
We build desktop tools that meet performers where they already are — at the gear they trust — and add the visibility, the control, and the intelligence the stage demands.
Flagship product
The visual command center for your TC-Helicon VL3/VL3X.
Five hundred preset slots. Twenty effect blocks. Four hundred and fifty parameters. The VL3/VL3X is one of the most capable performer processors on the planet — and from the hardware alone, you're using maybe five percent of it.
VL Studio puts every preset, every parameter, every harmony voice on a desktop screen — and adds the song, setlist, and live- performance tools the hardware never had. Built by a performing musician.

What you get
01 / Total visual control
VocalShaper exposes all 12 vocal tabs. GuitarShaper exposes all 9 guitar tabs. Visual editors for EQ curves, compressor transfer curves, harmony voice maps, reverb envelopes, delay timelines, and HardTune scale bitfields — finally editable with a mouse.
02 / An actual preset library
Search by name. Sort by columns. Push and pull the device. Import and export. Bulk operations. Your full collection lives on disk; the VL3/VL3X is just where you load from.
03 / Songs with cued automation
Each cue carries a preset, optional automation (key/scale, tempo, effect toggles, HardTune key source), and lyrics. Timestamps fire cues automatically, or you can advance manually with a footswitch.
04 / Setlists, not Favorites
Drop in songs, standalone presets, and talk-break entries in performance order. Per-entry notes. Multiple setlists side-by- side so the same songs work across different shows.
05 / Performer Mode
Large cue label, current preset, key, scale, live effect grid, lyrics, up-next preview. Foot-driven advance with the footswitches you already use. Timestamps auto-fire under a backing track or the Performance Clock.
06 / Backups + portable files
Full library snapshots restore on any machine. Songs export as .jsong, presets as .preset.jsong, setlists as .setlist.jsong. Hand a tuned preset to a bandmate; archive a setlist after a gig.
Documentation
Skim the Quickstart in five minutes or dig into the full panel-by-panel reference at your own pace.
About
A small studio in St. Petersburg, Florida building software for the gear working musicians already love. We start with hardware that earns a spot on the pedalboard, and add the visibility, the workflow, and the intelligence the manufacturer didn't.
Privacy you don't have to ask for
Coming soon
One install. No accounts, no subscriptions, no telemetry. Connect your VL3/VL3X over USB and the app does the rest.
Questions or support: info@vl-studios.com