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Synchro Arts RePitch Elements - Tested

Synchro Arts RePitch Elements is designed to be a slimmed-down version of RePitch for people that don’t need advanced editing features. Now, more aspiring producers and engineers who want pro-sounding results without much manual work have the coveted Synchro Arts sound within easy reach.

Going Deeper

Generally speaking, vocal tuning software is more expensive than vintage compressors and EQ emulations and requires more thought and care to use properly. Just about all the vocal tuning software companies repurpose their software into one or more slimmed-down versions, at various price points, with specific parts of their feature set included and excluded. Multiple versions are a good thing for two reasons. First, the price of entry is lower; more users have less expensive access to the tools they want or need. And second, the lighter versions are generally easier to learn and use, given that they don't have all the advanced editing tools and features. 

Synchro Arts, long regarded as the gold standard in terms of the quality of their pitch tuning and timing algorithms, has often had the perception of seeming out of reach for many aspiring producers and engineers. Revoice Pro, their flagship product which does it all, requires a few extra steps than a plug-in directly inside your DAW. And, like all vocal tuning software, you get what you pay for. And Revoice Pro does a lot!

Synchro Arts have been working hard at refining the user experience over the past few years. Vocalign Ultra packs a lot of punch and is easy to use. And Repitch, a vocal tuning plug-in that operates directly inside your DAW, brings the great sonic quality of Revoice Pro, requiring only a fraction of the learning curve, and cost.

Enter RePitch Elements

Now, with RePitch Elements, Synchro Arts have hit the perfect sweet spot. Great user experience, simple learning curve, intuitive, great sound, low cost, all rolled into one very affordable plug-in. RePitch Elements is designed to be slimmed down for people that don’t need advanced editing features. Vocal tuning software for aspiring producers and engineers who want pro-sounding results without much manual work is now easier than ever.

The beauty of the RePitch Elements workflow is that you can make things as simple as you want or go fairly deep. All with a simple, intuitive set of tools and features. At the heart of the plug-in is the idea of a macro - simpler than anything I've seen in other pitch correction software. Choose the appropriate range (male, female, low, high) and RePitch Elements will automatically detect the correct key and scale and tune the vocal for you based on the permitted notes - all in one step. In many cases, this may be all you need to get a good vocal sounding great. 

If you need or want to change the detected key or scale, RePitch will easily recalculate the analysis and tuning. And if you want to roll up your sleeves a little bit, you have all the tools and features necessary to deal with intra-note pitch modulation, pitch drift, tuning strength, note separation, and transposition. Everything you want or need for great natural-sounding tuning is there. Absent are esoteric tools few need to use regularly, like formant shifting, warp point timing modifications, or redrawing notes from scratch.

And best of all, RePitch Elements, like the full version of RePtich, comes in ARA 2 format. So, top-grade vocal tuning is just a few mouse clicks away. See and hear it in action in this video. Basic correction is done in a snap, and then pitch modulation, note transposition, and separation functions are put to creative rather than corrective use to enhance an already great sounding vocal. Finally, the coveted Synchro Arts sound is now within easy reach for every user, producer, or engineer who needs top-shelf vocals for their productions.

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