High-quality vocal multi-effects ideal for guitarists and vocalists.
By employing state-of-the-art automatic detection algorithms, natural harmonies and pitch correction are achieved.
BOSS's latest proprietary DSP engine delivers industry-leading sound quality.
In addition to preamp sections such as EQ and enhance, it features a variety of effects optimized for vocal sounds, including reverb, delay, modulation, distortion, and filter.
A creative vocoder function that allows you to use robot voices and talkbox sounds via guitar input.
Combine amplifiers and effects pedals to create your own signature sound.
Just like with guitar tones, many guitarists and vocalists want to be meticulous about their vocal tone and effects. The VE-500 fulfills this wish. The VE-500 packs essential vocal sound-shaping tools—a preamp tuned specifically for vocals, high-quality effects, and rich harmonies—into a robust enclosure. Designed for easy integration with guitar effects pedals, simply adding the VE-500 to your pedalboard allows you to control your vocal sound exactly as you want. Equipped with BOSS's proprietary high-performance DSP engine, it delivers professional-quality sound, natural harmonies, and accurate pitch correction. It automatically analyzes input guitar chords, ensuring accurate harmonies even in songs with complex chord progressions. Furthermore, it includes preamps with EQ and enhance functions to refine your basic vocal tone, a vocoder function for creating robotic voices, and a range of effects from standard high-quality reverb, delay, and modulation to unique effects like distortion and filters—all specifically designed for vocals.
It's packed with tools and effects. You can save up to 99 of your favorite combinations of these, and instantly recall the patch that suits your song or style with the flick of a switch. Adding the VE-500 to your pedalboard will make your guitar and vocal live performances even more vibrant and dynamic.
specification
●Power supply: AC adapter
●Current consumption: 310mA (when phantom power is on)
210mA (when phantom power is off)
●External dimensions: 170 (width) x 138 (depth) x 62 (height) mm
●Mass: 860g
●Accessories: AC adapter (PSA), instruction manual, "Safety Precautions" leaflet,
Warranty card, Roland user registration card
●Optional accessories: Foot switch: FS-5U, FS-5L
Dual footswitches: FS-6, FS-7
Expression pedals: FV-500H, FV-500L, EV-30, Roland EV-5
* 0 dBu = 0.775 Vrms