Connection Diagrams - TC-Helicon PLAY ACOUSTIC User Manual

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Soft buttons
Soft buttons
There are six "soft" buttons on the Play Acoustic – three on each side of the
LC display.
Each button is context-specific – meaning that when its function is available,
you'll see it lit up with a WHITE or BLUE LED.
When there is no function available, the button will not be lit.
• • In white LED mode, the text on the button refers to its action.
• • In blue LED mode, the button will select the segment of the LCD screen that
is directly beside that button.
Not every menu uses all six buttons.
Vocal FX button
Press the Vocal FX button to open the Vocal FX menu, which controls the
settings of the vocal effects. This button is described in its own chapter: "Vocal FX
button/section".
Guitar FX button
Press the Guitar FX button to open the Guitar FX menu, which controls the
settings of the guitar effects. This button is described in its own chapter:
"Guitar FX button/section"
Mix button
Press the Mix button to open the Mix menu, which allows you to adjust the levels
of the signals. This button is described in its own chapter: "Mix button/section"
Favorite button
You can tag a preset as a "Favorite". This allows you to e.g. mark all presets
you want to use in a show and filter out all others. This means that you can use
Favorites to create a set list or simply group all the presets you like, regardless of
their Genre.
• • To add the current preset to your Favorites, press the FAVORITE button.
"FAV" will be shown in the top right corner of the display.
• • To remove the current preset from your Favorites, press the FAVORITE button.
• • To only browse your Favorite presets, press the GENRE button and select FAV
as the Genre. Press the BACK button to return to the Home screen.
If there are no presets tagged as Favorites, the FAV option will not appear in the
Genre menu.
GENRE button
Genres allow you to filter your presets by categories, such as musical styles and
effect types.
Press the GENRE button to open the Genre menu.
In the Genre menu, use the control knob to navigate through the available
options. Select a Genre.
Press the BACK button to return to the main window, where you will see only the
presets contained within the Genre that you have selected.
Presets can be associated with multiple genres.
Setup button
Press the SETUP button to open the Setup menu, which controls the
general functions of the device. This button is described in its own chapter:
"Setup button/section"
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4. Connection diagrams

The following connection diagrams show you some common ways to hook up Play Acoustic. For basic information about audio inputs and outputs, see "Inputs and outputs".
Mixer setup
For connection to your mixer or PA, check out this Craig's Corner video:
youtube.com/watch?v=qq0AOtafIjs
It's very important to follow gain-staging instructions in order to get the best signal to noise ratio (SNR) from your device and prevent distortion in the signal chain.
Play Acoustic back panel inputs and outputs
Play Acoustic back panel
Stereo (or mono) vocals and guitar
This diagram shows connections for both Stereo and Mono PA applications.
If your Play Acoustic is set to Stereo, you'll need to pan one channel left and the other channel right (or use a single Stereo channel) on your mixer. Vocal/Guitar level
mix is achieved within Play Acoustic.
In Mono output mode, all sources are summed to the Voice (L) output and controlled in the device rather than the PA mixer. Guitar (R) should not be connected.
In Mono mode, headphones will remain in stereo.
The Aux input may be removed from the XLR outputs in the setup menu if you wish (Setup – Aux to Main Out).
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Setup example: Stereo (or mono) vocals and guitar
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