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Softube Vocoder

Softube Vocoder

4.5 (59)
Craft retro and modern sounds with this analog-inspired, real-time vocoder.
  • Track in real time through the iconic, hit-making robotic vocal effect made famous by Daft Punk, Afrika Bambaataa, Imogen Heap, and more
  • Create movement and texture on vocals, percussion, drum loops, and more via the Freeze feature
  • Record with a warm, analog-sounding 20-band vocoder for three-dimensional effects and textures
  • Craft everything from gritty, old-school vocoding, to more modern, polished sounds

Runs on macOS or Windows. Requires an Apollo audio interface or UAD Accelerator. View full system requirements.

Softube Vocoder

$199

$199

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Craft Retro and Modern Sounds with an Analog-Inspired, Realtime Vocoder

Over the past four decades, vocoders have been used to stunning effect, transforming human voices into various forms of robot speak on hits by Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk, Daft Punk, Afrika Bambaataa, and countless modern hit-making producers. The Softube Vocoder plug-in takes its sonic cues from the best analog vocoders of the past, while adding new features to take the iconic effect into the future.

Bask in Analog Synth Goodness

Powered by an onboard, analog-inspired synthesis engine, the Softube Vocoder plug-in bests other emulations of the classic vocoder effect with its warm, gritty, three-dimensional sound. And with a purpose built feature set, including 6-voice polyphony, four waveform types, pitch modulation, pulse-width modulation, and more, you can easily fine tune or totally reshape your sources with a bonafide analog synth.

Take Complete Control

The Softube Vocoder plug-in gives you unprecedented control of the spectral response of your vocoded performance. Each band of the Vocoder analyzer can be independently adjusted, or grab the Spectral Tilt control to rapidly shift from high to low frequencies. The Parallel Blend control mixes the dry/wet signals allowing you to fine tune, or automate, the amount of synthetic texture added to your source.

Get Futuristic with Freeze

A feature only found on the Softube Vocoder, the Freeze control lets you capture a snippet of a vocal, for example, and create chopped, DAW-synced rhythms within a track. And with real time control via MIDI, Freeze unlocks new creative possibilities for musicians and producers looking to create genre-bending sounds.

Reviews

4.5
Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars
Based on 59 reviews
Total 5 star reviews: 44 Total 4 star reviews: 7 Total 3 star reviews: 4 Total 2 star reviews: 2 Total 1 star reviews: 2
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59 reviews
  • SS
    S. S.
    Verified Buyer
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    6 months ago
    Coolness X 100

    Love this thing.. I won't use it much but it's very nice to have this tool in the tool box for when I do need to use a vocoder. Nice to use on non-typical sources too. Try using this on guitar or drums.

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  • KR
    K. R.
    Verified Buyer
    I do not recommend this product
    Rated 2 out of 5 stars
    7 months ago
    Very limited

    I am dissapointed because this Vocoder is neither special in its sound nor as versatile as lot of others in the market. In fact it is very limited.

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  • FS
    F. San F.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Yeah, buddy!

    It vocodes! Can be really cool on snares.

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  • TJ
    t. j.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 4 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Nice plug

    Easy to use. Sounds nice

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  • AT
    A. T.
    I recommend this product
    Rated 5 out of 5 stars
    1 year ago
    Excellent and very useful

    If you love those classic 70s funk records this plugin is a must have.

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Yes, you’ll need an Apollo audio interface, UAD-2 Satellite, or UAD-2 PCIe card to run these plug-ins, using the onboard DSP. The plug-ins run on the hardware itself, without adding strain to your computer’s CPU. In an Apollo, onboard DSP processing allows you to run realtime UAD plug-ins with near-zero latency, and even record that processing directly to your DAW.

This refers to the number of SHARC DSP processors in Apollo and UAD-2 hardware. A DUO core system has twice the amount of processing power compared to a SOLO core system. More SHARC DSP cores increases the number of UAD-2 plug-ins you can run on the hardware.

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