Overall User Ratings

Alesis Vocal Zapper Customer Review

Sound:
I will applaud Alesis' attempt to bring a quality vocal remover to the market. The unit is nicely packaged but sadly that is where the kudos end. I have been trying to remove the vocal track from complex and simple audio. Specifically "Another Openin" fromKiss Me Kate which has simple solo vocal through 90% of the song and "We Need A Little Christmas" from both the Mame soundtrack and Ray Connif singers. This one is more complex with group vocals as well as lead solo. Both with the same result or should I say virtually no positive result. Alesis claims that you can "remove the vocal from any stereo source" simply is NOT TRUE. At best you can attempt to push the lead vocal into the background usually resulting in a hollow or tinny sound. The same sound I have achieved without the Vocal Zapper, by reversing the phase on stereo audio and recording it as mono. You occassionally may have heard this same effect of your TV when Stero Audio for TV was in its infancy back in the late 80's to early 90's So my assessment of the situation is in a nutshell this. If you are attempting to avoid the cost of purchasing CD's specifically recorded with no vocal track for Karoke or voice over by buying this unit , you will be greatly dissapointed IT DOES NOT REMOVE VOCALS as the marketing claims. If however you can live with pushed back echoie vocals behind your or your singer's voice then buy the unit. The results really sound bush league. It was once said that there is no free lunch. The Vocal Zapper once again proves that this is true.

"FALSE ADVERTISINT...."

This reviewer purchased this item from Same Day Music.

Feature:
Features of labeled but there were on instructions.

Quality:
The product is not well made and the product is not reliable.

Value:
It's not worth selling at all. The price of "FREE" is too hign.

Desirability:
"Sex Appeal???" I did not purchase this product because of it's sex appeal? I wanted quality, reliable.....TRUE ADVERTISING!!!....NOT SEX APPEAL........

Sound:
How can I distinguish the sound quality when everything sounds the same. This is a piece of junk.

Support:
Sound music was good. But manufacturer was not responsive.

Overall:
It does not meet my musical needs. If it was stolen, it would be a good thing...I would never use it.