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I recently purchased a VoiceLive 2 box to enhance a karaoke bar in our town. The box sounds wonderful (when I can get it to work). Do any readers here know of any posts where people would like to make presets and be compensated for them? Mostly it would be presets aimed at making popular songs sound great no matter who sings them.
Thanks in advance for any advice.
Last edited by wtftad (2010-10-06 13:50:34)
Hiya wtftad,
One TC-Helicon user has made this which you might find helpful for preset sharing:-
http://voiceliveusers.com/Share-Presets/
Best wishes,
Joey
Joey,
Thank you very much for pointing me in this direction. I have zero vocal talent and creating these presets is pretty much impossible for me. These have been very helpful and I have tried to pick and choose elements from these presets to make my own. With no proper vocal training or understanding of the core elements of vocal performance I am afraid this is going to be a loosing battle. Any other areas you could point me to where I might find resources that are able to create these presets would be very helpful.
As a side note your team seems to be very involved in the community that uses your product. It is very encouraging to see you all take so much interest in the success of your clients and your user base is very complementary of the services and products you provide.
Thanks again for your help!
-Richard
Heya Richard,
You're very welcome and thank you so much for the wonderful feedback. It's heart-warming to hear that our efforts to follow through after the sale are noticed and appreciated - we want to empower vocalists of all situations and skill level.
I hear your predicament. It's difficult for me to help you in this process without actually being there - so I'll share with you some tips as to how I approach making up presets and hopefully that will help you out a little:-
You don't have to be a great vocalist to make some fantastic sounding presets. All you need to do is "notice" elements making up the sounds from the popular songs you're trying to re-create.
Have the recording of the song next to you so you can play and pause it as you need to. Then, flick through the factory presets until you come across one which sounds a little bit like what you are after. Keep referring to your recording of the song. You might need to become familiar with noticing how many harmony parts there are, what kinds of effects they're using etc. How long their reverb is (is it long or short?). It might be helpful to do this with a few pairs of ears - get a vocalist to do this with you if you're having trouble identifying key elements that make up the recorded sound.
Once you've found a preset that comes close to what you're after, simply dive into the edit menu (don't be afraid, this is a great opportunity to become familiar with what each area does). Alter things to your heart's (and ear's) content until you feel you've matched the recorded sound. Name your preset and save it by hitting store twice.
For extra support, it may be worth becoming a part of TC-Helicon's Facebook community as there's over 22,000 users and fans there who are often helping each other out and sharing what they're doing. Keep your eyes and ears open because I'll often share user's videos and there might be a song done with a preset you like - you could simply ask the person what their preset is made up from.
If all else fails, you can always get in touch with TC-Helicon's support team ( www.tc-helicon.com/support.asp ) and they might have some extra advice they can share with you too.
Hope this gives you some tools to help get you started!
Best wishes,
Joey
It looks like its been a little while since the last post, but I'd like to add my two cents (cause that's about what it's worth sometimes). I run a karaoke system in which I have used the VoiceLive2. My first nugget of wisdom is this: It's karaoke. You can't make everyone sound good, it just isn't possible. What you CAN do, in extreme cases, is limit the damage (to everyone's ears and to your gear). Adaptive EQ and compression are really your best friends. Don't overdo the pitch correction, either. I set it at about 20-25%. The adaptive EQ tends to take the screechy singers and reign in the high frequencies that can be uncomfortable to listen to. The compressor helps with the ones who yell into or 'eat' the mic, protecting your loudspeakers as well. Don't worry so much about presets. Find a built-in preset that has a medium to short reverb and not much else. Too many effects can cause feedback issues for less experienced users. So, no FX, (uMod can be ok to thicken the voice), and no doubling. When you're using the VL2 for so many users you should keep it as simple as possible. Hope that helps.
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