Sennhesier has partnered up with TC-Helicon to create a handheld vocal mic that lest you control vocal effects with a switch on the microphone! The mic is the Sennheiser e 835 fx, and it works with TC-Helicon’s Mic Control(tm) technology.
The e 835 fx (yes, those spaces are in there for some reason), is a dynamic vocal mic designed specifically to trigger a range of vocal processors (reverb, echo, looping, tuning, doubling, even harmony!) and multi-effects. It works with any and all TC-Helicon vocal effects units, of which there are many. They have eight different single-effect foot pedals, which can be chained together, as well as 10 multi-effects units.
Pictured on the left is the e 835 fx with the TC-Helicon VocalLive Play unit, which contains 200+ presets that are modeled after different music genres by adding layered vocals, background harmonies, compression, EQ ets.
Check out the below video showing a demo of the mic controlling several different effects:
Nice article, I think it was a great idea for Sennheiser to take advantage of. I’m not sure how many microphones give that kind of remote control of vocal effects pedals. It’s certainly a great feature to have on stage during a live performance.