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    TA-1VP Vocal Producer OWNER'S MANUAL D01141720A
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    operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accordance with the instruction manual, may cause user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user's authority to operate this equipment. 2 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    . Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped. TASCAM TA-1VP
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    •• Leave 1U of space above the unit for ventilation. •• Allow at least 10 cm (4 in) at the rear of the unit for ventilation. ªª For China 4 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    6 2 - Introducing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer 7 How to use this manual 7 The contents of this manual 7 TASCAM Vocal Producer Overview 7 Auto-Tune Pitch Correction 8 A little bit about pitch 8 Some pitch terminology 8 How Auto-Tune detects pitch 8 How Auto-Tune corrects pitch 9 Scales
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    for purchasing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer. Before connecting and using the unit, please take time to read this manual thoroughly to ensure you TASCAM is a trademark of TEAC Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries. •• Auto-Tune® and Antares® are registered trademarks of Antares
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    of the TA-1VP's processing modules, we've even included a selection of presets for instrumental and percussion tracks.) The TASCAM Vocal Producer features: •• Antares Auto-Tune Real-time Pitch Correction Antares's world-renowned Auto-Tune Evo technology lets you correct the pitch of vocals (or solo
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    the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer •• Really Easy To Use No scrolling though endless menus to find the parameter you want. Virtually every major function is only a single button press away. Auto-Tune Pitch Correction In 1997, Antares first introduced the ground-breaking Auto-Tune Pitch Correcting
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    2 - Introducing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer intonation correction to be performed on all vocals and almost all instruments. Of course, the TA-1VP will not detect pitch when the input waveform is not periodic. As demonstrated above, the TA‑1VP will fail to tune up even a unison violin section.
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    are pristine. Because of Antare's commitment to model-based problem occurs for any instrument which has a dynamic range larger than the music bed into which it is being mixed. (For that reason, most instruments, not just vocals, undergo some compression in the typical mix.) 10 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    2 - Introducing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer Limiting Examine the 99:1 curve in the above graph. This Expansion Combined The TA-1VP allows you to use both compression and expansion simultaneously. This ability is useful in taming the typical problems that arise when processing vocal tracks. The
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    2 - Introducing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer Used on a vocal track, this setting will compress only hot peaks pass through uncompressed before the processor begins to react. For sounds without percussive attacks (voices, synth pads, etc.), a fairly short attack time is usually used to ensure
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    2 - Introducing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer What is a De-Esser? When recording spoken or sung material, the sibilants (Ss, Ts, 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 compress
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    2 - Introducing the TASCAM TA-1VP Vocal Producer Shelving Filters Shelving filters are used primarily as "tone controls," cutting or boosting whole regions of the spectrum . The notch filter is used to eliminate unwanted sounds appearing at a specific frequency in a track or mix. 14 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    - Setting Up the TASCAM Vocal Producer Setting up the TA-1VP is very straightforward. 1 Find a suitable location. The TA-1VP is designed to be cord supplied with the AC adaptor is correct for the country where the TA‑1VP is first sold. Contact TASCAM for replacement power cords or adapters. IMPORTANT
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    data fields. 16 TASCAM TA-1VP 8 Á (Right Auto-Tune module is active. When it is not lit, the module is bypassed. Pressing the button toggles its state. u CORRECTION Meter This meter indicates, in real time, the amount of pitch correction being applied to change the input pitch to the target pitch
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    is required. i SCALE Press this button to select the scale to be used as target pitches for correction. o SPEED Press this button to set Auto-Tune's pitch correction speed. ªª The COMPRESSOR/GATE Module p COMP Press this button to set the compressor's ratio, threshold and makeup gain. a Compressor
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    hook Use the hook (cord holder) to secure the AC adaptor cord. Q DC IN 12V Power Input Plug the connector from the included AC adaptor (TASCAM PS-1225L) in here. Do NOT use an AC adaptor which is not expressly intended for the TA-1VP. 18 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    of the first channel to set the input level of the TA-1VP. Be sure that the first channel is not assigned to the main mix. NOTE If you will be using the TA-1VP's Double Tracking function in stereo mode, patch the TA-1VP's DOUBLE TRACK LINE OUT to a third channel on your mixer. TASCAM TA-1VP 19
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    to Auto-Tune an artist's performance in real time, it is important that the performer is able to monitor their original signal, not the pitch-corrected signal. Trying to react musically to the processed signal will drive them crazy and, in most cases, drive them farther off pitch. 20 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    direction. The edit pages are: Input Level Trim & Meter Input Select Audio Type Auto-Tune Detune Auto-Tune Sensitivity MIDI Channel MIDI Controllers Footswitch Assign MIDI Dump (export) MIDI Receive enable ( cause speaker- and ear- damaging noise, or even damage the microphone. TASCAM TA-1VP 21
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    and more accurate pitch detection and correction. Use the Data Knob to select the desired Input Type. NOTE Best results are obtained when the Input Type setting selected here matches the actual audio signal you are providing to the TA-1VP. ªª Auto-Tune Detune Page Auto-Tune Detune 0 cents The
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    5 - Operation ªª MIDI Controllers Page MIDI Controllers Auto-Tune Speed OFF This page allows you to assign MIDI Continuous Controllers to various TA-1VP functions. Using MIDI control messages, you can vary multiple TA-1VP parameters in real time using a MIDI fader box or automate dynamic
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    your TA-1VP's Setup Menu settings as a MIDI SysEx file that can then be reloaded into your TA-1VP at some later time. TA-1VP will begin transmitting the selected SysEx data and display the following screen: 24 TASCAM TA-1VP If the TA-1VP detects a problem with the received SysEx data, the following
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    5 - Operation If this happens to you, check to be sure that you have sent the TA-1VP the correct file from your sequencer. ªª Factory Preset Restore Page to restore ## Preset Name If may now edit your copy without any risk of accidentally overwriting the original version. TASCAM TA-1VP 25
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    . The net sonic effect of selecting Bypass here depends on the setting of the Source Mic: •• If the correct source mic is selected in the Source Mic list and Bypass is selected in the Modeled Mic list, the final navigate to the desired fields and the Data Knob to set the values. 26 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    filter would have on the actual modeled mic. NOTE Although it's always best to let your ears be your guide, if your audio was recorded with the source mic's low-cut filter turned on, in most cases it in dB. At .0 (default setting), no distortion occurs, even for full amplitude TASCAM TA-1VP 27
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    times to Auto-Tune exactly which notes you want to correct on the Scale Page: Ch:CC#DD#EFF#GG#AA#B : This page allows you to specify the scale notes to which Auto-Tune tunes the input sound. The TA-1VP notes. 28 TASCAM TA-1VP In addition, Major scale with no pitch corrections applied to F# and C#:
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    error and depends on such attributes as song tempo, note duration and vocal style, among others. ªª Correction Meter This meter indicates, in real time, the amount of pitch correction being applied to change the input pitch to the target pitch. The green LEDs indicate that the input is flat and that
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    intended to provide a quick indication of compressor and gate 30 TASCAM TA-1VP activity. For precise gain reduction indication, refer to the Gain ATK button brings up this page: De-esser Attack 15 ms The Attack Time control adjusts the speed with which the de-esser's compressor element responds to
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    Release 200 ms The Release Time control adjusts the time it takes the compressor element filter used in TA-1VP's de-esser is a two pole, 12 dB/ octave high pass design which effectively distinguishes between sibilants and other vocal sounds. The range (S=0.3) to 12 dB/octave (S=2.0). TASCAM TA-1VP 31
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    /or by a footswitch. ªª Double Track Page Pressing the DBL TRACK button brings up this page: The TA-1VP's Double Track function let's you create the effect of two not-quite-identical versions of the same performance processing and mixing. Double Track Mono mix amount: 27% 32 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    whether or not you are using the TA‑1VP's Auto-Tune module for your main track. Here's how: •• If the Auto-tune module is active on your main track (i.e., its ON button is lit), the double track will be the non-pitch corrected version of your track. •• If the Auto-tune module is not active on your
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    point, the instructions in this manual have focused on how to use the TA-1VP for its primary purpose: creating traditionally gorgeous vocal tracks. But , which actually varies with some different pitch material). The more constrained your Auto-Tune scale is, the more variation there TASCAM TA-1VP
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    TA-1VP Factory Presets The TA-1VP comes pre-programmed with 35 factory presets. These presets were designed by studio professionals to provided quick setups for common track enhancements or problems Auto-Tune has not been enabled in any of the factory presets. To add Auto-Tune vocal TASCAM TA-1VP 35
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    - less is more! Depending on your source level you may need to boost Output gain. 36 TASCAM TA-1VP ªª Utility Presets 32 LiveVoxFix 33 GateThatKick 34 SnareGate 35 TomGate Preset built around a live vocal track recorded at Caesar's Palace in Vegas in the '60s. Mostly designed as damage control
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    be a problem when your source mic has a substantial bass or treble roll-off and the modeled mic to a modeled mic with a fast response. Amazingly, that turns out not to be the case. The TA‑1VP's models do model variations in transient response in both directions. 7 - Appendix TASCAM TA-1VP 37
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    ms 1 ms - 200 ms Continuously variable 38 TASCAM TA-1VP GATE Threshold: Ratio: -96 dB - 0 dB Tuning CORRECTION Indicator (LED x4); Compression GAIN REDUCTION Indicator (LED x5); De-esser GAIN REDUCTION Indicator (LED x5) Factory settings: Input Analog Trim: Input: Phantom: Audio Type : Auto-Tune
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    range: 120 dB or more (Line output) 8 - Specifications General: Power: Power consumption: External dimensions (WxHxD): Weight: Operating temperature range: TASCAM PS-1225L AC adaptor (included) 4 W 482.6 x 44 x 128.1 mm/ 19 x 1.732 x 5.043 in. 2.0 kg/4.409 lb 5-35°C/41-95°F TASCAM TA-1VP 39
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    436.8 mm 40.4 mm 6.5 mm 128.1 mm 482.6 mm 465 mm 20.7 mm 44 mm 1 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 improve the product. Block diagram 40 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    Level diagram 8 - Specifications TASCAM TA-1VP 41
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    Notes 42 TASCAM TA-1VP
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    Notes TASCAM TA-1VP 43
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    TA-1VP TEAC CORPORATION Phone: +81-42-356-9143 1-47 Ochiai, Tama-shi, Tokyo 206-8530, Japan http://tascam.jp/ TEAC AMERICA, INC. Phone: +1-323-726-0303 7733 Telegraph Road, Montebello, California 90640 USA http://tascam.com/ TEAC CANADA LTD. Phone: +1905-890-8008 Facsimile: +1905-890-9888 5939
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D01141720A
TA-1VP
Vocal Producer
OWNER'S MANUAL