I used… I think it was a product
called The Vocalist, way back in the 90s. It wasn’t really a
harmonizer as much as a device that seemed to add synthetic voice harmonies to
your original voice input. I tried it out from a music shop because I
thought it might give me a good way to do Brian May type harmonies on my guitar…
didn’t work so well. However, for voice I think it had a very cool
sound and seemed to be limitless (you could input harmonies via MIDI notes or have it
auto-harmonize to a key) I can’t remember who made it… Digitech?
I’d bet money on the fact that Imogen
Heap is using the latest version of this technology. I saw her live and
she sounded great. I say, if you know what she’s using, speak
up. That’s the model to buy. Also, I think she used combos of
harmonizers and vocoders during different tracks.
Mark
-----Original Message-----
From: Tilmann Dehnhard
[mailto:tilmann@dehnhard.com]
Sent: Wednesday, July
11, 2007 7:28 AM
To:
Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: OT: Vocal Harmonizer
recommendations?
what was the name of that roland
harmonizer guys like simon stockhausen used, end of the 80ies/beginning of the
90ies?
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Wednesday, July
11, 2007 3:15 PM
Subject: Re: OT:
Vocal Harmonizer recommendations?
That's
"Hide and Seek." I'm pretty sure she's using a vocoder for that
track. Either that, or a harmonizer that responds to MIDI from a
keyboard to determine the pitches. There's a couple YouTube vids showing her
performing it live. Given how the timbre changes, though (at times sounding
like a low-pass filter is opening up gradually), I'm inclined to believe it's a
vocoder.
Cheers,
Jon
On 7/11/07, RICK WALKER <looppool@cruzio.com>
wrote:
Has any one heard the Imogen Heap track that is all acapella except for
rather synthetic sounding
harmonization? I'm just enthralled with
it. Please forgive me but I
forget the title of the track
and it's out in my car as I type.
Thanks everyone for all the wonderful recommendations!
yours, Rick
