to bypass all fx and talk: hold down the right pedal for 2 seconds at the end of the song (let's you scroll < > thru presets). store a blank (fx off) preset between each of your (fx on) presets.

I have had the VE 20 and the Digitech Vocalist Live for many years. Here is my quick comparison/review; I use the VE as a studio vocal effect. I put it in dry/mono mode (the Digitech doesn´t have this option) and the main use is recording harmonies on a separate track while recording the moain vocal performance. You can do harmonies with plugins in the DAW but I like the Boss harmonies a little better usually. I use the Digitech pedal for live playing because it has a key adapt system that listens to either the ambient sound or the guitar input to know what key for the harmonies. You can also set the key manually on the Digtech Vocalist which is the only option on the Boss pedal (no live adapt). The Digitech pedal has fallen apart a bit, the plastic cover over the screen comes off and the LED screen inside is loose now and moves around but I have been stomping on it for years and it has taken a lot more abuse than the Boss pedal. However, the contruction of the Digitech pedal is NOT as robust as the build of the Boss pedal in general. Both sound pretty similar IMHO when it comes to the quality of the effects. The Digitech has something called the Gold Channel which is for universal settings like low cut, EQ, etc. that gives you a general sound no matter which preset you are on and which can be deactivated manuallly for special cases. The Boss does not have anything like this. The Boss VE has a combo xlr-1/4" input jack while the Digitech only has xlr input. It´s nice to have both just in case you don´t have the right cable. Both pedals have loopers which can be used like a guitar looper or as a sound check tool. The Digitech has an anti-feedback option which works OK but has its limits. I have compared the sound of vocals straight into the PA, through the pedal to the PA and through the pedal and a digital mixer to the PA and it seems that straight into the PA, no pedal no digital mixer, always sounds the best playing live. It could just be the effects or the digital to analogue conversion (twice when going through the digital mixer) that causes this loss of clarity in the sound. I am NOT a purist when it comes to tone so if I am noticing this then for you who are very picky about sound quality you might really be bothered by this coloring of the tone. With the Boss you have the dry signal and you can mix the effects output in parallel to taste which sounds better to me than changing the effects levels on the Digitech which is the only way to mix the dry vocal and the effects. If I remember correctly, both units cost me around 300€ new. They both have their strong and weak points but if I could have only one I would probably go with the Boss VE 20 because of the dry/effects output option and because of the quality of construction. So these are some of the things that you might want to take into consideration when deciding on a vocal pedal.

Please LOL Will somebody out there just show us the double or harmony with out any robotic effects!!! 😆 For the love of God please!!!! Most of us need one of these to do Acoustic gigs. Please somebody just show us real quick so we can buy one or not.

you got me with the lyrics "I need your touch dont need your love..."

I really think this is a great pedal to add to any studio! Awesome review, very thorough!

Somehow the singing manner reminded me of Phoebe Buffay from Friends. Interesting review, thank you

Thanks for the review buddy, you convinced me to buy one after giving it weeks of thought, appreciate it from Cape Town- South Africa.

Good job. I may not agree with everything you said, but I thought it was pretty candid and I appreciate the walkthrough on what this new machine I purchased can do!

Tobias proud of you, Man! And Im going to buy! I need this on stage, to sign darkwave and ebm! Thanx!

Just ordered one today! Can’t wait to use 6 voice preset #15 with my saxophone.

I've jused a few harmony pedals and in the end I went back to this one, its very user friendly, I found it easier to navigate the controls to find out what does what than use the manual. I also have a Boss Guitar GT-1 pedal again very user friendly so I guess am a Boss fan.

I like the double voice one, kinda beatles-y

OMG THE ROBOT IS MY PERFECT PETER STEELE CHANNELL FOR TYPE O COVERS

Will the pedal supply it's own phantom power ? Example: for a Beta87a .

Congrats for the video. Just a short question: the output phone jack has all of the effect and is amplified? Or should be used with an amplifier if I want to monitor myself? I mean, can I use it as a in ear monitor directly with the headphones? Thanks!

Even brand new it does not come with a DC power source. The AA battery slot is considered the "main" power source.

Hello, if both my guitar and microphone are connected to the Boss and 20, can I turn off the loop function on my microphone and apply the loop function only to my guitar?

Love it thanks for the review man!

Hey Newcastle, Ok so I have a Roland street cube amp, the boss ve20 pedal, the xlr male to female cable to join them, the shure clip on mic for my sax, what else is there to add to this pedal or is nothing else needed ? People are talking about an “interface?” Cheers

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Can you use multiple effects at once? For instance, say I want to use distortion, reverb, and a delay all at once.

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THANK YOU for pointing out that there are some of us out there that are Bad Vishion ///LMAO ROF /// im 68 blind as a bat these things are very hard to see ....

hi fella. like your videos. nice presentation.

I think TC Helicon might have the wood over this. Can you use a usb for backing track sing along with headphones? Nonetheless love the No. 7 Echoes preset.

Thank you it was very helpful

Got aa midi input for the keyboard for instant chord changes to follow you, and save 3rd &5th and pitch correction?

I was hoping to find a Harmonizer/Effect pedal that will read guitar input and operate on batteries. Genderization of the harmonies would be a bonus. Don't need the goofy ass robot noises, (Not only) Boss should really look at and focus performers' practical needs. I have had several harmony boxes over the last couple of decades. I can see the the plusses and minuses of this box. I'd go with another unit.

Excellent video and good effort

Do you *have* to put the key for every preset? Like, if I just wanted to use the doubler, I would need to put in the key? that sorta weird, cause most software doublers don't make you do that. /:

keep it going...!

At 17:38 you seem to cut out while explaining something, could you maybe tell me what that was?

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Can you remove presents so you just have a few? Thinking if I wanted a couple tops of custom delay øs and a couple more distorted for rougher vocals, don't wanna have to hold 2 secs and tap 18 times before the drop 😅 you can't have the looper active whilst changing through presents either? It's one of the others? So binding down for loops is always a mustang?

Great vids! I'm trying to diagnose why the distortion effect is significantly lower in volume versus the primary setup. When I have the headphones on, the volume level matches when I "kick" the distortion on, but when connected live, it is barely discernible. I set the harmony pedal to control the on/off for the distortion. I'm running a mono signal via XLR to our mix which is connected to powered speakers. I'm curious if you've experienced something similar and know how to solve the issue. I've played with the "parts" levels and panned the effect to the L, but that hasn't fixed the issue. I've searched forums, etc. and haven't found a good solve. Any insight is appreciated. Otherwise, the pedal has been a great addition.

Hey man… Just wondering about the boss ve-20. Your review is 3 years ago. Do you still like it? Thanks… Mike

Boss ve 20 Or Boss ve 8 Which you recommand me ??

Muchas gracias por tu tutorial. Saludos

Hello. What type of microphone must connect in Ve 20 ? Dynamic or condenser?

Hey thanks for this video. I just got mine used and am learning to use it through your videos. Question- I have the Boss VE5 which has my favorite effect of all times, "Hard Scream". That effect isn't on the VE20. Is there a way to download it/create it? It's the main effect I use on my VE5. Thanks!

Can you control how much harmony?????

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I have question ! Do you think they have gate effect on dynamic option ? I hope they have it so ..

Found this very useful thanks for sharing. I’m learning to play guitar and want to be able to sing along without making it sound absolutely awful (I’m not a good singer at all). I’m learning to sing but want something to help along the way. Will this help me sound in tune etc or do you really need to know how to sing first?

Can use condenser mic?

Do you know if you can have some of the harmony voices to sound like a man? Great video! Thank you!!!!

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does this thing have an octaver ?

thanks for the review

13:05 LMAO

How to apply harmony while singing the main melody?

Can use my cordles mic on this ?

Can you chain this to another pedal? Since it truth, it is a pedal, can i connect this to like, a chorus or delay pedal? If i can, id really would appreciate some help!

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Thanks for the review! Are you able to record one phrase loop on top of another and playback as a track to sing with?

Ghost!

Does anyone know what amp you need to fit the boss ve20 pedal. You know so that when you play an instrument the actual sound can come out as these don’t have built in speakers do they. Thanks

I used to have the old digitech voc300. It was almost as bad as the rp100 guitar pedal 🤣

I’m trying to be civil and respectful but your singing makes it hard to😂 personally I think anyone should spend $400.00 on vocal training before they buy a $400.00+ vocal processor. You get what you put in it. It’s no antares, but it’s good for your coffee shop shows. Good demonstration. Just thought your choice of lyrics were HILARIOUS! 😂

you sound like tom verlaine from Television bro

Hi there. Is there a compressor in this vocal processor?

CAN YOU LOWER THAT REVERB THO. Some of these effects would be so much cooler if that reverb wasn't so heavy on all of them

You sounded like you might loose your voice pretty quickly. Sing from the gut. If you can feel it in your throat it's just going to get worse. I'm sure you have heard this before, but if not... Well, there you go. I tried to be a vocal coach but never been able to gather clients or people who actually want coaching. Most people take it personally, lol.

hi.. there are no plugs for the guitar, so this device cannot auto harmonize?

What dynamics do ?

thanks bro!

I owned one of these and for me it was Hell on a stick. It's great for beating tent pegs into the ground as long as you don't mind ruining the tent pegs. I can think of something better with two pedals that's far more useful. The instruction book is written by geeks who assume you have a PHD in electronics. It's operation is a plethora of digital menus and sub menus that will leave you feeling that you need the services of a therapist and certainly not needing a barber as their will be no hair on your head to pull out. The frustration will leave you placing the thing in the box and having to spend the immediate future nursing your buyers remorse. I would hope that the remaining stock could be used to build a very expensive colorful red brick wall. Not in my opinion the best Boss invention by a long chalk.

Hi, I am struggling to find any tutorials that show you how to program in new (or altered) sounds into the blank spots. How do you do this?

Effects are a fun toy for about 5 minutes. To actually use it, how's the compression function?

Your reviews are great buddy and very in-depth, but brother, you’ve gotta learn how to sing!

I have one, and it doesn't come with the 9v adapter, even brand new. Most effects pedals don't.

Mmmmmm definitely not sure about this.

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I clicked dislike on this video, NOT because of the VE20, but "Your" presentation of this product. From a first time user's prospective, you presented this product in an all over the place fashion lol. Ok, I know you just got it, but it would have helped if you had of "Learned" it a bit better Sir. Nonetheless, this machine is far more expansive than what you have shown in this video. Each preset, and further be tweaked in it's different settings. Let's take "Three Part Harmony," You have your voice, a third, and a fifth. Each part can be given it's own separate parameters, to fine tune it to exactly the way you want it to sound. Key of C for instance,, you are singing in C, the third which would be E, can have it's own setting/depth. Make that third should like a female, male, or whatever. Be a bit louder, harsher, more reverb, or whatever, and so forth. I use to own this machine, and HATE, TOTALLY HATE that I sold it after my PC broke. I'd actually like to see a REDO of this video, when and after you actually learn it, and take your time to FULLY show off the power of this machine. Tip on singing bro, breath, and don't whine, nor sing through your nose, for you sing Rock, so you should ROCK THAT.

Hi which microphone do you need to get the sound to come out please?