Members weebz Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 I'm the lead singer for a band that gigs around 2-3 times a month. I just recently bought the TC Helicon VoiceLive Play to give myself more control over my effects and harmonies. I've only used it for 1 gig so far and I wasn't so impressed. I had a real hard time "dialing it in" and making it sound natural. I know that this thing can really get the job done, because I've seen other bands that use the VoiceLive 2 and it sounds great. Does anyone have any suggestions on presets or their own programmed settings that have worked well for them? Or just any tips in general on dialing this thing in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 Not the VoiceLive, but I do use a TC Helicon Harmony-G XT. Love it. With the VoiceLive, are you using auto key detection? If so, you might need to tweak either RoomSense mic or aux input levels, if there is a control for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members EightString Posted June 25, 2012 Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 Not the VoiceLive, but I do use a TC Helicon Harmony-G XT. Love it. With the VoiceLive, are you using auto key detection? If so, you might need to tweak either RoomSense mic or aux input levels, if there is a control for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members weebz Posted June 25, 2012 Author Members Share Posted June 25, 2012 I don't have the auto key detection on. What is the RoomSense mic all about? I saw it mentioned here and there but I haven't looked into what it does yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Jersey Jack Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 The room sense mic enables you (supposedly) to create harmony without running a guitar or keyboard through the box--it picks up the sound of the band and determines the proper key. Do you have autotune on? I too gig with the Harmony-G, and while I do occasionally hear some digital residue, the sound is usually very good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members MikeyParent Posted June 26, 2012 Members Share Posted June 26, 2012 I'm the lead singer for a band that gigs around 2-3 times a month. I just recently bought the TC Helicon VoiceLive Play to give myself more control over my effects and harmonies. I've only used it for 1 gig so far and I wasn't so impressed. I had a real hard time "dialing it in" and making it sound natural. I know that this thing can really get the job done, because I've seen other bands that use the VoiceLive 2 and it sounds great. Does anyone have any suggestions on presets or their own programmed settings that have worked well for them? Or just any tips in general on dialing this thing in? I can't comment specifically on the product you are using but I will say I dont think I have had a pedal yet (I have used 4 so far) that I was happy with the presets for. Do some reading up on effects theory (what each does) and then play around with the unit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members philbo Posted June 28, 2012 Members Share Posted June 28, 2012 For live work I've found it very important to feed your stage monitor with a mix of your dry vocal (loudest) and the Harmonizer output (about 4 - 6 dB down from the dry vocal). Otherwise it can be very difficult to stay on pitch; similar to trying to talk when you hear an echo version of what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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