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, and are based around music genres and/or the type of sound source used in their creation.

Keep in mind that these presets are designed as general starting points. Parameters such as compression threshold, de-esser threshold and high pass frequency, and EQ settings will typically need to be tweaked for

the specifics of any particular track. (And, as always with compression, beware that over-compression can tend to make a sound smaller instead of bigger.)

Auto-Tune has not been enabled in any of the factory presets. To add Auto-Tune to a preset, select and/or modify a scale, set the appropriate Speed setting for the performance, turn the Auto-Tune module on and resave the preset.

Presets which use Double Tracking default to Stereo Double Track mode and refer to Auto-Tune’s Scale and Speed settings. In most cases you will have to adjust these settings as appropriate for your performance.

In presets that use Mic Modeler, the Source Mic setting defaults to Bypass. You should set the source mic to the mic (or mic type) that the track was recorded with and then resave the preset.

As you scroll through the presets, the various modules’ “ON” buttons will light to indicate which modules are active in each preset. Use the “ON” buttons to quickly evaluate each module’s effect, especially EQ, which may need to be customized for your particular mix.

Also, keep in mind that while each preset was created with a particular use in mind, using a preset for another purpose is fine. Go ahead and experiment. In the end, creating your own unique sounds is the name of the game. Have fun!

The Presets

ªªVocal Presets
1 MaleVoice

Basic male voice treatment. Adjust

 

compressor threshold to singing

 

style.

2 FemaleVoice

Basic female voice treatment.

 

Adjust compressor and de-esser

 

thresholds to voice and singing

 

style.

3 PopVox

A preset built around a pop rock

 

vocal track, increases clarity,

 

controls ess’s and evens out

 

dynamics.

 

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4 BalladVocal

Large condenser mic model and

 

tube warmth adds breadth and

 

intimacy. Double track provides a

 

stereo effect — adjust Auto-Tune

 

Detune (in the Setup menu) to

 

taste.

5 Breathless

Suppresses breath sounds

 

between phrases. Adjust Gate/

 

Comp thresholds to suit the track.

6 VocalSquash

Heavily compressed pop vocal

 

patch. Compression and de-

 

esser thresholds may need to

 

be tweaked. You should see that

 

compression is usually present and

 

de-essing is occasionally engaged.

7 TrackingVox

Designed to give the reference

 

vocal a chance of cutting through

 

against a live band.

8 CountryFat

Try modifying the tube warmth

 

in the Mic Modeler module to

 

increase the degree of fat and the

 

compression threshold to decrease

 

dynamic range.

9 PunkVox

Adjust Tube Warmth, EQ 1

 

frequency, and EQ 2 gain to taste.

10 TrackingVox2

Double track was engaged

 

because the singer complained

 

that he sounded too “dry” in the

 

mix. The double track provided the

 

“space” he was looking for without

 

introducing any delay or messy

 

reverb. Pan outputs left/right.

11 MaleR&B

Adjust compressor threshold, EQ

 

1&2 gain to taste.

12 FemaleR&B

Adjust compressor threshold, EQ

 

1&2 gain to taste.

13 Crooner

Adjust compressor threshold, EQ 1

 

frequency, EQ 2 gain to taste.

14 BackingVocals

Mic model softens and double

 

track splits voices into stereo. Pop

 

in the EQ to bring out inner voices.

15 MixedBacking

Adjust compressor threshold to

 

track style.

16 ThickBacking

Adjust Double Track mix for degree

 

of thickness.

17 FemaleBackup

Adjust model mic proximity and

 

compressor threshold to voice.

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