Looking for a vocal harmonies effects box

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It seems to me that Musician's Friend offered a $300 or so box that you could sing into and then modify your voice to various octives to hear what various harmonies would sound like. I don't want recording quality stuff, I just want something that shows me all of the various harmony possibilities. Does this product still exist?!!?!?!
Thanks.
 
What software do you use? I can do that in my Cubase SX...

Also, do you know how to use a piano? Try transposing your melody into other keys...
 
Mons said:
It seems to me that Musician's Friend offered a $300 or so box that you could sing into and then modify your voice to various octives to hear what various harmonies would sound like. I don't want recording quality stuff, I just want something that shows me all of the various harmony possibilities. Does this product still exist?!!?!?!
Thanks.
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VoiceWorks by TC Helicon is a good one. You can adjust up or down up to 2 octaves, select two-threee-or four part harmonies, 3rds,5ths, and octaves above or below the note you are singing,you can sing chords too.

J.P.
 
the perfect vocal harmony device

:rolleyes: I heard about this great thing that the Beach Boys used--it's called musical talent, and it doesn't cost $300.
 
Redd 17 said:
:rolleyes: I heard about this great thing that the Beach Boys used--it's called musical talent, and it doesn't cost $300.
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That's a pretty asshole thing to say, but I must say I agree! :D

I must also say, I nearly laughed out loud upon reading it.
 
Redd 17 said:
:rolleyes: I heard about this great thing that the Beach Boys used--it's called musical talent, and it doesn't cost $300.
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Not everyone can get the vocal lessons


-jeffrey
 
Redd 17 said:
:rolleyes: I heard about this great thing that the Beach Boys used--it's called musical talent, and it doesn't cost $300.
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Whatever...

does anyone know if any of these harmonizing programs can work with Mac also?
 
Um, vocal lessons are not necessary, it's a learned skill (i.e., theory) to learn how vocal harmonies sound, and how to write them.


OhSh1rt said:
Not everyone can get the vocal lessons


-jeffrey
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Redd 17 said:
:rolleyes: I heard about this great thing that the Beach Boys used--it's called musical talent, and it doesn't cost $300.
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True, the Beach Boys didn't use a $300 device to do their vocal harmonies...they spent thousands of dollars, take after take in the studio (Witness the making of Pet sounds, dics 3 to be more specific). If the original poster wants a harnomizer,they probably have some singing talent not all harmonizers have auto-tune.You need to be able to sing well enough to have that vocal harmonized to begin with (if you sing one section even a few cents flat over a harmonizer, it sound unpleasent).Even with a range of only an octave, you can sing thirds, fifths, sevenths and ocataves. If you are doing a four part harmony section and you are a solo artist, all four parts must be recorded serperately.If you are paying for studio time, it be more cost effective to do the harmonies using a harmonizer than to keep doing takes until it sounds perfect, no?

J.P.
 
Redd 17 said:
:rolleyes: I heard about this great thing that the Beach Boys used--it's called musical talent, and it doesn't cost $300.
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You ever heard the Beach Boys Live?? :D

Or Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young...

Living testimonial to harmonizers... (and pitch correction)
 
You ever heard the Beach Boys Live??

Or Crosby, Stills, Nash, And Young...

Living testimonial to harmonizers... (and pitch correction)
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yeah right, they were only recording more than 30 years before pitch correction software existed
 
recordingpro said:
yeah right, they were only recording more than 30 years before pitch correction software existed
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I think you missed my point... or maybe you haven't heard them live... eewwwhhh...
 
I don't think the OP was talking about pitch correction - he was looking for something to 'write' his vocal harmonies with.

Different uses.
 
I had a Digitech Vocalist Workstation I bought from the boards here a couple of years back... It was fun to play with and did everything you're looking for...
I sold mine because I needed other gadgets in my studio (my keyboard player was the saddest to see it go.. He loved playing with it) :D

I think you can get them off Ebay for a couple hunnert bucks still..

http://news.harmony-central.com/Newp/WNAMM97/DigiTech/Vocalist-Workstation.html

Hope this helps!

:)
 
CSNY may have had their "A" game going on in the studio years ago by sheer luck or doing take after take after take, but as a group, or as individual performers, I can't ever recall hearing them convincingly pull off those magical harmonies in a live situation.

Weird. Just yesterday, I ordered the TC Voice works myself.

I don't know whether to cry or celebrate. :confused:

Getting older hasn't helped. :(

Can't quite hit those high notes anymore with accuracy. :mad:

:D
 
PLEASE DONT USE ONE OF THEOSE AWEFUL DIGICRAP VOGALISTS. alvin-simon -theodore!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
gemsbok said:
PLEASE DONT USE ONE OF THEOSE AWEFUL DIGICRAP VOGALISTS. alvin-simon -theodore!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I once owned the Digitech Vocalist. Although I only used it to record a few Christmas tunes for my grandaughters, the harmonies came out quite good.

The reverbs on the unit seemed to be decent.

I gave the Vocalist to a friend of mine a few months ago because I knew I would eventually get the Helicon.

The Vocalist isn't a crap unit at all. All it lacked for me....was pitch control.
 
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