pitch shift - how do I get rid of every bit of my real voice??

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I have an MD4 and a Microverb. my problem: I want to record a passage with my voice pitched down a lot, but I always hear a rest of my real voice (although mixer is at 100% and on the MD4 effect is at 100% too). how do I get rid of my voice and record just the pitched one???
thanks a lot
smirky
 
I use the Alesis Microverb for the pitch effect (which is connected to my 4-track-recorder), but as I said above, there's always some "rest real voice" :-(
smirky
 
Well......

It is not like the Microverb is a high end processor.

More then likely, there is a problem with the unit that is creating crosstalk between the input and the effect output.

I recommend an Eventide Utraharmonizer! :D

Ed
 
You mean the Microverb is simply not good enough to handle it? bad news... =-)
the Eventide Ultraharmonizer - sounds expensive. would you recommend it (is it worth its money)?
thanks a lot
smirky
 
Are you plugged directly into the Microverb or are you feeding it from the board (aux send)? If the latter, and if you turn the output from the Microverb all the way down (even turn the unit off) do you still hear your (real) voice? If so, it could be coming in from somewhere else on the board--i.e. another open aux send on the channel you're using for your voice. There's lots of ways a stray signal can sneak in.
 
Are you plugged directly into the Microverb or are you feeding it from the board (aux send)?

If the latter, and if you turn the output from the Microverb all the way down (even turn the unit off) do you still hear your (real) voice? If so, it could be coming in from somewhere else on the board--i.e. another open aux send on the channel you're using for your voice. There's lots of ways a stray signal can sneak in.
 
I'll take a guess ...

I used to have the same problem on my old board (Tascam 1508). What did the trick was when I took the channel with the bare vocal out of the stereo buss altogether, but left the aux send/returns as is. The result was just the return signal from the effect was audible.
I don't know if you can defeat the assignment to the stereo buss on the MD4 or not. If so, this should work.
If not ... maybe try using an external preamp to feed the microverb and then take the line out directly into the MD4's channel. That might work, too.
 
thanks a lot, I'll give it a try (yes, I am feeding the Microverb fromt the board). maybe I can defeat the stereo buss assignment on my MD4.
I mean, it's not so that the song needs the pitch shift, but it would sound a lot cooler...

smirky
 
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