TC HeliconVOICETONE T1 Single-Button Stompbox for Studio Mastered Vocal Tone

Great harmonizer

Not so much an Amazon critique but a reflection on TC Helicon/Musictribe.Recieved a brand new, unopened unit that was DOA. I wasn't sure if there was something wrong with it, or something wrong with the person trying to operate it. I attempted to contact the manufacturer for advice on the unit after downloading and reading the owners manual. Their website is set up very effectively to deflect and deter this sort of activity. There's not even a web chat option. The only option is to 1. register an account, with more questions than most companies would ask, and they were pretty invasive and 2. create a ticket on more of this awful website, which was obviously designed for employees and a terrible cheap low-cost country front end built for it so they don't have to have pay any employees to actually, like, deal with customers.In TC Helicon's defense, if I knew they were in the Musictribe "family" I honestly wouldn't have even bought the thing. Fortunately, I don't usually have problems with Amazon, and they're taking it back.I'd love to tell you the thing was good, or not-so-good, in this review, but unfortunately, all I can rate it as is "Broken," with a heaping helping of crappy modern corporate customer service.0/10 can rant all day

INSTANT IMPROVEMENT on my vocals! I don't think you'll get anything out there that will make your vocals sound better than this for less than $70. I'm using this in combination with a Shure BETA87C Condenser Cardioid microphone. There is no switch for phantom power on or off, which makes a lot of people hesitant, so let me clarify this myth for you: if the mic has a balanced output, and is wired correctly, even if the mic is a dynamic or ribbon type, phantom will not hurt the mic. So technically as long as you're not connecting microphones with TS jacks, you should be good. For doing that you would need adapters anyways because the in and out of this pedal is exclusively XLR cannon balanced, so in short, any standard microphone should be fine with this.The shape knob changes the tone from darker to brighter, so if your mic is on the darker side, go all the way up and then down from there. If it's too bright, go the other way around. With my mic, since I record a lot of rock, I set the Comp / De-ess to max and the Shape around 10-11 o'clock, with the Warmth switch on.This is the kind of effect that you only perceive when you turn it off. Only then you can tell the difference. So this in combination with a nice preamp should give you some instant magic. I'm using these in combination with the preamps in the Komplete Audio 6 which I think are nothing short of amazing for the price.I hardly take this much time to write a detailed review but this thing improved so much my vocals it's not even funny. GREAT little toy, going to be using this one in a lot of my professional productions!

This pedal has been a game-changer for me. With the handful of different configurations of audio interfaces, mics and pre-amps that I've used in the past, a persistent challenge was being able to dial in a consistently good incoming vocal signal. The result of that was doing tons and tons of takes, not necessarily because the performance wasn't solid, but because my equipment wasn't always capturing takes well.Getting my current vocal mic (an M-Audio Sputnik) made significant headway, and this pedal is what finally changed that all for the better. With minimal trial and error with the pedal's settings and gain-staging on my audio interface (a Steinberg UR-44), I was able to find a sweet spot where the audio being captured is consistently fuller and more even, allowing me to focus much more on vocal performance rather than wondering if a sub-par setup will cause an otherwise good take to go to waste.If you're a singer, or if you record other singers, I can't recommend this enough. You won't find a better tool for the price.

The on/off button from this unit broke fairly quickly and there is no way to contact TC Helicon for a replacement.

The box takes decent vocals and really makes them cut through a mix. Clears out the mud nicely, and produces a much more aggressive, present sound that is consistently good in a variety of sound systems (so far I have tested it on a full PA, and an AER Compact 60 acoustic amp). While I am really enjoying the sound, I have noticed that it takes a little while for the effect to actually kick in when the box is first powered up. This could be why some people were not hearing much of a difference, as sometimes I don't follow the boot-up procedure described in the manual, the effect doesn't come on. I'll be experimenting with this more as time goes on to make sure that it can be used reliably, and will update this review to hopefully help a few others.

Perhaps the electronic components in this device have aged-out sitting on the TC Helicon shelf. I'd love to try another, but i don't want to risk getting the same thing. Unfortunately, neither the compression nor the shape control were the least bit noticeable. The warmth was subtle. The volume knob worked fine.I bought this because i wanted a live performance compressor with xlr inputs and outputs.I have to return this. Tell me there was a batch quality mishap that's been corrected and I'll buy it again, as i want what the product is supposed to offer. It just didn't deliver on its promise.Bummer.

Bought this after some research and used it a few times at band practice. I didn’t see any real advantage when installed. It actually made rehearsal problematic, as it kicked a lot of feedback. Didn’t notice anything in particular to tone or sound when in use.