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TC-Helicon Harmony-G

Vocal Processor from TC-Helicon belonging to the VoiceTone series

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Published on 07/17/08 at 04:15
Little effect: several types of reverb and a slap, but not really buy it for that.
- A button "tone", which makes the voice more intelligible to the mix (subtle but if you believe, we feel)
- A button "double", which doubles your voice and thickens a little (not bad)
- And especially two harmony voices

XLR connectors for the voice, the guitar jack. Alim provided (12 V)

UTILIZATION

Relatively simple setup
Editing sounds is simple, if you know what you want, the manual is clear and not too big (but have to get the VF site TC if you do not know the language of Shakespeare)
If you put all the knobs in the center (with the exception of the gain of course), it makes well.

Its presets can Save (5 choices)

SOUND QUALITY

Realistic effects: means the harmonies (all adjustable in proportion / lead vocals)
I used auto mode, drive by the guitar and the least we can say is that it's easy to get a result.
Must not place everywhere, but it is related to harmony voices, not the beast itself.
There is a choice between two bands that can activate or not. Each harmony voice can be a fifth, the third, above or below the octave (one above and one below) and a basic votes, which contains the lowest note played to scratch (and quite original one)

The result is pretty convincing, if used sparingly (otherwise it drunk). The voices are quite natural

Importantly, the sound of the guitar is not changed, it just gets placed on the effects of the voice (except the harmony of course)

OVERALL OPINION

I use the last two weeks at home in solo and repeat with the group (where this is my scratch rhythm that is connected to the party scratching)

The sounds are good, and there is no chorus, it enhances well at the right time.
it's quite expensive (just under € 300 Pigale) but for what it does, it's really not bad.

A few caveats:
- You could have a separate volume for each harmony voice
- The rocker channel A / B button to use the same footing as the preset change, not too convenient, especially if it is fairly busy singing and playing the guitar at that time (easy to get lost a little , but hey, there are faster to where it is)
- We can only get into the presets (there are only 5, but a second button would have been cool)

Some impressions in no particular order
I used in rehearsal with the group by placing a TC-Voice Correct front, for less risk to sing false (because if the main voice is wrong, the other and there is also the cata). it was going rather well
From experience, we just moderately driver with a guitar crunch. May need to not push the saturation if you want the pedal recognition agreements.
You really have to ring major or minor scratches to the unambiguous (note agreements poorly made), otherwise the harmony part on the middle finger every time.
I have not yet found a way to make a true bypass, but I have read the doc about it (for the moment when the harmonies are off, we still have the effects and dubbing)
Must adapt his singing and avoid arrivals "soft" on the notes: If we do this, it really poo in harmonies.
Should trigger the effect after the approval of scratches, if the bug unclear on how to start and the result can be Heum ... creative?
It is necessarily less diverse than a real choir, because Harmony does not follow the lead voice (while singing a chorus if you can have a real independent partition). But otherwise it fulfills his contract rather flattering.

In the end, for now I'm pretty happy. Will do with the experience if small flats sharps may be one way or another ...