TC-Helicon PERFORM-VE, User Manual

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PERFORM-VE User Manual

XFX Style: SideChain Pumping

SideChain Pumping, Mod 1: Compressor Threshold

SideChain Pumping, Mod 2: Compressor Release Time

5.5  Echo 

Echo is a combined Delay and Reverb processor: Echo effects repeat your voice back to you in various ways and amounts, simulating the effect shouting into a 

mountain range (delay) or very large space (reverb). With Echo turned on, you’ll get delay and reverb combined as you like them.

Echo Style

Echo Style changes the Reverb settings. The LEDs indicators are colored by type: two natural reverbs (Hall & Arena) and two electromechanical reverbs (Spring & Plate). 

Hold style to edit. 

Echo Reverb

The SideChain Pumping Compressor is meant to be used with the LOOPER’s built in drum sequencer. 

When you are playing a beat, the SideChain Compressor will momentarily throttle back (compress) 

the volume of your Lead, MIDI and audio loop mix whenever the drums hit a certain threshold volume. 

This ensures your drums will always stand out in the mix. This effect is also called ‘SideChain Pumping’.

The SideChain Compressor reduces the level of the non-drums audio signal if the 

kick drum mix level exceeds a certain ‘trigger’ threshold value. 

SideChain Pumping Mod 

1 controls this compressor threshold. 

Lower threshold values mean a larger portion of the non-drums audio signal 

is compressed. Hold mod1 to edit. 

Range: -8 dB to -30 dB

SideChain Pumping Mod 2

 controls the Compressor Release Time. It lets you 

define how quickly the compressor acts on an incoming audio signal. When the 

input level falls below the compressor threshold, there is a delay between the 

compressor release and the input signal’s return to full strength. This delay is the 

Release Time, and its amount is indicated on the LED Ring. Hold mod2 to edit. 

Range: 1 ms to 3 seconds

Applies to: LEAD Vocal

MIDI Voices

Echo Reverb

 is a master parameter that simultaneously edits the reverb’s 

decay time and output level. Greater amounts will expand the perceived size of 

your reverberation, so you can make even a small plate reverb sound gigantic if 

you want. Hold reverb to edit.  

Range: 0 to 100%