TC Helicon GO XLR Quick Start Guide

This guide will help you set up, connect, and begin operating your GO XLR.

About the GO XLR

The GO XLR is a revolutionary online broadcaster platform featuring a 4-channel mixer, motorized faders, and advanced sound and vocal effects.

GO XLR App

The GO XLR app is required to operate your GO XLR. Key features include:

EQ, compression, and gate for your microphone.
Setup and definition of mixer controls.
Customization of button and screen colors.
Creation and management of samples.
Saving voice effects settings.
Direct access to product manuals.
Access to TC Helicon support.

Downloading the App

Download the GO XLR app from the TC Helicon website (tc-helicon.com/products/goxlr) by navigating to the Downloads tab.
Follow the on-screen installation instructions. You may be prompted to restart your computer.
Connect the GO XLR via USB to your computer once the app installation is complete.
Power on the GO XLR.
Start dominating the internet!

Getting the Reference Manual

A comprehensive reference manual for the GO XLR is also available on the downloads tab of the TC Helicon website.

Controls Overview

The GO XLR features a variety of controls for managing your audio:

SCRIBBLE STRIPS: For naming channels.
CHANNEL FADERS: Control individual channel levels in your mix.
CHANNEL MUTE: Switches off the corresponding channel in the mixer.
VOICE FX PRESETS: Store up to six effect presets for quick recall.
VOICE FX CONTROLS: Allow real-time adjustment of assigned effect parameters.
MEGAPHONE: Adds distortion to your voice, simulating a megaphone effect.
ROBOT: Transforms your voice into a machine-like robot sound.
HARDTUNE: Tunes your voice to match the pitch of your music or game.
FX: Turns all voice effects on or off.
!@#$* Button: Instantly censors and "bleeps out" your microphone.
"COUGH" Button: Mutes your microphone while held down.
SAMPLE PADS: Hold selected samples and sound effects (bumpers) for instant playback. Press and hold a pad to record a new sample, then press to play it back. Press CLEAR and then a sample pad to erase it.
SAMPLE BANK: Organizes samples and sound effects into groups for quick access.

Connection Diagram

The GO XLR offers multiple input and output options for connecting microphones, audio devices, computers, and gaming consoles.

Microphone Inputs:

XLR MIC INPUT: For professional microphones. For condenser microphones requiring phantom power, enable the "Condenser" setting in the GO XLR app's AUDIO tab.
MIC Input: For connecting headset microphones (typically a pink connector).

Audio Inputs:

LINE IN: For audio input from devices like phones, tablets, and computers.

Audio Outputs:

PHONES Output: For connecting headphones (typically a green connector).
LINE OUT: Provides an exact copy of your broadcast stream audio, suitable for connecting to a separate streaming computer or speakers.

Digital Connections:

USB: For PC connection, firmware updates, and remote control via the GO XLR app.
OPTICAL: For connecting to SONY PlayStation or Microsoft Xbox consoles.

Power:

DC IN: Accepts power via the included 12V adapter.

Blue Yeti Microphone Connection Recommendation:

If using a Blue Yeti microphone with its built-in headphone output, connect this output to the GO XLR's MIC input. For USB-powered Blue Yeti mics, connect the USB directly to your computer for power, but do not select the Blue Yeti as the audio source on your computer. Use the Blue Yeti's headphone output as the audio source for mixing within the GO XLR.

Specifications

Analog Connections

XLR In: 1 x XLR, balanced
Phantom Power: +48 V, switchable via control app
Line In: 1 x 1/8" TRS, stereo
Mic: 1 x 1/8" TRS, biased for computer microphone input
Phones: 1 x 1/8" TRS, stereo
Line Out: 1 x 1/8" TRS, stereo

Digital Connections

USB: 1 x USB 2.0, type B
Optical: 1 x Toslink

Controls

Motorized faders: 4
Backlit LCD scribble strips: 4
Rotational encoders: 4
Lighting: RGB
Buttons: 24

System/Processing

A/D - D/A conversion: 24-bit @ 48 kHz
Effects: Reverb, echo, pitch shifting, gender (formant shifting), megaphone, robot, hardtune, sampler
Frequency response: 10 Hz to 20 kHz, +0/-2 dB
Dynamic range: > 110 dB
S/N ratio: > 101 dB

Power Supply/Voltage

Power input: Standard 12 V DC, center negative
Adapter: 12 V DC/1 A
Power consumption: 10 W

Dimensions/Weight

Dimensions (H x W x D): 82 x 285 x 174 mm (3.2 x 11.2 x 6.9")
Weight: 1.55 kg (3.41 lbs)

Getting Support

If you have further questions after consulting this guide and the reference manual, TC Helicon can be contacted via:

Twitter: @Helicon_Gaming
Twitch: TC_Helicon_Gaming
Discord: TC_Helicon_Gaming (https://discord.gg/8Ebg3Sp)
Reddit: TC_Helicon_Gaming
Website: tc-helicon.com/brand/tchelicon/support

FCC Compliance Information

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

Important information: Changes or modifications to the equipment not expressly approved by Music Tribe can void the user's authority to use the equipment.

The product is in compliance with EU directives: 2014/35/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2011/65/EU and Amendment 2015/863/EU, 2012/19/EU, Regulation 519/2012 REACH SVHC and Directive 1907/2006/EC.

EU Representative: Music Tribe Brands DK A/S, Ib Spang Olsens Gade 17, DK - 8200 Aarhus N, Denmark.

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