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Play Acoustic – Reference manual (2014-07-16) 35
Switch-3 page (6/7)
Control parameter
Switch-3 is an optional, high-quality remote con-
trol which you can use with your TC-Helicon de-
vice. Use the Control parameter to set the func-
tionality of connected Switch-3.
Loop Mode setting
With the Loop Mode setting, the three foot-
switches on a Switch-3 will control loop func-
tions:
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Button 1 activates Record / Play / Overdub.
►
Button 2 stops recording/playback and can be
used to erase the loop (by holding).
►
Button 3 is used for Undo.
Custom setting
With the Custom setting, you can assign func-
tions to the three footswitches on a Switch-3
from a list.
Simply press the soft button next to “Switch1”,
“Switch2” or “Switch 3” on the right side of the
display and use the Control Knob to define the
function the respective footswitch should con-
trol.
The available settings are:
►
Loop Rec/Play
►
Loop Stop/Clear
►
Loop Undo
►
Loop Start/Stop
►
1 Btn Looper
►
Tap Tempo
►
Set Key
►
Preset Down
►
Preset Up
►
Hit
►
Harmony
►
Harm Moment
►
Doubling
►
Delay
►
Delay Moment
►
Reverb
►
HardTune
►
Transducer
►
µMod
►
Gtr Amp
►
Gtr Boost
►
Gtr Compressor
►
Gtr µMod
►
Gtr Delay
►
Gtr Reverb
Harm Moment and Delay Moment
When you have selected the Custom setting, two
menu items work slightly differently from the oth-
ers: Harm Moment and Delay Moment.
With “Harm Moment” and “Delay Moment”, the
respective effect (harmony voices or delay) is
active only as long as you press down the foot-
switch. Some users prefer the precision offered
by this mode.
1 Btn Looper setting
The 1 Btn Looper (1 Button Looper) setting is
a convenient way to control all relevant Looper
functions using a single footswitch. This allows
you to assign the two remaining buttons on a
Switch-3 for other features (e.g. Hit).
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With no loop present, tap the footswitch once
to record.
►
Tap the footswitch again to define the loop
length and switch to loop playback.
►
Tap the footswitch again to overdub during
playback.
►
Hold the footswitch to undo the last overdub.
►
Hold the footswitch again to restore (redo) the
last overdub.
►
Tap the footswitch twice quickly to stop.
Please note that when stopping, a short por-
tion of audio is recorded.
►
Tap the footswitch to play or hold to erase the
loop.
Tip: If you prefer to have Play Acoustic up on a
music stand, you can use “Preset DN”, “Preset
UP” and “HIT” as your custom Switch-3 assign-
ments to replicate the footswitch controls.