TC-Helicon Mic Mechanic 2

Ostin tämän lähinnä treenejä ja pikkukeikkoja ajatellen laulumikkini jatkeeksi. Laitteen käyttö on hyvin yksinkertaista ja äänenlaadullisesti kaiut ja delay ovat riittävän hyviä. Polkimella voi näppärästi naputtaa delayn biisin tempoon sopivaksi.

Myös vireenkorjaus toimii huomaamattomasti, kun asettaa potikan noin klo 12 kohdalle tai hieman alle. Nuottikorvatonta laulajaahan tämä ei pelasta, mutta korjaa nätisti hienoisia virheitä.

Rakenteeltaan pedaali on muiden TC:n purkkien veroinen, eli luultavasti kestää käyttöä siinä missä kitarapedaalitkin. Kaiken kaikkiaan tämä on laulajalle aika must laite pienille keikoille, joissa ei ole miksaajaa salin puolella viilaamassa saundia. Hintakaan ei ole kynnyskysymys. Suosittelen!

Ostin toisen identtisen- toinen kiinteästi treeniksellä, toinen keikkasetissä- aina mukana. Parempi, kuin ykkösversio, koska tässä erikseen Delay ja Reverb, ja molemmissa useampi hyvä erillinen sovellus. Vireenkorjaus hyvä lisä oikein käytettynä, kun sattuu huonompi päivä- eli ei yli klo 12.00. Sauindiparannus toimii, vaikka perussaundi PAssa onkin itsessään jo erittäin hyvä. Suosittelen myös saman sarjan Harmony- egfektiä, mutta näitä pitää osata häyttää hillitysti- hyväkin laulaja menee pilalle liiallisesta korostuksesta. Ehdoton riippumatta gendrestä tai laulutyylistä- kulkee aina mukanani!

I was looking for an affordable reverb pedal for my wife's vocals in our duo that I play backing instruments, and was even looking at guitar stomp boxes as an option when a friend recommended TC Helicon and Thomann. I also hoped to reduce the clutter and number of devices used on the vocal chain - this was a valve preamp and compressor, through a Korg Kaoss pad for delay, and then using the very basic reverb on the mixer.
Browsing around, I decided on this option, as it has all the functions we were using in one compact box.
The transaction with Thomann and international delivery was excellent and speedy, and everything arrived sooner than anticipated.
I spent some time playing around deciding on the best settings, testing out all the options on, and then some on, some off.
I really like the echo on the tape loop setting, and especially that it has tap-tempo and feedback settings. These are not immediately obvious, and referencing the online manual and the quick settings instructions under the pedal is necessary to understand all the options available.
The reverb is also very nice, especially on a moderate hall or club setting. Much better than the single option on our Peavey PA/mixer. We didn't like the pitch correction so much, and since my vocalist wife's pitch is spot on, we won't be using that option.
The tone setting has a bright and less bright option, and definitely helps a lot with presence and clarity. My wife was a bit taken aback by the new tone of her vocals, and at first didn't like the added brightness. She had gotten used to a darker sound that her husky way of singing used to sound through the small valve preamp that I was using for live performances until then. Adjusting to the way the auto levelling function works will also take some getting used to, as she was accustomed to singing intimately close to the mic with fixed settings.
After our first practice together with the pedal, her first comment was that that was the best she'd ever sounded! My hair was standing on end at the improvement to the sound of her voice!
Overall, we're very happy with our purchase, both for value for money and functionality.