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Specifications |
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Brand | Boss | ||
Category | Harmony Pedals & Processors | ||
Pedal Type: | Vocoder, | ||
Inputs: | 1 x 1/4", 1 x XLR, | ||
Outputs: | 1 x 1/4" (out), 2 x 1/4" (effects loop), | ||
Power Source: | 9V DC power supply (sold separately), | ||
Batteries: | Optional 9V battery, | ||
Height: | 2.3", | ||
Width: | 2.8", | ||
Depth: | 5.1", | ||
Manufacturer Part Number: | VO-1, |
Good...................but
I've haven't seen it mentioned in any of Roland's ads or reviews of this unit on YouTube or other media that there is no way to bypass the effects and use a microphone dry. You will have to devise your own bypass perhaps with a mic splitter or use a separate microphone for your vocals without the pedal's effects. Poor design flaw. Beyond that, it works great.
Sounds great, but....
Finally, a vocoder with a small footprint that I can put right in my pedalboard, right?? WRONG. Boss left out one very important feature: an XLR thru. This means if you sing onstage (like me), you can't use your vocal mic for this unit, you have to have another dedicated mic for the unit! Other vocoders (like the EH V256) have a mic "thru", so your vocal mic is patched in and… read more in the PA when the unit is off, then when you engage it, your vocals are bypassed in the PA and power the vocoder engine...very useful onstage. I.E., ONE MIC for your voc, and the vocoder. With the VO-1, even with an XLR splitter, your vocals are still in the PA when the unit is on. And an effects loop? In lieu of an XLR thru??? Pointless..... Bad design, Boss. But hey, it sounds killer! (as long as you're not onstage)
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