TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 | All-In-One Musicians
As a singer, voice talent, and multi-instrument player myself I have tried a lot of instruments and gadgets and have worked with a lot audio mixing devices, trying to get that perfect sound, the sound that I want to hear from my Instrument and my Voice. Just recently I found TC Helicon VoiceLive 3, online and watched it's demo video and I was amazed in what it can do. It can loop tracks it can add effects to your voice and even your guitar at the same time. Though it's price may be quite steep it's worth a try for every guitar player, singer, band member, or even someone who just wants to meddle with music a bit more. Now let's go to the technical side,
SPECIFICATIONS
Vocal Effects
Echo & Delay
Reverb
Harmony
Double
Transducer
Rhythmic
HardTune & Correction
Choir
Stutter
Vocoder
Adaptive Tone
Looper
Multi-track looper
Layered for verse/chorus (B/C) over base loop A with infinite overdubs
10 x three track loop storage
45 minutes total loop time
Guitar Effects
Amp Modeling
Drive
Delay
Reverb
Compression
Resonant Filter
Wah
µMod (Flange, Chorus, De-tune)
Shifter
Rhythmic/Tremolo
Talkbox (part of Vocoder)
Control
250 factory presets
Memory for 500 presets
10 steps per preset
10 footswitches
6 preset-assignable footswitches for enabling/disabling FX blocks
Detailed editing
Genre and Styles preset categories
Size
Height: 3" (76 mm)
Width: 13.8" (350 mm)
Depth: 8.5" (261 mm)
Weight
Weight: 5 lb. (2.3 kg)
Construction
anodized extruded aluminum and steel chassis
Rubberized edit/mix knobs
Recessed rubberized handle
192 x 64 Blue STN LCD, White Back light display
Tri-colored Footswitch Light ring
Capacitive touch edit controls with LED indicators
Analog Inputs
VOICE
Connector: Combo Balanced XLR/Balanced TRS 1/4″ phone jack
Input Impedance Balanced: 3.08 kOhm
Mic Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -52 dBu to +7 dBu
Line Input Level @0dBFS: -40 dBu to +19 dBu
EIN @ Max Mic Gain Rg = 150 Ohm: -127 dBu
Mic SNR >100 dB at typical Mic Input gain
Phantom Power: +48V (on/off via setup menu)
A to D Conversion 24 Bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 110 dB SNR A-weighted
GUITAR
Connector: 1/4″ phone jack
Guitar Input Impedance: 1 MOhm
Guitar Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -2 dBU to 14 dBu
Guitar Input SNR >108 dB
A to D Conversion 24 Bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 110 dB SNR A-weighted
MONITOR
Connector: Balanced XLR
Input Impedance Balanced: 25 kOhm
Monitor Input Level @ 0 dBFS +16 dBu
AUX
Aux: 1/8″ stereo mini jack
Aux Input Level @ 0 dBFS +2 dBu
Analog Outputs
VOICE
Connectors: balanced XLR
Output Impedance Balanced/Unbalanced: 300/150 Ohm
Output Range 0 dBFS Line Level: +14 dBu; Mic Level: – 2dBu
Dynamic Range >109 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz/li>
Frequency Response +0/-0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
D to A Conversion 24 Bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115 dB SNR A-weighted
GUITAR
Connectors: 1/4″ TRS phone jack
Output Impedance Balanced/Unbalanced: 442/221 Ohm
Output Range 0 dBFS Line Level: +14 dBu; Mic Level: – 2dBu
Dynamic Range >101 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
D to A Conversion 24 Bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 106 dB SNR A-weighted
HEADPHONE
1/8″ Mini stereo jack, 50 Ohm, +14 dBu max
GUITAR THRU
Buffered Guitar Input
Connector: 1/4″ TRS phone jack
Output Impedance Bal/UnBal: 270/540 Ohms
MONITOR THRU
Direct connection to Monitor input
Connector: Balanced XLR
Control
USB: USB A, Mini-B
MIDI: In/Out: 5 Pin DIN
Pedal: 1/4″ TRS phone jack
Mic Control using TC-Helicon MP-75 Microphone or Sennheiser e 835 fx mic
And that is a lot for a simple and small package.
Here's a short demo on how it works https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eSlom0UbQTA The TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 is available at Musician's Friend for around Php 40,000 http://www.musiciansfriend.com/amplifiers-effects/tc-helicon-voicelive-3/j03694