Electro-Harmonix Voice Box #3 - Vocoder

[odintech]

Like it! Almost as good as "Man-Woman" using the SynthAmp - Oooof!

[earlcousin]

Does it support USB?

[ahharocklookout]

I personally think it sounds better with single notes rather than chords.

[webpageshaman]

I thought this demo was sick, it gave me chills. I know he butchered a classic, but it just sounded right to me.

[SuperKinevil]

why do this?i'd love to hear the vocal 'clean' with the harmony on-u know-the way pink floyd done it? any chance?

[analogspam]

@SuperKinevil This is the vocoder demo, for clean harmonies see my other Voice Box demos, thanks!

[SuperKinevil]

@analogspam nice one,thanks for that-just wondered though-that was neil young ohio? what does the pedal sound like to you in the room?the harmonies sounded really effective to me but like you said the quality is lost on y-tube,i wasnt sure if the pedal was going flat/sharp at some parts.,,would you be so kind as to tell me if the pedal is as good as i think it is -or do you think its a gimmick?i posted here coz easier to reply:)

[analogspam]

@SuperKinevil the harmonies sound quite fine, especially in a band mix set lower than the lead vocal. it stays in pitch pretty well (as good as the singer who it follows). it's not a gimmick, it works and does a lot of things pretty well for one pedal.

[ihaveaverybadcold]

@analogspam i bet this would work great with ambient sound scapes for guitar huh?

[mrslig100]

Goodbye blue sky

[jamesbaker5]

So, i'm hoping to operate the vocoder through a keyboard. I have an SM58, a keyboard, and an amp. would these work in combination with the voice box, or do i need anything else?

[analogspam]

@jamesbaker5 it will work with a keyboard but you need a PA for the vocoder sounds to come out.

[jamesbaker5]

@analogspam a PA? so basically a speaker?

[PurpleMonkeyOfficial]

@analogspam Which PA do you recommend best?

[Jauly]

lol nobody finds videos 1 + 2 because they are labelled different ;)

[analogspam]

@Jauly I tried to label them the same, hope that helps!

[snk07]

pink floyd!

[risinglegend09]

at 1:14...perfectly SAFE wiring

[JettaJ1]

GOOD BYE BLUEEE SKY! :) GOOD BYE!

[c4r50n1]

Will it work with an amp?

[tvfortibetkids]

Vocoders aren't hard, they just require some understanding. Do your research before you buy or make one so you know if its what you really want. My experience has been that it takes a ton of setting up and finagling to get the sound you heard in your head or on the radio. AND " I have a BS degree in Computer Science but I went analog 10 years ago" is a great lyric

[pianokid100]

I dont know if you are familiar with the digitech Talker. Is this similar to that? I have a video of me using one if you want to see, but i sold it and want it back, or something similar. Do you control the harmonies you want ? or does it choose them for you? the digitech works like a vocoder where the notes you play are the harmonies, and i like it that way. Also, it has a great robotic sound and is very intelligeble, unlike vocoders. Can you tell me if this is like a Digitech Talker? thanks

[bearron]

cant seem to get mine to work.

[zemechanism]

Do you have to use an instrument with the voice box?

[88keiran]

could i use this with a sampler syntheziser

[planetrob555]

I'd like to hear some random non-chords with this to see if it would sound like some of the vocoder stuff on Kraftwerk's Radio Activity.

[tod4y]

Is any instrument necessary to be plugged to it? I mean - can it change my voice just by itself?

[Rocknotron]

i love that song

[DORKYBA55ATTACK]

The sounds reminds me of the original Transformers theme from the 80's.

[missingsayoko]

nice.

[andresrock1]

yeaah pink floyd es de lo mejor que existe!

[Samitch04]

what was your college major?

[analogspam]

@Samitch04 I have a BS degree in Computer Science but I went analog 10 years ago.

[Deluxeta]

Octimus Prime , A tribute to Pink Floyd.

[Nitro487]

@Deluxeta OPTIMUS

[Mindlegion]

goodbye

[certificate18flix]

I owned this and personally I hated the harmony effects but the vocoder was awesome. Kind of makes me regret selling it. I may have the buy the V256 to compensate :)

[tomer1224]

Reminds me a lot of Sound Wave from Transformers

[H2OYoshi]

Misheard lyrics:

1: good bye news guy

2: good bye new sky

[dragonmissioner]

In the other video for this thing. They said you could use the midi as an input. Would you need anything special to make it function only with a key board?

[dirtypaper]

i never thought a guitar was such a good "carrier" for a vocoder, i'm amazed. thanks for these video's there very helpful.

[elijg127]

it sounds like optimus prime singing!! cool......

[dudewhosaysarrh]

@elijg127 lol "Transformers -The Musical"

But I think we shouldn't give Michael Bay any ideas.... ;-)

[benjamin6909]

@elijg127 No it sounds like Soundwave. Optimus has a normal voice, but Soundwave's voice was made with a vocoder.

[bagofrandom]

so would i be able to do this with a guitar, amp, the chords, and a vocoder/talk box?

[analogspam]

the vocoded sound comes through the PA, not the guitar amp. See demo #1 for the hookup info.

[DaDarkstar]

Amp's not the best way, it's for guitar. Use real PA to get best sounds out of it. Of course you can use it throught amp but it doesn't sound as good :)

[ssstephenssskates]

youtube really brings out stupid questions in some people

[maffiakills]

can the voice box record through a laptop

[synthesizer301]

good bye blue sky :) :) :)

man thats a great effect absolutely love it

thanks for uploading regards synthesizer301

[jaszzzi]

I don´t understand.... Are you singing trough a mic and then the vocoder. Or is the guitar sound trough the vocoder what i´m listen to? And if so how come when you play guitar it says good bye blue sky?

[analogspam]

please check the voice box #1 video, it explains the setup

[idiotzrule]

Hahaha Its a talking guitar!

I wish I knew as well =]

[longitudes]

Good-bye ruby tusday !!!!!

[beaufish]

@longitudes

Ruby Tuesday???? Try Goodbye Blue Sky, Pink Floyd

[analogspam]

Keyboards will work just like a guitar with this box. that will be fine for the box to figure out the harmonies or for a source for the vocoder sounds.

[mitchh60210]

can a midi controller run strait into it?

[956miggz]

@mitchh60210 you can, but midi controllers emit no sound! you need a sound module or synthesizer to get a wave that can run through the voice box

[whoopadoopa]

Would having a Guitar Synth enhance the sounds on this? Would having one be an advantage for more sounds? I dont play keyboard but my guitar skills are decent. I watch the video with Nick Conte and the young lady singing and I see him using a keyboard synth. Im just wondering if I can go down the guitar synth route since Im more accustomed to that instrument. Thanks everyone!!!!

[321daveyy]

could you use this for a microphone? for like a t-pain/attack attack sound?

[analogspam]

This box does not do autotune but there is a new e-h pedal that does that (the V256 vocoder)

[Chairmaneoin]

pink floyd!

good choice of gear and music.

[theycallmeoneeye]

hey is the EH similar to the talk box? Because the talk box is so frustrating to set up and I was thinking about buying this EH voice box, just want to know if the set up is easy, what do I need to make it work?

[analogspam]

It;s easier to use than a HEIL talk box. See my video 1 for how to set it up.

[xpalacios]

So only harmonies work without instrument?.. vocoder only WITH instrument right?

[analogspam]

Correct.

[xpalacios]

Thank you very much for answering dude!..

Wich one would you think would be better to do more vocal effects?.. This one or the TC Helicon Vocal CREATE??..

[analogspam]

I also have the TC Helicon Voice G. it's a bit too fancy in the harmonies for rock, the EH picks better notes. But the TC has some effects (reverb and echo) that I thought I would use, but not a lot of flexibility on the effects. The other TC features don't seem so great either, I may go back to the EH. And the EH has the talk box and vocoder which the TC cannot do.

[NR92CP]

Goodbye.

[blitzss]

can i just plug in directly to the mixer? or i still need a medium such as guitar or synthesizer to get this thing work?

[analogspam]

You don't need an instrument, but then it can't calculate what key you are playing in. You can still do octaves but not other harmonies which need to be calculated.

[blitzss]

sir, could you pls show me how you use this voice box without using any instrument. i wanna see how this thing work without it. really appreciate ur help :)

[analogspam]

Sorry I don't have time for that demo. But you can use the octave settings without an instrument and you will hear octave harmonies. OCTAVES MODE will work.

[analogspam]

You can't use the VOCODER mode without an instument. The posts I made above this one are for the vocal harmony modes as you see in my other demos.

[wasonnnn]

great song dude

[Shlotzkin]

look at the grille on the fender super reverb, it keeps changing haha

[briannaus]

can the voice box match harmony when the guitar is playing straight chords and you want to independently sing a melody in the same key? or do you have to play the melody you want to sing on guitar?

[analogspam]

yes you just play chords and it figures out the key and chord to calculate the harmonies. :)

[f1d2s3a4]

instead of running the mic lead in to a mixer could i run the voice box in to my loop station?

[analogspam]

The mic runs to the input of the voice box, the voice box vocal output runs to a PA.

the guitar runs to the VB and the VB guitar out runs to your guitar amp.

You can put the loop station between the VB and your guitar amp or even between the VB and PA I guess but the vocal output uses an XLR cable.

[whoopadoopa]

Im gonna buy one!!! Thanks for your DEMO!!!!!!!!

[revolutionoctave]

dude you have amazing equipment

[dharmesha13]

would this work with a bass guitar?

[analogspam]

I think it should be fine on bass, I love bass with a talkbox.

[MAlshoaiby]

If I run a distorted guitar into this, using the harmony-mode, would my voice be distorted as well? Would it work if I wanted to play a distorted guitar and sing a clean vocal to get harmonies out of this thing?

[analogspam]

the guitar signal is only analyzed for harmony mode for the notes you play, does not matter what the sound is, the vocals will always be clean.

[MoveOverCasanova]

it would sound better on a synthpad or in Vocal Harmony Mode (which this box does beautifully!!) without distortion. This sounds more like Bryan Adams with Laryngitis

[analogspam]

This is vocoder mode, I like lots distortion on the vocoder to sound best. For harmony modes it does not matter if you have distortion on the guitar, the vocals are always clean.

[xpander2k]

pretty cool.

[koppergtr]

cool pink floyd

[UberWagen]

awesome. I would end up saying some pretty inappropriate stuff into it though lol

[AphoticAgony]

Is this cynic-like? No matter, thanks for the post I'm buying.

[intromix]

This is some REAL nice Vocoder work, almost sounds like a super clean talk box but used in the manner of a vocoder!

[mat939]

where can i buy one of these?

[Aerdrop14]

baddass

[davecoolsdf]

well made dude, nice annotations too.

[analogspam]

Please see the 1st video where I go over the connections and amps etc. Just use your normal vocal PA system and your normal vocal mic.

[analogspam]

You need one XLR cable frem the mic to the Voice Box and one from the Voice Box to the sound system.

[analogspam]

You need a mic, 2 mic cables, and sound system for the vocal sounds. And of course your guitar and cords to go to the box and amp.

[analogspam]

Yes a keyboard with 2 normal 1/8" plug cables and an instrument amp will work for that part. Then you need a mic and 2 mic XLR cables and a vocal amp for the 2nd part.

[stillphil]

love the "unsafe wiring" disclaimer

man o man this EHX piece is the real deal

Your lil demo is cool and don't apologize

for STYX. lol

[domdabombabc]

so do you just hook a microphone um to this?

[analogspam]

Yes, you run your vocal mic through it to the PA system. You also run your guitar or keyboard through it to your amp.

[omegavalderrama]

So obviously both signals pass trough this, umm does the signals stay separated? or the mic signal bleed to the guitar amp and the guitar line to the PA?

[analogspam]

The signals stay separated. there are two outputs, an XLR output for the mic and a normal 1/4" guitar output for the guitar. The guitar sound is never modified, only the mic sound coming out of the XLR is modified.

[wowurnotgood]

Imagine if you tried using this for Generator...

[mpfan619]

Oh my...would that be the best thing EVER.

[analogspam]

What is Generator?

[wowurnotgood]

Generator - a song by the Foo Fighters. Dave Grohl uses a talk box on this song.

[analogspam]

Thanks, I checked it out, could also do that with an old school Joe Walsh style talk box.

[brachilles]

i want one of these so bad now!

[Dovinia]

Thanks for responding to the request so quickly! Sounds great.