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Topic: Vocal Processor, TC Helicon any users? |
Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 10:17 am |
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I am looking at a "Vocal Live Floor Processor". Never used a voice processor in my life! This one looks friendly and fairly affordable. Strickly for live use, not recordiong. Any input appreciated!! Here is a link to one. I also found new ones on Ebay for $100.00 less.
http://www.zzounds.com/item--TCEVL
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Jon Light (deceased)
From:
Saugerties, NY
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 10:22 am
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| Man--I can see the smoke pouring out of it when I click on the pitch correction. They haven't invented a machine yet than can stand up to what I dish out. |
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Ivan Posa
From:
Hamilton, New Zealand
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 1:16 pm
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This contraption would be great for a fiddle player. One fiddle could do double or triple harmonies by itself. These are a very clever gadget....IP
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Jerry Erickson
From:
Atlanta,IL 61723
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Posted 24 Dec 2004 1:55 pm
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Yeah Ivan, it could also keep the fiddle in tune too!  |
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Dave Boothroyd
From:
Staffordshire Moorlands
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Posted 25 Dec 2004 12:40 am
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I heard one at a show recently, and they are very good- almost convincing. They can do a scratch harmony on any line, but for anything more intense, they seem to need to work off a Midi file of the chords.
Watching the duo doing the demo, the foot pedal was getting quite a workout as the guitar player was switching the harmonies on and off and into different patterns.
Having said that the singer sounded good and there was a good balance between the singer's lead voice and her being a gospel choir.
I suspect there might be quite a lot of preparation needed to get the best out of one of these.
Of course, Gospel choirs take a while too- and a lot more space!
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Cheers!
Dave
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Howard Tate
From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
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Posted 25 Dec 2004 12:48 am
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I've used the versions that come with Band in a box and Power Tracks. They work pretty well for harmonies, to do pitch correction you need a midi melody playing note for note with the voice. It's hard to pitch correct without getting a lot of artifacts.
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Howard, 'Les Paul Recording, Zum S12U, Vegas 400, Boss ME-5, Boss DM-3
http://www.Charmedmusic.com
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Ken Fox
From:
Nashville GA USA
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Posted 25 Dec 2004 10:12 am
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| I read some good reviews on Harmony Central this morning on it. It appears to be one of the best for live performance. As you say, it takes some homework for sure. I may be getting one soon! I will post more on it if I do. |
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James Quackenbush
From:
Pomona, New York, USA
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Posted 4 Jan 2005 12:48 pm
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I've had a couple of the Digitech Vocalist units, and they work about the same ...If you input midi chords, the harmonies will follow....If you don't , you basically have to set things up so that when you hit a certain button you will get a certain harmony ... It's most easy when playing a midi keyboard .... When recording , you can play a midi keyboard without listenning to the chords from the keyboard, and just run a midi cable into the harmony unit , and the vocal chords will change as you play the chords on the keyboard ....You are basically using the keyboard as a vocal hamony controller ...Of course you can play along with the keyboard also and sing along to your hearts content .....Jim
PS....The push button floor unit is not as easy as it looks ....It takes some programming to do what you want it to do ..Then again , we pedal steel players have pretty good coordination to push the buttons while playing . ....Jim[This message was edited by James Quackenbush on 04 January 2005 at 12:50 PM.] |
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