Hello everyone! I used to post stuff here a long time ago and I have to say it's really good to be back here. I'm not surprised to see that this is still the most active Forum in the whole Synthzone BBS!

My latest piece of gear is the TC Helicon Voicelive 2. I know that many arrangers have the Harmonizer function.....I don't have an arranger keyboard anymore since my Generalmusic SK76 (ahead of its time, during its time) and I think it is a Godsend! The harmonizer works so well and I have used it in a couple of recordings! I don't really have to do the harmony parts anymore....although it would still be good if you want total control of the harmony sound..... Still I was able to add a realistic CHOIR to one of my songs and I didn't have to pay 50 people to come in and record!

Just wondering if anyone has had any experience with it as well.

dongggoi,

Good to see you posting again. Congratulations on the Voicelive2--it's an incredible machine. Many of us have recently switched to the TC Helicon Harmony-M, which is more compact and provides excellent results.

Now that I have a high speed connection I would like to hear some of your recordings using the Voicelive2. Can you post a link to them?

Cheers,

Gary

Hi Gary,

I have the Harmony M as well. That's the one for keyboardists right? I actually got that first while I was waiting for the Voicelive 2. It works really well too. I got the VL2 because I wanted to use it in my studio recordings as well and plus it had the choir effect that I thought was cool.

I was going to sell the smaller Harmony M once I got the VL2 but I may keep it for live gigs, since I was thinking of starting to gig again.

I have a website that has links to my original songs. The song called "Back At The Start" has a choir effect on the last chorus before the end of the song. I also have some other harmonies applied to my voice using the VL2.

Another song called "Get To You" has the Harmony M working for me during the harmony parts.

I also used the VL2 for harmonies in the song "Misfit"

My site is http://www.jinxchin.com

and the link to my songs is http://jinxchin.com/wordpress/?page_id=116

Do let me know what you think on my site either by leaving a comment or just posting here again.

Again, I'm glad to be here again!

I'll have a listen tonight when I get back from the second gig.

Thanks for the links,

Gary

Hello;

Correct me if I am wrong, but is the Voice live & Voice live 2 only for guitar?

The vocal harmony -M is strictly for keyboards.

Thanks;
BN

Hi BN,

The Voicelive 2 can recognize chords through MIDI, audio input from a guitar and also audio input through an AUX connection (this means that it can also recognize chords and come up with harmonies from any audio song you throw at it through the AUX connection). Truly amazing!

dongggoi. I listened to your music. This is really excellent stuff . You have powerful song writing skills and a great voice. Very well done !!!

Hey Spalding!

Thanks for checking my songs out and for your kind words! I'm honored. Do you gig a lot? I am starting out in the gigging world again after a long, long, long break! Don't really know what to expect except the unexpected!

dongggoi,

There is only one word I can use to describe your talent--OUTSTANDING. You have an extremely powerful voice, excellent timing, the use of the vocal processor is superb and the balance between the vocals and accompaniment is perfection. I listened to all four songs twice and loved them both times.

Thanks for sharing them with us,

Gary

So if I follow you the live works 2 should be able to follow the chords from an arranger keyboard?

Thanks;
BN

Thank you for the kind words Gary! As I said before, I'm honored that you took the time to check my stuff out. Do you have a website of your work?

BN, the Voicelive 2 or Harmony M will work with your arranger keyboard as long as it has a standard MIDI out. The Voicelive 2 can also do the harmonies based on audio output from your keyboard or guitar as well.

J I N X

Thanks for the info. How would you compare the harmony M and the Voice live 2 in terms of audio quality ( i.e. being able to create realistic soundign harmonies vs. the artificial computerized sounding types)

Would the 2 units be equal in audio quality, with the voice live having the ability for more harmoy parts.

Cheers;
BN

Hi BN,

The Harmony M's advantage is in its simplicity of operation. TC Helicon did a great job of making it simple to use because a gigging artist doesn't want to have to waste time fiddling with settings in a live situation.
The audio quality of the harmonies is amazing and sounds nothing like the computerized ones. You can tweak the correction time to superfast so that the effect is a little wierd if you so wish.

The Voicelive 2 has many more features and settings. While it is also can be used in a live situation, it is much larger than the Harmony M. There are many many more parameters for tweaking the audio and also the mix of the resulting harmonies with relation to your original voice. The quality of the harmonies is also better IMHO.

Hope this helps!

I recommend you all to listen to this excellent talent. Click on his web site and listen to one of the best renditions of The Christmas Song. Up there with the best.
Ray

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Ray The Saint

INCREDIBLE!!!

I am humbled by your comments. Thank you. I really was feeling warm and fuzzy last year!

Best regards
J I N X

dongggoi,

I no longer have a website. After several years and hundreds of thousands of hits, I felt it was an expense that I no longer needed.

Thanks again for posting the link to your site, and I hope to hear more of you in the future.

Gary

I play live a lot but only in church and i dont have anything recorded although i guess i should do. I dont say this to flatter you but you genuinely have a future as a song writer/singer and your music is not almost ready, it is ready. You need to be pushing hard to get signed by someone.

Best of luck

Love your voice and "Back at the start"

The VL2 sounds good - I am seriously thinking about one.

KFingers

I have a Voice Live that has hardly been used and only in my home. If anyone is interested I would be willing to sell for $225.00 plus shipping.

Ed

Reason for selling is that I am using the T C Helicon "M" since I gig more than record.

Ed,

Do you have the Voice Live or the Voice Live2? If it's the Voice Live2 I know someone who may be interested.

Gary

Sorry Gary, just the Voice Live.

Ed

Beautiful job on "The Christmas Song"
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Donggoi. Just had a listen to your work. You do indeed have a great voice and keyboard chops. But what also impresses is your ability across styles, from The Christmas Song to a hard rockin' number. I admire that in a performer, not being stuck in one genre. Keep up the good work.

Hey KFingers, Tony and 124

Thank you for your kind words!

KFingers, you should take a look at the VL2. In addition to doing harmonies, it also tweaks the sound of your voice and optimizes it for live situations. It has an auto-sensing algorithm that adjusts compression and other parameters according to how you're singing.

124 and Tony, with regards to the Christmas song, being inebriated helped a lot!