We have two entries for the October VoiceLive 2 Tips. The first is product specialist Tom Lang using VoiceLive 2 to mix vocals for a song by Laura Clapp. It gives some good examples of how to build intensity with different presets. The second entry is some quick tips on finding great sounds with the Wizard feature.

VoiceLive 2  - mixing vocal effects

Wizard Quick Tips

Whether you’re experienced with vocal effects, or this is your first product, the Wizard is quick and effective tool for finding new vocal sounds. Press the WIZARD button and then add up to three tags to describe the preset you’re looking for. Some suggestions:

1. If you don’t want a harmony preset, select the NO HARMONY tag

2. AMBIENCE LONG & AMBIENCE SHORT can be a combination of delay and reverb. Chose short when the tempo of your song is fast, choose long when the tempo is slower.

3. SIMPLE is a great tag if you’re looking for subtle sounds.

4. When using multiple tags start by deciding if you want HARMONY or NO HARMONY. Then choose what kind of AMBIENCE (or DRY for no effects). This is often enough to scroll through sounds, or choose EXTREME or SIMPLE to further reduce the list.

Press the WIZARD button to select the preset you selected in the list.

For the July 2009 Tips, we focused on a couple suggestions we received from more than one VoiceLive 2 enthusiast. This includes help with getting to some simple harmony presets, adjusting to the transfer from Harmony-G to VoiceLive 2 and – more tutorial videos. (more…)