digitech vocal processor

[tedm]

Has anyone used one of the new ones where mic and guitar plug in? higher end one does vocal pitch adjustment and 3/4 part harmonies?

basic one does 2 part harmonies with guitar?

[rburkard]

I have the Digitech Vocalist Live 2 and I think it is a very stunning piece of equipment for live use. I am not a particular good background singer while I have to focus on my guitar playing, but my second voice together with two other harmonies produced by the Digitech is actually all I need in my band to cover all the background voices. This unit actually exceeded my expectations by far. Very easy to use and it works flawlessly. You still have to be able to hold your pitch and you absolutely have to know what exact harmony you are singing. If you are on pitch, the artificial harmonies will be on pitch. If you are out the other two harmonies will be out too.
Rene

[tedm]

It sounds like a very good product. I wonder how the model 4 handles auto-tuning or pitch correcting?

[teleplucker]

I have the Vocalist Live 2, I had been playing with it by myself and having a blast. I used it with my band and the guys were blown away. If you can sing the lead line on pitch and play the correct chords to the song it will produce some very nice harmony. If you have another singer in your band that can do harmony you can have instant 4 part harmony. The effects are OK, not great. There are a few things that I wish were different but for $300 it's a no brainer.

[jkr]

I've owned a few of the older vocalist and harmonist products and the new Digitech vocalist Live 2 and 4 are the BOMB for live work. It simply does exactly what you'd hope it would. It's incredible for live work, if used in reasonable moderation, and an absolute killer value.

[monkjunior]

i have the vocalist live 2 and its completely awesome.... you have to use it sparingly though as it can get to be too much really quickly.... i find that the higher harmonies are much more pronounced at the same blend than the lower but thats not a biggie..
i guess i only wish i had bought the larger one for no other reason than to have the preset ability.... at th moment with the 2 if i want to change the harmony make up mid song i have to physically change it.... i have actualy become quite adept at doing that on the fly with massive feet somehow but with the bigger one would be much easier to scroll throught the presets.....
as for the pitch correcting...... i think and only my personal opinion spent i think time is better spent working on ones voice, as opposed to digital manipulation..at least something has to be real.... embrace the character of the voice.....doesnt really answer that part of the question though does it... sorry... http://www.thegearpage.net/board/images/icons/icon7.gif

[theinteriorleag]

i heard a clip of a vocalist 4 harmony that sounded a bit alvin and the chipmunks. Is that a typical problem, maybe some pitch correction, maybe just an effect setting, or ?? I didn't like it, so that deterred me from buying at the moment.

[Gas-man]

I have the Vocalist 2 and let's just say that we could now do Seven Bridges Road if we wanted to.

[turtleheadblues]

The 2 is awesome. Used it at a gig saturday and it worked amazingly well. I have a few in stock I can make a Christmas deal on if anyones looking. We have sold quite a few already.

[tedm]

What are the main differences between the 2 and 4 besides size and price?


I've owned a few of the older vocalist and harmonist products and the new Digitech vocalist Live 2 and 4 are the BOMB for live work. It simply does exactly what you'd hope it would. It's incredible for live work, if used in reasonable moderation, and an absolute killer value.

[Rock-On!!]

Vocalist_Live2 Demo (http://www.digitech.com/products/Vocalist_Live2/Vocalist_LIVE2_Video.php)

Vocalist_Live4 Demo (http://www.digitech.com/products/Vocalist_Live4/Vocalist_LIVE4_Video.php)

[turtleheadblues]

I also think the pitch correct makes it sound less realistic than the 2. The 2 is amazing for the solo guitarist and singer in a band that needs some backups. Probably one of the coolest new gear finds for me this past year.

[tommytunes]

I have the 2 and it is an awesome piece of equip for live stuff. The simplicity of it really makes it perfect.

[DavidE]

I have the Digitech Vocalist Live 2 and I think it is a very stunning piece of equipment for live use. I am not a particular good background singer while I have to focus on my guitar playing, but my second voice together with two other harmonies produced by the Digitech is actually all I need in my band to cover all the background voices. This unit actually exceeded my expectations by far. Very easy to use and it works flawlessly. You still have to be able to hold your pitch and you absolutely have to know what exact harmony you are singing. If you are on pitch, the artificial harmonies will be on pitch. If you are out the other two harmonies will be out too.
Rene

I want to see if I'm reading this right. If someone else is singing the lead line and I'm singing, let's say 1/3 up, these boxes will know that I'm singing a harmony and will provide additional harmonies? If so, that is VERY cool.

[DavidE]

I also think the pitch correct makes it sound less realistic than the 2. The 2 is amazing for the solo guitarist and singer in a band that needs some backups. Probably one of the coolest new gear finds for me this past year.


Of course you can turn off the pitch correction or turn it way down so it works only if you get far off. Seems to me that there are a lot of good reasons to go for the 4.

[blood5150]

has anybody tried hooking this thing up to an instrument yet?

[Gas-man]

has anybody tried hooking this thing up to an instrument yet?

What do you mean?

You have to hook it up to a guitar to make it work.

[drbob1]

has anybody tried hooking this thing up to an instrument yet?

You mean, use your guitar or keyboard to impose harmony on a single voice line coming from another instrument? Not that I know of.

I've played with the 4 at the store and it really did sound great. I'd need to have the presets I think, don't need the pitch correction. I'm just not willing to spend that much coin for a toy, but I do know a band that's gone from 4 to 2 people using a 2 and a looper with their drums and bass on it. I guess the loss of work for drummers is offset by the fact that no one pays for live music out here worth shit.

[blood5150]

You mean, use your guitar or keyboard to impose harmony on a single voice line coming from another instrument? Not that I know of.



Thats exactly what I mean...I might not be what its intended for.. but could be cool.

[tedm]

I'm probably going to get one of these by xmas or so, maybe when the next versions or price drop comes along.

[ned911]

Both my singer/bass player and I have the VL4 and they have really helped produce the wall of sound vocal wise for our cover band, which is a 3 piece. We run a dry guitar signal from my rack interface into 1 VL4 then out to the other.

[bemymonkey]

I've heard the VL2 a few times, and I was quite impressed - until I heard the TC Electronic Harmony-G. Now THAT is an awesome piece of equipment. Sounds a bit more natural and less synthetic than the Digitech stuff.

So why the hell are guitarists still stuck with pitch shifters that sound like a crappy MIDI file? If you can pitch shift a human voice so accurately, why can't you do it for a guitar?

[c diddy 5000]

has anybody ran into the problem of having the stage volume bleeding thru the vocal mic in a band situation? if so, how bad were the results?

[DavidE]

has anybody ran into the problem of having the stage volume bleeding thru the vocal mic in a band situation? if so, how bad were the results?

I've been using my VL4 for a long time now for full band gigs and acoustic gigs where my vocal mic is right in front of my Bose L1 tower. I've never had the problem you describe. If you have that problem, you could gate the vocal mic so it's only "on" when you're singing.