yo,
I am looking for a pedal for live distortion on vocals.
any suggestions?
cheers,
fenrar
Last edited by ninjaspew (May 17, 2012 3:27 am)
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melbourne, australia
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Kaoss pad. I like its vocalized effects. Although its not really a "pedal" It still can pitch shift it etc.
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melbourne, australia
cool. small effects unit suggestions okay also
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Detroit, MI
Also not a pedal, but harmonica mics overdrive really easy, which can sound pretty dirty. Or you could make a mic out of an old phone speaker.
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buffalo, NY
live distortion on vocals is a no no, use a cheap megaphone.
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Mishawaka, IN
My kp3 has been used mostly for vocals and I am not disappoint with it.
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Detroit, MI
danimal cannon wrote:
live distortion on vocals is a no no, use a cheap megaphone.
Word.
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melbourne, australia
danimal cannon wrote:
live distortion on vocals is a no no, use a cheap megaphone.
why is it a no no?
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buffalo, NY
ninjaspew wrote:
danimal cannon wrote:live distortion on vocals is a no no, use a cheap megaphone.
why is it a no no?
it doesn't sound nearly as good as you think it will, and it's FEEDBACK CENTRAL.
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Detroit, MI
Most 'distortion' pedals are made for guitars and the like, which are much less sensitive than a microphone. All that gain will be a nightmare. Also, the distortion would most certainly cut out any lows from your vocals, since their beuilt with guitar range in mind.
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Melbourne, AU
I've also been wondering how to get some decent sounding crunchy vocals. Running them through my distortion pedal sounds like absolute ass.
I think a distortion pedal was what Old Grey Wolf was using on his vocals when he performed at blip australia. IMO it kind of ruined the performance.
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Chicago
Shitbird's the man to talk to on this matter.
I've experimented with running vox through my Cube Street set to kill. It works, but like you said Dan, feedback all over the place.
And if you have the money, this little guy right here is the best solution:
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sweden
I used a noise gate when I had a distortion pedal to my mic.
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The Hollow Earth
You could also try a low pass filter to cut those oscillating high frequencies.
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melbourne, australia
woah. this is more complicated than I thought it would be
Last edited by ninjaspew (May 17, 2012 11:33 pm)