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I have been using the Play Acoustic for about 2 1/2 years, and the TC Helicon Gxt for about 5 years before that. I like the vocal harmonies on the Play Acoustic, but recently had an issue where the guitar output was cutting out intermittently. It took about 10 days to get a return authorization from their shop in Las Vegas, and when I sent the unit in, they "couldn't find anything wrong, cleaned the unit (it was spotless when I sent it in), and they did a firmware update (which I had done way before having an issue with it)." So, pretty much, they did nothing to fix the issue. That said, if it is still acting up when I can test it (we're traveling right now), I will be looking at the Boss VE-8 unit.
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Later edit.... I had it wrong at first but figured it out. Indeed, the guitar effects can be preset-specific. But first, you have to go under SETUP, go to Page 6, and change "GLOBAL GUITAR FX" from ON to OFF. then go to the GUITAR FX Button, change the effects as desired and hit STORE to the chosen Preset. THANKS Guitaurman! That just made my day.
Last edited by Daniel Grenier; 01-28-2019 at 11:53 AM. |
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Anyone else compare these two? Or is there another alternative?
Also what about a separate vocal effects pedal and a separate guitar processing/effects pedal? Is that making it more costly for no reason?
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Good discussion. I use the VE20 and a Body rez into a multi fx pedal. Separate.
VE8 has gotta be good too. The VE20 is bombproof. Really good harmonies and many save locations. No guitar in.. |
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A correction on my earlier comment: USB recording is indeed possible with the Play Acoustic. It was all in the Windows 10 set up for me i.e. The Play Acoustic has to be physically enabled in the Sound Control Panel / Recording (right click and enable).
I can now record in both Reaper and Audacity. However, you can only record the global stereo out and cannot assign the guitar to one track and voice to another track, though. |
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I've been using the Play Acoustic for the past 2-3 years in my acoustic duo and it's worked great and been reliable. I run my guitar through a Fishman Platinum Pro EQ, before sending it into the Play Acoustic. This allows me to make quick/easy EQ adjustments depending on the room we're playing in (otherwise, you would need to edit each preset in the Play Acoustic as there is no "global" EQ settings).
One nitpick is that neither the Switch 3 or Switch 6 accessory have LED lights for each switch. As such, it's not easy (on dark stages) to know if you've switched a specific effect on or off. When I use very subtle effects (like a light chorus or short delay), I find myself having to listen very closely to know if the effect is "on" or "off" (since there is no indicator light on the switch or the LCD screen). Another unit to consider is the TC Helicon Voicelive 3 (or Voicelive 3 Extreme). Seems like it has everything for guitar and vocals...all in one box (and with lights for every switch). However, if you're concerned with having to deal with a menu-driven system...this is probably not the box for you. I was hoping TC Helicon would announce a new PLAY Acoustic at NAMM...but they didn't. I think a Play Acoustic "Pro" (maybe just a scaled down Voicelive 3 (fewer effects, stereo outputs, etc.) but focused only on acoustic guitars) would be a nice upgrade. Guess I'll keep waiting.
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