Violet Recording Editorial Team

The best vocal EQ plugin picks for clean, present vocals – surgical and character EQs with real frequency settings and honest pros and cons.

The best vocal reverb plugins for depth and space – plates, halls and algorithmic options with real send settings and honest pros and cons.

The best vocal compressor plugins compared – FET, opto and digital options with real settings, honest pros and cons, for pro-sounding vocals.

Nectar vs Waves for vocals compared – workflow, sound, tuning and value – so you know which vocal chain actually fits your mixing style.

Melodyne vs VocAlign compared: pitch editing versus timing alignment, what each does best, honest limitations, and which to buy for your vocals.

Auto-Tune vs Waves Tune compared: sound, workflow, real-time vs graphical editing, pros and cons, and which vocal tuner is right for you.

Our Waves Clarity Vx review tests this AI noise-removal plugin on real vocals, with honest pros, cons, and settings for clean, natural results.

This VocAlign review explains how Synchro Arts’ alignment tool tightens doubles and comps, with honest pros, cons, and real workflow settings.

Our Waves Vocal Rider review covers how this level-automation plugin tames vocals, its real pros and cons, and whether it beats manual gain rides.

Our Little AlterBoy review covers pitch, formant and Transpose modes, the robot Quantize effect, and honest pros and cons of Soundtoys’ vocal tool.