Quilcom
Vocoral
Vocoral by Quilcom multiplies a monophonic vocal input into a rich 20-part stereo unison choir with precise panning across 20 points.
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Audioutsider
V-coder
V-coder by Audioutsider is a real-time classic vocoder featuring 2 VCOs, VCF, noise generator, chorus, and distortion effects for Windows.
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Elena Design
TunedDelays
TunedDelays by Elena Design is a delay-based harmonizer that transforms noises from microphones or percussion into musical material, creating realistic guitar-like strums from mic input.
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ToneCarver
tcStretch
tcStretch by ToneCarver is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that offers extensive time stretching, pitch shifting, and spectral blurring capabilities with sensitivity to transients.
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Shuttleplug
SYKK
SYKK by Shuttleplug is a free pitch modulation effect for Windows offering versatile control from subtle chorus to intense pitch shifts.
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Perspective Sound
Swoosh
Swoosh by Perspective Sound is a free pitch shifter plugin that emulates the short delay and pitch shift drum sounds of the late 70s and early 80s. It offers a quick and easy setup for vintage analog-style pitch shifting.
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zOne.sk
Stratum
Stratum by zOne.sk is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that creates rich unison effects with control over each voice's amplitude and stereo position. Expand mono sources into stereo, apply synced pitched delays, or add harmonic excitation and harmonization.
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Tweakbench
sideslip
sideslip by Tweakbench is a granular pitch shifter effect featuring a variable length step sequencer. Modify pitch and grain size per step with customizable sequencer modes and granular envelope types.
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g200kg
RoVee
RoVee by g200kg is a free voice-changing VST2 plugin for Windows x86 that tweaks formants to morph voices into male, female, toy, or robotic styles.
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Aegean Music
Pitchproof
Pitchproof is a pitch shifting effect plugin that emulates classic guitar harmonizer pedals with modern quality. It shifts the pitch of the input signal while preserving its character.
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Robin Schmidt
Pitch Shifter
Pitch Shifter by Robin Schmidt is a free VST2 plugin for Windows that shifts the pitch of audio signals using a delayline with crossfaded read pointers, enabling feedback effects.
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g200kg
KeroVee
KeroVee is a free pitch correction VST2 effect plugin for Windows that offers a distinctive autotune effect differing from a vocoder. It allows mixing of two transposed pitch-corrected outputs alongside the bypassed signal.
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ChromaDSP
HarmonicBoost
HarmonicBoost by ChromaDSP is a polyphonic pitch shifter that enhances signals with harmonically matching content and real-time octave and interval shifts.
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Tweakbench
grumblebum
grumblebum by Tweakbench is a free stereo pitch follower effect that generates synth sounds driven by incoming audio, ranging from subtle analog textures to intense distortion.
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Morfiki
grANALiser
grANALiser by Morfiki is a hybrid effect combining granulation, pitch shifting, and delay for creating complex sounds including chorus, pitch-shift, and ring modulation.
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SyncerSoft
Gangnam Vocoder
Gangnam Vocoder is a vintage-style 10-band vocoder effect for Windows that offers four analog filter types and a detune module to create synthetic and unique vocal sounds.
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Max Project
FreSh
FreSh is a free frequency shifter plugin for Windows that allows simultaneous frequency transposition and pitch modulation, featuring additional effects ideal for sound designers and a vintage analogue GUI design.
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Full Bucket Music
FBVC
FBVC is a free vocoder plugin that emulates the 1978 KORG VC-10 with 20-band stereo processing and a 64-voice polyphonic tone generator.
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