TC-Helicon VoiceTone D1

I use this pedal in my band which I sing backing vocals for. The "group" setting on it does add a good full sound to my vocal lines. Three of the other backing vocalists use it too and it does sound like around 8 people singing, however if you have the "wet" up past 60%, the latency can sometimes affect the timing. Other features on it like tha octave down and octave up are great too, however like the other settings once you pass a certain amount of "wet" your voice can become a bit delayed and sometimes even out of tune. However, it really has added to our sound. If you are a main vocalist and you want to have constant effects on your vocals, Id suggest paying a bit more for a better vocal pedal. For the price, it's good! But I only use it for slight effects rather than an up front explicit effect like bands such as The Knife or other techno bands. In conclusion, it's versatile and reliable, but can defect your vocal lines if you have the effect too strong.

When playing live one of my (many) roles is providing some backing vocals, and after a couple of gigs with a "new" small line-up I was looking for some "magic" to help thicken the vocal sound. Primarily sticking with the "group" setting it does indeed add some very nice "magic" and really does make it sound like there are more people singing. Sometimes it is subtle enough that I wonder if it's working but other times it is really clear that it is - volume seems to count! On one song I'm experimenting with the octave down feature (mostly to make my life easier but gives a "doubled" sound in the bargain), requiring a trip to the floor for a setting change, so would've like the wording a little larger but otherwise a very fine unit.