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Post by oliver101 on Jan 10, 2014 12:50:06 GMT
I have recently started cheating on the audience. A friend of mine has been using a pitch correction device live for a while and I have always thought it wrong to do so in a live situation. He persuaded me to try the unit before Christmas and I was so impressed I went out and bought one.
I have bought a TC Helicon Mic Mechanic, it is so simple to use and makes a hell of a difference to the sound. I have had people come up to me and say 'have you bought a new microphone, you sound better'.
It really does make you sing in tune and sounds perfectly natural in use.
Does anyone else use a similar item in a live situation?
Ian
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Post by Sequenzzer on Jan 10, 2014 13:14:08 GMT
Ian,
Yes there are times when I use the pitch correction feature on my TC Helicon Voiceworks. I use it sparingly and also with lower settings as too much will produce an over the top "robotic" sound that distracts from the original sound. It's "ok" to have inconsistencies in your voice from time to time,nobody's perfect,we are all just human,you know?
I personally would bet on a silver dime that a large number of these professional singers when they perform are using auto tune to some degree(live on the stage,and even sometimes in the studio on their recordings) It's just so much easier for the recording engineer as well,then to go in and fix all those little hiccup problems when you can do it in just one or two takes with the autotune...Majority of the audience doesn't know,doesn't want to know,but all they know is it sounds fantastic,and that artist is a really fine singer. Good for the artist trying to sell his or her stuff.
I like to use it when I have a complicated vocal piece with a lot up down vocal changes I'm trying to perform,and I can't do it on my own. Other than that,I don't use it...I mainly and consistently use the "thicken" feature on the unit to place chorus on my voice as it is,and it seems to work out very well for me for what I do in my act.
Take Care
Mike
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Post by frankie on Jan 10, 2014 13:59:14 GMT
Try note mode with your voice turned off,perfect pitch without a robotic Bieber
sound.
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Post by ziggy on Feb 9, 2014 17:09:08 GMT
Is the TC Helicon midi controlled or freestanding? That is, can you plug a mic straight in to get harmonies?
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Post by Lloyd Starling on Feb 9, 2014 19:15:18 GMT
Is the TC Helicon midi controlled or freestanding? That is, can you plug a mic straight in to get harmonies? Both...You can also use a foot pedal to press through preprogrammed harmony structures in time with your song as it progresses. |
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Post by oliver101 on Feb 12, 2014 13:19:51 GMT
Ziggy,
The mic mechanic is purely a reverb/delay/pitch correction unit. It doesn't have harmonies in it, other items in the TC Helicon range will add harmonies, but not this unit. For the money it is a brilliant piece of kit though, I am going to record with the unit next week so I will post something for you to hear. Like most effects units, I think they should be used to enhance your voice not control it by saturating the voice in reverb or delay.
I think it is the best value piece of kit I own.
Ian
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Post by ziggy on Feb 12, 2014 14:09:56 GMT
Sorry Ian, I got my lines crossed a bit there, I was thinking of Voiceworks, which does have harmonies, I was just curious as to how they work. You are spot on, of course, when you say ANY effects should only be used to enhance, I heard a girl the other week who sounded like she was singing in the Alps, so much echo, lol.
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