Best Autotune VST Plugins:
The Definitive List  [2021]

Setting us off, the Antares Auto-Tune Pro Vocal Pitch Correction is arguable one of the top hits in the game.

To some extent, you can’t discuss digital plugins for vocal without it coming into the picture.

Now to specifics, the latest iteration packs everything from the previous versions into a clean and easy to maneuver interface.

Remember!

It comes with impressive enhancements too.

Think about Auto-Key, which automatically detects the key and scale of a project.

Similarly, it presents the Classic Mode that offers Auto-Tune 5 sound.

To add to that, there is also an Audio Random Access feature for reliable integration with your DAW.

And that offers the added benefit of real-time control via a MIDI controller.

In a nutshell, this plugin is quite advanced with real-time pitch correction and effects as well as elaborate pitch and time editing.

So users can avoid the endless retakes.

Now, here’s something for those who need great vocal sound in real-time.

Wondering what's has in store for you?

To begin with, Antares Auto-Tune is tailored to function with the DAW or live plugin host software as one may find convenient.

As you might expect, it packs all everything from Antares range of revered digital pitch correction tools bringing them all to a live stage.

And thanks to its improved processing engine, you can’t possibly get anything faster.

As a result, it enables accurate tracking without introducing unwanted delay on your vocals.

And when the Zero-artifact feature joins into the action, the result is full blast natural sound.

Of course, the complete MIDI control will strike your attention, considering it aids tuning as the performance goes.

What else?

Antares Auto-Tune Artist features advanced capabilities for improving live vocals.

Talk of realistic formant filter.

Check!

Humanized function with increased realism, natural vibrato control, and throat modeling technology.

Check, check, and check.

Next up!

Auto-Tune EFX+ is simply a versatile workhorse as far as vocal production is concerned.

Primarily, it combines the baseline features of Auto-Tune with effective Auto-EFX multi-effects rack as well as the Auto-Motionpitch-shifting melodic pattern generator.

Whether on the stage or in the studio, it offers pro-grade Auto-Tune pitch fixing with low latency processing to enable real-time performance.

Isn’t that amazing?

That aside, it features perfectly adjustable Return Speed and Humanize parameters.

As such, you can fine-tune effects say transparent pitch correction or iconic Auto-tune effect desirably into your sounds.

If you add that to Auto-Key, you’ll never feel trapped in finding your music key before making adjustments.

Well, this is just but an overview- there is so much more in there.

Looking for a nearly effortless way to get into Auto-Tune?

Here comes Antares Auto-Tune Access.

Designed to grant access to popular Auto-Tune features that professionals have relied on over the years, it is a perfect pick for newbies and veterans alike.

In the first place, it comes housed under a very appealing interface.

Well, that is just what meets the eye.

In use, it provides a premium yet light CPU load processing.

That is a big plus for users working on massive and advanced projects.

 Don't forget.

It does function in real-time.

It's Return Speed and Humanize Knobs avails multiple tuning options.

Think of subtle natural-sounding pitch correction and Radical Auto-Tune Effects, and it delivers efficiently.

What's more?

Whether on stage or within the studio, it features low latency processing that enables performance through the plugin without causing delays.

To top it all, it can be integrated with Auto-Key in one touch for real-time detection of the key and scale of music.

As the name suggests, the Auto-Key is in the simplest terms a key and scale VST detection tool.

Granted, it is designed to improve Auto-Tune workflow thereby saving crucial production minutes.

More specifically, it eases the selection of the key and scale of given music in line with effective pitch correction efforts.

Beyond that, it is useful for selecting samples and loops that rhyme with the key of a project.

All you need to do is to place Auto-Key on a track. And whoops!

It will subject it to real-time analysis.

Needless to say, it detects and displays the key and scale of music and tops it up with a tuning reference frequency.

That's not all.

The onscreen keyboard further lights up to reveal detected pitches.

The icing on the cake is- with other compatible Auto-Tune versions, it auto-updates precise key and scale settings in a click.

Imagine a tool that enables top-tier vocal tuning.

A plugin that grants access to vocal notes right inside polyphonic material to fix audio buried within chords.

Well, yes!

That’s exactly what Celemony's Melodyne does.

With it, you can correct the pitch of vocals of a set of musicians with instruments such as pianos, guitars, and more in the mix of things.

In other words, it avails a single-track audio editing environment optimized to rhyme with monophonic, polyphonic, and sophisticated audio bits.

Even better, it has both automatic and manual correction of intonation and timing blunders alike.

Beyond that, it makes it possible to customize harmonies, melodies, rhythm, and timing.

Users can also modify note parameters such as vibrato, volume, and formant spectrum.

Despite its massive power, it has a clean and intuitive interface that allows seamless tweaking and exploitation of the fantastic editing possibilities.

Guess what?

You’d be dead right to imagine the Vocal Synth 2 as a very cool plugin.

As a multi-effects digital tool, it is loaded with five capable vocal engines that deliver nothing but pure quality.

And unlike its predecessor, boasts of more power, a redesigned interface, and far better CPU optimization.

But, perhaps the kicker lies in the BioVox feature which is a new vocal effect module that scientifically emulates the human vocal tract.

BioVox enables manipulation of the nasality, vowel shapes, and formant of vocal tracks in no time.

Other exciting features include stomp-style vocal effects, up to three flexible operation modes, and inter-plugin communication with among others iZotope’s Neutron, Ozone, and Tonal Balance Control.

Don’t forget Vocal Synth 2 comes with a robust selection of presets offering the much-needed inspiration.

Overall, the plugin is as futuristic as it goes with voice-modeled magic for most advanced voice processing.

When it gets to altering some notes in a track to ensure the whole project is pitch-perfect, the Waves Tune Real-Time is comparable to a big fierce dog.

And it delivers without dragging false notes into your work.

Designed for pre-production, tracking, and in the studio mixing, it comes with leading-edge pitch detection and fixing technologies.

It ensures adjusted vocal holds true to a performer's natural vocal sound.

For the record, it comes with features such as formant correction, complete ReWire support in addition to other pitch shaping capabilities.

Also in the mix of features is a pitch edit graph that entails waveform overview, piano roll as well as timeline and pitch editor.

At your best, you'll discover timeline modes, namely minutes/seconds, bars/beats, and samples.

And guess what?

You can execute all the manipulations within the DAW instead of working offline or uploading certain sections.

In a big way, Waves Tune Real-Time gives vocalists the confidence to perform and focus on the emotion of their performance whether live or in the studio.

For starters, this is the first-ever and the only vocal tool that caters for the processing of lone sounds within mixes in real-time.

With it, playing on a MIDI keyboard, or even generating a pitch map using it's clean and up-to-date graphical UI, it is possible to alter the melodies and harmonies of any recording.

PITCHMAP instantaneously and selectively rectifies any tuning issues.

And it doesn't stop there.

It also conceals individual sounds within a mix and can apply complex synthesizer-like sound changes to the audio.

And you have more options courtesy of automatic and manual control.

In other words, PITCHMAP makes it possible to work with the MIDI in real-time

As a bonus, it offers a wide array of presets complete with a presets manager.

In all, you can think of it as an inspiring correction plugin that puts the power to shape vocals right into your hands.

The Zplane Vielklang is simply an audio harmonization instrument that allows on-the-go polishing of melodies.

Ideally, it creates harmonies with two to four voices.

At first glance, you’ll notice the MAutoPitch as a very simple tool.

But, a little digging will tell you it is a real beast.

Well, it is designed to work on vocals as well as monophonic musical instruments automatically.

Over and above the primary function of tuning audio, it comes with a host of features optimized to support the process.

Talk about stereo expansion and formant shift, and there is more than just the basics.

What else makes it tick?

It boasts of up to eight channels surround processing.

Meaning, apart from handling mono and stereo signals it delivers on much more.

Perhaps that explains why it is a good fit for wide-ranging audio production needs.

In any case, it comes with an advanced yet straightforward UI providing seemingly limitless control on fine-tuning and alteration of values.

With its standardized GUI that supports resizing and styling, users can enjoy many offerings, including textual editing, smooth visualization, and near unlimited zooming.

And guess what?

It also offers global preset management and online preset exchange.