TC-Helicon Harmony Amplifier Setup Guide

In this guide, we will show you how to register, set up, and connect a TC-Helicon Harmony guitar amp. Follow the sections below to get started.

1. Register the amp
2. Setup and connections
3. Programming the footswitch
   • Footswitchable controls

Register the amp

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Setup and connections

The Harmony guitar amp is an excellent piece of gear for your studio and live arsenals. What’s better is that it’s simple to set up and connect. While it shares connections similar to your typical amplifier, let’s cover the unique settings that set the Harmony apart from the rest.

Microphone

The top input channel of the Harmony is for microphones.

• When using a condenser microphone, connect it before turning on Phantom Power. Once finished, turn off Phantom Power before disconnecting the microphone.
• Press the Talk button to bypass all effects. This is particularly useful when you don’t want effects like reverb or echo while talking to a crowd.
• The Adaptive Tone knob will add compression, de-essing, gate, and EQ to your vocals. The more you turn it up, the more prominent the processing will be.
• The Correction knob will analyze and adjust pitch chromatically. Like the Adaptive Tone knob, it will be more prominent the more you turn it up.
• Use the Harmony, Reverb, and Echo knobs to switch through different presets for their respective effect.

Guitar

The bottom input of the Harmony amp is for guitars and instruments.

• The BodyRez switch will affect the tone of guitars that use piezo pickups.
• Turning the Chorus, Reverb, and Echo knobs will switch through different presets of their respective effect.

Master

• Use the DI/FX/Mix switch to change between unprocessed, fully processed, or mixed signal of the guitar output. The microphone output will not be affected.
• Use the Mic/Left output when connecting a microphone to an external speaker or PA system. Use the Guitar/Right output when connecting a guitar or other instrument.
• The Top Tweeter button will enable the internal tweeter, which is located inside the top of the amp.
• When connecting to the 5-pin MIDI jack, only use the included footswitch. Third-party footswitches will not function properly.
• Use the USB port to connect your Harmony amplifier to a computer for recording.
• If you’re connecting your amp to a Windows PC, you must download and install the USB driver. Look up your product on the Products page on the TC Electronic website. Go to your product page, and click Downloads. Download the Harmony V100 driver, and run the installer.

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Programming the footswitch

Programming the footswitch on the Harmony guitar amp is straightforward. Out of the box, the footswitch controls the looper function and the harmony, vocal, and guitar effects. However, you can customize the mapping to suit your personal needs.

You can control a group of parameters with the footswitch, as well. All you need to do is press and hold the switch of your choice, then turn the knob (or press the button) of the function you wish to assign it to. To do so, press the footswitch, then turn each control you’d like to engage and disengage.

• If you assign a footswitch to the Harmony function, it will enable and disable the voicing that is currently selected.
• If the Echo effect is assigned to a footswitch, hold down the footswitch and use the Tap Tempo button to adjust the tempo of the echo.

Footswitchable controls

The following parameters can be assigned to the footswitch. Please take note of what parameter (or group of parameters) is stored, as they can be assigned to any of the switches.

Microphone

• Talk on/off
• Harmony on/off at the current setting
• Reverb on/off
• Echo on/off

Guitar

• Mute on/off
• Chorus on/off
• Reverb on/off
• Echo on/off
• Harmony on/off at the current setting

Looper

• Tap Tempo
• Play/record
• Stop

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