TC Helicon VoiceLive 2 Vocal Processor Multi Effects Pedal

The TC Helicon VoiceLive 2 Vocal Processor is the ultimate floor-based vocal processor. It's more than an upgrade, it's a vocal revolution.

Analog Inputs

Connectors balanced: Mic.: XLR, Line: 1/4" phone jack, Guitar: 1/4" phone jack, Aux: 1/8" stereo mini jack

Impedance: Balanced/Unbalanced Mic.: 2.14/1.07 kOhm, Line: 13/6,5 kOhm

Mic Input Level @ 0 dBFS -49dBu to +10dBu

Line Input Level @ -37 dBu to +22 dBu -37 dBu to +22 dBu

EIN @ Max Mic Gain Rg = 150 Ohm -126 dBu

Mic/Line Input SNR > 107 dB

Guitar Input impedance 1 MOhm

Guitar Input Level @ 0 dBFS 14 dBu to -4 dBu

Guitar Input SNR >104dB

Aux Input Level @ 0dBu +2dBu

A to D Conversion 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 110dB SNR A-weighted



Analog Outputs


D to A Conversion 24 bit, 128 x oversampling bitstream, 115dB SNR A-weighted

Connectors, balanced XLR and 1/4" phone jack

Output Impedance Balanced/ Unbalanced 100/50 Ohm

Output Range (Line/Mic Level) 16 dBu / 0dBu

Dynamic Range > 109 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Frequency Response +0/-0.3 dB, 20 Hz to 20 kHz

Headphone Out 1/8" Mini stereo jack, 32 Ohm, +16dBu max (180mW max)


Digital Inputs and Outputs

Connectors RCA Phono (S/PDIF)

Formats S/PDIF (24 bit), EIAJ CP-340, IEC 958

Sample Rates 44.1 kHz, 48 kHz, 88.2kHz, 96kHz

EMC

Complies with EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2
FCC part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class B

Safety

Certified to IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA
IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA

Environment


Operating Temperature 32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)

Storage Temperature -22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)

Humidity Max. 90 % non-condensing

Control Interface

USB USB-B

MIDI In/Out/Thru: 5 Pin DIN

Pedal 1/4" TRS phone jack


Supplementary

Display 192 x 64 Blue STN LCD, White Back light

Dimensions 13.8" x 3" x 8.5" (350 x 76 x 216)

Weight 5 lb. (2.3 kg)

External Power Supply Mains Voltage 100 to 240 VAC, 50 to 60 Hz (auto-select)

Power Consumption
Warranty Parts and labour 1 year

The TC Helicon VoiceLive 2 Main Features Include:

New Rhythmic effect series including:

• Rhythmic Sample which lets you create ‘delay-freeze'-style effects for freezing parts of your vocal performance, as in Fat Boy Slim's Praise You.
  
• Rhythmic Stutter that allows patterns and waveforms to control the level of the voice to create tap tempo gating effects and more.
  
• Rhythmic Gender applies randomized gender patterns , pushing the HardTune effect in vivid new directions.
  
• Lead voice level control added per preset and global for precise balancing of preset levels
  
• Guitar phase reverse parameter helps minimize acoustic guitar feedback
  
• Guitar compressor attack added
  
• System parameter for momentary Harmony and Double effects activation.
  
• Added gender adjustment to Double voices
  
• DUAL‘ output mode added which allows your sound tech to control wet vocal and wet guitar individually at the console.
  
• Last preset is now recalled over power cyclesAdded many new expression pedal parameters
  
• Reduced lead voice latency
  
• Improvements to Harmony Hold feature
  
• MIDI Sysex improvements for future editor
  
• Faster setting of Mic Gain pressing Reverb button once singing level is detected
  
• Preset Shortcut and Expression pedal control can now be assigned to Global per preset
  
• Dozens of other under-the-hood fixes and tweaks including 9dB digital output level increase
  

New vocal harmony capability
Now it's easier than ever to lead your own vocal backup group and sound rich and authentically human at the same time. It starts with a guitar, MIDI keyboard or aux-input controlled vocal harmony algorithm with four intervals, each of which can be unison-doubled or 8 discrete voices controlled by your MIDI keyboard playing. And when you want to tap into your gospel soul, there's the completely new Choir algorithm that creates the massive multi-voice group vocal sound to bring home those memorable choruses.
More automatic features


When you're worrying about parameter settings, you spend less time focusing on your music so we've automated several of VoiceLive 2's features.

• Auto Mic Gain - now you can set the mic gain from a standing position just by singing. Once this is done there are no knobs to be jostled in transit and you can still do manual tweaks if you want to.
  
• Auto Gate - Feedback a problem? An all new Auto Gate listens to you and adjusts to reduce feedback and effects leak-through while you're not singing.
  
• Adaptive Tone - A single push of the Tone button engages studio quality Shape EQ, compression and de-essing that adapts to the tonal range of your singing style and voice for increased impact and smoothed dynamics. Finally your live singing can have that studio polish.
  
• Reverb and Delay ducking - Increase the sustaining tail of your reverb and delay effects while carving out plenty of room for your lyrics with ducking. The level of the effects is reduced while you sing and then subtly increases after your last syllable for a paradoxical deeper ambience with enhanced intelligibility. Of course, this is all automatic - just select a ducking reverb or delay style, VoiceLive 2 does the rest.
  

A vocal effects powerhouse
Now that we have the processing power we've just put everything we have in VoiceLive 2. It's all available simultaneously to take your voice, your performances and your music over the top. In addition to vocal harmony, you can construct or select preset effect chains containing effects to:

• Distort your voice - Grunge is good. Make a statement with the Transducer block that also has 4 pole filters for great megaphone and telephone effects.
  
• Clone your voice - employ up to 4 voices of humanized unison overdubs in addition to the 8 harmony voices. This sound has been used since recording began to fatten vocals, now it's your turn.
  
• Expand your space - A completely new reverb algorithm envelops your voice in dense ambiences from teeny live rooms to concert halls and bright plate simulations. Don't forget the delay block can serve to add depth or become a highlight effect whether it's using tap tempo or tape delay styles.
  
• Mod ya later - The full µMod block brings lush chorus, slick microtuning, swooshing flange and more to the party. Those half time bridge sections never sounded more psychedelic.
  

Random access
Having a large chain of effects won't do as much good if you can't add and remove links in the chain when the mood strikes. The individual stompbox footswitches for Harmony, Doubling, µMod, Reverb, Delay and FX give you the flexibility to layer or simplify at will.
Also, there's a Shortcut footswitch that be assigned to add other interesting features such as tap tempo, harmony hold and others. There is no separation between Song mode and Preset mode as there was in the classic VoiceLive; each preset can have up to 50 steps each of which can contain a different preset or a simple modification of the main preset. Go ahead, get dirty and start creating now