TC-Helicon VoiceLive Touch Portable Vocal Effects Processor

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Snap the VoiceLive Touch to your mic stand to control larger-than-life vocal effects, smart harmonies from your guitar or MIDI keyboard, and live looping.

Whether you're the lead singer in a band, or a solo acoustic performer, your voice is the main event. So isn't it about time you gave your vocal sound the respect it deserves? Get studio-quality vocals on stage with the powerful, portable VoiceLive Touch processor from TC-Helicon. With an addictive, simple-to-use touch-screen about the size of your outstretched hand, the VLT snaps securely to your mic stand, making it easy for you to control studio-quality reverbs, chorus, delay -- and even show-stopping live sampling. The VoiceLive Touch can use chord data from your guitar or a MIDI keyboard to gently pitch-correct your voice -- or back you up with stunning four-part harmony. So don't leave it to the venue's sound guy to make sure your voice is sounding good -- take control of your live vocals, with TC Helicon's VoiceLive Touch.

Check out the many functions of the VoiceLive Touch in this Gearwire review:


Simple Interface -- Powerful Processing

One look at the VoiceLive Touch's colorful interface, and you'll know what to do. Just tap the clearly-labeled touchpads to access Delay, Reverb, Harmony, Double, Micro-Mod (think "thickening"), and special FX from a squawking megaphone to the ever-popular "T-Pain effect." Tap up to four voices along the right side to arrange your harmonies. Just hold down any button to access the Edit menu, where you can tweak the sound and control the amount of effects in the mix. Need a great vocal sound fast? Just plug in your mic and… read more headphones, and sing into the VoiceLive Touch as you swipe the slider or use the arrow buttons to audition over 200 presets. Then save up to 25 Favorites, accessible by the five buttons across the bottom. It couldn't be easier to use the VLT as a live performance tool, and there's even a dedicated Talk button that bypasses all your effects when you want to talk to the audience between songs.

NaturalPlay Harmonies Back You Up

Is your bassist not quite cutting it as a backup vocalist? The VoiceLive 2 can produce smart harmonies by "listening" to your voice. Plug in your guitar or MIDI keyboard to the VoiceLive Touch to hear it generate four harmony voices based on the chords you're playing. With hundreds of presets onboard like "Beach Boy Radio" and "Big Bottom Choir," you can shape your harmonies to sound like everything from classic-rock covers to a gospel choir led by you. And if you're strictly a singer, not an axe-slinger, plug in your MP3 player with karaoke-style backing tracks to the VoiceLive Touch's 1/8" stereo mini jack. The VLT "listens" to your voice and the music, generating harmony voices on-the-fly based on the chords of the backing track. Or simply select the key you're singing in, and the VoiceLive Touch can provide backing vocals based on nothing but your solo voice.

More Than Vocals

You can pass a guitar signal into the VoiceLive Touch to take advantage of its on-board guitar effects at the same time as your vocal effects. There's a handy on-board tuner that mutes guitar to the main outs, too. And if you want your guitar plugged in to guide harmonies, but you'd rather use your own pedals for guitar effects, no problem -- the VoiceLive Touch will pass the guitar signal transparently out the "Thru" port to plug into your regular pedalboard or DI box. Plus, the VoiceLive Touch has a built-in looper that lets you sample up to 60 seconds in mono (30 seconds stereo), so you can sing over looped vocal or guitar inputs, with your effects of choice applied. The live sampling possibilities are endless: record a tambourine or handclaps into your vocal mic, or try running a trumpet or flute through a mic into the VoiceLive Touch and see how its reverb can sweeten your horn sound.

Remote Control

Got your hands full with piano or guitar? Need your hands free to cradle the microphone as you croon away? You can control the VoiceLive Touch's vocal effects with your feet. Just plug in the TC-Helicon Switch 3 footswitch to turn any three effects on or off, stompbox-style. Or try the TC-Helicon MP-75 vocal microphone -- it's a pro vocal mic with a discreet thumb button, so you can freely move around the stage as you control your vocal sound.

Your Voice Is Your Instrument

As a vocalist, your instrument is priceless and one-of-a-kind. Why trust your live vocal sound to whatever cheesy reverbs the venue happens to have on hand? Deliver a stunning live vocal performance every time, with the easy-to-use TC Helicon VoiceLive Touch. At just five pounds, it's portable enough to bring to any gig -- and once you've tried it, you won't want to perform without it.

Features:

- Colorful touch buttons and bright LEDs are designed for live performance
- Ingenious design snaps on to your mic stand and collects your cables
- Individually accessible effects blocks include reverb, delay, micro-mod, harmony, doubling, and FX from "telephone" to Hard-Tune
- NaturalPlay harmonies generates up to 4 harmony voices based on your guitar, MIDI keyboard, MP3 player, or your voice alone
- 1/4" guitar input with on-board tuner and ground lift switch
- 60-second looper lets you live-sample and layer your voice, guitar, handclaps or percussion
- Over 200 editable on-board presets, plus space to save your own
- Wizard button to help you find the right preset
- Talk button instantly bypasses your effects for talking to the audience between songs
- USB I/O for software updates, backing up settings, and MIDI I/O
- Included VoiceSupport software allows drag-and-drop preset management and backup read less

Effects:
- uMod - styles incl. chorus, flange, detune and more
- Delay - Tap tempo, up to 2500ms delay, styles incl. multiple beat divisions
- Reverb - 30 pre-configured styles, premium algorithm
- Harmony - up to 8 voices NaturalPlay (instrument or scale controlled) harmony
- Double - up to 4 voices
- Transducer - styles include distortion, megaphones, band limiting
- HardTune - styles include unison, octave shifts and genders
- Adaptive Tone - automatic Shape eq, compression, de-ess and gate
- Pitch Correction - auto-chromatic and scale based
- Guitar FX - dedicated reverb and uMod effects styles
- Guitar Tuner - chromatic
- VLOOPtm - mono/stereo performance looper with undo

Control:
- 200+ factory presets
- 25 Favorite locations for storing custom presets
- 24 touch buttons with LEDs
- Touch slider
- Simple, style based, essentials-only editing
- Wizard to assist preset browsing
- Dedicated effect block on/offs
- Mic input level
- Headphone output level

Size & Weight
- Dimensions: 9 x 4 x 7 in. (230 x 100 x 180 mm)
- Weight: 5 lb. (2.3 kg)

Construction:
- Rubber coated bent aluminum and die-cast metal
- Acrylic touch panel
- Inner bent metal chassis
- Rubberized end caps and level knobs
- Multi-LED scrolling display

Connections


Analog Inputs
- Connectors, balanced: Mic.: XLR, Guitar: 1/4" phone jack, Aux: 1/8" stereo mini jack
- Impedance: Balanced/Unbalanced: Mic.: 2.14/1.07 kOhm
- Mic Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -42dBu to +1dBu
- EIN @ Max Mic Gain Rg = 150 Ohm : -127 dBu
- Mic SNR: > 107 dB
- Guitar Input impedance: 1 MOhm
- Guitar Input Level @ 0 dBFS: -7 dBU to 17 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 (for mono) and 1/4" phone jack
- Output Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced: 80/40 Ohm
- Output Range: Line: 14.5 dBu
- Dynamic Range: > 109 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Frequency Response: +0/-0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz
- Headphone Out: 1/8" Mini stereo jack, 32 Ohm, +17 dBu max (180mW max)

Control
- USB: USB-B (control, MIDI and audio I/O)
- MIDI: In 5 Pin DIN
- Pedal: 1/4" TRS phone jack

Power
- External Power Supply Mains Voltage: 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)
- Power Consumption: <14 W
- Power Supply: 12vDC/1A/center-negative plug (Included)

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

Operating Requirements:
- 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

Included with VoiceLive Touch:
- Region specific power supply
- USB cable
- User guide
- Velco cable wrap
- 1 year warranty parts and labor

For support or warranty questions, please contact the manufacturer:
Web: https://www.tc-helicon.com/service.html
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TC-Helicon VoiceLive Touch Vocal FX

The first vocal processor and looper at your fingertips. The TC-Helicon VoiceLive Touch vocal processor combines best-selling vocal effects, VLOOP performance vocal looping and a uniquely addictive 'touch' interface, VoiceLive Touch is truly the first instrument for your voice.

A Revolution in Performance

VoiceLive Touch is the perfect companion for any vocalist whether you sing live or record in the studio. It can easily be mounted on a mic stand or put next to your computer or keyboard. It's there when you need it for any situation.

- Vocal harmony & effects
- VLOOP - performance vocal looping of vocals and guitar input including effects
- Instant touch interface with bright, easy to read, scrolling display
- Ingenious design allows mic attachment and desktop use for easy access

Unique and Easy Touch Interface

Navigate around the features and presets with an ease that becomes addictive. One touch and you're hooked! Swipe the slider to browse presets, press and hold buttons to edit or store to a "favourite" location. Double clicking the slider always gets you home. Voicing buttons offer instant harmony arranging

- Talk button bypasses all effects so you talk with the audience
- 25 Favorites allow you to store and recall your customized effects quickly
- The Slider opens up a world of hundreds of presets and easy editing
- Convenient access to mix levels and adaptive Tone settings

VLOOP - Performance Vocal Looping

VoiceLive Touch is the easiest looper for voice or guitar and offers instant access to many performance looping modes.

- Loops effects, vocal, and guitar inputs
- Up to 30 seconds of stereo looping
- Create up to 25 separate loops
- Includes common loop features such as overdub, undo and multiply

Every Effect You'll Need

VoiceLive Touch is bursting with a list of vocal effects that made VoiceLive 2 their best selling effects unit ever. Get the best effects, and sound like your favorite songs.

- Includes effects made famous by VoiceLive 2 including HardTune, uMod, tap delay, reverb, harmony, doubling, and transducer.
- Global Tone feature tailors adaptive EQ, compression and de-ess to your voice
- 8 voices of NaturalPlay harmonies controlled by guitar, MIDI, or USB/Aux input
- Auto sensing of harmony control instrument

Connections

- Aux input for your mp3 player
- MIDI in to control harmony
- 3-button footswitch input for extra control
- Studio quality mic input
- Headphone output with level control
- Guitar in and thru
- USB for audio I/O and connection to VoiceSupport for preset management, tips & tricks, and software updates

Reviewers gave this product an overall rating of 5 out of 5 stars. (23 ratings)
Submitted November 16, 2011 by a customer from gmail.com

"If you're even THINKING about getting this--then you NEED to get it. I looked and wondered. It is for real."

Overall: 5 out of 5 stars
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There is real innovation in the VLT. You experience it the more you use it. You would use an INCREDIBLE amount of time and money getting 3-4 other singers together, teaching them vocal lines, then buying the gear it takes to make people SOUND like this, AND THEN finding and paying the other guitar players/percussionists who would back you up (via the looping capabilities). But, if you did all of that, when would you find time to actually PLAY music? I expect to use the VLT for a LONG time.

Sound
It sounds perfect. The VoiceLive Touch is an OUTSTANDING piece of gear. I am SO happy with it right out of the box! If you play acoustic guitar and sing in a live situation, this piece of equipment will ONLY help you. I feel like I'm a good singer and an OK guitar player. The VLT is changing how I think about what I'm capable of as a solo artist. Do yourself a favor and get the 3 Button G-Switch Footswitch. You WILL use it!

Features
This is a vocal processor first. As I've used it, I've realized that you really need a good acoustic guitar DI as well. I have an LR Baggs Para Acoustic and I love the way it all comes together now. WIth OUT a good DI, I feel like the VLT tints the sound of my guitar in the loop. Now, I MIGHT be doing something wrong, but I hear a different guitar sound in the loop when I go straight in and my guitar has a very nice tone normally. The vocal harmonizing capacity of this unit is AWESOME. I used it… read more for 2 songs that I played at a local High School 36 hours after I opened the box. It AMAZED people. There were kids looking around to see where the other singers were.

Ease of Use
There is a learning curve to everything. This is no different. Be sure to utilize the software to drag and drop which sounds you'd like to have close together. TCH has made it SO nice. PLUS-they have some fun stuff you can put on your VLT in addition to all of the presets. It seriously expands the number of options you have.

Quality
I've only had it a week and I love it. It seems sturdy. I hope to be using it for a few years. I LOVE this thing. Seriously.

Value
You can spend a lot more money on just a harmonizer and a decent loop pedal. You DO have options. I feel like TC Helicon looked at what people really WANTED and directly addressed THAT in a decisive and powerful way. I don't NEED the top of the line looper. They cost between $350 and $550. PLUS a vocal harmonizer? That is a LOT of cash. This unit gives me EVERYTHING I need to do what I do well.

Manufacturer Support
I haven't had to call.

The Wow Factor
I don't know of another product like it. Especially the fact that it is BUILT to go on your mic stand. FREAKING GENIUS. And I can have a pedal with customizable button configurations? Ok. Now I just sound like a salesman. Let me say it "I do NOT work for TC Helicon!" The thing is just THAT COOL.

Musical Background:
I sing, play guitar, piano, and bass

Musical Style:
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