Looking for a harmonizer

[Talldog]

I'd like to get some tight harmonies for a project I'm on and the talent isn't really there. I know this is a cop out but these are a a bunch of 9 yearr old girls (my daughter and her friends). Here's the fun part, I'm totally analog so computers won't work. I need it to be able to work without a midi input of the chord I want. Any ideas?

 

[sajs]

Not the cheapest but I think TC Helicon products sound more realistic.

 

[Paj]

I have both of these. Once you have it set, you can trigger the correct harmonies with a guitar or piano track. The preamp is by Soundcraft and not too shabby!

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.com/product/DigiTech-Vocalist-Live-4?sku=180071

http://pro-audio.musiciansfriend.co...t-Live-Pro-Vocal-Harmony-Processor?sku=181049



Realize that you could get a netbook computer (or used laptop), a recording interface, and plug-ins for the same $$$.

Paj
8^)

 

[darrin_h2000]

Behringer has one for as cheap as $35 US600

 

[Bguzaldo]

"Eventide Harmonizer!"

-Butch Vig

He's a smart man, you better listen to him!

Hope this helps,
-Barrett

 

[Xdrummer]

I own a TC Electronic/Helicon Voice Prism Plus and a Digitech Vocalist - I've worked with a few others (but never had an opportunity to work with the Eventide).

My opinion - these are not a magic fix to provide glorious harmonies that sound absolutely realistic. In particular in a recording environment (although they can really fatten up a stage performance - if used well).

For recording, they work best to supplement actual harmonies (as an example - two part harmony with real voices - say the melody and the 5th, and the harmonizer provides a 3rd or 4th).

The ideal application is to have maybe three real voices and them have the harmonizer double those voices to provide a more dense harmony.

I've been working with harmonizers to fill out vocal harmonies in the studio for the last ten plus years - and I have not yet found a way to make them sound real on their own (but they can thicken up and supplement real harmonies done by real voices).

 

[darrin_h2000]

Voices are best recorded on seperate tracks for harmonies....the best use of these things are those nice slow guitar solos that made those Queen and Starship songs so cool.