Boss VE-20 Vocal Effects Processor

by Boss

Product Features

• Specialized effects for vocalists, including: harmony, double-track, dynamics, reverb, delay, and moreCreate the total of 3-part harmonies and layersRealtime pitch-correction toolsSpecial FX, including Distortion, Radio and StrobePhrase Looper with 38 seconds (mono) of recording timePhantom power for condenser microphonesRuns on six AA-batteries or AC adaptor -PSA (not included)Easy operation, road-tough Boss construction

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 9 x 4 inches ; 4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0036Z4LKQ
• Item model number: VE-20
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,253 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)
  • #2 in Musical Instruments > Recording Equipment > Signal Processors > Effects Processors > Vocal Effects Processors

Product Description

Who says stompboxes are just for guitarists? The easy-to-use BOSS VE-20 has been designed from the ground up for singers, featuring some of the finest vocal-effects technology on the market. With the click of a footswitch, you can instantly add lush vocal layers and harmonies to your singing, add realtime pitch-correction, and you can show your creative side with special effects like distortion, radio, and strobe. You can even create loops and layers in real time with the onboard Phrase Looper. Perform anywhere with the VE-20 since it runs on AC or battery power (sold separately).Simple qualityThe BOSS VE-20 vocal effects pedal takes your voice to a whole new level with essential effects in an incredibly user-friendly interface that lets you take total control of your vocal sound. Simply dial in your favorite setting and sing with no programming required. The VE-20 is a practical vocal effects processor even for first-timers. Of course, if you want to roll your sleeves up and create, the Boss VE-20 has a variety of editing tools onboard too.Harmony factoryAdd lush harmonies to your lead vocals instantly as you sing. Select the harmony interval of your choice, or create multipart stacks, such as upper third and lower fifth, and save them for instant recall. You can also thicken your vocals with Double Track. Best of all, this BOSS pedal is incredibly easy to use: there's no need for programming, and you don't need to input notes from a keyboard as you do with a Vocoder; you simply sing and let the VE-20 vocal pedal do the rest.Phrase loopSing, record, loop, and overdub with the onboard Phrase Looper, inherited from Boss's popular RE-20XL Loop Station. You get 38 seconds of mono record time to loop and layer phrases, and you can do it all in real time onstage. From doo-wop to human-beatbox, this tool will wow audiences.Special effectsIn addition to its harmony and pitch-correction tools, the BOSS VE-20 vocal pedal offers a colorful and expressive collection of special

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars great pedal for the money, April 15, 2011

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C. SPENCER "Chuck" (Matthews, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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this is a great pedal for the money. i am a guitar player that uses this on stage for double and triple voice harmonies. easy to turn off and on while playing and as usual with Bosss pedals, can take hard treatment and constant use without issue.

4.0 out of 5 stars Does a nice job, but a few things to keep in mind, January 7, 2012

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Kevin C. Farrell "KevinSea" (Rochester NY) - See all my reviews
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Overall I'm happy with this unit for the sound quality reasons that have already been listed here. I have two issues with this product. One is that they don't include a power supply with it, and it eats batteries faster than I thought it would. I think when you drop $300 on a processor they should include something you can plug it in with (duh). I had to order it separately, they cost about $20 bucks (for Boss, I'll bet the unit cost is a few dollars).

This kind of cheapness bugs me. I understand if it's a stomp box or something but this is a step up from that and they should know better. So I give Boss 10 lameness points for that move. Increase the price if you must, but don't weasel out of a simple AC power supply. They don't even have the decency to clearly list the AC power specs on the unit so I can go buy one at Radio Shack, it has to be ordered online.

Second, I think they could have made the display larger like Digitech and some others do on their performer-type stuff. If you're under 30 and have good eyes I'm sure it's not a problem, but for me it's hard to see the screen when it's at my feet.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I don't know why this pedal is rated so high..., January 12, 2012

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Steven W. Rhoden "sinchsw" (Apple Valley, Minnesota United States) - See all my reviews
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I guess it all depends on what you're using it for. I wanted it primarily for lush backing vocals/harmonies, and maybe some effects just for the fun of it. Turns out it's only good for the cliche effects. This pedal is advertised as "not needing a guitar plugged into it", but what it should say is, "doesn't have the option to plug a guitar into it". I thought it was a smart pedal that could gauge by your voice which key it should be in, but I soon found out that scenario is impossible and the device has to find out from somewhere, be it a guitar, keyboard, or in this case...dialing it in for each song. Oh yeah, the other problem (besides having to bend over and manually dial in a new key for each song) is that 99% of the songs in the world change keys during the song.

If you want to be cute and get "radio voice" or add "reverb" which you can do for a lot less money (or just ask the sound guy to add it), or "loop", which you should just by the Loop pedal for, then by all means, but this pedal is trying to do too many things. It needs more button and pedal options, but Boss limited themselves attempting to conform to the two pedal line, when they should have gone for more of a 5 pedal multi-effect unit, with guitar by-pass for harmony purposes.

I'm selling this within 15 minutes of owning it, and getting a TC Helicon G-XT.