TC-Helicon VoiceLive Play GTX Demo

[@harleykingman]

AS A LEAD SINGER , LEAD@RYTHEM GUITARIST , FINGER PICKER , KEYBOARDIST , BLUES HARPIST , AND DRUMMER SINCE 12 MYSELF , NOW 68 , I HAD 2 TELL U UR 1 HELL OF A MUSICIAN CHRIS !! UR VIDEO NOT ONLY IMPRESSED ME WITH U , IT'S STIRRED A HUGE INTEREST IN TRYING OUT 1 OF THESE TC-HELICON VOICEPLAY GTS SYSTEMS !! IT MAY B JUST WHAT I'VE BEEN SEARCHING 4 IN MY NEW ACT AS A LONE SOLOIST ! THANX BROTHER !! U ROCK !!

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks. You're too kind. :) It's a great unit - I must have used at over two hundred gigs now and it's never let me down.

[@DADDOGDEVIL]

THIS IS A DEMONSTRATION ! THX A LOT ! Other People makes a 15min Video with 14min BLA BLA and call it a Demo...lol This is a fantastic Demo - Nice TC - I must have One of them. THX

[@0713mas]

Sounds so good, love that vintage sound! Even that acoustic guitar sounds great too. Reminds me of Elliott Smith. I eq'd dropped the middle to -6 to -8 db in my baggs pickup in my taylor 714 for a few settings and it sounds very natural.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Yes, you can. The harmony is operated by a separate footswitch on the unit. Also, you can have even more control by adding an additional footswitch which you can use to trigger delays or boost your guitar for solos, etc.

[@Hooverdarnit]

Not only did you show the GTX's versatility, you showed your own too. Well done.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks. The MIDI is used by the GTX to work out what current chord is so it creates the correct harmonies. With the piano track I connected the output from the keyboard to the AUX-In and then also used the MIDI connection to make sure the harmony generations was correct. I don't think there's a specific vocoder effect, however you can get similar sounds.

[@chadhosegood]

best demo yet! Thank you!

[@RickCalhounplus]

This is the demo I've been waiting for. Very talented. Thanks.

[@chriskennedymusic]

thanks, hope you enjoy using it. :)

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi Steve. Glad you're getting well with the unit. That's the exact same setup I've been using lately. Makes setting up for a gig rediculously easy. The 'gnd' switch is a ground switch. It helps to reduce the buzzing sound you get if you have a group loop problem. I've used it a couple of times when using the unit with a valve guitar amp but I wouldn't have thought you would need it on with your setup.

[@bonesbach]

Sure glad to have come across your posts on here today totally by accident. You are an extremely talented and versatile musician. Best of luck on your career. I'm using a number of TC Helicon products in my solo act and just love the technology. Best regards.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks. :) I created all the presets myself instead of using the stock ones. If there's a particular one you like I could probably have a look and see what settings I used.

[@RapazotePepe]

Tc helicon has some great people doing the demos but yours.... finaly i see all my doubts explained in the most simple way. Thanks

[@BermudaBlueBoy]

Great Job, Chris! Your a real all rounder......very versatile! I'm sure you'll be hired for many gig's to come. That Tc Helicon VoiceLive Play GTX certainly puts the icing on the cake!

[@uprightboy]

hey chris, i enjoyed your playing as much as finding out about the pedal.

[@glh1956]

Great video Chris, just bought one, if I can anywhere near your sound that'll be great!

[@Pickininvt]

I looked at a lot of videos for this unit, but this video convinced me to sell my Vocalist Live 5 and buy the Voicelive Play GTX! Thanks Chris!

[@chriskennedymusic]

Glad you liked my demo. Having tried both, I would say the quality of the effects on the TC unit is slightly better than the Digitech, although they're both good devices. The TC reverbs are particularly sweet sounding.

[@enuxs]

Wow, a very versatile musician - very well done.

[@chriskennedymusic]

It depends if you need the extra effects. I have both and I would say the reverb and adaptive tone are pretty much the same. There are more options on the harmony and doubling, which can be useful. There are also a load more vocals effects too if you need them. Obviosly ther are also the electric guitar effects, which the other unit doesn't have.

[@chriskennedymusic]

The way I set it up. Guitar into DI-input with a jack to jack lead, the link output on the DI into the amp with another jack to jack lead, and then the DI out into the GTX with a XLR to jack lead. Although I'm going from the balanced output of the DI into an unbalanced input on the GTX with the XLR to jack cable, it still beaks the ground loop between the GTX and the amp. Hope that helps.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks. I tend to use the harmony levels a little lower than their default setting which I think helps. I also find it useful to make test recordings as I create my presets as it's hard to get it right when you're hearing your own voice acoustically in the room (and in your head) whilst dialing in your settings.

[@chriskennedymusic]

The quality of the effects are great for live use (*the reverbs in particular) and have very low levels of noise. Even through my studio monitors I can't hear any particularly noticable undesirable artifacts. The reverbs, for example, have much less hiss than the ones on my mixing desk and on my alesis nanoverb.

[@SPDATA1]

I am in Love...with GTX!

[@chriskennedymusic]

The VoiceLive Play GTX has more effects than the Harmony G-XT. There's also no looping on the Harmony G or guitar effects (except a little reverb).

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi Steve, I'm glad you like it. I've been using mine several times a week at gigs since i got it and feel it has really improved my vocal sound. I think I understand your question. As far as I know, if you put on the octave up or down effect it is just your lead vocals that get transposed up or down the octave and not any of generated (3rd/5th/etc) harmony parts that you're also using.

[@pezictusfish]

This is the best demo, all the others made me not want to buy it, tasteful and sensible use of the effects makes all the difference.

[@chriskennedymusic]

When I use my GTX with my old tube amp I have use a DI-box to reduce the hum. Although it still has to go from balanced to unbalanced, the DI-box helps to isolate the amp from the GTX/mic and helps stop any interference. I connect my guitar into the DI box and the link output going to the amp and the DI output going to the GTX. Might be worth a try.

[@chriskennedymusic]

It has stereo XLR (mic level) outs and a headphone output. Personally i would have liked it to have had a couple of line-level jack outputs too as it would make my set-up simpler.

[@bonesbach]

You are a very talented guy, Chris. Enjoyed watching and listening. I use a TC Helicon Harmony GXT myself in my solo act. Wish I could play piano like you do!!!

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks :)

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks :) I'm currently using the GTX around 4 times a week at gigs and it's working great for me,

[@bobisonline]

Great demo! You are very talented in many styles and instruments!

[@Barth905]

Than you very much for the answer. I think I'll buy the GTX. Greetings.

[@ThreeChordGuitar]

A superb job. Thank you!

[@magictonyify]

This is the best review I have seen of this.so you can mix diff effects on guitar and vocal without any bleed over between the two as you play? Great demos man.everybody else just fools around as they go.hearing you do actual pieces of music gives me a much better idea of how well this works.thank you.would love it if you haf a series on how t o operate.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hey, thanks. :) Yes, the effects for the guitar and vocals are completely independent.

[@CaptainRon1913]

Excellent demo, thanks for posting this

[@FunkyNoone]

Btw great demonstration. U are the only that shows that has radio effect. Ty. you made me buy it ;)

[@DomTremendous]

Great voice.

[@evsynator]

good demo. convinced me to get it .thanks .

[@photomusicman9413]

Brilliant video.

[@chriskennedymusic]

hope you enjoy it :)

[@DanielHeath1Watcher]

Awesome demo dude!

[@ssprofession]

These things are truly amazing :)

[@ScottVigneault]

This dude is the bomb!

[@kpgpwi64]

awesome, you are indeed a true musician.

[@chriskennedymusic]

it';s roughly "breakout" by the foo fighters. B E C# C - all played with the b and high e string open.

[@tylerwetzel770]

What's that jazzy song at 2:30 I love it

[@chriskennedymusic]

"Why Try To Change Me Now," written by Cy Coleman and Joseph Allan (Frank Sinatra does a rather nice version of it)

[@tylerwetzel770]

Chris Kennedy thank you!

[@BrickandMorter]

Great demo! Thank you !

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi, It's not really designed for that as far as I know. There is a separate output for the guitar for sending it to the amp, but I'm not sure or not if it can be used how you want it to be (I guess you could do it with the XLR out though and turn the amp sim off). Might be worth looking at the manual online, however you'd probably be better looking at a multi-fx processor primarily designed for guitar.

[@DespairQuietlyPlease]

Thanks can the electric accomodate acoustic like in this video above???

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi. I can't remember the exact harmony setting however the GTX was automatically creating the harmony parts from my guitar playing.

[@jhonfrazier8073]

Very Helpful and not the overdone Tom Video's~~~~

[@DespairQuietlyPlease]

Have they discontinued the gtx??? Couldnt find the one yoy unbox anywhere, any suggestions? Thanks again lovely material too.

[@jeimusic08]

+Simeon Perlin yes it is a discontinued product. the big brother will be the voice live play electric.

[@DespairQuietlyPlease]

Can that accommodate acoustic as well? Or do I need to buy the more expensive VoiceLive 3?

[@jeimusic08]

+Simeon Perlin all VLP series have the same hardware, but software differs a little that caters what Instrument you play. Acoustic have a new update that you can change guitar effects per patch, same as electric and GTX. Before the effects were global.

[@jeimusic08]

+Simeon Perlin there's 3 VLP variant: the normal play (no instrument), acoustic and electric. It will be best if you will visit TC Helicon site.

[@ReMarietti]

Gerat job , nice review , so much better than the official TC H videos.

[@Barth905]

Very good show and very well played. I have a question: if you have programmed a vocal harmony and guitar effects, can silence the vocal harmony and continue with the guitar effect? So, I'm singing with harmony and guitar effects but there is a time that I do not want harmony but I want still have the guitar effect. Can you do this in live? Thank you very much.

[@lieiti]

Great demo and great performing Chris. TC should hire you if they haven't already. Btw, could you share the preset names you used with us? Like which one was used for each song you played? Much appreciated.

[@DespairQuietlyPlease]

Thanks all I'm struggling making my choice would love the Voicelive 3 but it's a big leap in price...either electric or acoustic or if i can find an GTX online used??? I play largely acoustic country/folk and blues material but the I dont wanna sell myself short and miss out on electric settings too. Tough decisions really wish they hasn't discontinued the GTX...thanks again for your feedback wish me luck.

[@chriskennedymusic]

i don't think you'll be able to use a usb mic with the unit unless your mic also has an xlr connection i'm afraid. you may want to double check this with tc-helicon though.

[@stevebuckingham7176]

many thanks for the reply chris....did my first gig using this unit setting up in a few minutes with just a mic, gtx, guitar and 2 powered speakers - the guitar fx and mixer are now redundant...your vid has made my life so simple one quick question though whats the gnd switch next to the headphone socket? can't see it mentioned anywhere in the manual, keep on rocking regards Steve

[@joeprogrock]

hi great demo. I am undecided on their the GTX or Play Electric, do you know which one is a superior unit as sar as vocal and guitar effects etc. thanks

[@pawchan5489]

Great job. List of songs please??

[@stevebuckingham7176]

Chris, got the gtx and am well impressed with it, the harmonies are even better than i thought they would be. its very simple to use and intuitive at every level but one thing i dont get is that on the harmony ie high or high and low etc is it just your lead vocal thats harmonised an octave higher or is it thirds and fifths derived from the guitar chord, aux in or room mics regards steve

[@Tracey..H]

I'm looking for a thing that changes my vocal tone or range--- I had cancer. Help

[@marcodsoli]

I have a question about the voice cancel, how it sounds? There is some video that shows how it works

[@jiffy1man]

Thank You for the great demo. And I also say TC-Helicon should send you a check. :)

[@chriskennedymusic]

:)

[@ihavegcc472]

@@chriskennedymusic Great! your figured out how to reply to comments lol

[@nizarzekri8091]

Great! Could you tell me what are the chords that you use at 3:44 ! this sound rocks dude!

[@1967boy]

Hi Chris, love your your video, would you mind to tell me any noise when you are using voicelive play GTX on the monitor? it's because I want to get one, but no idea the quality, most of the effects got noises on the floor mon, thanks!

[@kpgpwi64]

full cover of that jazz song? that was beautiful..

[@AlexsDrey]

Hello, I know that this processor has been out for a while, I hope you can help me, when I connect the guitar and the amplifier line, it sounds without effect. The question is, can I separate the voice by sending it to the audio console and the guitar to my vox amplifier? thank you

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi, it's been a while since I used the unit, but there are a range of options for how the outputs work in the settings menu. I have a feeling if you want the guitar with the effects you can't separate it, however you can if you want just the dry guitar sound to send to an amplifier or additional processor.

[@chriskennedymusic]

thanks, glad you liked it.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi. Have you tried using the ground loop button on the device to help with the hum? I've had a few earthing issues before with the device and old valve amps and found using a DI box can help. Using the XLR outs will also help as they are balanced outputs, whereas the headphone output isn't. If you can't work out the cause of the problem you may want to contact TC Helicon customer service or post in their forum - they're usually pretty good any helping.

[@MsDESERTROSE29]

Good job. One question though: it only has an XLR output? nothing else? like a regular cable amp out? tnx

[@chriskennedymusic]

thanks, that's very kind of you to say. :)

[@gslide06]

Excellent demo. Basic question, is this unit able to generate harmonies based purely on your vocals alone (I.E. No guitar plugged in)?

[@chriskennedymusic]

GSlide Yes, by using the "room sense" mics or by manually setting the key - i've found best results are generally found when using a guitar vs the "room sense" mics, but I the manual key selection works well and I use it on a few tracks live so I can specify exactly the harmony I want regardless of what I'm playing (or not playing) on the guitar

[@yomamma2960]

very good musician

[@gmoreno247]

Yes, I tried the ground lift and it didn't help. I cannot use the XLR out because I don't have a PA or an amp that accepts XLR input. Do you think something like an XLR line matching transformer work so I can use the XLR ouput for my guitar amp? But I guess if it will be converting the balanced output from XLR back to an unbalanced signal that my amp would accept, there'd still be noise? Thanks a bunch.

[@chriskennedymusic]

I think DI-Boxes are always useful things for any musician to have

[@maluma0221]

Hi. Great demo. Just wanted to find out What is your setting for the jazz vocals? Thanks

[@chriskennedymusic]

I can't remember exactly. I think it was the hall reverb with a very very small amount of slap back delay

[@maluma0221]

@@chriskennedymusic Thanks Chris

[@georgewinters8965]

Dude you ROCK!!!! Great Job...

[@riderinthewind1]

Nicely done ^^

[@Meek4Weeks]

Do you have any tips on settings and such to help? I have to speak or sing really loud for the radio effect (or any effect) to work. So it cuts in and out. I don't understand it. And the harmony vocals are always female (alien like) if higher and male (alien like) if lower.

[@chriskennedymusic]

+meek weeks There's a noise gate on the radio effect. If you go into the advanced edit menu for the effect you can alter when it cuts in, which should sort your problem. Also check your mic input gain is high enough on the control on the side of the unit.

[@Meek4Weeks]

***** Will do, thanks!

[@vernonbest]

Superb!

[@stevebuckingham7176]

great pro sounding demo chris, you've really sold it to me but in your opinion are there any drawbacks to this unit, regards steve

[@pedrohicks946]

Hey buddy amazing demos i was just wondering, if there are no problems while using it whit keyboards?? because i want to buy one i play both keyboard and guitar specially guitar but what if i want to use it for the keyboard? have you experienced some flaws??? thanks dude it will really help me out

[@MrDillinger911]

like the radio effect

[@matseims]

Hi Chris, could you tell which piano you are playing at 4.40 ? sound terrific !!!

[@kinta19775241]

2：19　So nice piano paino play! (^^/ Tell me What is the song name. I 'd like to get this piano part sound..

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks. The song is called Why Try To Change Me Now by Cy Coleman.

[@ReMarietti]

Beau travail , beau test bien meilleurs que ceux proposés par le site officie de TCH! Merci

[@nizarzekri8091]

Thanks !

[@gmoreno247]

Oh one question, where exactly will the DI output go to the GTX?

[@officialWWM]

You have some nice guitars!

[@izometrica7356]

Man, great vid! Name of song at 2.25 please!:)

[@veronicachic]

Do you take requests? could you do a full version on why try to change me now? its breathtaking

[@FunkyNoone]

which one has more vocal effects? got confused. Btw Harmony gt-x has looper like gtx? thaank you

[@somefuckinguy7107]

Hi, nice video. You have a great voice. I have a question and kind seem to find an answer. My guitar does not use pickups. I was wondering how well it would work if I used 1 or 2 condenser mic's for the guitar, and a seperate condensor or dynamic for the vocals? Or is that not a good idea? I still need to purchase the mics, so any info you can give me woyuld surely help. Thank you.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Hi. Thanks. I can't say that I've tried it but I'm not sure how well it would work. In a live setting I would think you could have a lot of feedback problems using 2 condenser mics on stage like this. Also, the guitar input is a high impedance jack input that is designed for guitar pickups - so it would not offer enough gain for a microphone to be directly plugged into it, nor does it offer phantom power (there is phantom power on the regular mic input for your voice). As a result you would need a separate preamp for the condenser mic you plan to use with your guitar. You would also probably have to watch the gain on the preamp as it will most likely output at line level, which is too high for the guitar input on the TC pedal (although you could possibly put it into the aux-in). There's a chance you might be able to make it work for you, but I would have thought the best solution is to install a pickup in your acoustic guitar I'm afraid (LR Baggs Lyric might be a nice option if you like a more natural sound by the way).

[@myhuckleberryfriend2119]

Hi Miister Josh you need a magnetic soundhole pickup for your guitar. I use some LR Baggs and that works pretty well. But any other 50 dollar pickup will do if you just want to track the TC Helicon still using your acoustic sound.

[@somefuckinguy7107]

Ok, thank you for the info. I will look into that for sure. First i'll probably try to make it work, but I would have never thought the input would be a problem. I'm glad I asked, and thank you both for the quick replies.

[@martijnvandenakker803]

+My Huckleberry Friend A piëzo under the saddle pickup also works fine...

[@gmoreno247]

Hey Chris, I tried the Helicon again last night but I used a different cable for the headphone output and the humming is gone! I still want to try the XLR output though on the VoiceLive to my guitar amp. Do you think it's better to just buy the DI-Box instead of getting those XLR to 1/4" Impedance Transformer Dongles? Thanks a bunch!

[@chriskennedymusic]

yes, although I've never found it that useful unless you're after it as a deliberate effect.

[@chriskennedymusic]

Thanks. I'll see what I can do when I have some free time. :)

[@ThePOGF]

you are fantastic!

[@001mladen]

Is this thing better than harmony GXT???

[@45zapatero]

Tc. Helicon should pay you!!! Do you like the amp modelling for electric guitar in this unit ?

[@chriskennedymusic]

Maybe I'll send them an invoice - see what they say! ;) I would say the amp modelling is pretty good; however I still prefer to use my boutique tube amp and separate pedals. It's not quite up to the quality and flexibility of the Line6 emulations, but not that far off considering it's a secondary thing to the vocal effects. The sounds are certainly quite useable and much better than I was expecting considering what they cost.