this is really cool, but sounds very mechanical and fake... i don't think this could ever replace a real backup singer. I think it would be very useful as a solo artist that's going for the one man band thing.
i think this was brilliant all that negative crap is probably backing singers pissed they are not needed anymore!!!! This guy is good a good singer and guitarist I bought it on the strength of this video. Unless someone can direct me to another posted video of digitech I'll stand by this until then.
The unit does not use your voice to generate the harmonies. It uses your guitar chords and generates a harmony to the nearest half step. The problem would be if your guitar was out of tune thus forcing the harmonizer to seek the closest half step to generate the harmony.
Plus, he had the harmonies mixed too loud. You have to blend them under your live vocal more than that and schmooze 'em up a little with some light verb and delay and maybe a little doubler effect on the lead vocal.
The problem with this little demo is that home boy was off pitch too often thus throwing the VL2 off, making it guess too hard what the hell pitch the singer is attempting to hold down.
Had one of these.. sounds nice! but the plastic body is too fragile.. especially the knobs! the button went out on mine, won't respond.. have to replace mine less than a week..
I play a 1-man-band gig in Vegas and will definitely pick this up. Will be great on Beatles, Eagles etc... Plus I work with a killer saxman, and am thinking, if I split my guitar signal, and he has this unit also, it will be like INSTANT HORN SECTION !!! Can't wait.... will post video when I get it
Sounds wonderful but there is a lot of harmony in these songs. In the intro it says "2 part harmony" - does that mean 2 additional vocals as well as lead? What is the difference in this and a Live 4? Thanks!
live 2 - 3rd above, 3rd below, 5th above, 5th below and two types of unison (you can play a maximum of two of those at the same time plus yours of course)
live 4 - it has octaves 1 above n one below AND the ones live 2 has, but you can play 4 at the same time AND yours, live 4 has a few guitar effects, no effects for guitar on the live 2, both have tuners, and more switches hehe, gues it's all
I bought one after watching this video and a couple of the review ones here on Youtube... the thing is AMAZING. My band totally dug the extra "professional" vibe my vocals had. Get one NOW... the Vocalist Live 4 has a guitar processor and lots of presets (plus four part harmonies).
Since when did I say that this product was bad?!?! My father uses this in his band, and I have used this in a few open mic nights. My comment was to try and cease enderray and hintori to stop filling this with stupid comments!!
Here are some good general guidelines I think everyone on any internet community should follow. Before posting, ask yourself the following question: "Am I making a post which is either funny, informative, or interesting on any level? Does my reply offer any significant advice or help contribute to the conversation in any fashion?" If you can answer "yes" to this, then post. If you cannot, then don't.
If the question is why not, then here is the answer: If people post useless shit (like you did) then Youtube comment pages get flooded with horrible and terrible posts that add nothing and detract from the quality of the website.
Here's an example, say you're on a message board and you post a thread asking for directions to a movie theater. If someone responds with "I don't know" it's stupid and irritating because not only are they not helping but they're also cluttering the board with a useless post.
If you've got thousands of threads with thousands of bullshit non-posts then that starts to add up and eventually causes server issues due to the sheer volume of posts.
I too have a Studio Vocalist. I've used it in the chordal/song mode with the footswitch. It's a pain in the arse. This looks like a piece of cake, and it sounds good as well.
very interesting,click on my name and check out my version of Seven Bridges Road using the T.C. Helicon,,maybe I should sell it and pick up the Vocalist live 2.
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tyan291 8 months ago
this guy makes it cool.
yimmiytube 1 year ago
what's the title of the demo song? i want the lyrics
turbotsetse 2 years ago
@turbotsetse People Get Ready
RokDAWG1 1 year ago
this is really cool, but sounds very mechanical and fake... i don't think this could ever replace a real backup singer. I think it would be very useful as a solo artist that's going for the one man band thing.
lNllClK 2 years ago
Listen to Cynic. The end.
roseking900 2 years ago
i think this was brilliant all that negative crap is probably backing singers pissed they are not needed anymore!!!! This guy is good a good singer and guitarist I bought it on the strength of this video. Unless someone can direct me to another posted video of digitech I'll stand by this until then.
matinee310 2 years ago
2.04 sounds crap, but 2.06 :) ..very nice
gregory2503 2 years ago
should this work the same if I use keyboard instead of guitar?
teenywhitekitty 2 years ago
The unit does not use your voice to generate the harmonies. It uses your guitar chords and generates a harmony to the nearest half step. The problem would be if your guitar was out of tune thus forcing the harmonizer to seek the closest half step to generate the harmony.
Peace
day44music 2 years ago
The Plugin Used In Video ..
Antares Harmony Engine
anjovingador 2 years ago
Plus, he had the harmonies mixed too loud. You have to blend them under your live vocal more than that and schmooze 'em up a little with some light verb and delay and maybe a little doubler effect on the lead vocal.
tomjunk1965 2 years ago
The problem with this little demo is that home boy was off pitch too often thus throwing the VL2 off, making it guess too hard what the hell pitch the singer is attempting to hold down.
tomjunk1965 2 years ago
sorry, not convincing to me
? I don`t find it anything, maybe not my day today
cristedin 2 years ago
Not convincing at all your right.
alfredwinterbottom 2 years ago
live two is a better buy, the only extra feature on live four i think is REALLY a big difference is the possibility of presets
marciojeferson 3 years ago
Had one of these.. sounds nice! but the plastic body is too fragile.. especially the knobs! the button went out on mine, won't respond.. have to replace mine less than a week..
Zhorellski 3 years ago
The algorithm played a wrong chord at D7sus4 .
This is probably were you can't trust it - complicated chords ;)
gilwe 3 years ago
I play a 1-man-band gig in Vegas and will definitely pick this up. Will be great on Beatles, Eagles etc... Plus I work with a killer saxman, and am thinking, if I split my guitar signal, and he has this unit also, it will be like INSTANT HORN SECTION !!! Can't wait.... will post video when I get it
JIMMYLIMO 3 years ago
Yeah....Digitech is waaaaaaay better stuff other than guitar efx....they did a good job with this.
MrWhositMagig 3 years ago
very true
eggnog4073 3 years ago
woof, im impressed. digitech pedals seem to pwn, im getting a jamman soon.
xShadowalkeRx 3 years ago
finally the higher bit depths and sample rates have smoothed out the digital effect artifacts.
nativeops 3 years ago
Sounds wonderful but there is a lot of harmony in these songs. In the intro it says "2 part harmony" - does that mean 2 additional vocals as well as lead? What is the difference in this and a Live 4? Thanks!
nzdee1 3 years ago
it's his voice plus 2 other voice, so 3
live 2 - 3rd above, 3rd below, 5th above, 5th below and two types of unison (you can play a maximum of two of those at the same time plus yours of course)
live 4 - it has octaves 1 above n one below AND the ones live 2 has, but you can play 4 at the same time AND yours, live 4 has a few guitar effects, no effects for guitar on the live 2, both have tuners, and more switches hehe, gues it's all
marciojeferson 3 years ago
Thanks for that!
nzdee2 3 years ago
thats awesome. i want one.
rastusthecat 4 years ago
I am lucky enough to work for the company that produces this very amazing unit.
jamessgirl1 4 years ago
james taylor sounds better without the harmonies. the rest sounds great- well maybe a little too fake sounding, but still pretty good. i'm impressed.
zsofak 4 years ago
I bought one after watching this video and a couple of the review ones here on Youtube... the thing is AMAZING. My band totally dug the extra "professional" vibe my vocals had. Get one NOW... the Vocalist Live 4 has a guitar processor and lots of presets (plus four part harmonies).
twenty6hundred 4 years ago
thats hella tight
Dimeslime369 4 years ago
Great Harmony from that vocalizing gizmo and your guitar. Where are the background singers? hehehehe
icanyoucan 4 years ago
This comment has received too many negative votes show
enderray "it's stupid and irritating because not only are they not helping but they're also cluttering the board with a useless post.
".
You should drop it now, coz now you are cluttering the comments.
FloweryBee 4 years ago
FloweryBee and Hintori.. you two are idiots.
As for the product.. it rocks. Buy one. If you can sing halfway decent, you will love it.
socomfan 4 years ago
Since when did I say that this product was bad?!?! My father uses this in his band, and I have used this in a few open mic nights. My comment was to try and cease enderray and hintori to stop filling this with stupid comments!!
FloweryBee 4 years ago
i have it for a month...Great product! really simple and amazing!
CuzenicLionel 4 years ago
Here are some good general guidelines I think everyone on any internet community should follow. Before posting, ask yourself the following question: "Am I making a post which is either funny, informative, or interesting on any level? Does my reply offer any significant advice or help contribute to the conversation in any fashion?" If you can answer "yes" to this, then post. If you cannot, then don't.
EnderRay 4 years ago 2
If the question is why not, then here is the answer: If people post useless shit (like you did) then Youtube comment pages get flooded with horrible and terrible posts that add nothing and detract from the quality of the website.
EnderRay 4 years ago
Here's an example, say you're on a message board and you post a thread asking for directions to a movie theater. If someone responds with "I don't know" it's stupid and irritating because not only are they not helping but they're also cluttering the board with a useless post.
If you've got thousands of threads with thousands of bullshit non-posts then that starts to add up and eventually causes server issues due to the sheer volume of posts.
EnderRay 4 years ago
If it wasn't your style why did you bother commenting at all?
EnderRay 4 years ago
(Hintori Posted: "not my style")
Thank God you posted that otherwise someone might have actually contributed something meaningful or worth saying.
EnderRay 4 years ago
That sounds pretty high quality. Good stuff
Asgath 4 years ago
Dunno about a couple of those harmonies in Shower The People ... nice playing and singing!
gene921 4 years ago
I too have a Studio Vocalist. I've used it in the chordal/song mode with the footswitch. It's a pain in the arse. This looks like a piece of cake, and it sounds good as well.
JoeyZazza 4 years ago
Now will harmonica sound good through the vocalist II ? I really want digitech to make a multi effects for mainly harmonica.
beenmean 4 years ago
cool!!!
Blinken2k 4 years ago
very interesting,click on my name and check out my version of Seven Bridges Road using the T.C. Helicon,,maybe I should sell it and pick up the Vocalist live 2.
DiamondDave42 4 years ago
Can u get harmony vocal back-up w/o Guitar plug-in? just singing on Mic?
Dynomite101 4 years ago
good singer too!
booberdink 4 years ago
Indeed, it sounds cool!
elreflejo 5 years ago
Nice!
I have Studio Vocalist.
Guitarz1970 5 years ago
Do you have any recording about using Vocalist?
That would be interesting.
elreflejo 4 years ago
No recordings. Just a manual. I haven't used the vocalist yet. I'm working on a blues project and I'm considering working it into the process.
Guitarz1970 4 years ago