Go for it! This is a great machine, it would work great for any instrument played through a microphone.

My pleasure!

Thank you, Hercules!! I would love to go wireless. And the VE-20 will be a powerful addition to your setup! Love it!

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Thanks! Yes, you can customize those "user presets" with your own settings. I have created a preset for each of my pieces, and renamed them by song title so it's easy to get the right preset quickly in a performance. Just scroll to one of the presets and change the settings, effects, harmonizers, delay, reverb, etc like you want it. You can name your sound whatever you want if you go to MENU > NAME. The user manual is really helpful, if you haven't checked it out! static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/VE-20_OM.pdf

Unfortunately, you can't save loops with this pedal.

I have never heard such a clear example of what the effects do and how they can be used thanks

I use a PA system with a small mixer, works very well for studio as well smaller venues. This pedal has one 1/4" output and 2 stereo XLRs. The 1/4" out doubles as a headphones jack, so technically you don't even need speakers to hear the effected sound through the pedal. :)

+Shannon Crane Hey Shannon, thanks for watching! I play through a condenser mic, which is clipped to my headjoint. You can check it out here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orxmqqmpqpPRe5c.html :)

+Edrich Fernandes Hey Edrich, sadly, the VE-20 does not save or import loops in that way. :( You can't save multiple loops, either. It can just do one at a time, and once you turn off the machine, it's gone forever.

+sonyqTV Thank you for that. I've already bought the VE20 and realized that I can't save loops. No problems. Forces you to get creative instead of staying with stale loops. Anyways the sounds and effects are awesome and I even use it for preaching with fx reduced. Has great compressors etc.

Sorry to not have gotten back to you sooner. :( I'm glad you're enjoying it, it's a pretty powerful preamp and effects processor! I just wish the looping was more sophisticated. -peace, mk

+James Brohard lol that's because you are hearing the playback from her speakers. the sound is not coming out of the pedal. ha ha, sorry I had a good chuckle.. cheers mate

+James Brohard If you are using the same speakers that loop should not sound so poor compared with the original. They should be a very close match if you have it all adjusted correctly.

Charles N. Greggo They are actually different effects, though the terminology is confusing. I can hardly tell any difference when I play with "unison" selected (though I only play flute with the VE-20, so it might be different for vocals or other instruments). "Doubling" emulates a double-tracking effect - kind of like if you recorded yourself playing a melody, then recorded over it again playing the same thing. It's similar to the "6 voice" preset. There definitely is a noticeable difference when "doubling" is selected, but there is a major problem here for me. When playing short notes on the flute in the 2nd or 3rd octave, the doubled notes sound detuned (you can really hear this with delay). There are also different settings for each one - for double, you can change the intensity (light/normal/dark); with unison, you can change the voice "gender" (from -10 to +10), volume, and key. If you want to check out the user manual, it's covered on page 18 (right column under "Double/Harmony") - here's a link to a PDF of the manual online bit.ly/1y8uHBY.

sonyqTV Hey thanks for writing back! I'm getting really good at programming the VE-20! When I get my new p.a. system, I'll have to play around some more with the doubling vs unison issue. I'll bet if I pan voices 1 & 2 to Left and Right (in stereo) than it'll probably create a bigger and fuller sound. Thanks again! Oh hey, did you see that girl on the news who botched up the National Anthem on her piccolo? I felt so bad for her. But hey, it's not like I've never sang a bad note on stage before. Bye for now!

Charles N. Greggo I'd be curious to know how the panning works out - keep us posted!!! Happy musicking!

It works with mic + VE-20 ---> amp. I use a mixer to help get a better sound, and it's needed for my PA system.

I connect the VE-20 to a mixer (or audio interface), and connect directly from the mixer to a recording machine (such as the ZOOM H2) or computer.

Unfortunately, there is no tap delay in this pedal.

This pedal is designed for vocalists, not flutists, so I'm sure it would work for you! However, there are many harmonizers out there, so this pedal might be overkill if that's all you need.

Oscar Tufic unfortunately, no. The only thing you can do it stop it altogether, which will erase any loops that you made. You will need a more sophisticated loop station for that - check out the BOSS Loop Stations RC-30 or RC-3.

thanks!!! nice video thou

Melesse Feyesa What other equipment do you have - a PA, mixer, Mac? You will probably need an audio interface (such as this one - us.focusrite.com/usb-audio-interfaces/scarlett-2i4). This audio interface is affordable, and even comes with recording software, which is nice. You would need to connect the VE-20 to the interface (output from the "phones/line" jack on the VE-20), and then connect the interface to your computer using a USB cable. If anyone has alternative solutions, please add them here!

Thank you so much my dear, as you recommend i ordered 2i2 from Amazon and i will receive this machine by tomorrow and i believe it will work awesomely, Thank you so much

Wow, that's great! Let us know how it goes!

tightnoose Yes, I would love a truly electronic flute, an EWI doesn't cut it. Several composers have been working with MIDI-flute setups, notably Pierre Boulez's "...explosante-fixe..." (finished in 1993) for MIDI-flute and live electronics (kzfaq.info/get/bejne/e9dmq66qp56WaZc.html). But you're right! The nuance of the breath is so inherently important to flute-playing, which is why it's been so difficult to create an electronic version of the flute. I agree that it would definitely appeal to the next generation of flutists, and we should (need to) expand our repertoire! Can you make the electric flute for us??

sonyqTV The answer is yes im sure it can be done and I would like to help. In fact I have been looking at the problem for 2 years. I have even bought a Nuvo flute to use. The trouble like all these things is the money needed to do it. I work full time so my time is limited , As I explained the issues are the capturing and measuring of the breath and air pressure and that needs certain skills and knowledge in air flow censoring. Those expertise will need to be bought in. Also the flute itself will need to be manufactured and any tooling for plastic mouldings is extremely costly. My skills lie in PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD DESIGN and I would be happy to offer those to a team. So if there are any guys out there that could supply the necessary skills please get in touch. I tried to learn the EWI but it just mucked up my flute playing. I get turned on by new sounds and the flute is too limiting to write songs which is what im doing right now. Its great for melody but not great for composition. So what I have done is returned to the synth guitar GR55. I use to play a bit when I was younger, however my first love is the flute. Next month I go to Sri Lanka to play with my mentor SALARAJEWA who started me playing 30 years ago. gonna be great fun.ps Melissa love what you are doing, not sure about the new dreadlocks though xxxx Roger UK. if you ever visit the UK please let me know

VICTOR CARCAMO SILVA Yes. Manual is in spanish, french, and english.

I am a flute player, so that's just what I do and how I use this pedal. I didn't see many videos out there about effects pedals for flutists, so I wanted to give the perspective of a wind player. I agree, some effects work better than others for the flute!

tightnoose Hi tightnoose! I use a K&K Silver Bullet condenser mic with a PA. Check my mic demo here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/orxmqqmpqpPRe5c.html

I found them but thanks anyway. what we really need is a synth flute but not an ewi

tightnoose totally agree!!

Im an electronic engineer and I believe it is now possible to design such a synth flute product. one that is played as a flute unlike the EWI which isn't and doesn't fully figure as a flute. Many Flautist play by pure muscle memory so any change to the fingering needs a lot of re-education. The technical issues are that a Flautist can alter the pressure so that the flute can rise or fall 1 octave at the same time as increasing or decreasing the volume. The keys going up and down is an easy electronic problem as its only a switch or switches. The main issue is as ever is how much would it cost to design it. However I believe if it were achieved it would become very successful. Just think of all those children that learn woodwind at school but give it up when they leave because the flute is so limited in popular music. Suddenly they could make their instrument sound like Hendrix or Slash or a whole orchestra in fact sound like anything they wanted. RANT OVER LOL

I love the sound of the native american flute too!!

Graham Byrne creeeper!