Boss VE-1 Vocal Echo Pedal Certified Open Box

Name: Boss VE-1 Vocal Echo Pedal
Brand: Boss
Rating: 3 (7 reviews)

Battery-powered Portable Vocal Processor with 7 Echoes, Double-tracking Effect, Enhance, Pitch Correction, and USB Audio Out

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A Gig-ready Portable Vocal Effects Unit!

The BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo effects processor is a compact unit that delivers ambience effects you can use at any gig. This floor unit is so easy to use, you don't have to know a thing about music gear to dial in the perfect effects, and with a push of a button, you'll get instant studio magic. What's more, you can run the BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo on just four AA batteries for totally portable operation, and USB connectivity even lets you take your favorite vocal effects into the studio.

VE-1 Vocal Echo Effects Module at a Glance:

Add a full range of studio polish to your voice
A perfect vocal tool onstage or in the studio

Add a full range of studio polish to your voice

Echo is just one of the things that the BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo lets you do. In fact, it comes loaded with a smattering of cool effects and processors, making it easy to add a touch of studio magic to your live vocals. If you'd like to smooth out your vocals just a touch, just hit the VE-1's Enhance button and you'll be rewarded with a healthy dose of studio polish. Hit it again and you'll add in subtle but effective automatic pitch correction, which not only help you stay in tune in loud environments in which you can't hear yourself as well as you'd like, it even lets you dial in hard-tuned electronic-sounding vocals.

A perfect vocal tool onstage or in the studio

Great vocals aren't just important onstage, they're absolutely essential in the studio as well, just ask any Sweetwater recording specialist. That's why BOSS designed the VE-1 Vocal Echo to be as flexible as possible. To begin with, the VE-1 runs on four AA batteries and still provide reliable phantom power to your favorite condenser microphone. Easy-to-reach buttons also let you store and recall your favorite settings. On the flip side, USB connectivity allows the VE-1 to double as an audio interface, so you can take everything it has to offer into the studio.

VE-1 Vocal Echo Effects Module Features:

An easy way to create and use high-quality vocal effects and processing anywhere
Enjoy a user interface that's so simple to use that you don't need to understand effects
Choose from 7 echo types and tweak them to perfection
Double button lets you instantly create the classic double-tracked vocal sound
Enhance function automatically controls dynamics and lets you apply subtle pitch correction as you sing
Select pitch correction ranging from subtle to hard-tuned, electronic-sounding voices
Three memory slots let you store and quickly recall your favorite settings
XLR mic input with phantom power that's available even when running on batteries
USB audio function lets you capture processed vocal sounds into your computer
Runs on 4 x AA batteries or optional PSA-series AC adapter

When you need great-sounding vocals to go, trust the BOSS VE-1 Vocal Echo!

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Tech Specs

Processor Type: Vocal Echo
Form Factor: Pedal
Inputs: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/4" (Footswitch)
Outputs: 1 x XLR, 1 x 1/8"
Analog Inputs: 1 x XLR
Analog Outputs: 1 x XLR
Headphones: 1 x 1/8" (phones/line out)
Other I/O: 1 x 1/4" (footswitch)
USB: 1 x Type B
Power Source: 9V DC power supply (sold separately)
Batteries: 4 x AA
Height: 2.52"
Width: 6.14"
Depth: 4.57"
Weight: 1.32 lbs.
Manufacturer Part Number: VE-1

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This is an excellent product for vocals. This is the first one I've used that actually adjusts the echo effect to the point where it enhances the vocal without an obvious echo. I use it in my studio for almost all vocal tracks. Reasonable price too! You'll like this one.

Due to physical limitations, I needed to lighten my load when going to small gigs, so I opted to sell of my Boss VE-20, and go with the VE-1. For me this was a good choice. I liked the factory setting on power up after I turned on the doubler, so I saved it and thats what I use. Solved the weight problem and made me mobile again. The reason I didn't give it more stars is because the manual reminds me of a heinous afterthought that folds like a 70's gas station map. I hate that.

I've been using this unit for a month and here's what I've found:
1. It's small and battery powered, so can use it anywhere. Phantom power can be turned off when using a dynamic mic which helps save batteries. Also like the clipping indicator for setting gain.
2. I play harp and sing through a single mic. Again having phantom power is great if you want to use a condenser mic. But, the pitch correction can sound a bit mechanical and I found I couldn't use it at all when playing harp-it just can't deal with note bending. So something to think about if you sing and play harmonica.
3. The enhancer makes things sound a bit harsh to my ears. There are two levels of enhancement-I could only use the mild enhancement and now I don't use it at all. If you play in a group it might be more useful.
4. The reverb sounds like you are singing in outer space-I could only use it on the lowest levels. Also, having discrete reverb levels is not as convenient as having continuously variable reverb as with a knob. This is annoying since I have had Roland amps with very nice and easy to adjust reverb.
5. Last, the instructions might as well be written in another language. After my 3rd read I finally realized that by holding down the doubler switch for 2 seconds I could change from reverb to echo. For me the echo is much better, but again it was not easy to set up the number of repeats, speed and duration. Read the instructions carefully. Again annoying since I have had Roland amps with great and easy to adjust echo.
Bottom line-with some effort I now have settings that work well for my purpose. Being able to memorize these settings is a plus.

Since I've started using the VE-1 in the band people have commented on the clarity and quality of my vocals. Pretty funny actually since we have a full-time lead singer and I only sing backup and a few lead vocals.... I'm thinking it's just a matter of time before he orders one.

The enhance feature works really well with the reverb and delay. and the ability to control the tone and volume of the unit allows you to tweak your sound without going over to the board.
There are a few things I'm not crazy about - 1. Somehow Boss figured out to engineer the pedal to force me to buy their proprietary power supply even though I have about 20 with the same spec including a few Boss-brand ones. 2. The stored presets are difficult to change during a song. You have to hold down the pedal for several seconds for each change (or buy their relatively expensive external pedal). It's hard to watch the the tiny light on the interface change colors while singing and playing. 3. Storing a preset requires holding down the memory button until it changes colors and blinking patterns - quite a strange interface since it's very hard to tell what the button is doing while your finger is covering it at that point. - anyway - relatively minor quibbles for very good technology.

BEST battery-operated vocal box ever made! EXCEPT needs a blutooth receiver in it to allow singers to send backing tracks into the unit then output a mix containing BOTH the flat track AND (= with) the processed vocal.... If not bluetooth then an 1/8" audio input jack to allow singers to play (and mix) backing tracks [and/or flat guitar or any other instrument] THRU the box, then output a mix containing both the flat backing track (or flat guitar, etc.) AND the processed vocal. Need more effects pedals tailored to the growing solo-singer (track/karaoke) market.