[RWP] tc helicon voicelive 2

Fri Mar 1 09:35:37 EST 2013

I vaguely remember something about updating by sysex data, and that can 
;be sent from any daw, including Reaper and Sonar.
If TC Helicon offers a sysex update for the original VoiceLive, you'd 
just download it; insert it like any other midi file into Reaper; plug a 
midi cable going to the midi in of the VoiceLive, then press whatever 
buttons required  on the VoiceLive to get it ready to receive sysex 
data; then play the midi file in Reaper.
Not much more hassle than doing it by USB, believe it or not.
I frustrated myself for hours trying to get this very friendly Acer 
AMD-based computer to recognize my TC Helicon pedal, no luck at all.
I then tried it on the Intel-based music computer and it went without a 
hitch.
Don't understand that one at all, except that TC Helicon support writes 
for Mac, and doesn't care a rat's ass about PC's.

On 2/28/2013 8:21 PM, Colin McDonald wrote:
> I saw the voice councel thing on the tc helicon website, I'll go back
> and check that out.
> I don't think the voice live original can be updated...there is no USB
> connection.
> Maybe updated via the midi input, but I don't have any facility for that.
>
> Regards
> Colin
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 11:04 AM
> Subject: Re: [RWP] tc helicon voicelive 2
>
>
>> There is a manual, plus tutorials on YouTube, plus an editor, plus a
>> forum called Voice Council, and that unit probably has not been
>> updated to the latest firmware.
>> Just google TC helicon Voice council, and you'll find the whole 9 yards.
>> Indi
>>
>> On 2/28/2013 4:23 AM, Colin McDonald wrote:
>>> ok thanks.
>>> Not sure I want to subscribe to midimag unless the traffic there has
>>> slowed down a bit in recent years.
>>> But thanks for the tip.  I might do that just to get some tips on the
>>> best ways to use the thing without sight.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> Colin
>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 28, 2013 12:56 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] tc helicon voicelive 2
>>>
>>>
>>>> On MidiMag, ask Brian Olaffson, God I hope I spelled his name right,
>>>> about VoiceLive 1, he has it, I believe.
>>>>
>>>> On 2/27/2013 8:20 PM, Colin McDonald wrote:
>>>>> i just realized it's actually the voicelive, not the 2 version.
>>>>> No usb connectivity on this one.
>>>>> beggars can't be choosers I suppose.
>>>>> The manual is actually exceedingly well written, and easy to follow
>>>>> including numbered buttons and numbered steps and all that good stuff.
>>>>> It's not super accessible, but the way things are layed out makes the
>>>>> unit easy enough to navigate without sight.
>>>>> All my audio gear is at our rehearsal space, so I've got to wait a few
>>>>> days to get mikes and monitors and so on to test it properly.  I
>>>>> connected my guitar to the voicelive then into my amp and it certainly
>>>>> had effects for guitar etc.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regards
>>>>> Colin
>>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Indigo" <33indigo at charter.net>
>>>>> To: "Reapers Without Peepers" <rwp at reaaccess.com>
>>>>> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2013 6:08 PM
>>>>> Subject: Re: [RWP] tc helicon voicelive 2
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> I know that there are several folks on MidiMag who use VoiceLive, not
>>>>>> sure which model.
>>>>>> I use VoiceLive Play, and did use VoiceLive Create XT.
>>>>>> How much those models have in common with your VoiceLive 2 I don't
>>>>>> know.
>>>>>> I can sympathize with your struggles to get Voice Support to
>>>>>> recognize
>>>>>> your unit, so you can update firmware, and load new presets, if it's
>>>>>> tears and sympathy you want. smile.
>>>>>> When I gave up frustrating myself trying to get Voice Support to
>>>>>> recognize my new VoiceLive Play on a perfectly good AMD computer;
>>>>>> then
>>>>>> switched to a Intel based computer, running XP, it all happened
>>>>>> instantly and automatically.
>>>>>> Go figure?
>>>>>> I had no luck getting answers on PC questions from TC Helicon, since
>>>>>> the support team all use Macs, and don't stoop to understand PC
>>>>>> issues.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I still can't run output from the VoiceLive Play by USB into Reaper.
>>>>>> My soundcard needs its propriatary Asio driver, and apparently the
>>>>>> VoiceLive Play also expects to share that asio driver, even though it
>>>>>> is shown in control panel, device manager, as running on the generic
>>>>>> Microsoft USB audio driver.
>>>>>> I think I will try Reaper's ReaRoute, which is an alternative asio
>>>>>> driver that works for devices that really want asio; even though only
>>>>>> 1 device at a time can use asio.
>>>>>> I had zero luck using asio4all, which wraps  2 or more WDM drivers as
>>>>>> an asio driver.
>>>>>> Indi
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 2/27/2013 5:51 PM, Colin McDonald wrote:
>>>>>>> I know this is maybe a bit off topic, but if anyone has used the T.C
>>>>>>> helicon voicelive 2, I'd like to bend your ear.
>>>>>>> I just got one on loan for a while and wouldn't mind a crash
>>>>>>> corse on
>>>>>>> getting it operational.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> There's obvious ramifications for use with reaper, so I guess
>>>>>>> it's not
>>>>>>> too off topic.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards
>>>>>>> Colin
>>>>>>>
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