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1 PERFORM-VK User Manual
Audio from the AUX input is slightly delayed from input to output so that we
can better detect chords. This won’t have any eect on music you’re singing
or playing along with, but it does mean this input isn’t intended to support
instruments that you’d play live. They’d feel strangely “laggy”. Use the INST IN for
live instruments.
If you do have a keyboard connected to the MIDI or INST IN jacks, they will be
used for the key detection, and the AUX jack will not be delayed. This way the
AUX input can still be used for a click track, drum machine, etc.
Aux to Main Out
Sometimes, you’d like to have a signal from the Aux input guide key/scale, but
you don’t want that Aux signal mixed into your main outputs. If you’d like to
remove audio from Aux to the main out, simply press/hold the Headphone
button while connecting your Aux (⁄") cable.
This parameter resets each time you unplug and re-plug the Aux cable or if you
power cycle the unit. We don’t save this parameter because it’s not immediately
obvious how you’d “toggle” things and we don’t want to trap unsuspecting users
in a mode they can’t nd a way out of.
Dimming the Buttons
The buttons on your PERFORM-VK are designed to be pretty darned bright so you
can see them clearly in an outdoor environment. If you’re playing inside, you may
not want to tan yourself with their brilliance.
To dim/brighten the buttons, tap (do not hold) the SET button, then turn the
Control Knob. Turning the knob to the right increases brightness and turning to
the left decreases brightness.
Switch3/Switch6 (Pedal) In
When a Switch3 or Switch6 is connected (using the TRS cable that came in the
S3/S6 box) you can control various aspects of PERFORM-VK remotely.
The default behavior for Switch3 is to change presets according to the numbers
on Switch3.
Switch1 = Preset 1
Switch2 = Preset 2
Switch3 = Preset 3
You can reassign any of the PERFORM-VK buttons to be activated by a
footswitch, with the exception of TRIM, +48V, Headphone Level, and Lock/Mute
(TALK is assignable).
Press and hold the desired footswitch, then press the button on PERFORM-VK
that you’d like the switch to control. Release both buttons.
Switch6 acts in the same manner as Switch3 but adds buttons 4, 5, and 6.
The default controls for the extra buttons are:
Switch4 = Harmony
Switch5 = Reverb
Switch6 = Echo
USB Audio
There are 4 input and 8 output channels for USB audio in PERFORM-VK. A driver
is required for both USB audio AND MIDI use. It can be found at tc-helicon.com/
products/perform-vk/support/
USB IN
CH 1 Backing Track L
CH 2 Backing Track R
CH 3 Dry vocal in
CH 4 NaturalPlay IN
If no signal is transmitted to the product on USB audio channel 3, the product will
use analog in for the voice input. So, you could use channels 1&2 to input stereo
tracks from your DAW but sing into the product via your mic. Note that channel
1&2 input is NOT passed to the USB outputs, but IS passed to the Main analog
outs. If you use a computer for backing tracks, they will get sent analog to the PA.
Volume control for those tracks happens at the computer.
NaturalPlay IN is not connected to the audio output. It is used only for NaturalPlay
chord input. This is intended to allow you to use a “guide track” for NatualPlay
that you may not want heard in the mix. It could be dry guitar chords or piano
chords, with dierent voicings or placement in order to create your desired
harmony output.
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