Izotope vocalsynth 2 use in live automode

IZOTOPE VOCALSYNTH 2 USE IN LIVE AUTOMODE MOD
IZOTOPE VOCALSYNTH 2 USE IN LIVE AUTOMODE SERIAL
IZOTOPE VOCALSYNTH 2 USE IN LIVE AUTOMODE PLUS

Control of Vocoder band volume should really have been in place for version 1, so this is a very welcome addition, while the Pan controls ice the cake nicely.ДЇinally, VocalSynth 2 features вЂњinter-plugin communicationвЂќ, via which it shows up as a signal/channel in iZotope Neutron 2вЂ™s Masking Meter and Visual Mixer, and the Tonal Balance Control plugin included with Neutron 2 and Ozone 8.

No matter how much you tweak those engines, though, much of the time youвЂ™ll still, unsurprisingly, get better results using a more full-on external synth as the carrier in Sidechain mode, particularly with Vocoder.Д«eyond that, BiovoxвЂ™s Advanced view also houses its Vowel pad, while VocoderвЂ™s exposes Volume and, interestingly, Pan sliders for its frequency bands (8, 10 or 11, depending on the Vocoder Mode). The ability to get hands-on with the synths obviously marks a major improvement on the original VocalSynthвЂ™s entirely uneditable carrier setup, and weвЂ™re very glad to see it implemented. A library of synth presets is included, and you can, of course, add to it with your own patches.

IZOTOPE VOCALSYNTH 2 USE IN LIVE AUTOMODE PLUS

Eight Sequence presets set the timing of travel through the three steps, each of which has its own repeat rate for far madder slicing tricks than were previously possible.Д®ach synth comprises two analogue-style Oscillators and a Noise oscillator, plus an LFO that can be applied to pitch, wave shape morphing (PWM, triangle-saw morphing, seven-saw unison stacking, etc), and Noise oscillator aliasing (Crush, also modulatable by pitch). The audio slice-repeating Shred effect has seen an upgrade, too, with a new engine and the integration of a groovy three-step sequencer. This certainly isnвЂ™t an effect for delicate vocal sweetening, but for radical, aggressive treatments, itвЂ™s stellar. The onboard triangle-wave LFO wobbles at up to 30Hz and is depth-adjustable, and both modulation and LFO frequencies are syncable to host tempo at note values from 4/1 to 1/64.

IZOTOPE VOCALSYNTH 2 USE IN LIVE AUTOMODE MOD

Ring Mod is a ring modulator that can be called on for the harsh, metallic effects one associates with the process, or - at very low modulation frequencies, the range being 1-8000Hz - a rather heavy-handed tremolo.

IZOTOPE VOCALSYNTH 2 USE IN LIVE AUTOMODE SERIAL

VocalSynthвЂ™s board of serial stompbox effects can now be freely configured by dragging them left and right, and has been expanded from Distort, Transform, Filter, Shred and Delay to seven in total, thanks to the addition of the new Chorus and Ring Mod devices.Д¬horus is as simple as choruses get, with controls for LFO Rate (0.1-5Hz) and Depth, stereo Width and dry/wet Mix. ThatвЂ™s actually all you get with Polyvox, but the other four now let you go to town with the oscillator and modulation settings of their synth engines. The actual contents of the panel vary from module to module, although all five have a pan control - yes, you can now pan modules independently - and combination high/low-pass filter. Every module now has a drop-down Advanced view that fills the centre strip of the interface, replacing the Pitch/Voicing and Output sections, and visualiser, and giving access to a range of previously behind-the-scenes parameters. The second big new feature directly addresses one of our complaints about version 1. Overall, Biovox is a solid new addition to VocalSynthвЂ™s module rack. It certainly works, but given how profound and sweeping the effect is, itвЂ™s most effective as a corrective automation target, for spot-fixing unclear individual vowels. Opening BiovoxвЂ™s Advanced view (see below) reveals the Vowel pad, which pulls the sound towards a specified blend of vowels. The Clarity knob alters the balance between the carrier synth signal and the vocal, affecting verbal intelligibility. The aforementioned new Biovox module models the human vocal tract, offering control over its length (formant Shift), Nasality and Breathiness. The original Wave Meter is still onboard, however, reinstated via the Options menu or the whole panel can be turned over to the XY controller. While we love the eye candy of the new Anemone visualiser, though, which shows the effect of each module вЂњbased on Mel Frequency Cepstral Coefficients calculationsвЂќ and serves as a level mixer, the actual information it relays isnвЂ™t all that useful.

It looks great and is admirably easy to navigate. First, the GUI has been redesigned to match the style of iZotopeвЂ™s other recent releases. ThatвЂ™s the overview, then, so letвЂ™s get into the new stuff.

Izotope vocalsynth 2 use in live automode