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All the tools a guitarist/vocalist needs on the pedalboard

Create your own signature sound by combining an amp and effects pedal" - Just as you create your guitar sound, you want to be just as particular about your vocal tone and effects. The VE-500 is the answer to this wish of guitarists and vocalists alike, offering a robust package of essential tools for vocal sound creation, including a preamp tuned specifically for vocals, high-quality effects, and rich harmonies. Designed for easy use with guitar effects, simply add the VE-500 to your pedalboard to control your vocal sound as you wish. The VE-500 features professional-quality sound, natural harmonies, and accurate pitch correction. The unit automatically analyzes the input guitar chords, so even songs with complex chord progressions can be harmonized precisely. The Vocalizer also features a variety of vocal-specific tools and effects, including EQ, enhance, and other preamps to refine the basic vocal tone; a vocoder function to create robot voices; high-quality reverb, delay, modulation, and other standard effects; distortion, filters, and other unique effects; and many more. The Vocalizer comes equipped with a large number of tools and effects. Up to 99 favorite settings can be saved and instantly recalled at the touch of a switch for patches that suit your song or style, making the VE-500 a great addition to your pedalboard for more vibrant and spectacular live performances of guitar vocals.

High-Quality Vocal Multi-Effects Ideal for Guitar Vocals

State-of-the-art auto-detection algorithm delivers natural harmonies and pitch correction

The latest DSP engine developed exclusively by BOSS delivers industry-leading sound quality

In addition to a preamp section with EQ, enhancement, etc., a variety of effects optimized for vocal sounds, including reverb, delay, modulation, distortion, filter, etc.

Creative vocoder function with guitar input for robot voices and talkbox sounds

Various routing options, including separate main vocal and harmony outputs

Looper function for a wide range of performance options

XLR input jacks for gain adjustment and phantom power supply

Guitar in/through jacks for harmonies, pitch-correct, vocoder, etc., with no coloration of the original sound output to the pedalboard

XLR output jacks for stereo output to PA or recording equipment

Three footswitches on the main unit to which various functions can be assigned, plus two external footswitches and an expression pedal for high expandability

Memory function for storing up to 99 patches

Three knobs for assigning and controlling any parameter in real time

MIDI/USB-MIDI input jack for connection to a MIDI keyboard or DAW for harmony generation and pitch correction

Dedicated editor/librarian available via USB connection to PC (Mac/Windows)

Vocal sounds at your fingertips

The VE-500 allows for flexible sound creation, from subtle nuances to the effusive vocals heard in the latest charts. Harmony and pitch correction have been greatly enhanced with the latest algorithms, making it easier than ever to add musical vocal harmonies. The VE-500 is a stompbox-type unit that can be easily integrated into any pedal board. By connecting a guitar to the unit's input, the VE-500 detects the guitar sound and reflects it to the harmony, pitch-correct, and vocoder functions. A through output provides a natural, uncolored sound for output to a guitar effects board. Vocal sounds can be output directly to a PA mixer, stage monitors, or recording equipment via the stereo XLR outputs.

Intelligent harmony function controlled by guitar or MIDI

Even with a single vocalist, the VE-500 can easily add multiple backing choruses to an ensemble for a one-step-ahead performance. A state-of-the-art auto-detection algorithm analyzes input guitar chords and generates harmonies of up to three chords. In addition, a mode that can automatically handle complex songs that include modulations is also included. If necessary, the harmonies themselves can be set to subtle shimmer and musical affinity with vocal tones can also be fine-tuned. Harmony control can also be realized by connecting the VE-500 to an external device such as a keyboard or DAW via MIDI.

Bringing Imagination to Sound - Vocal Dedicated Effects

The VE-500 is equipped with a number of high-quality effects tuned specifically for vocals. In addition, various routing options, such as series/parallel, allow you to add separate effects for harmonies and vocals, for example. The basic sound can be enhanced, EQ'd, de-esser'd, and compressor'd in the preamp section to create a glossy sound, which can be further enriched by adding reverb with two independent delays/reverbs. The unit also features the classic chorus, flanger, and tremolo effects, as well as sub-delay/reverb, distortion, radio voice, ring modulator, slicer, filter, and other effects that accentuate the song. Up to four of these effects can be used simultaneously, allowing you to design your vocal sound exactly the way you want it with the VE-500.

Make Your Guitar Sing - Vocoder Function

Another notable feature of the VE-500 is the vocoder function, inherited from the BOSS VO-1 compact pedal, which allows the user to sing in an electric voice along with a guitar connected to the VE-500. It can also reproduce the "talkbox sound" heard in hit songs of yesteryear, as if the guitar were singing, without the need for a mouth tube.

From pitch keeping to "kero-kero-kero voice" - pitch-correct function

The VE-500 also has a separate section for pitch correction guided by guitar or MIDI. This function is useful for songs where the pitch tends to be unstable, or when a member who is not the main vocalist sings harmonies, since the pitch will be accurate without any discrepancy. This function can also be used at extreme settings to produce hard pitch correction, often referred to as the "kero kero voice" heard in dance music, or to sing in a wide range of settings, from mechanical vocals to robot voices.

Customizable Controls

The VE-500's highly visible display and easy-to-use knobs and buttons make recalling patches and changing settings a snap. 3 knobs can be assigned individual parameters, and 3 footswitches can be used for customization. Three footswitches are also provided to control patch selection, turn specified effects and harmonies on and off, looper functions, and more as desired. Furthermore, external footswitches, expression pedals, and MIDI devices can be added for even greater performance flexibility. Up to 99 patches can be stored, and a PC (Mac/Windows) can be connected via USB to support setting changes and library management with dedicated software.

Main Specifications

Sampling frequency 48kHz AD conversion 32-bit + AF method

AF method (Adaptive Focus method) is a Roland/Boss proprietary method that dramatically improves the signal-to-noise ratio of AD converters.DA conversion32-bit internal processing32-bit floating-point patch99 (user)+50 (preset)Specified input levelMIC IN: -40dBu (variable) variable)

INST IN: -10dBu input impedance MIC IN: 4kΩ

INST IN: 2MΩ specified output level XLR OUT L, R: -40dBu, -10dBu (switchable)

INST THRU: -10dBu (unbuffered) Output impedance XLR OUT L, R: 600Ω Display Graphic LCD (132 x 32 dots, backlit) Controls ▼ switch, ▲ switch, HARMONY switch, and

EFFECT EDIT button, KEY button, MENU button, EXIT button, ENTER button

1 knob, 2 knobs, 3 knobs

GND LIFT switch connection terminal MIC IN terminal: XLR type, balanced, phantom power supply (48VDC, 10mA Max)

INST IN terminal: Standard type

XLR OUT L, R terminals: XLR type

INST THRU terminals: Standard type

CTL1,2/EXP terminals: TRS standard type

MIDI IN terminal

USB COMPUTER terminal: USB micro B type

DC IN terminal power supply AC adapter current consumption 310mA (phantom power on)

210mA (when phantom power is off) Accessories AC adapter (PSA)

Instruction Manual

Safety Precautions" leaflet

Warranty card

Roland User Registration CardOptional Footswitch: FS-5U, FS-5L

Dual footswitch: FS-6, FS-7

Expression pedals: FV-500H, FV-500L, EV-30, Roland EV-5 Dimensions / WeightWidth (W)170 mmDepth (D)138 mmHeight (H)62 mmMass 860 g*0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms

Specifications and design are subject to change without notice.

Main SpecificationsSampling frequency 48 kHzAD conversion 32 bits + AF method

AF method (Adaptive Focus method) is a Roland/Boss proprietary method that dramatically improves the signal-to-noise ratio of AD converters.DA conversion32-bit internal processing32-bit floating-point patch99 (user) + 50 (preset)Preset input levelMIC IN: -40dBu (variable) variable)

INST IN: -10dBu input impedance MIC IN: 4kΩ

INST IN: 2MΩ specified output level XLR OUT L, R: -40dBu, -10dBu (switchable)

INST THRU: -10dBu (unbuffered) Output impedance XLR OUT L, R: 600Ω Display Graphic LCD (132 x 32 dots, backlit) Controls ▼ switch, ▲ switch, HARMONY switch, and

EFFECT EDIT button, KEY button, MENU button, EXIT button, ENTER button

1 knob, 2 knobs, 3 knobs

GND LIFT switch connection terminal MIC IN terminal: XLR type, balanced, phantom power supply (48VDC, 10mA Max)

INST IN terminal: Standard type

XLR OUT L, R terminals: XLR type

INST THRU terminals: Standard type

CTL1,2/EXP terminals: TRS standard type

MIDI IN terminal

USB COMPUTER terminal: USB micro B type

DC IN terminal power supply AC adapter current consumption 310mA (phantom power on)

210mA (when phantom power is off) Accessories AC adapter (PSA)

Instruction Manual

Safety Precautions" leaflet

Warranty card

Roland User Registration CardOptional Footswitch: FS-5U, FS-5L

Dual footswitch: FS-6, FS-7

Expression pedals: FV-500H, FV-500L, EV-30, Roland EV-5Exterior dimensions/weightWidth (W)170 mmDepth (D)138 mmHeight (H)62 mmMass 860 g

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