Usb Audio; Midi Implementation - TC-Helicon PERFORM-VK User Manual

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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 at
products/perform-vk/support/
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
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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.