Waves have been running a ‘coming soon’ campaign on social media that there was a new something on the way for NAMM 2020.

Now we know it is OVox, a “next-generation voice-controlled synth and vocal effects processor designed to create a limitless palette of vocal morphing, tuning, harmonizing, vocoder & talkbox effects and beyond, with depth, clarity, and intuitive control. Available as a plugin or standalone app”.

Limitless Vocal Palette

OVox has been designed to give you an unprecedented menu of vocal synthesis and reshaping options, from the Daft Punk-style vocoder sounds you know and love, to inventive vocal effects as endless as your creativity.

The Magic Under the Hood: Organic ReSynthesis®

OVox is powered by Waves Organic ReSynthesis (ORS) technology to deliver its unmatched vocal synthesis sound quality. ORS takes the original vocal signal and breaks it down into the core ‘DNA’ elements - amplitude, pitch, and formant. It then re-synthesizes these elements to create the new vocal sound, which is free of unwanted artifacts and preserves the expressiveness of the original vocal.

Intuitive Control

OVox is instant: no routing required. Simply insert it as a plugin or fire it up as a standalone app – sing, hum, speak or beatbox into it, and hear the magic happen.

MIDI control is optional. You can use OVox with a keyboard or MIDI controller, or with any instrument (for example a guitar) as the ‘carrier.’ Or you can simply use your voice (or a recorded vocal track) to trigger automatic chords, harmonies or scales, using OVox’s automatic Note Mapper.

Pick from Hundreds of Presets – or Dive Deep

Start with hundreds of satisfying presets, then tweak them using the most crucial controls displayed in OVox’s Main View.

Want to dive deeper? Open up OVox’s Expanded View, which unlocks a world of vocal morphing possibilities, including detailed Formant Filter control; nine LFO, ADSR, and ORS modulators that can modulate any other control in the plugin; on-board FX; and much more.

Feature Summary

• Voice-controlled synth and vocal FX processor

• Powered by Waves Organic ReSynthesis® technology

• Plugin or standalone app: no DAW necessary

• Create anything from innovative pitch/tune, harmonizing and arpeggiation to classic vocoder & talkbox effects

• Automatic Note Mapper to trigger chords, harmonies or scales from your vocal tracks

• Built-in 8-voice synth with dual high-resolution synth engines

• 9 customizable LFOs/Sequencer, ADSR and ORS modulators

• 6 modulatable FX: AutoPan, Chorus, Comp, Delay, Distortion, Reverb

• Fully modulatable 4-band EQ

• Packed with hundreds of presets

Price And Availability

• Price: Normally $149 but for a limited period the introductory price is $69.99

• Availability: Available now