Sometimes(very often!) we need to add effects on our voice recording. To make it sound better, to make it sound thicker, or just to maker it sound incredible!
For widening/thickening, or making choir like voices, you can use : chorus, voice multiplier, voice doubler, stereo wideners.
For radical changes or special FX, you can use harmonizer / pitch changing, genre changer, pitch correction / autotune.
Here’s a top 5 of free VST effects for changing the voice :
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This great chorus can work on many type of sources : guitar, voice, etc..
It works nicely for voice, it’s not too hard/harsh and does a good job on mono inputs for spreading voices and give a stereo effect.
information & download @ http://distorqueaudio.com/plugins/azurite.html
Dry voice :
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Katherine-Ellis-dry.mp3
Voice with chorus!
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Katherine-Ellis-chorus.mp3
This VST has no GUI
When you can’t record two takes for doubling your voice, you can gor for the artificial double tracking technic! The Beatles did it, and now you can too.
Voice doubling ahs never been so easy.
Download here : http://www.vacuumsound.de/plugins.html
Emonizer VST
This free VST effect is intended for thickening, it’s a “one trick pony”, it’s in fact a micro pitch shifter, that add detuned voices, it creates a wider sound. Works also for other sounds than voice!
download it now ! => http://music.service-1.de/html/wok_emonizer_vst_micro_pitch.html
Here we go now for a more radical effect !
With this one you can change the nature/type/genre of the voice, make it from female to male, or from female to male. KeroVee is a pitch correction plugin, it can also do the “autotune” effect.
Information and free download @ http://www.g200kg.com/en/software/kerovee.html
Normal dry voice
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ultra-nate-normal.mp3
Maxi chorused multiplied choir-i-fied voice !
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Ultra-Nate-multiplied.mp3
female voice
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/simone-normal.mp3
from female to male ! genre changing
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/simone-female-to-male.mp3
Maxi super chorus : voice multiplier !
https://blog.wavosaur.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/Simone-voice-multiplier.mp3
Chorus CH-2 VST
Here, at Wavosaur, we love the monstachorus VST by Betabugs, but i thought the Chorus CH-2 is lesser known, and deserve some exposure. It’s like having 4 independant chorus you can tweak in parallel.
download for free @ http://ag-works.net/plugins.ch2.htm
Now that Wavosaur can work natively on 64 bit systems, we need some 64 bit VST plugin effects that are full 64 bit. Many of the free VST plugins are still 32 bit, but we have found some nice 64 bit plugins, for your needs : compressor, limiter, reverb, equalizer, filter, distorsion !
Info and free download @ http://www.tokyodawn.net/tdr-feedback-compressor-2/
This software compressor is very clean, works nice with any input, and has all the controls you need. You can use it on the master if you want, it has this transparent quality. It’s free, it’s x64, it’s funky.
Reverberate LE
download now ! => http://www.liquidsonics.com/software_reverberate.htm
We already talked about the Reverberate plugin in the “top 5 best free reverb VST” post.
It’s good, it’s a convolution reverb plugin, so you have to feed it with some impulse response file, and it’s x64 !
Information and free download here : http://www.yohng.com/software/w1limit.html
the W1 Limiter plugin is a clone of Waves L1 limiter. It really does the job. don’t hesitate to downoad and test ! it’s freeware.
Marvel GEQ
information & download @ http://www.voxengo.com/product/marvelgeq/
Everybody needs a good graphic EQ for mastering / mixing / sound design
This free plugin is a 16 band linear phase EQ, is very clean, and allows you to make quick adjustments to your tracks.
Freeware download => http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/tal-chorus-lx
This is a Juno60-esque chorus, it’s available in 64 bit, and it does the job.
Izotope Vinyl plugin
Go ! http://www.izotope.com/products/audio/Vinyl/
The ultimate LOFI, now in 64 bit ! Because everybody needs gthe sound of a good old grammophone.
Get it now ! => http://www.camelaudio.com/vst-plugins.php
Does it have a distorsion unit ? Yes !
Does it have a compressor and a post filter ? Yes !
Does it have a “phat mode” ? YES !
Does it have a “Turn it to 11 ” preset ? YEAH !
And it’s freeware + works on native 64 bit host.
Freeverbtoo free plugin
more info and download @ http://www.sinusweb.de/
The freeverb algorithm, in a nice interface, and with an additional gate. It’s very nice and will fill your reverb needs.
Free ! download ! 64 bit ! => https://www.ohmforce.com/UseFreeSoftware.do?action=listFreeNonStandalones&productId=6
Hmm du bon froHmage, le filter qui sent des pieds !
It’s phat, it has 8 presets, it’s a filter for all the people.
and it’s available in 64 bit
Voxengo Span VST
Free download : http://www.voxengo.com/product/span/
We always need a good spectrum analysis, this one, is not only very good, it’s free and 64 bit !
Of course you can use the 32 bit version of Wavosaur if you still want to use 32 bit plugins (the majority of free plugins are 32 bit!) But nothing prevents you from using the two versions of Wavosaur : 64 bit when you need large amount of RAM for editing, and 32 bit when you need a large choice of VST plugins.
If you know very good free plugins in 64 bit, don’t hesitate to comment!