound. First of all, it takes a great singer, of course, but TC-Helicon’s VoiceLive 2 vocal effects processor is actually partly responsible for Hannah Schneider’s amazing sound…
Using technology to fuel creativity
Hannah Schneider is definitely not scared off by technology. On the contrary, she has found a way to use it actively – and to her advantage – throughout the entire process of making music. All the way, from providing inspiration when composing over studio sessions to live performances, VoiceLive 2 is sitting comfortably at her feet. (more…)
Many of you have been waiting for an update on the mysterious update to VoiceSupport. We announced back at Winter NAMM 2010 that the application for USB enabled TC-Helicon product would see some substantial updates. All this is true (except for the fact we announced that it would be available in February!)
Well, VoiceSupport 1.1 is in full BETA test and the final release is right around the corner (expect the week of May 17th). Until then, here are some sneakpeek screenshots for you.
HOME (click image for larger view)
Look familiar? Articles and video on singing from the VoiceCouncil website are available as well as the product posts. You may also notice that you can have multiple products recognized by VoiceSupport; in this case VoiceLive 2 and VoiceTone Create XT.
CATEGORIES (click image for larger view)
You can customize the types of posts you see for your product.
PRESETS (click images for larger view)
This is the feature you’ll love. Now you can import your presets and can change order, copy, swap, merge, rearrange steps, name, etc. and dump back to your device. And the best thing – notice that the window is now re-sizable!
TC-Helicon presents a video series that showcases the creative process in Making Hit Vocals live. Laura Clapp and Tom Lang bring you hooks, harmonies and various vocal ear-candy and reveal what effects are used and how they are tweaked.
Scroll to the end of the post to get these effects using VoiceLive 2.
EPISODE 5: Overdubbed Vocal Harmony
It’s very popular for singers to record their harmony voices themselves in the studio. Tom Lang demonstrates how harmony processing is perfect for replicating this sound live using John Mayer’s hit Belief.
VoiceLive 2
Download preset below to try out overdubbed vocal harmonies.
DOWNLOAD – Preset 300 – Belief – VoiceLive 2 Preset – requires firmware 1.2 or later (on Mac, please drag or copy the link into your web browser)
Pendulum have stormed onto the Dance Music scene with a unique blend of supercharged beats underpinning memorable songs and delivered with megawatts of power. MC Ben ‘The Verse’ Mount tells us how he is using TC-Helicon’s VoiceLive 2 in his live set-up…
There’s aren’t that many bands that deliver such a unique sound and with so much power as Australian Electronic Rockers Pendulum. With three albums under their belts their sound has moved through blistering Drum n Bass to harder Rock with a catchy edge that has bought them a huge amount of mainstream success. (more…)
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