Game-changer pedal for acoustic guitarists.
The TC Helicon Play Acoustic is the ideal effects processor for singer-songwriters looking to elevate their live acoustic shows. With the VoiceLive Play, you can add lush studio-quality reverb, delay, modulation and distortion effects to both your vocals and acoustic guitar. The processor features Adaptive Tone technology to intelligently shape your voice with compression, EQ, de-essing and gating for consistent tone and clarity. For guitarists, the revolutionary BodyRez effect restores the warm, resonant tone lost with undersaddle pickups. With the Play Acoustic pedal, you can create realistic vocal harmonies that automatically follow the chords you play on guitar. Dedicated inputs and outputs give you independent control of vocal and guitar channels. Intuitive controls like the central knob, footswitches and genre selection buttons make it easy to craft your sound and recall presets for gigs.
Shape Your Voice With Pro Studio Effects
The TC Helicon Play Acoustic gives you a huge range of vocal effects to make your voice stand out during live acoustic shows. Add lush reverbs and delays for dimension. Fatten up your vocal tone with organic-sounding doublers and four-part harmonies. Modulation effects like chorus and flanger lend motion and interest. For edgy tone, try the distortion and hard-tuning effects. The Play Acoustic's Adaptive Tone technology acts like a personal producer, intelligently applying compression, EQ, de-essing and gating to polish your vocals in real time. This allows your voice to cut through the mix consistently regardless of changes in volume or tone.
Strum and Sing With Realistic Backing Harmonies
It can be tricky to perform harmonies live when you're also playing guitar. The Play Acoustic pedal solves this by creating backing harmonies that automatically follow the chords you play. It listens to your guitar and generates two, three or four-part vocal harmonies tuned to the key of your performance. The improved portamento and humanization ensure your backing singers sound realistic. You can focus on your singing and guitar playing while the processor handles lush supporting harmonies. Easily set the harmony style and voicing that complements your songs.
Restore Natural Acoustic Tone With Innovative BodyRez
Piezo pickups are great for amplifying acoustic guitars live, but they can sound harsh and unnatural compared to the resonant tone of the guitar's wooden body. The TC Helicon Play Acoustic uses advanced BodyRez technology to restore the warm, organic tone lost with undersaddle pickups. Carefully tuned filters and compression add back the body resonance for a full, balanced acoustic guitar sound. Dial in more or less BodyRez processing with the knob until your amplified tone matches the natural tone of the guitar when unplugged. Further shape your amplified guitar tone with the 3-band EQ.
Designed for Singer-Songwriter Performances
The Play Acoustic is thoughtfully designed for solo singer-guitarists. Separate XLR outputs allow a sound engineer to perfectly mix your vocals and guitar. Connect your own headphones to craft your mix. Quickly save and recall presets with the Favorite button. Genre selection buttons let you instantly access effects suited to pop, rock, country and more. Navigate presets and settings using the central knob or footswitches. With dedicated inputs and intuitive controls, the Play Acoustic makes it easy to craft your sound so you can focus on connecting with your audience.