TC Helicon Perform-VK Vocal Processor

Here's what TC Helicon say about the Perform-VK

If you’re serious about singing, you’ll find that sounding your best is about more than talent or vocal technique. It’s about taking what is unique about your voice and using the right tools to make it stand out – whether you’re live at a venue, a radio session, recording at home, or uploading to YouTube, SoundCloud, Facebook, Instagram, or any of your other favourite social channels.

Perform-VK lets you focus entirely on your love of singing and keyboard while it automatically handles the polish and production values. What formerly required a skilled producer or a dedicated sound engineer can now be set up in seconds, interact with your keyboard, and offer the professional vocal sound that is key to an unforgettable performance.

Your Sound

Whether you use audio or MIDI from your keyboard, our vocal effects engine captures your chord information and creates up to two voices of real time harmony to accompany you. No musical theory required!

If you like to get more complex vocal output, MIDI note driven harmony is also available with direct control of up to 8 simultaneous harmony voices.

Simplicity is key

Perform-VK pairs perfectly with your keyboard or stage piano to give you stand out vocal effects, mixing and USB multi track audio in one small, easy to use unit.

In the studio or on stage

When it’s time to hit the studio, Perform-VK’s 4 in, 8 out USB audio capability gives you all the flexibility you need to create great recordings in no time. Simultaneously capture dry and wet versions of your vocals, along with harmony voices and your keyboard audio. You can go straight from songwriting to production in much less time.

Polish your performance

Add instant clarity with the TONE button. Adaptive EQ, compression, gating and de-ess provide you with professionally polished vocals that ensure you always cut through the mix.

Turn on Anti-feedback and your Perform-VK will be on the prowl for pesky speaker squealing, knocking it out quickly if it does occur.

The PITCH button provides a helping hand by pushing you to the nearest half-note with subtle pitch-correction.

Specifications

Vocal Sounds

• Reverb
• Echo
• Harmony
• Double*
• Megaphone*
• HardTune*
• µMod*

*beamable via the free Perform-V app for iOS and Android

Vocal Shaping

• Adaptive Tone
• Pitch Correction

Control

• Direct access to high-quality Harmony, Reverb and Echo effects
• Central encoder knob with 4-color light ring for easy editing of sounds, settings, mix levels and other parameter control
• Mic Input Gain setup
• Adaptive Tone on/off
• Anti-Feedback on/off
• Pitch correction on/off and amount
• 48V phantom power for condenser mics on/off
• Dedicated, custom preset storage and recall buttons with HIT on/off
• Headphone output level
• All effects on/off via Talk
• Tap tempo
• Mic Control™ via MP-75 or MP-76 microphones
• Stereo Audio I/O for painless integration with your rig.
• MIDI connection

Size

• Height: 3.6 inches (92 mm)
• Width: 6.6 inches (167 mm)
• Depth: 6.7 inches (170 mm)

Weight

• Weight: 0.93 lb. (0.48 kg)

Construction

• Extremely durable ABS plastic body
• Soft touch elastomer backlit buttons
• Punch-cut metal connection panel
• Rubberized footings
• Unique built-in mic-stand grip

Analogue Inputs

Microphone Input

• Connector: XLR
• Input Impedance: 2.8 kOhm balanced, 1.4 kOhm unbalanced
• Max Input Level: -29 dBu to +2.5 dBu
• EIN @ max gain, 150 Ohm Zsource: -127 dBu A-weighted
• Phantom Power: +48V
• A to D Conversion: 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115 dB SNR A-weighted

AUX Input

• Connector: 1/8" stereo unbalanced mini jack (summed with Inst Input)
• Input Impedance: 5 kOhm
• Max Input Level: +2.5 dBu
• A to D Conversion: 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 102 dB SNR A-weighted

INST Input

• Connector: ¼” TRS left and right bal/unbal (summed with Inst Input)
• Input Impedance: 10 kOhm balanced, 5 kOhm unbalanced
• Max Input Level:  +5.8 dBu
• A to D Conversion: 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 102 dB SNR A-weighted

Analogue Outputs

Main Output

• D to A Conversion: 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115 dB SNR A-weighted
• Connectors: ¼” TRS, impedance balanced left and right
• Output Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced: 200/100 Ohm
• Output 0 dBFS: +14 dBu
• Dynamic Range: > 112 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
• Frequency Response: +0.50/-0 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Headphone Output

• Connector: 1/8" mini stereo jack

Control

• USB: USB-B (Preset Management, Firmware Updates, USB Audio)
• Pedal: 1/4 TRS phone jack
• Mic Control using TC-Helicon MP-75 and MP-76 Microphones or Sennheiser e 835 FX mic.
• MIDI IN:  DIN5 MIDI-compliant input, opto-isolated