Roland VT-4 Vocal Transformer, Black

Fun to use, mostly easy to learn the controls. For the price you get a good quality, and light weight tool. It supports my Condenser microphone and there's no need for phantom power (has a phantom power switch already). This product has power options for either battery or cord powered. (Includes batteries but not a power cord, you will have to order a cord separately). The product portable. Plenty of effects and options to choose from. Has good auto-tune. 5 stars.

The VT4 is definitely a great tool for any vocal performance, and does a great job with special effects as well. There were several features I didn't expect but are great to have. - Pitch correction includes minor chords, and it works well in coordination with the vocoding. Being able to set the strength of the pitch correction is definitely a plus, especially when you are playing with glides or other vocal techniques. - Vocoding works well on it's own, and through USB you can set your own carrier sound. - There's a noise canceling function for killing feedback loops - There are four variations for things like echo, vocoder, harmony and megaphone - You can run mono out with a dry version of the sound on the other stereo out - You can use this as an audio capture and playback over USB - Harmonizer uses pitch and formant, to give a different feel to your backing vocals. Overall it feels solid, sounds great and has a lot more depth than first glance. The smaller size and lack of a giant blinky green border make this feel more like a real vocal tool. The only thing I wish it had was another audio in for carrier sounds on the vocoder, or for mixing in a stereo mix for things like Karaoke. You CAN get that when using a computer, but I don't always want to use a computer.

I am a published author, and I decided to do my own audiobook version. I needed something to help me flip from one type of voice to another. I'm not as good as professional readers, so I need a bit of techno help. This does the job. I bought a mic that was probably too good for what I want because the Roland/mic combo was so good it picked up some elements of my voice I didn't know I had. So I have had this for a while now and I've had fun monkeying with the dials and knobs, searching for the character voices I need. So my review is limited to just audiobook recording because I am far behind the people who have posted other reviews. Perhaps someday I will plug this into my keyboard and see what it does. In the meantime, for anyone looking to do character work, this with a good mic will do the job. I love this.

It's a fun little piece, but it isn't a game changer. Voice transformers are cool (And the VT-3 is a really good one), but it's a gimmicky piece of gear that you won't ever really "need". It can be used as an audio interface with its functionality, which is a great feature. My biggest gripe with this thing is that the gain just sounds really dirty, regardless of if you're using the effects or not. I get that this is ultimately a stage piece, but I can't get around the fact that even the myriad of effects always sound so garbled. Way different from the demonstrations out there from the folks who built the thing. It may just be a defective unit, but I can't jive with the Roland VT-3.

Are there better products? Possibly. I'm sure there are, but they may be twice the price or more. Or, fewer features but better at that more select few. For the price, this thing is a great value. You can alter your voice in many fun, creepy and entertaining ways. I host a live show on the internet and always have people asking about what I use to play with my voice. It cracks most viewers up. It also interfaces with other devices quite well, and you can even run music through the effects. At this point, I deem it to be essential to my show.

I bought the original Boss VT-1 when it came out in 1996. It was the first time sophisticated phase-vocoder hardware was really available at a consumer price point, and it was a lot of fun. Now, 25 years later, we've got the 4th generation unit, and while it's got some new tricks (true vocoder, harmonizer), and its style looks more professional, sound quality of the basic effects hasn't improved much. Build quality is actually down; the VT-1 was an all-metal tank, the VT-4 is all plastic. This box still has a place, and that place is parties. If you DJ parties, you'll find a use for this. It's even more fun than it's predecessors. The user interface is terrible. No, a bit beyond terrible. There are lots of options and effects presets, but without the manual, you'll be lost. All of the best stuff is accessed via combinations of buttons, not all of which are logical or easily discoverable, and there is no user feedback. For $249, this thing should at least have a 90's era 2-line LCD display like the Boss SE-50/70 and a settings dial, seriously. The only way to confirm you've selected the preset you want is to try it out, which is bad for live performance! "Testing, testing, nope, one second, I'll find it..." If you're thinking about buying this for studio use, forget it. There are software plugins for your DAW that can do everything this box can do, much better, cheaper, and with a good user interface experience. For example, the classic functionality of the pitch and formant sliders that lets you do troll voices, robots, gender bending, chipmunks on helium, etc... is done better by at least 3 plugins. I think SoundToys LittleAlterBoy does it the best, with the fewest artifacts. And if you need clean results, you have to have a noise gate and compressor in your chain too, and this is all made easier with software.

The quality of this thing is outstanding. Despite the simple layout, there are so many different effects and combinations to play with. I've had a lot of fun playing around with different effects, plus I use it as my primary interface for my PC and my microphone sounds great.

Roland VT-4 kleines aber feines Gerät! Haben wir in meinem kleinen Studio getestet, und der wow Effekt hat sich eingestellt !!! Dieses recht kleine Gerät ist überzeugend gut. Haben wir nicht erwartet ! Macht richtig Spaß damit zu Arbeiten. Erwartet hat das von uns niemand. Das Gerät ist super !!! Der Preis für dieses doch sehr kleine Teil ist völlig ok. Aber makellos ist es auch nicht. Es ist kein Netzteil dabei, und mit Batterien zu arbeiten neee das ist unserer Meinung nicht optimal. Aber über den PC. ( den wir nicht ständig dabei haben) geht's ja auch ohne Batterien. Dennoch von uns ***** Sterne

El producto llegó bien todo en orden pero: Trabaja con pilas AA Los efectos son muy comunes y en algunos casos sin sentido como el de robot. No tiene salida XLR solamente a plug ya sabemos que no saldrás con la mayor calidad Lo compré por el pitch corrector para sonar con voz de reggaetón pero se nota muy poco el efecto en vivo. Por eso la verdad me hubiera ido por cualquier modulador de efectos para la voz que son más sencillos y prácticos de usar.

Fa una cosa ma la fa bene, facile da usare e buon risultato

Parfait pour mon utilisation d'effet spéciaux