Real-time vocal harmony generation can often sound artificial—and sometimes, even a little off-putting. However, if you haven’t heard TC-Helicon’s take on the effect, you’ll be in for a treat when you go online and check out some audio samples. With this Vocal Processor, TC-Helicon has taken its harmony algorithms and put them into a form factor specifically tailored for keyboard players.
Indeed, it can generate harmonies for your vocals automatically in one of three ways: Through its RoomSense mic, via an auxiliary input on the unit, or over MIDI from your controller keyboard or sequencer. As you feed your finger-generated notes right into the processor, it can generate up to two voices of real-time harmonies to accompany you in glorious polyphony. If you’re looking to generate a more complex vocal output, you can also elicit up to eight simultaneous voices of harmony through MIDI.
Now, if harmonizing with your voice was all this processer did, that would be enough. However, there’s more: The processor also provides a mic preamp with phantom power, anti-feedback functionality, built-in effects with large buttons for easy instantiation, editable remote presets, and much more.
If that was all this processor did, then that would be enough. But, of course, there’s more: The Perform-VK is also a 4-in/8-out USB interface, allowing you to capture multitrack recording. There’s also onboard pitch correction, which helps you sound more in tune, should want to access it. So, if something like this piques your fantasy, feel free to stop by our physical or online locales and pick one up.
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