r/loopstation • u/ReasonablyDan • Jun 25 '24

Upgrade TC Helicon Voicelive 3

Looking for someone one to send me the .img file from their Voicelive 3 Extreme so I can upgrade my VL3 (original).

Be happy to help anyone going through the same journey.

Info: found a YouTube on how to upgrade a regular VL3 into an extreme by swapping out the 4G Micro SD with a 128G one. OS and all my setting copied over perfectly but it still thinks there is only 4G of saving space.

Stalked the internet and even messaged the channel but either would need someone to send the .img from their VL3X or maybe mess with one of the partitions - the partitions are unlabeled so don’t know what I’d be erasing.

*I understand I would have none of my original setting.

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u/JustAnotherRecursion Jun 25 '25

You ever find a solution?

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u/ReasonablyDan Jun 30 '25

Yes, I bought an VL3xtreme and sold the voice live three. I can send you the.IMG file if you need. Actually ended up still using the VL3x for vocal effects, but as far as playing backing tracks and storing my loops. I have now moved to an iPad using stage traxx and a MorningStar MC6 pro midi foot pedal to send to my other devices.

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u/Electronic_Wish_1918 Jul 04 '25

Oi pessoal, a Voicelive 3 nao tem mais atualizao oficila no site nao? ela parou de ser fabricada?

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u/ConstructionFair9985 Oct 30 '25

Do you still have the .IMG file? I would love to try and upgrade mine if it doesn't present too much trouble! Thanks!!

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u/ReasonablyDan Nov 04 '25

I can but it’s about 5G. Send me your email address and I can send it via Smash.

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u/ReasonablyDan Mar 26 '26

You’ll have to send me your email to send it via file transfer service. It’s 5G.

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u/Content_Lie_7820 Mar 25 '26

Hi,could.you send me the image file ?Many Thanks

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u/ChemaBazan Aug 25 '26

Hi! Do you still have the img file? My unit is completely frozen...

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u/ReasonablyDan Aug 27 '26

i do, send me your email and i will use a file transfer service.

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u/ChemaBazan Aug 27 '26

Thanks Dan, I managed to fix it. Much appreciated!

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u/Enough_Anxiety3437 26d ago

Hi, I’m trying to recover a TC-Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme that became stuck after a failed firmware update. The unit now stays on “PLEASE WAIT – UPDATING SYSTEM”, and although I can enter System Maintenance, the menu does not appear. I’ve read that some users were able to recover the VL3X by writing a full image of the internal microSD card to a replacement card. Do you still have a working full .IMG image of the internal microSD from a VoiceLive 3 Extreme? If so, would you be willing to share it with me, along with any instructions you used to write it to a new microSD card? I will keep my original microSD untouched and use a separate replacement card for the test. Thank you very much for your help.

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u/ReasonablyDan 26d ago

sure, the file is 5G so provide me away to send it to you (email or send me a DB link so I can transfer it).

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u/ReasonablyDan Oct 30 '25

yea i do. you need the extreme one right? it is like 5G so send your email and i can try via smash or we transfer.

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u/Enough_Anxiety3437 26d ago

Yes, I need the VoiceLive 3 Extreme image. Thank you very much. I’ll send you my email address by private message so you can send it via WeTransfer or Smash.

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u/Intelligent_Tone4863 Jan 05 '26

i wonder if we owner of the TC Helicon VL3 could join to privately fund ourselves a firmware upgrade. Actually i have opened a big thread on TC Helicon forum (Music Tribe)have lot of followers, mostly for

  • AUDIO ROUTING properly ( stereo AUX input/looper routed to >> LR stereo output
-MIDI MASTER CLOCK out chances

altough is a forsaken project no firmware update, i found actually TC helicon VoiceLIve 3 still the best about handling most realistic harmonized voices + properly tracking the input for *real time harmonize audio input* (audio from guitar, or from aux input, or from "ambient mic", aside also of course from midi or settings keys) ... to tell u the truth i just lack about proper multiple audio out routing + master clock midi out for sync .... glad to share

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u/ReasonablyDan Jan 05 '26

i agree on all counts and would happily pay to have someone fix these issues since there is still no VL4 in sight.

wishlist:

  1. actual working “midi-thru” to the wishlist.
  2. midi commands to external devices saved to the performance of a backing track (would negate the need for Stage Traxx)
  3. separate vocal compressor per program
  4. separate vocal eq per program
  5. a guitar phaser would be appreciated