Free Modular Vocal Channel Strip

Delos DSP describes VOCAL LABS as a modular vocal channel strip built around two independent five-module racks and a shared output stage, rather than one fixed signal chain. They say that Gate, EQ, De-Ess, Comp, Warmth, Bitcrusher, Reverb and Delay are available as separate modules -- drag only the ones a given vocal needs into either rack, in whatever order the chain calls for, instead of managing eight separate plugin instances. Here's more details from the company...

Gate is a stereo-linked downward expander with its own sidechain key filters. EQ covers five bands -- HP, Low Shelf, two sweepable Bells and High Shelf -- sized for channel-strip work rather than corrective surgery. De-Ess drives its detector from a band-passed copy of the input, so reduction stays confined to the sibilant range instead of ducking the whole signal. Comp is a single feed-forward VCA circuit with a split waveform display. Warmth applies symmetric tanh saturation blended by amount, and Bitcrusher -- the one module built to make a vocal sound worse on purpose -- combines bit-depth crush, sample-and-hold downsampling and a narrowing band-pass for lo-fi character presets.

Reverb runs true stereo convolution from 19 curated impulse responses across Plate, Chamber, Room, Hall, Ambience and Space categories, rather than an algorithmic model. Delay runs tempo-synced or free-running, with tap tempo, ping-pong cross-feed and a damped feedback path that darkens with every repeat. A final Main Output stage -- vintage VU meter and trim gain -- sits after both racks, ahead of the host's own fader.

Twenty genre-built factory presets configure a complete chain, not just one module, and the whole rack -- every module, every setting -- saves and recalls as a single user preset. VOCAL LABS also runs as a standalone application, independent of a DAW, for processing a vocal chain live through an audio interface rather than only inside a session.

features

•     Two independent five-module racks plus a final Main Output stage
•     Eight modules: Gate, EQ, De-Ess, Comp, Warmth, Bitcrusher, Reverb and Delay
•     True stereo convolution reverb -- 19 curated spaces across six categories
•     Tempo-synced delay with tap tempo and ping-pong cross-feed
•     20 genre-built factory presets, plus whole-chain user preset save/recall
•     Standalone application for DAW-free, live vocal processing
•     Vintage VU metering and final trim gain at the output stage

Pricing and Availability:
Free (Registration required)

More information:

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