Not exactly a bass question but....

[bluehevy75]

I play bass (duh) but I also sing a little...

I want to put effects on the vocals. How do I do this without huge amounts of feedback?

The practice space is small and I don't have a ton of money.

I do have a couple of nearly disposable alesis and digitech multi-effects processors but the feedback is incredible (in a bad way).

I would like to add the following sounds to vocals: (a little fuzz/distortion, some delay, etc...) our board has reverb but it won't let you use the send/return and the built in reverb at the same time so I've been trying to use the effects in-line...

Ideas?

KH

[warwick.hoy]

Keeping your PA speakers pointed away from your vocal mics will help.

[DanFold]

Have a look at some feeback destroyers. Or while someone is singin, mess about with the EQ, back the highs and high mid's a bit...

Have a look on that gear sluts website... not that the good people of TB can't answer this question... that site is made for questions like this....

[DanFold]

Oh, i forgot to add... you know them little shields you can get for studio vocal mics... for acoustics n that... use one of them... they help... or just make your own.

Just to stop the sound comin from the p.a. goin back through the mic. Works for us! really well...

[Atomik Rooster]

Originally Posted by bluehevy75

I play bass (duh) but I also sing a little...

I want to put effects on the vocals. How do I do this without huge amounts of feedback?

The practice space is small and I don't have a ton of money.

I do have a couple of nearly disposable alesis and digitech multi-effects processors but the feedback is incredible (in a bad way).

I would like to add the following sounds to vocals: (a little fuzz/distortion, some delay, etc...) our board has reverb but it won't let you use the send/return and the built in reverb at the same time so I've been trying to use the effects in-line...

Ideas?

KH

In a small space, stay away from reverb and use just a touch of delay (1 or 2 pings and a quick fade).

[bluehevy75]

Thanks for the suggestions:

We've done the EQ thing....

We've got the mics as far away as we can and pointed in the right direction.

No reverb? Really? Is that just life in a small practice space?

I will look into:
gear sluts
shields
and
feedback busters

I will let you guys know if I have more questions...thanks.

KH

[RickenBoogie]

Also, Ehx recently introduced a muti fx pedal, specifically for vocals. You may wanna check into that, as well.

[bluehevy75]

Originally Posted by RickenBoogie

Also, Ehx recently introduced a muti fx pedal, specifically for vocals. You may wanna check into that, as well.

Are you talking about the Voice Box? I was looking at that too but I don't think it does the distortion kind of stuff.

Anybody familiar with the Digitech vx400? I don't think I'd go near anything like that for bass (sorry, not trying to be a snob) but shoot, my vocals are throw away anyway...I just don't want to spend that much....

I'm not looking for anything crazy...not heavy stuff...just some fuzz/dirt, some echo/delay, just some stuff around the edges to make it interesting, some atmosphere...you know...

If I knew how to sing I wouldn't need it....but....

KH

[warwick.hoy]

The singer/songwriter that I play bass with uses the Digitech. He likes the delays on it and the telephone/megaphone FX. He still gets feedback on the Tele/Megaphone but he also likes to set up his mic in front of his Powered Speakers. And Uh...it's purple.