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TC Helicon VoiceLive Touch 2

TC Helicon VoiceLive Touch 2

One That Got Away PlayAcoustic Demo

One That Got Away PlayAcoustic Demo

TC Helicon

Description

The TC Helicon Play Acoustic vocal and guitar effects pedal empowers acoustic singer-songwriters to craft a rich, dynamic live sound. This innovative multi-effects unit provides an impressive suite of studio-quality vocal and guitar processing in a compact, pedalboard-friendly design. Whether you're a solo performer or part of an acoustic duo or trio, the Play Acoustic delivers the polished yet organic tones to make your live shows truly shine.  

Bring Pro-Level Vocal Production to the Stage

Bring Pro-Level Vocal Production to the Stage  

With the Play Acoustic, you have a wealth of iconic vocal effects at your feet. Lush hall and room reverbs add spacious ambience. Lively modulation effects like chorus and flanger animate your voice. Organic doublers and rich four-part harmonies fatten up your tone. You can even dial in gritty distortion for an edgy vibe. But it's the Adaptive Tone technology that really sets this pedal apart. It acts like an intelligent studio engineer, automatically compressing, EQing, de-essing and gating your vocals for consistent clarity—no matter how your dynamics change during a performance.  

Realistic Backing Harmonies That Follow Your Playing

Realistic Backing Harmonies That Follow Your Playing  

One of the Play Acoustic's most powerful features is its ability to generate backing vocal harmonies that automatically track the chords you play on your guitar. Just strum along and the pedal provides lush two-, three- or four-part harmonies voiced to your key in real time. It even incorporates humanization and portamento for an organic, natural sound. You can easily adjust the voicing style to suit the genre. This frees you up to fully immerse yourself in your guitar playing and lead vocals while the Play Acoustic handles the harmonies.  

Restore Your Acoustic's Natural Resonance

Restore Your Acoustic's Natural Resonance  

While piezo pickups provide consistent amplification for acoustic guitars, they can rob the instrument of its warm, resonant body tone. The Play Acoustic's groundbreaking BodyRez feature intelligently models the natural resonance that's lost through the pickup, restoring that rich, woody character. This allows your acoustic guitar to breathe with authentic dimension whether you're fingerpicking or strumming rhythmically. In tandem with the vocal effects, BodyRez helps blend your voice and guitar into a cohesive, lifelike sound.  

Streamlined Controls Keep You In the Creative Flow

Streamlined Controls Keep You In the Creative Flow  

Despite its powerful capabilities, the Play Acoustic pedal maintains a simple, intuitive control layout that keeps you focused on performing. The large central knob serves as a workhorse for tweaking effects. Three footswitches give you command over preset scrolling, effect bypass and more. The Genre button provides a quick starting point for optimized vocal and guitar tones tailored to different styles. Dedicated inputs and outputs let you dial in the perfect blend between your vocal and guitar channels. Try out the Play Acoustic for yourself and experience how its smart feature set enhances your acoustic performances.  

Whether you're a solo singer-songwriter or part of an acoustic duo or trio, the TC Helicon Play Acoustic pedal is a game-changer for your live shows. With its ability to generate harmonies, process vocals with studio-caliber effects and restore your acoustic guitar's natural resonance, this multi-effects unit empowers you to craft a bigger, more polished sound that connects with audiences on a deeper level.  

Features

  • 3-button stompbox combines studio quality vocals, pristine guitar sounds and creative looping
  • Seven professional vocal effects and tone processing with intuitive control
  • BodyRez filtering, on board EQ, and DI for impeccable acoustic guitar tone
  • Guitar FX styles from TC ELECTRONIC HALL OF FAME REVERB, FLASHBACK DELAY and CORONA CHORUS pedals
  • VLOOP performance looper with undo/redo and unlimited overdubs
  • More than 200 song- and artist-inspired vocal presets
  • High-quality, low-noise mic preamp for pristine vocals
  • USB for streaming audio, preset downloads and firmware updates
  • Compatible with remote Mic Control using the TC HELICON MP-75, MP-76 or Sennheiser e835 FX microphones
  • Optional SWITCH-3 or SWITCH-6 foot switch for more performance control (sold separately)
  • Power supply included

Specs

Included Effects
  • Vocal FX
  • µMod
  • Delay
  • Reverb
  • Harmony
  • Double
  • Transducer
  • Tone
  • HardTune & Correctio
  • Chorus
  • BodyRez
  • Guitar Anti-feedback
Guitar FX
  • Reverb
  • Delay
  • Chorus
  • BodyRez
  • Guitar Anti-feedback
  • Tuner
Control
  • 100+ Song & Artist-Inspired Presets, Memory for 500
  • Simple Vocal & Guitar FX Editing via Direct Access Buttons
  • Direct Access to Favorite, Genre, Mix and Setup Menus
  • Preset Up/Down and HIT Footswitch
  • Graphics LCD Display
  • Bump-Protected Mic Level
  • Dual-Color Backlit Buttons
DesignSize
    Weight
      Construction Dual die-cast clamshell designAcrylic LensPunch-cut Metal connection panelRubberized footingsBacklit Graphic LCD Display
      • Connections
      • Analog Inputs
      Connectors: Mic.: balanced XLR, Guitar: unbalanced 1/4" TS, AUX: 1/8" stereo mini jackImpedance: Balanced/Unbalanced: Mic.: 2.14/1.07 kohmEIN @ Max Mic Gain Rg = 150 ohm : -127 dBuMic SNR: > 104dBPhantom Power: +48V (on/off via Setup menu)Guitar Input impedance: 1 mohmGuitar Input Level @ 0 dBFS: 12 dBuGuitar Input SNR: > 115dBAux Input Level @ 0dBu: +2dBuA 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-weightedConnectors, balanced: XLROutput Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced: 80/40 ohmXLR Output 0dBFS: +2 dBuDynamic Range: > 109dB, 20Hz to 20kHzFrequency Response: +0.30/-0dB, 20Hz to 20kHzHeadphone Out: 1/8" Mini stereo jack
        Control USB: USB-B (Preset Management, Firmware Updates and audio I/O)Pedal: 1/4" TRS phone jackMic 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, 50Hz to 60Hz (auto-select)12V DC 0.4A max outputPower Consumption: < 14W
          Safety EMC – Complies with: EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 FCC part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class BSafety – 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 supplyUSB cableUser guide

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              Reviews

              4.42

              26 Reviews

              94%

              of respondents would recommend this to a friend

              Owned for three years.

              Most Liked Positive Review

              4

              Decent...

              I'm a hobbyist. Used to play professionally, now just do open mic nights and bedroom recording. I bought this to do live solo gigs and acoustic shows. This unit is very, very good at what it claims to do. The presets are tweakable via usb, the firmware is updateable, sound is pretty good. Someone at TC really, REALLY likes reverb. I had to turn the reverb WAY down on the presets I am using, it sounded like I was singing in a porcelain locker room.

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              Most Liked Negative Review

              1

              Need lots of time to figure it out - dont recommend

              it is seriously one of the most difficult, frustrating, and frankly, dumb user interface designs I have ever had the misfortune of encountering. It literally took me weeks to get to the point where I could take it out for a performance, and I am 100% certain I am missing something in its functionality. Some helpful feedback for the makers of this unit: - spend some time thinking about user interface design. PLEASE. - consider publishing a "menu map" to help navigate the complex structure of the effects options - consider making VoiceSupport2 (the app) fully functional. It would be extremely helpful to be able to click on a preset, access all the various settings and options for each effect in that preset, and then push it to the unit so it can be taken out for performances. - consider publishing descriptions (technical or otherwise) of each effect and how it modulates the input stream. I do not recommend buying this unit.. but if you do recommend making sure you have PLENTY of time to figure it out.

              Filters
              Best Uses
              1. Performances14
              2. Amateur Recording9
              3. Home Studio8
              4. Outdoor Events / Games5
              5. Professional Recording4
              Cons
              1. Limited Functions1
              2. Needs additional footswitch1
              3. Pricey / Poor Value1
              4. complicated and not user freindly1
              5. Poor presets1
              Describe Yourself
              1. Experienced9
              2. Professional Musician5
              3. Novice1
              Pros
              1. Versatile12
              2. Good Audio9
              3. Compact9
              4. Durable8
              5. Lightweight6

              Reviewed by 26 customers

              Most Recent

              • yes I wood buy it again

                5

                submitted9 months ago

                byronnie

                fromMcMinnville Ten.

                Submitted as part of a sweepstakes

                the voice and acoustics work great still working with it . so much to check out.Fast del. and

              • Loving it

                5

                Verified Buyer

                submitted6 years ago

                byGerry B

                from02917

                Loving it

              • A bit complicated... but... a detailed manual is available.

                4

                submitted6 years ago

                byFreedom Rock

                fromLos Angeles, CA

                I was overjoyed at the decision to purchase the TC-Helicon Play Acoustic. Especially the price! Upon hooking it up (headphone out to CD in on my system/quick and easy) I realized that I couldn't understand enough from the comic style panels to access full functionality. I downloaded the manual, and... Wow! Now I see a plethora of possibilities... and capabilities. It'll take a bit of time to know it without needing the manual. But hey... 75 pages as opposed to 17 panels with a couple prompts... you see what I'm saying. Now that I know more... I'm loving this unit! Yet... I highly recommend the footswitch for versatility (prefferably the 6-button which I'm told "is" compatable with this model). Other than that... It's a cool unit!

              • Great all in one pedal

                5

                submitted6 years ago

                byRockerduck

                fromGeorgia

                Vocals sound great and the guitar side is good. This is part of my recording gear.

              • This pedal does it all!

                5

                Verified Buyer

                submitted6 years ago

                byT Bone

                fromNorth Hills CA

                Easy to use out of the box! Love the pre sets.

              • Despite flaws, a good product

                4

                submitted6 years ago

                byDon in NH

                fromWindham, NH

                It was hard to rate this. It works really good and I'd say that it is worth the $$.... but It's really hard to get a relatively natural sounding background vocal. You have to set it up and keep it further in the background than you may like. They should have let the user pick each background vocal rather than offer preset groupings. For example, if I want 4 female voices, 2 on key, 1 a gift above and one an octave above, I can't do that because it's not a grouping that's an option. That being said there is a fair amount you can do to alter the groupings they offer. I would also have like to see them go further with studio type process for the main vocal. It's there but barely noticeable with the exception of echoes and auto tune. The guitar processing is limited but makes my Fender Acoustasonic truly sound acoustic for the first time so, kudos there. It really needs a 1/4" guitar out so the app layer could go through effects if they wanted. The guitar out is an clean so you'd need an adapter. It's obviously designed to straight into the board. All that being said, it's built well and not as hard to set up as some folks have made it sound. Overall, it's worth the money and upgradable so, who know, they may update most of these.