I am musician from Russia and I purchased TC Helicon Perform VK. I don't know why but my device doesn’t work as it described in manual: - AUX can be muted only with INST-IN; - the harmony is recognizing from both INST-IN and AUX at the same time.
I just wanted to use this device as mixer also, but now I need additional mixer :-\ Nobody nowhere write about these features, the manual says it should work another way.
Can you say me, please, is it engineer mistake? Is manual incorrect? Or if I have defective device?
Wow amazing tool and performance. My wallet might stretch next month to this - hear it in play in Folkestone from November 2023 where Mairk is playing.
There are a couple of HUGE shortcomings in this device compared to earlier TC-Helicon devices. 1) There is no "Lead Mute" so that the vocal mic input can be muted at the output (only effects are sent to the mixer). Most quality TCH devices do have this feature (Dual Mono Mode or Lead Mute on/off). 2) Three presets only?! This is much too limiting for a serious live performance device. My VoiceLive Play GTX, for example, has 235 presets! After spending a lot of time with a Perform-VK, I'm selling the darned thing. Its fun in the living room, but not ready for gigs.
I am also looking at pitch correction as the most important function. I guess no reviewer is able to purposely sing out or tune to make the pitch correction works.
hi , Am Chris I bought Tc Helicon VK but am a bit disappointed the the tone is not giving me the kind of hardtune i was expecting from the unit. Although i like the quality of the voice but I bought it expecting to have similar hardtune like on the Pa4x and on the Voicelive touch 2. Could you suggest to Tc Helicon to give us an update that allows us to tune in the level of Hard tune the customers want instead of that minimal fixed to it produces? Thanks
Hi thanks a lot for the review, just a technical question: in MIDI note Mode, the "voices" sing right the notes you play on the keyboard, but how many voices Perform-VK can handle in MIDI Notes mode? In other words, which is the polyphony real-time availability in MIDI note Mode? Thanks really a lot.
If you play live, and sending piano and vokal to the mixer from the tc-helicon vk. Kan ypu splitt the vokal from the piano? or is everything on the same track? I want to have the vokal at one track, and piano in the other, while playing live. Is that possiable?
Hello, great question! It is not possible to separate the vocal track from the keyboard input on this unit. However, you could in theory use a splitter to send the keyboard into the Aux input (which can be removed from the main output), and then send the keyboard directly to your mixer as well. Thanks! Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
I have the voice live touch 2? Maybe, this was all I needed.. Lol...so far, I have just found one favourite preset, tweaked it slightly.. And it's all I ever use 😂....
Can anyone give me hint what are the pro´s and con´s if I connect my Piano/Keyboard in the AUX oder Instrument IN. I know in the AUX I´ve the possibility that the Piano is not on the Vocal-Mix - is there anything else? Many thanks to all.
I don't think the harmony will work reliably if you connect it that way. It will also introduce delay...meaning there will be a delay between when you play the keys and when you actually hear them. The aux input is meant for a prerecorded backing track that you want to play and sing to. It isn't meant for live instrumentation.
Great question! Since they all have pitch correction, it really just depends on what format you want it in. The duplicator is pretty straightforward (you would just want the doubling turned all the way to the left so that it has as little of an impact on the sound as possible). The perform V and VK have a pitch guide feature that lets you see when you’re off pitch so that would be my choice for pitch correction, personally. The VK adds the ability to control externally via a MIDI keyboard. I hope this helps! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions. Connor Smith, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1793, connor_smith@sweetwater.com
Hi, thanks for your interest! Yes, you can adjust the volume of the harmony effect (as well as the reverb and echo) to your exact preference. Feel free to contact me directly if you have any further questions! Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
soy tecladista y cantante (utilizo un korg pa 600) con el cual disparo sus estilos y voy cantando. acompaño mi vos pulsando los acordes con la mano izquierda en modo chord (one finger: pulso una tecla para marcar notas mayores y dos teclas juntas para las menores). la pregunta es la siguiente: utilizando el recurso midi 1. ¿el midi puede leer esto? es decir, tomar el chord como nota de referencia (clave o escala) para controlar las armonías? (notese que no me estoy refiriendo al modo notas que en verdad no me interesa mucho ) necesito armonías seguras que no desafinen en modo chord es por ello que recurro al recurso midi...anteriormente he tenido un tc helicon play acustic lo conectaba a la entrada de mi teclado para que tome la nota de referencia y no quede satisfecho con sus resultados En caso de que el Vk pueda hacer esto (tomar el chord como clave de referencia para las armonías) ¿podría ayudarme en como configuro mi teclado con el vk para que esto sea posible?.... les agradecería si realizan un vídeo con el vk y un teclado arranger. 2.A través del midi puedo cambiar el tipo de armonía: por ejemplo: (pasar de una armonía alta a una armonia baja) asignando dicha función a algún botón de mi teclado arranger (korg pa 600).
HOLA COMO ESTAs? ESTOY PENSANDO EN COMPRARME UN TC HELICOM, TAMBIEN SOY TECLADISTA, QUE TAL TE RINDIERON LOS PEDALES? PENSABA TAMBIEN COMPRARME EL PLAY ACUSTIC, HASTA QUE ENCONTRE ESTE QUE ES PARA PIANO, PERO ME PARECE QUE SON MEJORES LAS ARMONIAS DE PLAY ACUSTIC NO? QUE TAL TE RESULTARON ESTOS PEDALES?
Is there away for a drummer who stands and sings to control this with a midi trigger pad? I'd never be able to hit the button with a stick accurately while singing lead and hitting drums. It would so easy to use a pad to turn the harmony off and on with a stick strike. Possible????????????
2nd "review" that doesn't show pitch correction in use. Awesome. Just TALK about it, don't demonstrate it, just like the other Helicon review on youtube.
Yeah, thought the other vid was poor. Then ran into this. And again, same. Gonna keep searching for someone else demoing this piece of equipment, cause this guy should really be doing something else. Talk, talk, talk then bad demoing. I am sure this equipment is capable of more than this.
How do the outs work? I see mic in and L/R keys in... but only L/R out ... how would I then mix mc and keys in a mixer? Do they come out together from the VK? I'd prefer the keys to just pass through, and be used where necessary by the machine, but for it to also have a mic XLR out. Is that possible somehow? Thanks.
Hi, Duncan. Thanks for the questions! The Perform VK has no way of separating the mic signal from the main instrument signal. It is possible to put a signal in through the Aux port on the back and not have that come through in the mix. So depending on your keyboard, you could take the headphone send out and use that to control the harmonies. The outputs from the Perform VK are what they are! If you needed a similar device with XLR outs, you could look up the VoiceLive Play: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/VLPlay--tc-helicon-voicelive-play-vocal-harmony-and-effects Let me know if you have any other questions! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwaterI play in a band and I have to send keys and vocal to the house board separately. Could I just DI my keys as usual and control the VK with midi? The specs on the TC Helicon site say the VK outputs are TRS balanced. Would a TRS to XLR adaptor on the VK output get vocal + harmony to the sound board. Would this work? One last question, does midi allow greater control and accuracy over harmony than audio?
@@darrylday30 TRS to XLR cables/converters would work just fine. The MIDI will give you a more accurate tracking of what you are playing as well, since it does not have to guess anymore! Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
Hi, Septyni. Thanks for reaching out with your question. Are the tracks you are playing a full band or just a single part (keyboard or vocals)? If it is a single source it should work just fine. If it is a full band, you may have problems. Let me know if you want to dive in deeper. Riley Koenemann, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1226, Riley_Koenemann@sweetwater.com
It doesn’t. I own both Perform VK and Voice Live play and I’m very disappointed with the performance of the VK.. Harmonies are not very accurate and it gives more kind of robotic voice plus you have no control of the note you’re singing.. I really like the control The voice Live Play gives me I wouldn’t never buy a VK if I had known all this before
Hey, Weide Records! The outputs on the Perform-VK are fixed, so there is no way to pan the harmonies. There could be some solutions to split your dry vocal out before the pedal so that you can separate the dry/harmony mix, but it would require some extra equipment. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions! Connor Smith, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1793, connor_smith@sweetwater.com
What can I do to synchronize sound of korg kross connected to tc helicon perform vk? The sound comes later in part of a second after touching the key. Thanks
Hello, Koshillo! Thanks for your interest in Sweetwater Sound. Sounds to me like you could use a Tech Support call. All of our customers enjoy unlimited technical support for the life of the product. Did you purchase your VK or Kross from Sweetwater? If so, please call (800) 222-4700 and ask to speak with Tech Support. Greg Savino, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, greg_savino@sweetwater.com
Hello! It is a bit different than the Perform-V when used without a keyboard. The VK does rely quite a bit on the notes you're playing on a keyboard, especially for the harmonies. It will still work, but not to its fullest capabilities. Thanks! Matt McGowen, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1702, matt_mcgowen@sweetwater.com
Hello! You have two options for generating harmony in the PerformVK. You can either plug in a MIDI keyboard, in which case the notes on your keyboard will be the pitches the vocal harmonies sing. Or, you can plug in a guitar or keyboard instrument via 1/4" cable to the audio input, and the PerformVK can discern the chord structure you're playing on that instrument and generate harmony accordingly. The Perform VK will have a much more difficult time guessing the correct harmonies to generate if you're plugging in a full backing track through the audio input, so I wouldn't recommend that. If you'd like to go into more detail, please call my number below. Thanks for your interest! Nick LaMendola, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1660, nick_lamendola@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwater Hi, dear Nick! I am musician from Russia and I purchased TC Helicon Perform VK. I was very disappointed with the fact, that the device doesn’t work as it described in manual: - AUX can be muted only with INST-IN; - the harmony is recognizing from both INST-IN and AUX at the same time. I just wanted to use this device as mixer also, but now I need additional mixer :-\ Nobody nowhere write about these features, the manual says it should work another way. Can you say me, please, is it engineer mistake? Is manual incorrect? Or if I have defective device? Thank You.
Hello, ItalianCurls! The Perform-VK has a balanced line input and not a Hi-Z input as needed with a guitar, so it will not work well for guitar. Instead, I recommend checking out the Perform-VG: www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PerformVG--tc-helicon-perform-vg-vocal-and-acoustic-guitar-processor Thanks for the interest! Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
I'm not 100% sure what you mean but harmony will still work if you have prerecorded instrumentals going through the Aux input. It will do the harmony based on what chords you play along with the track.
Jerry Mac you can use a 1/4 to XLR male cable. If mono, you just connect to the L output line at the back, if stereo they you need two cables. You can also use a normal instrument cable, a direct box and the XLR cable going to your pa. It is very dynamic, I just purchased one of these and I am very pleased, it is worth every penny
Yes, if you use the "Inst In" inputs of Perform-VK. If you don't use them (so you only connect the keyboard and Perform-VK on MIDI), the keyboard and vocals can be sent to the mixer on separate lines.
Hello, Tim! You could very well use this in a karaoke type setup, but Perform-VK is not a karaoke machine in and of itself. You would connect your microphone to the input of the Perform-VK, then the output of the Perform-VK would connect to your karaoke setup. Thanks for the interest! Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
HOLA COMO ESTAS? ESTOY QUERIENDO COMPRARME UN PEDAL DE VOZ...LA MAYORIA DE TC HELICOM QUE VI SON PARA GUITARRA, YO TOCO TECLADO...PERO ME PARECE QUE LOS DE GUITARRA TIENEN MEJORES SONIDOS POR LO QUE VI... QUE EXPERIENCIA TUVISTE DEL PERFORM-VK? VALE LA PENA?
Buyers beware. I can't believe that you cannot seperate the main vocal from harmonies. No sound guy on the planet wants both coming down the same line. Did they not think about this for professional use?
Hello, and thanks for reaching out. You do have the option to edit certain effects. With the harmony, you can adjust the style and also the volume of the effect. Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss it a little more. Thanks for the interest! Alex Campos, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1764, alex_campos@sweetwater.com
I use this for my Shabbaz Palaces wannabe side project. It's pretty fun. I just do weird voices with it and play characters and sing / rap over crazy beeeetz... Check out BRITISH BRIDGES! We use this product!
He has it up too high in the demo so that it can be clearly heard. If you turn it down and make sure that the harmony volume isn't competing with the live vocal you are singing, then it sounds much better and more natural. Also keep in mind, the guy doing the demo is NOT A SINGER. He was pitchy and all over the place. He didn't have the pitch correction turned on...trust me, he needed it.
Tom is so talented. Am always blown away by his performances.
Seeing the features in action is such a great tool to ensure (fewer :) ) features get missed!! (there are so many features!!)
I am musician from Russia and I purchased TC Helicon Perform VK.
I don't know why but my device doesn’t work as it described in manual:
- AUX can be muted only with INST-IN;
- the harmony is recognizing from both INST-IN and AUX at the same time.
I just wanted to use this device as mixer also, but now I need additional mixer :-\
Nobody nowhere write about these features, the manual says it should work another way.
Can you say me, please, is it engineer mistake? Is manual incorrect? Or if I have defective device?
Thank You.
I knew there had to be something that you could sing into it, hook up a keyboard, and have it transpose t every key youre playing......so cool
Mitch is my favorite sweetwater presentation guy.. lol
This dude crushes it on piano and his voice is amazing too, very solid
Wow amazing tool and performance. My wallet might stretch next month to this - hear it in play in Folkestone from November 2023 where Mairk is playing.
There are a couple of HUGE shortcomings in this device compared to earlier TC-Helicon devices. 1) There is no "Lead Mute" so that the vocal mic input can be muted at the output (only effects are sent to the mixer). Most quality TCH devices do have this feature (Dual Mono Mode or Lead Mute on/off). 2) Three presets only?! This is much too limiting for a serious live performance device. My VoiceLive Play GTX, for example, has 235 presets! After spending a lot of time with a Perform-VK, I'm selling the darned thing. Its fun in the living room, but not ready for gigs.
Why don’t they show any video for the pitch correction ever?
I am also looking at pitch correction as the most important function.
I guess no reviewer is able to purposely sing out or tune to make the pitch correction works.
hi , Am Chris I bought Tc Helicon VK but am a bit disappointed the the tone is not giving me the kind of hardtune i was expecting from the unit. Although i like the quality of the voice but I bought it expecting to have similar hardtune like on the Pa4x and on the Voicelive touch 2. Could you suggest to Tc Helicon to give us an update that allows us to tune in the level of Hard tune the customers want instead of that minimal fixed to it produces? Thanks
Thanks for taking your time with this demo!
Hi thanks a lot for the review, just a technical question: in MIDI note Mode, the "voices" sing right the notes you play on the keyboard, but how many voices Perform-VK can handle in MIDI Notes mode? In other words, which is the polyphony real-time availability in MIDI note Mode? Thanks really a lot.
He says "8 voices" right in the video...
Thanks a lot!
If you play live, and sending piano and vokal to the mixer from the tc-helicon vk. Kan ypu splitt the vokal from the piano? or is everything on the same track? I want to have the vokal at one track, and piano in the other, while playing live. Is that possiable?
Hello, great question! It is not possible to separate the vocal track from the keyboard input on this unit. However, you could in theory use a splitter to send the keyboard into the Aux input (which can be removed from the main output), and then send the keyboard directly to your mixer as well.
Thanks!
Jason Filloramo, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1281, Jason_Filloramo@sweetwater.com
That thing is amazing!
What church song are (6/8 meter?) you singing towards the end? Man, that took me back to my church-going childhood. Great demo and singing.
I have the voice live touch 2?
Maybe, this was all I needed.. Lol...so far, I have just found one favourite preset, tweaked it slightly.. And it's all I ever use 😂....
Can anyone give me hint what are the pro´s and con´s if I connect my Piano/Keyboard in the AUX oder Instrument IN. I know in the AUX I´ve the possibility that the Piano is not on the Vocal-Mix - is there anything else? Many thanks to all.
I don't think the harmony will work reliably if you connect it that way. It will also introduce delay...meaning there will be a delay between when you play the keys and when you actually hear them. The aux input is meant for a prerecorded backing track that you want to play and sing to. It isn't meant for live instrumentation.
Does anyone has idea among Perform-V, Perform-VK and Duplicator, which one will best suit me if I am only looking at pitch correction?
Great question! Since they all have pitch correction, it really just depends on what format you want it in. The duplicator is pretty straightforward (you would just want the doubling turned all the way to the left so that it has as little of an impact on the sound as possible). The perform V and VK have a pitch guide feature that lets you see when you’re off pitch so that would be my choice for pitch correction, personally. The VK adds the ability to control externally via a MIDI keyboard.
I hope this helps! Feel free to reach out if you have any questions.
Connor Smith, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1793, connor_smith@sweetwater.com
Does anyone know the Gospel song that starts at 08:40 of the video? I'd like to buy/download it as well as the lyrics. Beautiful song.
Notes mode for the win!
Can the harmony lower the volume over your voice, example my voice is at 10 then my harmonies are in in 5 only ?
Hi, thanks for your interest! Yes, you can adjust the volume of the harmony effect (as well as the reverb and echo) to your exact preference.
Feel free to contact me directly if you have any further questions!
Caleb Lowrey, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1620, caleb_lowrey@sweetwater.com
soy tecladista y cantante (utilizo un korg pa 600) con el cual disparo sus estilos y voy cantando. acompaño mi vos pulsando los acordes con la mano izquierda en modo chord (one finger: pulso una tecla para marcar notas mayores y dos teclas juntas para las menores).
la pregunta es la siguiente: utilizando el recurso midi
1. ¿el midi puede leer esto? es decir, tomar el chord como nota de referencia (clave o escala) para controlar las armonías? (notese que no me estoy refiriendo al modo notas que en verdad no me interesa mucho )
necesito armonías seguras que no desafinen en modo chord es por ello que recurro al recurso midi...anteriormente he tenido un tc helicon play acustic lo conectaba a la entrada de mi teclado para que tome la nota de referencia y no quede satisfecho con sus resultados
En caso de que el Vk pueda hacer esto (tomar el chord como clave de referencia para las armonías) ¿podría ayudarme en como configuro mi teclado con el vk para que esto sea posible?.... les agradecería si realizan un vídeo con el vk y un teclado arranger.
2.A través del midi puedo cambiar el tipo de armonía: por ejemplo: (pasar de una armonía alta a una armonia baja) asignando dicha función a algún botón de mi teclado arranger (korg pa 600).
HOLA COMO ESTAs? ESTOY PENSANDO EN COMPRARME UN TC HELICOM, TAMBIEN SOY TECLADISTA, QUE TAL TE RINDIERON LOS PEDALES? PENSABA TAMBIEN COMPRARME EL PLAY ACUSTIC, HASTA QUE ENCONTRE ESTE QUE ES PARA PIANO, PERO ME PARECE QUE SON MEJORES LAS ARMONIAS DE PLAY ACUSTIC NO? QUE TAL TE RESULTARON ESTOS PEDALES?
Is there away for a drummer who stands and sings to control this with a midi trigger pad? I'd never be able to hit the button with a stick accurately while singing lead and hitting drums. It would so easy to use a pad to turn the harmony off and on with a stick strike. Possible????????????
Harmony On: send 127 (64-127) to CC21. Harmony Off: send 0 (0-63) to CC21.
Gosh! Got to get one of those, man. Cool!
2nd "review" that doesn't show pitch correction in use. Awesome. Just TALK about it, don't demonstrate it, just like the other Helicon review on youtube.
He needed the pitch correction in my opinion. He may have sounded better with it on.
Yeah, thought the other vid was poor. Then ran into this. And again, same. Gonna keep searching for someone else demoing this piece of equipment, cause this guy should really be doing something else. Talk, talk, talk then bad demoing. I am sure this equipment is capable of more than this.
How do the outs work? I see mic in and L/R keys in... but only L/R out ... how would I then mix mc and keys in a mixer? Do they come out together from the VK? I'd prefer the keys to just pass through, and be used where necessary by the machine, but for it to also have a mic XLR out. Is that possible somehow? Thanks.
Hi, Duncan. Thanks for the questions! The Perform VK has no way of separating the mic signal from the main instrument signal. It is possible to put a signal in through the Aux port on the back and not have that come through in the mix. So depending on your keyboard, you could take the headphone send out and use that to control the harmonies. The outputs from the Perform VK are what they are! If you needed a similar device with XLR outs, you could look up the VoiceLive Play:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/VLPlay--tc-helicon-voicelive-play-vocal-harmony-and-effects
Let me know if you have any other questions!
Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwaterI play in a band and I have to send keys and vocal to the house board separately. Could I just DI my keys as usual and control the VK with midi? The specs on the TC Helicon site say the VK outputs are TRS balanced. Would a TRS to XLR adaptor on the VK output get vocal + harmony to the sound board. Would this work? One last question, does midi allow greater control and accuracy over harmony than audio?
@@darrylday30 TRS to XLR cables/converters would work just fine. The MIDI will give you a more accurate tracking of what you are playing as well, since it does not have to guess anymore!
Drake Sobehrad, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 3271, drake_sobehrad@sweetwater.com
let the audio outputs l+r hear a mix of the put in keys (l+r+midi) and the microphone?
If to play pre-recorded track from keyboards SD card, will this unit detect correct key of the song for correct harmony?
Hi, Septyni. Thanks for reaching out with your question. Are the tracks you are playing a full band or just a single part (keyboard or vocals)? If it is a single source it should work just fine. If it is a full band, you may have problems. Let me know if you want to dive in deeper.
Riley Koenemann, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1226, Riley_Koenemann@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwater I am asking about playing full band midi song file recorded on SD card.
Does this one have better sound quality/algorithms than VoiceLive Play or Play GTX?
Because I really like the selectable presets and the LCD on those.
It doesn’t. I own both Perform VK and Voice Live play and I’m very disappointed with the performance of the VK.. Harmonies are not very accurate and it gives more kind of robotic voice plus you have no control of the note you’re singing.. I really like the control The voice Live Play gives me I wouldn’t never buy a VK if I had known all this before
@@renevillareal2480 Thank you!
So newer doesn't always equal better...again.
Great review! Is it possible to pan the Harmonies? Lower third left and higher third right? Are the harmonies stereo in any case?
Hey, Weide Records! The outputs on the Perform-VK are fixed, so there is no way to pan the harmonies. There could be some solutions to split your dry vocal out before the pedal so that you can separate the dry/harmony mix, but it would require some extra equipment.
I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
Connor Smith, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1793, connor_smith@sweetwater.com
Can i use this how audio Interface with iOS ?
Great demo - very inspiring. I want ...!
what if i decide to plug vk with karaoke what will happen then?
What can I do to synchronize sound of korg kross connected to tc helicon perform vk? The sound comes later in part of a second after touching the key. Thanks
Hello, Koshillo! Thanks for your interest in Sweetwater Sound.
Sounds to me like you could use a Tech Support call. All of our customers enjoy unlimited technical support for the life of the product. Did you purchase your VK or Kross from Sweetwater? If so, please call (800) 222-4700 and ask to speak with Tech Support.
Greg Savino, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, greg_savino@sweetwater.com
Anybody knows if is possible assign effects to the instrument?’
Hi, I sometimes perform with keys and sometimes without-would vk act as v-model if used without keyboard?
Hello! It is a bit different than the Perform-V when used without a keyboard. The VK does rely quite a bit on the notes you're playing on a keyboard, especially for the harmonies. It will still work, but not to its fullest capabilities.
Thanks!
Matt McGowen, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1702, matt_mcgowen@sweetwater.com
Do the harmonies work if I use it without a keyboard or with a guitar instead? Or should I get a different one for that?
Go with the voice live play. This is Useless even using it with a keyboard 🎹
Is it possible to use this box for the harmonize effect without a keyboard? Just for the vocal and a backing track?
Hello! You have two options for generating harmony in the PerformVK. You can either plug in a MIDI keyboard, in which case the notes on your keyboard will be the pitches the vocal harmonies sing. Or, you can plug in a guitar or keyboard instrument via 1/4" cable to the audio input, and the PerformVK can discern the chord structure you're playing on that instrument and generate harmony accordingly.
The Perform VK will have a much more difficult time guessing the correct harmonies to generate if you're plugging in a full backing track through the audio input, so I wouldn't recommend that.
If you'd like to go into more detail, please call my number below. Thanks for your interest!
Nick LaMendola, Senior Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1660, nick_lamendola@sweetwater.com
@@sweetwater Hi, dear Nick!
I am musician from Russia and I purchased TC Helicon Perform VK.
I was very disappointed with the fact, that the device doesn’t work as it described in manual:
- AUX can be muted only with INST-IN;
- the harmony is recognizing from both INST-IN and AUX at the same time.
I just wanted to use this device as mixer also, but now I need additional mixer :-\
Nobody nowhere write about these features, the manual says it should work another way.
Can you say me, please, is it engineer mistake? Is manual incorrect? Or if I have defective device?
Thank You.
tinha que fazer um video mostrando como ligar esse tc aos cabos
Cool tool. Can it also be connected to a guitar and do the same job?
Hello, ItalianCurls! The Perform-VK has a balanced line input and not a Hi-Z input as needed with a guitar, so it will not work well for guitar. Instead, I recommend checking out the Perform-VG:
www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/PerformVG--tc-helicon-perform-vg-vocal-and-acoustic-guitar-processor
Thanks for the interest!
Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
Amigo, ya tengo el vocal, como se llama el presets que usan en ese video
Will the harmony work even if im using a recorded instrumentals? Like a minus one music?
I'm not 100% sure what you mean but harmony will still work if you have prerecorded instrumentals going through the Aux input. It will do the harmony based on what chords you play along with the track.
@@sagemoonchild333 hey yes that's what i want. Thank you.
How would this connect to a pa? There is no mic out?
Jerry Mac you can use a 1/4 to XLR male cable. If mono, you just connect to the L output line at the back, if stereo they you need two cables.
You can also use a normal instrument cable, a direct box and the XLR cable going to your pa.
It is very dynamic, I just purchased one of these and I am very pleased, it is worth every penny
Is the keyboard and mic share the same output?
Yes, if you use the "Inst In" inputs of Perform-VK. If you don't use them (so you only connect the keyboard and Perform-VK on MIDI), the keyboard and vocals can be sent to the mixer on separate lines.
The Harmony button should be the centre of the big knob. Just wack the knob to turn it off and on. That button is too hard to hit when you're playing.
What's the difference between this and the G-XT?
Optimized for:
k=keyboard
g=guitar
Also the G-XT is a pedal, the Perform VK is a mic stand mount.
Can this be used for karaoke?
Hello, Tim! You could very well use this in a karaoke type setup, but Perform-VK is not a karaoke machine in and of itself. You would connect your microphone to the input of the Perform-VK, then the output of the Perform-VK would connect to your karaoke setup.
Thanks for the interest!
Cody Kraus, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1766, cody_kraus@sweetwater.com
Hola tengo TC-Helicon Perform-VK y TC-Helicon Harmony m .....TC Helicon Harmony m en modo manual suena mejor mas real y estéreo se dividen las voces .
HOLA COMO ESTAS? ESTOY QUERIENDO COMPRARME UN PEDAL DE VOZ...LA MAYORIA DE TC HELICOM QUE VI SON PARA GUITARRA, YO TOCO TECLADO...PERO ME PARECE QUE LOS DE GUITARRA TIENEN MEJORES SONIDOS POR LO QUE VI...
QUE EXPERIENCIA TUVISTE DEL PERFORM-VK? VALE LA PENA?
Tom a little pitch correction wouldn't go astray.
Buyers beware. I can't believe that you cannot seperate the main vocal from harmonies. No sound guy on the planet wants both coming down the same line. Did they not think about this for professional use?
Oh well, for a few dollars you buy a mic splitter (or.. professional: DI).
You can separate into 4 channels (including the dry signal) if you use the USB into your computer. Now, that may not help you for live performance.
@@retrocomputercollector This is not a solution because Perform-VK does not have a Lead Mute On feature.
Can adjust the volume of double voice up and down?
Hello, and thanks for reaching out. You do have the option to edit certain effects. With the harmony, you can adjust the style and also the volume of the effect. Feel free to contact me directly if you want to discuss it a little more. Thanks for the interest!
Alex Campos, Sweetwater Sales Engineer, (800) 222-4700 ext. 1764, alex_campos@sweetwater.com
I use this for my Shabbaz Palaces wannabe side project. It's pretty fun. I just do weird voices with it and play characters and sing / rap over crazy beeeetz... Check out BRITISH BRIDGES! We use this product!
Mitch: “Don’t touch me Piano Man”
Seem so easy 😂😂
To muck talk , to Little walk
This guys voice and song selection make me want to puke. Maybe I'm not the target audience for this.
He also has to play his own stuff or pick something that is public domain due to copyright.
yak, yak, yak... talk, talk, talk... NO demo!
effects demo...or 2 turds yacking?
Ugh...his voice makes it sound bad...
Sounds awful. Haven't heard one of these harmonizers sound good
He has it up too high in the demo so that it can be clearly heard. If you turn it down and make sure that the harmony volume isn't competing with the live vocal you are singing, then it sounds much better and more natural. Also keep in mind, the guy doing the demo is NOT A SINGER. He was pitchy and all over the place. He didn't have the pitch correction turned on...trust me, he needed it.