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Guitar Input and Thru:

 Connect your guitar to the high Z (im-

pedance) In jack directly using a 1/4” cable. If you use effect pedals, 
these pedals should be connected 

after

 VoiceLive Touch 2. Connect 

the Guitar Thru jack on VoiceLive Touch 2 to your first effect pedal 
or to your amplifier/PA using a 1/4” cable. If you leave the Thru jack 
unconnected, the sound from your guitar will be mixed into the 
main output of VoiceLive Touch 2.

6. 

Aux Input:

 You can connect an external stereo device (such as an 

MP3 player) to this jack to add its signal to the main mix. No effects 
are applied to the audio signal from this input.

7. 

MIDI Input:

 Connect the MIDI Out of a keyboard, audio worksta-

tion or MIDI sequencer to the MIDI input of the VoiceLive Touch 2 
to control harmony and select presets.

8. 

Power Adaptor Input:

 Connect the factory-supplied power 

adaptor here. There is no power switch on VoiceLive Touch 2 – 
applying power automatically turns it on.

9. 

USB Connector:

 You can connect VoiceLive Touch 2 to a com-

puter to update the device’s firmware and for transferring audio 
and MIDI signals. Note that the USB connection does not provide 
power for the unit.

10. 

Footswitch Input:

 Allows connection of a TC-Helicon Switch 3 

footswitch. This footswitch can be set to control several useful func-
tions in the Setup menu. This requires a 3 conductor (TRS) cable.

11. 

Input Level Control:

 Adjust this knob while you sing so that the 

middle, orange LED lights on your loudest singing. The red LED 
should not light.

12. 

Headphone Output:

 Connect standard 1/8” stereo headphones 

here.

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1. 

Mic Input: 

Balanced, low impedance XLR input for your mic.

2. 

XLR Output:

 Will produce a mono signal.

3. 

Guitar Ground Lift:

 Tap this to assist with hum reduction.

4. 

1/4” TRS Outputs:

 These are the main outputs. They can be 

configured for Mono, Dual Mono or Stereo output in the Setup 
menu.

Connections

Summary of Contents for VoiceLive Touch2

Page 1: ...Quick Guide Store INPUT Home Hold for Genre Effects Voices Tap Mix Setup Loop Hit Hold forTalk Edit ...

Page 2: ...ced radio TV technician for help For the customers in Canada This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES 003 Cet appareil numérique de la classe B est conforme à la norme NMB 003 du Canada Important Safety Instructions Important safety instructions 1 Read these instructions 2 Keep these instructions 3 Heed all warnings 4 Follow all instructions 5 Do not use this apparatus near water...

Page 3: ...e Touch 2 The full user manual is available only as a PDF download from the TC Helicon website To get the most from this guide please read it from start to finish or you may miss an important piece of information Once you ve connected external equipment mic PA etc as described in the Connections section all subsequent sections assume you are correctly connected and familiar with the previous secti...

Page 4: ...es the mic stand shaft see Figure 2 You ll feel initial resistance then the shaft should snap in and seat tightly Removal is the reverse Lift the front of the product so it snaps free of the mic stand shaft then slide to the right to remove it from the stand Note that the diameter oft the mic stand should not exceed 16 5 mm Cabling The horizontal mounting slot on VoiceLive Touch 2 is also used to ...

Page 5: ...e effects of the current preset Tap Hit again to hear the second Hit variation of the preset VoiceSupport Startup The VoiceSupport application Using VoiceSupport VoiceSupport is your way of getting the most from your TC Helicon product as well as letting your product grow with firmware updates that include new features VoiceSupport features include Preset management using an elegant drag drop inte...

Page 6: ...daptor here There is no power switch on VoiceLive Touch 2 applying power automatically turns it on 9 USB Connector You can connect VoiceLive Touch 2 to a com puter to update the device s firmware and for transferring audio and MIDI signals Note that the USB connection does not provide power for the unit 10 Footswitch Input Allows connection of a TC Helicon Switch 3 footswitch This footswitch can b...

Page 7: ... Arrow buttons to switch between these screens Tap the Edit button again to switch to Advanced edit screens if available 2 Store Tap the Store button to rename presets and save edited presets 3 Home Hold for Genre Tap the Home button to return to the main performance mode In order to browse presets and load Favorites this button must be lit Hold the Home button to access the Genre list Genres can ...

Page 8: ...7 Setup Tap the Setup button to adjust global settings such as stereo mono output mode MIDI channel etc and to enable mi crophone phantom power by setting Input to Condenser 8 Mix Tap the Mix button to display the global audio levels Tap the Mix button again to switch between the two menu pages Individual effects levels within presets are not adjusted here this is done in the Edit menus 9 Loop Tap...

Page 9: ...ite button in the Matrix that you want to assign it to and tap Store In Home mode when the Home button is selected lit the Slider FX Bar will scroll through presets In Effects Voices and Loop mode menus the Slider FX Bar can be used to control the effect shown at the bottom of the menu When editable parameters are displayed the Slider FX Bar will change the value of the currently selected highligh...

Page 10: ...ssing the Store button or discard your changes by pressing Home Tip To jump directly to the edit menu of a specific effect tap the Effects button and hold the Matrix button assigned to that effect Effects and Voices Tap the Effects and Voices buttons to display menus where you can modify the current preset The parameters of each menu are assigned to the positions of the nine Matrix buttons These a...

Page 11: ...as well Select the AUTO KEY setting with the Matrix buttons Set the song s key with the Slider FX Bar Note this defaults to major scale so C equals C major To change to a minor scale tap the Edit button to enter the ad vanced menu for Harmony and change the SCALE setting Using the Harmony and Hardtune effects To make Harmony and Hardtune effects relate correctly to your music you ll need a musical...

Page 12: ...s recorded while Record is enabled This helps you build loops quickly Select MUTE and tap the Matrix buttons corresponding to the six loop layers to mute and unmute them Select SHOTS to solo and play one layer at a time Looping Basic looping in Home mode Find a preset you like To start recording tap the Record button on the downbeat of a rhythmic singing performance Mix Setup Loop Hit Hold forTalk...

Page 13: ...n on the Slider FX Bar changes the effect assigned to the Slider The arrows to the left and the right of the Slider FX Bar effect name e g DUAL FILTER show which ef fect action is set To try out other effect actions hold the Effects button then tap near the middle of the Slider FX Bar The arrows shown in the display will change direction Continue tapping to see and try all of the options available...

Page 14: ...nt presets and control Hit from the mic Experiment with different Mic Control targets in the Setup menu This is a global setting it will not change per preset Guitar effects Accessing the guitar effects If you have connected a guitar to the GUITAR IN subtle Reverb and Chorus effects are applied to the guitar signal by default Compression and EQ are also available for the guitar input These are glo...

Page 15: ... a root note and a major or minor third Check that in the Harmony Edit menu KEY is set to Auto My guitar is connected but I can t hear it What s wrong Tap the Talk button to exit Tuner mode Check that the GUITAR level in the Mix menu is turned up Can I use alternate tunings on my guitar Alternate tunings e g drop D DADGAD etc can be used The most important notes of your chord as far as VoiceLive T...

Page 16: ...s The more in tune you sing the better the harmonies will sound There is a slight amount of pitch correction on the harmony voices but it s mostly up to you Try to ensure that your amp or monitor is not facing your mic directly as this can confuse VoiceLive Touch 2 cerned are the chord root and the third so make sure these notes are clearly voiced Your guitar can be tuned to alternate tunings as l...

Page 17: ...e jack Aux 1 8 stereo mini jack Input Impedance Balanced Unbalanced Mic 3 08 1 54 kOhm Mic Input Level 0 dBFS 42 dBu to 4 2 dBu EIN Max Mic Gain Rg 150 Ohm 127 dBu Mic SNR 100 dB at typical Mic Input gain Guitar Input Impedance 1 MOhm Guitar Input Level 0 dBFS 7 dBU to 17 dBu Guitar Input SNR 108 dB Aux Input Level 0 dBFS 2 dBu A to D Conversion 24 Bit 128 x oversampling bitstream 110 dB SNR A wei...

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