What's best in 2024: New Roland E-4 or VT-4? Comparison & Review

[@Philsternz]

I've had the E-4 for a year or so. I'm an English teacher in Hong Kong and I take around all my classes (15), so its small size and battery power are very convenient. We have a lot of fun with voice changes (eg boys suddenly sounding like babies) and the looper.

[@TheDarkLandsMusic]

Never knew such devices existed.. and now I want one!

[@MRTUNA]

It’s lots of fun and well priced

[@DontaviousTaylor-kg1if]

@@MRTUNAi have the vt3 and it is amazing

[@5starstudiomedia]

Thanks so much for this very informative & thorough review. Much appreciated. All the best

[@JamesVytas]

Extremely thorough comparison. One of the most insightful product reviews / comparison I’ve seen.

[@SomewhereInside]

Aaah your the guy I have seen on KZbin vids inside that tent looking structure. Your improvised jams are brilliant .

[@MRTUNA]

Thanks a lot!! I don’t feel like a lot of people end up seeing those jams so I definitely appreciate it!

[@adeevision]

Thanks , I have the e4 which i use live as its small and light . Now I might look for a vt4 or 3 !

[@generalacc]

I do a small hack which i find quite pleasant. I am passing the output of a monosynth to VT-4, while the midi keys are sending both to VT-4 midi-in and monosynth, and i choose the vocoder. This for me creates an adequate polynote "version" of the monosynth (at least for backgrounds). Not sure if anyone tried this before. (i also keep some of the original mono sound for the channel mix)

[@MajorPatchouli]

Thanks for sharing

[@uncomn]

You tried the Novation Mininova one?

[@EchoKraft]

Can you do a demo of the vocorder on the Juno X? Or did you already do one I forget

[@MRTUNA]

I will do one athough I did one for the Jupiter-X and it is the exact same as the Juno vocoder if I am not mistaken!

[@darwiniandude]

Very interesting, thanks :) Have you tried the Vocal Designer expansion for the Jupiter X/Xm? Wondering how that compares. Roland has no manual available for it of course, probably only included in the purchase.

[@MRTUNA]

Yes i have the Vocal Designer expansion and I really love it! It is more about vocoder specific stuff than anything but maybe I should do a deeper dive into what you can achieve with it

[@offworldnetwork]

Some time back, after seeing what you guys were doing with it, i picked up the VT4, thinking that it might enable me to sing in tune ... how wrong was i 🤨😂 still great fun though

[@MRTUNA]

hahaha I basically found out the same thing, thankfully I have Jared around most of the time for when singing is required! We made some really fun audio loops using vocals on the E4 that made me think I could do more of that without embarrassing myself too bad!

[@yawgyanampofo3302]

How would this compare to the vocoder on the Juno DS?

[@NOGASAYAN]

Nice video thanks for that! 🙌 If the E4 looper could be midi synced it would be a no brainer for me 😊 Any infos on that?

[@MRTUNA]

it can definitely be midi synced! by usb or by midi 3.5mm !

[@NOGASAYAN]

@@MRTUNA awesome! thanks a lot 😊 subbed 🙌

[@kierenmoore3236]

Wow, you’re keeping all 3? Do you make a lot of sci-fi/alien movies, or just a lot of ransom calls? ☺️

[@MRTUNA]

@@kierenmoore3236 haha I actually have two VT-3s ! They are great units but they are especially handy for me creating more analog inputs for my Roland MX-1s

[@Vickorftron-]

Thanks for all the detail review man. I made my choice ;) Are you considering the MOOG MUSE for your studio? I spend all my money and bought one.

[@MRTUNA]

I havent yet pulled the trigger on a Muse yet but I came really close the other day! I might wait to see if I can snag a deal but the sounds are interesting and I dont have a moog currently in the studio

[@Vickorftron-]

@@MRTUNA You cannot have more Moogy sound than that. And don't be worry about having issue with the synth, some people seem to try to saying bad things about bugs but I have no issue with mine. You just need to do a full calibration once in awhile if the room temperature significant change. I have no issue with mine. I did few videos, feel free to check it out. Cheers

[@wornturtle]

Substantial knuckle crack 💥

[@MRTUNA]

I think I will regret that one day

[@magnuseriksson8081]

I do not use my VT-4 anymore as I am not sure of how to use it and how to work with the key setting, but most of all, hasn't software tools replaced these things big time today??

[@sovka8394]

can you use autopitch and harmony at the same on vt4 ? ideally along with reverb and delay. thanks

[@MRTUNA]

yes you can use harmoney and autopitch at the same time👍you can also add reverb or delay but you can only use one of them.

[@owl1327]

Do you think their vocoders even rate compared to Jupiter X?

[@MRTUNA]

yes they are very close....... unless you have the vocal expansion installed on the JPX then they are left in the dust!

[@Inspector_Maal]

Does the E-4 have tap tempo? I miss that on my vt-4

[@ryangolfz]

not the long distance bad news! 😭😭

[@MRTUNA]

Im deeply sorry to have to tell you this.... *telephone static*

[@HornetTreeStudios]

hey mr tuna - what would be the best way to connect the e-4 to a live setup? Is there a way it could be wireless? Thanks :)

[@MRTUNA]

it might be very difficult to connect to a live setup wirelessly without some lag in the connections...... the simplests and best way is to connect by a single cable, USB-C for audio midi and power.... Otherwise it is well optioned for 1/8th inch midi cables and 1/8th inch audio cables!

[@nachomora830]

The VT-4 doesn't have a looper, right?