TC-Helicon Play Electric User Manual

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Contents

BasicsPlay Electric – Reference manual (2014-07-16) 10Play Electric – rear panelInputs and outputsConnectors are described from right to left. Forsetup examples, see “Connection diagrams”.MIC connectorThis is where the magic happens!Plug your dynamic, condenser, MP-75, or e835fx microphone in here. Remember to set the mi-crophone type and level correctly, as describedin the Play Electric Quick Start Guide.GUITAR IN connectorConnect your guitar to this input.GUITAR THRU connectorThe Guitar THRU is intended to pass your guitarsignal directly from the input out to an externalamp or pedalboard. If you don’t want to use anyof the onboard guitar effects but want Play Elec-tric to read your chords for NaturalPlay key/scaledetection, plug your guitar into the IN connectorand connect the THRU connector to your amp/pedalboard. Any guitar sounds internal to PlayElectric are muted when the THRU connectoris connected to another device.Guitar Out connectorThis is a direct guitar out. Connect this to yourguitar amp or a channel on your mixer. WhenGuitar OUT is connected, all guitar signals areremoved from the XLR outputs.AUX connectorUse a 1/8” cable to connect any music sourceyou want to use to your Play Electric (especiallythat 8-Track from your 1974 Comet). When an in-put is detected here and no guitar is plugged in,Play Electric will use the music signal to figureout key and scale information.XLR OUTPUTS connectorsThese are the main output connectors of yourPlay Electric. By default, stereo vocal signals are