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I'm a songwriter and I had one specific song in mind for this, but the effect is so natural and convincing that it's opening a lot of ideas for my other songs. It's an amazingly beautiful sound, fortified with a tone button that sweetens your voice to a pro level, even if you're an average singer. I use a Sennheiser e835 microphone and it sounds like I spent thousands when I sing through my powered speaker, even when not using the harmony effect. The reverb is really great, and the gain knob very appreciated to balance my vocal microphone (e835) with my guitar cab miked with a Shure SM57. At first, I had a high, non-standard tuning on my one guitar, and it didn't work well. I read the documentation and it mentioned that most any tuning will work as long as it's A440. In other words, use a tuner before you start for best results: this guitar was tuned by ear. As soon as I tried my other guitar, tuned with a chromatic tuner, to E flat, I was blown away by how awesome this pedal is. A person may not need harmonies on every song they do, but on the ones they do, this brings something magical that stands out in a big way. Having used this pedal a few weeks, I'd have bought it just for the reverb, gain and tone enhancement. It's that good.Read full review
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As with any harmonizer, some specific knowledge of what you want it to do and how to do that is required. Its easy to setup and the harmonies sound good, if the right harmonies come out. 50/50 whether you hear what you expect or some derivative of the chord but not matching the key you are playing. For a campfire sing along in GCD its great, for a band, XXX. Normal.
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I don't know that I would use this pedal in a public performance, but it's fun to play with. Grab your old acoustic/electric, plug that sucker in, along with a good mic (SM58 works well) and whenever you play a chord, this pedal will produce some cool harmonies that follow the guitar chords. Lots of options for a third or fifth above or below the melody, and it even has some basic EQ and Reverb you can use on your voice as well. NOTE: this unit produces 48VDC phantom power for condenser mics. If you use a dynamic mic, that 48VDC is still there and applied to the wires going into your mic. TC Helicon says it won't hurt your mic, but that may not be the case. Some ribbon mics and other types may be destroyed by having 48 VDC applied to them. I hope that TC Helicon will change the design and include a simple on/off for the phantom power. Until then, I'd suggest that you invest in a phantom power blocker if you're going to use this with a dynamic mic. Or just stick to a condenser mic and you don't have to worry!Read full review
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As a song leader and arranger for a small church, that doies not have a large enough congregation to have back up vocalists, this device is amazing! It takes the voice of mine, which is a tenor and by adding lower singers makes it sound as if a whole group is singing! Tried it in the Church this evening and I believe that when I step on the button the first time tomorrow morning during service people are going to wake up when a group of better singers than I join in! If you sing for any reason, get this! You will not be dissappointed in the spatial results and unbelievable human harmonies! Almost to good to be mechanical voices! HURRY, get one! 03 07 2016 Update: Had many in the church exclaim the great sounding vocals that were produced by this device. A couple inquired how I had recorded others vocies to match mine. This is one GREAT product! Good job TC-Helicon, and great job back up harmony singers! Get one folks, it is worth your money and time spent to learn about this beauty! God Bless!Read full review
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I purchased this product because I wanted something that was easy to use and also harmonized based upon the chords I play during the song. I have had other pedals with decent results and more bells & whistles, but at the end of the day, this is what I really needed!! Easy to set up, harmonizes excellently, and it fits neatly into a normal sized slot on my pedal board! The only negative I see is that if you can't really sing or are needing something to auto correct your singing, look elsewhere :)
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