Whether you are looking to apply some vintage vocoder to your track or to Prismize-up your vocal, here is the best crop of plugins to consider, for every thing from a vintage to a super-modern sound
Antares Auto-Tune Access 10 Mac/PC £49
The Auto-Tune lineup has expanded to considerable proportions, with numerous versions of the plugin to satisfy every price point and user type. This is the most basic iteration of Auto-Tune, but there is nothing basic about its capability. This timeless plugin is reliable and dependable, and does exactly what it says on the tin! antarestech.com
Softube Vocoder
Mac/PC €99 Designed to offer a vintage sound, Softube’s vocoder plugin offers a passing nod to the Roland vocoders in both sound and aesthetic. It includes a basic but powerful on-board synthesiser, which will provide you with your carrier wave. It’s great for classic vocoder duties, especially for pushing drums in the vocoder’s direction. softube.com
Zynaptiq Orange Vocoder IV Mac/PC €169
The Orange Vocoder is one of the longest-standing plugins in existence, but was in need of a radical reformation, and that’s certainly what we have with version IV. As well as having everything built-in to get you started, it also has a myriad of vocoder styles and pretty good examples of talkbox. zynaptiq.com
Antares Harmony Engine Mac/PC £286
As one of the most highly regarded harmoniser plugins on the market, the Harmony Engine’s reassuringly expensive price underlies its capabilities. If you want to create the Prismizer effect easily and effectively, this is really the plugin you need to fulfil the harmony element. antarestech.com
iZotope Vocalsynth 2 Mac/PC £189
Vocalsynth 2 is a feature-packed plugin that can turn an imported vocal of the most average quality, into an impressive-sounding synthetic line. It can also provide classic vocoder, and talkbox effects with a minimum of fuss! It’s impressive, and one of the best on the market. izotope.com
