TC Helicon VoiceTone Create XT

Now you can get those ear candy vocal effects that producers call on every day to create hit tracks. VoiceTone Create XT improves on the original Create by incorporating HardTune (used by artists such as Tpain and Kanye West) and the rich, front-of-house quality reverb from its famous big brother, VoiceLive 2.

What TC Electronic say about the VoiceTone Create XT

Rich Reverb 

Vastly superior to the reverb effect found in stomp boxes and in all-in-one mixers that do little more than add mud to your vocals, Create XT's high end reverb algorithm comes from TC Electronic, a company with a long and successful history in reverb processing. Stepping on the On button will give you the sense of space that adds warmth to your vocal whether you’ve chosen a long tail for a ballad or a shorter one for an uptempo song.

Choosing Your Sound

When it's time to pick your vocal effects, Create XT offers you several routes to define your sound. First of all, the 10 factory presets give you a wide range of useful effects with each preset having A and B settings that can be easily toggled when needed. To customize your sound, the 100 styles offer pre-programmed effect chains with a wide range of subtle to insane effects that can be made into easily accessible presets. Making things easier is the way in which the 100 styles are organized: by effects category and by musical genre. If you are comfortable with effects terminology, you can browse by category but if you prefer, you can browse the genres such as Pop/R&B, Rock/Metal, Oldies, Jazz/Ballad and Electronic.

Even more sonic possibilities are offered when you consider that each style has effects enabled and others disabled. The fun begins when you experiment with turning effect blocks on and off with the front panel buttons. As a bonus, you can add the optional Switch3 footswitch to extend your effects switching capabilities in performance.

Technical Specifications

Analog Inputs
Connectors   Balanced XLR
Input Impedance   1 kOhm
Mic Input Sensitivity @ 0 dBFS   -44 dBu to +2 dBu
Mic Input Sensitivity @ 12 dB headroom   -56 dBu to -10 dBu
EIN   -128 dBu @ max. mic amp gain, Rg = 150 Ohm
Analog Outputs
Connectors   Balanced XLR
Output Impedance   40 Ohm
Output Level @ 0dBFS   +2dBu
Input to Output Analog Audio Performance
Dynamic Range, Mic. @ Min gain   >108 dB, 20 Hz - 20 kHz (A-weighted)
Dynamic Range, Mic. @ -18dBu sensitivity   > 104dB, 20hz – 20kHz (A-weighted)
THD+ Noise, Mic. @ Min gain   <-90dB
Frequency Response, max gain   -1.5 dB @ 40 Hz, +0/-0.3 dB (200 Hz to 20 kHz)
Conversion Characteristics
Sample Rate   48 kHz
Converter   AKM AK4620B
A to D / D to A Conversion   24 bit, 128x oversampling bitstream
A to D Delay   0.65 ms
D to A Delay   0.63 ms
EMC   
Complies with   EN 55103-1 and EN 55103-2 FCC part 15, Class B, CISPR 22, Class B
Safety
Certified to   IEC 65, EN 60065, UL6500 and CSA E60065 CSA FILE #LR108093
Environment
Operating Temperature   32° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C)
Storage Temperature   -22° F to 167° F (-30° C to 70° C)
Humidity   Max. 90 % non-condensing
Supplementary
USB   (for connection to VoiceSupport application)
Dimensions   130mm x 132mm x 41mm (5” x 5.25” x 1.5”)