13 best vocal processors

Product description

VE-2 Vocal Harmonist Multi-Effects Pedal. Combining sophisticated sound with simple operation, the VE-2 Vocal Harmonist delivers a complete effects solution for all singers, particularly those that perform with guitar. This portable, battery-powered stompbox has everything you need to create polished, studio-quality sounds everywhere you sing, from concert stages and street performances to practicing and having fun at home. The VE-2 magically creates beautiful harmonized vocals that follow your singing, with pitch that automatically tracks the chords played on a connected guitar, a preset key, or a combination of the two. Using one of these three operation modes, it's easy to create perfect real-time harmonies in any key, even if you have no experience with gear or music theory. In addition to harmony, the VE-2 provides essential effects to enhance your voice, such as high-quality reverb/delay and an enhancer with real-time pitch correction. Also included is a USB audio function that allows you to connect to your computer and easily capture impressive VE-2 vocal sounds for music recordings, social media videos, and more.

• Real-time vocal harmonies and high-quality effects in an affordable, easy-to-operate pedal
• Auto Harmony function automatically detects chords played on a connected guitar and generates perfectly matching harmonies, even during mid-song key changes
• Solo singers can create harmonies by manually setting the song key with a dedicated panel knob
• Hybrid mode creates harmonies based on both guitar chord input and the manual key setting, perfect for songs where the guitar part transitions be
• Using one of these three operation modes, it's easy to create perfect real-time harmonies in any key, even if you have no experience with gear or music theory

User questions & answers

Question:	Is the large black rectangle in photos a Foot Switch
Answer:	Yes. That turns the effects or off
Question:	I have a boss acoustic preamp with 2 outputs. Can I send one to this pedal and one to my mixer or does the instrument have to pass through
Answer:	Sorry for the late reply! You can definitely send the pre-amp signal to this pedal; I use a Fishman Model G (old school) pre-amp coming out of my Ibanez acoustic. I gig regularly and don't have a great voice but do backing vocals for my wife. This definitely adds a lot of color to my harmonies and it also pitch corrects. A bit of advice: go for the extra power adapter which does NOT come with the pedal. This thing will eat batteries like you wouldn't believe and if you forget to shut it off, they're toast! Get the DC adapter and never worry about it!
Question:	if you don't plug in a guitar, how do you differentiate between minor / major harmonies
Answer:	All you need is the Major keys. Use your music theory to determine the relative minor/major relationship. ie: Am is also C Maj, Em is also G Maj etc.
Question:	Unit supplies +48v to mic and output goes to mixer. mixer also supplies +48v to all mic input. will there be a conflict and damage mixer and ve
Answer:	I've never used mine with phantom power but if you intend on doing so I would suggest allowing the VE-2 to supply the power to your condensor mic and then run the XLR output of the VE-2 to a regular mic input on your PA.

Product description

The Zoom V3, a vocal processor teeming with exciting effects and easy-to-use controls. You'll never have to enter a menu to access the V3's powerful functions thanks to the large, clearly-labeled knobs and illuminated buttons, letting your focus remain on being creative and entertaining.

In The Box:

4 x AA Batteries

Limited 1-Year Warranty

Kit Includes:

Zoom V3 Vocal Processor

Samson SR970 Professional Studio Reference Headphones

Zoom AD-16 9V AC Adapter

Instrument Cable

Stereo Mini Male Cable

Mic Cable XLR-M to XLR-F

• This Photo4Less Top Value Bundle Includes: Zoom V3 Vocal Processor - Samson SR970 Professional Studio Reference Headphones - Zoom AD-16 9V AC Adapter - Instrument Cable - Stereo Mini Male Cable - Mic Cable XLR-M to XLR-F
• LOADED WITH EFFECTS: Reverb, delay, and compression with dedicated control knobs - Enhance function automatically optimizes the performance of any mic for increased clarity
• FLEXIBLE I/O: XLR mic input with switchable 48V phantom power for condenser mics - 3.5mm stereo headphone output with a dedicated volume control
• USB AUDIO INTERFACE: 2-input / 2-output USB 2.0 audio interface functionality - Supports 44.1 kHz sample rate at 16-, 24-, or 32-bit
• VERSATILE PLACEMENT: Compact tabletop-friendly enclosure - 1/4"-20 thread on rear panel

Product description

The natural companion for any modern singer-songwriter, play acoustic combines all the things you need to make a live acoustic performance shine; lavish vocal sounds, perfect backing harmonies, best-selling guitar FX, and unique processing that makes your six-string sing - in perfect harmony with your voice. New - added per-preset guitar FX, tc-electronic flashback delay and 2x looping time! *Requires firmware update. Operating Temperature: 2° F to 122° F (0° C to 50° C).

• Professional vocal effects and tone with natural sounding vocal harmonies guided by your guitar
• Guitar FX styles from TC Electronic Hall of Fame reverb, flashback delay, and corona chorus pedals
• Bodyrez filtering and onboard EQ and di for impeccable acoustic Guitar tone. Acrylic lens
• Guitar feedback-proofing with notch filter and phase controls
• Separate vocal and Guitar outputs, or a stereo mix of both

User questions & answers

Question:	Can I play both a 6 string and 12 string together with a friend or by looping one and then swiching to other with a 1/4" Y connector plugged in both
Answer:	Yes, you can build a switch station and direct guitars I use three.
Question:	Is the looper easier to work than a Ditto, which you have to press twice to stop and keep playing and singing
Answer:	A little. The looper on the VoiceLive is probably the easiest.
Question:	Hello, it could be send to Mexico
Answer:	Paul Morgan is right, but he didn't need to be a d**k about it.
Question:	Is all I need to hook up the guitar is a cable with xlr on one end and 1/4" on the other
Answer:	The input is a standard 1/4", however, the outputs are XLR only. That's one of the downsides of this unit. If you need a 1/4" output, you can use a line leveling transformer/adapter. That's what I used when I was still gigging with this.

Product description

The TASCAM TA-1VP vocal processor was co-developed with Antares Audio Technologies to bring together everything you need for a polished, modern vocal sound. The rackmount processor includes a microphone preamp, compression, de-essing, microphone & tube modeling and Antares’ world-famous Auto-Tune™ pitch correction. Perfect for live performance, house of worship or studio use, the TA-1VP brings your vocal sound into the 21st century. A high-quality XLR microphone input is provided on the TA-1VP front panel, with phantom power for condenser mics. Processing is laid out in simple-to-use blocks on the front panel, each with dedicated buttons and meters to show you exactly what’s being done to the signal. Antares’ microphone and tube modeling takes the input signal and gives it the character of another microphone, with a library of classics to choose from. The De-essing module removes sibilance from your signal before variable-knee compression and gating. A great-sounding digital EQ is last in the chain before output. The Auto-Tune module can be set for any level of pitch correction, in a variey of user-selectable scales. All settings can be recalled through presets on the front panel or through MIDI. Balanced TRS input and outputs are located on the rear panel, including a Double Track out for simulating doubled vocals. A S/PDIF digital output is also provided. Built for every audio application from live performance to studio mixdown, TASCAM’s TA-1VP is the only hardware processor with Auto-Tune technology for flawless vocal intonation.

• Co-developed with Antares Audio Technologies to bring together everything you need for a polished, modern vocal sound, in the studio or live
• The rackmount processor includes a mic preamp, compression, de-essing, mic & tube modeling and Antares’ famous Auto-Tune pitch correction
• Perfect for live performance, house of worship or studio use, the TA-1VP brings your vocal sound into the 21st century
• A high-quality XLR microphone input is provided on the TA-1VP front panel, with phantom power for condenser mics
• Balanced TRS input and outputs are located on the rear panel, including a Double Track out for simulating doubled vocals
• Processing is laid out in simple-to-use blocks, each with dedicated buttons and meters to show exactly what’s being done to the signal
• The Auto-Tune module can be set for any level of pitch correction, in a variey of user-selectable scales

User questions & answers

Question:	How will this help a person who raps and doesnt sing
Answer:	It is dominantly for tuning sung notes, so my impression would be not that much. However, if you sing a FEW notes while rapping, you can get that mechanized sound as you change pitch if you set it for aggressive tuning. In addition, as a vocal processor there are some fun effects to play with.
Question:	I have a zoom r16 recording machine...can I plug this into my zoom and use it that way? Will I hear the vocals in my head phones like plugging in a no
Answer:	This machine has a line output, you need a tr 44 connection. Which basically is a really big headphones jack. That plugs into your mixer. Then it goes to your DAW. If you have the setting in your DAW to hear yourself life then all is good
Question:	Hello everyone, I have 2 tascam ta-1vp, but as soon as I activate the auto-tune function has the speed of correction to 0, my voice crackling
Answer:	The speed correction is not universal. Each program has to be saved with its own speed correction.
Question:	Can this be used for the studio
Answer:	Yes this unit works best in a studio environment.

Product features

TA-1VP

The TASCAM TA-1VP vocal processor was co-developed with Antares Audio Technologies to bring together everything you need for a polished, modern vocal sound, in the studio or live. The rackmount processor includes a microphone preamp, compression, de-essing, microphone & tube modeling and Antares’ world-famous Auto-Tune pitch correction. Whether you want gentle, transparent pitch correction or the full-strength effect that's required for pop or hip hop vocals, the TA-1VP delivers this sound for you on stage. Perfect for live performance, house of worship or studio use, the TA-1VP brings your vocal sound into the 21st century.

A high-quality XLR microphone input is provided on the TA-1VP front panel, with phantom power for condenser mics. Processing is laid out in simple-to-use blocks on the front panel, each with dedicated buttons and meters to show you exactly what’s being done to the signal. Antares’ microphone and tube modeling takes the input signal and gives it the character of another microphone, with a library of classics to choose from. The De-essing module removes sibilance from your signal before variable-knee compression and gating. A great-sounding digital EQ is last in the chain before output.

The Auto-Tune module can be set for any level of pitch correction, in a variey of user-selectable scales. All settings can be recalled through presets on the front panel or through MIDI. Balanced TRS input and outputs are located on the rear panel, including a Double Track out for simulating doubled vocals. A S/PDIF digital output is also provided.

Built for every audio application from live performance to studio mixdown, TASCAM’s TA-1VP is the only hardware processor with Auto-Tune technology for flawless vocal intonation.

• TRANSFORMS YOUR VOICE HASSLE-FREE - The Roland VT-4 provides a wealthy amount of retro and modern vocal effects. It instantly changes your voice with Robot, Megaphone, Vocoder, Harmony, or Reverb effect.
• TWEAKS YOU VOICE IN REAL-TIME - Instantly control your pitch and formant with VT-4's adjustable faders! Each dedicated fader allows you to dramatically change your vocals from big to small, female to male.
• OFFERS MIDI CONTROLS - Maximize your playing style with Roland! The VT-4 has MIDI input wherein you can use to hard-tune your vocals to a specific note.
• PLAY ALL DAY WITHOUT WORRIES - The VT-4 can be powered by AA batteries (up to 5 hours) or thru USB bus-powered. You can easily bring the Roland processor anywhere along with your laptop.
• INCLUDES - Roland VT-4 Voice Transformer Vocal Effects Processor. 4 AA Alkaline Batteries. Blucoil 5-Foot MIDI Cable. 2-Pack of Blucoil 10-Foot Balanced XLR Cables - Premium Series 3-Pin Cable for Microphones, Speakers and Pro Devices (Male-to-Female). Blucoil 5-Pack of Reusable Velcro Cable Ties. Blucoil 4-Pack of AA Batteries.

User questions & answers

Question:	can this product concerto the.iphone
Answer:	The Roland VT-4 Voice Transformer is compatible with Windows 10 and macOS / OS X only.
Question:	Can you combine multiple effects at once (e.g. robot + vocoder or megaphone + robot (or all at once if I want to be annoying
Answer:	Yes, you can use multiple effects at the same time and achieve complex vocal effects! You can use the central Auto-Pitch knob to dial in just the right amount of hard-tuned effect, then press the Megaphone button for some lo-fi raunchiness. Or run the vocoder through a tape delay or vintage chorus. Each effect has a selection of one-touch variations, so you can get different vocoder characteristics, various lo-fi effects, multi-part harmonies, and distinct kinds of reverb and delay.
Question:	How many harmony voices
Answer:	The Roland VT-4 offers up to 4 harmony effects.
Question:	Do you have to set the key when singing with no instrument, or can you the pitch correct just correct closest to what your singing
Answer:	When singing without using MIDI to define the note us can set the scale you'll be singing in with a knob (e.g. C Major, C minor, etc.) This will pull your note to the closest value of the selected scale. Also, note that you can control how tightly the correction occurs.

Product features

Control Your Pitch & Format

It's hard to create great-sounding pitch & format effects without a computer, but Roland has you covered! The VT-4 offers adjustable faders and knobs so you can have that smooth, instant control over these effects. Tweak your voice from female to male, big to small in real-time!

Achieve Complex Vocal Effects

The VT-4 allows you to use multiple vocal FX simultaneously. Use the Auto-Pitch knob to add a hard-tuned effect, or press the Megaphone button to add Lo-Fi raunchiness on your voice. Additionally, chain these effects together, creating a series of FX.

Supports MIDI Control

Plug in a MIDI keyboard & open more expressive possibilities with VT-4. You can control the vocoder engines in real-time as you play the notes on the keyboard. Instantly create multi-part harmonies with voicing as you follow your chords.

Provides Excellent Portability

The compact design of the VT-4 makes it easy to store inside an instrument bag. Plus, it runs on either 4 AA batteries or USB bus power, so no need to look for wall outlets. Just plug in a laptop and start playing.

Roland VT-4 Voice Transformer

True to its name, the Roland VT-4 Voice Transformer shapes your own vocal sounds from subtle augmentation to a radical transformation. You get a wealth of retro and modern vocal effects in VT-4. The Voice Transformer provides top-notch 24-bit/192kHz effects perfect for solo electronic artists, DJs, and singers.

10-Ft XLR Cable

Whether you're a beginner or pro, you'd want crystal clear audio from your microphone. The Blucoil XLR Cable is made with high-quality oxygen-free copper (OFC) that eliminates lost signals issues. The high-grade copper prevents degeneration over time, increasing the product life. The highly conductive OFC cable maintains excellent signal quality and offers the least resistance.

5-Ft MIDI Cable

The Blucoil 5-FT MIDI Cable features durable nickel-plated 5-pin DIN plugs that transmit efficient audio signals from an FX processor to a MIDI device. It has oxygen-free copper (OFC) spiral shield, which efficiently cancels electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio-frequency interference (RFI) noises. The OFC shield helps enhance the signal clarity.

AA Batteries

You can use the 4 Blucoil AA batteries to power the VT-4 for 4-6 hours (depending on phantom power usage). This enables you to go on busking for long hours without worries.

Velcro Cable Ties

The Blucoil Cable Ties are specifically designed to make your cable management as easy as possible.​ Since they are velcro, you don't have to worry about having to find scissors when you want to adjust or reorganize your cables. They come in different colors to help you color-code specific cables or sets of cables.

Product description

From music school to home, from recording studio to backstage dressing room, the pocket-sized VT-12 is your ultimate traveling vocal coach. With a variety of built-in exercises and warm-ups for improving your vocal skills, the VT-12 provides real-time analysis of your pitch while you sing so you can visualize your progress. The illuminated pitch meter displays your pitch, and can even detect two singers simultaneously for two-part harmony training in equal temperament and just intonation. The VT-12 also has onboard vocal guides and backing tracks based on the bundled book from Berklee Press (the publishing division of Berklee College of Music), plus 50 etudes from the world-standard Concone classical vocal lessons.

From the Manufacturer

“The VT-12 is an ideal integration of a tuner, recorder, metronome, and a comprehensive vocal method. The VT-12 contains all of the elements required for vocal training in an easy-to-use, handheld device. There are a lot of different tools for other instrumentalists, but there’s nothing like the VT-12 because this is particularly for singers, and I think it’s an indispensible tool for vocal training for teachers and students alike.” — Anne Peckham (Chair, Voice Department, Berklee College of Music)

• Visually check your pitch in half-step increments with the illuminated pitch meter
• Detects two singers simultaneously for two-part harmony training in equal temperament and just intonation
• Onboard audio exercises with guide vocals and backing tracks. The pitch meter displays your pitch against the internal guide vocal for comparison.
• Fifty Lessons classical voice exercises with piano accompaniment and melody guide tracks; the VT-12 displays the pitch of the guide melody and your pitch simultaneously
• Review function for instant playback to hear your performance

User questions & answers

Question:	Could you also use this to record song ideas
Answer:	Yes you can. But there are other devices best suited for this. Any smartphone will do it better.
Question:	I received my order and the entire package and manual is in chinese. i didn't see anything about that when i ordered it. what can i do
Answer:	I bought the Roland several years ago, and posted a WARNING on this site that the entire package and manual is in Chinese. Guess they're still doing that. The best you can do is go to their website and look for the ENGLISH manual -- it's there somewhere, but I don't have the links right now. Unfortunately the Berklee book is not included there, and even the English manual isn't great, but it's better than having to go take Mandarin Chinese lessons. I agree they should mention this when you buy it, but they don't. Good luck! I ended up not using it much because it was too hard to figure out.
Question:	Is it true the directions are all in japanese
Answer:	yes,it is japanese.
Question:	Is the main problem the sound level? I see that repeatedly
Answer:	Get a good set of headphones or earbuds and the low sound level will disappear. This is a great device.

Product features

The Ultimate Pocket Vocal Coach

From music school to home, from recording studio to backstage dressing room, the pocket-sized VT-12 is your ultimate traveling vocal coach. With a variety of built-in exercises and warm-ups for improving your vocal skills, the VT-12 provides real-time analysis of your pitch while you sing so you can visualize your progress. The illuminated pitch meter displays your pitch, and can even detect two singers simultaneously for two-part harmony training in equal temperament and just intonation. The VT-12 also has onboard vocal guides and backing tracks based on the bundled book from Berklee Press (the publishing division of Berklee College of Music), plus 50 etudes from the world-standard Concone classical vocal lessons.

Visualize Your Pitch

As you sing, the VT-12 tracks your pitch and displays it in real time in half-step increments with an easy-to-see illuminated pitch meter that responds quickly and accurately. The meter brightens as you approach the correct pitch and darkens as you move further away. If the guide tone is being played, the note name of the guide tone is displayed. You can play the guide tone (over a range of 24 semitones) with a button to listen to the correct pitch. In addition to personal practice, this is also a great tool for vocal teachers to show their students when they’re singing the correct pitch.

Harmony Check

You don’t have to use the VT-12 alone! You can practice with a teacher or a fellow singer, and the VT-12 will detect the two voices simultaneously and display the note names. There are three pitch-detection modes onboard: Mono Equal (one voice detected using equal temperament); Chord Equal (two voices detected using equal temperament); and Chord Just (two voices detected using just intonation/major). Choir members or a cappella groups can use the VT-12 to visually check if their harmonies are correct.

Tempo Check

For singers, pitch is essential, but timing is equally important. The VT-12’s built-in metronome is a great tool for building timing skills, and it’s easy to use — just select a tempo manually or in real time with the tap tempo feature. During vocal lessons, the teacher can ask students to clap the upbeat or other rhythm patterns along with the metronome to build their time sense. The tuner feature works at the same time, so you can practice singing the correct pitch while following the metronome.

Self Evaluation

When you play the onboard warm-ups and songs, the VT-12 automatically records your voice — just sing and review. To listen back, simply press the Review button. You can also use the Review feature in conjunction with the metronome to check your timing. The on-board audio warm-ups include slides, descending fifth runs, and others. There are also built-in practice songs with guide vocals and backing tracks in a variety of genres. For the warm-ups and basic-level exercises, the VT-12 displays the pitch of the guide vocal and the pitch you’re singing at the same time.

Product description

Voice tone x1 brings a modern "down and dirty" Quality to live vocals with tinny Megaphones and sharp vocal distortion effects under singers' Control.

• Creates modern-sounding megaphone and intense distortion effects
• Mic-control offers remote on/off via tc-helicon mp-75 microphone
• Connects between your mic and mixer

User questions & answers

Question:	how is the telephone effect on this beast
Answer:	I personally don't like this pedal. I don't know if it was my pedal or if the model is faulted but the gain knob didn't work so I wouldn't be able to tell you
Question:	are all the pedal for sale like this now equipped with the gate control, everyone is compelling about feedback
Answer:	The feedback issue is terrible. Worse, when you save your settings, it will randomly lose those settings. If you use this in a live setting, you'll drive your soundman crazy. Completely unusable pedal.
Question:	Does this pedal include Power supply
Answer:	Yes!