• Registered: 2011-12-30
  • Posts: 4

Topic: guitar settings

HI! I'm new around here and new with my VLT too.
But there's something I really do not manage to do: how to set the level of the guitar output.
I read somewhere about a guitar global output level that I cannot find in the setup menus.
So please let me know. I have to set the lead vocal output to -6/-7 to make voice and guitar match. That's a problem when I join the rest of my band.
My guitar is a Takamine G series eg 440, no output problem with it when I use it plugged directly on my sono.
thanks in advance and happy new year

  • From: United Kingdom
  • Registered: 2011-12-23
  • Posts: 308

Re: guitar settings

Hi,

The guitar level is in mix setup ie

Tap Mix Button (DO NOT HOLD), press left or right arrow, until Guitar Level, and Reduce to level required, nb 0db is full volume, use the slider to reduce level, you can even turn it off.

I hope that helps

http://www.tc-helicon.com/download/manu … NGv1-2.pdf

Page 14

Also on Page 19, you could mute the Guitar from the Output mix, (So just your voice is output), and using the guitar thru to your mixing desks and handle volume for guitar from there, this allows the VLT to control harmonies using your guitar, but does not send your guitar to the output mix), then you mix all your levels on mixing desks, with the rest of your band in the mix.

Remember it is best to feed the VLT with clean signal from guitar, and any effects stomp boxes etc, after the VLT, as the VLT uses the root notes of chords for harmonies etc, if you have distortions crunches etc, before the VLT, it could struggle trying to work out the root notes, so clean in to VLT, clean signal out, then to all your effects, then the mixer. Should work nice.

Also You could set the output to be Dual Mono, what that does is send the vocals out of one of the chanels and the guitar out to the Other, (Vocal goes out to lower TRS, and Guitar Upper TRS, if memory serves). Any vocal effects will be summed and output in Mono. As most bands will have there Mixer set for Mono Output only, you will not loose anything. As stereo in a live situation, is only effective for the few people that are in the sweet spot of the stereo image, mono gives all the audience the same experience.

Phew... Thought it would only be a few lines.

Last edited by shoxproductions (2011-12-30 07:59:46)

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  • Registered: 2011-12-30
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Re: guitar settings

thanks a lot... that was helpful to me!

  • From: United Kingdom
  • Registered: 2011-12-23
  • Posts: 308

Re: guitar settings

Glad I could help, I assume your Band Mix is now OK.

Which method did you find appropriate?

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Re: guitar settings

I haven't tried again with my band yet but i would like it the easier way so i think I'm gonna plug the guitar in the IN of of the VLT.
I'm not using it ( the guitar)on every song, and I think it could be more practical to adjust it myself, and then send the voice and the guitar together (it's for the case of a small configuration);
Sometimes I use the guitar for the harmonies together with my lead, but sometimes I don't play guitar so I use the scale, and sometimes I play guitar but don't want it to set the harmonies (is that understandable?)
Finally I must say that I'm pretty happy with guitar FX styles of the VLT.
So here it is, work 's still in progress , but on a good way!
I'm gonna try to plug it on the Thru but I don't think I can keep the fx styles... so these are hard decisions to make
I will tell you back in a few days (weeks...maybe)
good night