TC HELICON Play Acoustic - VOCAL + GUITAR FX IN ONE PEDAL
Multi-effect pedal with effects for acoustic guitar and vocals, including power supply
The Play Acoustic is the first perfectly tuned combination of a vocal and electro-acoustic guitar signal processor. Numerous features come together, with which the VoiceLive Play has already made a name for itself among singers, together with the award-winning guitar effects from TC Electronic – tailor made for electro-acoustic instruments.
Equipped with the BodyRez™ technology and outputs, which can be used either for stereo or DI operation, the result is everything you need for an incredible acoustic show in one device. Whether you are an experienced professional on stage or simply want to practice: Play Acoustic is a dream come true for every singing guitarist.
The Play Acoustic is the perfect “companion” for every modern singer-songwriter. It offers everything an acoustic musician on stage could wish for: a great vocal sound, perfect sounding harmonic voices as well as guitar effects from various successful effect pedals. In addition, signal processing functions, which will make your guitar sing – in perfect harmony with you voice.
VOCAL BLISS AND RICH ACOUSTIC TONE
VOCAL FX:
µMod
Delay
Reverb
Harmony
Double
Transducer
Tone
HardTune & Correction
GUITAR FX:
Reverb
Chorus
BodyRez
Guitar Anti-feedback
Tuner
ANALOG INPUTS:
Connectors: Mic.: balanced XLR, Guitar: unbalanced 1/4″ TS, Aux: 1/8″ stereo mini jack
Bought this to replace my Boss pedal, this one is so much better. The presets are great and sound like the records. I found it easy to navigate, and set your own sounds. The pedal arrived pretty quickly, it even included a German music magazine, all I have to do now, is learn German.
This pedal arrived with me last Friday, I was really keen to use it having seen the demos online, the following 2 days turned our to be the most frustrating of my life. I suspect the demo people are given a fully programmed device to portray a seeming ease of use. In reality after 2 days of struggling with sluggish and in some cases non responsive buttons and really poor tutorial, even with the help of online programmes, I was not able to store a single usable setting. Now it may be that I was supplied with a faulty unit or the pedal requires far more time and patience than I can throw at it. In a performance environment, utmost simplicity is key and I feel this unit is not that simple, or as I said earlier. could be defective. In either case it isn't for me and the end result is a return for refund or exchange for a different brand. If some-one could mail me in this regard as soon as possible I would be very grateful. kind regards Chris
As someone who sings (a bit) and plays acoustic guitar (a lot) this is the wonder device that listens to your guitar playing and creates vocal harmonies that work with your voice and guitar. Wow. I will spend many many hours exploring this, but out of the box within an hour I could work through a short set list and choose presets that enhance the audio output. If you are a gigging acoustic guitarist/singer, a worship leader or just someone experimenting with home studio recordings, then this device is value for money.
It takes some time to adjust settings but possibilities are almost endless. Very good harmony engine. Harmonies are natural and not machine like. Very good sound. Bodyres is amazing. I would like to have some effects for guitar (12-string simulation?). Also I would like to have possibility to enter looper mode with single button press in Switch 3. Right now I have to tap two buttons simultaneously and this is not very convenient in live situation.
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