BOSS VE-20 Vocal Performer Multi-Effects Pedal, Red

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Add intelligent harmonies, vocal effects, and create background loops or beats to accompany and enhance your vocal.

One of the VE-20’s most basic yet flexible features is its ability to seamlessly layer multiple vocal tracks on top of one another. That said, there are a variety of editing tools under the hood if you want to get stuck in and create your own sounds for storage in the 50 user memory locations. Packed with everything a vocalist needs to take control of their sound, the VE-20 features looping, pitch correction, vocal harmonising, compression and a huge selection of effects.Sole drawback: the pedal would benefit from a dry output and a wet output, allowing sound engineers to mix themselves between both sounds during a live perf. Andertons Music Company is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority, firm registration number 716155. I have the Hedra and love it, but honestly not sure if I could use it for more than a couple of songs on a live gig as it's difficult to save presets. I can even plug guitar and sax in at same time via 2 inputs and route them to different paths for output.

Bear in mind, though, that this type of pedal demands to be used with caution, vocal pitchshifting technology isn't without odd-sounding artefacts and a shift of just a few semitones can sound unnatural if mixed too high in relation to the main vocal. Another notable feature of the VE-20 is its variable pitch correction functions, which serve to smooth out deviations in pitch and give the user’s voice a more polished sound. If you're a singer looking to take a hands-on approach to your tone or looking to experiment with sounds that are dedicated to the voice, the VE-20 Vocal Performer is hard to beat. If you want to lend your performances a professional production edge, check out the Vocal Transformer as it could make a worthwhile investment.

It’s possible to adjust the scale, key, and even the octave of both primary settings, and the resulting effects are applied instantly and fairly convincingly.