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I've mostly dealt with battery powered mics when working on musicals; the transmitters for the actors lavalier mics. I indeed use standard non-rechargable batteries for that. But that's mostly to cut down work and expenses.
For consumer, home usage I see no problem using rechargables. But we all have different likings of course.

Again, I haven't experienced any hum. Maybe the hum is a grounding issue of your household electricity..?

omg.

I just put that video on repeat

And also, nerds are delicious.

For your very first show:
Make sure everything is well planned and prepared as Akira also suggests.
Rehearse your set.
Keep it fairly simple.
Make contact with the audience (I'm sure you're well familiar with the concept since you played live before, just a reminder if you get nervous).

Good luck!

Actually, a chorus works by altering the speed of the delayed signal. (giyf as you kindly advised in another recent thread )
Another trick of making a fake double take is called flanger. This is basically the effect of having two reel-to-reels slide in and out of sync and was, to my knowledge, invented in the Abby road studios since John Lennon didn't like to do double takes on his vocals.

Today's massive powers in effects processing in terms of DSP and VST have enabled more sophisticated ways of emulating double takes. They are all still based on delay and phasing though. Hence, nothing sounds quite authentic.