Nitebob
Hey guys.
In gearing up to start performing I bought the Boss VE-20 vocal processor. I haven't even placed the batteries inside and I am already wondering if it's going to be worth it or whether I should return it and opt for the Digitech Vocal live. Bought mainly for harmonies and reverb type of effects
Herewith my conundrum:
1.The Boss pedal needs to be set to the key you are singing in, but don't take the chord you are playing into account. Whereas the Digitech (if you can believe youtube) does...for example if you sing one note and change the chord, it changes the harmony to suit. Seems the boss might be nice for recording though, with my current recording set up.
2.The Boss pedal has no input for guitar, whereas the digitech has a guitar input as well and therefore can act as a mini mixer. So with Boss I'll have to buy a mixer as well. This might not be a major problem as I hope to get two more people to join and will need a mixer for their instruments.
Opinions please? ?
AlanRatcliffe
I like Boss stuff generally, but the VE-20 does trail behind the Digitech vocal stuff on features. When a singer I was working with needed/wanted something for live, I advised (and he got) the Vocal Live 4. We were up and gigging with it the next day...
One thing to be aware of though... The Vocal Live does get confused if you get too fancy with your chords - either more advanced jazzy stuff or busier strumming patterns can make it glitch. The Boss never gets confused as it works with only the voice and in the preselected key.
The TC stuff is way more expensive, but also worth looking at from a sound quality perspective.
singemonkey
I had an opportunity to try the TC glive or something this weekend. It really is an amazing device. The harmonies are better suited to longer notes, but used like that they are very realistic and they definitely follow the guitar chords. The presets are a bit naff though - something common to all digi-effects.
The digitech sounds like it'll get you there for less coin but will still follow the chords from your guitar, so I'd seriously consider it if you're planning on getting a lot of mileage out of the system.
