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| 2224.1 | | WEFXEM::COTE | Call *who* Ishmael??? | Thu Jan 04 1990 09:54 | 6 |
| The SPX-nn(n) family is nice. So is the Roland DEP-5. Or maybe an
Alesis Q-verb. All of these units have multiple FX on board.
...and they don't come close to $2K.
Edd
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| 2224.2 | Symetrix 528 vocal processor | TALLIS::PALMER | Colonel Mode | Thu Jan 04 1990 09:58 | 6 |
| Symetrix makes a model 528 vocal processor for about $500 that includes
XLR input, mic preamp stage, de-esser, compressor, expander/gate, and 3
band parametric EQ. Since I only have a line level mixer, this serves
me well.
Chris
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| 2224.3 | There goes some more $$$$$ | CSC32::MOLLER | Nightmare on Sesame Street | Thu Jan 04 1990 11:42 | 28 |
| I really like the pitch shift ability on my REX-50 (you'd want
the SPX-90, as the REX-50 is not a rack device, or even for
vocals, but, hey, what else is new). I set it up to split
my voice into 3 parts, the original, one 8 cents higher, the
other 8 cents lower & then delay the 2 shifted parts. This is
a variation of a preset on the REX-50 & it's amazing what it
can do to your voice (once you've tried this & heard the effect,
you'll start recognising this effect on recordings). I use MIDI
to swap between 6 or so patches that do various things to the
vocals (slap back echo is another favorite of mine & it's
possible with the SPX-90/FEX/REX-50 type machine).
I also suggest digital reverb. I find that I rarely mess with
the reverb once it's set up, so, having a MIDI port to set it
to only one patch is not that effective use of a MIDI channel
(I run out of channels as it is). You might want to consider
something like an Alesis Micro-verb.
Compressors have the benifit of getting a more consistant sound
(in the form of more consistant volume levels), but can easily
screw up all the vocalists dynamics if too much compression is
used.
As always, too much of a good thing becomes obnoxious pretty quick,
so I tend to prefer subtle enhancements that don't stand out
unless the complement the music.
Jens
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| 2224.4 | ART | PUGGS::DESROCHERS | SAVVY Good Band * Music * Time | Thu Jan 04 1990 12:44 | 4 |
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A few stores have recommended the ART Multiverb II. How does
that unit compare to Alesis, etc...
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| 2224.5 | Probably any multifx | NORGE::CHAD | Ich glaube Ich t�te Ich h�tte | Thu Jan 04 1990 13:51 | 10 |
| The Voice Class director at NMRHS in Townsend MA bought 3 Alesis Quadraverbs --
two he is using for vocals. They sing rock and pop.
Chad
(Multiverb is also a nice box)
Just try out the multi-fx boxes and see what *you* like.
Multiverb, Quadraverb, etc are all anywhere from $350-$600.
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| 2224.6 | | UWRITE::DUBE | Dan Dube 264-0506 | Fri Jan 05 1990 12:34 | 11 |
| I use a combination of a Roland SRV-2000 for reverb and an ART Proverb
for multi-effects.
The ART Proverb has a large number of presets, isn't programmable, but
is available for less than $300.
The presets are nice, and for my purposes I didn't need to be able to
program with it at all. I just needed a simple to operate, inexpensive
effects unit.
-Dan
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