Plugin comparison
Specs, price and the Dubspot Score, side by side — with our verdict on which effect to buy.
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Contenders
Karanyi Sounds Voicemax is a real-time vocal tuner with four in-key harmony voices, a Harmony Builder and piano-roll editors. €59 launch price, VST3, AU and AAX.
UAD Topline Vocal Tune is a native real-time pitch-correction plugin with low-latency monitoring, hard-tune styles, formant shift, and MIDI repitching.
Technical matrix
| Signal | Karanyi Sounds Voicemax | Universal Audio Topline Vocal Tune |
|---|---|---|
| Price | €59 launch (from €79) | $99 |
| Dubspot Score | — | 8.1 |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX, macOS, Windows | VST3, AU, AAX |
| Type | Real-time vocal tuning, harmonizer and note editor | Real-time pitch correction / vocal tuning |
| Harmony voices | Up to 4, plus Brigade group of up to 32 singers | — |
| Tuning controls | Key and scale, Tune Amount, Retune, Smoothing | — |
| Editors | Lead Editor, Harmony Editor, Harmony Builder, MIDI export | — |
| Processing | Lead, harmony and master EQ, Push overdrive, Re-Pitch ±12 semitones, Formant | — |
| Formats | VST3, AU, AAX 64-bit; macOS 11+ (Apple Silicon native), Windows 10+ | Native UAD formats on macOS and Windows (VST3/AU/AAX class) |
| Licence | Perpetual, 3 activations, lifetime updates | — |
| Platform | — | UAD Native (no UA hardware required) |
| Key features | — | Low-latency monitoring, Elastic/Expressive/Sustain, Shift, MIDI Repitch, Key Finder |
| Authorization | — | iLok account; multiple machine activations |
| Trial | — | 14-day demos available on eligible UAD native plugins |
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