That was my experience with it, as well. I used it for half an hour and found it unpredictable at times - the engine certainly feels different to their older Vocalists, which I've used a lot and know what to expect. Still, for the studio, where you have time adjusting stuff and it doesn't matter if you get it wrong at first, it would do just fine I think. It also depends on your requirements in terms of realism - I've always thought of harmonisers as fun special FX boxes that complement the vocoder, but I realise that most people are looking for more straightforward results.I have a Live 4 ..... it's fairly cool but you HAVE to sing 'just so' for it to work well. And you have to pick vocal sounds depending on the keys you'll be in.
I am thinking of buying one of these ( can probably get one for $500 here in UK).
Would it be any use for my home studio though? Or are there any other harmonizers out there that are more suitable for a budget home studio?
I'm not saying that your suggestion doesn't have merit in some situations, but even in such cases, a harmoniser might be a great composition tool. I don't know about the others, but I can never tell how the harmonies are actually going to sound if I use a synth patch to try them out (and yes, I am too lazy to do any more vocal recording - not to mention editing - than it's strictly necessary).If all you want it for is to record and if it's your recording set up don't use a toy take the time and do the harmonies for real
I think I'd go for the Live 2 instead. It's cheaper ...... fewer harmonies actually sound less fake ( I use my 4 set to only a single harmony)Thanks for all the replies, guys. Digitech has so many similar products, I am getting confused! I like the idea of using a harmonizer as a composing aid and if I did track it, it would be minimal. I am not after anything spectacular, just something acceptable. I too am too lazy to work out and track my own harmonies. My songs are pretty simplistic anyway and my ideal backing vocals would be Beatles rather than Crosby, Stills & Nash.
With this in mind, what would people advise me to go for from the Digitech family of harmonizers?
Anyone have any thoughts on these plugins? I myself am not aware of any.Although i have no experience with them, there are some plugin's available that might do the job for you. Given the format it might be easier to apply after the fact and get the sound that you want. Of course i'm basing this on the assumption that the plugins are as good as the hardware gear which as i said i don't have the experience to be able to say that it is the case.
You happy with it? Do you use it (or anything like it) for home recording?I just got one of these for live performances:
TC Helicon Harmony G XT. http://www.recordingmag.com/news/display/373.html