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BOSS VE-8 Acoustic Singer Vocal Processor
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Your Price: $499.99 CDN
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For singer/songwriters who play acoustic guitar, its a competitive, crowded world out there. The VE-8 Acoustic Singer delivers that extra edge you need to stand out and shine, supporting you with professional BOSS sound every time you perform. Simple to use, the VE-8 provides studio-quality voice and guitar processing plus impressive real-time harmonies and looping in one compact, go-everywhere package. With such great sound and powerful creative features at your command, you're destined to bring down the house everywhere you play.
FEATURES
• Compact, all-in-one preamp and effects solution for singers who play acoustic guitar
• Dial in rich, sophisticated BOSS sound processing with simple, intuitive controls
• Studio-quality vocal processing includes four types of ambience effects plus Enhance, chromatic pitch correction for live vocal tuning, and more
• Create natural vocal harmonies in real time based on guitar input or manual key settings
• Also includes a vocal doubling effect, plus more dramatic processing like hard-tuned electronic voices, distortion, and a radio voice effect
• Dedicated guitar channel includes Acoustic Resonance, reverb, chorus, tuner, and various effects, plus phase invert and notch filter for feedback control
• Looper function with 80 seconds of recording time and the ability to loop guitar and vocals independently
• Memory mode for storing and recalling 50 favorite settings
• Flexible connections for integrating with a main PA and stage monitors, plus USB for computer recording
• Runs on six AA batteries or included AC adapter
SPECIFICATIONS
Nominal Input Level
MIC IN: -40 dBu (MIC SENS = Center)
GUITAR IN: -10 dBu
AUX IN: -20 dBu
Input Impedance
MIC IN: 4 k ohms
GUITAR IN: 20 M ohms
AUX IN: 18 k ohms
Nominal Output Level
LINE OUT L/MONO, R: -10 dBu
XLR OUT L, R: -10 dBu (Vocal&Guitar, Guitar), -40 dBu (Vocal)
Output Impedance
LINE OUT L/MONO, R: 1 k ohm
XLR OUT L, R: 600 ohms
PHONES: 44 ohms
Mode
Manual
Memory (Memory change/stomp)
Number of Memory: 50
Effects[Vocal part]
- ENHANCE
- PITCH CORRECT
- HARMONY/FX: HIGH, HIGHER, HIGH&HIGHER, LOW, HIGH&LOW, DOUBLE, RADIO, DIST, ELECTRIC
- REVERB
- 3 BAND EQ, LOW CUT
[Guitar part]
- ACOUSTIC RESONANCE
- CHORUS/FX: CHORUS, TREMOLO, PHASER, DELAY, MOD DELAY, OCTAVE, SLOW GEAR, RING MOD
- REVERB
- 3 BAND EQ, LOW CUT
- NOTCH FILTER, PHASE
Phrase Loop: 80 sec
Display: 7 segments, 2 digits LED
Connectors
- MIC IN connector: XLR type, balanced, phantom power (DC 48 V, 10 mA Max)
- GUITAR IN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- AUX IN jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- XLR OUT L, R connectors: XLR type
- LINE OUT L/MONO, R jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
- PHONES jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- MEMORY INC/DEC jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- USB COMPUTER port: USB type B
- DC IN jack
Power Supply
AC adaptor
Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 6
Current Draw: 360 mA
Expected battery life under continuous use
Alkaline battery: Approx. 4.5 hours (phantom power: OFF), Approx. 2.5 hours (phantom power: ON)
*These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.
Accessories
- Owner's manual
- Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
- AC adaptor
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Width: 217 mm / 8-9/16 inches
Depth: 161 mm / 6-3/8 inches
Height: 65 mm / 2-9/16 inches
Weight (including battery): 1.3 kg / 2 lbs 14 oz
FEATURES
• Compact, all-in-one preamp and effects solution for singers who play acoustic guitar
• Dial in rich, sophisticated BOSS sound processing with simple, intuitive controls
• Studio-quality vocal processing includes four types of ambience effects plus Enhance, chromatic pitch correction for live vocal tuning, and more
• Create natural vocal harmonies in real time based on guitar input or manual key settings
• Also includes a vocal doubling effect, plus more dramatic processing like hard-tuned electronic voices, distortion, and a radio voice effect
• Dedicated guitar channel includes Acoustic Resonance, reverb, chorus, tuner, and various effects, plus phase invert and notch filter for feedback control
• Looper function with 80 seconds of recording time and the ability to loop guitar and vocals independently
• Memory mode for storing and recalling 50 favorite settings
• Flexible connections for integrating with a main PA and stage monitors, plus USB for computer recording
• Runs on six AA batteries or included AC adapter
SPECIFICATIONS
Nominal Input Level
MIC IN: -40 dBu (MIC SENS = Center)
GUITAR IN: -10 dBu
AUX IN: -20 dBu
Input Impedance
MIC IN: 4 k ohms
GUITAR IN: 20 M ohms
AUX IN: 18 k ohms
Nominal Output Level
LINE OUT L/MONO, R: -10 dBu
XLR OUT L, R: -10 dBu (Vocal&Guitar, Guitar), -40 dBu (Vocal)
Output Impedance
LINE OUT L/MONO, R: 1 k ohm
XLR OUT L, R: 600 ohms
PHONES: 44 ohms
Mode
Manual
Memory (Memory change/stomp)
Number of Memory: 50
Effects[Vocal part]
- ENHANCE
- PITCH CORRECT
- HARMONY/FX: HIGH, HIGHER, HIGH&HIGHER, LOW, HIGH&LOW, DOUBLE, RADIO, DIST, ELECTRIC
- REVERB
- 3 BAND EQ, LOW CUT
[Guitar part]
- ACOUSTIC RESONANCE
- CHORUS/FX: CHORUS, TREMOLO, PHASER, DELAY, MOD DELAY, OCTAVE, SLOW GEAR, RING MOD
- REVERB
- 3 BAND EQ, LOW CUT
- NOTCH FILTER, PHASE
Phrase Loop: 80 sec
Display: 7 segments, 2 digits LED
Connectors
- MIC IN connector: XLR type, balanced, phantom power (DC 48 V, 10 mA Max)
- GUITAR IN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- AUX IN jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- XLR OUT L, R connectors: XLR type
- LINE OUT L/MONO, R jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
- PHONES jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- MEMORY INC/DEC jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- USB COMPUTER port: USB type B
- DC IN jack
Power Supply
AC adaptor
Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 6
Current Draw: 360 mA
Expected battery life under continuous use
Alkaline battery: Approx. 4.5 hours (phantom power: OFF), Approx. 2.5 hours (phantom power: ON)
*These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use.
Accessories
- Owner's manual
- Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
- AC adaptor
SIZE AND WEIGHT
Width: 217 mm / 8-9/16 inches
Depth: 161 mm / 6-3/8 inches
Height: 65 mm / 2-9/16 inches
Weight (including battery): 1.3 kg / 2 lbs 14 oz
Media
Youtube video product demo
Q & A
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Well designed pedal 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Port Coquitlam, British Columbia
I thought I would use the harmony functions a lot, but I was wrong. Turns out the other stuff this pedal does make it worth keeping anyway. Acoustic Resonance is a game changer; my Martin sounds awesome plugged in, but always a little better with the "natural" setting about halfway. They also aced the tuning correction on the "enhance" knob. Just enough help without making things sound obvious.
Posted by Erik on Sep 25, 2024
Best investment ever 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Edmonton North, Alberta
This is the best vocal harmonizer that I own. I have the Vocal Harmonizer 1 and the Vocal harmonizer 3
I hate having to read these instruction manuals and figure out how to run the dam thing.
The VE-8 Is straight forward and simple.
Sound GREAT !
Posted by Emo LeBlanc on Jun 13, 2024
Je le recommande fortement ! 3 of 3 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Tracadie, New Brunswick
Tres satisfait du produit ! Qualité legendaire des produit Boss et les effets vocal et guitar sont de tres bonnes qualité. Je l’utilise avec ma Taylor 224ce-k dlx et mon Fishman Loudbox performer et les 3 ensemble c’est parfait ! Et tres bon service comme toujour a mon Long and Mcquade de Tracadie !!
Posted by Joey Landry on Jan 14, 2022
Great Unit , Has all you need for a solo act ! 0 of 0 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store London North, Ontario
Owned this unit since it came out, bought it on impulse at a local shop.
great looping tech , harmony and vocal enhancment
Lasted years of soda spills.....(I spill rooty beer on almost all my gear) and lots of use!
I have multiple multi-effects units I don't even touch because this has almost everything and easily can be turned from stompbox to memory mode.
The effects are badass, there is a POG in it as well and amazing reverb.
I will never sell this pedal or feel the need to replace it . That to me speaks for itself on a product with quality as high as Roland/ boss.
Posted by Raymond Birch on Aug 8, 2021
Great Unit With One Potentially Major Flaw 0 of 1 customers found this review helpful
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Closest Store Halifax, Nova Scotia
The VE-8 works well and sounds great, and has a multitude of possible connection options. The Acoustic Resonance feature provides a great acoustic tone, removing the quackiness from piezo pickups. The harmonies track well and the reverbs are decent. The only downside is that, if you have large feet, it's too easy to hit two switches at once. This can cause a sudden storm of unappealing sound that can be quite embarrassing at a gig. If your feet are small enough that this won't be an issue I recommend this unit. In a similar price range you should also look at the TC Helicon Play Acoustic.
Posted by Paul Brushett on Jul 2, 2021
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