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Hey all -- Wanted to thank you for the suggestions for a vocal processor. Matt -- I had just bought a Mic Mechanic right before your message arrived. After a little more research it seemed closest to what I needed, sans the distortion and programmability.... My brief review: You get a small number of reverb & reverb+echo presets, including kind of a neato slapback. The only adjustable parameters are the wet/dry, the tempo of the echo (using the tap button), and the echo feedback. Good enough for now... There's a somewhat frightening "tone" button with option of being either on or off, and that's it. This is a pre-designed combination of eq, active compression and de-essing, supposedly one-size-fits-all. Dare I say: the tone enhancement was better than I had anticipated. It removes a bit more low end than I'd like, but for cutting through a rock band it was actually just the ticket. The compression is gentle and transparent, and there remains some warmth even with the low cut. There's an auto-tune option that I kept in the middle position during the gig, and it, too, was less offensive than you might think. Rather than force my voice unnaturally it added a slight chorusing effect to even out the pitch. As much as I hate auto-tune, it actually gave me a tad more confidence during the difficult listening situation of singing with a loud band behind me. For more intimate situations I'd turn it off. A few more basic effects and this thing would be perfect, but for the price -- very affordable -- I'm happy. And it's cute, and red. -- Amy On Jul 29, 2015, at 9:09 AM, Matt Connell wrote: > Hi Amy, my name is Matt and I work for TC-Helicon, so perhaps I may be > able to offer some good insight here. > > First off, the VL2 is a great suggestion, but it does indeed have > perhaps more than you are looking for. Also, to be clear there is the > VoiceLive 2 (a floor unit) and the VoiceLive Touch 2 (the mic stand > mount unit). Both are great, but offer some different features. One item > you may be interested in taking a look at from TCH is the "Mic > Mechanic". It overs a simple set of reverbs and delays, and some great > vocal tone enhancement. It does also do pitch correction, but that can > easily be turned off. > You can check out more about the mic mechanic here: > http://www.tc-helicon.com/en/products/mic-mechanic/http://www.tc-helicon.com/en/products/mic-mechanic/ > > We also have an app called Voice Rack Effects. If you have an iPad, this > can be used live to achieve different vocal sounds from reverbs to > delays to distortions, to some other more wacky effects. The presets are > not editable, but for a $5 app, it's hella powerful and can hold it's > own for a live performance no problem. > > > Matt Connell > TC-Helicon Music On Mobile > > TC Group > 335 Gage Avenue, Suite 1 > Kitchener ON N2M 5E1 > Canada > > Phone: +1 (519) 745 1158 x237 > Cell: +1 (519) 835-7262 > matt.connell@tc-helicon.com > http://musiconmobile.tc-helicon.com > > ________________________________ > From: Sam Rogers [onemouthband@gmail.com] > Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2015 11:54 AM > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > Subject: RE: vocal effects processors? > > Per's VL2 suggestion is certainly a good one. The microphone stand > mounted touch interface is probably good for your act, Amy. But it also > provides a lot more firepower/effects than you’re looking for (good > thing? bad thing?). > > An alternative, simpler pedal that sounds great is the Flashback (also > TC Helicon): > http://www.tcelectronic.com/flashback-delay/ > > It’s essentially just a delay pedal, but the knobs make it very easy to > get all the sound support you’re looking for — without lots of confusing > extras (though it does have a simple looping function too). There are > two other versions of the Flashback (mini, X4, Triple), but this > mid-grade one is likely the one you want. > > I’ve used this nifty little thing to turn my signal to stereo and send > it to my RC3 looper for many solo vocal gigs. Very simple & compact, > very full sound, very nice price ($100 bucks). Hope that helps! > > Sam Rogers > http://OneMouthBand.com/ > > > > From: Amy X Neuburg > <amyx@isproductions.com<mailto:amyx@isproductions.com>> > Subject: vocal effects processors? > Date: July 25, 2015 at 12:59:42 AM MDT > To: > Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com<mailto:Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > > > I bet you folks will have some suggestions for inexpensive live vocal > processor pedals. > For those rare gigs where I’m just singing (not schlepping all my gear), > I like a little reverb on my voice, and occasionally a tube distortion > effect or a delay. Many of the little art houses where I frequently play > have no effects in-house, so I bring my old Dynachord rack unit and hook > it up to their mixer as a send. Sounds great. > > But this is a pain, and I can’t change effects from the stage, so I’m > thinking about a pedal or other small device to use like an insert. This > will color the sound, I realize, so I wonder if anyone knows of a > particularly clean one. I’m okay without huge programming capability — > some good presets with a few adjustable parameters would be fine. Do > not need looper, do not need harmonizer, do not need auto-tune (blech!). > Does something this simple even exist? > > I see a TC Helicon Single R1 that does ONLY reverb. That’s TOO simple. > > Thanks! > — Amy > > > > πππππππππππππππππππππ > Amy X Neuburg > http://www.amyxneuburg.com > πππππππππππππππππππππ > ⁄πππππππππππππππππππππ Amy X Neuburg http://www.amyxneuburg.com ⁄πππππππππππππππππππππ