VocaLive provides singers and vocalists with a suite of 12 real-time professional vocal effects, along with a range of tools to help you practice, sing and record. The effects can be combined into a chain of 4 processors and saved as presets. A collection of 55 presets is included to get you up and running immediately.
VocaLive for iPhone includes 12 vocal effects: Pitch Fix (for tuning or stylized FX), Choir, Morph, Reverb, De-Esser, Delay, Parametric EQ, Compressor, Chorus, Phazer and Envelope Filter plus a vocal Double effect available via registration. Together these effects provide unparalleled creative processing power.
With VocaLive you can process your voice, sing along to any song in your iTunes Music library — its Voice Cancel feature lets you remove existing vocals — and warm up with helpful vocal warm-up tools.
Use the new 2-track recorder to sing over backing tracks, or expand the studio section (available via in-app purchase) to record whole songs.
With the optional Mic Room feature, VocaLive also gives you the sound and color of 20 classic and modern studio microphone emulations, for even more control over your vocal tone.
Ready to perform? VocaLive’s new Live Mode offers an optimized GUI specifically for live use. See your entire chain at a glance, with all the settings and controls you need in an easy-to-read format designed for the stage. Plus VocaLive offers an optional 4-track looper to easily create songs, harmonies and more on the fly.
For best quality, use VocaLive with IK’s iRig Mic range of microphones, from handheld to studio condenser mic. Or connect your favorite 3rd party mic using our iRig Pre interfaces. But you can also have fun with it and record quick ideas using the built-in microphone on your iPhone or earbuds.
Control your virtual rig just as easily as you would a traditional vocal multiFX with new iRig Stomp I/O integration, so you can change presets, control effects and more right from your feet. Or go wireless with iRig Blueboard, a wireless Bluetooth controller for basic control on the go.
VocaLive also supports Core Audio and Core MIDI so you can use any compatible third-party interface or MIDI controller, and Audiobus and Inter-App Audio compatible, letting you use it alongside your favorite recording or songwriting apps.
VocaLive for iPhone features:
• Real time vocal processor + recording app
• 4-processor vocal effects chain
• 12 professional studio-quality effects included
• Mic Room microphone with 20 classic and modern studio mic emulations*
• Includes metronome and vocal warm-up tools
• 4-track looper section*
• 2-track recorder (expandable to a full 8-track recording studio*)
• Import and play songs directly from your Music library or computer
• Voice Cancel lets you create sing-along backing tracks by removing the vocal track from existing recordings
• Simultaneous multi-track recording
• Studio section (included with Recorder) with waveform visualization and editing, touch-and-drag looping, normalization, punch-in/punch-out recording, simultaneous multi-track recording support and more
• AutoFreeze (allows each track to have its own full effects chain)
• Live Mode shows you your entire rig at a glance, with all the parameters you need on stage easily accessible
• 55 presets included with 4 Favorites for fast recall
• MIDI controllable and with built-in integration for iRig Stomp I/O, iRig Blueboard and other controllers
• Audiobus & Inter-App Audio support
* available via in-app purchase
IMPORTANT: AmpliTube users can add the effects processors from VocaLive to their AmpliTube app using the “Restore my purchases” option in the in-app menu.
For more information:
www.ikmultimedia.com/vocaliveiphone
Accessories information:
www.ikmultimedia.com
This would be a good companion with AmpliTube as it would allow me to build a minimum rig when required. I would love using this with AmpliTube on my iPad, as I could use a small battery powered interface with an amp, which should give me all the guitar and voice effects I need. Unfortunately you can only use one of the following effects at a time; double, choir, pitch effects, and morph. I’m not sure why this is the case as I would think modern iPads would have more than enough computing power to run each simultaneously in my voice effects chain…Fix this, and this product would be the best standalone voice effects app around…
Comprehensive app for musicians on the go!
Ekelmore
I LOVE this app. Previous reviews lament its cost, complication, and features but I think that was probably user error (the biggest drawback is that it isn't intuitive.) However, the quick start guide under menu will get you going. Also check 'settings' first and ensure the built-in mic is enabled if you don't have iRig. The app costs $10 now vs an earlier $20, but the four track option is an additional $5. I recommend it, fully loaded I can record a song on my uke, play it while I record my voice, add drums and a guitar and have a complete product. It even lets you bounce one track onto another, freeing up additional track space. It has a mixer option, it's easy to move back and forth on the tracks and there is a loop function also. I haven't even started on the vocal features! Para EQ, reverb, delay, harmony FX, even silly extras like evil choir. There are vocal tools to warm you up with major and minor scales, a metronome, plus you can pull in songs from your library and reduce/remove the voice so you can sing over it. You can export your recording as a song and use it to sing harmonies over and save it again, send to a buddy, all sorts of possibilities. I had ZERO mixing/self-recording experience prior to this app so a comprehensive 'how-to' would've been great. But music is about discovery! It's not an easy bake, don't expect instant gratification but spend an hour playing with the different features, make mistakes, re-record, be obsessive and make an amazing final product! This app lets you take control of your music.
Hallelujah! Audiobus support!
🍎 Apple User
iPhone 5 optimization! I'm a happy camper. Glad to see it being kept up to date. I wrote the developer asking about this before I purchased. I have the four track recorder (in-app purchase) as well. This is an outstanding app for vocalists. It's like having a portable recording studio always with you. I'd guess some really unhappy with this app may be A) not primarily vocalists, but musicians who do more than sing & maybe are looking for editing features , etc. available in apps like GarageBand that cater to a broader audience....this is a vocalists app & it's chock full of features that aren't in apps not aimed @ vocalists specifically.Or B) Casual singers who don't really know yet what all these tools do & find the app overwhelming And younger singers who haven't had to use things like tape recorders with multiple tapes to manually piece things together (aging myself here :p) & therefore the visuals don't make the app less overwhelming for them. But to all I'd say hang in there. Casual, pro, young, old, maybe you don't sing but use vocals for other purposes. Once you work with it for awhile it becomes more intuitive. The quick guide will get you up & running, the manual & their site are also really helpful. I don't work for them. I'm not even a vocalist by profession. Just a casual singer who also stumbled a little at first & had to figure some stuff out so figured I'd pass it on ;)
Disappointed....sort of
Aprilbutter
First, quite miffed that it's an iPhone app rather than an iPad specific app. I certainly would NOT have paid $20 if I knew that was going to be the case. Second, it keeps crashing on me. I can't afford to use it live if it's not reliable!The effects are pleasing but, I am getting a lot of noise and a lot of peaking that I can't seem to get any control over.The layout of the whole thing is confusing at first and it's a bit difficult to get to some effects in a hurry. The switch between effects takes too long for some of my purposes.I'm going to try it live this week and see how it flies....if I can get it to work with out any feedback issues or embarrassing crashes...I'll be happy that I can carry my iPad to a gig rather than a heavy rack unit....Update to follow.....
- General reliability improvements
Version 3.1.4
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