TC-Helicon VOICELIVE 3 EXTREME, Reference Manual

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Introduction
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Multi-track looper
Looper – main view
Having access to multiple, independent loops al-
lows for a lot of flexibility and functionality when
looping. Our multi-track looper has some really
amazing performance features that will help you
to make great loops.
The Swap feature allows you to record two loops
and alternate between them with the push of a
footswitch. This is particularly useful for record-
ing different “sections” of a song, (like a verse
and chorus) and quickly moving between them.
Looper – Swap feature
Loop length no longer matters. In some loop-
ers, your longest loop track will dictate the length
of all others, which can be a big hassle. Imagine
a “beat box” style rhythm that is 1 bar long and a
guitar progression that is 8 bars long. In the past,
you would have to record 8 bars of the “beat
box” segment in order for there to be “enough”
to play your guitar part over. Now, you can re-
cord unequal length phrases!
Record your 1 bar “beat box” on one loop Track,
then record your 8 bar guitar section on another.
There are a few different Sync modes in the
Looper – so be sure to read the “The Utility
menu” to familiarize yourself with the way they
affect your loops.
Store loops
Those of you who have jumped on board with
looping have likely made a really, really good
loop in the past – only to see it vanish into thin
air when you power off the device.
VoiceLive 3
allows you to store your creations right in
the box!
Loop Utility menu with Save function
Not only can you store your loops – you can
assign a stored loop to a Preset. This, in our
opinion, is a game changer.
Imagine recording a really cool ambient loop,
synced to the tempo of your song, while you are
at home – and then fire it off at your gig. If the
band is using a click track, everything will line up
perfectly with what you are playing, including all
of your time-based vocal and guitar effects!
This storage ability removes a lot of the repetitive
nature of building loops live in front of an audi-
ence. Sure, it’s neat the first time you see some-
one build a loop live, but then it gets a bit boring.
It often takes a while to get all of the “bits” of the
loop recorded. You can do that work in advance
and then add to things in real-time during per-
formance.