Antares TA-1VP manual

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2 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP CAUTION : T O REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK , DO NO T REMOVE COVER ( OR BACK). NO USER- SERVICEABLE P ARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QU ALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. The lightning flash with arrowhead symbol , within equilateral triangle, is in tended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “ dangerous voltage ” w[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 3 1 R ead these instructions. 2 Keep these instructions. 3 Heed all warnings. 4 F ollow all instructions. 5 Do not use this apparatus near water . 6 Clean only with dr y cloth. 7 Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordanc e with the manufacturer's instructions. 8 Do not install near any heat sources such as r[...]

4 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP RACK-MOUNTING THE UNIT ª Use the supplied rack-moun ting kit to mount the unit in a standard 19-inch rack, as shown below . Remove the f eet of the unit before mounting . NOTE Leav e 1U of space above the unit f or ventilation. • Allow at least 10 cm (4 in) at the r ear of the unit for • ventilation. Safety Informa tion For[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 5 C onten ts IMPORT ANT S AFETY PRECA UTIONS .............. 2 IMPORT ANT S AFETY INSTRUCTIONS ............ 3 Safety Information ......................................... 4 1 – Introduction .............................................. 6 Included items ..................................................................... 6 About[...]

6 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 1 – Intr oduc tion Thank you v er y much for pur chasing the T ASCAM T A-1VP V ocal Pr oducer . Before connecting and using the unit, please take time to read this manual thoroughly t o ensure you understand how to properly set up and connect the unit, as well as the opera tion of its man y useful and con venient functions. Af[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 7 2 – Intr oducing the T ASCAM T A-1VP V ocal Pr oducer How t o use this manual The T ASCAM T A-1VP Vocal P roducer (henc eforth referred to as the T A-1VP) has a very friendly user-inter face and is extraordinarily easy to use. Ho wever , to get the full benefit of its capabilities, we r ecommend that you g ive this manual at l[...]

8 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP Reall y Easy T o Use • No scrolling though endless menus to find the parameter y ou want. Vir tually every major function is only a single button press away . Aut o- T une P itch C orrec tion In 1997, Antares first introduc ed the ground-breaking Auto- T une Pitch C orrecting Plug-In for Pr o T ools™ (eventually f ollowed by[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 9 intonation corr ection to be per formed on all vocals and almost all instruments. Of course, the T A-1VP will not detect pitch when the input wavef orm is not periodic. As demonstrat ed above, the T A-1VP will fail to tune up ev en a unison violin section. But this can also occasionally be a problem with solo voice and solo inst[...]

10 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP About the technology The models employed b y the T A-1VP are not derived from theoretical c onsiderations. They are generated b y a proprietary analysis process that is applied to each physical mic modeled . Not only the sonic characteristics, but the behavior of other parameters such as lo w-cut filters or pro ximity effects a[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 11 Limiting Examine the 99:1 cur ve in the abo ve graph. This setting reduces all sounds abov e the threshold to the same loudness. This is called limiting. Limiting is usually employed to allo w a dynamic signal to be rec orded at a maximum level with no risk that transient peaks will r esult in overload. In this application, the[...]

12 T ASC AM T A- 1 VP Used on a vocal track, this setting will compress only hot peaks in the voice , while gating out the room sounds, mike stand sounds, and brea th noises in the track. Pr ecisely what gets compressed and gated is a function of the compressor and gat e threshold settings. The graph below sho ws a dynamic expander . In this applic[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 13 Wha t is a De -Esser? When recor ding spoken or sung material, the sibilants (Ss, T s, CHs , and SHs) in the track often sound louder than the rest of the signal . The effect is unnatural and often irritating. The solution to this problem is to compr ess only the sibilants, ther eby lowering their level r elative to the rest of[...]

14 T ASCA M T A- 1 VP Shelving F ilters Shelving filters are used primarily as “ tone con trols, ” cutting or boosting whole regions of the spectrum. ( Y ou can think of them as fancy versions of the traditional “Bass ” and “Tr eble ” con trols you ’ d find on home ster eos or boom box es.) A high shelf filter , for instance , acts by[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 15 Setting up the T A-1VP is v er y straightf or war d. 1 Find a suitable location. The T A-1VP is designed to be mounted in a standard 19-inch equipment r ack. 2 Connect an audio output to the LINE IN jack or connect a microphone to the front panel MIC IN jack (see Chapter 5 for details of pa tching the T A-1VP int o your sy stem[...]

16 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 4 – Names and F unc tions of Par ts F ront panel 1 ST ANDBY/ON button Pr ess this to switch the unit power between ON and S TA N D B Y . When in ST ANDB Y mode, the T A-1VP is not drawing pow er , but the AC Adapter will still be using a small amount (less than 1 W att) 2 L CD An easy-to-read 20 character by 2 line display . [...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 17 4 – Names and F unctions of Par ts is flat and that positive corr ection is being applied. Conv ersely , the yellow LEDs indicate that the input is sharp and that negative corr ection is required. i SCALE Pr ess this button to select the scale to be used as target pitches f or correction. o SPEED Pr ess this button to set [...]

18 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP Rear panel 4 – Names and F unctions of Par ts # MAIN Line Output The T A-1VP ’ s main audio output. It accepts a 1/4-inch TRS (tip-ring-sleeve) phone plug. $ DOUBLE TRACK Line Output If you have selected ster eo double tracking, the second track is available a t this output. It accepts a 1/4-inch TRS (tip -ring- sleeve) pho[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 19 5 – Opera tion Live or mix down? The T A-1VP functions equa lly wel l proc essing au dio during its original per formanc e or later during the mixdown process . However , if you ha ve the choice (which you typically will for everything but a live stage per formance), we strongly r ecommend using the T A-1VP as an inser t effe[...]

20 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP W ith an instrument CHANNEL 1 TA -1VP RECORDER INSTRUMENT LINE IN MAIN LINE OUT DOUBLE TR AC K LINE OUT CHANNEL 2 OPTIONAL WITH AN INSTRUMEN T If you are rec ording directly to a tape deck or hard disk recor der , patch the output from an instrument into the T A-1VP’ s LINE IN and the T A-1VP ’ s MAIN LIN E OUT into your re[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 21 can be adjusted by the T A-1VP's Analog T rim function, the mixer channel trim (for a pr e -fader insert effect), a channel fader (if using a separate channel as a r eturn), or by an external preamp (if you ha ve patched the T A-1VP between the preamp and y our mixer input). The T A-1VP ’ s fr ont panel level meter is de[...]

22 T ASC AM T A- 1 VP Audio T ype Page ª Au di o T yp e So p r an o V o ice As a result of Antar es research in to the unique characteristics of various types of audio signals, the T A-1VP Aut o- T une module offers a selection of optimized processing algorithms f or the most commonly pitch- corrected inputs. Choices include Soprano Voic e (defaul[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 23 MIDI Controllers Page ª M I D I Contro l l ers Auto- T une Speed OFF This page allows y ou to assign MIDI Con tinuous Cont rollers to vari ous T A-1VP fun ctions. U sing MIDI c ontr ol messages, you can vary multiple T A-1VP parameters in real time using a MIDI fader box or aut omate dynamic parameter changes using a MIDI sequ[...]

24 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP MIDI Dump (export) Page ª The MIDI Pr eset Dump function allows you to archiv e one or more of your pr esets and/or your T A-1VP’ s Setup M enu settings as a MIDI SysEx file that can then be r eloaded into your T A-1VP at some later time. This function is also useful for organizing sets of pr esets, e.g ., all of the presets[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 25 If this happens to you, check to be sur e that you hav e sent the T A-1VP the correct file from your sequencer . Factory Preset Restor e Page ª < Save > to res tore ## Preset Name If you have edited or r eplaced any of the factory presets and wish to restor e one or more of them, use the Data Knob to select the desired f[...]

26 T ASC AM T A- 1 VP 5 – Opera tion MICROPHONE MODELER MODULE Source Mic Page ª Pr essing the SRC button brings up this page: So u rc e M i c : Shure SM57 Use the Data Knob to select a source mic. The Source Mic list includes both specific mics and generic mic categories. If you are using one of the specific mics, select that mic. Specific mics[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 27 5 – Opera tion Source Mic Low C ut If you select a spec ific sourc e mic and tha t mic is equi pped with a low-cut filter , you can use the Data Knob to turn the filter ON or OFF (default setting). (If the specific mic does not have a lo w-cut filter , the display will default to “ --- . ”) All generic mic categories incl[...]

28 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP (+1 or –1) signal levels . These levels r epresent the “rails ” of the amplifier . As the W armth Amount is increased , the amplification is increased. A ny regions of the sig nal that increases beyond the r ails generate distortion. (But instead of the usual ugly digital clipping , they are distorted the same way the tub[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 29 note and theref ore pulls the phrase up to the corr ect pitch. A NOTE ABOUT SC ALE EDITS: While you remain in a preset, you can make edits t o multiple scales and the T A-1VP will remember the edits and allow you to switch between the edited scales (e.g ., to evaluat e the effect of various scale settings on the correction of a[...]

30 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP Compressor Knee Page ª Pr essing the KNEE button brings up this page: Compressor Knee : 40 ( 0 i s ha r d ) The Knee control adjusts the sharpness of the transitions between uncompressed and compr essed signals. As a signal increases in lev el through the threshold, the compressor will begin t o apply gain reduction. With a so[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 31 De-esser Re l ease 20 0 m s The Release Time control adjusts the time it takes the compressor element’ s gain to increase 6 dB after the signal coming from the highpass filt er drops below the threshold. The range of the contr ol is from 20 milliseconds to 2550 milliseconds. ( The default setting is 120 milliseconds.) High Pa[...]

32 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP Peaking Filter ª E Q1 P e a k in g f : 88 4 Q: 2. 4 G n : - 1 0 This is the traditional fully parametric EQ . T he filter boosts or cuts the signal at frequency “f ” by the Gain (“ Gn ”) amount (in dB). Additionally , you can vary the bandwidth of the peak or dip with the “ Q” contr ol (higher Q = narrower bandwidt[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 33 If you want both the main and double track to appear at the Main Output, use the Data Knob to select the amount of the double track you want in the mix. The range is from 1% (double track bar ely audible), to 50% (main and double track appear at the same volume). If you want to send the main and double track t o separate output[...]

34 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 6 – Get Crea tiv e Up to this point, the instructions in this manual have focused on how t o use the T A-1VP for its primary pur pose: creating traditionally gor geous vocal tracks. But don ’t let that limit you. W e’ ve purposely given the con trols wide ranges to allow y ou to move bey ond what might be considered usefu[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 35 7 – Appendix T A-1VP F ac tory Presets The T A-1VP comes pre-programmed with 35 factor y presets. These presets wer e designed by studio professionals t o provided quick setups f or common track enhancements or problems , and are based around music genres and/or the type of sound source used in their creation. Keep in mind th[...]

36 T ASC AM T A- 1 VP Drum Presets ª 1 8 D rumAler t Adds weigh t and snap to drum kit, adjust model mic proximity to work kick sound, and Low P ass EQ to contr ol high end. 1 9 T iteSnare Adjust compressor thr eshold, EQ 1&2 gain to taste. 20 Kic kEnha nce Will give ev en a well-recor ded kick drum some spe ctral enhancemen t. Use input level[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 37 be a problem when your sour ce mic has a substantial bass or treble roll-off and the modeled mic has a corresponding boost or , more likely , when your audio was recor ded with a low-cut filter on the source mic and you do not use a low-cut on the modeled mic. In both of these cases, the models will apply substantial gain to th[...]

38 T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 8 – Specifications Input Analog T rim: 0 dB - +30 dB A UT O- TUNE Chromatic and 24 diatonic scales , all user customizable Retune speed Pitch det ection sensitivit y MIC MODELER Sour ce Mics: Specific mics: Shure SM58 Shure SM57 Shure Beta 58a Shure KSM 32 Audio T echnica 3035 Audio T echnica A TM31 Audio T echnica A TM41a Au[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 39 Line input (Balanced) Connector: 1/4” (6.3 mm) TRS phone jack ( Tip: HO T , Ring: COLD , Sleeve: GND) Input impedance: 10 kOhm Nominal input level: 8 dBu (1.947 Vrms) - 24 dBu (12.283 Vrms) Maximum input level: 24 dBu (12.283 Vrms) Line output, Main (Balanced) Connector: 1/4” (6/3 mm) TRS phone jack ( Tip: HO T , Ring: COLD[...]

40 T ASC AM T A- 1 VP Dimensional dra wing 436.8 mm 40.4 mm 482.6 mm 465 mm 44 mm 1 mm 6.5 mm 128.1 mm 20.7 mm 31.8 mm Illustrations in this manual may differ in part from the actual product. • Specifications and the external appearance may be changed without notification to impr ove the pr oduct. • Block diagram 8 – Specifications[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 41 Lev el diagram 8 – Specifications[...]

42 T ASC AM T A- 1 VP Notes[...]

T ASCAM T A- 1 VP 43 Notes[...]

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