- Multi effects processors will not help you become a better singer but will enhance and add different dimensions or color to what you already have.
- Ok example Burger. Voice is the meat… the patty… processor is the condiments.
- You have to have good quality meat for the burger to be good and you can even eat that on its own.
- If you have bad quality meat whatever you throw on it still won’t taste good.
- Luckily for you and all singers out there I will demonstrate the power of a vocal effects processor.
VOCAL PERFORMER
- As the name suggests this machine is made mainly for singing live on stage. And I must say it’s a great one.
- If you’re an ok singer you won’t need much more than this piece of kit.
- It has all the necessary inputs and outputs you’d need.
- And you can use all types of mics because you can switch on or off phantom power. I won’t get into technical details.
LET’S GET TO IT
- Here you go right away you can hear its rich sound.
- This particular model does great reverbs that you can control… that’s the sound as if you’re in a hall.
- It does gentle pitch correction or the really hard T-pain or Cher type.
- It also does doubling so you sound like two people singing, three people or even six people singing.
- You can also do vocal harmonies and you can set the musical key of your song.
- It has 30 preset effects and you can create 50 of your own.
- I’ll run you through some of them.
HARD ROCK 31
- Has compression and a nice reverb sound
POP
- Brighter sound… if you wanna be the next lady gaga.
- I want your love and I want your revenge you and me can write a bad romance.
BALLAD
- Has a big reverb but a softer sound… if you wanna sing about love
ECHO
- I’m in a cave….
CATHEDRAL
- If you wanna sound like you’re part of a church choir… huge hall reverb effect
HIP HIP
- Which has a bit of distortion as well a tight room feel.
HARMONICA
DOUBLE VOICE
TRIPLE VOICE
ALL KINDS OF VOCAL HARMONY SETTINGS
DISTORTION, RADIO, STROBE, FLANGER
THEN YOU HAVE THE ONES YOU CAN CREATE FROM SCRATH
BON JOVI
- This one I call Bon Jovi… now I’ll demonstrate with and without harmony… all I have to do is push the pedal and the harmony that I set earlier kicks in
- I wake up in the morning and I raise my weary head.
US & THEM
CHURCHILL
OPTIMUS
Auto-bots transform… roll out
- There are a few different makes and models out there but this particular one has a phrase looper built in so you can keep on adding lots of vocal beats on top of each other.
- Very handy feature for beat boxers… it actually has a vocal percussion setting 41
- Press phrase loop and your first pedal becomes the recorder and automatically restarts the phrase.
FINAL THOUGHT
- If you’re still starting out wait till you develop your own singing voice before piling the extras or the flavouring that a machine will add.
- Develop the meat recipe of the burger before adding toppings.
- If you’re already a “singer” or “vocalist” and whether you’ve already been performing live or want to start then I would wholeheartedly recommend a vocal effects processor.
- It certainly adds a whole different dimension and a wealth of vocal options at your disposal.
