TC-Helicon PERFORM-VE, User Manual

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PERFORM-VE User Manual
5. Effects
5.1 Double
Double simulates the classic “double tracked” studio sound that’s common on
recordings of all genres. Double Style selections can include Octave Up and
Octave Down voices, for an even thicker effect. Hold style to edit.
Double Style
Double Level
Applies to: LEAD Voice
Double Level changes the amount
of doubled voice, relative to your
lead vocal. Hold level to edit.
On the ring, Level is indicated by one
up to all LEDs lit, in the color of the
current style.
Range: Off, -10 to 0 dB
5.2 Morph
Applies to: LEAD Voice
(Shift & Gender),
MIDI Voice (Mode & Style)
“Morphing is a special effect in motion pictures and animations that changes (or morphs) one image or shape into another through a seamless transition. Most often it
is used to depict one person turning into another through technological means or as part of a fantasy or surreal sequence.” (Wikipedia)
Perform-VE’s Morph effect does exactly this to your voice: you can morph your lead voice into a giant, a mouse, or a spaced out alien (and beyond) using the Shift and
Gender parameters, while also morphing your MIDI voices into choirs of angels, robots, zombies or whatever you dream up using the Mode and Style parameters.
Morph Style
Morph Style
sets the MIDI Voices to be either Notes harmony voices or Synth Vocoder voices. There are two styles of Notes harmony (natural or warp), and eight
different Synth Vocoder styles to choose from.
Notes
Notes harmony voices are created from either your own voice, or a VS Synthesis sample (vocal sample synthesis) that you create with Perform-VE’s innovative new
VS Synthesis sampler technology (covered later in this manual).
Formants are the unique resonant frequencies that give your voice its characteristic sound. When set to Natural operation, the Notes Harmony voices will retain the
formant characteristics of your lead vocal. When set to
Warp
, the voices will have their formant characteristics expanded or compressed depending on the actual
MIDI notes you play, making for tonal transformations that are striking, unexpected and possibly unreal sounding when compared to the original. Try it and hear for
yourself!
Notes Natural is the default mode for Perform-VE’s MIDI Voices. As long as MORPH and SAMPLE are turned off, you will hear natural shifted harmony voices whenever
you vocalize and send MIDI Notes to Perform-VE.
When MORPH is turned on, the MIDI Voice mode changes to reflect the MORPH Style – you can keep the MIDI Voices Natural, make them Warped, or replace them with
Synth Vocoder voices as you see fit.