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PERFORM-VK User Manual

Switch3/Switch6 (Pedal) In

When a Switch3 or Switch6 is connected prior to powering on (using the 

TRS cable that came in the S3/S6 box) you can control various aspects of 

PERFORM-VK remotely. 
The default behavior for Switch3 is to change presets according to the numbers 

on Switch3. 
Switch1 = Preset 1
Switch2 = Preset 2
Switch3 = Preset 3
You can reassign any of the PERFORM-VK buttons to be activated by a 

footswitch, with the exception of TRIM, +48V, Headphone Level, and Lock/Mute 

(TALK is assignable). 
Press and hold the desired footswitch, then press the button on PERFORM-VK 

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 extra buttons are:
Switch4 = Harmony
Switch5 = Reverb
Switch6 = Echo

USB Audio

There are 4 input and 8 output channels for USB audio in PERFORM-VK. A driver 

is required for both USB audio AND MIDI use. It can be found a

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USB IN

CH 1  Backing Track L
CH 2  Backing Track R
CH 3  Dry vocal in
CH 4  NaturalPlay IN
If no signal is transmitted to the product on USB audio channel 3, the product will 

use analog in for the voice input. So, you could use channels 1&2 to input stereo 

tracks from your DAW but sing into the product via your mic. Note that channel 

1&2 input is NOT passed to the USB outputs, but IS passed to the Main analog 

outs. If you use a computer for backing tracks, they will get sent analog to the PA. 

Volume control for those tracks happens at the computer.  
NaturalPlay IN is not connected to the audio output. It is used only for NaturalPlay 

chord input. This is intended to allow you to use a “guide track” for NatualPlay 

that you may not want heard in the mix. It could be dry guitar chords or piano 

chords, with different voicings or placement in order to create your desired 

harmony output. 

USB OUT

CH 1  L processed vocal, Keyboard/ Aux in (same as what is on main outputs, 

less the audio received on USB in

CH 2  R processed vocal, Keyboard/ Aux in (same as what is on main outputs, 

less the audio received on USB in 2

CH 3  Dry Voice input
CH 4  Not used
CH 5  Dry INST IN R / Aux L 
CH 6  Dry INST IN R / Aux R
CH 7  Harmony Voices L
CH 8  Harmony Voices R

MIDI Implementation

PERFORM-VK responds to Control Change (CC), Program Change (PC) and MIDI 

Tempo (not MIDI Clock) information. To block incoming CC and PC messages, hold 

the Set button while powering on. 

Note

 data will still be accepted in this state.

For convenience, we have mapped many PERFORM-VK CC’s to the Behringer 

UMA25s controller keyboard. The “UMA25s Mapping” column shows the button 

or control on the UMA25s related to each control.

MIDI PC Messages

The product

s 3 presets correspond to Program Change Bank 0: 125, 126, 127

MIDI CC List

The following chart shows a list of all available control changes. 
The MIDI channel can be set by holding the Set button and pressing a note on a 

connected MIDI keyboard. The MIDI channel on which this note was sent will be 

used as the MIDI receive channel.

Summary of Contents for PERFORM-VK

Page 1: ...PERFORM VK Ultimate Mic Stand Mount Vocal Processor for Studio Quality Sound with Expandable Effects and Keyboard I O ...

Page 2: ...ts 5 Turning Effects On and Off 6 Editing Effects 6 Preset 6 Importing Beaming a preset 7 HIT 7 Editing a Beamed preset 7 Editing HIT 8 Set 8 Tone 8 Anti Feedback 9 Pitch Correction 9 Pitch Guide 9 48V Phantom Power 10 Mic Control 10 Talk 10 Lock Mute 10 Tap Tempo 10 RoomSense 11 AUX Input 11 Aux to Main Out 11 Dimming the Buttons 11 USB Audio 12 MIDI Implementation 12 Factory Reset 14 Support 14 ...

Page 3: ...rer orsoldwith theapparatus Whenacart isused usecautionwhen movingthecart apparatus combinationtoavoid injuryfromtip over 13 Unplugthisapparatusduringlightningstormsor whenunusedforlongperiodsoftime 14 Referallservicingtoqualifiedservicepersonnel Servicingisrequiredwhentheapparatushasbeen damagedinanyway suchaspowersupplycordorplug isdamaged liquidhasbeenspilledorobjectshavefallen intotheapparatus...

Page 4: ...both live and rehearsal Audio and MIDI inputs for your keyboard give you a choice of methods to guide key and scale for harmony voices and HardTune Read the Quick Start We ll assume that you read the Quick Start Guide that came in the box hooked everything up and that you re able to sing and play through the product If you haven t made it that far please read the Quick Start Guide now and come bac...

Page 5: ...e effect 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 Double Beamable 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 Megaphone beamable Anything that filters or distorts your voice falls into the M...

Page 6: ...u ve now changed the Style of the effect Continuing to turn the Control Knob will increase the Level of that Style 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 Reverb Room Club Hall Beamed preset Style Harmony High Higher Low Lower High Low High Higher Higher Lower Low Lower Notes ...

Page 7: ...erb then adds Harmony via HIT The beamed preset s green light changes to blue to indicate that HIT is on When a preset is beamed in HIT is turned on by default Editing a Beamed preset The process to change the sound of Reverb Harmony and Echo within a beamed preset is exactly the same as the one you did without a beamed preset with one small exception When you press hold to edit the Reverb Harmony...

Page 8: ...t The LED ring will turn red and you can now turn the knob to adjust the gain manually Setting the gain this way will remove the nudge function so you won t have to worry about any changes to this setting during your performance Note that pressing the Set button at all after setting the gain manually even to adjust the brightness will cause the nudge function to become active again The gain settin...

Page 9: ...Pitchbutton WhiteisOFF GreenisON AnimportantnoteaboutPitchCorrection it snormaltohear phasing between yourheadvoice nottobeconfusedwith thevoices inyourhead andthe correctedvoicecomingfromspeakersorheadphones Thecollisionofthe twosignalscreatesthephasedeffect Youraudience orarecording doesn t experiencethesound Youcanactuallyusethephasedsoundtoimproveyourpitchovertime Thelessof thephasedsoundyouhe...

Page 10: ...p button controls Harmony The Left button controls Preset 1 The Right button controls Preset 2 The Bottom button controls Preset 3 MP 75 and MP 76 modes can control the following Harmony Reverb Echo Tap Tempo Talk Preset 1 Preset 2 Preset 3 Tone Anti Feedback Pitch Talk During a performance especially between songs you might want to speak with the audience It s unlikely that you ll want all the ef...

Page 11: ... on the music player to create the appropriate mix with your vocals Audio from the AUX input is slightly delayed from input to output so that we can better detect chords This won t have any effect on music you re singing or playing along with but it does mean this input isn t intended to support instruments that you d play live They d feel strangely laggy Use the INST IN for live instruments If yo...

Page 12: ...outs If you use a computer for backing tracks they will get sent analog to the PA Volume control for those tracks happens at the computer NaturalPlay IN is not connected to the audio output It is used only for NaturalPlay chord input This is intended to allow you to use a guide track for NatualPlay that you may not want heard in the mix It could be dry guitar chords or piano chords with different ...

Page 13: ...eel e18 Mod Wheel volatile Notes Sustain 64 sustain pedal e20 Sustain Pedal volatile Harmony Level 11 expression e21 Expression Pedal volatile Not Default Mapped to UMA25S Harmony Notes_Smoothing 16 general purpose 1 volatile Harmony Notes_Gender 17 general purpose 2 volatile Harmony Notes_Porta 18 general purpose 3 volatile Harmony Attack 29 undefined volatile Harmony Release 31 undefined volatil...

Page 14: ...BOVE BELOW notes mentioned above It will seem a bit confusing but does allow you to make both a split above below point AND transpose either up or down So here s a chart and some explanation Second Note Split Transpose X To X 6 Above X5 Above X 2 Above X1 X 1 Above X no transpose X 0 X 1 Below X no transpose X 2 Below X6 Below X 6 Below X2 In the chart above X is the split note the point at which ...

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