Hey Craig, thanx for the video. But i think would be much better if you guy smake some practical examples creating actual loops for each of the methods. Thanx!
@tchelicon5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback Sergio! We always try and create helpful videos and comments like this can help us to improve what we do :-) Thanks for singing with us!
@jahstix4 жыл бұрын
@@tchelicon will u ever update the smart sync to allow the loops change only at the end of the loop not at the moment or the measure /beat , trackA Master then u alternate trackB or Track C but the swap only happens at the end if the loop .
@honzazouhar46156 жыл бұрын
Incredibly useful. Quick, clear, efficient. All this in a single 18-minutes' take? Craig is a total monster of a presenter.
@RTAlabama5 жыл бұрын
I've had my VL3 for a couple of years but never fooled with the looper. Today, I thought I'd mess around with it. The video Craig did was a little quick so had to watch it a few times, but now I've got it. It'd like anything else - conquer the learning curve. Thanks Craig - I'm gonna have to start using the looper. Handy gismo - Indeed!!
@pyannaguy43615 жыл бұрын
Most frustrating, complex UN-intuitive piece of gear I've ever bought & the looper is the crown jewel in the nuclear reactor of the overbuilt thing, but I keep trying. Hope you have better luck than me. Like so many manuals, it goes into depth about so much I'll never use & leaves out simple basics, like "Here's here how to go back in & mix the layers for volume & EQ." Oh, well - I'm close to passing the 30-day return date, but I'm keeping the VL3 Extreme for the harmony vocals.
@tronlady15 жыл бұрын
@@pyannaguy4361 ....try GROUP THE LOOP on iPad
@marclerner33442 жыл бұрын
He should speak slower as all sounds sped up. This thing is hard as hell. If he plans on teaching, he has to slow down.
@ericmurray50015 жыл бұрын
I bought 1 TCHVL3 for my stage in my retail store and love the voice effects. In fact, I'm not good enough to play without it! So when I wore my UGG boots, I broke the plastic casing buttons, 6 in total. They sent me new ones and I had a tech guy replace for me each time. In the meantime I bit the bullet and bought another unit. Same thing happened without the UGGs. The first one started distortion on guitar after about 3 hours of playing so both are now at the shop. Neither is operational and both are in pieces at my tech guy's shop. Can't utilize looper on stage because way too many buttons to press and on top of that my wah, sustain, looper and distortion pedals won't operate through the TCHVL3, ever. It's a love/hate thing for me. I love the vocal effects but the menu is so complicated and cumbersom and advanced that I can't use it. Have a gig again and no functional TCHVL3 to use. My show is suffering. Seriously depressed after having spent so much money on two and constant repairs. I wish the videos stopped dicking around and show how to actually make it work with other pedals and not just default to heavy distortion. Was thinking of carrying the brand in my store, but as much as I love the vocal effects, can't justify spending another dime. Third party repair site is unworkable and threw away boxes so not valid. Feel like quitting my stage show because of TCHVL3, sorry to say.
@dhruvalance13238 жыл бұрын
I own a Voicelive 3 Extreme and I own a big recording studio, so I know a lot of products, brands and customer Support, I would like to say that TC Helicon has made a very nice product but 99% of TC Helicon videos have the intention of promoting and demo ing. I urge TC Helicon to have in there KZbin Channel Tutorials well produced that take you progressively from A to Z for all of their products. It's a shame that TC Helicon customers who are looking to know how to actually perform and have fun with their product find out that there is very few and limited support for getting to know HOW TO. In Short: 1) You are excellent with products 2) You are excellent with promotion 3) You are excellent with demos of the product 4) Terrible with "How To" Support
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+Dhruva Lance Sorry that you feel that way about our tutorials! We felt like Craig went through almost every function in the looper during this video. Is there a different way it could have been presented that would have given you the info you are after?
@billybsings7 жыл бұрын
I got info I was looking for, in particular, the A-B-C flow and the "smart" sync feature. Info I hadn't found in the many other youtube vids I watched. Thanks !
@blessed79276 жыл бұрын
I think an easy shortcut cheat sheet would be great. An example would be as follows. Loop guitar track 1. Press (X) long press + (Y) short press = first track. Etc. THAT WOULD BE GREAT. In fact, a little cheat sheet card that comes with your pedal would be appreciated because the manual was not easy IMO. I am new to looping that being said. :) Thanks!
@tronlady15 жыл бұрын
Which video are you referring to because this is definitely a HOW TO and not a demo!?
@zibbezabba24914 жыл бұрын
@@MoniqueOrtiz Best microphone for live? Shure SM58 is the industry standard 'dynamic' microphone, surely you would know that after gigging a few years?
@shaunfrater76525 жыл бұрын
We are not all techno savvy and this is a very sophisticated machine we need TC Helicon tp produce a tutorial video that takes you all the way from beginner to expert it would be a good investment as it would encourage potential buyers to invest in the product
@fabianvasquezjr88524 жыл бұрын
I've had this thing for over 5 years and I've never used the looper, better late than never! While the damn thing still works is a testament to build quality of Tc products. Want the extreme 3 but lots more options now.
@hypersmudge14 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the *super* “deep dive" into the looper section of this amazing piece of gear!
@TristanHurd6 жыл бұрын
PLEASE make the loop start/stop/record/odub features controllable through MIDI CCs... Why aren’t you guys adding new MIDI CCs in your updates?
@bratrubadur10 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with Craig but please put him small in the corner and make the VL3 bigger, can't see the details at all..
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
Hahah fair enough. Next time we'll go less me and more product :)
@bratrubadur10 жыл бұрын
Don't get me wrong, it's just that you guys are making such amazing products, it's frustrating when someone fantastic like Craig is doing such an excellent job explaining how to get the most out of them and we can't see the product properly, at least on iphone ;) just realized I should have mentioned that as well, sorry.
@tronlady15 жыл бұрын
@@tchelicon Craig is nice to look at though, as well as to listen to! This is what I call a product tutorial :o)
@tipstosoar6 жыл бұрын
Great video, and product, thanks. Please can you tell me how to turn the looper volume up or down with my attached expression pedal?
@danmillane9 жыл бұрын
Wow this seems really complicated in a live playing environment when trying to change phrases, change fx and change harmonies during performances??? How do you change harmonies and or fx whilst changing loops?
@McLFabian7 жыл бұрын
Dan Millane . It is simple. While you are in Looper Mode it is possible to change the Vocal preset that you are currently using by the Up and Down triggers. With it, you could perfectly configure a Preset to get the parameters you need and use it at the Looper Mode.
@tterrabend4 жыл бұрын
Fabián Miranda Muñoz ! THANK YOU!!! I’ve been wracking my brain, scouring the internet, trying to find the answer to that. In my mind, it would have been easier to button map just one vocal layer preset with some of the loop triggers (using a 3 switch if you need more space), but there was no “Looper All Stop” to provide a break. Even though it uses a few presets, at least your answer makes it possible to stay in the looper screen to get the All Stop function. Personally, I still love my RC-300 Looper for ease of use and looper options that I don’t see in the VL3X (ie: play a loop and stop at the end of it without having to press a button). But sometimes it’s too many buttons to get the harmonies and the looper to start at the same time. I was hoping the VL3X would help with that. Anyway... thanks again!
@jpconques4 жыл бұрын
I use a Switch 3 mapped to Guitar Boost (for solos) Step and Harmony so that I can still access those functions when I'm in Loop Mode. As an added benefit it's also more convenient for me to have the Harmony and Step footswitches next to each other.
@ed.t.hansen64994 жыл бұрын
@@McLFabian yes long as your not wanting backing tracks also
@michelcaron26715 жыл бұрын
hi, I have been thru the book, and read all looper part 10 times, and couldn't find how to change the loop slot, now, after listening the entire video, there it is, you mentioned it, although it when real fast. and I had to replay 3 times to get it. the programming of this device is not intuitive at all, and the book could be improved, lots of confusion, specially if you do not read and memorize the hole thing. I wish there were an apps I could use on my computer to program the vl3 ex. thks
@Oregon4now9 жыл бұрын
I, like Rob S, find the auto record, or auto detect feature very useful, and would certainly put it on my list for a firmware update. Also wanted to thank TC helicon for all your hard work I very much enjoy your products!
@ReiwaPia8 жыл бұрын
Thank you, I bought the vl3 today and i'm getting crazy. I love it
@DjuricaMaksimovic955 жыл бұрын
This is so difficult for me, in my opinion, boss rc 300 is way more easy
@franciscozamora37425 жыл бұрын
Hi, please, how to stop metronome automatically when finished songs, is always on..
@MauAzuelaMusic7 жыл бұрын
can you manage each track with different input? Say, TRACK A: MIC INPUT; TRACK B: GUITAR INPUT etc...
@RonTheFlyingDutchman7 жыл бұрын
Ableton Live and the loopers of Boss have a default quantization per bar instead of quantize per beat. I think quantize per beat is not user friendly enough, makes it harder for new users to get used to using a looper. I can understand why TC Helicon loopers miss this option because for a quantize per bar one needs to specify a time signature which isn't available as an option in TC Helicon loopers. The workaround for this is to record an empty loop with the desired number of beats in preparation for a performance and save it to a slot. When performing live one can load the slot and overdub directly on the empty loop. Ableton Live is the absolute winner when it comes down to comfortable looping. When you have the Push or Touchable on iPad, there is the option to define the number of bars of your loop before you start recording. You don't have to worry about setting the end of the loop while recording. And there is a precount before starting the recording which is also really comfortable. Bitwig Studio even has the option of a fixed length for a loop without having to use an expensive midi controller like Push or an iPad app!
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the feedback Ron. We're always looking to improve our loopers. It's such a personal thing too when it comes to setups. Lots of people love the Boss stuff, some love ours, others like you go to Ableton. We're going to try and bring the best of all the worlds together as we move forward.
@RonTheFlyingDutchman7 жыл бұрын
I found an easier way to set the length of the loop with a TC Helicon looper while playing live. Instead of tapping the tempo to one beat, tap the tempo to two beats or even one bar. That means if you have a song in 120bpm, then tap the tempo on 60bpm or even 30bpm. The only thing to watch out for is when using effects during looping that are in sync with the tempo (for example delay), then the effect has to be configured differently.
@gair194410 жыл бұрын
PS: I've been searching for more of your 'in-depth' discussion video's. This was the single best I've seen and it cut the time of my learning curve in more than half! Do you have any other tutorial demo's that "You" have done? I have not found the Tom Lang videos very helpful. They gloss over the top. I want more "How to" with close ups on which buttons to press etc. Thanks!
@laurenttrudel76992 жыл бұрын
Why does the voice play acoustic NOT offer the octaver in the guitar effects ...
@Jnnskrkskl10 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Next time, you could touch the "loop" button as well. Might come in handy for some of us.
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Hi Ed, sorry I can't respond to linked comments for some reason. No, there's no ability to export or import loops to VL3. There's so much to cover that it's tricky to add sound demos to everything.
@garrickmusic9 жыл бұрын
Hi there, Are you guys familiar with the new BeatBuddy? I am seriously considering purchasing that and your VoiceLive 3 together. I've had a DigiTech Vocalist Live 3 for a few years now (which I love) but seeing your product has so many more features that I could use as well as the Looper (I wanted to add a high-end looper anyway) it would be amazing if the looper can synch with the BeatBuddy through midi so that vocal/guitar loops (made and triggered while the BeatBuddy is playing and continues to play) do not drift from the BeatBuddy. Does that make sense? (To be clear I would not be recording the BeatBuddy on the looper, it would be running on a different channel) IF this is possible it would make both purchases a no-brainer for me. and I bet a lot of other one man shows would be into both products as well. I am not super tech-savy to figure these things out myself so I am asking the sources.
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Garrick Sissons Yep, we've got a BETA (soon to be released) VL3 firmware that adds MIDI Clock support (as a slave). We've been testing with a Beat Buddy, which actually led us to further refine the firmware, and it works great :)
@garrickmusic9 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon That's great news, thanks for the information! How will people know when you release the firmware? I will most likely wait for the firmware before I purchase both products. Will you be making and posting a demo video about using the BeatBuddy and VoiceLive 3 together? I know the BeatBuddy isn't your product but it would be great to see them working in action with someone who knows their stuff as I know absolutely nothing about MIDI and would feel a lot better seeing them working together and having exact instructions on hook up and set up before spending that kind of money between the two products. In fact I'm going to subscribe to your channel right now.
@obmal_pytan Жыл бұрын
Why output gain for recorded loops is twice as louder than recording? How the f I can fix it
@setthelightsband2 жыл бұрын
Has anybody played around with the extra tracks in the looper? I got a switch 3 hoping to make use of more tracks but haven’t really figured it out
@maccafan0079 жыл бұрын
Agreed the VL3 led screen should be focused more up close ... Cannot read the items often so It's like we have to use the force Luke lol
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Tim Fitzpatrick But with the blast shield down, I can't even see. How am I supposed to fight?Sorry it's tough to see Tim. We've been experimenting a bit with our screens for tutorial videos and have been working on ways to zoom in for menu shots.
@Itsmypureworld3 жыл бұрын
Can you loop just guitar even while singing through the pedal and vice versa?
@EnmandsBand12 жыл бұрын
When I hold the record button to erase the loop it plays the start of the loop before erasing, that's just not acceptable for live use! Please fix at the next firmware update if possible.
@staple76510 жыл бұрын
Curious about some other features on Digitech JML 2 Stereo. The ability to change the tempo of a loop without altering pitch. The other being the ability to play loops backwards.
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
Time stretching is something we'd love to do. I don't know whether it'll make it to VL3 or not, but we're certainly exploring our options.
@jermusicca Жыл бұрын
how do you adjust the volume of the loop, mine is super loud compare to the sound of my vocal and guitar
@JBauerProject Жыл бұрын
I have an issue with the metronome changing bpm. I want to use the metronome during a backing track but you can’t in the VL3x. So i made the backing travk into a loop. I loaded the loop into an open slot, and set the tap tempo in looper metronome to 96 bpm. When i turn the met on, it suddenly changes to 141 bpm. Icant get the preset to save 96bpm. What am i missing here? Thanks to anyone who can answer!!
@nbk21je Жыл бұрын
Hi, how do I save each loop on each preset after loop recorded in a preset. Want to recall the loop on particular preset the loop recorded on that same preset like a backing track. Thanks
@NOTYOURPUPPETSOFFICIAL3 жыл бұрын
Hello, could you tell me how do I connect a midi keyboard to my voicelive 3 and how do I configure it to hear it? I can't get it to work. I want to connect it via usb thanks .
@ifatgoren10 жыл бұрын
Thank you for that great tutorial I have some more questions about the looper I hope you can answer me : 1.i'm trying to save a looper definitions such as tempo and insert type to a specific slot . When I press "save" it says "no changes" and it doesn't save the definitions to that slot . How can I save those definitions? 2. Is it possible to store a whole loop slot into a song preset ? I am building a show which based on the looper and I want to prepare loops slot with deferent set up for songs that will load up with the song preset . Is it possible and how ? 3.i have one song which I record 2 loops. Loop A 2 bars long ( of 3 quarters) . Loop B 8 bars long( of 3 quarter) While loop A is playing , when I enter loop B , sometimes it start from the third (3) bar of that loop (B) and not from the beginning . The metronome is off and there is no sinc assistance . What could be the reason and how can I make sure it won't happen ? Thank you very much , I hope to get your respond . Ifat.
@mustafagokhanball72602 жыл бұрын
hello . I need your help. I use tc helicon voicelive 3. I record loop A rhythm I record loop B chords. I turn down the loop B volume so that it is less than loop A, but when I re-record it in the same setup after the song is over, the loop B sound is too loud
@tommyaudio3 жыл бұрын
i wonder why u can't play all 3 loops at the same time? this might actually be a deal breaker for me (currently looking at getting one used in my area)
@eramacciotti4 жыл бұрын
It sounds nice but it is way too complicated. I have been trying to unlock the metronome tempo for a month now. It is always locked, couldn't find anywhere the tutorial on how to fix it.
@somuchmusic193 жыл бұрын
any one know how to set up the looper to receive external midi clock info?
@LuizMartan10 жыл бұрын
Hey Craig, thank you for your tutorial videos! Can you record a video talking about how to use voicelive 3 to create backing vocals with pre record lead vocal? I use Sonar X DAW. Best regards Luiz
@TramperMusik5 жыл бұрын
If i want to delete a loop, it plays allways for a second. would be smarter to change that. Can i delete just the last overdum without distroying the full loop ? :)
@radiorealrob7 жыл бұрын
My VL3 looper has random gaps within the loop dreaming it useless. TC-Helicon are very slow replying to my emails about it and when they do they have no answer except to ask if its still under warranty which it isn't. If you are thinking about buying the VL3 make sure you fully test it while you can still send it back. I wish it was what they claim but it's not sorry.
@andrianarisonnjato16673 жыл бұрын
guys I'm on the fence this one or the touch 2? thanks!
@Redpepper9177 жыл бұрын
The screen is too small for looping and overdubbing live on the fly. Can an external screen be connected?
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, you can't do that with our current products but we're definitely looking into it for future products via BlueTooth to a mobile device or something in that ballpark.
@gaudeus-onemancoverband93623 жыл бұрын
Just bought this (the VL3X) and I must say I am disappointed in the looper. It's not a 3 phrase but a 2 phrase looper. That sucks. You can't record A, B and C and play all 3 together. That sucks big time. Anyone who knows a workaround?
@EnmandsBand12 жыл бұрын
Could you please explain the looper functions you can use with Switch-6, it seems that the functions you get on the Switch-6 are different from the functions of the standard buttons on the unit (which makes the screen really confusing!)
@carl-ottojohansson71257 жыл бұрын
Great job! Thanks! That really clarified a lot.
@alansmollen3 жыл бұрын
I wish the unit was larger in screen, as handsome you are, I don’t need your face larger than the product
@StefanPribagumusic8 жыл бұрын
An Auto record would be very handy :) this is a wonderfull piece of equipment and it's with me in every concert :)
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+Stefan Pribagu Like a sound based record that starts when you go over the level threshold? That's definitely been asked for and something we're interested in doing. Not sure it would come to a VL3, but certainly something for the future of the products.
@Snapjaggery8 жыл бұрын
So on point with all your tutorials :-) One question. I use the looper to lay a chord progression down and then just solo over it. When I w solo I have to exit the looper and choose a drive and/or delay to pronounce the solo sound. Which is fine, only takes a couple seconds, but often I will come back into the song after stopping the loop, but then have to hold the loop button down to access the main screen to then turn off the drive and delay, all while trying to sing at the same time. Is there a way around this? Thanks :-) Loving the VL3X.
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
Hmm, just trying to get a mental picture of the process you're going through... I think there's a couple of options to help your workflow. 1. Create a STEP within the preset you're using that has the drive changes you want. Press STEP from the loop screen to toggle back and forth between the two sounds. You'll never have to go back to the guitar/vocal layers that way. 2. Set the STEP button with "Loop Toggle" to be able to instantly pop in/out of the loop layer without holding the layer button. Either of those should speed you up a bit. :)
@Snapjaggery8 жыл бұрын
Awesome, simple fix. I didn't know you could use step within the looper. That's great. Thankyou :-)
@howardrodelo64046 жыл бұрын
Dumb it down some more. I'm 3 minutes in and felt lost. Say the Hit, Double and Harmony are your selectors for what you see on the screen. It'll make more sense for new users. Left, Middle, Right selector.
@pyannaguy43615 жыл бұрын
Don't feel bad - The learning "curve" is a vertical, granite cliff with electrified barbed wire strung everywhere. Is there a word for NOT intuitive? And this isn't even the "extreme" which I bought.
@gair194410 жыл бұрын
This Tutorial was a LIFE saver! I was scratching my head and getting frustrated trying to figure some things out. Not sure if you covered this, ...once my song/loop is ending, is there a quick way to STOP everything (Don't want B to play if just have the option to Stop "A". Should I Re-Map the Step button for Loop Start and stop? or is that necessary? Also, where can I set the output level of the looper so it's not louder than my dry signal.
@marcolively38919 жыл бұрын
Why is his face bigger than the product this whole video is demoing? *squints to see vl3 display* :p
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Marco Lively Craig is extremely vain and gets emotional when we question his on-camera ratio of Craig to "everything less important" (his words). ;) I think the camera setup in this could have used one more for closeups of the screen but we didn't have a third at that point. When there's lots of talking it's tricky to figure out how much "person" vs. "product", but totally understand the point here.
@ivanterzieff78207 жыл бұрын
Hey TC- what about ERRORS DETECTED ERROR CODE 2008000 is it manufacture problem ? I AM DISAPOINTED
@OswaldoLafee10 жыл бұрын
Super Useful, thanks a lot! I'd like to echo the comments on the Midi Clock, I believe it's important. Not to take away anything from the product because it's excellent, but I guess it could/should be considered maybe to a next firmware version?
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
Heya Oswaldo, we are looking into MIDI clock. I don't think it'll make the next release, since our current beta firmware still needs to go into official channels for VoiceSupport and production, but it's definitely something we'll consider for the future.
@OswaldoLafee10 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon HICraig, Is this issue addressed on the new firmware version? I read something on the website about smart sync so any loop to any loop and A used as the master. Are we talking about the same subject here? As always, thanks you guys do a great job of keeping us posted.
@PositivelyPassionate8 жыл бұрын
do i have to hook it up to a stereo or anything? all i have connected to it is the microphone and the power thing, but i can't hear anything. everything is on too. i don't see any of those little sound bubbles -- like on the bottom of an iphone.
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+phanhansen You'll need to connect a pair of headphones to the jack on the back and/or connect to a mixer/PA system or a powered speaker from the main outputs.
@Studio_C_CRAVEN_MUSIC2 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to change the titles of Presets or to copy presets from one to another? i.e. I have corona drive on preset 209 and want it to be on preset 1. The idea is to eventually have my whole set list for each song 1-48, listed chronologically, so all I have to do to get through the night is to click once to forward to the next song...
@bleucox037 жыл бұрын
Is there a way to route the looper (and only the looper) to an 'out' plug ? It would permit me to send it to an independant track in my mixing desk, and send it louder to my drummer's monitor, so that he can follow it easely (that's the way I've been doing so far with my Looper, the excellent Echoplex digital pro +). Thank you !
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
No, we don't have separate outs for the looper, since the looper contains vocal/guitar loops. They get sent out the outputs for vocal/guitar respectively. If you run the VL3 either in dual mono mode or use the separate guitar outs, the loops will come separately from those outs. You can then send the drummer more/less of the vocal or guitar signal which would include any loops.
@bleucox037 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon thank you for your answer. In my specific need, it's really the loop and only the loop that should be increased, so that the drummer hears it more than the rest when it' on. Too bad, but thanks anyway.
@philchapman76664 жыл бұрын
VL3X. Is there a loop play 1-shot option?
@frankmurasso16986 жыл бұрын
i work in seven different graphics programs, and I consider this "very hard" to learn. However, I see the value... Where can I get a hands on? I need someone to walk me through. I have it, I love it, and once I am over the hump I will make this sing .. in the meantime, I need help
@tchelicon6 жыл бұрын
We get requests all the time for in-person training. I wish we could have a roaming band of experts doing clinics but it's just not in our capacity to pull off. I'm not sure what specific advice I can give other than to start at the top level with just changing presets and going back/forth between guitar/vocal and looper until there's something specific you want to do. Then, you can hit the manual or these videos, the forums etc. to work your way down deeper into the product.
@michelcaron26715 жыл бұрын
one more thing, why cant I record and over dub with a BT? I could have someones BT(digital format) I could add a guitar, or a vocal on it.
@tronlady15 жыл бұрын
Some people want the moon on a stick lol
@nickblack43426 жыл бұрын
hi mate when you say 1234 you notice that it doesnt come back in in time so you actually have to hit the button at exactly the right time for it to be in perfect time, as in if I beat box a beat, how do I quantise that?, also how do i changed the hold looper button to get the loop page to a quck tap on the step button cheers
@tchelicon6 жыл бұрын
The best way to ensure you're on time is to use the metronome so it will quantize. We don't analyze the actual audio, just quantize to the tempo set in the loop. You can run the met to just headphones which lets you time things better.
@TheMoSiz3 жыл бұрын
Hey Craig thank you for your manuals. I just got myself a Voicelive 3 extreme and now I'm trying to get all sorted out asap. I have a question, maybe you could help me? I use my stage piano (Nord Electro) through the AUX in, I can hear it perfect through the output, BUT I cannot Loop with it. When I loop with it I cannot hear anything. With guitar and vocals it works. But when I set the Loop Menu AUX Input I hear nothing and I cannot find a solution for this bug :(
@milosgrujic72288 жыл бұрын
Dear friend if i connect my electric guitare and microphone both to VL3 and use just a headphones for listening (no amp,mixer...) can i hear all processed tones of my vocal and guitare sound on headphones.Someone talk that i can hear only guitare sound clear,no vocal and no processed voice ..so please help :)
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
Yep sure can. The headphone output carries everything including vocals, guitar, loops, aux/monitor, usb etc.
@francescomarino86804 жыл бұрын
Hello Craig, I kindly ask you to insert italian subtitles in your VL3 video tutorials.(You also speak very quickly). I have a VoiceLive 3 Extreme and I would like to acquire all the useful information of your tutorials as much as possible.Tank you in advance.
@elpuntoacustico37187 жыл бұрын
Hi Craig . I have a Voicelive3 and after 1 year I use the Looper for the 1st time , and I notice the Loop you know (the parts A ,B C.)After a while do not sync. I try SMART and QUANTIZE and I can not play with good sync. Can you help me ?
@JimmyDevere7 жыл бұрын
What is the fidelity/sample rate of the backing tracks and the recorder USB? I saw on a PDF download it says 24bit for backing tracks but the manual says 16bit, I think. And I haven't seen any numbers for the recorder? Could you list those please? Trying to make decisions! thanks!
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Internally the files get converted to 48K 16bit. (if memory serves)
@Snapjaggery6 жыл бұрын
I notice that once you change a slot, the next preset you use defaults to that slot. ie; the last slot you used. Is there any way to have all presets default to say channel 1 unless assigned? Otherwise if you only use a handful of slots, but often use the looper, the default from the last song is now the default for all, and then if like me, you have hundreds of songs, you have to assign a loop slot to every preset just so it defaults to your regular loop settings.
@ZillaYT4 жыл бұрын
Does the Swap feature work for backing tracks too?
9 жыл бұрын
Graig y receive my vl3 y was happy and when y begin to change presents to know them but only from 1 to 16 is possible to run, from the preset 16 jumps immediately to preset number 124 "talkbox", nothing is in between 16 and 124 the last. May be y have done something wrong but y havent touch nothing, or may be y have to get the presets from the web page dont know? when y open voicesupport in the window place where is preset name, up, is not working neither firmaware window both they are unlighted, can you give an advice pleas!!! y am praying nothing wrong only my unskillness...... thanx for your time
@mattblack-smith19048 жыл бұрын
+Pedro Guzmán Try messing with The Genre button these settings block out othe presets so you can find stuff within a certain genre or you favourites
@mmichaelddarby7 жыл бұрын
there has to be another way to pick a tempo??? say I want 125 bpm or 126bpm...do I have to count that out with my feet or can I turn a knob and get exactly what I want at a fast pace. we should be able to select an exact tempo and do it fast. thanks the guy that has a hard time counting : )
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
When you've tapped a tempo, you can use the preset up/dn buttons to do 1 beat-at-a-time changes to the tempo to get it perfect. That said, if I know a song is going to be at a specific tempo (likely if you're playing to a click or backing track), I'd create a preset and set the BPM in the delay block and save it that way. Then you never have to worry about tapping at all. Tap's more useful when you don't have an absolute tempo in mind and want to get your delays etc. in sync with the band when it's already playing.
@mmichaelddarby7 жыл бұрын
Very helpful!!!!! : ) Thank you! : )
@jalilrendon49127 жыл бұрын
Hi TC-Helicon. What about the LOOPER? Has midi sync to record perfect loops? Thanks. Amazing products.
@robertalexander12998 жыл бұрын
The problem I'm encountering is that pressing and holding the Overdub button causes the loop to begin playing before it erases it. Basically, if it was a mouse button, you've got the overdub function set to be triggered by a mousedown event, when it should be set to mouseup (unless there was a "press and hold" event preceding it). Is there a way to map this differently so that pressing and holding a button erases the loop, but *doesn't* start playing it first. Hope that is clear.
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, we can't do that without a time machine ;) In order for the "play/rec" commands to be instant, they must be "on press". So, we have to register that press before we can register a "hold" to trigger the erase action. It's a part of any one-button looper setup and why you see separate stop/clear buttons on various products. We included the erase menu to be able to silently erase, as it's a separate command, but you do need to go to the menu to get to it. We added stop/clear and erase all to the Switch 3/6 options and erase all to the STEP options to help people more quickly erase.
@robertalexander12997 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the response. Not sure I understand why it requires a time machine. The play/rec could be triggered by the release of the button, rather than the press (unless preceded by a press within 2 seconds), which would be almost as instantaneous as triggering it on the press. But I don't know, maybe it feels different pressing on a button with your foot, versus clicking a mouse button. The problem with the Erase menu is that you can't always get to it, or, at least, I haven't been able to figure out how to do so in all use cases. I just really wish you guys could make everything accessible via MIDI. It would really open up a world of possibilities, and you do it for some functions, but not others. Why limit it?
@Sajtodrummer5 жыл бұрын
Where Can i found tutorial for voicelive 2 vloop?
@45zapatero9 жыл бұрын
I'm interested in buying the vl3 or vlx3. I have a question about the looper though. If I connect the vl3 to a real tube amp (just in front of it) using the guitar out to the guitar input of the amp I "bypass" the internal modelling and can use the tone of my real amp (right ?. ) In this constellation can I still use the internal amp modelling for live looping ? Simple example : I want to make (in looper mode)a loop with the rhythm guitar (chord progression ) of a song using one or more modelling tones from the vl3 that are sent to the pa. Over this loop I play a solo using the real tube tone (with the sound coming from this amp of course). Is this possible ?
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Denis Hermans Hi Denis, I'm not sure that will work directly in the box, but all is (hopefully) not lost. The THRU on VL3 that you'd likely want to connect to your amp will mute any onboard guitar processing and any guitar loops created inside the box (if you're not using the THRU) will go out the guitar outs if you have them connected. There's no way to have live guitar route to the amp and the looped guitar route to the XLR's, at least within the VL3 exclusively. Here's how I'd do it. I'd put an A/B box directly after your guitar. Then, send out output to the amp for the times you want to just play though it and one output to the VL3. When you want to loop on VL3, select the A/B that it's connected to, record your loop and fire it off (via the XLR outs to the PA). Then, hit the A/B again to go back to your tube amp when you want to play overtop of the VL3's loop. You'll just have a slightly more complex loop setup in terms of mixing. That said, you could still use the guitar out (or dual mono mode) in the VL3 to send an independent guitar sound to the FOH, so at least they'd have your looped guitar, live (amped) guitar and vocals all separated for more control of the blend. Hope there's something in there that'll work!
@carolmiro28707 жыл бұрын
I would like to use my VL3 extreme with my band by playing a loop or a track and send at the same time the metronome to the drummer's headphone. Can you explain how to do that without hearing the metronome in the PA system ? Thanks
@yannickwilde6 жыл бұрын
Hey Carol - did you ever manage to get an answer / solution to this? I have the same problem
@JimmyDevere7 жыл бұрын
Sorry, one more question. I currently have the Play Acoustic and I know that has TONE setting built in. Is it built in to the VL3X? Is it accessible for editing in the menu?
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Yep, VL3X has tone as well. It's a bit more tweakable in VL3 though. You can adjust the amount of adaptive EQ, Compression, De-Ess independently and/or manually tweak things.
@sunilgarbuja6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the run-down, Craig. In Looper layer, is there a way to dial in the tempo rather than tapping with foot? Let's say that I know a song is in 93 bpm and I want to quantize the loops, I would like to dial in the metronome tempo to 93 direct because tapping the tempo can sometimes be hit-or-miss. Cheers.
@tchelicon6 жыл бұрын
Hi Sunil - you can assign the tempo in the preset level and it will transfer to the metronome level in the looper. My personal preferred way to use the VL3 is to create a preset for each song in my set list. That way I can assign things like tempo's, etc that change per song. From the loop level, you can go into the metronome menu, hit MET with your foot, and then instead of tapping the tempo, you can use the Preset Up/Done switches to toggle between different tempo times. Hope that helps! Thanks for singing with us!
@sunilgarbuja6 жыл бұрын
Thanks heaps, Craig. That's exactly what I was after: increasing/decreasing tempo in increments of 1bpm. I ran into an issue yesterday. Could you please help? Here's what I did. I recorded a loop in Slot 3 (Track A and B) w/ bpm 85.(does having loops in two tracks make it difficult for the triggers to process it?) I recorded another loop in Slot 4 (Track A only) w/ bpm 92. I mapped both loop triggers in the same preset (one mapped to uMOD btn in gtr layer, another mapped to HIT btn also in the gtr layer.) I am triggering Slot 3 Track A w/ uMod btn. I am triggering Slot 4 Track A w/ HIT btn. It was all working fine. But when I turned the VL3 on at my rehearsal, the unit starting freezing and would reboot. It could not trigger the loops. Please help.
@costasangelatos67387 жыл бұрын
Beyond the looper...i would like to know for pitch correction voice does the the TC3 has better corrrection mode than Voice 2? I gueese is most important the singer mode and what that machine can does for bring in to your voice in the harmony and pitch corrcection with the accords that you play!! Does the voice 3 has any differnce than voice 2?
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
The pitch correction (and most of the other vocal algorithms) in VL3 is the same as VL2. Most of the drastic changes come with the guitar/looper implementation, Synth being the completely new vocal sound, along with the mixed-mode harmony styles.
@jeremyhartman43275 жыл бұрын
Just what I need, 1,000 options for live looping.. I am sure that will go over well.
@tronlady15 жыл бұрын
It's EXACTLY what live loopers have needed for a long time. More flexibility and all in one box. If you haven't the patience for a product like this, maybe look at a different product?
@tonygoitia10 жыл бұрын
how can i reset my voicelive3 like new ????
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
You can factory reset your VoiceLive 3 by going into System Maintenance Mode. It's described in the manual. www.tc-helicon.com/products/voicelive-3/support/ I can't recall the exact page, but it's near the end and should be listed in the Table Of Contents.
@irymnas9 жыл бұрын
I love this pedal. I already own a boss rc30 looper, but im thinking about selling it and buying a VL3 instead. My only worry is that if I overdub a loop and I get it wrong, will I be able to undo it? My boss rc30 gives me this option and I find it really useful when I'm playing live. Thanks
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
+Miriam Sanchez Arnaez Yep, you can undo/redo on VL3. If you tap the "layer" button, it'll undo. Tap it again for redo.
@irymnas9 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot, that was really quick as well!! One more question, can I loop harmonies produced by the pedal?
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
+Miriam Sanchez Arnaez The looper captures everything you sing/play live, so if you sing harmony while recording a loop, it's all there. We don't do "post processing" on loops, so you can't record a loop with you singing alone and then add harmonies to it after the fact. You could do two recording passes though (one without harmony, then one with it turned on) then use Undo/Redo to bring them in and out.
@irymnas9 жыл бұрын
awesome! thank you so much!!! :D
@qotsa0079 жыл бұрын
Heyya, so, say if i'm looping on track A and I already did a few things, but I keep f*cking up a third layer... can I erase only this third layer on the one track, or do i always have to erase the whole track so that I have to record every layer again every time I make a mistake?
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Bob Debouwer Yep, you can always undo the last thing you recorded. Just tap the Layer button. It acts as an Undo/Redo.
@qotsa0079 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon first of all: wauw, thanks for the quick reaction! second (kind of a stupid question probably but it's because of my bad english that I have to ask this); what buton is the layer button? (shame)
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Bob Debouwer No worries about the question. It's the button with the Mic and Guitar images that says "Hold for LOOPER" under it.
@qotsa0079 жыл бұрын
Haha ok, awesome, thanks man! (or woman) ;)
@Hazy24259 жыл бұрын
In serial mode, is it possible to go from recording track A to playing track A and recording track B with only 1 button press? This is necessary If the chorus immediately follows the first verse... Going from recording track C to playing track A or B would also be needed for some songs.
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
Hazy2425 No. Serial can't play any of the tracks simultaneously. It's meant for "Parts" where A, B and C might represent Verse, Chorus, Bridge. You'd need to use another mode to have A keep playing. Then you'd have A, A+B and A+C using SWAP.
@Hazy24259 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon Ok, i expressed myself wrong, let me try again :) I'm definitely talking about a Verse, Chorus, Bridge situation. After recording the Verse can you go straight to recording the Chorus without playing the Verse and with just 1 button press? This is necessary If the Chorus immediately follows the first Verse... And can you go from recording the Bridge to playing the Verse or Chorus, without playing the Bridge (1 button press again)? Basically perform a song structure ABABACBCBC without having to double any of the parts in length and only playing each of them once. In the clip above the recording process is record track A, set and play it, record track B, set and play, record track C. I want to go record track A, record track B (don't play A), play A, Play B, record track C, play B (don't play C), and so on.. Hope I made myself clear this time, English is my 2nd language :) Thanks.
@yannickwilde6 жыл бұрын
Hey Craig - you mentioned there are controls to send the metronome to a headphone input so that it is not audible while you perform/ create loops live... how would i go about achieving this?
@tchelicon6 жыл бұрын
Heya! In the MIX menu, there's a control for metronome on both the Main and Headphone pages. You can turn down the one on the main page and it'll still go to the phones.
@staple76510 жыл бұрын
I have used loopers that are triggered to begin recording when you start to play...I could not find this option in the settings, is it available?
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
No, VL3 won't be able to respond to external MIDI Sync commands. We're looking at adding MIDI Tempo so it can lock in with an external source like Ableton etc.
@staple76510 жыл бұрын
I was not referring to midi, but to when you start to play the guitar input automatically triggers the looper to start recording.
@santseghotmail9 жыл бұрын
+TC-Helicon hi I just got a Voicelive 3 and I wonder if there's a way to make the metronome sound louder or more quiet. Thanks for the answer
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
santseghotmail Yep sure can. In the Mix pages you can control the level of the MET for both the headphone mix and the main outs. You access the mix pages by turning any of the 4 mix knobs below the screen when you're on the home screen that shows the preset name/number.
@larayulesingh89937 жыл бұрын
Thanks, that was helpful.
@hills43219 жыл бұрын
This cleared up a lot of function for looping Excellent!
@uluiepra3 жыл бұрын
HOW MANY SECOND REC?
@michaelwildeman10 жыл бұрын
When are you guys going to add a MIDI time clock to the software update? I play with a Boss DR 880 drum machine, I can't use the looper unless it is synced to the drum machine thru MIDI.
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
Hi Michael, I'm not sure if we'll add MIDI tempo/sync or not, but it's a very often requested feature so we're definitely looking into it.
@JimAtwood10 жыл бұрын
This is why Boss is still the best ( Boomerang is good too ). Go with the RC-300 or RC-505 and just use the Voice Live 3 for vocals. A looper without Midi sync these days is just plain nuts. This is why I also stick with the Voice Live 2 and will not even think about the Voice Live 3 until midi sync is firmly in there. With computers and external drum machines or samplers, people want to midi sync their devices.
@bradhopper11088 жыл бұрын
This device seems hopelessly complicated. B and not C, swap, metronome or not impacts function of sync modes etc. It's such a shame that the TC effects are so much better than the Roland unit but this seems unusable from an interface point of view. Also midi sync is a must.
@klokmedia7 жыл бұрын
Hi my VL3 plays my loops way louder than the guitar that I'm playing over the top. Can I change the volume of playback to be slightly softer than input? I've tried using the main mix volume controls and they make zero difference to what is coming out of the guitar output. If I plug my amp or pa into the headphone output the headphone mix volume controls work but I don't want to plug into amp or pa via this output and also the main mix volume controls should do something.
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Sure can. When on the looper layer, turn the mix knobs below the screen and you can control loop A, B, C and master levels. The master level is also available on the main mix screen. Make sure to update your firmware if you haven't yet. Loop track mix levels were added after release. Updates are done via VoiceSupport. www.tc-helicon.com/en/products/voicesupport-2/
@klokmedia7 жыл бұрын
awesome thank you so much for your reply! i did as you suggested and it now works a charm. 10 points for customer service!
@EddieWitness7 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon, is there a way to set the Looper level and save it per preset (since solo guitar levels vary from song to song according to genre, song style, boost, etc.), or is there only these main levels?
@luimaime9 жыл бұрын
Hello from France Craig (so excuse my bad enlish :) ) Is there a way to separate the sound of voice and lopper or backing track to a PA (for example, for live) on the vl3 or vl3x, please ? thanks for your answer, cheers.
@tchelicon9 жыл бұрын
luimaime The only separation you can do is that guitar loops will come out the guitar outputs if they're connected. Otherwise everything comes out the XLR's.
@luimaime9 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon , Ah too bad :( it will be a good thing for the vl4 ! easier for a good mix/sound on stage. thanks for your answer. bye.
@valancesmith27119 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon Hi Craig, this is quite important to me too (thanks luimaime), so the vl3 can assign all guitar and guitar loops to the guitar thru output, which essentially can input to one channel in the mixer, AND, assign all vocals and vocal loops to the xlr output, again, inputting to another separate channel in the mixer, which will then allow the soundie to mix/control the vocals and guitar separately? Or will the xlr output everything by default?thanks for the video
@ciadanixy10 жыл бұрын
Thanks Craig, nice cut, great glasses, I'd like to see what You are punching just a tad closer. Already have NOT exploited all of VL 2 so I hear You BUT. Hope this finds You well......PEACE
@tchelicon10 жыл бұрын
Craig Alan Nichols Man, my hair sure was poofy that day ;)
@meouicmoi7 жыл бұрын
Hi, i am thinking to buy the voicelive but i wonder if there is a "auto record" function on the voicelive 3? so that it can trigger recording according to the input level on the mic, just like the boss RC-300 does? if not, other alternative to avoid the click to be there constently? any suggetions?
@tchelicon7 жыл бұрын
Yes, we've introduced that on VL3 in the latest firmware update. There are also options for met to stop after recording of the first loop is complete and other settings you can manipulate in the looper.
@krzysztofszmytke8 жыл бұрын
Hi. I have a question: it is or will be able to change the metronome sound to another sample? For example - schottische drum.
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+Krzysztof Szmytke There's a few sounds inside, but they're not something you can replace yourself. We've got kick, stick, shaker, cowbell and tambourine.
@mattblack-smith19048 жыл бұрын
I find it counter intuitive to press and hold Utility button to swap between B & C but only tap it to enter the modify menu it should be the other way around usually all menus on devices are press and hold and just tap for the function you would use in performance I would not use the B C swap because of this can you change it plz
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+mat s Thanks for the suggestion. I've passed it on to the developers. There's never any guarantee of changes, but we do try to take on board suggestions where we can.
@mattblack-smith19048 жыл бұрын
Thats Ok, i think consistency is what shpuld be considered I really hope they can do somthing about button mapping metronome controlls too, love the unit as i learn to use live but this has to be its biggest flaw, Also can a loop stretch to remain in time with tempo changes?
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+mat s We can't do elastic audio in any of our products right now, but it's certainly something we'd love to explore in the future!
@WinterMasterPocket8 жыл бұрын
Hej,im a litlle bit new here. Is there a option to listen to my Looper recordings on my PC? By Pendrive or USB? Thank you for help.
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+901Lostshadow Loops can be exported via the Loop Export menu. The menu is part of the STORE menu. Press it once and then you can tab over to the export menu. You'll need a USB thumb drive attached to export to, then you can move that drive to your computer.
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
+TC-Helicon Oh and make sure you've updated to the latest firmware. We added loop import/export in a recent update, along with USB audio. Speaking of USB audio, you could do it that way into a DAW too, though you'd need to trim the loops afterwards.
@franciscoaranguizsalazar17498 жыл бұрын
when they go to upload videos in Spanish on KZbin channels? KZbin translations are bad and if you do not understand, though I try to learn self-taught, I can not.
@qotsa0078 жыл бұрын
Hiya, is it possible to connect a midi keyboard and loop the sounds i'm making with this keyboard? (the sounds of the keyboard are coming from the effects i select on my computer so i'd guess normally this isn't possible, but the voicelive is such a beast i'd still like to ask) Also; I heard there was a new way recently to export/store the loops on my computer, is that correct and if yes: how?
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
If you connect the computer's audio output to the Aux input on the VL3, you can loop the Aux. That'd be the simplest way I can think of.
@qotsa0078 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon Ok, thanks for the answer. Any help on the second question I asked as wel?
@tchelicon8 жыл бұрын
Oh sorry missed that somehow! Play doesn't have any loop storage or way to send them as files to your computer. Your only route would be to record them as audio via an interface and recording program.
@qotsa0078 жыл бұрын
TC-Helicon Darn, I knew this was the case but I was told there had been an update (or something like that) wich enabled the exporting of loops... would have been awesome. Oh well, I guess an audio interface is on the next 'to buy'-list. Thanks for the answers, you guys have the best customer service ever!