English Reference Manual
Perform-V
Safety information 1
Important safety instructions 2
EMC / EMI 4
Explanation of graphic symbols 5
Before you begin 6
About this document 7
Getting support 7
VoiceSupport 7
Please register your Perform-V 8
Introduction 9
Introduction 10
Connection Diagram 11
Effects 13
About Effects 14
Turning Effects On and Off 17
Editing Effects 18
Presets 20
About Presets 21
Importing (Beaming) a Preset 22
Editing a Beamed Preset 23
HIT 24
Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide 31
About Pitch Correction 32
Pitch Guide 33
Phantom Power, Mic Control and
talking to your audience 34
48V (Phantom Power) 35
Mic Control 36
Talk 38
Tap (Tempo) 39
RoomSense and Aux 41
RoomSense 42
Aux Input 42
Switch-3 / Switch-6 remote control 43
About the Switch-3/Switch-6 (Pedal) Input 44
Using Switch-3 45
Using Switch-6 45
Appendix 46
Factory Reset 47
Technical Specifications 48
Tone 26
About Tone 27
Anti-Feedback 29
Product Perform-V
Product (firmware) version 1.0
Document Reference manual
Document version / date 2015-11-17
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Safety information
Safety information
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Safety information
Important safety instructions
1. Read these instructions.
2. Keep these instructions.
3. Heed all warnings.
4. Follow all instructions.
5. Do not use this apparatus near water.
6. Clean only with a dry cloth.
7. Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s
instructions.
8. Do not install near any heat sources such
as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.
9. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized
plug has two blades with one wider than
the other. A grounding-type plug has two
blades and a third grounding prong. The
wide blade or the third prong is provided for
your safety. If the provided plug does not fit
into your outlet, consult an electrician for
replacement of the obsolete outlet.
10. Protect the power cord from being walked
on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where
they exit from the apparatus.
11. Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.
12. Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,
bracket, or table specified by the
manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use
caution when moving the cart/apparatus
combination to avoid injury from tip-over.
13. Unplug this apparatus during lightning
storms or when unused for long periods
of time.
14. Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way,
such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects
have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture,
does not operate normally, or has been
dropped.
Caution
You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual
could void your authority to operate this equipment.
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Safety information
Service
► All service must be performed by qualified
personnel.
► There are no user-serviceable parts inside.
Warning
► To 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.
► Be advised that different operating voltages
require the use of different types of line cord
and attachment plugs.
► Check the voltage in your area and use the
correct type.
Voltage Line plug according to standard
110 to 125V UL817 and CSA C22.2 no42.
220 to 230V CEE7 page VII, SR section 107-
2-D1 / IEC83 page C4.
► This equipment should be installed near the
socket outlet and disconnection of the device
should be easily accessible.
► To completely disconnect from AC mains, dis-
connect the power supply cord from the AC
receptacle.
► The mains plug of the power supply shall re-
main readily operable.
► Do not install this device in a confined space.
► For use at an altitude of 2000m or lower.
► Do not open the unit – risk of electric shock
inside.
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EMC / EMI
Safety information
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.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates,
uses and can radiate radio frequency energy
and, if not installed and used in accordance with
the instructions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation.
If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following
measures:
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.
► Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
► Increase the separation between the equip-
ment and receiver.
► Connect the equipment into an outlet on a cir-
cuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
► Consult the dealer or an experienced ra-
dio / TV technician for help.
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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.
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Before you begin
Before you begin
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Before you begin
About this document
This reference manual will help you learn understanding and operating your Perform-V.
You can download the most current version of
this reference manual from:
tc-helicon.com/support/manuals/
To get the most from your TC-Helicon pro duct,
please start by reading the printed quick guide
that came with the product. Then proceed with
this reference manual. Read it from start to finish, or you may miss important information.
Getting support
If you still have questions about the product after reading this reference manual, please get in
touch with TC-Helicon Support:
tc-helicon.com/support/product/
VoiceSupport
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.
VoiceSupport key features include:
► Professionally authored preset libraries
► Direct access to product manuals
► Drag & drop Preset management
► Customizable content about your products
► Firmware upgrades
► Account management
► Access to TC-Helicon support
You can download VoiceSupport for Microsoft
Windows and Mac OS X from:
tc-helicon.com/products/voicesupport/
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Before you begin
Please register your Perform-V
To register your Perform-V using the VoiceSupport 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.
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Introduction
Introduction
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Introduction
Introduction
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”.
Add studio-quality Reverb, Double and Echo to
the party, and you’ll easily craft memorable vocal
effects that are perfectly suited to your song. For
more information, see “Effects”.
With the addition of “beamable” Presets you
can expand the sonic capabilities of Perform-V
and include up to four more vocal effects!
Anti-Feedback tames the annoying high pitched
squeals we’ve all experienced at a live show,
keeping your performance professional sounding. For more information, see “Anti-Feedback”.
Our global Pitch Correction gently guides your
voice to the nearest note, ensuring that your
pitches are spot on. For more information, see
“Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide”.
The Guide feature lets you see your vocal pitches in real time, letting you know when you’re accurate and when you might be sharp or flat. It’s
a great tool for both live and rehearsal! For more
information, see “Pitch Guide”.
Read the Quick Start!
We will assume that you have already read
the Quick Start Guide that came with your
Perform-V, got things hooked up and you’re able
to sing through the product.
If you haven’t gotten that far yet, please read the
Quick Start Guide now and come back to this
manual when you’re set up.
Don’t worry, we’ll wait.
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Connection Diagram
Connection Diagram
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Connection Diagram
MIC OUT MIC IN
PEDAL
AUX
1 2 3
SWITCH-3
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Effects
Effects
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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.
Double (onboard)
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
Double effect active/highlighted
Simulates the classic “double tracked” studio sound that’s common on recordings of all
genres. Double can include Octave Up and Octave Down voices, too.
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
Reverb (onboard)
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
Reverb effect active/highlighted
Creates a simulated physical space for your
voice. It can be something small, like a shower,
or something big like a concert hall. It’s common
to use a smaller (shorter) Reverb for faster songs
and a larger (longer) Reverb for slower ones.
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
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Effects
Echo (onboard)
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
Echo effect active/highlighted
Otherwise known as “Delay”, Echo effects repeat your voice back to you in various ways and
amounts, just like shouting into a mountain range
or very large space. Some Echoes can have
effects applied to the “taps” or repeats of the
Echo, like Megaphone or Radio.
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
Harmony (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. You’ll need to have a
chorded instrument near the RoomSense mic
and/or music with chord information coming into
the Aux input for this to work.
Megaphone (beamable)
Anything that filters or distorts your voice falls
into the Megaphone category. You can sound
like you’re on an old radio or distort your voice
for an edgy attack. Be careful with Megaphone
effects when you’ve got a loud PA. We need to
adjust EQ a lot to create these sounds, so they’re
a bit more prone to feedback than other effects.
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Effects
HardTune (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.
HardTune requires Key information to work correctly, so just like Harmony you’ll need a chorded
instrument and/or AUX input.
µMod (beamable)
Here’s where you’ll find effects like Flanger, Chorus and other similar effects. These effects are
typically used sparingly, but can add a great
point of interest to your performance.
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Effects
PITCH
48V
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
1
PITCH
48V
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
1
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.
SET
DOUBLE
Double effect active
SET
DOUBLE
Double effect inactive
TONE
TONE
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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.
To edit an effect, simply press and hold the
respective effect button.
You will know that you are in EDIT mode because
the LED ring surrounding the Control Knob will illuminate and the effect button will pulse.
Changing effect level and styles
The LED ring serves as both a Level and Style
control.
As you turn the knob, the LED segments will fill
up, indicating that you are turning up the Level of
the current style.
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
Changing the Echo level
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
Echo level set to maximum
When you completely fill the LED ring, the color
will change, letting you know that you have now
changed the Style of the effect.
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
TONE PITCH
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
48V
1
2
3
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
Color change indicates a new Echo Style has
been selected
Continuing to turn the Control Knob will increase
the Level of that Style and so on.
You can also turn the control knob counter-clockwise. E.g., if you lower the level for
Echo Style 3 by turning the control knob counter-clockwise and you reach zero, Perform-V will
jump to Echo Style 2 at full level, as indicated by
the LEDs.
Style selection “wraps” in both directions. I.e.,
if you keep on turning the control knob, you will
go from the last to the first style for the currently
edited effect and vice versa.
Each effect has four different styles to choose
from. Three of the styles are available “out of the
box” and one is reserved for a Beamed Preset
Style (described next).
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Effects
Reverb
► Room
► Club
► Hall
► Beamed Preset Style
Double
► 1 Voice Tight
► 2 Voices Tight
► Octave Up and Down
► Beamed Preset Style
Echo
► ¼ Note
► 1/8 Note
► Slap
► Beamed Preset Style
Saving Changes
Any changes you make to an effect are stored in
real time. There are no extra steps to take.
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Presets
Presets
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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”.
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
Preset 1 with Echo effect activated
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
48V
1
2
3
Using Presets
With three available Presets, you might want to
set up something like:
► Fast songs
► Slow songs
► Death Metal Engelbert Humperdinck Covers
Recommendations for
creating Presets
► Try shorter Reverbs and single Double voice
for fast songs.
► Choose a longer Reverb and add a bit of Echo
for slower songs and/or ballads.
► Crank up the levels and choose the craziest
styles for a special effect Preset.
TAP TALK
Preset 2 with Double and Reverb effects
activated
You’ll notice that the active effects change between Preset 1 and Preset 2 in the images
above. Presets can be configured however you
like. The state (on/off), style and level for each
effect in a Preset can also be different from Preset to Preset.
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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 (chorus, flange etc.)
► Reverb
► Double
► Echo
There are two ways you can import a Preset.
Using the Preset app
First, you can use your smartphone and our Preset app to “beam” a Preset into Perform-V.
► Simply press the button for the Preset location
(1, 2 or 3) that you’d like to assign the Preset
to.
► Then, follow the instructions in the app to
send the Preset data to your Perform-V.
Download the Perform-V Preset app here:
tc-helicon.com/products/perform-v/support/
Using VoiceSupport
Second, you can use our VoiceSupport application (available for Microsoft Windows and Apple
OSX).
► Install VoiceSupport on your computer.
► Connect your computer via USB to your
Pe rfo rm -V.
► You can now add Presets by drag & drop from
our available online libraries.
Download VoiceSupport here:
tc-helicon.com/products/voicesupport/
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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. You can control the level of that Style,
or change back to one of the “factory” Styles
that you have used before by turning the Control
Knob counter-clockwise.
Controlling additional parameters
in Beamed Presets
As described in “Editing Effects”, you can edit an
effect’s level and style by pressing and holding
the respective effect button. For Beamed Presets, you can also adjust the settings for the other effects within that Preset.
To adjust the settings for the other effect, press
and hold the Preset button (not an effect button)
and then turn the control knob.
Here is a table showing you what you can control, depending on which effects are contained
in the Preset:
Harmony
1 X Harmony Level
2 X HardTune Gender
3 X EQ Filter
4 X µMod Level
5 X X X X Harmony Level
6 X X HardTune Gender
7 X X µMod Level
8 X X µMod Level
HardTune
Megaphone
µMod
Modifier
In case you find that table confusing as heck,
here are two examples:
► If the Preset contains both Harmony and
HardTune (table row 5) the “Modifier” is Harmony Level.
► If the Preset contains Megaphone and µMod
(table row 8) the Modifier is for µMod level.
Make sense? Good. Moving on…
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HIT
Presets
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. Feel free to
experiment!
Activating and deactivating HIT
► To toggle HIT on/off, press the Preset button.
The beamed Preset’s green light will change to
blue to indicate that HIT is on.
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
HIT off
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
TONE PITCH
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
48V
1
2
3
48V
1
2
3
Editing HIT
HIT is controlled dynamically – which means
you can make changes to each HIT “state” (by
switching effects on and off) whenever you
choose.
As before, you don’t have to save anything manually – the changes are automatically stored.
TAP TALK
HIT on
When you have beamed a Preset to your
Perform-V, HIT is turned on by default.
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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:
TONE PITCH
SET
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
48V
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
TAP TALK
1
2
3
HIT off – Echo active
Turn Echo off and activate Double and Reverb
instead:
TONE PITCH
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
HIT off – Double and Reverb active
Now, Double and Reverb will be active when HIT
is off in Preset 1.
You can configure the HIT on state in the same
way.
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Ton e
Tone
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About Tone
DOUBLE
PITCH
48V
1
Ton e
The Tone module automatically adds
► EQ (equalization),
► Compression,
► De-Ess and
► Gate
to your overall vocal sound.
To activate Tone, press the Tone button.
SET
► Tone button white: Tone module is off.
► Tone button green: Tone module is on.
TONE
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
Turning Tone off
Although you can turn Tone off, we recommend you leave it on.
At the mixer you plug Perform-V into, you’ll want
to make sure that…
► any EQs are flat (i.e., neutral and not altering
any frequencies) and
► any effects are turned off.
For mixer setup recommendations, see this
“Craig’s Corner” video:
youtube.com/watch?v=qq0AOtafIjs
Let’s take a look at Tone’s various components.
EQ
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).
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Ton e
Compression
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
De-Ess gets rid of harsh “S” sounds and makes
them sound more pleasing to the human ear.
De-Ess goes hand in hand with Compression,
since Compression can make “S” sounds a bit
more pronounced in the mix.
Gate
Gate is commonly used to “shut off” an audio
input when it falls below a certain volume.
This works great on sound sources such as
drums where you want the drum hits to “come
through”, but then have the mic silent in between
hits.
For vocals, we don’t want to go as far as shutting your mic completely off – but we do want to
reduce the volume (gain) of the mic when you’re
not singing so that feedback becomes less likely.
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Anti-Feedback
Anti-Feedback
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Anti-Feedback
48V
1
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.
To activate Anti-Feedback, simply press the Anti-Feedback button.
TONE PITCH
► Anti-Feedback button white:
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
Anti-Feedback is off.
► Anti-Feedback button blue:
Anti-Feedback is on.
You’ll see the LED light red when it’s working
to get rid of offending frequencies. If the LED
is flashing constantly, it’s done all it can do and
you’ll have to look at the rest of your audio setup
to reduce things further.
Here is a Craig’s Corner video about feedback:
youtube.com/watch?v=VlN1RJ4gcAo
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Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide
Pitch Correction and
Pitch Guide
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Pitch Correction and Pitch Guide
48V
1
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.
TONE PITCH
► Pitch button white: Pitch correction is off.
► Pitch button green: Pitch correction is on.
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
About Pitch Correctionrelated “Phasing”
Something to note about Pitch Correction is that
it’s normal to hear “phasing” between your head
voice (not to be confused with “the voices” in
your head…) and the corrected voice coming
from speakers or headphones. This is simply the
audible collision of the two signals creating the
phased effect. Your audience (or a recording)
does not experience this effect.
You can actually use the phased sound to improve your pitch over time. The less of the
phased sound you hear, the closer you are to
perfect pitch.
Here is a Craig’s Corner video about Pitch Correction Phasing:
youtube.com/watch?v=KWrEIuiDXsA
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Pitch Guide
Pitch Correction and 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. When the
pitch meter turns on, you’ll see the LED ring light
from red (at the bottom) to green (at the top).
When the pitch meter turns off, the LED’s will
move from green to red.
The Pitch Guide shows whether…
► you are “on the note” (green LEDs),
► “flat” (yellow/red LEDs on the left hand side of
the ring) or
► “sharp” (yellow/red LEDs on the right hand
side of the ring).
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
Correct Pitch
SET
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
TONE PITCH
TONE PITCH
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
48V
48V
SET
1
2
3
DOUBLE
REVERB
ECHO
TONE PITCH
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
TAP TALK
48V
1
2
3
Sharp Pitch
1
2
3
TAP TALK
Flat Pitch
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Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience
Phantom Power, Mic Control
and talking to your audience
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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.
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
PITCH
48V
1
Phantom Power on
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.
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Mic Control
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience
Activating Mic Control
To enable Mic Control, you’ll first need to activate
Phantom Power – see “48V (Phantom Power)”.
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.
Deactivating Mic Control
Hold the 48V button and press Preset button 1 to
deactivate Mic Control.
Use this setting when you have a regular condenser mic. If you have another Mic Control mode set, you could inadvertently activate
Perform-V buttons as you sing.
MP-75 Mode
Hold the 48V button and press Preset button 2 to
set Mic Control to MP-75 mode.
MP-75 button assignment
The MP-75’s Mic Control button cycles Presets
on your Perform-V by default. You can change
that behavior by holding the Mic Control button
and then pressing the button on Perform-V that
you’d like to control.
For example, if you hold the Mic Control button
and then press the Reverb button, you can use
the Mic Control button on your MP-75 microphone to switch the Perform-V Reverb on and
off.
If you have an MP-76 connected but choose
MP-75 mode, the “top” button on the MP-76 will
function just like the MP-75 button. The other
buttons will not do anything.
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Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience
MP-76 Mode
Hold the 48V button and press Preset button 3 to
set Mic Control to MP-76 mode.
In this mode,
► 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.
Controllable parameters
In MP-75 and MP-76 Mode, you can control the
following parameters:
► Double
► Reverb
► Echo
► Tap Temp o
► Talk
► Preset 1
► Preset 2
► Preset 3
► Tone
► Anti-Feedback
► Pitch
Assigning a Preset (1-3) to a button allows you
to control the HIT function if this Preset slot contains a Beamed Preset. For more information,
see “Importing (Beaming) a Preset” and “HIT”.
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Talk
TONE PITCH
48V
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
1
2
3
Phantom Power, Mic Control and talking to your audience
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.
When active, Talk bypasses all Perform-V effects
(except Tone) so that you can speak with the
crowd and be heard clearly.
Aux signals are still passed to the XLR out in
Talk mode.
To activate Talk, press the Talk button.
► Talk button white: Talk is off
► Talk button red: Talk is on
TAP TALK
Lock/Mute
Press and hold the TALK button to enter Lock/
Mute mode.
In Lock/Mute mode, all outputs (including XLR
and Headphone) are muted and the Perform-V
front panel is disabled. This prevents people
messing with your gear while you’ve stepped
away.
The TALK button will flash when in Lock/Mute
mode.
To re-activate (unmute) Perform-V, press and
hold the TALK button again.
Talk on
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Tap (Tempo)
Tap (Tempo)
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Tap (Tempo)
TONE PITCH
48V
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
1
2
3
Displaying the current tempo
When you press the Tap button, it will flash in
time with your Echo effect – i.e., it will show you
the current tempo of the Delay repeats.
TAP TALK
Tap but to n
Adjusting the tempo
You can re-tap the tempo at any time to sync up
the Echo with your current (or upcoming) song.
Keep in mind that you can also tap at half-time
or double-time to make your Echo sounds more
flexible.
If you have selected and activated an Echo effect, but the Tap button is dark, this means that
the currently active Echo Style is a “slap” style
that doesn’t use Tap Tempo.
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RoomSense and Aux
RoomSense and Aux
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RoomSense and Aux
48V
1
2
RoomSense
Did you notice that little hole on the front of your
Perform-V? It’s a microphone!
3
TALK
The built-in microphone –
right below the Preset 3 button
This microphone is there for two reasons:
► If you beam in a Preset into your Perform-V
that contains Harmony or HardTune effects
and you’re not using an Aux In music source
to guide key/scale, the built-in mic will listen
for chords in the room (like a nearby guitar or
piano) and try to figure out key and scale from
that! Pretty cool.
► If you don’t plug in a microphone and have
headphones connected, you can use the onboard mic to sing into. It makes for a great way
to practice with virtually no other equipment.
Aux Input
MIC OUT MIC IN
PEDAL
AUX
Connecting a music player to the Aux input
When you connect a music player or a smartphone to the Aux input and play a song, any
incoming chord information will be used to determine key/scale for Perform-V’s Harmony or
HardTune effects (in beamed Presets only – see
“Importing (Beaming) a Preset”).
You will hear the Aux input signal mixed with your
Mic input (vocals). If the Aux signal is too loud or
too quiet, use the volume control on the external
music player to mix to taste with your vocals.
Don’t use Aux for live instruments
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. They’d feel strangely “laggy”.
If you’re using the RoomSense mic to sing
into, the Mic Out jack will be muted to prevent feedback.
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Switch-3 / Switch-6 remote control
Switch-3 / Switch-6
remote control
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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.
PEDAL
AUX
1 2 3 4 5 6
MIC OUT MIC IN
1 2 3
SWITCH-3
HIT
PLAY/REC STOP/CLR LOOP INC
SWITCH-6
Connecting a Switch-3 or Switch-6 to your
Perform-V’s pedal input
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. If you change between Switch-3 and Switch-6, you must power
your Perform-V on and off again.
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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.
► Switch 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:
► Trim
► 48V
► Headphone Level
► Lock/Mute (TALK is assignable)
► Press and hold the footswitch you want to re-
assign.
► Press the button on Perform-V that this
footswitch should control.
► Release both buttons.
Using Switch-6
Switch-6 acts in the same manner as Switch-3
but adds buttons 4, 5, and 6.
The default controls for the three extra buttons
are:
► Switch 4 = Double effect on/off
► Switch 5 = Reverb effect on/off
► Switch 6 = Echo effect on/off
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Appendix
Appendix
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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.
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Technical Specifications
Technical Specifications
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Technical Specifications
Analog Inputs
Microphone Input
Connector XLR
Input Impedance 2.8 kOhm balanced, 1.4 kOhm unbalanced
Max Input Level -28 dBu to +2.8 dBu
EIN @ max gain, 150 Ohm Zsource -128 dBu A-weighted
Microphone SNR > 105 dB A-weighted
Phantom Power +48V
A to D Conversion 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115 dB SNR A-weighted
Aux Input
Connector 1/8" stereo mini jack
Input Impedance 20 kOhm
Max Input Level +2.5 dBu
A to D Conversion 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 102 dB SNR A-weighted
Analog Outputs
Microphone Output
D to A Conversion 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115 dB SNR A-weighted
Connectors, balanced XLR
Output Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced 66/33 Ohm
Output 0 dBFS -1.5 dBu
Dynamic Range > 109 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Frequency Response +0.50/-0 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Headphone Output
Connector 1/8" mini stereo jack
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Technical Specifications
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