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Loop page (5/7)
Input parameter
Use the Input parameter to set the input source(s) for loop recording.
The following settings are available:
• • Guitar
• • Lead
• • Aux
• • Lead + Guitar
• • Guitar + Aux
• • All: With the All setting, everything you hear will also be recorded as part of
the loop.
Undo parameter
Use the Undo parameter to switch the Loop undo function on or off.
On setting
Undo is active and may be used to undo the last change made to your loop. It is
common to use undo when you have added a loop section that you are not happy
with and want to try it again. You can also press Undo a second time to redo
your last Undo action. This will bring a loop overdub back that you have removed
using Undo.
In this mode, the total available loop time is 15 seconds.
Off setting
Disables undo, freeing some memory for additional looping.
In this mode, available loop time is doubled to 30 seconds.
Loop Feedback parameter
Use the Loop Feedback parameter to control the amount of loop record feedback.
When recording a loop with multiple passes (or parts), the signal from the first
loop pass is added to the next, and so on.
If all of these passes were put together at full (100 %) volume, the loop you are
working on would get louder and louder and LOUDER, so you would end up with
a distorted output signal. The purpose of the Loop Feedback parameter is to
prevent this volume increase from happening.
When you record a new pass to the existing loop, it is recorded at 100 % volume,
but the existing loop is blended with it at the Loop feedback setting.
The calculation works like this:
Input + (Loop x Loop Feedback) = Loop output
I.e. input + (Loop x 90%) = output
(Run away! Scary math!)
Most users find the default setting of 98% works well, but you may find a
different setting that works best for you.
Switch-3 page (6/7)
Control parameter
Switch-3 is an optional, high-quality remote control which you can use with
your TC-Helicon device. Use the Control parameter to set the functionality of
connected Switch-3.
Loop Mode setting
With the Loop Mode setting, the three footswitches on a Switch-3 will control
loop functions:
• • Button 1 activates Record / Play / Overdub.
• • Button 2 stops recording/playback and can be used to erase the loop
(by holding).
• • Button 3 is used for Undo.
Custom setting
With the Custom setting, you can assign functions to the three footswitches on a
Switch-3 from a list.
Simply press the soft button next to "Switch 1", "Switch 2" or "Switch 3" on the
right side of the display and use the Control Knob to define the function the
respective footswitch should control.
The available settings are:
• • Loop Rec/Play
• •
Loop Stop/Clear
• • Loop Undo
• • Loop Start/Stop
• • 1 Btn Looper
• • Tap Tempo
• • Set Key
• • Preset Down
• •
Preset Up
• • Hit
• • Harmony
• • Harm Moment
• • Doubling
• • Delay
• • Delay Moment
• •
Reverb
• • HardTune
• • Transducer
• • μMod
• • Gtr Amp
• • Gtr Boost
• • Gtr Compressor
• •
Gtr μMod
• • Gtr Delay
• • Gtr Reverb
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Harm Moment and Delay Moment
When you have selected the Custom setting, two menu items work slightly
differently from the others: Harm Moment and Delay Moment.
With "Harm Moment" and "Delay Moment", the respective effect
(harmony voices or delay) is active only as long as you press down the footswitch.
Some users prefer the precision offered by this mode.
1 Btn Looper setting
The 1 Btn Looper (1 Button Looper) setting is a convenient way to control all
relevant Looper functions using a single footswitch. This allows you to assign the
two remaining buttons on a Switch-3 for other features (e.g. Hit).
• • With no loop present, tap the footswitch once to record.
• • Tap the footswitch again to define the loop length and switch to
loop playback.
• • Tap the footswitch again to overdub during playback.
• • Hold the footswitch to undo the last overdub.
• • Hold the footswitch again to restore (redo) the last overdub.
• • Tap the footswitch twice quickly to stop. Please note that when stopping,
a short portion of audio is recorded.
• • Tap the footswitch to play or hold to erase the loop.
Tip: If you prefer to have Play Acoustic up on a music stand, you can use
"Preset DN", "Preset UP" and "HIT" as your custom Switch-3 assignments to
replicate the footswitch controls.
Product Info page (7/7)
The System Info page contains information about...
• • the installed firmware version,
• • serial number and
• • manufacture date for your device.
If you need to contact support, please have this information handy.
See "Support resources".
6. Vocal FX button/section
Press the VOCAL FX button to open the Vocal Effects menu, which is comprised of
seven pages. Each page contains the parameters controlling the respective vocal
effect block.
There is one parameter common to all effects pages:
Control parameter
Use the Control parameter to turn an effect block on and off.
Off setting
The effect block is inactive, no signal processing occurs.
On setting
The effect block is active and will process the signal according to the
selected style.
HIT setting
The effect block is assigned to the Play Acoustic HIT button (or the button
on a microphone supporting Mic Control) and will become active when the
HIT button is lit.
See the Setup section for instructions on how to activate Mic Control.
Harmony page (1/7)
Use the Harmony block to create harmonies that accompany your lead vocal,
using up to two additional voices.
Style parameter
The Style parameter determines the number of harmony voices and the way
those voices relate to your lead vocal.
Choose from the following styles:
• • High • • Oct Down & High
• • Higher • • Oct Down & Low
• • • •
Low Oct Down & Lower
• • Lower • • Oct Up & Higher
• • Octave Up • • Oct Up & High
• • Octave Down • • Oct Up & Low
• • High & Low • • Oct Up & Lower
• • High & Higher • • +7 Semitones
• • High & Lower • • -5 Semitones
• • • •
Higher & Lower +7 & -5 Semitones
• • Higher & Low • • +12 & +7 Semitones
• • Lower & Low • • +12 & -5 Semitones
• • Oct Down & Up • • -12 & +7 Semitones
• • Oct Down & Higher • • -12 & -5 semitones
Level parameter
Use the Level parameter to control the overall level of the harmonies.
Press the upper right soft button to select this parameter and use the control
knob to adjust the level.
0 dB is the maximum volume for the effect.