TC Helicon Harmony Singer 2 - Huw's Reviews

If you like the sound of my song 'Stone Cole Killer', check out the video: • STONE COLD KILLER - Or...
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Yeah, I probably should have said in the video that I wouldn't usually use my foot to twiddle the knobs, but I thought that was so blindingly obvious I didn't need to. With recording equipment around me - mic stand, tripod etc, I couldn't reach down to change. Come on guys, I might be an idiot, but I'm not that daft.
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00:00 Intro - reverb & tone
02:41 Harmoniser
05:08 Sample - Killer
05:45 Sample - Cleopatra
06:30 Final thoughts

[@frankoconnor8141]

At last, a nice sensible non hysterical review of a product, clearly & calmly explained, at a normal pace. I`ve had my eye on one of these for a while now, but I really needed to see a review like this one first, and now that I have, I`ll probably buy one now. Thanks Hew. 😎🎸

[@nickpridding3435]

Felt washers under the dials stops them spinning so freely 😉

[@jakevintson4786]

You just changed my life

[@bjl1000]

There's actually a little person in the box.

[@balkansavage]

😂

[@bwekebud271]

😄😄😄

[@dgmike1]

99% Perspiration Hahaha!

[@ottofurst4063]

That is what I was wondering about when I was a kid. I asked myself how all those little people fit in the radio receiver to deliver the various programs...

[@brucerawsthorne1338]

I believe you ,honestly

[@davidhilderman]

Fantastic review! Auto gain in these pedals is actually 2 mic pre-amps each going into their own Analog to Digital Converter (ADC). One of these pres is high gain, the other is low gain. The DSP in the product selects between the two digital streams depending on which is optimal. The first product that I know of to first use this input scheme is a $9000 Neumann Digital microphone. It results in about 126dB input SNR.

[@luxocamper1]

I've used one for a couple of years now. You've got to be careful of those knobs twisting out of place - best to take a last look at them before starting a song. A VERY special little-known effect happens when you sing a HARMONY PART and have it harmonize to that part: it comes up with a really-sweet-but-odd harmony. I often use this feature when singing my harmony part in a duo with another person singing 'lead'.

[@scottyg222]

I use a harmonizor with a keyboard and I used to have the same issue of it singing a major harmony when I was playing a minor chord. What I figured out was if I played less notes on the keyboard when I played a minor key, it would sing perfect minor harmony every time! (example) If I played a Dm - d, f, and a - with my right hand it would sing an f# harmony note trying to force the chord to D major. But if I only played d and f notes with my right hand, it would sing a perfect D minor harmony! 100% of the time! The same can be done on the guitar by muting notes. Takes a little practice, but it works!

[@thepiperofsimms9974]

Thank you. I bet you are a real good performer. Good Luck from Yuma, Arizona.

[@bordertown6445]

Hey same! Small world.

[@Equalshares]

That sounds really good. I think I might get this pedal

[@dustwavethemusic]

Love your voice man.

[@bigtorrisi]

This guy has a nice voice, nice guitar too, mellow, and crisp. Well played.

[@logowatchman]

Nice job. Thanks for doing this.

[@claeshedstrom4413]

Good songs, well done, mate!

[@marnikennedy2271]

Nice review. Its a great pedal. Im hoping H.S 3 they make it where you can make all the changes with your feet. Instead of having to go to the ground to make a change. And like u said its easy to bump a knob and change the setting. Think it is about time for them to come out with the H.S. 3. Good vid.

[@SeptemberChild]

Is it possible to use it for studio recording? Like so: I plug a pre recorded instrument instead of the guitar (so it can "read" the chords and create harmonies) and record vocal harmonies in my DAW?

[@nedmodelo1988]

What a great review and video. I've watched a few vids on this pedal looking for specific info and finally, you knocked it out of the park. The eloquence of speech delivered with the British accent was spot on mate. (Haha) Last but not least, the song performances were quite good. If those are your tunes, I'm thoroughly impressed. Hell I'm impressed regardless. Later dude.

[@jamesmilton8765]

The mark one version does have an input control and that works well. I don't know why they deleted it. I have mine on a pedal board and the guitar input comes off a doubled reverb pedal output, the other socket hooked into the next guitar pedal. This means you can do anything on the guitar regarding tone and the HC still gets a clean input.

[@paulandregosselin6731]

Great review! Thanks a lot.

[@markwheatley7977]

Great review thanks

[@rogerwhite5061]

Great video ! I noticed how you adjust the knobs with your toe and wanted to say that there is a clip on device thats made ( and I'm sorry I dont remember the name of it or I'd put in a link ) that would make doing that a lot easier especially when on stage and having to do it on the fly especially having to sing AND play guitar , you wouldn't have to dedicate so mch of yor attention looking down while adjusting . Thank you again for creating such a great and informative video , I didnt know this existed and it came up as a suggestion , now I'm glad I clicked on this. Keep up the great work

[@howdy000]

I love this fx. THIS and the tc hellion c1 ( auto tune) are a must for all producers and ppl wanting to play around with their vocals. Love🙌🍻

[@sean-xm9661]

Auto tune is a wimp way of singing...ala current pip stars whom are truly fake...mariah, taylor,etc & all the boys...lame O studio puppets who rely on ghost writers...

[@howdy000]

@@sean-xm9661 damn, so much hate... this fx is a fun tool for ppl who enjoy messing around and experimenting in the studio. I'm not bothered by 'fake pip stars' who get famous just by using this fx and pass themselves off as musicians, I'm all about having fun with music and this fx is a fun one.

[@backingtrackguys]

Just bought it !!!! It’s amazing !!!!

[@mrgolem2044]

I like it in spite of the fact that I miss delay options and other effects like chorous or flanger✌🏼

[@joyapenny]

Awesome review! Thank you for that! I'm looking for a good Harmony Pedal...Have you used the TC Helicon Play Acoustic? Which one would you recommend?

[@vaporman442]

It should actually be fairly easy to add a circuit to remove the guitar bleed since the guitar signal is fed into the pedal. You could just create a ‘noise print’ from that signal and remove it from the mix. Similar to the way noise canceling headphones work.

[@hypersmudge1]

Nice review! Thanks.

[@brucesengstock2919]

Good review, your guitar sounds great too! Is it a Taylor? And what is pedal going to?

[@PMJugwunth]

A really fantastic harmonizer. It would have been much more convenient if the instrument had 3 foot pedal controls.

[@nobrakes3765]

Fun tunes! good demo

[@bencross2976]

Huw can you tell me if this pedal changes your giutar tone at all? I went away from using these type of vocal pedals because they thinned out my guitar tone way too much?

[@davestarns]

UPDATE: The distortion issue was fixed by a firmware update. I applied it to mine, and did a gig with it last week. So far, so good!

[@kevincosgrove948]

Dave Starns Ditto. I sent mine back to the company and they did the firmware update. Used it for 2 gigs and so far so good

[@salsabiah]

The sound effect is very good, such as recording voice. Better then system mixer easy to carry. I like it.

[@ottmarcifuentes6752]

Dios malos excellent choice in song

[@tonytotten408]

Nice little pedal Gona get one 👍👌

[@undergroundunlimited2282]

Huw, what songs are you singing in this review. I found your music on soundcloud through this review. Great stuff bro!

[@petertompkins7664]

You’re very talented with your feet. Lol

[@doktorjfeelgood]

"Thanks for that review.. I have the Harmony Singer 1.. & was looking @ upgrading to HS 2..because of the battery component ..but after your review..I'll stay with the 1..& when I do upgrade..I will buy the "Voicelive 3".. As you suggested.. There are a few more tricks on the "Voicelive 3".. I use the HS 1 exclusively for busking..& use the TC Helicon "Voicetone Harmony GX-T".. On stage for my solo act..& find this harmony pedal suits my needs..I found it very hard to use to begin with..as there are so many settings on the GX-T.. & of course.. Performing solo in busy pub bars & full on clubs.. It was difficult to arrange a rep with harmonies..but after time spent on winking on the GX-T.. Finally came to grips with it..& I did learn the hard way with harmonisers.. The trick is.."Less..is better than more"..& I was ok after this.. I mainly use this in cafe..Beach club gigs & smaller quiter functions where. Can use it during my "Eagles set"..& ELVIS.. Jimmy Buffett etc..& do not use it much when I'm hammering out ACDC & Guns n Roses rock..as my pub crowd is singing the lyrics with me.. Many thanks for your demo.. That was great.."Keep On Rockin".. Doc J Feelgood.. Surfers Paradise..Gold Coast.. Australia..😊🎸🎙🎩😎

[@jasongray2431]

doktorjfeelgood Since you have experience using this with rock music, how does it handle a distorted guitar? Does it throw the pedal off if you're playing hard rock and singing forcefully?

[@byromtaylor6482]

@@jasongray2431 you can preset all songs and store them ready on a usb card thingy voicelive 3 so you dont need to press a sausage but its a ball ache to carry around sold my bread bin ...got me a simple peddle as i could not be bothered with everythiing on it. only used my fav setting

[@marksc1929]

...great review....thx mate "

[@richardstade2907]

I use mine to make my three piece band sound big. I am the only singer but with this I can have backup at the push of a button. Use mostly with 3rd above. I am on my second unit. Wore the switch out on my first one.

[@patrickbuzzo1970]

If I want to record my voice with the Helicon, and instead to use a real instrument, I connect the previous tracks already recorded (for example, rhythm guitar,bass,drums ),can this pedal recognize the chords of the music previously recorded, and so I can record my voice with this harmonizer?

[@robfriedrich2822]

Is this with autogain? Some of these vocal stompboxes has in early version no autogain. Does the Harmony Singer automatic vibrato? One time I made the mistake to feed the TC Helicon I had with a processed voice. Compression made crosstalk better audible and the TC tried to harmonize this. Low cut eliminated the fundamentals - the TC Helicon was sounding like the vocal harmony in Yamaha keyboards.

[@adielmx6501]

I need this!!

[@allanjohnson6202]

Great review! You should do a review on the BeatBuddy -- great kit for a singer songwriter

[@iseeu-fp9po]

I'm really impressed! It sounds pretty darn good! Does it choose intervals itself?

[@nwr613]

You have that choice by the first knob: the dot is the melody which you sing and the lines above and below the dot dictate whether you want a 5th below and a third above or 3rd and 5th below etc etc. Each click gives you a different voicing. Depending on what chords you play on your guitar, it will give you major, minor, dim, or augmented.

[@KLRCAT]

I'm thinking of getting this for my pedal board and putting it before my volume pedal so I can play my electric to control the harmonies without the electric going through the system. My one question is how well do the harmonies work with a clean (No effects, pre amp, compressor etc) electric guitar signal?

[@christianstanleychaconbarquero]

thanks for your review quick question. what happens if you use it without the guitar with the armonizer? what tune will it get. or is it required to work with a guitar chord all the time ?

[@rovincebelasco3128]

How about if i use keyboards?

[@BrendanYoungMusic]

On the Voicetone H1, the harmony pedal from them that I've been using for several years, you have the option to set it to use a certain key, or your guitar through-put to determine keys. On this, it seems to be missing that option, so I'd assume they just made it where it is simply ALWAYS pulling the key from the chords played? That would only make sense...

[@byromtaylor6482]

if you took a feed from your backing trax from your monitor out on desk and used that instead of guitar it would in theory work the same way ...but not just from a mic ...

[@DaveDG]

Hey mate! Nice songs, can you post the links to listen to them? :D

[@dolak1919]

Nice shoe review

[@DragonSlayer-hw8wl]

The Harmonizer - a small choir for everyone!

[@AmritZoad]

Hi! Which mic for vocals do you use? Really nice sound! Feels HIGH QUALITY!

[@RalphCunanan]

Loved your review! And the songs you sang are awesome. Can i get the titles and the artists of the songs? You're great man! More power to you!

[@BarryWarne]

what do the two 1/4" jacks do? I get the XLR connections. Does the guitar in/out help with the vocal harmony? Maj/Min and so on?

[@RalphCunanan]

HS2 detects the chords you play, the harmonies are based on the chords you play.

[@jamesmilton8765]

The jacks are for guitar in and out.

[@greendrinkguy1882]

excellent review, i wish they would consult you before making any more products..

[@5va]

Does this work with a keyboard 🎹 ??? Or only guitar? And are there harmonizers out there that can be used with keyboards? 🎹?

[@theviolinkat6146]

Do you think I could use this pedal with backing tracks, to harmonize my violin? I don’t sing, but I am looking to harmonize the melody on my violin as I play over backing tracks.

[@Jim68930]

Loved it, what was the name of the last song?

[@fredcoombs9870]

Hello Huw, Thanks for the review I have now purchased one of these units, Could you tell me please if its ok to use the same 9v power supply that I have for the TC Helicon duplicator?

[@moseslombe3936]

Hello, Sir. In what sequence would you connect this with say the Ditto x2 and both the mic and guitar to the Bose S1 pro? Thank you

[@Hooverdarnit]

I'm going to buy one of these but I can see the temptation to over use it. The last thing I want to do is sound like the Gatlin brothers in every song I play. I'll be using the ON/OFF button a lot.

[@SonnetGomes]

Does it work without a guitar plugged in? I just need something that would allow Octave high and low?

[@thakurgurung6001]

Hi Huw, do you know what the black button on the left hand side is for, next to the guitar output?

[@YODA68]

Your Singing is Great! I have several of the TC Helicon vocal products and really feel they still can’t duplicate the human voice with their Harmony features... It doesn’t sound “normal” or “natural” Sounds more like Chipmunks 🐿 or Gulps of air from Helium 🎈 - They should at least delay the harmonies so they don’t ride on top of each other... Still waiting for a product that duplicates my singing with backup... 👎🏻🎤 - ✌🏻🌺 ALOHA 😎

[@yungdaggerdick508]

this is so beautiful i wanna cry

[@easaav1]

I have it and I really love it!

[@jburchi1499]

How much does it cost?

[@borselle]

hey is this pedal still working for you? I am considering buying but seeing lots of reviews where it crapped out after a few months of use.

[@canadiankin]

Great review. Does it come with any of the plugs and cords?

[@kiskadar69]

No, it doesn't.

[@Stevesoffthecouch]

I did a gig yesterday.The musician following me had tis unit.He used it basically with thirds for harmony.He didn’t over use it and it sounded great. Do you find any db loss on the guitar running thru this?

[@Stevesoffthecouch]

Jered Mckenna thx. I don’t have have a pedal board. I ‘m pretty much stripped down. Taylor 814ce into this unit or my TC Play Acoustic into Bose T1 mixer/Bose L1B2.. I bought this because i could use it with the batteries along with my Bose S1 Pro which also has a battery allowing me to play outside without ac power.

[@SLTTVBR]

Hi.. It works for human voice only with a harmony instrument connected? Thanks...

[@Neil-Aspinall]

So can this pedal be used for recording with a feed of the guitar already recorded feeding into the pedal as a guide only, will this work properly?

[@jamesmilton8765]

Never done that but it should work.

[@sandeeptalreja103]

May I know which recording device your using ...cause it sounds extremely powerful ..super clear excellent

[@danielmok3762]

Sandeep Talreja I wouldn’t be surprised if it’s Shure SM7B microphone

[@grupofuerzam]

Is there a pedal anywhere out there that only adds One more voice as a harmomy? All of them seem to do like 2 more voices.

[@MUSICAMARCADIABLO]

This one does that ! (Like a duet) but I have a bad experience with it it breaks easily but when it works is great

[@Jason_Drew]

I have the TC Helicon singer 2 but I don't hear much if a pitch correction, or Harmony, working with whatever guitar chords I'm playing. I have it in the 2nd position of my pedal chain after the guitar tuner. Could this be affecting it's ability to process what key I'm in?

[@LonskiBig]

........Sounds cool.......

[@scootergreen3]

This is amazing! I want one!

[@jadeleatherby6478]

Does it have an octave up and down vocal?

[@akissourbis2425]

Nice guitar!

[@marvinstarr6399]

Yeah the song sounds like a fine wine is supposed to taste.

[@plinkbottle]

Mazing

[@felixosabel4433]

Nice, do you think it is. Ok to add a drummer pedal after this?

[@John83118]

The clarity and profundity of this content are striking. A book with related subjects enriched my knowledge. "A Life Unplugged: Reclaiming Reality in a Digital Age" by Theodore Blaze

[@leonardolosacco8537]

if instead of the guitar, I put in any sound source that has a harmony, will the choruses of the pedal still recognize the right notes to play?

[@annaleemuse6627]

Do you have to have a guitar plugged into it, or can you just use the microphone?

[@MathsYknow]

I think it bases the harmonies on the chords which the guitar is playing. I'm guessing that without the guitar, it wouldn't know what key to harmonise in or whether to use a major or minor scale, so it couldn't really work. The same company produce a similar product called the Voicetone H1 Intelligent Harmony Pedal, where you have the option to manually select the key of your song so it can harmonise with you without needing a guitar input.

[@annaleemuse6627]

@@MathsYknow Yes, I got one but took it back. I am getting the Boss one that you can select the Key or use a guitar. I like the extra options. More expensive though

[@lawrencerasmus]

how long do the batteries last I have the previous model and use a battery pack with 8 aa batteries and it only lasts about a hour. Thanks

[@nedoscarsandfishingvideos5500]

Lawrence Rasmus 6 aaa 8 to 12 h

[@tommystroupe1289]

You can plug it in also.thats what I do mostly

[@Zarfilms2007]

I had two of these and in the middle of gigs after leaving the stage for a break when you come back after not singing the vocals stutter like crazy on both units it has to do with auto gain shutoff the only solution is to power off and back on. the original Harmony singer with the gain control knob on the side is a better unit and does not have this inherent issue i returned both new ones and bought a used 1st generation, difficult to deal with mid song at a packed club.

[@young_dan_kee]

Wait, so you can’t separate guitar/vocal volume. Like I couldn’t eq my vocals separately from my guitar via my soundboard ?

[@n.f.lcobra6878]

i have the c 1 and i want them all cus i cant decide on what i need for my life and theres a fact bout me lol o im takin little steps... i have had the c1 for years but it feel like sumtin is missin so im takin time to go thru all of them

[@5493ryanboyce]

Do you have a setup video for this? I have an acoustic guitar and an acoustic amp but I don't know what else I need to buy it to be able to use this

[@JTB--]

Harmonic Vocals sound pretty natural compared to some other pedals which sound kind of Robotic/Un-Natural

[@lucaslopez6371]

How does it work with a keyboard or an electric piano?

[@sosanglkr2552]

@ 1:47 think Someone's shoe needs reapair..lol

[@m5ragasajo935]

I bought two of these but my 5 guitars did not work. When I plugged my guitars directly to my Amos it worked. My mic working well. Thoughts!

[@IvanSDizon460]

I have tc harmony singer 1 , and its great, almost perfect, i should wish if has additional knob for panning if knob turn left natural voice , on center balance natural voice and harmony and turn right only the harmomy voice ..it will be great instructional how to sing perfect harmony placement ..

[@borselle]

hey is this pedal still working for you? I am considering buying but seeing lots of reviews where it crapped out after a few months of use.

[@IvanSDizon460]

@@borselle if you have a lot of money buy the Play Acoustic .but if your money is way below s200. buy it .the harmony wont let you down.. those people dont play any chords on guitar of course they will say its a crap, because the harmonies rely on the construction of your chords..

[@LeeOades]

That's pure sorcery! Very clever.

[@greengolfkid]

great review, I am about to buy one, I love the songs and shall be going through your soundcloud to find them when I can. I would like to know which song it is at 5:47 if you can let me know? excellent.

[@finnlorien]

greengolfkid Cleopatra - The Lumineers

[@allyguitar7910]

So we need to connect Mike and guitar in the inputs right??

[@thepretender9392]

Can you only Resch the harmonising Effect if you also play an Instrument or does it work with solo voice too?

[@ToddLorencUkuleleMusic]

You have to input a guitar

[@byromtaylor6482]

@@ToddLorencUkuleleMusic or take a feed from a backing track from pa ? monitor headphones out ...should work actually ...it needs music to pick up the right key so can start off in the wrong key . but it is incorrect just to say that it only works with guitar surely?

[@MrFirerobb]

Can this be used for vocals only or does it have to have a guitar plugged in?

[@GarethBell]

The TC Helicon guy (in another video) said you need an instrument plugged in to know what chord the harmonies should belong to. But it doesn't have to be guitar - it can be a bass or a keyboard etc. (Bass may not always tell the difference between major and minor chords though). Probably wouldn't work with Electronic drums plugged in as the instrument😉.

[@byromtaylor6482]

@@GarethBell I dont think this is quite correct - maybe for just a mic if singing without music because it needs to dicscover the key BUT in theory then if you used a backing track and took a line from a mixer eg the monitor out it would recognise the key of the song and work the same way as it would by pluging in a gutar ...should it not?

[@byromtaylor6482]

I cant see why it would not work with a backing track like a guitar if you took a line from a mixer and plugged it in from the line out (monitor or headphones out to the tc helicon the same way as a guitar ...good question . I was wondering the same thing. will try this out myself

[@jamescassidy3995]

Lovely demo dude. ✌️✨ just bought new for £117.

[@angelcastellanosmartinez2412]

It havent got doble voice?

[@chrishodgsonacoustic1854]

The level should never be set to the right of 12 o'clock. Between 10 and 10 and a half tucks those harmonies under your voice and makes them sound less robotic.

[@wordworshipwithjondavidfra5096]

I want to say thank you so much for making this video. Can you tell me because I am a beginner and wanting to start a solo act what else I would need to buy with this pedal. I have a acoustic Takamine guitar with a plug-in on the bottom of it, what microphone do you recommend and just what your feedback in general on my question? Thank you so much! Oh is their Autotune?

[@MARIAANGELAQREBANO]

Can I plug to the keyboard instead ?

[@byromtaylor6482]

how would you rate it next to the TC GTX or Boss VE?

[@drew-lee]

sounds good probably one will get one 😎🔥 3:48 and 5:12 sound so good and the songs themself were too wondering if you could tell the names of the songs...