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The Digitech Vocalist Live 4 is THE low-priced solution for vocalists looking to get accurate vocal harmony on stage or in the studio.The Vocalist Live uses guitar chord analysis to build the harmony structure, not the main vocal, so it is much simpler to use. It tracks what chords are being played and creates a harmony chord in that key. Genius!!The VL4 also has an integrated mixer. Just plug your vocal mic and guitar into the inputs and plug your PA and guitar amp to the outputs. Simple as that. Easy stomp-box operation activates or deactivates the harmony processor. Same goes for the built in digital effects- stomp on/stomp off. An unbelievable amount of Bang for your Buck.A surprising number of songsfoolother harmonizers because these songs just do not work with a single key/scale setting. In fact, any song that has the same note sung over two different chords (for example, a C sung in the melody over a C maj / F maj chord sequence) is going to confound conventional harmonizers.Vocalist Live uses breakthrough musIQ technology to directly analyze the output of any electric or pre-amplified acoustic guitar (no special MIDI guitars or hex-outputs needed). Then it generates the correct vocal harmony. For example, if you are singing an A over the chords that are generally found in the key of G, Vocalist will harmonize with a C. But, if you then play an A major, Vocalist will shift to the C#...because like any good harmony singer, it listens to the guitar!With musIQ, forget about the technology, just sing and play! Skip complicated programming and having to analyze each song chord-by-chord; just follow these steps.Plug in your microphone and guitar;Pick a 3rd or 5th-above or below harmony pr
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- 3- or 4-part vocal harmony with no programming or learning curve - just sing, play and let Vocalist Live 4's groundbreaking MusIQ(TM) technology do the rest- Selectable voicing: unison, 3rd, 5th-above or below your lead vocal
- Pitch correction with four adjustable parameters
- Vocal enhancement effects matrix lets you adjust up to five parameters of Preamp, Compressor/Gate, EQ, Lead Effects, Harmony, Reverb, Echo Delay and Guitar effects
- XLR mic /line input with level adjustment, low-noise high-headroom preamp and 48V phantom power, ¼" guitar input, ¼" guitar pass-through and Guitar Ground Lift switch, ¼" line input and 18" AUX input for CD or MP3 players, 18" headphone jack
- 3- or 4-part vocal harmony with no programming or learning curve- just sing, play and let Vocalist Live 4's groundbreaking MusIQ technology
- Vocal enhancement effects matrix lets you adjust up to five parameters of Preamp, Compressor/Gate, EQ, Lead Effects, Harmony, Reverb
- XLR mic /line input with level adjustment, low-noise high-headroom preamp and 48V phantom power, ¼" guitar input
- 3- or 4-part vocal harmony with no programming or learning curve just sing, play and let Vocalist Live 4s groundbreaking
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By 4824
Found placing my bid to be easy and the response to be fast. The product was in good condition and I am very happy with my purchase.
By Mahlerman
I got the Vocalist Live 4 a few weeks ago. Since I am not a full time vocalist it is extremely enjoyable to have my own back up singers that happen to sing extremely well in tune and with me. OK, so if you do a blind modulation with the musIQ running you can fake it out, but then again, many professional singers have trouble with that. And for someone like me who will usually perform as a singer/guitar player by myself it just adds an extra dimension to my personal one man band.
I have only used the out of the box presets and in all likelihood will never need to program my own backup sounds but it seems easy enough to do if I want.
So far, my only complaint is that there is no power switch on the thing so I use a switched power strip to achieve the same thing.
I might also like the ability to save and program the device from a computer but that feature is not available so I'll just have to write down any of my own settings if I happen to do that . . .
Overall though, this unit sounds and performs great and is really something you can use out of the box . . . Even my wife and son think it sounds pretty cool . . .
By Wild Blue Yonder (The Southwest)
I haven't stopped playing with this machine since I bought it. I don't perfom live, I record at home and I love being able to just tap away while I'm playing and find a suitable harmony for the song I'm writing. The presets are excellent; my favourite so far is "Blind Boys", sounds like I have a group of experienced singers right behind me following my every note. It has also helped my songwriting by introducing harmonies and arrangements that hadn't occurred to me. From even a simple melody, it fleshes out the entire song and improves the sound by 1000%. I admit I have a limited range as a vocalist, so to be able to hear those high and low harmonies exactly as I can hear them in my head, makes this Digitech worth every penny.
So if you play the guitar and do even a simple run up or down the fretboad, you can sing just the one note into the mic and the harmonies will flow with the chords and notes you play. Some of the names of the presets will give you an idea of how the harmonies will sound; CSN sounds like you-know-who, there's one called "Tenors" another "Gospel" etc. As a female singer, I get blown away by hearing my "male back up singers" harmonising away! I've never been very good at hitting the harmony a 3rd *below* the melody. I tend to wobble all over the place when I try to work it out, but this thing does it and it sounds brilliant. As an added bonus, it's also given me a ton more confidence in my own abilities as singer, harmonies or not.
So it still sounds like "you", but with an added flavour and tone with the harmonies. I love doing a load of "what will happen when I try this.." scenarios. Play with some Beatles songs (think "Here there and Everywhere" "If I Fell" and "Rain" and you will get an idea of some of what it can do) Try some Queen harmonies even the Andrews sisters. I fell about laughing when I tried the Chordettes "Mr Sandman!" It's the most fun I've had with any piece of musical hardware in many years.
Most definitely recommended !
Edit April 2010: Been playing with it for quite a few more weeks now and it still amazes me. I've used it in a few of my tunes and it really helps on the overall feel. With these great harmonies, they sound so much more professional. Love it.
By Jaymis (Eastern USA)
The Digitech vocalist live 4 does have a lot of bells and whistles, however, there are a few problem areas. I tried two different units because I wasn't satisified with the first one I received. Both worked exactly the same. Called Digitech and they were of no help whatsoever, just implied that the "new" version (rack version) had a different pre-amp and my problem would be resolved "if" I upgraded (hey, I just bought the damn thing). I have several guitars, all newer technology, finer instruments and I could not always input a signal that would be strong enough without a preamp (acording to the manual which implied signal strength via light meter, and of course my ears), which would give you an input light saying that the signal strength is adequate. I found this to be a pain in the ass, to say the least. All of a sudden a simple connection required another device to go through at an additional expense and more cords. For those that are not informed, if the signal strength is not strong, you "will" eventually go out of tune and it will be noticed unless you are tone deaf.
I like the idea, it works, I'll keep it but it should have been better. Having to buy a pre-amp (I used a Art tube mp) to make it work properly, that simply sucks. All of my guitars are quality instruments and not outdated. It just could have been configured with a better pre-amp. I hate additional cords when not needed.
Now. . . all said and done, this is still a better buy (once configured properly), than the TC version which is about twice of what I paid. I gave it three stars simply for that reason.
By Ice (Caribbean)
I think that the DigiTech Vocalist Live 4 is one of the best things since sliced bread.
It has many great features and options.
I have also found it to make me more creative in my song writing process and is big help to the average person looking for new ways to spice up his/her songs vocally. I also way I can have "back up singers" harmonizing with me without the hours of practice and retakes.
Thank You.
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