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A vocal effects stompbox that adds layers, loops, harmonies, effects, and lots of fun to your singing.

Who says stompboxes are just for guitarists? The easy-to-use BOSS VE-20 has been designed from the ground up for singers, featuring some of the finest vocal-effects technology on the market. With the click of a footswitch, you can instantly add lush vocal layers and harmonies to your singing, add realtime pitch-correction, and you can show your creative side with special effects like distortion, radio, and strobe. You can even create loops and layers in real time with the onboard Phrase Looper. Perform anywhere with the VE-20 since it runs on AC or battery power (sold separately).

Simple quality
The BOSS VE-20 vocal effects pedal takes your voice to a whole new level with essential effects in an incredibly user-friendly interface that lets you take total control of your vocal sound. Simply dial in your favorite setting and sing with no programming required. The VE-20 is a practical vocal effects processor even for first-timers. Of course, if you want to roll your sleeves up and create, the Boss VE-20 has a variety of editing tools onboard too.

Harmony factory
Add lush harmonies to your lead vocals instantly as you sing. Select the harmony interval of your choice, or create multipart stacks, such as upper third and lower fifth, and save them for instant recall. You can also thicken your vocals with Double Track. Best of all, this BOSS pedal is incredibly easy to use: there's no need for programming, and you don't need to input notes from a keyboard as you do with a Vocoder; you simply sing and let the VE-20 vocal pedal do the rest.

Phrase loop
Sing, record, loop, and overdub with the onboard Phrase Looper, inherited from Boss's popular RE-20XL Loop Station. You get 38 seconds of mono record time to loop and layer phrases, and you can do it all in real time onstage. From doo-wop to human-beatbox, this tool will wow audiences.

Special effects
In addition to its harmony and pitch-correction tools, the BOSS VE-20 vocal pedal offers a colorful and expressive collection of special effects, including: electric, robot, strobe, distortion, chorus, and reverb.

Road-tough design
With the same solid-metal construction as other BOSS stompboxes, the VE-20 is built to last. Its footprint is identical to Boss Twin-Series pedals, ensuring that it will fit perfectly into existing multi-pedal BOSS pedalboards and travel cases.

Features

  • Specialized effects for vocalists, including: harmony, double-track, dynamics, reverb, delay, and more
  • Create the total of 3-part harmonies and layers
  • Realtime pitch-correction tools
  • Special FX, including Distortion, Radio and Strobe
  • Phrase Looper with 38 seconds (mono) of recording time
  • Phantom power for condenser microphones
  • Runs on six AA-batteries or AC adaptor -PSA (not included)
  • Easy operation, road-tough Boss construction

Order this vocal effects processor today and take your vocals to new levels of fun and technology.

VE-20 Vocal Effects Processor Specifications:

  • Nominal input level: Input: -40 dBu (Microphone Sensitivity = 40)
  • Input impedance: Input: 4 kOhms
  • Nominal Output Level: Output: -40 dBu, Phones/Line: -25 dBu
  • Output impedance: Output: 600 Ohms, Phones/Line: 66 Ohms
  • Memory: Sound: 30 (Preset) + 50 (User)
  • Phrase Loop: Mono 38 seconds
  • Display: 16 characters, 2 lines (backlit LCD)
  • Connectors: Input jack: XLR type (balanced, phantom power +48 V), 1/4 inch TRS phone type (balanced), Output jacks (L/MONO, R): XLR type, Phones/Line jack: Stereo 1/4 inch phone type, DC In jack
  • Power Supply: DC 9 V: Dry battery LR6/R6 (AA) type x 6, AC Adaptor (PSA series)
  • Current Draw: 190 mA (9 V max.)
  • Expected battery life under continuous use: 2 hours (Carbon), 8 hours (Alkaline) (These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.)
  • Accessories: owner's manual, leaflet (using the unit safely, important notes, and information), dry battery LR6 (AA) type (alkaline) x 6
  • Option: AC adaptor (PSA series) (sold separately)
  • Dimensions: 2-1/4" H x 6-13/16" W x 6-1/4" D
  • Weight: 2 lb., 7 oz.
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Vocalizer

| Review By: Caroline Crist | 1 month, 1 week ago

0 people out of 1 found this review helpful

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Just getting ready to use for a gig the first time this week.  At this point it appears the vocalizer will do the job we need.

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Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Average
Style of music you play:
Variety
Where you live:
Virginia

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1120555

VE 20 Vocal Processor

| Review By: Ms Ricki Leigh Simmons | 3 months, 1 week ago

3 people out of 6 found this review helpful

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This is definately the best vocal TOOL I have ever worked with. The Harmonies are spot on and I can't wait to have the time to really try this one out. The harmonies sound as good as when I saw Jeff Beck with Amelda Mae Tribute to Les Paul concert. If she didn't use the boss VE 20 it must have been an eventide harmonizer but if it was this VE 20 sounds as good at a lot less. Love Roland this is as good as my GR30 guitar synth I've had for 10 years and it still knocks people out when they hear it, me to. The VE-20 is well worth the money even at full retail but you never worry about that at Musicians Friend. Thanks Ms. Ricki Leigh

Quality:

The build is top notch no junk here.

Value:

Better than anything else even more expensive processors can't even match.

Overall:

Presets are totally awsome. Quick to find the sound you need even without reading the manual, now that's somethin!!!!!! Great feature on setting up mic sensativity and phantom power, very clean low noise. Even though it didn't come with a power supply I can't complain it came with batteries to let me see and hear what a bargin TOOL this really is.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
30 plus years
Style of music you play:
Rock Spanish Blues Fusion
Where you live:
Pa

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1110371

A different take on this ultra limited unit

| Review By: Rev2010 | 3 months, 3 weeks ago

12 people out of 14 found this review helpful

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This unit has a lot of features for it's price range, but don't be  fooled a lot is left out. The reverb for example only has settings for  Type, Size, and Level - there is no high/low cut or dampening at all so  you're left with overly bright reverb that doesn't sit in with music.  The Radio effect has no settings to adjust at all! It's just on or off.  "Dynamics", which I'm guessing is compression, only has two settings -  Depth and Enhance. That is way too limited for any real use. Add to all  this the vocal harmonies sound incredibly fake. I had the Vocal Live 2  and the harmonies actually sounded quite real.

 

You get  what you pay for. If you haven't a care in the world to actually tweak  your sound and if you don't care if the vocals somehow don't seem to sit  right in the music being there are so little options to adjust then  you'll be fine with this unit. For it's price you get a lot, and you can  stomp up and down patch numbers, but IMO what good is any of that if  you can't fix what is wrong with the vocal sound since there are no  options to do so? If you can save a bit more look for another unit. If  you don't need harmonies I think you'd even be better off running  through the effects of a guitar floor processor.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
20+ years
Style of music you play:
Metal, Electronic Industrial
Where you live:
New York

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1109981

VE-20 Delivers the goods

| Review By: Michael Davis | 4 months, 4 weeks ago

4 people out of 6 found this review helpful

Features:

Very good selection of effects for a wide range of styles

Quality:

Like most Boss pedals [if not all of them]  this one is built solid.and made to last.Metal box and solid feel to the knobs.LED display is big and bright.

Value:

About right for the price.I would pay more if the power supply as included.

Overall:

I've only had mine a couple weeks and am very impressed with the capabilities.Setup was quick with a Shure SM 57.The reverbs are smooth and warm sounding.Although this unit will serve a lead vocalist well, it is perfect for the backup singer for adding harmony.The autotune is not harsh and the harmonies are realistic with a little tweaking.Well worth the investment.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
25 yrs
Style of music you play:
country to modern rock
Where you live:
WV

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1104190

Great Product

| Review By: Daniel James | 6 months, 1 week ago

5 people out of 8 found this review helpful

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I recently purchased The Boss VE-20. Tremendous produc! The preset sounds are" recording quality". I have yet to try the harmony settings for the different keys, just amazed it can do this . The preset third and fith harmony settings are awesome. It will help provide that polished, professional sound we have been looking for. Thanks Boss, and thanks Muscian's Friend for ease of ordering and the free and fast shipping. 

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Singer/Songwriter
Style of music you play:
Soft rock
Where you live:
Connecticut

Did you find this review helpful? yes no1098552

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