PART 4: QUESTIONS ABOUT USAGE AND PROBLEMS

4-5. I want to sing karaoke with different voices. Is this possible with VCS? Top

Yes, changing your singing voice for in karaoke is one of several benefits of using VCS. It works with PC Karaoke Players, and also with a regular karaoke device if your PC line-out is connected to the karaoke device. When working with Karaoke device, VCS only modifies the singing voice, not the music of the song.
To do this, first, turn VCS on, set the timbre and pitch to the desired levels, turn the Duplex button on, then start singing to the microphone.

4-6. If I am doing voice chat and listening to music at the same time, will VCS change my voice?Top

Yes, it will.

VCS can capture many sound streams but process only one at a time. When you are playing music and doing voice chat simultaneously, VCS will give the priority to the voice stream.
Besides, VCS has an built-in player with advanced settings that allows you to listen to music without interfere to the voice chat process.

4-7. Can I save a voice settings for later use? Top

Yes, you can.

When you have had the desired morphing effects for your voice, such as settings for pitch & timbre, of the Advanced tune, suitable effects, appropriate Frequency Morpher settings, etc., click on the Nickvoices button and choose the Save command, type in the name of the new file to save it. The saved file will be in .nvc file format (nickvoice layout file format).
When you wish to apply this settings, click the Nickvoices button and choose the Load command to open and load the file into used.

4-8. As soon as I turn on VCS, my Yahoo! Messenger stops working. Top

You must be using an old version of VCS. Go to the download page and upgrade your voice changer to the latest version. Also, you may need to contact our Support Team for further assistance.

4-9. How do I achieve a natural voice with VCS? Top

Follow these tips to have a better voice output with VCS:
- Set the Advanced Tune close to 0.
- Do not adjust all Equalizer bands too high. You can use the presets or manually combine all bands.
Try this way: Drag the sliders down and gradually raise them up till getting the best combination. The five left bands are bass frequencies, and the right are trebles. Add more bass to have a warmer voice and more treble to have a high-pitched voice.
- VCS DIAMOND users can use the Frequency Morpher, Formant Morpher, Voice Equalizer and Sound Quality to get a better result.
- Do not open many applications while VCS is in use.

4-10. The voice output is accompanied by echo and feedback. How do I fix it? Top

Probably you have your speakers placed too close to the microphone. Please keep away from the speakers and turn your microphone to another direction while speaking.
Using headphones is highly recommended for a better voice output. If the echo still persists, open the Volume Control (the small speaker icon at the right corner of your taskbar), click Advanced under Microphone and uncheck the box "1+20dB Gain" or "Mic Boost".

4-11. I hear lots of background noise when running VCS? How do I avoid it? Top

Open the Volume Control (the small speaker icon at the right corner of your taskbar) - click Options menu - Properties - check Recording and all the recording controls in the list - OK - the Recording Control comes up - select Microphone and drag its volume down until the noise disappears.
VCS DIAMOND users can also use Noise Reduction in the Sound Quality module (Advanced effects panel) to reduce extra noise.

4-12. When I morph songs, the vocals are finely changed, but the music is broken badly. Top

Simply adjust the Advanced Tune close to 0, and the problem will be fixed.

4-13. It is annoying that my original voice is heard along with the changed voice. Top

Open the Volume Control (the small speaker icon at the right corner of your taskbar) and check the MUTE box under Microphone. By this way, your original voice will be muted, and you will hear only one voice output – the altered voice.

4-14. Which audio file formats are supported in VCS? Top

The built-in Player module in VCS recognizes and plays the following audio formats: Apple AIFF/AIFC (aif), Monkey's Audio (ape), Active Streaming Format (asf), Sun (au), CD Audio Track (cda), IRCAM (irc), MPG123 (mp3), NIST (nist), Vorbis OGG (ogg), Microsoft Wave file format (wav), Microsoft Windows Audio (wma).
The built-in Recorder module in VCS can record and save new files into these formats: Apple AIFF/AIFC (aif), Monkey’s Audio (ape), Sun (au), IRCAM (irc), LAME (mp3), NIST (nist), Vorbis OGG (ogg), Microsoft Wave file format (wmv), Microsoft Windows Audio (wma).
For detailed information on all the audio file formats supported by VCS, see our help section.

4-15. What MP3 authoring tools does VCS have? Top

The application includes MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technologies from these providers:
- MPEG Layer-3 audio encoding technology license from LAME.
- MPEG Layer-3 audio decoding technology license from MPG123.
So, rest assured that you can play any mp3 files with VCS Player and save the recording in mp3 format with VCS Recorder, too.
For detailed information on all the audio file formats supported by VCS, see our help section.

4-16. Does Voice Changer Software support mp3PRO and Fraunhofer IIS mp3 files? Top

VCS does not support creating/saving audio files into MP3 format by the mp3PRO or Fraunhofer IIS codec.
VCS, however, does employ the Windows Media Encoder (a freely downloadable media encoder developed by Microsoft) as one of its components in processing digital audio data to save/create/playback the MP3 files. When running VCS in Windows XP or earlier Windows OSs, this codec is presented under the name “Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 Codec (advanced)” and is used for processing low quality MP3 files. But since Microsoft has stopped including the Fraunhofer IIS MPEG Layer-3 codec in its multimedia framework from Windows Vista on, VCS does not currently support the use of this codec in producing MP3 files.

4-17. How to use Parody Maker and Parody Mixer? Top

- Add your own voice into Parody Voice Maker:
  +  By recording a new file (*.wav) or locating a recorded file (*.wav).
  + Try to speak a short conversation in about 30 seconds.
- Disable all the effects and pitch-timbre changes before recording.
AV Voice Changer Software will compare your voice and the parody voice and automatically adjust the invisible parameters to make your voice similar to the parody one.
Using both pitch-timbre and parody may make your voice become inaudible, please turn one them off. Learn how to create Parody voice, click here.

4-18. Can I save a parody voice for later use? Top

Yes, you can.

After using Parody Maker to create a desired parody voice, click OK to close Parody Maker, turn on the Parody Mixer on the main panel, click the Save button within the Parody Mixer panel (without making any changes on it), define a name for the new file and save it. The saved file will be in .pvc file format (parody voice layout file format).
When you wish to apply this settings, click the Load button on Parody Mixer panel and select that .pvc file.

4-19. How do I compare and simulate voices with VCS? Top

- Open the Voice Comparator by clickingComparator on the main panel.
- Turn the DUPLEX mode OFF by clicking the DUPLEX button on the main panel.
- Select a sample voice from the list and click the Play button to listen to his/her voice (the spoken phrase will be displayed in the phrase indicator).
- Click the Record button and speak to the microphone the spoken phrase with the similar tempo, intonation and pauses between the words.
- When the recording is finished, your voice will be automatically compared to the selected voice. Click the Auto button to let VCS Comparator make its own morphing settings for the voice.
- After your voice is morphed, click the OK button and all morphed voice parameters will be transferred to VCS main panel.
- Now you may turn the DUPLEX mode on and use the new settings of your morphed voice.

Note:
Try to imitate the voice of the selected person (tempo, intonation, pitch, pauses between the words, etc.) as much as possible. The words linked with underline symbols do not have pauses between each other. When you record your voice, do not make pauses between these words either.

4-20.How do I record and save the changed voice? Top

Open VCS, make changes to the voice with VCS features until you are satisfied. Run VCS Recorder, speak to the microphone, play a song, or start a voice conversation, then press the Record button to record the morphed voice. Click the Stop button to finish the recording, the recorded file is now available for your later use.

4-21. Recorded files sound nothing like what I have modified. Top

Remember to turn off all VCS's morphing effects when playing back your recorded files. Otherwise, they will be morphed one more time, and you will hear different sounds than what you have recorded. Use the Power button on the main panel to do this.
You can also use VCS Player to play your files out of the morphing effects (settings in the Preferences dialog box). To do this, click the Preferences button on the main panel, choose the Common tab, uncheck the check box Process VCS Player in morpher, click OK to apply the settings and close the Preferences dialog box. You now can start your files with VCS Player.

4-22. How do I save recorded files in MP3 as well as in other formats? Top

Only VCS GOLD and VCS DIAMOND offer this feature.
Open VCS, click the Recorder button - VCS Recorder comes up - click Settings - Encoders tab - choose the streams settings that is the same as the once that is going to be recorded, right click on this stream - select "MPEG-1 Audio" for MP3 format and “Microsoft PCM Converter” for WAV format. If you are not sure what stream will be processed, just right click on all of them, one by one, and choose a desired codec.

4-23. How do I set AutoRecorder for a certain application? Top

This function is only available in VCS GOLD and VCS DIAMOND.
Open VCS, click the Recorder button - VCS Recorder comes up - click Settings - Autostart tab - check Turn on autostart recording - choose Autostart for custom applications - click the Add button and choose the applications you wish to have VCS Recorder automatically start its recording process to the list - OK.

4-24. What does the DUPLEX button stand for? Top

The DUPLEX button has 2 modes: ON and OFF. When the Duplex is ON, you can hear your changed voice output. When Duplex button is OFF, your changed voice is muted. However, if you are doing voice chatting or making Internet phone, rest assured that the person at the other end will always hear your morphed voice whether the Duplex button is turned on or off.
Note: The Duplex button will be OFF by default whenever you use VCS with an audio player such as Windows Media Player, Winamp, RealOne, etc.

4-25. I want to exclude some audio streams and applications from the morphing process. Is this possible? Top

This function is only available in VCS GOLD and VCS DIAMOND.
Click the Preferences button on the main panel - Ignore Filter tab - check Enable - if you want VCS to ignore streams, check the Streams box and select a stream in the list; if you want AV VCS to ignore applications, check the Applications box and use the Add button to add the applications that you want to exclude from the morphing process to the ignore list - OK.

4-26. How do I set a nickvoice rule for an application? Top

This feature is only available in VCS DIAMOND.
Click the Preferences menu on the main panel - Nickvoice Rules tab - check Enable - click the Add button to create a new rule - the New nickvoice rule dialog comes up - type a Name for the rule, select a Nickvoice and an Application for the rule - OK - the rule will be added to the list - OK.

4-27. Where can I download plug-in packages for my VCS? Top

Go to our smart update page to download plug-ins for your VCS and have more fun. At present, 70 nickvoices and 250 effects are available. Also, many skins are waiting for you to download and create a new look for your VCS.
Note: It's free to download plug-ins for VCS DIAMOND.

4-28. The interface doesn't show up on my desktop. Instead, VCS is stuck in the taskbar. How do I fix this? Top

Regarding this problem, please do as follows:
- PressAlt + Space Bar + M (the key M stands for "Move").
- Use the arrow keys (←,↑,→,↓) to move VCS into the desktop. You will see the frame lines of VCS interface.
- Left mouse and the program will be back on your desktop.
Note: Do not open many applications when VCS is in use.

4-29. Why can’t I use all the nickvoices in the Demo Version? How can I evaluate the software? Top

The Demo versions demonstrate how your voice gets changed by the nickvoices. When you have submitted a free key, you will have 3 female nickvoices and 3 male nickvoices to evaluate the output result.
When using these nickvoices, you only need to speak to the microphone or play music to see effects. For a better voice output, adjust the Advanced Tune close to 0 and do not set all equalizer bands too high.