Vocal FX Unit... please help!

alison_q

Hi, I'm looking for some sort of vocal fx unit. To be honest I really dont know much about this area (technology frightens me) so im wondering if anyone has any idea of fairly decent ones that

1 - not too complicated to use

2 - isnt gonna be ridiculously expensive

I'm not looking for anythin particularly elaborate either, just delay, reverb, some form of distortion and that mega-phone type sound (again - my complete ignorance on the subject coming through here again)

Thanks for your help!

DamagedTrax

hi alison,

is it for live stuff or recording that you need it for?

alison_q

hey, it'll be for gigs. although i would want to be able to mess around with it at home (so i would be capable of using it properly while playing a gig) i'll be buying a small amp to use with my mic/fx unit, the problem is that any i have looked at seem to use phantom power... is there any way around this?

DamagedTrax

hey, have a look at the TC Helicon vocal fx unit

http://www.tc-helicon.com/voicetonecreate.asp

dynamic mics wont need phantom power (shure sm58 etc) but if you have a mic that needs phantom power there are plenty of power units on the market at reasonable prices

http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Phantom-Power-Supplies--2829

hope this helps.

dav nagle

The TC Electonics M350 has sweet reverb and delay effects and is cheap €130 but no distortion. You can by a small megaphone in Maplins in Blanchardstown for €45 and it looks and sounds way more rock n roll!!


http://www.dv247.com/invt/32870/

alison_q

Thanks! this was actually the onethat i was looking at, I saw the words phantom power n it freakedme out but if it'll work with an sm58 then its cool

DamagedTrax wrote: »

hey, have a look at the TC Helicon vocal fx unit

http://www.tc-helicon.com/voicetonecreate.asp

dynamic mics wont need phantom power (shure sm58 etc) but if you have a mic that needs phantom power there are plenty of power units on the market at reasonable prices

http://www.zzounds.com/cat--Phantom-Power-Supplies--2829

hope this helps.

but dunno bout getting the megaphone with the other one.... seems like a bit of a pain to get an fx unit but not actually having all the effects that i want!

iquinn

not sure if it's any good, but Digitech did a vocal fx a while ago, the Vocal 300, I think it had distortion as well as other effects, delay/reverb etc.
as far as I remember.

I imagine it's still available to buy.