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  • August 9, 2019 at 2:21 pm #85918
    superderp
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    Anyone try using a Synth9 with their voice? I was wondering if it tracks well. I was thinking of using it as a hands-free way of generating a synth tone that follows my voice pitch, which will then be fed into an EHX V256 vocoder.

    Otherwise with a vocoder you have to either sing to a sequencer track or a keyboardist.

    Thanks!

    August 9, 2019 at 3:36 pm #125445
    EHX STAFF
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    For that the EHX guitar mono synth would be best.
    The Synth9 is polyphonic and best at playing chords.
    You just need one note,do the mono synth is best AND cheaper!

    August 9, 2019 at 5:47 pm #125446
    superderp
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    I had a listen to the monosynth. I think it sounds good, but it’s too heavy on filter sweeps for vocoding. I think the synth9 probably has more sounds likely to be intelligible with a vocoder.

    I appreciate the feedback though!

    August 25, 2019 at 10:03 pm #125477
    superderp
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    As a followup, I bought a Synth9, and yes it works fine with your voice. I’m feeding it from a channel insert off my mixer, but it’ll probably work OK with a dynamic mic straight in. It is very sensitive to background and handling noise, so I think putting a gate ahead of it would be helpful.
    I also used it with my EXH V256 vocoder. It’s excellent this way. The Synth9 presets go well with a vocoder, and it eliminates the need to play keyboards. Just sing, that’s it. You will need an xlr male to female 1/4″ adapter for the mic in on the V256. I feed the Synth9 off an insert on a mic channel, send the dry output to the mic in and the wet output to the instrument in on the V256. I also used an female xlr to female 1/4″ to be able to use the effect out on the V256. If you want to sing with your natural voice, just hit the mic bypass switch on the V256.

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