Boss VE-8 Acoustic Singer Vocal & Guitar Processor Pedal
BOSS VE-8 Acoustic Singer Features:
- Full control of your vocals and acoustic guitar from the stage
- Professional mic preamp with phantom power accepts dynamics and condensers
- Vocal reverb, distortion, and electronic sounds add new textures to melodies
- Creates vocal harmonies in real time by listening to your guitar chords
- Chromatic pitch correction overcomes minor singing issues
- Acoustic Resonance takes the "quack" out of your guitar's piezo pickup
- Includes BOSS Octave, Mod Delay, and Chorus pedal effects
- Notch filter fights guitar feedback issues
- Tuner keeps you sounding your best
- 80-second looper fleshes out ideas in practice and arrangements onstage
- USB output records directly into your computer
- Auxiliary input lets you learn cover songs or jam along to your own tracks
- Stereo 1/4" and XLR outputs send concurrent signals to your amp and PA
- Runs on 6 AA batteries or the included power supply
Sing
The VE-8 makes it easy to get professional, studio-level vocal sounds right away. Just plug your mic into the XLR input and dial up some nice ambience, add clarity and control with the Enhance feature, and more. You can even call up hard-tuned electronic voice sounds, distortion, and radio voice tones to bring some modern edge to your acoustic performances.
Play
With the VE-8’s dedicated guitar channel, your acoustic axe will sound just as great as your vocals. Acoustic Resonance magically restores your natural guitar sound, eliminating the sterile piezo “quack” that plagues typical undersaddle pickups used in plugged-in acoustics. Reverb and chorus are on hand too, plus cool BOSS effects like Octave, Mod Delay, and more. There’s a built-in tuner as well, a must-have tool for stage performing. And with the phase switch and notch filter, you have fingertip access for killing any feedback issues the instant they arise.
Harmonize
In a solo performance, the ability to create natural vocal harmonies turns heads and elevates your tunes to new sonic levels. Using the VE-8, creating these harmonies live has never been easier. The automatic harmony function detects the chords and key you play with your guitar, and then generates the correct harmony as you sing. Hybrid and fixed harmony modes are available too, giving you all types of versatility for different performing and recording situations. There’s also a nice vocal doubling effect, a useful feature for adding fullness and presence to your voice as needed.
Loop
The specially designed looper in the VE-8 sounds great and is ready to support your performance whenever you need it. Just use the dedicated footswitch to lay down a percussive rhythm, chord progression, vocal counterpoint, or whatever you like. You can easily select your guitar, voice, or both for looping via panel buttons or an optional footswitch.
Connect
The VE-8’s rear panel has a guitar input and XLR mic input with switchable phantom power, plus an Aux input to connect a smartphone or other device for backing music. Stereo XLR balanced outputs provide a direct feed to the house PA, while stereo 1/4-inch outputs let you send a separate signal to stage monitors or an acoustic amp. Both the vocal and guitar channels feature a three-band EQ and low-cut filter for shaping the tone to suit the venue, and it’s even possible to send the two channels to separate outputs for external mixing flexibility. And via USB, you can use the VE-8 as a direct recording interface with your favorite DAW software.
Control
With the VE-8’s grab-and-go panel controls, it’s simple to dial in sounds and settings as you play. After creating a setup you like for a particular song, just save it in one of 50 memory locations for instant recall while performing. The VE-8’s three built-in footswitches control a variety of live functions, and one or more optional footswitches can be connected for further control if needed.
Tech Specs
- Processor Type:Acoustic/Vocal preamp with Looping, Harmonizing
- Number of Channels:2
- Form:Pedal
- Presets - Factory:Reverb, Chorus, Harmony
- Looper:Independent Guitar/Vocal Loops, 80 seconds loop time
- Analog Inputs:1 x 1/4" (instrument), 1 x XLR (mic), 1 x 1/8" (aux in)
- Analog Outputs:2 x XLR, 2 x 1/4", 1 x 1/8" (headphones), 1 x 1/4" (external footswitch)
- USB:1 x Type B
- Computer Connectivity:USB
- Power Source:9V DC power supply or 6 x AA batteries
- Height:2.56"
- Width:8.56"
- Depth:6.37"
- Weight:2 lbs. 14 oz.
- Manufacturer Part Number:VE-8
