ELECTRO-HARMONIX / V256

The V256 combines cutting-edge technology with Electro-Harmonix's signature effects, offering everything from robot voices and harmonization to pitch correction. From the lo-fi 8-band vocoder sound of the '80s to the smoother effects of a 256-band vocoder, you can achieve a wide variety of sounds by making full use of the controls. It also supports saving presets and controlling the vocoder via external MIDI devices.

■Guitar Effects
■Vocoder
■VOX-ROBO Mode (Robotic Synthesizer)
■Single, Major, Minor Mode (Drone Synthesizer)
■Transposition Mode for Transposing Vocal Pitch
■Reflex-Tune Mode for Correcting Vocal Pitch
■Instrument Ctrl Mode for Controlling Pitch with an External Instrument
■Freeze Function for Sample-Save Performance Input to the INST Input
■Adjustable Vocoder Bands (From Vintage 8 Bands to Smooth 256 Bands)
■Gender Bender Transgender Control for Transforming Vocal Character
■Tone and Pitch Controls
■One Preset per Mode, Total of 9 Presets Can Be Saved
■MIDI Input Control the internal synthesizer with a MIDI keyboard or other device.

■Supports MIDI program change and control change.
■Change presets using the Mode knob or Preset footswitch.
■Built-in microphone preamp with phantom power and gain switch.
■XLR balanced line and 14"" unbalanced instrument outputs.
■Adapter sold separately.
■Dimensions and weight: 144W x 119H x 60D mm, 650g.
~From the manufacturer's website~
■The latest technology and Electro-Harmonix's artistic effects sensibility have been combined to create a futuristic vocoder equipped with everything from robot voices to harmonization and pitch correction. From an 8-band vocoder that recreates the vocoder sound of the '80s to 256-band vocoding, which achieves smoother effects than the latest technology, you can achieve a wide range of sounds, including pitch control.
■Gender effect: Transforms male voices into feminine ones and vice versa. It also features Bender control, allowing you to control effects not only from external instruments but also from external MIDI keyboards and controllers, and the possibilities are endless.