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PERFORM-VG User Manual
19. AUX Input
When you have a music player connected to the AUX input, any incoming chord
information will be used to determine key/scale for Harmony. (guitar connections
have priority over Aux when detecting key/scale)
You will hear the AUX input mixed with your Mic input (vocals). If the AUX is
too loud or too quiet, use the volume control on the music player to create the
appropriate mix with your vocals.
20. Aux to Main Out
Sometimes, you’d like to have a signal from the Aux input guide key/scale or use
it for an incoming monitor mix, but you don’t want that Aux signal mixed into
your main outputs. If you’d like to remove audio from Aux to the main out, simply
press/hold the Headphone button while connecting your Aux (1/8") cable.
This parameter resets each time you unplug and re-plug the Aux cable or if you
power cycle the unit. We don’t save this parameter because it’s not immediately
obvious how you’d “toggle” things and we don’t want to trap unsuspecting users
in a mode they can’t find a way out of.
21. Dimming the Buttons
The buttons on your Perform-VG are designed to be pretty darned bright so you
can see them clearly in an outdoor environment. If you’re playing inside, you may
not want to tan yourself with their brilliance.
To dim/brighten the buttons, tap the SET button and then turn the Control
Knob. Turning the knob to the right increases brightness and turning to the left
decreases brightness.
22. Switch3/Switch6 (Pedal) In
When a Switch3 or Switch6 is connected (using the TRS cable that came in the
S3/S6 box) you can control various aspects of Perform-VG remotely.
The default behavior for Switch3 is:
Switch1 = Harmony - High
Switch2 = Harmony - Low
Switch3 = Harmony - High & Low
You can reassign any of the Perform-VG buttons to be activated by a
footswitch, with the exception of SET, +48V, Headphone Level, and Lock/Mute
(TALK is assignable).
Guitar Boost is also available by mapping the MIX button to a footswitch.
This acts as a +6dB level increase for solos and the like. The MIX button is lit
white when boost is ON and unlit when boost is OFF.
Guitar Phase Invert may be assigned to a footswitch by mapping the Anti-
Feedback button.
To map a function, press and hold the desired footswitch, then press the button
on Perform-VG that you’d like the switch to control. Release both buttons.
Switch6 acts in the same manner as Switch3 but adds buttons 4, 5, and 6.
The default controls for the buttons are:
Switch1 = Harmony – High
Switch2 = Harmony – Low
Switch3 = Harmony – High & Low
Switch4 = Guitar Chorus
Switch5 = Guitar Echo
Switch6 = Guitar Boost
23. Harmony Style Footswitch
Assignment
Perform-VG is the first product from TC-Helicon to offer harmony style
assignments directly to a footswitch. This means that you can, for example,
assign “High” harmony to one switch and “High & Low” harmony to another,
changing them on the fly.
To assign a style to a footswitch:
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Enter harmony edit mode by pressing and holding the Harmony button for
2 seconds
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Select your desired harmony style
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if you see the level control after holding the harmony button, remember
to tap the Harmony button to toggle between level and style control
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Let the menu “time out” and exit back to normal operation
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Press and hold the desired foot switch
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Press the Harmony button to confirm the current style
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Your harmony style is now assigned to the switch
Here’s how the on/off works. Let’s imagine you have two harmony styles
assigned to switches 1 and 2 on the footswitch. Switch 1 has “High” harmony and
switch 2 has “High & Higher”.
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If harmony is OFF and you press either switch 1 or switch 2, harmony will
turn on with the assigned style
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For this example, we’ll say you turned on “High” via switch 1
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If you press switch 1 again, harmony will turn OFF
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If you press switch 2, harmony will remain ON and change to the “High &
Higher” style
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If you then press switch 2 again, harmony will turn OFF
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If you press switch 1 instead, harmony will remain on and change back
to the “High” style
This new functionality allows you to “stack” harmony by changing the style.
You could, for example, sing and hold a note, turn on “High” harmony, then turn
on “High & Higher” to emulate multi-part additive harmony. Nice!
A vocal/guitar mix of switch assignments could be something like:
1. High Harmony
2. Low Harmony
3. High & Low Harmony
4. Vocal Echo
5. Guitar Echo
6. Guitar Chorus
