Instant Group Vocals for Your Stripped-down Performances The TC-Helicon Critical Mass pedal adds the sound and feel of group vocals to your performances while dynamically polishing your vocal sound to a studio-grade sheen. With a twist of the intuitive Style and Mix controls, you're able to elicit everything from octave up to unison vocal accompaniment in Melodic and Gang styles. Three TC Electronic-designed reverb types are available with independent mix control. And Adaptive Tone processing automatically adds EQ, compression, de-essing, and more. If you need the massive sound of a group of vocalists for your solo show, check out the TC-Helicon Critical Mass.
Perfect gang vocals at the tap of a toe Whether you're looking for huge rock-style chants, a subtle blend of vocal accompaniment to fill out your voice, or anything in between, the TC-Helicon Critical Mass is your stompbox solution. With a simple tap of your toe, you can take your solo singer/songwriter gig from intimate to concert hall instantly. You are the master of your live sound thanks to the powerful Style control that selects between Melodic and Gang-style performance, with options for Unison, Octave Up, Octave Down, and Up and Down for each.
Enhance your vocals with studio-grade reverb Reverb is the must-have vocal effect, used in virtually every recording studio and live venue on the planet. The TC-Helicon Critical Mass pedal's lush reverbs enhance your voice with studio-grade ambience, from small rooms to beautifully tuned concert halls. Take it from Sweetwater: with TC-Helicon's Critical Mass pedal in your vocal path, polished, studio-quality vocal sound is a given.
Adaptive Tone gives your voice the professional polish Critical Mass's Adaptive Tone technology tweaks your EQ and dynamics automatically as you sing. Equalization, Compression, De-Essing, and Gating are all adjusted on the fly — giving your voice the perfect "tone" at all times. This little stompbox makes you sound great, without a mega-buck microphone and superstar engineer. If your voice needs a little help now and then (and whose doesn't?), TC-Helicon's Critical Mass is the hot ticket.
TC-Helicon Critical Mass Features:
Effects pedal that puts the sound of a team of vocalists at your feet 8 group vocal effects available with the turn of a control 3 studio-grade Reverbs Tone button activation of Adaptive EQ, Compression, De-essing, and Gating Connects easily between standard mic and your mixer Always-available phantom power Low-noise mic preamp Automatic input gain eliminates tedious manual gain setting Separate Style and Mix controls for the effect Road-tough all-metal construction USB port connects to VoiceSupport app for updates, product news, and more
Tech Specs
Processor Type Vocal Harmonizer, Reverb
Number of Channels 1
Presets - Factory 8
Analog Inputs 1 x XLR (24V phantom power)
Analog Outputs 1 x XLR
USB 1 x Type Micro-B
Power Source 9V DC power supply (sold separately) / 4 x AA batteries