The VoiceLive 3 is TC Helicon's flagship all-in-one processor for vocalists who also play guitar — a single floor unit that handles vocal effects, guitar effects, and phrase looping through three independent processing cores dedicated to each function. The vocal side covers harmony, doubling, echo, reverb, HardTune pitch correction, flanger, choir, vocoder, and more, with Adaptive Tone handling EQ, compression, de-essing, and gating automatically in real time. The guitar side draws on TC Electronic's TonePrint library for stompbox effects and adds 30 amp emulations for direct-to-PA use. The looper handles multi-track phrase recording with verse/chorus song structure and onboard storage. Ten footswitches give hands-free control throughout, with six preset-assignable switches for enabling and disabling individual effects blocks on the fly. MIDI sync locks the looper and delay to external tempo. With 250 factory presets, 500 total preset memory slots, and over 1,200 user-configurable parameters, this is a deep instrument that rewards time spent with it.
This unit is in good condition and fully functional throughout. The Favorite selection knob is missing — it is a standard replaceable rubberized knob and readily available as a replacement. All functions and footswitches operate normally. Photos show the condition accurately.
- Make: TC Helicon
- Model: VoiceLive 3
- Type: vocal and guitar multi-effects floor processor with looper
- Processing cores: 3iC — dedicated vocal, guitar, and looping cores
- Vocal effects: harmony, doubling, echo, reverb, HardTune, flanger, chopper, choir, vocoder, Adaptive Tone
- Guitar effects: TC Electronic TonePrint stompbox effects, 30 amp emulations
- Looper: multi-track phrase looper, verse/chorus structure, onboard storage
- Presets: 250 factory, 500 total memory
- User parameters: 1,200+
- Footswitches: 10 total, 6 preset-assignable
- MIDI: in/out, sync for looper and delay/rhythm
- Inputs: XLR/1/4" combo mic input, 1/4" guitar input, 1/8" stereo aux/monitor input
- Outputs: XLR stereo main, 1/4" stereo guitar out, monitor out
- USB: host port
- Expression pedal input: yes
- Footswitch input: yes (TC Helicon Switch-3 or Switch-6)
- Chassis: anodized extruded aluminum and steel
- Dimensions: 13.8" W x 8.5" D x 3" H
- Weight: 5 lbs
- Known issues: Favorite selection knob missing — standard replaceable rubberized knob
- Modifications: none
- Includes: power supply
Ships carefully packed and insured for full value.
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About Mill River Music
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