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PERFORM-VK User Manual

Important Safety 

Instructions

LIMITED wARRAnTY

LEGAL DISCLAIMER

Terminals marked with this symbol carry 

electrical current of suffi  cient magnitude 
to constitute risk of electric shock. 

Use only high-quality professional speaker cables with 
¼" TS or twist-locking plugs pre-installed. All other 
installation or modifi cation should be performed only 
by qualifi ed personnel.

This symbol, wherever it appears, 

alerts you to the presence of uninsulated 
dangerous voltage inside the 

enclosure - voltage that may be suffi  cient to constitute a 
risk of shock.

This symbol, wherever it appears, 

alerts you to important operating and 
maintenance instructions in the 

accompanying literature. Please read the manual.

Caution

To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not 
remove the top cover (or the rear section). 

No user serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to 
qualifi ed personnel.

Caution

To reduce the risk of fi re or electric shock, 
do not expose this appliance to rain and 

moisture. The apparatus shall not be exposed to dripping 
or splashing liquids and no objects fi lled with liquids, 
such as vases, shall be placed on the apparatus.

Caution

These service instructions are for use 
by qualifi ed service personnel only. 

To reduce the risk of electric shock do not perform any 
servicing other than that contained in the operation 
instructions. Repairs have to be performed by qualifi ed 
service personnel.

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 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 amplifi ers) 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 are provided for your safety. If the 
provided plug does not fi t 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.  

Use only attachments/accessories specifi ed by 

the manufacturer.

12.  

Use only with the 

cart, stand, tripod, bracket, 
or table specifi ed 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 qualifi ed 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.

15.  

The apparatus shall be connected to a MAINS socket 

outlet with a protective earthing connection.

16.  

Where the MAINS plug or an appliance coupler is 

used as the disconnect device, the disconnect device shall 
remain readily operable.

17.  

Correct disposal of this 

product: This symbol indicates 
that this product must not be 
disposed of with household 
waste, according to the WEEE 
Directive (2012/19/EU) and 
your national law. This product 

should be taken to a collection center licensed for the 
recycling of waste electrical and electronic equipment 
(EEE). The mishandling of this type of waste could have 
a possible negative impact on the environment and 
human health due to potentially hazardous substances 
that are generally associated with EEE. At the same time, 
your cooperation in the correct disposal of this product 
will contribute to the effi  cient use of natural resources. 
For more information about where you can take your 
waste equipment for recycling, please contact your local 
city offi  ce, or your household waste collection service.

18.  

Do not install in a confi ned space, such as a book 

case or similar unit.

19.  

Do not place naked fl ame sources, such as lighted 

candles, on the apparatus.

20.  

Please keep the environmental aspects of battery 

disposal in mind. Batteries must be disposed-of at a 
battery collection point.

21.  

Use this apparatus in tropical and/or 

moderate climates.

MUSIC Group accepts no liability for any loss 
which may be suff ered by any person who relies 
either wholly or in part upon any description, 
photograph, or statement contained herein. 
Technical specifi cations, appearances and other 
information are subject to change without notice. 
All trademarks are the property of their respective 
owners. MIDAS, KLARK TEKNIK, LAB GRUPPEN, LAKE, 
TANNOY, TURBOSOUND, TC ELECTRONIC, TC HELICON, 
BEHRINGER, BUGERA and DDA are trademarks 
or registered trademarks of MUSIC Group IP Ltd. 
© MUSIC Group IP Ltd. 2017 All rights reserved.

For the applicable warranty terms and conditions 
and additional information regarding MUSIC Group’s 
Limited Warranty, please see complete details online at 
music-group.com/warranty. 

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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