TC-Helicon Perform-V, Reference Manual

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RoomSense and Aux
Perform-V – Reference manual (updated 2015-11-17) 42
RoomSense
Did you notice that little hole on the front of your
Perform-V? It’s a microphone!
DOUBLE
TONE PITCH
48V
ANTI-
FEEDBACK
REVERB
ECHO
TAP TALK
1
2
3
SET
The built-in microphone –
right below the Preset 3 button
This microphone is there for two reasons:
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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.
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If you don’t plug in a microphone and have
headphones connected, you can use the on-
board mic to sing into. It makes for a great way
to practice with virtually no other equipment.
If you’re using the RoomSense mic to sing
into, the Mic Out jack will be muted to pre-
vent feedback.
Aux Input
AUX
PEDAL
MIC OUT MIC IN
Connecting a music player to the Aux input
When you connect a music player or a smart-
phone to the Aux input and play a song, any
incoming chord information will be used to de-
termine 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”.