DigiTech VOCALIST LIVE 4, Owner'S Manual

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Key Display 

Shows the currently selected root key for generating harmonies (when the musIQ

TM

 button 

is not lit).  The Key display includes accidental symbols (sharp and flat) as well as the scale 

modes major or minor. 

Major/Minor Button 

Toggles between major and minor when the 

musIQ

 button is not lit. 

Vocal Signal LED 

Turns green when a vocal signal is detected at the 

Mic In

 input, amber when the vocal 

signal is approaching its limit, and red when the built-in limiter is active. The limiter generally 

prevents clipping unless a very large input is applied. 

musIQ Button 

Turns automatic harmony generation on or off.  When turned off, you can select the root key 

and modes for harmonies using the 

Key Up/Down

 buttons and the 

Major/Minor 

button. 

This can be used, for example, to manually set a key and scale when no guitar is available to 

trigger the musIQ-based harmony generation. 

Level Knobs 

Vocal Level

Controls the lead vocal level in the mix being sent from the Vocalist

®

 Live 4.

Harmony Level

Controls the harmony vocal level in the mix being sent from the Vocalist Live 4. 

Guitar Level

Controls the guitar level in the mix being sent from the Vocalist Live 4.  

Up/Down Footswitches 

Use these to step through the presets. Hold either footswitch down to quickly scroll 

through the presets. 

Harmony LED 

Indicates harmonies are turned on. 

Harmony Footswitch 

Enables or disables the vocal harmonies.  You can configure the 

Harmony Footswitch

 to be 

a toggle (press and release to turn harmonies on or off) or momentary (harmonies are active 

when you hold it down). See the Utility Parameters menu on page 23 for more information. 

Effects LED 

Indicates the vocal and guitar effects are turned on. Some effects may still be enabled when 

the LED is off; see the Utility Parameters menu on page 23 for more information. 

Effects/Tuner Footswitch 

Press to enable or disable any selected effects (reverb, compressor, etc.).  See page 23 for 

more information about what effects can be enabled or disabled. Press and hold this foot-

switch for at least one seond to enable the guitar tuner. Press the 

Effects/Tuner

 footswitch 

again to disable the guitar tuner. See page 2 for more information about the guitar tuner. 

Effects Matrix 

The Effects matrix is used to customize the sound and parameters of the Vocalist Live 4. 

Use the 

Edit Up/Down

 buttons to navigate the matrix rows.  As the 

Edit Up/Down

 but-

tons are pressed, an LED illuminates indicating the currently selected effects row, and the 

VL4’s main display shows the row name. Use the five 

Parameter

 knobs above the display 

matrix columns to edit the parameters for the selected effect row.  For more information 

about the Effects matrix, see page 2. 

Edit Up/Down Buttons 

Use these buttons to navigate through the Effects matrix rows. Press and hold both buttons 

simultaneously to access the Utility Parameters menu (see page 23). 

Parameter Knobs 

Use these to adjust parameters for the selected row in the Effects matrix.

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