cam8neel, I would not hastily buy an external Vocal Harmonizer without doing thorough research into the matter. The reason being is for one the Digitech Vocalist VR although an excellent Harmonizer does not include Phantom Power built in. If you have a Condenser Mic you will have to have or purchase a Phantom Power Adapter Device. Nor does the Vocalist VR have a Noise Gate so there is a possibility of picking up other instruments or noise into the Harmonizer and the resulting sound could very well be distorted and unpleasant to your ears. If you don't play in a Band and only use it for your Studio it should be okay but you will still have to be careful of your Speaker placement, etc. or you will get the same type of problem with unwanted sound entering into the Mix because of the Digitech's lack of a Noise Gate. There are work arounds to the unwanted sound entering into the Vocalist VR, one of them being; if you're in a Band make sure you have matching Mics then rewire the Mics to be out of phase with each other which will cancel out unwanted sound (instruments or other) and leave just the Vocals in the Mix.

Again, I would say research it thoroughly and then get the one that best suits your needs and has the features that you want regardless of price if at all possible. In other words, "don't skimp if you don't have to." If your funds are limited that is another matter of course but you still want the best features and performance that your money can buy and something that will make you happy and satisfied over the long haul.

Best regards,
Mike
PS: Did you know that your PSR 2000 DOES have a Noise Gate? And also a Compressor?
And that the PSR2000's Harmonizer CAN be tweaked to sound optimal? Some of those tweaks/tips is to make sure the Low EQ is not set too high. If it is, distortion will be more readily heard in the Mix. A good range for the Low EQ is between 70-100Hz with a -2 to -3dB. The Mid EQ should most likely be set Below 'Detente' slightly, ie., (560-800Hz with a -2 or -3dB) and the High EQ should be set Above 'Detente' to around 5.0kHz-6.3kHz with about a +5dB boost imho. And also make sure you enable the Noise Gate and Compressor in the Mic Settings and adjust them appropriately if need be. With optimal tweaking the PSR 2000's Harmonizer can actually sound quite good although not as good as most of the external units of course. Another tweak is to use "Studio Quality" Mic Cables. Nothing worse than a cheap quality Mic cable especially if you have a good quality Mic that you use with your PSR 2000. Your good quality Mic is made that much poorer in sound output quality when not coupled with good "Studio Quality" cabling.

[This message has been edited by Idatrod (edited 06-24-2003).]