Automatically generate live multi-part vocal harmony by analyzing guitar chord progressions.
16 People rated this product : 8 out of 10
4 People wrote reviews









8 out of 10
Feature:
The way this unit tracks guitar chords is amazing.
Quality:
Seemed to be reasonably well made.
Sound:
I used this product in the studio. Works very well most of the time with strong vocalists. The harmonies need to be mixed in the background as they will sound robotic at times. Especially robotic at times with softer singers. Perhaps I needed to try more compression on the lead vocal. On most applications however the 3rd above setting was startlingly realistic. Worth the money just for this, esp considering the incredible ease of use. Seemed to sound even better when I heard the unit in a live setting.
Ease of Use:
Incredibly easy to use and set up. A friend of mine owns the unit and gave me a 5 minute verbal tutorial and that's all I needed.
Support:
Not applicable. Brand new unit
Submitted: 12/29/2007
Style of Music: Bluegrass, Classic Rock, Irish, Folk, Blues









9 out of 10
Feature:
i talked about this above. there is a feature in which you can change the vocal tone, making it deeper or higher pitched, or add some vibrato, etc. it doesn't sound realistic and so i don't use those features, but it could be fun nevertheless. There is one setting that makes your voice sound like Elvis--deep and with that vibrato elvis sometimes uses. The other feauture which i don't particularly care for is the pitch correction. When you use it, your original voice is still heard, along with the pitch corrected voice, so it's as if your voice is being doubled.....and it sounds wavy.
Quality:
It's very light. I think if it were to be dropped, it might break. Don't drop it and you'll be fine.
Value:
i got it for a good deal because it was mistakenly advertised for 399. but most places have it for 499. that's not exactly cheap.
Desirability:
the harmonies you can create on the fly make this appealing. it's unique in that aspect. Now i can do "More Than Words" by Extreme, with both vocal parts, all by myself :)
Sound:
This product has made my voice sound much better. The harmonies are convincing as long as you mix them at a slightly lower level than the lead vocal. And you have to sing strong into the mic. what i like best are the vocal effects: reverb, delay, EQ and compression. the compressor works really well and brings out your voice, the EQ clears up your voice, the reverb sounds great. I can't change the parameters of the delay to get the delay i want with some songs. You can't slow down the delay enough to even get quarter notes on some songs. As a vocal doubler, it works well though. I've also plugged this into my keyboard, and it works almost as well as with the guitar. So if you're a keyboardist, i'd say you should feel fine about buying this product. The guitar effects include reverb and chorus, and they work very well in improving the guitar sound. I plug my acoustic guitar into a compressor first, and then into the VL4. This allows me to get a stronger guitar signal into the VL4, and a strong signal is important for accurate harmonies.
Ease of Use:
Very easy and the instruction manual is logical.
Support:
i can't say. haven't needed to call them. but from what i have read on one thread on another website, they respond to emails promptly.
Overall:
i won't replace this. even without the hamorny feature, it makes my voice 10 times cleaner and better. What i like best are the reverb, compression, harmonies and EQ for lead vocal. What i like least is the pitch correction.
Submitted: 10/10/2007
Style of Music: pop
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