The TC Helicon Perform-VE

Vocal effects and looping are a lot of fun.
I'm using the TC Helicon Perform VE. Check it out: bit.ly/3572LG4
Apologies to Beardyman and to everyone listening to me try to sing.
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[@WangleLine]

Yellow Means Vocal Processing

[@els1f]

I just subscribed to your channel before clicking on a single video 😄

[@dannycarbona]

I scrolled down to say exactly this.

[@emokarlffm]

"Hard tune and double - I'm in trouble with the law"

[@hazemtmarei]

fav line of all time

[@thames21]

The dry-pan delivery got to me. Recognize myself in him.

[@mrchris999]

Brilliant.

[@dovana32]

haha

[@SLOWburnFERN]

I died XD

[@squarekid]

3 years later and “Hard tune and double, I’m in trouble with the law” still lives in my head.

[@RedMeansRecording]

Ahahah

[@petersirca223]

4:42 Immortal !

[@BackspinZX]

Jeremy before the demo song: "Lol Imma do silly stuff during this whole tech demo" Jeremy during the demo: "Hi here's this serious, hauntingly pretty, Imogen Heap 'Hide And Seek'-style thing I made that you're gonna sit here and rethink your life over while it's happening" Jeremy after the demo: "Lol here have some more weird stuff this thing is fun"

[@B-minus]

Killed that demo at the end!!! I can't wait to hear more vocal tracks from you using this device!!!🖤🖤🤯

[@B-minus]

Seriously. On a second more critical listen it brought a tear to my eye. Keep it up RMR!

[@Jim-mk2oc]

Oooh. Could you put sax into it and do some sweet Bon Iver 22 a million sax harmonising I wonder. Hmm

[@MikeSheehan727]

you could, yeah. this is basically what they use, except they run through an autotune first, tuning everything to a single note, and then through a harmonizer (specifically the Eventide 3000, which is a much more expensive version of the TC-Helicon harmonizers)

[@Jim-mk2oc]

@@MikeSheehan727 Oh nice, cheers. I'll have to give it a try

[@AdmiringObserverR]

Jim can you recommend the song(s) where they do this?

[@MikeSheehan727]

@@AdmiringObserverR the track with sax he's talking about is called "____45_____" and there's another track that uses it on vocals called "715 - CREEKS"

[@EVILJAMARR]

@4:48 “Hard tune and double - I’m in trouble with the law” made me cackle out loud. Hilarious 😂

[@petersirca]

yeah, that and the MF at the end :D

[@cateb9896]

I want to hear straight up video essays with this thing. the new rule is that there's no more speaking on youtube unless it's musical or drowned in effects

[@cateb9896]

(also this is a lovely video and such a fun way to show this off)

[@pentadunk]

F in the chat for the digitX that died after tight ship

[@omekapo]

F

[@pankekeke3544]

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[@Nastalas]

F

[@Xlr8ive]

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[@SirBoopBoop]

F's in chat bois!!!

[@madguy228]

for some reason this really made me want to listen to imogen heap

[@RedMeansRecording]

i can't imagine why :) mmmmm whatcha saaaaaaay

[@JurgendeMooij]

I got Bon Iver Woods vibes

[@tristanawild380]

I believe Imogen Heap used a TC Helicon VoiceLive as the harmonizer for writing Hide&Seek!

[@robertdeacon2232]

@@tristanawild380 Correct, Imogen Heap has been using our stuff for years! She's used Voicelive touch 2 quite a lot live recently as well.

[@tonymason6686]

Hymn of Axiom!

[@drugaruka]

HARDTUNE AND DOUBLE, I'M IN TROUBLE WITH THE LAW

[@Phazerville]

HOLY CRAP, this might be a game changer... Imagine sending MIDI to it from a sequencer or arpeggiator!

[@CharlieTiltonDrums]

Phazerville Arturia keystep! the MIDI controller he’s playing here actually can do both of those things

[@thelabby9998]

That’s the idea… idk the ve but the vk records esch voice in its own channel at DAW…

[@petersirca]

How about Modular sequencing through VCMC or similar into this thing - a game changer indeed !

[@jagojuice9133]

watched this super high was amazing

[@Vandol22]

same bro

[@konopeska]

Russia in deal

[@EnriquePage91]

No better way to make or enjoy music 🔥

[@tomatofly7]

What I loved about this video is that not only did you do a killer job demonstrating the gear's capabilities, it's pretty clear that you had a great time. It made me really want one. No wonder companies are hiring you to review their gear. And bro........that song at the end......bruh (reminds me of 715 - CREEKS). Keep making the things you have fun making.

[@jezwinski]

"I'm a real man" haha! No matter how many times I hear shifted vocals, it's still fun. Great video and I enjoy the goofy stuff. ✌️🧡🎧

[@kristofersknesis]

every now and then i come back to this video if only just to hear the song at the end and it gets me every time

[@RedMeansRecording]

I did a full version of it at the end of this ep: soundvision.bandcamp.com/album/be-the-one

[@bclikesyou]

@@RedMeansRecording This is a really good song, Jeremy.

[@aMoneyYell]

"I'm in TROUBLLLLLLLLLE WITH THE LAWWWWWWW!!!!" (BEST PART 🤣🤣)

[@Miss_Annlaug]

Your having way too much fun with this 😀😅😅😅screw commercials: seeing a fellow adult mess around with this gadget makes me want to buy it soo much more than any regular commercial could😁🤣🤣

[@undomitable]

I have only played acoustic this far but after seeing this I now order the whole set Perform-VE and midi keyboard, microphone, and all! Thanks brother for the great inspiration, have a great Wednesday! Love, M

[@mario_actually]

Goosebumps at the end. Amazing, Jeremy.

[@bencrystalofficial]

@11:19 was absolutely amazing! Sidechaining in combination with vocoded vocals would be such a crazy live effect, I want one of these so bad!

[@lordzor1863]

Your doing amazing man! Even you're small section music is amazing to listen to and even inspiring to those or are on the fence on diving in and testing their music creativity. You inspire me as well. I've studied a bit of music and learned a few instruments. But I really want to get into digital music. It's a bit of a confusing world to step in and you teach and test some of these equipment in such a unique and engaging way. Keep on making videos. Thank you

[@sprb4725]

...when will marc ribbilet get his hands on one of these?

[@JTMusicbox]

I love that you can have a range of options from fine-tuned natural sounds to going full Kelly Watch the Stars! That said, I’m personally a fan of your normal voice.

[@cloud9savagehenry]

A friend had one and it blew my mind. I picked one up on sale. Love these gadgets.

[@iningumusic]

I LOVE THAT DOLL SEATING ON THE CHAIR .....THE DOLL IS A REAL FUN

[@iceberg220]

Though I'm a little late I'd like to leave my word of appreciation for this superb video; I'm waiting for this to be back in stock and meanwhile I needed to know about the features and you absolutely nailed it!

[@shelbywilson4526]

Oh my god... a demo for a vocal effects processor that literally BEGINS WITH SHOWING ME HOW IT SOUNDS Thank you, you kind man.

[@shelbywilson4526]

ahahaha "Now I'm a real man"

[@Zefal77]

This "I'm in trouble with the law" was just out of this place, awesome work !

[@muhdfaizrosli4367]

@12.45 is where the gem shines the most...❤️❤️❤️

[@darksentinel082]

hey, a new RMR video, yay~ my mood has been awful the past couple days and this really improved it~

[@MichaalHell]

I really like my VE. Simple UI and the sample function is super unique.

[@Neonb1bLes]

Loved your hallowed ground song at the end. ❤️

[@kristofersknesis]

came back to hear the performance again. it's real good Jeremy. i don't even sing and i want the VE now.

[@MrBtw999]

LAURIE ANDERSON WAS USING THIS EFFECT BACK IN THE 80s.....VERY COOL....LISTEN TO HER SONG "SUPERMAN" FOR EXAMPLE OF THIS...

[@88Spint]

BEARDYMAN!!! Always so excited to hear the dudes name :D

[@antonhillvall3257]

You turned a tutorial into a musical, love it!

[@thomasmartinscott]

That's exactly the way I would have checked it out. Thanks! That's the quickest way to get a good overview of a new piece of gear.

[@MrStephengaffney]

This was fun to watch I think I might get one of these and sing the Witcher song

[@strangersun7721]

"Hardtune and Double I'm in trouble with the law" is a song I want to hear.

[@docdeezer]

holy shit this is the most entertaining gear vid i’ve ever seen

[@SalvoSongs]

I’m about to be imogen heap with this thing!! Haha very useful video! 😊 thank you!

[@jimonaldo3108]

Jesus, I wanna hear a whole album with this thing on it.

[@MrSpaceWeaselTV]

You had me cracking up, but now I want one of those. Lol

[@Wertibus]

i just listened your whole discography, and now you are in my top 10 fav artists :))

[@O_l3386]

THX for the nice Presentation with showing all those Features esp.midi with Keystep etc, XP It was my buying opinion at least! Got it yesterday and its freakin fun for that price & features ... Peace & Love

[@robg4491]

AMAZING DEMO! When you sang your song? What exactly did you have your settings? It was really good!

[@antoniovandias8653]

Hey Jeremy, thank you so much for the breakdown. Also, your music was beautiful. Big up !

[@Jack_Wolfe]

14:06 "its a long way down" to the truths we all avoid. Think above the~ clouds. And TAKE the fall. ITs a long way down.

[@joycesanders4898]

..profound. 🤔

[@z_supernova]

Damn that vocal performance at the end nearly made me cry... That was beautiful :'(

[@fumarolas]

That's a fun video thanks :) Looks like a fun box, well thought of, just wish it had some sort of Glide/Transition Rate (like harmony engine), that makes transitions between chords super pretty when harmonizing on the keyboard..

[@mykey39]

Could I connect this to my PA system? Actually I have a wireless 4 mic system that connects to two speakers. I would like to use the effects on the wireless mics for karaoke.

[@OldCowboySongs525]

Finally a video that shows how to kill the damn looper on this thing- thank you!

[@JohnLozo]

3:34 You found the 100 gecs tone, well done!

[@HolyHoly_music]

I am not sure if i want that effect or i am just in love in Your melodies! ❤

[@danielacasavola]

you are amazing thanx for the practicity

[@mandalaboeg]

Does this have a vocoder setting without connecting to an instrument?

[@davidhilderman]

yes. it can hardtune you voice and vocode using analog modeled waveforms

[@isaakhaley4471]

You are not helping with my GAS. Wonderful video, I think i'm going to purchase one right now

[@sydneylane7886]

this really made me laugh and i love how it made me laugh

[@compl3xityj0nes27]

do not ever get high and watch this you’ll be laughing for hours

[@michael_caz_nyc]

Great Demo. Very Informative. Powerful Unit. Enjoyed it.

[@eastsideeddie]

Is this like the old school vocoders at all where you have to play MIDI notes into it to tell it what to sing or is it a unit that will generate harmony based on your voice alone? I have the Digitech Vocalist 2 and I have to play MIDI into it to trigger the device. And it takes a very precise touch to play slightly before your voice triggers the sound. The type that will just create voices triggered solely on your voice calls for VERY precise pitch singing. I have a Roland Boss VE-2 and when you use that for harmony, if you are off a few cents, the harmonies are off a few cents too and it sounds horrible. What I did once was play the MIDI parts into a DAW and then just sang during playback. That gave me the chance to manipulate the MIDI to where the note on message was slightly before the voice was going to trigger the vocoder so there wasn't any envelope on the start of the words. When you can just hold down a chord and sing, it's fine. But when the chord pattern moves with the lyrics, your key presses have to be DEADLY anticipated or every note of harmony comes out like you stuttered. The next thing I will try is to play the vocoder out into the Roland in and see how that works. But not today. Football is starting!!! Interested to know more, and to hear you actually use it rather than try to cram everything silly it can do into a 15 minute video. Do you have any videos up where you used it during a serious recording that you might use on a CD?

[@RedMeansRecording]

You need to feed it midi notes OR it will apparently use a microphone on the unit to detect music playing in the room and do it for you I guess.

[@eastsideeddie]

@@RedMeansRecording Okay so it primarily works like the DIgitech units do. With a touch of the more modern options added in. As I got old and don't sing every day I have kind of lost it so using my voice as the pitch source is not a good thing these days. I need to play around with combining the Digitech and the Roland and see what I can come up with. Thanks for responding.

[@thelabby9998]

The vk has aux input getting chords from complex material (whole songs) and delaing the playing so the harmonies get prepared for you singing in time and tune. If you need a basic backing track based and improvisation is avoided then I bet that’s the best approach.

[@saintbabylon7250]

What sounds a lil weird to you is hyper pop/glitch core. Can't wait for mine to come in finally found a sweet effects pad for my baby alien voice swag raps

[@freesongsmusic]

That is a great presentation, you have a very good voice too. Good job!

[@jeremyrandall7228]

Dude! you got me with that snipet at 12:30, pure magic. lol

[@KWMusiq17]

pretty sure this dude is the reason these things can't be found anymore

[@RonnieTheFish]

That song at the end was killer bro..

[@ScoopexUs]

"I can be whatever the fuck this is". This is definitely the voice box for me :D Oh, BTW. Thanks for the best video on the Internet.

[@fredacuneo5180]

Great demo - thanks. This VE is a big improvement over the other very disappointing boxes in the perform series.

[@AI3JeWelz]

This reminds me so much of Justin Vernon. Especially Woods by Bon Iver

[@loopop]

This video made my jetlag way more fun

[@ivanjosephmurray605]

Thanks Matthew, very cool little device and well demonstrated.....trying to decide which vocal processor could be the one for me....this one might just be it!

[@RachelKCollierRKC]

Jeremy you brilliant person 💜💜💜💜💜💜💜

[@Oliver_Hallowee]

Okay I guess I have to have one. Once I have this I'll be able to truly make the craziest sounds

[@rolandsimpson1480]

Hallowed ground song... very emotional. really beautiful... would love to hear full tracked polished recording of it. would buy that...

[@RedMeansRecording]

Will work on it!

[@UnfinishedIdeas]

@@RedMeansRecording YAY! I keep coming back to this video just to listen to that performance. It hits all the sensitive spots for me right now. Also would want to make my own mix using these vocals

[@JohanWave]

Yeah this is so much fun! Have to use a harmonizer and make some freaky synthpop. Great video! 🎧✨

[@nickyjames1132]

Nice demo, nice wee tune at the end too

[@chris.dillon]

11:23 - Hit of the summer

[@greenrobot5]

I have the regular Helicon Perform V, would you say this one is better?

[@ms_needle]

I had this device really liked it but then it suddenly started freezing out of nowhere have you experienced anything like this? I really liked it but had to send it back :(

[@robertkielty5094]

Tight Ship sinks Lips output processor. Look it's been a long day. It's the best I can do. I might revisit this. Carry on.

[@doppelganger8659]

Beautiful song near the end, really

[@Funkbutterfly]

Did you release that track on the end? Loved it.

[@RedMeansRecording]

Yeah sort of. It's the final track on my Be the One EP: soundvision.bandcamp.com/album/be-the-one Also on all streaming services

[@user-js1fq5ke3j]

i've been shanking after listening your vocals. omg bruh

[@Rustik1722]

Not sure how long I can do this....lol. Price?

[@METROPOLITAN_INTENT]

So you have to play the keyboard for it to come up/recognize the singing note?

[@dervogelrockt]

This was hilarious and informative at the same time. I love it.

[@shoshanasadia9263]

I am interested in purchasing the Perform V Pro in black, primarily for its harmony feature, which I understand can be accessed through the Smart app. However, I would like clarification on whether this harmony feature can be utilized during a live set. Could you please confirm if the Smart app allows for real-time harmony adjustments during live performances? Alternatively, I am considering the PERFORM-VE model in yellow, which includes a looper function. However, I would only require this unit for vocal performance alongside a backing track, and I do not need the guitar or loop functions. Ideally, I am seeking a vocal effects unit that provides delay, reverb, doubles, harmony, and, if possible (though not essential), hard tune capabilities. I would greatly appreciate any guidance or recommendations you can provide to help me make an informed decision.

[@AtomkeySinclair]

Holy crapola - I had no idea that my Roland VT-4 would let midi in do auto-tune. I saw you playing the keyboard, stopped - grabbed a midi cable and plugged it into my DM12 and freaked out. ROFL - I never use that voice gadget - and now I'm going to be goofing with it the rest of the day... Sheesh - RTFM right? I'm paused at 5:41 - I'll have to come back and watch the remainder of the video - but hey, subbed now.

[@Dandelunar]

Hello! Great tutorial and explanation about the perform ve! How do we turn it off. Just unplug it?

[@forestaeon]

THAT OUTRO IS A BOP

[@baddesigner]

its like the Low Anthem in the future. lovely stuff jeremy.

[@hurtmerch]

That sir is fucking awesome

[@Thekyaxxnation365]

With the Perform VE, do you need to play a MIDI keyboard to make it work??? Because I want this solely for singing

[@bouncyspring6274]

9:30 Andrew Huang is that you?

[@TheGrayMann]

Sounds like you had a lot of fun doing this.

[@ahzootube]

I always wanted to produce house music with vocals but I cant sing now I found the solution! Oh wait Yaeji did it already....

[@Neceros]

13:00 and on sounds like Imogen heap

[@iKrizNL]

Props for the beardyman plug 👌 we all want his setup 😂

[@eng2005]

Hi, if my midi controller only has a usb output, how can I connect it to this perform ve midi input?