Voice Changer Software AV VCS 7.0 Diamond Edition - Next Generation Voice Changer Software for Windows.
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Thank you for downloading Voice Changer Software AV VCS 7.0 Diamond Edition - the version of the powerful real-time Voice Morpher. This README file contains the information on features not covered in the manual, as well as the more detailed information on the certain features already described in the manual, the information on known issues, hardware issues and useful tips.

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CONTENTS
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  1) A FEW THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW.
  2) FUNCTIONAL PECULIARITIES.
  3) WHAT'S NEW.
  4) FEATURES.
  5) LICENSE.
  6) HOW TO UNINSTALL.
  7) QUICK TIPS TO GET STARTED.
	
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1) A Few Things You Should Know
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- You may install this version in a different folder than where you installed the previous version.

- This version of AV VCS DIAMOND performs better on computers with fast processors and high-quality sound cards. Make sure that you have the latest version of DirectX and the latest drivers for your sound card installed.

- At the end of this document, you will see a Protection Number; save it somewhere because you will need it for future upgrades.


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2) Functional Peculiarities
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- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND uses its installation folder as the default folder to store all the settings. 

- You can save the settings for all the VCS Diamond advanced effects: Equalizer, Effects, Frequency Morpher, etc. and load them at any time you need.

- Automatic loading of suitable settings for different streams based on the stream rate parameters.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has nickvoices that include the pitch/timbre/advanced tune, effects and equalizer settings along with the settings for different streams. 

- Selecting several effects at a time with the possibility of grouping effects by category name.

- All the effects are grouped by categories, composing a comfortable tree structure to work with.

- You can save selected effects to an external file so that next time you can easily restore them by just clicking the "Load" button. 

- "Reset" buttons to clear all the settings.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has a built-in update manager. As long as VCS DIAMOND has been launched, update manager starts seeking for updates. If a new update is found, the user will be prompted to download it. Autoupdate feature can be switched off but the user can start update manager manually at any time.

- AV VCS 7.0 Diamond is equipped with a "Stream Settings" pane to make it easier for a user to shift the stream types.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has an "ignore filter" option. If a user does not want to morph certain Streams, VCS 4.0 DIAMOND allows to add them to "ignore filter" list to exclude them from morph process. In the same way, VCS DIAMOND allows to "ignore" specific applications.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND is equipped with a frequency graph - to control multiband sound pitch.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has a built-in Voice Comparator - you can morph your voice into the voices of famous artists and singers.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has Voice Equalizer and Sound Quality modules.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has a "Launch VCS DIAMOND on Windows startup" option.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has a "Select microphone on start up" option. If this option is enabled VCS DIAMOND selects microphone and adjusts its optimum volume level in system mixer.


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3) What's New
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-AV VCS Diamond 7.0 has such a very useful feature as Negative Feedback filtering. It allows you to eliminate the electronic noise of self-induction which could appear when your microphone is close to your speakers. 
-Non-human voices. AV VCS Diamond 7.0 allows you to have a nice opportunity to use any non-human voices as if you are lion, bird, bear etc. You may use 8 groups of non-human voices which are available in AV VCS. 
-VAD mode is giving possibility to change stream which you choose in Application combo-box. 
-HotKey.
-New ready-to-use parody voice packages.
-New ready-to-use comparator voices.
-Windows Vista 32/64, XP 32/64 support .
-Improve interface .
-Improve Parody



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4) Features
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- Changes in real time the voice, either from a microphone, CD, line-in, or auxiliary input, into hundreds of high-quality female and male voices, animal, musical and fiction sounds.

- Morphs in real time the WaveOut and DirectX streams.

- Has plenty of ready-to-use audio effects and nickvoices.

- Compatible with voice chat rooms, voice instant messengers, audio & video conferencing, and PC-to-phone programs. You can disguise your voice to be totally anonymous on the Net.

- Compatible with the standard sound recorders, sound players, CD and Karaoke players. With AV VCS DIAMOND, you can edit various voices, sound files, sound effects for your audio & video clips and movies, you can morph songs or MP3 files and create your own albums.

- Voice output can be customized by setting the desired equalization.

- Along with the pitch algorithm, an additional timbre shifting algorithm helps you change your voice into the comprehensive range of high-quality new natural voices controlling the "age" and the "gender" of the voice output.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND can intercept and change not only the recording but also the playback and the DirectX audio streams. You can morph sound files, for example, MP3 files played on a sound player installed on your system.

- You can add effects from hundreds of plug-in ready-to-use audio effects to a real-time voice stream from a microphone to a sound file, an MP3 composition, or a CD track played back on a sound player or CD player.

- A combination of pitch/timbre, effects, sound quality, equalization and voice equalization settings is used for creating new nickvoices that can be saved for future use. 

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has its own sound Recorder which makes it easy for you to record and save your conversations, morphed voice messages, as well as modified songs.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has a built-in Voice Comparator - now you can morph your voice into the voice of famous artist or singer.

- Any of the audio codecs installed on your system can be used for recording the sound in a compressed format. Also AV VCS DIAMOND has a set of build-in most popular audio codecs.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND can automatically start recording, generate names for new recordings, and save them in the folder that you have selected.

- AV VCS 7.0 DIAMOND has a built-in sound Player - you don't have to switch to another application to play back your favorite song.

- Improved graphic equalizer smoothes out the voice output. 

- Nice-looking skins.

- In the default DIAMOND Hi-Fi skin, the pitch and timbre settings are graph-represented allowing easier tuning.

- Easy-to-use standard Windows interface included.

- Fast algorithms.


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5) License
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Please read carefully the "License.txt" file. The license will terminate automatically if you violate any of the provisions of the Agreement. On termination, you must destroy all copies of Voice Changer Software AV VCS 7.0 Diamond Edition.


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6) How to Uninstall
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To uninstall AV VCS DIAMOND 7.0, start Windows Explorer, open the folder where AV VCS DIAMOND 7.0 was installed, and then double-click the "UNINSTALL.EXE" file. You can also go to "Start"  "Programs" - "Voice Changer Software DIAMOND" - "Uninstall". Still another way is to go to Control Panel, double-click "Add or Remove Programs", click "AV Voice Changer Software 7.0", and then click "Change/Remove".


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7) Known Issues
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- Supply of this product does not convey a license or imply any right to distribute content created with this product in revenue-generating broadcast systems (terrestrial, satellite, cable and/or other distribution channels), streaming applications (via Internet, intranets and/or other networks), other content distribution systems (pay-radio or audio-on-demand applications and the like) or on physical media (compact discs, digital versatile discs, semiconductor chips, hard drives, memory cards and the like). An independent license for such use is required. For details, please visit http://mp3licensing.com/

- This product includes technology owned by Microsoft Corporation and cannot be used or distributed without a license from Microsoft Licensing, Inc.

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8) Quick Tips to Get Started
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- Make sure your microphone and speakers are working properly. Double-click the VCS 7.0 DIAMOND icon. Be sure to turn the AV VCS DIAMOND power on and speak into the microphone, adjusting Voice Morpher parameters. You should hear a modified voice that you won't recognize.

- Change the position of the "Pitch-Timbre" pointer in the "Voice Morpher" module or simply select a nickvoice by clicking the "Nickvoices" menu button. 

- Click the "Advanced" button and the "Advanced Effects" Panel will appear. Choose any module and try any settings. 

- On the "Equalizer" panel, click "Presets," and then try the presets one by one to hear how much they smooth out your modified voice.

- Click the "Effects" button, select an effect, and listen to your modified voice.

- The quality of the voice output also depends on the Mode and Sample Rate attributes. You may set them in the "Stream Settings" pane on the main panel.

- Should you have any questions, click "Help" menu button to read the "Help Topics," or visit our Web site
(http://www.audio4fun.com/) to check out the updated FAQ section.


Enjoy Voice Changer Software AV VCS 7.0 Diamond Edition!

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