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Vocalist LIVE 5 Vocal Harmony and Effects Processor

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Overview

Automatically generates up to 4 perfect vocal harmonies to complement your own voice.

The Vocalist Live 5 adds up to four additional warm, natural-sounding harmonies to your lead vocals. The Live 5 automatically follows your vocals and chord progression using patented musIQ technology so you don't have to program a song's key or key changes. Just step on the footswitch while you're playing to fill the room with pitch-perfect backup vocals. You can even have the harmonies sound male or female, and increase their human factor for an organic, realistic sound.

The Live 5 also keeps your song right on target with built-in pitch correction and a variety of useful and intuitive effects like warmth, compression, a noise gate and a two-band EQ. Add in reverb, delay, and a built-in tuner, and you've got an indispensable tool that will have you turning heads and inspiring applause like never before.

musIQ Makes The Live 5 So Easy To Use
musIQ is a revolutionary technology that eliminates the need program a song's key or changes to create accurate harmonies. musIQ analyzes your lead vocals as well as the chords and notes played on a guitar in real-time to automatically generate perfect vocal harmonies. Simply plug into the Live 5, play your guitar and sing. The musIQ technology will ensure the harmonies are always right on.

The Live 5 Gives You More
¢ Intelligent 5-part harmony, your voice plus 4 more
¢ Vocal effects: up to 5 parameters of Preamp, compressor/gate, lead effects, harmony, reverb, echo/delay
¢ Guitar effects: Reverb, Chorus, Flange
¢ Mix Vocal, Harmony and guitar effects
¢ Gender controls allows you to give the harmonies a male or female voice
¢ Humanize adjust the natural sound of the harmonies from loose to tight
¢ 100 Presets to save vocal effects and harmony settings, each with an A and B parts for quick, easy changes on-stage
¢ Real-time Chromatic Pitch Correction
¢ Built-in Guitar Tuner
¢ Updated industrial design with 5 metal vacuum switches
¢ Staggered button footswitch layout - footswitches are staggered on 2 tier making it easier to use on stage, ensuring you don't hit the wrong button

Features

  • Automatically follows your guitar chords to generate the correct vocal harmonies using musIQ
  • Add up to 4 additional voices of harmony
  • Gender control allows you to give the harmonies a male and/or female voice
  • Humanize adjusts the natural sound of the harmonies from loose to tight
  • Adjustable/Natural sounding, real-time pitch correction
  • Add different kinds of vocal effects from radio, delay, distortion, and more.
  • Staggered button footswitch layout
  • 5 metal vacuum switches
  • Sturdy and durable black metal chassis
  • Bright, easy-to-read LED display
  • 100 Presets
  • A/B Patch per preset
  • A/B Patch footswitch
  • Built-in Guitar Tuner

Let the Live 5 add new dimensions to your vocals. Order today.

Specs

Vocalist LIVE 5 Vocal Harmony and Effects Processor Specifications:

  • Frequency Response:
  • Line Level Inputs and Outputs: +0, -3dB 30Hz to 20kHz
  • Distortion (THD+IMD):
  • Line-Level Inputs to Line-Level Outputs < 0.03%
  • Input Level at max, 0dBu 1kHz tone.
  • Analog Inputs
  • Guitar Input and Thru
  • Connectors: 1/4" unbalanced TS connectors
  • Max input level: 3.4 Vrms
  • Impedance: 3M Ohms unbalanced
  • Mic Input
  • Connector: XLR female
  • Max input level, gain at max: -27dBu (-12.5dBu in limit)
  • Max input level, gain at min: -1.5dBu
  • Impedance: 1.3k Ohms balanced
  • Line Input
  • Connector: 1/4" unbalanced TS connector
  • Max input level, gain at max: -8dBu (+5.5dBu in limit)
  • Max input level, gain at min: +18.5dBu
  • Impedance: 12k Ohms unbalanced
  • Aux Input
  • Connector: 3.5mm unbalanced stereo TRS connector
  • Impedance: 33k Ohms unbalanced
  • Converters
  • 24-bit Analog to Digital Converter
  • Dynamic Range: >97dB, A-weighted, -60dB fullscale input
  • Crosstalk: -85dB @ 1kHz
  • Sample Rate: 44.1kHz
  • 24-bit Digital to Analog Converter
  • Dynamic Range: >110dB, A-weighted, -60dB fullscale input
  • Crosstalk: -130dB @ 1kHz
  • Sample Rate: 44.1kHz
  • Analog Outputs
  • Line Outputs
  • Connectors: 1/4" balanced/unbalanced TRS, XLR balanced
  • Max output level: +19.9dBu balanced, +13.9dBu unbalanced
  • Impedance: 1560 Ohms balanced, 780 Ohms unbalanced
  • Dynamic Range: >102dB, A-weighted
  • THD+N: < 0.03% @ 1kHz
  • Headphone Output
  • Connector: 3.5mm unbalanced stereo TRS connector
  • Max output level: +12.6dBu
  • Impedance: 10 Ohms
  • Expression Pedal:
  • The Vocalist Live 5 can use either a standard passive guitar volume pedal or a resistance-based expression pedal. If using a standard guitar volume pedal, it should use a 250 kOhms or higher pot. If using an expression pedal, it must offer a TRS connection and offer a minimum resistance of 10kOhms.
  • Signal Processing:
  • Freescale DSP56367 DSP with custom firmware. All signal processing takes place at 44.1KHz sample rates, native.
  • Power:
  • US and Canada: 120 VAC, 60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B-120
  • Japan: 100 VAC, 50/60 Hz Adapter: PS0913B-100
  • Europe: 230 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS0913B-230
  • UK: 240 VAC, 50 Hz Adapter: PS0913B-240
  • Dimensions:
  • 8.25" Length x 14.18" Width x 2.08" Height
  • Weight:
  • Approximately 3.3 lbs.
  • Environment:
  • Operating Temp: 32-104 degrees F, (0-40 C)
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