izotope vocalsynth 2 use in live automode

Vocal Synth 2 is available as a standalone application and as part of the Creative Suite set of software tools that includes Iris 2, Trash 2 Expanded, BreakTweaker Expanded, Stutter Edit, DDLY and Mobius Filter. This is especially important in electronic music mixes to have the voice sit better from a rhythmic standpoint. The gating cleans this up, making the sound more defined and sit better in the mix. All the various voices and effects layered together can create some unnecessary and messy sounding release tails that can muddy your mix. Global Gate FeatureĪ simple and very welcome feature in the Master section is the gate knob. If matching delay and reverb parameters across multiple instruments or voices in important in your track, you may use other effects, but for quick sound sculpting to make a part stand out from the rest of the mix, it’s great to do this all in one place. Each effect has simple global controls, so no detailed effect editing here. I especially appreciate the chorus as another way to fatten up the sound. The Chorus and Ring Mod effects are welcome additions. This reminds me of the flexibility of chaining effects in Ableton and it’s nice to see something like this integrated in Izotope’s design. All effects in the chain have a ‘drag and drop’ feature and can be ordered at will. IZotope listened to the suggestions from their user base and integrated a few welcome changes into the effects section. iZotope provides a lot of power and flexibility for doing that across the board and I would suggest taking advantages of these powerful automating features.ĭrag and Drop Effects Chaining in VocalSynth2 That may be what you want in some cases, but it’s way more interesting to the listener when you change the shaping of the sound over time, even in subtle ways. The robotic nature of vocoders can quickly make the delivery sound static.

I spent a lot of time here mixing parameters, listening and making note of my favorite combinations.Īutomating this X/Y feature in productions is a great way to inject more dynamic movement into hooks and phrases. What’s even more useful and powerful however is the X/Y grid where you can mix and match two parameters from any of the 5 vocal modules, for more effective shifting and blending. This is great for adjusting levels quickly and for those who love graphic elements when designing. The Anemone is a visually pleasing graphic interface (pictured in first screenshot above) that allows you to adjust the level of each module you have selected when designing your vocal sound. Automated Vowel Shaper Result in ProTools The Anemone Meter and X/Y Module

Izotope vocalsynth 2 use in live automode