Vox Harmonizer Pedal

[Unclenny]

I use TC Helicon Quartet for my BVox....and boy do I ever get abused for it.

Works ok for the 'one man band thing' if you mix it in low and add in some human harmonies as well.

Sunday Knows

[soupking]

Originally Posted by Unclenny

I use TC Helicon Quartet for my BVox....and boy do I ever get abused for it.

Works ok for the 'one man band thing' if you mix it in low and add in some human harmonies as well.

Sunday Knows

Wow, that's really pretty cool. Much more like what I wanted when I purchased an Eventide 3000 D/SE. The Eventide definitely demands respect. But it's more of a delay/effects unit than a clean harmonizer/reverb. I mean it does harmonize, but...In some ways it really doesn't. It pitch bends in a way that's really obnoxious. That and searching for a set of harmonies is kind of a bitch. It's like looking for a f'n Popsicle in Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory.

I like it for thickening etc., but for vox, it sounds like Alvin. ? Shoot, I'm happy with Guitar Band's harmonizing, but it's ITB. I want a pedal or unit I can use live.

Does the Helicon have a number of harmonic voices, like 3, 5, octave, triad, etc.?

Also do you have another sample? It's really low and kind of hard to tell. I guess that's good though. it means it blends well.

Thanks Unclenny!

[dylansmale]

I think it sounds like alright, but there is no way it would ever do justice to a real voice (and its noticeable to me). Heck, I would probably use it in the studio I am so lazy, but if I had nice gear and things to motivate the process, I would never want to resort to that.

[soupking]

Originally Posted by dylansmale

I think it sounds like alright, but there is no way it would ever do justice to a real voice (and its noticeable to me). Heck, I would probably use it in the studio I am so lazy, but if I had nice gear and things to motivate the process, I would never want to resort to that.

Okay, I'm grasping at straws. So it would probably work for me just fine. What do you recommend? If Garage Band made an effects pedal, I'd buy it.

I need something that can do major third harmony in a live setting. That would be a great start.

Outboard, pedal, I don't care, as long as I can activate with an expression pedal.

[Unclenny]

Originally Posted by soupking

Does the Helicon have a number of harmonic voices, like 3, 5, octave, triad, etc.?

The Vocal Quintet was pretty cool back in '03, especially for guys like me who can't round up a bunch of background singers. I think it's still pretty cool. The foot pedal works great live!

Gotta be judicious, though, as it can get to sounding robotic.

I like its reverb....use it for my vox tracks, among others, as an outboard verb on the way in.

Here's another sample.

Sugarland Rain