English Reference Manual Perform-V
Safety information Important safety instructions EMC / EMI Explanation of graphic symbols 1 2 4 5 Before you begin About this document Getting support VoiceSupport Please register your Perform-V 6 7 7 7 8 Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide About Pitch Correction Pitch Guide 31 32 33 Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience 48V (Phantom Power) Mic Control Talk 34 35 36 38 Tap (Tempo) 39 41 42 42 Introduction Introduction 9 10 Connection Diagram 11 RoomSense and Aux RoomSense Au
Safety information Safety information Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 1
Safety information Important safety instructions 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. Read these instructions. Keep these instructions. Heed all warnings. Follow all instructions. Do not use this apparatus near water. Clean only with a dry cloth. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
Safety information Service Warning ►► All ►► To service must be performed by qualified personnel. ►► There are no user-serviceable parts inside. reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus. ►► This apparatus must be earthed. ►► Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product.
Safety information EMC / EMI Electromagnetic compatibility / Electromagnetic interference This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. For customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003. Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
Safety information Explanation of graphic symbols The lightning bolt triangle is used to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltages” within the unit’s chassis that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans. The exclamation point triangle is used to alert the user to presence of important operating and service instructions in the literature accompanying the product.
Before you begin Before you begin Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 6
Before you begin About this document Getting support VoiceSupport This reference manual will help you learn understanding and operating your Perform-V. If you still have questions about the product after reading this reference manual, please get in touch with TC-Helicon Support: VoiceSupport is the application that allows you to fully unlock the potential of your TC-Helicon product and stay in touch with the latest news, tips and tricks. tc-helicon.
Before you begin Please register your Perform-V To register your Perform-V using the Voice Support software, launch VoiceSupport and click on the ACCOUNT button. You can also go to account.tc-helicon.com Registration of your product is NOT required to use VoiceSupport, download Presets, update firmware or contact support.
Introduction Introduction Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 9
Introduction Introduction Read the Quick Start! Thank you for purchasing Perform-V! Your new mic stand mount vocal processor opens up a whole new world of performance opportunities. Starting with our Adaptive Tone (automatic EQ, De-Essing, Gating and Compression), your voice will punch through the mix and sound great in any environment. For more information, see “Tone”. Our global Pitch Correction gently guides your voice to the nearest note, ensuring that your pitches are spot on.
Connection Diagram Connection Diagram Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 11
Connection Diagram MIC OUT MIC IN PEDAL AUX 1 2 3 SWITCH-3 Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 12
Effects Effects Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 13
Effects About Effects There are three effects available to you in Perform-V, and up to four more effects can be accessed via beamed Presets.
Effects Echo (onboard) SET TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V 1 DOUBLE 2 REVERB 3 ECHO TAP Harmony (beamable) Megaphone (beamable) Additional voices, created from your own, provide harmony as your own personal backup singers. We use a combination of the built-in RoomSense microphone and music coming into the AUX input to automatically pick the right key for the harmony voices.
Effects HardTune (beamable) µMod (beamable) The name of this effect can be a bit misleading, because it covers both subtle and T-Pain™ style tuning. There are several styles to help you hit the pitch perfectly, but some sound much more natural than others. Conveniently enough, our natural style is called…well… “Natural”. The “Pop” style covers the other end of the spectrum. Here’s where you’ll find effects like Flanger, Chorus and other similar effects.
Effects Turning Effects On and Off To activate or deactivate an effect, simply tap the Reverb, Double or Echo button. The button will illuminate GREEN when active and WHITE when inactive.
Effects Editing Effects Don’t like the Reverb, Double or Echo that you hear? You can adjust both the Level (volume) and Style (sound of the effect) to dial in just the right combination for your music. Changing effect level and styles SET The LED ring serves as both a Level and Style control. TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 1 DOUBLE 2 REVERB To edit an effect, simply press and hold the respective effect button.
Effects Reverb Saving Changes ►► Room Any changes you make to an effect are stored in real time. There are no extra steps to take.
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Presets About Presets A Preset is a “complete sound” created by a combination of effects. For more information about effects, see “Effects”. SET TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 1 2 REVERB With three available Presets, you might want to set up something like: ►► Fast 48V DOUBLE Using Presets songs songs ►► Death Metal Engelbert Humperdinck Covers ►► Slow Recommendations for creating Presets ►► Try shorter Reverbs and single Double voice for fast songs.
Presets Importing (Beaming) a Preset Your Perform-V also has the ability to “beam” or import a Preset sound to each of the 1, 2, 3 buttons. The imported Preset can contain up to seven effects: ►► Harmony ►► HardTune (pitch correction) ►► Megaphone ►► Modulation Using the Preset app Using VoiceSupport First, you can use your smartphone and our Preset app to “beam” a Preset into Perform-V. Second, you can use our VoiceSupport application (available for Microsoft Windows and Apple OS X).
Presets Editing a Beamed Preset Changing the sound of Reverb, Double and Echo within a Preset is exactly the same as you did it without a Preset, with one small exception: When you press/hold a button to edit the respective effect (Reverb, Double, Echo) in a Preset, you’ll notice that the LED ring is now white. This indicates the new Style imported by the Preset.
Presets HIT Beamed Presets (see “Importing (Beaming) a Preset”) are capable of turning on one or more effects with a single button press. We call the additional effects “HIT”. A common example of HIT is a Preset that starts out with a simple Reverb, then adds both Harmony and Echo via HIT. You can use HIT either for subtle variations (e.g. between verse and chorus settings in your ballads) or for really dramatic changes.
Presets Example: Changing HIT Off settings in a Preset Let’s use a Preset (1) where the Echo effect is active while HIT is off: SET TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V 1 DOUBLE 2 REVERB 3 ECHO TAP TALK HIT off – Echo active Turn Echo off and activate Double and Reverb instead: SET TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V 1 DOUBLE 2 REVERB 3 ECHO TAP TALK HIT off – Double and Reverb active Now, Double and Reverb will be active when HIT is off in Preset 1.
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Tone About Tone The Tone module automatically adds Turning Tone off EQ ►► EQ Although you can turn Tone off, we recommend you leave it on. Equalization (EQ) helps to shape the tone of your voice to fit into a musical mix. It removes some of the low “mud” frequencies and boosts the highs for “sparkle” or “air”. Every recording you hear these days has some manner of EQ on the lead vocal (and pretty much everything else too).
Tone Compression De-Ess Gate Compression reduces the difference in volume between the loudest and quietest notes. This gives you a more even sound that can blend into the music better. It’s almost unheard of for vocals to go uncompressed in modern music, both recorded and live. De-Ess gets rid of harsh “S” sounds and makes them sound more pleasing to the human ear. Gate is commonly used to “shut off” an audio input when it falls below a certain volume.
Anti-Feedback Anti-Feedback Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 29
Anti-Feedback About Anti-Feedback Everyone loves that amazing squealing sound coming out of the speakers right? Yeah, not so much. Anti-Feedback automatically adapts to your environment and removes frequencies that can cause feedback. It is not a silver bullet: You still have to set up your gear with reasonable volume levels and not point the mic at the speakers, but Anti-Feedback can help when you’re “on the edge” and getting some squealing here and there.
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Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide About Pitch Correction Nobody is perfect, so Perform-V gives you the option to add a little bit of transparent pitch correction to your voice. It gently guides you to the nearest semi-tone when you sing. To activate Pitch Correction, press the Pitch button. SET TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V 1 DOUBLE ►► Pitch button white: Pitch correction is off. ►► Pitch button green: Pitch correction is on.
Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide Pitch Guide Speaking of feedback – sometimes it’s nice to get some about your singing. With the Pitch Guide, you can see how close to the “true” note you are when you sing. It’s great to know that you typically sing sharp or flat, or simply struggle with a particular note or two. To activate the Pitch Guide, press and hold the Pitch button. To deactivate the Pitch Guide, press and hold the Pitch button again.
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 34
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience 48V (Phantom Power) If you have a condenser mic that requires power to operate, you’ll need to press and hold the 48V button for two seconds to turn phantom power on. TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V 1 Phantom Power on 2 If you’re not sure what kind of mic you have, but you don’t hear any sound, it’s OK to try 48V. This won’t damage a dynamic microphone.
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience Mic Control Activating Mic Control Deactivating Mic Control MP-75 Mode To enable Mic Control, you’ll first need to activate Phantom Power – see “48V (Phantom Power)”. Hold the 48V button and press Preset button 1 to deactivate Mic Control. Hold the 48V button and press Preset button 2 to set Mic Control to MP-75 mode. Then, you’ll need to select your Mic Control Mode. This is done by holding the 48V button and then pressing the 1, 2 or 3 button.
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience MP-76 Mode Controllable parameters Hold the 48V button and press Preset button 3 to set Mic Control to MP-76 mode. In MP-75 and MP-76 Mode, you can control the following parameters: In this mode, ►► Double ►► Reverb ►► the “Top” button controls the Double effect, ►► the “Left” button selects Preset 1, ►► the “Right” button selects Preset 2 and ►► the “Bottom” button selects Preset 3.
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience Talk During a performance, especially between songs, you might want to speak with the audience. In that case, you probably don’t want all the effects on your voice. This is where the Talk button comes in. SET DOUBLE EVERB When active, Talk bypasses all Perform-V effects (except Tone) so that you can speak with the TONE ANTIPITCH 48V crowd and be heard clearly. FEEDBACK Aux signals are still passed to the XLR out in 1 Talk mode.
Tap (Tempo) Tap (Tempo) Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 39
SET DOUBLE REVERB TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V Tap (Tempo) Displaying the current tempo 1 Adjusting the tempo When you press the Tap button, it will flash in 2 you time with your Echo effect – i.e., it will show the current tempo of the Delay repeats. You can re-tap the tempo at any time to sync up the Echo with your current (or upcoming) song.
RoomSense and Aux RoomSense and Aux Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 41
TONE ANTI- FEEDBACK PITCH 48V RoomSense and Aux RoomSense 1 Aux Input Don’t use Aux for live instruments Did you notice that little hole on the front of your 2 Perform-V? It’s a microphone! MIC OUT MIC IN PEDAL AUX 3 TAP Audio from the AUX input is slightly delayed from input to output – this improves chord detection. This delay won’t have any effect on music you’re singing along with – but it does mean this input isn’t intended to support instruments that you’d play live.
Switch-3 / Switch-6 remote control Switch-3 / Switch-6 remote control Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 43
Switch-3 / Switch-6 remote control About the Switch-3/Switch-6 (Pedal) Input When you have connected a Switch-3 or Switch-6 to your Perform-V’s pedal jack (using the TRS cable that came in the Switch-3/Switch-6 box) you can control various features remotely. MIC OUT Connecting a Switch-3 or Switch-6 In order to correctly detect a Switch-3 or Switch-6, it must be connected to Perform-V before you power up the unit.
Switch-3 / Switch-6 remote control Using Switch-3 The default behavior for Switch-3 is to change Presets according to the numbers on Switch-3. 1 = Select Preset 1 ►► Switch 2 = Select Preset 2 ►► Switch 3 = Select Preset 3 Reassigning footswitches You can reassign any of the Perform-V buttons to be activated by a footswitch, with the following exceptions: ►► Switch Using Switch-6 Switch-6 acts in the same manner as Switch-3 but adds buttons 4, 5, and 6.
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Appendix Factory Reset To reset the unit back to factory settings, press and hold the ECHO and DOUBLE buttons when powering up your Perform-V.
Technical Specifications Technical Specifications Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 48
Technical Specifications Analog Inputs Microphone Input Connector Input Impedance Max Input Level EIN @ max gain, 150 Ohm Zsource Microphone SNR Phantom Power A to D Conversion Aux Input Connector Input Impedance Max Input Level A to D Conversion Analog Outputs Microphone Output D to A Conversion Connectors, balanced Output Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced Output 0 dBFS Dynamic Range Frequency Response Headphone Output Connector Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) XLR 2.8 kOhm balanced, 1.
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