Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Vocal Harmony Machine/Vocoder
Electro-Harmonix Voice Box Vocal Harmony Machine/Vocoder Reviews
The Electro-Harmonix Voice Box vocal harmony processor/vocoder makes it easy to get a variety of cool vocal effects and multiple harmonies, effortlessly! The Voice Box lets you generate 2- and 4-part vocal harmonies by keying off of your guitar or keyboard. You can blend effects, add the onboard reverb, and even dial in "male" or "female" formants to your liking. You get nine presets with a dedicated footswitch, plus a mic bypass switch, too. Why let the instruments have all the fun? Get creative with your vocals and plug in the Voice Box!
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Works great (with one caveat...):
Staple in Our Sound
The band I use this in is an Electric Light Orchestra tribute and it works great for replicating the vocoder sounds from the 70s and 80s. We have not even tapped into half of what this voice box can do and it's already become a staple to our sound on stage.
Eagles in a Box
I have had this pedal since 2009-ish. It can be amazing. The presets are not very good right out of the box - cartoonish and chipmunk like. However, when you take the time to dial in each preset to match your voice and genre, and then save your adjustments, the results are amazing. I routinely cover "Lying Eyes" and people rave about the 4 part harmonies I dialed in on preset #7. "Eagles in a Box". Oh, and did I mention it is built like a TANK. I have gigged with it 50-70 times a year since 2021 and had no issues other than the 9v power supply quit which I replaced with a different $ unit with a 500ma rating. I recommend this pedal all the time and have friends from Indie to Country that use it and love it.
Great Vocoder!
I had a tcelectronic talk box pedal, I sold it and got this, the blend knob is a game changer, always sounds great! I love Electro-Harmonix pedals, they make great sounding, reliable products that are a deffinetly worth the price!
Don’t waste your money
I wish I had returned it. I've used several harmonizers and nothing compares to the Digitech Vocalist 5 for ease of operation and end results. Unfortunately, they're no longer made and eBay is your best bet. I didn't hear anything that was remotely usable on this EH unit
Wonderful addition
I bought the Voice BOX July of 2017. Well, now that were COVID-19 homebound I thought I'd finally write a review.
My wife and I perform together. I play the guitar, she plays the Ukulele and we both sing.
We use the Voice Box at every gig.
We both can sing harmony for the other, but some songs need more voices. We narrowed our harmony settings to 4.
It's a wonderful addition.
In 2019 we had 87 gigs. In 2020 we played 14 gigs before everything shut down. We can't wait to hit the road again. Be safe
Great vocal processor
This is the second similar vocal processor I have bought, thus one is the better of the two... it tracks really well, and follows my guitar key accurately. You can make multi part harmonies sound good, or you can just dial a little reverb in if you are looking for a more subtle effect. The band and I definitely like messing around with it, can't wait to use it live when that can happen again. One note is that it is probably best not to run on your pedalboard unless you are sticking with just one setting. I mounted it on my mic stand, and can adjust much easier on the fly.
Perfect for the home studio...and always great service from Sweetwater!
I bought the Electro-Harmonix Voice Box for use as a home studio gadget, and so far so good....and Sweetwater's processing, shipping speed and follow up are second to none!
NICE LITTLE BOX
The Voice Box from Electro-Harmonix is a pretty nice box. I had a harmonizer from them back in the early 80's. It was very well made and served me well on the road. This unit is just as robust and I look forward to many years with it. I haven't had a chance to really get into it, but I did find it very intuitive to set up. I'll meed more time tuning the harmonies though. Being a D J, I really wanted it for the vocoder function and it works really well. It is a bit noisy but nothing a little noise reduction can't take care of. I have already used in in a couple pieces of production. By the way, the service and delivery from Sweetwater was excellent! They even provided some sweets to enjoy with the product.
Not very usable if you need quality sound
Great piece of equipment to add to your show
Lot of capability, lot of options. I use this for my solo shows and it really helps a lot. I'm used to singing with two other guys but this really sounds like a whole chorus of people. Only thing is, you can't run phantom power from your board to it otherwise you'll get a hum so I use a XLR to 1/4" adapter.
Great piece of equipment
This "Voice Box" is pure magic. I have a small (Yamaha) PA system which I use for small local venues, retirement homes, church groups, jam sessions, etc. I consider myself a semi-pro as I think I was actually paid once. Plugged the box in and had a great time entertaining myself for a couple of hours. A word of caution, use a good microphone for best results. A cheap mic produces a less than desirable sound and doesn't do "the Box" justice.
Excellent!!
Perfect for "doubling" my voice. Very smooth n realistic.
Freakin' Awesome!
The Voice Box is awesome
I just bought the Electro Harmonix Voice Box and it rocks. The vocoder works great and sounds really cool when it's triggered by a guitar. The harmony modes work great, just as long as you sing on pitch. If not, there's still the octave and whistle mode that work great and don't have to follow the key you're playing in.
The Voice Box also sounds really cool when you put horns through it instead of vocals. It's definitely a sick toy.
wonderful sound
A fun and great sounding vocoder, the VOICE BOX is simple as can be and really versitile.
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