TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling vocal effects processors and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Cusack Music Pedal Cracker or Boss VE-20. TC Helicon VoiceLive Play Vocal Effects Pedal Bundle with 12V 400mA DC Power Supply, R21S Cardioid Dynamic Microphone, Blucoil 10-FT Balanced XLR Cable, Pop Filter Windscreen, and 5x Cable Ties Get it as soon as Fri, Mar 27 FREE Shipping by Amazon Only 8 left in stock - order soon. Dec 28, 2018 View on Amazon. The VoiceLive 3 is the clear winner in this list of the best TC-Helicon device options. It has a variation of nearly every feature that TC-Helicon offers. It provides ample looping time, practical usability, and effects for both vocals and instruments. TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling vocal effects processors and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Cusack Music Pedal Cracker or Boss VE-20.

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Room Sense - embedded misc. set auto key for harmonies
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20 Jul 2016

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Key features

Real-time pitch correction
Ultra low-latency mode

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200+ song & artist inspired presets
Vocal Cancel feature

TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play is a very popular option on the higher end of the price range. It's in the top 3 bestselling vocal effects processors and has quite a few popular alternatives in the same price range, such as Roland Voice Transformer or TC-Helicon Harmony-G XT .

TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play was released in 2016. There are a couple newer vocal effects processors on the market. Show newer Vocal Effects Processors

TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play is $15.90 more expensive than the average vocal effects processor ($218.99).

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The VoiceLive Play offers powerful vocal processing with simple footpedal control.

TC Helicon, who specialise in vocal processing, offer products in a variety of formats. I've previously looked at their VoiceLive Touch and VoiceLive Rack, which both use capacitive touch control for accessing a wide variety of voice-optimised treatments.

For those who aren't familiar with TC Helicon's current range, the company's goal with these products is a noble one: to bring studio-like vocal processing to the stage. They aim to do this by providing a comprehensive set of effects tailored for the voice within a single unit, including preset-based adaptive compression, de-essing and equalisation; pitch processing in the form of correction, doubling and hard tuning (think Kanye West-style Auto-Tune); and conventional effects such as reverb, flanger, delay, chorus, rotary speaker, distortion and so on.

The VoiceLive Play's chassis and control system has a lot in common with TC Helicon's stomp boxes, such as the VoiceLive 2 and 2 Extreme. These units squeeze a lot of power into a multi-pedal format, giving the singer the same effect-changing freedom that guitarists will be used to. Housed in a sturdy metal shell, the VoiceLive Play's controls are somewhat stripped down as far as multi-effects units go, comprising just three footswitches, a continuous rotary encoder and several rubber buttons, and the device is a little less intimidating too.

Fit & Finish

The footpedal controls themselves are pretty easy to grasp. The upward- and downward-facing arrows scroll through patches (and activate the simple looping function when held together), while the 'Hit' footswitch adds a second layer of effects to the current patch. Holding the 'Hit' button down for a while activates a 'Talk' mode that leaves the signal dry, allowing you to address the audience. Since these are the only footpedal controls, editing patches on stage is quite impractical. It's fair to say that the Play works best if you programme the effects patches before your performance.

Above the pedals is a continuous encoder that allows you to input changes to parameters, with left- and right-facing arrows for menu navigation. The Back and Store buttons do exactly what you'd expect: go back a menu step, and allow you to store and name the current patch. All except the encoder are illuminated in blue or white depending on the status of the unit.

The main display is flanked by six rubber buttons, which are also illuminated. As well as selecting adjacent parameters in menus, these buttons each have a discrete function. An LED on the upper left of the chassis gives an indication of the microphone input level by changing gradually from green to red. The level is controlled by a thumbwheel on the left-hand side of the VoiceLive Play.

Ins & Outs

The VoiceLive Play features a USB connection for computer-based patch management and audio streaming. It also hosts two small side-mounted mics designed to detect the key of your song.The main inputs and outputs are as you'd expect: a mic input and a stereo XLR output. As well as these, there's a USB input for uploading new firmware, patch management via computer software, and streaming stereo audio to and from a host computer. There's also a headphone mini-jack output, while the mini-jack 'Aux' input allows connection of an MP3 player or similar device. You can use this to sing along to MP3 tracks while the VoiceLive Play attempts to filter out the track's lead vocal.

Two internal 'Roomsense' microphones can listen to surrounding instruments through slits in the side of the chassis. Odd as it may seem, these listen for the key of your song, and can follow its chord progressions to help ensure accurate harmonies. How successful this is depends on the sound sources you're near to, plus how close their tuning is to the fundamentals of the current chord, so it's a shame that the usual jack or MIDI socket isn't included for direct instrument following.

The option is there to use the TC Helicon MP75 Modern Performance

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