Sounds like Cyborg, Chipmunk, are useless. Matter a fact majority of the presets sound amateurish, and should never be used unless you are doing a skit in the comedy club. but there are a small handful of sounds that is worth it's salt.

Can't complain when it comes to features. Where can you buy an FX processor for such a low price that include EQ, Pre-Amp, FX, De-Esser and a pedal that you can assign for multi functions?

The learning curve is not hard compared to other units, but it does take a bit of time to know the gear. The manual is clear. Now I have given this section a 5 not because of it's learning cure, but rather on it's ability to find sounds that are good in a professional setting. This gear is not a plug play situation. It's a hot unit that has tendency to feedback.

It's strong, but after using it for more than a 100 gigs I found that the pedal does not work, and that at rare occasions some bugs pop up. To DigiTech credit I have hauled this thing pretty roughly on the road and it still works.

Good value for what you pay.

I gave it a 5 cause I did not have to contact the company yet.

Sex Appeal? I do not know how to answer this effectively. It looks cool in a purple. The design could have some improvements, but that is about it.

Active Musican

Rock, Pop

Bass ,Stick player ,singer, in working cover bands since the mid 70's

The bands I have been in always have played deep cuts and B sides and production numbers besides doing popular songs . Mostly cl

the sound quality is great. it avoids the hiss you'd get out of the other vocal processors that are around the same price range, and definitely better than using a lot of stop boxes or what not.

the great thing about this is the character voices you can assign to the patches. judging by some of the names such as Monster, Cyborg, and Alien, i'm guessing this thing was aimed at electronic and industrial musicians who are looking for interesting character vocals to add to their music. i couldn't imagine how they would fit in more mainstream genres of music, but it'd be interesting for one to experiment.

i've given mine quite a beating and it's still perfectly responsive. no complaints in this section. it's a bit heavy, made of metal, and sturdy as hell. the foot pedal has a nice pressure about it, making it easy to push to the exact point you want without going over your range. i think it was well made.

personally, i think it's worth the price. i will say it's better for live performances than in recordings, but in recordings you have a good deal of software you can purchase and mess with to get similar effects, though i still use it in recordings.

well, the box with the "Cyborg" patch displayed on the unit makes it very appealing to people who are fans of Front Line Assembly, Ministry, the Deftones, and other types of bands that use a lot of interesing vocal effects. i don't really think the purple color suits this box...i'd personally prefer red or black or white or something but that's just me. it really doesn't matter what color it is. it looks easy to use and it is.

experienced musician, solo artist, and engineer.

industrial metal

This thing does not do anything that a skilled sound engineer could not do for you - if you had one - sitting out at the front of house board... but like I said... "if you had one". Further... it is hard to know what the "house" sounds like from "on stage". On the other hand... this thing actually does work... and you caqn dial in a pretty nice mix for your vocals with it. It is very quiet, and smoooth to operate, and not too hard to figure out even. Admittedly, most of the presets are virtually useless... but you don't need a thousand different settings... right... you just want one or two that sond good. I used this thing to set up two different settings, one for my vocals, and one for when I was playing my harp... and I could switch back and forth pretty easily, and very quietly. I was able to cut all the highs from the harp setting, and boost the reverb considerably.. which is what I wanted to do. Less is usuaally more when it actually comnes down to vocal effects, but this nthing had some nice features, and I was able to get what I wanted out if it. It does not support phantom power, so if fyou are usuiong a condensor mic, you will need to supply your own outbaord phantom power, but that is not too hard to do these days. Again, I don't think you are going to see this thing on Aerosmith's stage, and if you had a good attentive sound engineer, they could probably take care of you just fine... or even better... but if you are like most of us, and having to figure it out yourself, this thing might really be useful to you.... it is not junk, and at $ 200 I guess it is affordable?

Most of the features are not needed... but they actually do work. I use it with most of them turned off, except the EQ, and the reverb.

It was not too hard to get the hang of... pretty simple once you get on to it.

It works fine, and most importantly, I found it to be very quiet in operation... I noticed very little hiss etc. I acutlaly wish the pedals were a little bit bigger but then the whole thing has to get bigger too... I got to wehere I could hit the right pedal pretty easily.

Again... only get it if you need it... it would be better to have a real sound engineer atr the FOH station... but... if you need something like this... this one works well for the money. I don't think you will see it on many "true pro" stages... but I have used it to good affect.

I did call for tech support regarding the use of phantom power... which this unit does not support... but the support guy was knowledgable, listened to what i was asking, and knew the answers... can't ask for more than that... I also did not have to wait very long to talk to them, which I appreciated.

It has no sex appeal to me... I would MUCH rather have an actual sound tech... I just can not afford one. I don't think it is actaully "cool" to be hitting a bunch of foot switches during fmy performance... but... it can work.

coffee shops

acoustic

I've played guitar and piano for 35 years. My current "love" is production, writing, & recording my own CDs.

Every type! Southern Rock, Classic Rock, Hair Band (80's), Country, Progressive Bluegrass, Alternative.

playing guitar since 1974 (ouch), bass and keys since the 90's play live if paid enough, live in a personal recording studio

I like to torture top 40 hits 40's to 90's, country to classic rock, you only can be taken seriously if you tweak others work w

Sounds great. The "Oh Yeah" feature adds an octave below me sounding like a tenor sax or trombone following me. The "Alvin" feature adds an octave above me sounding like adding a piccolo trumpet. The delay and chorus/delay feature I use wets the sound and fills it up if I'm by myself.

This is great since the only 1/4" is an extra output to a local monitor. Having 1/4" guitar effects pedal ins/outs for a horn player those jacks wear out. Much better with this having regular cannon mic inputs/outputs to a PA system.

There's a learning curve in editing sound features you want.

Only problem I've had is the bypass sometimes won't work. Could be dust/dirt in there. When I'm about to take this to a shop for that I'll do another gig and it's working fine. Problem is intermittent.

I paid a $199 from Guitar Center when it was new. Never regretted it.

No...never have called Digitech on this.

Audiences like it and fellow horn players are intrigued by it.

Been playing trumpet for 51 years. Play trumpet and flugelhorn and been playhing live pro gigs for over 20 years.

Jazz, horn sections(Chicago, Earth Wind Fire,Tower of Power, Blood Sweat Tears, Motown, jump swing, skaa,

50 years in music, guitar and vocal, some studio,church and home.

rock, Christian and others

The sound quality is fine, perhaps a bit of noise for vocals. The main thing is that none of the presets are really any good. Actually, none of the parameters are very good for vocals unless you're having a halloween party. I've been runing my guitar through it and getting some interesting sounds (so I don't feel like I blew over $200), but other than that, it sucks.

Needs more useable parameters. Also, would be nice if you could backup your custom settings. Mine had a glitch and I lost hours of programming.

It is sturdy and easy to use.

It sucks. Don't buy it. Buy a real vocal processor. Spend another two or three hundred, even a thousand. Why throw your money away on this?

Haven't dealt with them. I'd ask them to give me my money back.

active musician, recording engineer, singer/songwriter

folk, alternative, jazz

FEEDBACK CITY BABY!!!! This a simple toy for clowns tht don't use a real system. Everytime I used it, my sound guy wanted to smash the thing on me by the end of the night.

Features were great, if using at home to practice.