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Still haven’t built out a 2 X 10. That might be a summer project.

My reseller told me in addition that the settings such as Dual Mono only apply for the guitar, mic and aux inputs. So if someone wonders if the USB IN might be routed left or right to the XLR out: it can’t be done within the VoiceLive.

However, on a sidenote, and still according to my reseller: if you’d use a DAW to send sounds to the USB IN, your DAW would allow you to choose from 3 different outputs for the VoiceLive which would correspond to left, right and stereo. The VoiceLive would retain this, obviously. But it’s not what i’m after, and I can’t confirm if this is true.

As soon as i have all equipment (IF i get it, am still looking for alternatives), i’ll figure out if indeed i can still use USB for everything according to option 3 in my earlier post.

I think the only other guitar I’d consider is an archtop, but for that one, I think I’d want to get a vintage one; quite a bit cost-prohibitive at this point.

At TC Helicon, i read that the USB port does support audio (among other stuff, such as midi). Therefore i think it can be hooked to a DAW by USB: if that wouldn’t work, what use is there for audio (and midi) over USB?
My reseller even specifies streaming and recording through USB, but we all know how resellers work, so i can’t be sure here.
And you are absolutely right to say that the manuals don’t mention this – i have found nothing clear, just like you.

option 1:
*USB on the TC Helicon Voicelive Play GTX inherits the settings for the XLR outputs*
This would be perfect.

option 2:
*There is no useable audio on the USB interface/it somehow cannot be connected to a DAW by USB*
I’ll need a mixer or a external soundcard to connect the XLR outputs to my laptop/DAW (whether just from the TC Helicon Voicelive Play GTX, or from a combination of that and those of my own pedal board)
A lot of extra cabling, some extra $$$ to be spend… Not the best outcome, but hey… it’s my laptop that has those crappy analogue inputs.

option 3:
*There is audio on the USB interface and it can be hooked to a DAW, but it is always outputting stereo without considering the source input (both vocals and guitar are left and right)*
This would still not be too bad. I think i can hook up the USB interface to my laptop/DAW for vocals, and then use the THRU to hookup my guitar to my own pedal board, and finally use a “Rockstar” 1/4″ jack-to-usb to hookup my my pedal board to a second USB-port on my laptop/DAW.
Because using the THRU requires extra cabling, and reducing the number of cables is sort of what i’m looking for, i still hope that option 1 turns out to be the right one… but i think it will be option 3.

I have also asked TC Helicon for clarification. If that’s helpful advice, i’ll let you/other readers know.

Thanks again!

As far as the USB port is concerned, I don’t think the USB can be used to hook up to a DAW; at least I’ve never read it or saw it in the manuals.