StudioZIO · Coming soon · Vocal pitch correction
Vocal tuning with room for expression.
Shape a vocal with Natural’s expressive correction or Synthetic’s low-latency hard-tune. Two engines, one interface, and control over how each note lands.
Pitch illustration · Natural expression and Synthetic hard tune.
One voice. Two directions.
Adjust correction amount and speed, then shape vibrato, slides and note transitions with dedicated controls. Built for recorded vocals, editing and mixing.
Higher plugin latency: approximately 79–93 ms at Transpose 0 or below, depending on sample rate and Voice Range.
Use Lock and Snap for tight, robotic transitions and modern hard-tune. The lower-latency engine for vocal monitoring and performance.
10.7 ms or 22.8 ms plugin latency, depending on transpose.
Watch
Listen closely
Compare the dry vocal with Natural and Synthetic on the same performance. Listen for movement within sustained notes and the way tuning changes from one note to the next. Choose the rap clip to compare Dry and Synthetic at Snap 0 ms.
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Supplied renders, unchanged. Natural uses Correction speed 30 ms; Synthetic uses Snap 0 ms. These are correction speeds, not processing latency.
In the session
Your notes. Your approach.
Set a key and choose Chromatic, Major, natural Minor or a Custom scale. Select the allowed notes directly on the note ring when the song needs its own set of targets.
In Natural, Amount sets how much correction is applied and Speed sets how quickly the voice approaches the target. Open Advanced to shape transitions, slides, note onsets and releases. Tolerance leaves a small region around the note uncorrected.
In Synthetic, Lock sets the strength of the pull toward the note. Snap sets the transition speed, from an immediate hard-tune jump at 0 ms to a softer approach.
Transpose up or down by as much as an octave. Detune shifts the note grid by up to 50 cents in either direction. In Natural, Formant changes vocal colour independently of pitch at Transpose 0. Otherwise, formants move with pitch.
The note ring shows the detected note, target and pitch deviation. The correction strip follows incoming pitch, the target and intended corrected pitch. Natural’s Amount display shows both the amount you set and the correction being applied.
Choose Simple, Standard or Advanced views. Resize the interface, compare two settings with A/B, and save your own presets. Presets carry sound settings while the song’s key, scale and custom notes stay with the session.
Use Sonavyr on a single-pitch vocal performance, in mono or stereo. It follows one note at a time, rather than chords, stacked vocal parts or a complete mix.
Before you install
Universal arm64 + x86_64 · macOS 11 or later. Mono → mono and stereo → stereo vocal tracks.
Planned formats: AU, VST3 and AAX. Final installer and host requirements will be confirmed when downloads open.
Synthetic supports 44.1, 48 and 96 kHz; other sample rates use Natural. Intel compatibility has been checked through Rosetta on Apple Silicon; testing on physical Intel Macs has not been confirmed. Standalone availability is not announced.
| Transpose | Reported latency |
|---|---|
| −12 to 0 | 10.7 ms |
| +1 to +12 | 22.8 ms |
Plugin latency only. Total monitoring delay also depends on the interface, buffer and host. Natural has higher latency.
| Setting | 44.1 kHz | 48 kHz | 96 kHz |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full range · Transpose −12 to 0 | 92.7 | 91.1 | 91.2 |
| Full range · Transpose +1 to +12 | 143.9 | 142.3 | 142.4 |
| 80 Hz range · Transpose −12 to 0 | 80.2 | 78.6 | 78.7 |
| 80 Hz range · Transpose +1 to +12 | 131.4 | 129.8 | 129.9 |
Mode, Transpose and Voice Range are not DAW-automatable. Changes that alter latency introduce a short silence while the engine fills its processing buffer.
Natural transposition can shift content timing relative to reported latency (up to about 6 ms early at +5 or 3 ms late at −5, and more at larger shifts). Synthetic at 96 kHz starts one sample after reported latency.
Synthetic correction may be less accurate on extreme low rap or very high, fast singing. At Transpose −12, very high vocals may contain gaps; use −5 or above to avoid this reported limitation. Formant shifting may give very high head-voice notes an unusual tone, with slight measured stereo widening.
Getting started
Confirm your Mac architecture, macOS and the format your host supports. Installer and activation instructions will accompany the approved distribution package.
Once installed, rescan plugins if required by your host and insert Sonavyr on a monophonic vocal track.
Use Natural for expressive studio correction or Synthetic for a hard-tuned sound. Set Key and Scale to the song, then adjust Amount and Speed in Natural or Lock and Snap in Synthetic.
Compare with bypass at a matched level. Adjust vibrato and slides in Natural; consider transpose and the formant behavior before committing the sound.
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A few useful answers
Choose Natural for expressive studio correction with vibrato and slides controls. Choose Synthetic for robotic, musical hard tune and lower plugin latency.
No. It describes Synthetic plugin latency at Transpose −12 to 0. Your audio interface, buffer and host add their own delay. Snap speed is a different control.
Independent formant shift is available at Transpose 0 only. At other transpose settings, formants follow the transposed pitch.
No. Sonavyr is coming soon. The planned price is $99 USD for a one-time perpetual license, with a 14-day FREE TRIAL; commercial details can still change.
The planned duration is 14 days. Trial limitations, activation allowance and upgrade entitlements have not been finalized.