9. Vocal/Voice Processors

For the last few years, a special kind of multi-effects device has made its mark on the market. We're talking about vocal processors, specifically designed for processing vocals and speech. These devices come equipped with all the processing and effects that lead and background singers, speakers, hosts, and presenters need to professionally enhance their voices. Vocalists take it a step further, having not only the standard tools like a microphone preamp, EQ, compressor, or de-esser but also pitch shifting, pitch correction, artificial harmonies, loop functions, and other creative effects in the spotlight. Vocal processors are thus popular tools for live performances. Who wouldn't dream of performing as a whole gospel choir all on their own?

Both types of multi-effects are excellent aids for singers in bands looking to enhance their vocal sound with a single device or make their vocals sound larger than life. Singer-songwriters and solo performers bring variety and unexpected moments to their programs with a vocalist. Wedding singers can elevate their performance using these multi-effects, achieving a new level of sound quality and pitch accuracy. Top models like the TC Helicon VoiceLive 3 Extreme offer features like an integrated looper, vocoder and talkbox effects, vocal doubling, harmony singing with chord selection automatically syncing with keyboard or guitar playing, and even a built-in audio recorder.

The TC Helicon Perform-V can be directly attached to a microphone stand.

Depending on the application, the size and housing type of these devices can vary. The popular TC Helicon Perform, for instance, is designed in a way that allows it to be attached directly to a microphone stand without any additional accessories. This brings us to the various formats of multi-effects devices.