Setup button/section
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LCD Contrast parameter
Use the LCD Contrast parameter to set the con-
trast of the LCD screen. Depending on the ambi-
ent light in the room, different settings may have
more or less effect.
UP/DN Function
Use the UP/DN Function parameter to define
what should happen when you press the DOWN
and UP footswitches
simultaneously
.
Please note that when you connect a TC-Helicon
Switch-3 to the PEDAL connector of your Play
Electric, the default behavior of the UP/DN func-
tion changes from “Loop” to “Set Key.”
Looping setting
Pressing the DOWN and UP footswitches simul-
taneously will enter and exit Loop mode, allow-
ing you to play and record loops.
Set Key setting
Pressing the DOWN and UP footswitches simul-
taneously will enter Set Key/Scale mode, allow-
ing you to manually set the key and scale for a
song.
Lead Delay parameter
Use the Lead Delay parameter to delay the in-
coming vocal signal very slightly to compensate
for the small amount of latency introduced when
effects are processed by the device.
This delay ensures that the processed/generated
voices – like harmonies – will be perfectly in sync
with the lead vocal.
None setting
No delay compensation is used.
Voice Sync setting
The lead vocal is delayed an amount equal to the
maximum latency of the system with
all effects
turned on.
Auto setting
The lead vocal will be delayed by an amount
equal to the latency of the
currently enabled
effect blocks.
Using more effect blocks will in-
crease the latency compensation amount.
Tune Reference parameter
Use the Tune Reference parameter to define the
reference frequency for the guitar tuner and any
Harmony or HardTune effects. The default is
440 Hz (A), which can be changed in 0.5 Hz in-
crements.
Aux In Type parameter
The Aux In Type function will perform magical
calculations to help make harmonies more ac-
curate.
Live setting
Use the Live setting when you are playing live
or processing a recorded vocal track from your
DAW using the aux in to provide guide tracks.
Tracks setting
Use the Tracks setting when you are singing
along with prerecorded music, e.g. from an MP3
player.
Monitor setting
Use the Monitor setting to remove incoming Aux
signals from the main output. This allows you to
hear Aux audio via headphones, but not pass
that audio to the PA. This is a great solution for
cost effective in-ear monitoring.
The TC-Helicon
Guitar & Headphone Cable
is an excellent way to combine your guitar and
headphone signals into a single cable. For more
information, see:
tc-helicon.com/products/
guitar-headphone-cable/
Summary of Contents for Play Electric
Page 1: ...English Manual Play Electric ...
Page 6: ...Before you begin Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 4 Before you begin ...
Page 8: ...Introduction Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 6 Introduction ...
Page 11: ...Basics Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 9 Basics ...
Page 22: ...Connection diagrams Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 20 Connection diagrams ...
Page 30: ...Setup button section Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 28 Setup button section ...
Page 40: ...Vocal FX button section Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 38 Vocal FX button section ...
Page 61: ...Mix button section Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 59 Mix button section ...
Page 64: ...The Looper Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 62 The Looper ...
Page 68: ...Troubleshooting Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 66 Troubleshooting ...
Page 70: ...Appendix Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 68 Appendix ...
Page 72: ...Links Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 70 Links ...
Page 77: ...Technical specifications Play Electric Reference manual 2014 07 16 75 ...