TC-Helicon PERFORM-VE, User Manual

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PERFORM-VE User Manual

5.  Effects

5.1  Double 

Double simulates the classic “double tracked” studio sound that’s common on 

recordings of all genres. 

Double Style

 selections can include Octave Up and 

Octave Down voices, for an even thicker effect. Hold style to edit.

Double Style

Double Level

Applies to: LEAD Voice

Double Level

 changes the amount 

of doubled voice, relative to your 

lead vocal. Hold level to edit. 

On the ring, Level is indicated by one 

up to all LEDs lit, in the color of the 

current style.  

Range: Off, -10 to 0 dB

5.2  Morph

Applies to:  LEAD Voice  

(Shift & Gender),

MIDI Voice (Mode & Style)

“Morphing is a special effect in motion pictures and animations that changes (or morphs) one image or shape into another through a seamless transition. Most often it 

is used to depict one person turning into another through technological means or as part of a fantasy or surreal sequence.” (Wikipedia)
Perform-VE’s Morph effect does exactly this to your voice: you can morph your lead voice into a giant, a mouse, or a spaced out alien (and beyond) using the Shift and 

Gender parameters, while also morphing your MIDI voices into choirs of angels, robots, zombies or whatever you dream up using the Mode and Style parameters.

Morph Style
Morph Style

 sets the MIDI Voices to be either Notes harmony voices or Synth Vocoder voices. There are two styles of Notes harmony (natural or warp), and eight 

different Synth Vocoder styles to choose from.

Notes

Notes harmony voices are created from either your own voice, or a VS Synthesis sample (vocal sample synthesis) that you create with Perform-VE’s innovative new 

VS Synthesis

 sampler technology (covered later in this manual). 

Formants are the unique resonant frequencies that give your voice its characteristic sound. When set to 

Natural

 operation, the Notes Harmony voices will retain the 

formant characteristics of your lead vocal. When set to 

Warp

, the voices will have their formant characteristics expanded or compressed depending on the actual 

MIDI notes you play, making for tonal transformations that are striking, unexpected and possibly unreal sounding when compared to the original. Try it and hear for 

yourself!

Notes Natural

 is the default mode for Perform-VE’s MIDI Voices. As long as MORPH and SAMPLE are turned off, you will hear natural shifted harmony voices whenever 

you vocalize and send MIDI Notes to Perform-VE.
When MORPH is turned on, the MIDI Voice mode changes to reflect the MORPH Style – you can keep the MIDI Voices Natural, make them Warped, or replace them with 

Synth Vocoder voices as you see fit.