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mizo · Post by **mizo** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:39 pm

Hi people,
Was just wondering if there are any harmonizer VST's out there?Something like the hardware Eventide(i forgot the model no)which Steve Vai uses or used to use.I remember seeing a old Akai plug-in called Deca Buddy which could do some modal harmonies.Not too sure whether it's still available.
Waiting to hear from you guys,
Peace & Love,
Mizo

Rusty Shackleford · Post by **Rusty Shackleford** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:43 pm

Audio Damage Discord 2 is what you're after. No demo available but it's cheap. www.audiodamage.com

mizo · Post by **mizo** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 7:54 pm

Hi Rusty,
That was quick!!!Thanks man.I just went to the Audio Damge site & checked out the features of Discord.Unfortunately,it's not what i'm looking for.What it does is pitch shifting.not harmonising.It would transpose all the notes by the same amount which will not work in most of the situations.Thanks anyway.
Peace & Love,
Mizo

Tony Ostinato · Post by **Tony Ostinato** » Mon Aug 28, 2006 8:13 pm

decabuddy isnt availabale, but its still the best.

mizo · Post by **mizo** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 5:42 am

Hi Tony,
I had a chance to work with Deca Buddy in a studio here quite some time back.Altho it was not in the same league as the Eventide which i mentioned,it could do a good job.I know that it has benn discontinued.But what surprises me that nothing new has come up in its place.Isn't there a market/demand for this type of VST??!!I for one would love to see this.That would really save me time in the studio to teach the singers here to sing their own harmonies which most are rather inept at!!!
Peace & Love,
Mizo

.jon · Post by **.jon** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:39 am

I want one, too.

There is some Choirboy plugin from Elevayta, but I haven't gotten around to test the latest version.

Yossarian · Post by **Yossarian** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:41 am

For vocal work, I think Melodyne from www.celemony.com is pretty hard to beat. Rephrase from www.leapfrogaudio.com might also be worth checking out.

/Yoss

Tony Ostinato · Post by **Tony Ostinato** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:54 am

I think he was talking real time effect that he can use on a live input and not something to edit with or use just on playback.

if not then melodyne for sure.

the reason more people dont do this is i think that the low latency pitch tracking trick is only owned by a few companies.

rpc9943 · Post by **rpc9943** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 9:02 am

what ever happened to trivox?!?!!? I LOVED that plug! (still do!)

RonC

Compyfox · Post by **Compyfox** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 10:57 am

Wasn't there somebody who made similar plugins as the Antares ones, but stopped releasing till a "tripple voice" version comes out? It's at that stage since last year if I can remember. Forgot the name of the "firm" however...

Meloday · Post by **Meloday** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:17 am

http://www.kvraudio.com/get/556.html

probably not what you're looking for but it is a fantastic tool. anarchy's whole line is rather

cptgone · Post by **cptgone** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 11:53 am

i like choirboy. haven't tried anything else though.

DevonB · Post by **DevonB** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:33 pm

mizo wrote:Hi people,
Was just wondering if there are any harmonizer VST's out there?Something like the hardware Eventide(i forgot the model no)which Steve Vai uses or used to use.I remember seeing a old Akai plug-in called Deca Buddy which could do some modal harmonies.Not too sure whether it's still available.
Waiting to hear from you guys,
Peace & Love,
Mizo

Vai was using the GTR-3000. There is the DSP-4000, which I have, and haven't found a good replacement in software yet.

Devon

mizo · Post by **mizo** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 7:47 pm

Hi all,
Thanks to everybody who have posted in this thread so far.Really appreciate it.However most of the VST's mentioned are essentially pitch shifters not harmonisers.Thinkin bout trying out the Trivox beta.Anybody using it?
Also i agree that melodyne is the best for vocals tho not in real time.
Thanks and also waiting for more suggestions.
Peace & Love,
Mizo

bduffy · Post by **bduffy** » Tue Aug 29, 2006 8:00 pm

I wonder why someone hasn't made a proper harmonizer that stays in-scale while shifting. Missed market there, I would think.

Are there any Harmonizer VST's?