TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play Acoustic Guitar Effects Pedal
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THE NATURAL COMPANION
Play Acoustic combines all the things you need to make a live acoustic performance shine: lavish vocal sounds, perfect backing harmonies, best-selling guitar effects, and unique processing that makes your six-string sing – in perfect harmony with your voice.
WHAT EVERY SINGER WANTS
Keep your vocals clean with a tight reverb or simple harmony – or go all out with tasty delays, thick doubling, edgy hardtuning, cool modulations, and raw distortions. The choice is yours with hundreds of presets from the most popular styles.
ACOUSTIC ALCHEMY
Play Acoustic treats your guitar with the respect it deserves. Tailor-made guitar FX from TC Electronic add a sweet touch of magic and our new BodyRez™ gives you a fuller, acoustic tone when you’re playing through a PA.
FEATURES
- Professional vocal effects and tone
- Natural sounding vocal harmonies guided by your guitar
- Guitar FX styles from TC Electronic®
- BodyRez™ Filtering and Onboard EQ and DI for impeccable acoustic guitar tone
- Version 1.2 Firmware offers a TC guitar delay plus per preset Guitar FX storage
VOCAL FX + GUITAR FX IN ONE PEDAL
- Access your effects directly, choose the presets you want and find the styles you like.
- Easily browse hundreds of preset sounds.
- Add dazzling effects for the chorus, or strip it down for the verse, you decide!
- Dedicated inputs and outputs for your voice and guitar – plus inputs for headphones, auxiliary devices, an expansion pedal and USB for recording, updates and new presets.
THE VOCAL SOUNDS YOU LOVE
Play Acoustic is loaded with vocal effects from our best-selling VoiceLive® series: reverb, doubling, HardTune, µMod, tap delay and transducer. Get inspired with incredible, natural sounding harmonies guided automatically by your guitar. There’s also Adaptive ToneTM for an optimally produced sound every time you sing.
VOCAL FX HIGHLIGHTS
- 100s of presets from the most popular styles
- Adaptive Tone™ - your personal sound engineer
- Easier than ever to create and personalize your sound
- Practice favorite tracks with Vocal Cancel
- Even more control with our Mics and Footswitches
WATCH IT WORK
We asked Singer-songwriters Clara C and Luca Fogale to showcase their favorite presets in Play Acoustic. It was recorded live, using direct out from Play Acoustic. So, sit back, relax and drink in the vibes...
NATURAL HARMONY
You have a tireless two-singer backing group which sounds more realistic than ever with improved portamento and humanization on our already renowned harmony effects. And don’t worry about setting the key: Play Acoustic follows your guitar chords automatically for harmonies that stay in tune and in time.
WHAT EVERY SINGER NEEDS
Equipped with our trademark Adaptive ToneTM, Play Acoustic acts as your personal sound engineer providing the one feature no singer should be without: automatic intelligent control of Compression, EQ, De-essing, and Gating, giving your voice impact and presence to always stand out in the mix.
PRACTICE FAVORITE TRACKS WITH VOCAL CANCEL
Singing along is a great way to practice and perform. Plug in your MP3 player via the AUX In connector and use the Vocal Cancel feature to make your voice stand out over the vocals on the original track. You can also record and play back your singing using the USB connection to your computer and DAW.
GUITAR FX HIGHLIGHTS
- Legendary TC Electronic® Guitar FX – Hall of Fame Reverb, Flashback Delay & Corona Chorus
- New: BodyRez™ restores acoustic tone to your amplified guitar
- Guitar feedback-proofing with notch filter and phase controls
- Separate vocal and guitar outputs, or a stereo mix of both
- Extend Your FX Control with the optional Switch-3 pedal
LEGENDARY GUITAR FX FROM TC ELECTRONIC
Play Acoustic comes preloaded with select FX to best suit your acoustic guitar – including TC Electronic’s award-winning TonePrint pedals, Hall of Fame Reverb, Flashback Delay and Corona Chorus. The direct Guitar DI output ensures signal fidelity all the way from pedal to PA.
The sound of resonating wood is what gives an acoustic guitar its particular sonic allure, and this is where BodyRez™ comes in. New and unique to Play Acoustic, the BodyRez algorithm restores acoustic tone to guitars fitted with undersaddle pickups.
Carefully placed filters and fast acting compression combine to reduce “piezo-quack”, making your amplified guitar sound like the beautiful full-bodied instrument it is. Dial in as much or as little BodyRez as you need and use the handy EQ controls to fine-tune the dynamics of your sound.
GUITAR FX FOR YOUR STYLE
No acoustic guitar is the same – and neither are singer-songwriters. Tweak and edit the sonic style of the included guitar effects as much as you want until you find that perfect tone for your guitar. Then, just set it and forget it. Play Acoustic takes care of your sound from here on out.
MAKE IT A HIT
HIT is a performance-inspired feature for building intensity into any vocal performance. Press the HIT button to turn on multiple effects at once and create quick A/B scenes for each preset. Use it to add dazzling vocal effects for the chorus, or strip it down for the verse – it’s your call.
EASIER THAN EVER TO PERSONALIZE YOUR SOUND
When you choose an effect you’ll immediately see a unique image making it easier to quickly find the sound you’re looking for. We’ve also given you focused parameters for each of the main effects styles – you can set things like level, decay, drive, filter and more.
INTUITIVE CONTROLS
Navigating Play Acoustic is as straightforward as it gets. Use the Up/Down footswitches or central knob to easily browse factory presets, or use the GENRE button to find styles that you like. Dedicated VOCAL FX and GUITAR FX buttons let you access effects directly, and the intuitive user interface makes editing simple and fast. Create your own library of presets with the FAVORITE feature for easy setlist recall.
DEDICATED I/O
Separate outputs for vocals and guitar make it painless for any sound engineer to mix the levels perfectly for your audience, or you can create your own custom panoramic stereo mix.
IN-EAR MONITORING GETS PERSONAL
The embedded RoomSenseTM mics pick up sound from the room, the stage, or the instruments around you to add ambience to your personal headphone mix when performing or practicing – or you can use the AUX input to feed an external monitor signal straight into Play Acoustic (and turn the AUX signal off the main output).
LOOP AROUND
The VLOOP™ performance looper allows you to create complete guitar and vocal loops for solo jamming or impressive layered live performances. VLOOP is also handy for soundcheck: record a short phrase and walk out into the audience to check levels while your “virtual you” plays!
INCLUDED EFFECTS
VOCAL FX
- µMod
- Delay
- Reverb
- Harmony
- Double
- Transducer
- Tone
- HardTune & Correctio
GUITAR FX
- Reverb
- Delay
- Chorus
- BodyRez
- Guitar Anti-feedback
- Tuner
CONNECTIONS
ANALOG INPUTS
- Connectors: Mic.: balanced XLR, Guitar: unbalanced 1/4″ TS, Aux: 1/8″ stereo mini jack
- Impedance: Balanced/Unbalanced: Mic.: 2.14/1.07 kOhm
- Mic Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -42dBu to +13dBu
- EIN @ Max Mic Gain Rg = 150 Ohm : -127 dBu
- Mic SNR: > 104 dB
- Phantom Power: +48V (on/off via Setup menu)
- Guitar Input impedance: 1 MOhm
- Guitar Input Level @ 0 dBFS: 12 dBu
- Guitar Input SNR: > 115dB
- Aux Input Level @ 0dBu: +2dBu
- A to D Conversion: 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 110dB SNR A-weighted
ANALOG OUTPUTS
- D to A Conversion: 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115dB SNR A-weighted
- Connectors, balanced: XLR
- Output Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced: 80/40 Ohm
- XLR Output 0dBFS: +2 dBu
- Dynamic Range: > 109 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Frequency Response: +0.30/-0 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Headphone Out: 1/8″ Mini stereo jack
CONTROL
- USB: USB-B (Preset Management, Firmware Updates and audio I/O)
- Pedal: 1/4″ TRS phone jack
- Mic Control using TC-Helicon MP-75 Microphone or Sennheiser e 835 FX mic.
SAFETY AND REGULATIONS
POWER
- External Power Supply. Mains Voltage Input: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)
- 12V DC 0.4A max output
- Power Consumption: < 14 W
SAFETY
- EMC – Complies with: EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 FCC part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class B
- Safety – certified to: IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA
ENVIRONMENT
- Operating Temperature: 32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)
- Storage Temperature: -22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)
- Humidity: Max. 90 % non-condensing
WHAT'S IN THE BOX?
- Region specific power supply
- USB cable
- User guide