TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme User manual

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Safety information	1	Using the HIT footswitch	52	Synth effect block / tab			102
Important safety instructions	2	Using individual effects	53	Transducer effect block / tab			103
EMC / EMI	4	Change a button from Latched to		Vocal µMod effect block / tab			104
Explanation of graphic symbols	5	Momentary mode	54	Choir effect block / tab			105
		Remapping a footswitch	55	Vocal Rhythmic effect block / tab			106
Before you begin	6	Talk/Tuner Mode	57	Stutter effect block / tab			107
About this manual	7	Guitar Effects	58	Vocal Buttonmap tab			108
Getting support	8	Editing HIT	59
VoiceSupport	9	Using ALL HIT	60	Editing the Guitar Layer			110
Please register your VL3X	10	HIT – Dynamic vs. Snapshot	61	Introduction			111
		Storing Presets	63	Amp effect block / tab			112
Introduction	11	Tapping tempo	65	Drive effect block / tab			114
Welcome!	12	Using Global Tempo	66	Guitar Delay effect block / tab			115
Concepts	13	Editing an Effect	67	Guitar Reverb effect block / tab			116
Top panel overview	18	Defining and using Global Effects	69	Comp(ression) effect block / tab			117
Footswitches overview	21	MIDI Sync	72	Wah (Wah-Wah) effect block / tab			118
Back panel inputs and outputs	27	Backing Track Import	73	µMod effect block / tab			119
		Backing Tracks	76	Octaver effect block / tab			120
VL3X overview	30	Backing Track Sequence Recording		Guitar Rhythmic effect block / tab			121
Setting up	31	(Automation)	80	Guitar Buttonmap block / tab			122
Diagram legend	32	Importing and Exporting Performances	83
Diagrams	33	Direct to USB Recording	84	The Looper			123
Quick troubleshooting tips	38	Using the Mix Controls	85	Introduction			124
		Tips and tricks for working with layers		Loop button parameters			125
Getting to know VL3X	39	and effects	87	Basic loop concepts and terms			128
Amazing Grace	40	Mic Control and Footswitch tabs:		Entering and exiting Loop mode			129
A guided tour	41	Remapping footswitches	88	Your first loop			130
There’s no place like Home	42	Exp. Pedal tab: Getting the most out		The Utility menu			134
Using the Control knob	43	of your expression pedal	89	Loop limits			139
Using the Arrow buttons	44			Loop Management			140
What is a Preset?	45	Editing the Vocal Layer	91	Loop Triggers			142
Using Steps	46	Introduction	92	Looping and MIDI Sync			144
Using Preset Genres and Favorites	47	Harmony effect block / tab	93
What is NaturalPlay?	48	Double effect block / tab	95	Product		VL3X
Using Global Key/Scale	49	Vocal Delay effect block / tab	96
				Product (firmware) version		2.0.00 Build 311
Setting Key/Scale manually	50	Vocal Reverb effect block / tab	98
				Document		Reference manual
Let’s try Harmony!	51	HardTune effect block / tab	100
				Document version / date		2015-05-12
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Setup	145
Introduction	146
Input tab	147
Output tab	151
Guitar tab	153
MIDI tab	155
Tone tab	159
System tab	165
Mic Control and Footswitch tabs	169
Mic Control tab	170
Footswitch tab	172
Pedal Calibration tab	177
Product info tab	178
Appendix	179
MIDI CC List	180
System Maintenance/Factory Reset	181
Technical Specifications	182

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Safety information

Safety information

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Safety information

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.

6.Clean only with a dry cloth.

7.Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.

8.Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat.

9.Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. A polarized plug has two blades with one wider than the other. A grounding-type plug has two blades and a third grounding prong. The wide blade or the third prong is provided for your safety. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet.

10.Protect the power cord from being walked on or pinched, particularly at plugs, convenience receptacles, and the point where they exit from the apparatus.

11.Only use attachments/accessories specified by the manufacturer.

12.Use only with a cart, stand, tripod,

bracket, or table specified by the manufacturer, or sold with the apparatus. When a cart is used, use

caution when moving the cart/apparatus combination to avoid injury from tip-over.

13.Unplug this apparatus during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time.

14.Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel. Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way, such as power-supply cord or plug is damaged, liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus, the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture, does not operate normally, or has been dropped.

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Caution

You are cautioned that any change or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

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Service

►► All service must be performed by qualified personnel.

►► There are no user-serviceable parts inside.

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Warning

►► To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture and objects filled with liquids, such as vases, should not be placed on this apparatus.

►► This apparatus must be earthed.

►► Use a three wire grounding type line cord like the one supplied with the product.

►► Be advised that different operating voltages require the use of different types of line cord and attachment plugs.

►► Check the voltage in your area and use the correct type.

Voltage	Line plug according to standard
110 to 125 V	UL817 and CSA C22.2 no 42.
220 to 230 V	CEE 7 page VII, SR section 107-
	2-D1 / IEC 83 page C4.

►► This equipment should be installed near the socket outlet and disconnection of the device should be easily accessible.

►► To completely disconnect from AC mains, disconnect the power supply cord from the AC receptacle.

►► The mains plug of the power supply shall remain readily operable.

►► Do not install this device in a confined space. ►► For use at an altitude of 2000 m or lower.

►► Do not open the unit – risk of electric shock inside.

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EMC / EMI

Electromagnetic compatibility / 

Electromagnetic interference

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules.

These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in residential installations. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation.

If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

►► Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ►► Increase the separation between the equip-

ment and receiver.

►► Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

►► Consult the dealer or an experienced radio / TV technician for help.

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For 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.

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Explanation of graphic symbols

The lightning bolt triangle is used to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltages” within the unit’s chassis that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to humans.

The exclamation point triangle is used to alert the user to presence of important operating and service instructions in the literature accompanying the product.

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Before you begin

Before you begin

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About this manual

This reference manual will help you learn understanding and operating your VL3X.

You can download the most current version of this reference manual from:

tc-helicon.com/support/manuals/

To get the most from this reference manual, please read it from start to finish, or you may miss important information.

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Getting support

If you still have questions about the product after reading this reference manual, please get in touch with TC-Helicon Support:

tc-helicon.com/support/product/

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VoiceSupport

VoiceSupport is the application that allows you to fully unlock the potential of your TC-Helicon product and stay in touch with the latest news, tips and tricks.

VoiceSupport key features include:

►► Professionally authored preset libraries ►► Direct access to product manuals

►► Drag & drop Preset management

►► Customizable content about your products ►► Firmware upgrades

►► Account management

►► Access to TC-Helicon support

You can download VoiceSupport for Microsoft Windows and Mac OS X from:

tc-helicon.com/products/voicesupport/

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Please register your VL3X

To register your VL3X using the VoiceSupport software, launch VoiceSupport and click on the ACCOUNT button.

You can also go to

account.tc-helicon.com

Registration of your product is NOT required to use VoiceSupport, download presets, update firmware or contact support.

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Introduction

Introduction

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Welcome!

Thank you for purchasing VoiceLive 3 Extreme – or as we affectionately call it: VL3X.

Like the original VoiceLive 3, VL3X brings you a wide array of vocal and guitar effects, plus a great multi-track looper.

But, you bought the Extreme – so what’s NEW?

In a word… well, four words: Backing Tracks and

Automation.

See “Backing Tracks” and “Backing Track Sequence Recording (Automation)”.

As you discovered in the Quick Start Guide (the short manual that came in the box), VL3X is easy to use at the top level but offers unprecedented­ depth in both control and editing. We recommend you treat your VL3X like any other new instrument and dedicate some time to learning how to use it.

Yes, that means RTFM!

Read the… full manual.

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Concepts

Before we dive into the countless features of VL3X, let’s establish some basic terms and concepts.

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Layers & footswitch mapping

VL3X is built on the fundamental concept of “layers”. From a design perspective, there are thee Layers to work with:

►► Vocal ►► Guitar

►► Looping / Backing Track

You may switch between Layers using the Layer footswitch, which we will discuss in more detail later in the manual.

Essentially, when you tap the Layer footswitch, the effects associated with the six effect footswitches (labeled µMod, Delay, Reverb, HIT, Double/Comp, Harmony/Drive) will change from vocal effects to guitar effects or looping/backing track controls.

You can even remap footswitches within a Layer or from one Layer to another. This approach solves one of the most common requests from

our massively popular VoiceLive 2 unit: “I love it – but I want the ‘X’ footswitch to be where the ‘Y’ footswitch is”.

We also recognize that Layers and remappable footswitches can be a bit daunting to learn. This is why we have designed the system to be consistent and straightforward. Once you have learned how to remap one footswitch, you know how to remap them all.

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Global Effects

Another common request from TC-Helicon users has been for “global effects”. VL3X allows you to define a specific Preset as the “Global” Preset. This defines all of the effects and parameters within that Preset and allows them to be easily applied to other Presets.

What does that mean for you? Easier, quicker Preset creation and access to consistent sounds!

Here is an example:

“I want to use this great reverb on a whole bunch of Presets. How do I do that?”

►► First, edit the guitar reverb on your Global Preset (by default, this is Preset no. 491). Editing guitar settings is explained in greater detail in “Editing the Guitar Layer”.

►► Then go to each Preset where you would like to use the same Reverb, go to the Reverb settings and change the Global parameter to “On”.

Done! This Preset will now use the Reverb settings from the Global Preset.

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Setting Global to on links an effect to the settings defined in the Global Preset

Global effects are available for each and every effect in the Vocal and Guitar Layers. There are endless possibilities for Global effects handling, but here are a couple we think you might like:

Use the same guitar effects across all Presets

This essentially turns VL3X’s Guitar Layer into a series of stomp-boxes that you only need to set up once.

“How do I do that?”

►► Simply edit ANY Preset until all of the guitar effects and footswitch assignments are how you like them.

►► Enter the Setup menu and navigate to the System tab using the horizontal Arrow buttons.

►► Dial the Control knob until the line saying “All Guitar FX Global: Off” is highlighted.

►► Turn Mix knob 3 or Mix knob 4 under the display until “Off” changes to “On”.

Done! Every Preset will now have the same guitar sounds.

Set All Guitar FX Global to “On” to use the same guitar effect in all Presets

Make sure a particular effect always sounds the same

Want a certain Delay available in every Preset? No problem.

►► Just edit the Global Preset’s Delay setting. ►► Go to each Preset where you would like to use

the same Delay, go to the Delay settings and change the Global parameter to “On”.

Always use the same guitar amp model, but have everything else change

►► Easy! Adjust the Global Preset’s Amp setting the way you want it.

►► Go to each Preset where you would like to use the same Amp, go to the Amp settings and change the Global parameter to “On”.

Updating Global settings

The Global system is “opt in”. This means each Preset carries its own individual settings until you change an effect to Global. Once that happens, the current Preset and Global Preset settings become shared.

Once you have changed an effect to Global ON, any edits you make within that Pre-

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set affect the Global settings as well. This means you don’t have to bounce back and forth between the Global and current Preset to make changes to Global effects.

It also means that you need to be aware of the above, so you don’t accidentally edit a Global setting, thinking you are only editing the current Preset. With great power comes great responsibility!

For more information, see “Defining and using Global Effects”.

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Multi-track looper

Looper – Main view

Having access to multiple, independent loops allows 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 recording 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 loopers, 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 record 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.

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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. VL3X 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 audience. Sure, it’s neat the first time you see someone 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 performance.

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Backing Tracks and Automation

VL3X’s killer new feature is its ability to import Backing Tracks, assign them to a Preset and then record your effect changes throughout the song. When you hit the stage, your carefully designed performance can be presented to your audience, keeping your eyes up and feet free to better deliver a compelling performance.

No more “tap dancing” on the effects buttons. No more external track player. Just a great performance where you can concentrate on what you do best, playing music.

Complete guitar effects

With VoiceLive Play GTX, we introduced our first “complete” guitar effects suite. Previously, we had provided Chorus, Reverb, EQ and Compression blocks. VoiceLive Play GTX added Amp/ Distortion and Delay to the options, greatly expanding the sound possibilities for guitar players.

VL3X takes that ball and runs with it. In fact, it pulls a Forrest Gump and runs straight out of the stadium and across the country!

Guitar effects in VL3X

The guitar effects in VL3X come from some of TC Electronic’s most successful effects, like Corona Chorus, Hall of Fame Reverb, Vortex Flanger and Flashback Delay!

When you couple those beautiful effects with great amp modeling, Drive/Boost, Compression, Rhythm/Tremolo, Wah-wah and Octave Down, you can truly manipulate your guitar and vocal sounds as a cohesive unit.

Imagine your time-based vocal and guitar effects being perfectly in sync, without having to set up complex timing systems or tapping tempo on multiple devices. Everything just lines up!

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Advanced monitoring

More and more people are jumping into the In Ear Monitor (IEM) pool. It’s a great thing to do – but it can often require a fairly complex setup. VL3X offers two features that make custom monitor mixing really easy for you.

Monitor IN

Using the Monitor IN XLR connection, you can bring a “monitor or cue” mix into your VL3X, blending it with your own vocal, guitar and loop sounds. The incoming monitor IN does not get passed back out of the unit – so you can rest assured that it won’t cause feedback.

Headphone Mix

VL3X’s headphone mix is independent of the output mix – allowing you to hear “what you want” in your headphones or IEMs, without affecting what comes from the main outputs.

Headphone Mix

This monitoring capability can literally eliminate the need for expensive belt packs, transmitters, secondary mixers and other gear required for a custom IEM solution. Using our included Guitar/ Headphone cable, you only use one cable to connect your guitar and headphones/IEM’s to the unit!

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Introduction

Top panel overview

Click or tap on an interface element to jump directly to its description.

Record Audio

Record Sequence

Push for Favorite

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Below is a brief description of the top panel controls and buttons. Full functionality for each will be described in more detail later.

Genre button

Use the Genre button to find

Presets based on their musical genre or featured effects.

For example, you may want to

restrict the Presets “visible” to you in VL3X to those that are defined as “Rock” or “Country” in nature.

Use the knob right under the genre indicator to select the desired Genre (e.g. “Rock”), and press the Genre button again. When browsing Presets, you will only see Presets assigned to this Genre, and the name of the selected Genre will be shown in the lower left corner of the display.

To remove the filter, tap the Genre button, set Genre to “All” and tap the Genre button again

Setup button

Press the Setup button to access all system setup settings, including Input, Output, MIDI, Tone, Guitar and more.

For more information, see “Setup”.

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Press and hold the Setup button to enter the automated microphone and guitar gain setting mode.

Store button

Use the Store button to store Presets. Tap once to activate the store procedure. Tap again to confirm. For more information, see “Storing Presets”.

Home button

Use the Home button to return

to the “top level” interface. The screen will show the number of

the current Preset and any ef-

fects associated with the current Layer.

Control knob

Use the Control knob to move through Presets and scrolls up/ down when in an edit screen.

When the “Home” screen is

shown, you can press the Control knob to add or remove the current Preset from the Favorite genre. For more information, see “Using Favorites”.

Vocal button

Use the Vocal button to enter the Vocal edit screens. This is where you can make changes to the vocal effects for the current Preset.

For more information, see “Editing the Vocal Layer”.

Guitar button

Use the Guitar button to enter the Guitar edit screens. This is where you can make changes to any of the guitar effects for the current Preset.

For more information, see “Editing the Guitar Layer”.

Looper button

Use the Looper button to enter the Loop and Backing Tracks options screen. Here you can control several general Loop options.

When you’re in the Vocal or Guitar layer and have a Loop playing, the small red LED next to the Looper button will flash. This gives a visual indication that a loop is running.

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For more information, see “Loop button parameters”.

Mix knobs

From the Home screen, turning any mix knob enters the Mix screens (Main, Headphones and Effects).

For more information on the Mix screens, see “Using the Mix Controls”.

Within an Edit page, the mix knobs adjust parameter settings. Each mix knob controls the parameter shown right above it in the display.

Arrow buttons

When you are on the Home screen, you can use the Arrow buttons to move through Presets.

When you are on an Edit screen, use the Arrow buttons to move between tabs.

NP LED

The NP LED lights when NaturalPlay (chord) information is received via Guitar, MIDI, Aux, Looper or RoomSense.

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Level LEDs

Read the level LEDs as follows:

►► If you play your guitar without singing, the LEDs show your guitar level.

►► If you sing and don’t play guitar, the LEDs show your

vocal level.

►► If you play and sing, the LEDs show a combined level.

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Footswitches overview

Click or tap on an interface element to jump directly to its description.

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Below is a description of the footswitches on VL3X. Some switches will be discussed in more detail later in the manual.

Preset up / Preset down footswitches

►► Tap the Preset Up/Preset Down footswitches to move through Presets.

►► Hold the Preset Up/Preset Down footswitches to quickly scroll through Presets.

►► Tap both footswitches simultaneously to enter Talk/Tuner mode.

About Talk/Tuner mode

Talk/Tuner mode mutes guitar output, activates the guitar tuner and bypasses all vocal effects so you can speak to your audience.

You can still tap the Preset Up and Down Preset buttons while in Talk/Tuner mode to change presets. This is great for changing presets while addressing the audience to queue sounds for your next song.

To exit Talk/Tuner, press any button other than Preset Up or Preset Down.

For more information, see “Talk/Tuner Mode”.

Layer footswitch

To switch between the Vocal and Guitar effects layers, tap the Layer footswitch.

►► Vocal Layer active: Layer footswitch LED lights blue.

►► Guitar Layer active: Layer footswitch LED lights red.

To access the Loop Layer, hold the Layer footswitch.

►► Loop/Backing Track Layer active: Layer footswitch LED lights purple.

To return from the Loop or Backing Track Layer to the previously active Layer (Vocal or Guitar), hold the Layer footswitch.

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Here are a couple of examples showing how the effects footswitches might look when each Layer is active:

Vocal Layer with Reverb, Double and Harmony activated.

Guitar Layer with µMod (let’s say it’s Flanger for this example), Delay and Drive activated. If you were previously on the Vocal Layer, you would tap the Layer footswitch to move to the Guitar Layer, changing the footswitch LED color from blue to red.

Vocal Layer with some guitar effects remapped to vocal effect footswitches. You may find that you would like to “hang out” on a particular Layer (Vocal or Guitar) and have access to a key effect or effects from another Layer. Remapping footswitches allows you do to just that. This is best referred to as a “mixed Layer”. This is a more advanced operational mode that we will cover later.

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Step footswitch

►► To move to the next Step within the current Preset (e.g. from 1 to 2), tap the Step footswitch. Not all Presets have Steps.

►► To move to the previous Step in the current Preset (e.g. from 2 to 1), tap the Preset Down footswitch.

►► To enter the Step management screen, hold the Step footswitch.

Step management

Step management

You can use the current Preset or a different Preset as a Step.

If you are using the current Preset, make sure that it sounds the way you want it to before you enter Step management.

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If it is a different Preset, enter Step management and then use the Preset Up and Preset Down footswitches to locate the Preset you would like to add as a Step.

Adding a different Preset as a Step

►► To accept changes, tap the Step footswitch. ►► To delete the current step, tap the Layer

footswitch.

►► To cancel, press the Home button.

The Step footswitch can be globally reassigned to several different functions – such as Tap Tempo, HIT, Set Key, any Vocal or Guitar effect and more. We have found that remapping Step to enter/leave the Looper can be incredibly useful in performance, when you need quick access in and out.

For more information about Steps, see “Using Steps”.

µMod footswitch

Tap the µMod footswitch to turn the micro-modulation (µMod) effect on or off.

The µMod block encompasses effects such as Chorus, Flange, Detune and Rotor.

This effect can be configured and used separately for the Vocal and Guitar layer. For more information, see “Editing the Vocal Layer” and “Editing the Guitar Layer”.

Delay footswitch

Tap the Delay footswitch to turn the Delay effect (also known as echo) on or off.

The Delay block encompasses effects such as ¼ Note, Multi-Tap and Ping Pong.

This effect can be configured and used separately for the Vocal and Guitar layer. For more information, see “Editing the Vocal Layer” and “Editing the Guitar Layer”.

Tempo tapping

►► To access tempo tapping, hold the Delay footswitch.

►► Tap the footswitch in time with your song. A few taps are enough.

►► When you are happy with the tempo, stop tapping.

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Reverb footswitch

HIT footswitch

Double/Comp footswitch

Tap the Reverb footswitch to turn the Reverb effect on or off.

Tap the HIT footswitch to activate or deactivate HIT. HIT can control:

On the Vocal Layer, tap the Double/ Comp footswitch to turn the Double effect on or off.

The Reverb block encompasses ef-				►► Vocal HIT (blue)
fects such as Hall, Club, Room and Plate.				►► Guitar HIT (red)				Double encompasses effects such
				►► All HIT (purple)				as 1 Voice Tight, 2 Voices Wide and 4 Voices
This effect can be configured and used sepa-								Wide.
rately for the Vocal and Guitar layer. For more				HIT is covered in greater detail in “Using the HIT
information, see “Editing the Vocal Layer” and				footswitch”.				For more information, see “Double effect
“Editing the Guitar Layer”.								block/tab”.
								On the Guitar Layer, tap the Double/Comp
								footswitch to turn the Compressor on or off.
								For more information, see “Comp(ression) effect
								block/tab”.

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Harmony/Drive footswitch

On the Vocal Layer, tap the Harmony/Drive footswitch to turn the Harmony effect on or off.

Harmony encompasses effects

such as High (3rd up), Low (4th below) and Low & Lower (4th below and 6th below).

For more information, see “Harmony effect block/tab”.

On the Guitar Layer, tap the Harmony/Drive footswitch to turn the Drive effect on or off.

Drive encompasses effects such as Boost, Boost & Drive and Drive.

For more information, see “Drive effect block/tab”.

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Back panel inputs and outputs

VL3X offers extremely robust input and output routing. Using the Monitor IN/THRU and dedicated Guitar outputs effectively, you can greatly reduce the amount of gear you need to take to a performance.

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