OMG! I won the bid for a TC Helicon VoiceWorks Vocal Harmony Processor on eBay for only $255!!! These things normally sell for $500. There were only 5 bids on it so I guess yesterday was my lucky day. I had set my sniping program for a maximum of $300, which is a bit less than I felt I should have bid. But I was watching several auctions for this item and figured I'd probably be buying one new around March if I didn't win. But I DID win!

I can't wait to start using it (as well as others who've heard me sing). I've often struggled with my voice. Usually I just can't maintain the key, but this thing will end that. It's the top of the line when it comes to vocal processors. Check out this blurb from their web site:

This popular harmony processor has been used by songwriters, performing musicians, and jingle and movie music creators to put their creative stamp on vocals. VoiceWorks has a full complement of vocal processing tools from microphone preamp to four voices of harmony generation, pitch correction, reverb and tap tempo delay, compression and EQ. There’s even a song mode that allows you to step through a pre-programmed series of steps with the optional Switch3 footswitch.

•A complete signal path from mic input to stereo output. All you add is a PA, (or DAW) and your voice.
•Capable of creating up to 5 part harmony or doubling with your voice
•Harmonies can be controlled by MIDI keyboard or by setting key and scale
•100 user-programmable presets
•Reverb and delay can be used simultaneously and have extensive editing parameters
•Thicken effect adds lush detune-style chorusing to your lead vocal in addition to other effects
•Compressor, 3 band EQ and gate
•Editor program for Mac and PC available free via download

Woot!