Description
For bands running vocal effects through the FOH or a personal monitor rig, the Electro-Harmonix V256 gives you real vocoder depth without needing a rack of gear. It takes a mic-level XLR input — phantom powered, so no external preamp is required at the input — and locks it to your guitar or keyboard signal, letting you dial the vocoding resolution from a coarse 8-band retro grind up to a smooth 256-band blend. That range means you can go from vintage talkbox character to a dense, cinematic wash depending on the song.
Reflex Tune handles pitch correction on the fly, so vocals stay articulate and centered even under stage conditions where intonation can wander. Gender Bender reshapes formants for male or female emphasis, and the onboard robotic voices plus single, major, and minor drones (all with pitch control) give you instant harmonizer and android textures without extra pedals. A Blend knob lets you set how much dry voice sits under the effect, which matters for keeping lead vocals intelligible in a monitor mix.
With 9 programmable memory locations, you can store presets for different songs or sections and recall them instantly mid-set — useful for riders that call for consistent, repeatable vocal effects night after night. Transposition covers pitch-shifting duties, while the instrument input supports monophonic pitch replacement for players layering synth-like tones under vocals.
- Blend control
- 9 programmable memory locations
- Vocoder band adjustment from 8-256 bands
- Gender Bender for male or female emphasis
- Reflex Tune for articulate vocal pitch correction
- 3 robotic voices plus single, major and minor drones with pitch control
- XLR microphone input with phantom power
- Transposition for pitch shifting
- Instrument input for monophonic pitch replacement
- Power supply included
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