Free Vocal Tuning Plugin - Spoton Overview

Download Spoton: sixthsample.com/spoton/

[@hiteho_woozy]

The camera falling over was unexpectedly hilarious 😂

[@aviatedviewssound4798]

Your plugin is probably one of the most efficient, clean auto-tuners that I have heard of.

[@bismanjitsingh1975]

man you seem like a good soul ngl

[@GTRAP2]

One of the best vocal tune plugin free ever . Thank you so much love from 🇮🇳

[@oddmade]

Very kind of you to give us this !! I'd love to see what you could make that expand on the concept.

[@diodebridge]

Automatic pitch correction is an exceptionally difficult task. Well done!

[@RayTheProducer]

Brilliant. You guys deserve lots of attention.

[@theiammike123]

Instantly one of the best free auto-tune plugins. For just simple auto-tuning, it sounds way better, more natural than the grainy MAutoPitch.

[@sixthsample]

I appreciate it :)

[@ettiennelane9173]

Thank you for this. It sounds great (I set it to sound natural) and I'm impressed. Was looking for something to supplement Melodyne and RePitch and have been testing all the automatic tuners out there. This does not change the sound (tone) in a negative way - I would say it's the best free tuner and compares well to the other paid tuners. Great job!

[@soulxavier]

it would be great to be able to select the key and the scale separately, also congrats on this plugin, is the best autotune ive seen for free :)

[@sixthsample]

Thanks so much! Stay tuned for scale selection... ;)

[@vatsalismusic]

Love that it's not hampering the tone of the vocals

[@turisma_music]

Very cool plugin! I don't sing, but I teach my little son how to make music, and he loves to sing. To my surprise, he's usually spot on, but I used your Spoton for fun today, and I had a lot of fun using it :) Thanks!

[@TheQxY]

Great work! MIDI output of the detected notes would be a cool feature. Currently, I use the free Melda MTuner for that.

[@sixthsample]

Thank you! I appreciate the feedback :)

[@vatsalismusic]

i'm gonna recommend this plugins to all my students, Artist friends and musician friends!!!!!

[@hiteho_woozy]

Thank you for this gift! I’m using it already in projects for my album and will certainly buy from you!

[@Avensphere]

Thank you for making a simple yet very useful tool, I'll definetly try it in my vocal samples as well!

[@UndetectableBomber]

🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 thanks again! btw Cramit is one of my fav. plugins in the world!

[@girthjob6236]

Dude you're amazing! This stuffs awesome to mess with and exactly what I'd need atm. I don't wanna use Waves Tune Real-time anymore ;-;

[@victormoreno6386]

Man, you’re really talented. Can’t imagine what you’ll make in the future as you continue to learn more and more. Thank you so much for the free stuff that you give us!

[@sixthsample]

That's so kind of you! I'm always eager to learn more :)

[@leo.nordmann]

Dude, this is spot on! It sounds really good. I had kept mautopitch installed, but was never quite satisfied with the sound of it when using it as an fx. Your version sounds so smooth and good man. You should totally do a pro version of this. edit I've never used autotune, because for general pitch correction I have a basic melodyne license, but I still always wanted to have that infamous autotune effect as an option. Buying the real deal for just that was never an option though so thank you very much for providing this one for free! I do think it sounds very nice :) Good luck on your thesis!

[@sixthsample]

Thank you! :)

[@jonnynasz]

Thanks for sharing, I will definitely try this software...The chorus part on the video sounds truly amazing and that alone made me want to try it. Thanks again

[@niqlemon]

This sound so clean.🔥🔥🔥🔥 I'll try it. Formant preservation would be a good addition

[@GareyKennebrew]

Thank you! I am a fan & patron of your work and creations. Please keep making audio software.

[@jimmydevesa]

thank you for this great gift, greetings

[@DennyzTILT]

Wow wow wow I'm impressed ! Thank you so much for making this freely available to everyone. By the way, I missed some of your previous plugin releases so I'm going to check them. Sincere congratulations !

[@sixthsample]

Thank you!

[@maomallows]

Great work! Hopefully in the future there will be a way to choose pre-made scales so that people like me (who does not memorize the scales) can just choose a scale

[@jeffray3]

Nice to have a simple auto-tune tool. Thank you! Looking forward to trying it out. I'm pretty sure in most nations, this is considered "fair use" because the songs are being used specifically for teaching, so I wouldn't worry about the copyrights here.

[@StuartMealor]

Thanks so much for making this available for free - and the video to explain how to use it :-)

[@AlexReidStudios]

Honestly the best free autotune out there, even better than some paid options with not that many extra features

[@sixthsample]

Thank you so much, Alex!

[@kobaye5173]

I just tried it out ! That's amazing for being so accurate and Free at the same time ! Thanks :)

[@chillyblanco8001]

Thanks.. really gives me an idea of what to expect. I'm getting this one to try it out

[@XRaym]

Many thanks, glad there is at least a free / good auto-tuner out there for beginners, with nice and simple UI. Thx!

[@tonynekrews]

Nice one, many thanks Aapo. Great work as always

[@EdgarVillagme]

Congratulations on your studies. I was looking for a tuning pitch plugin, and this one is special as it's easy to use automatic and free

[@sixthsample]

Thank you! :)

[@MDHeleniak]

Aapo, you made me a subscriber with this one. :-) FWIW, I've played w/ all your plugs and they are intuitive and best of all, THEY ALL SOUND AWESOME. F(l)atter is my next purchase. So cool. You obviously know what you are doing. Congrats on whatever it is you graduated from and I'm looking forward to more great plugins.

[@sixthsample]

Thank you so much :)

[@Raggo12345]

Love the plugin and the possibilities with it!

[@mechinamundi8988]

thank you for your awesome plugins and kindness , good luck

[@MiltonGrimshaw]

Thank you for this, I love all your plugins

[@Beatsbasteln]

awesome! this thing looks super sweet and the sound seems pretty clean as well

[@ecmarcelo]

Thank you very much 🫂 for the plugin friend. Greetings.

[@Dave-Rough-Diamond-Dunn]

Great plugin! I just select all of the notes, no need to set a scale. On my vocals, it really doesn't do anything much at all, but I tried it on harmonica tracks and it cleaned them up nicely. Too nicely, I had to pull it back a bit. 20 to 30% seems to be a good speed, and on vocals, 100% on the amount seemed fine, but then as I said, it wasn't really doing anything much, I wasn't out of tune, but on harmonica, 50% was ample. I did try it on some deliberately pitchy background vocals, and it certainly can be transparent at around 30% speed. I never thought I'd be using auto tune, but it's so transparent that I might as well use it, it does clean the vocal up, but it can seem to make it a bit thinner in spots, so it might be best to dial the amount down a bit. Great plugin, I won't be looking for a replacement, this works well.

[@sixthsample]

Amazing to hear! :)

[@jeremiahlyleseditor437]

Great Work Hopefully someone will take your product and make some radio ready examples with the plugin to show the maximum of its capabilities. does not work on my system though but a great job.

[@Livvidicus]

Your work is appreciated

[@rt5u]

Man this is Awesome THANK YOU. Love your plugins dude keep it up! I just want to drop one Idea here: What do you think about a knob that activates a very simply piano or sine sound when pressing the piano keys? I just find myself often switching to other plugins to find out which key im singin in, and this would really help a lot (At least for me).

[@sixthsample]

@@rt5u Thank you so much! I'm not sure how popular a feature like that would be, but I'll definitely keep it in mind. :)

[@Styrant]

Great plugin! I tested it against a bunch of others I have FL Pitcher, Antares Autotune 11, Waves Real Time Tune, Nectar 4 Pitch Correction, MAutopitch, Metatune, and bx_crispytuner. Specifcally I tested at max speed/correction on all of them and yours was clearly the best free option (vs MAutopitch and Pitcher since its stock), and It was comfortably above my two least favorite paid options that being nectar 4 and bx_crispytuner, depending on the source it was typically 3. Metatune 2. SpotOn/Waves Real time tied, and 1. Antares Autotune. The results could vary at slower settings though but I did test at max settings on two different vocal ranges. It would be nice if you could add a key picker in the future but if not I understand the minimalism angle you have.

[@Styrant]

Testing criteria was for pitch artifacts (that weird jumpy sound you get on severely out of tune notes) and audible formant weirdness/phaseyness (most evident in MAutopitch)

[@sixthsample]

That's a very extensive comparison. Thanks for sharing your thoughts! :)

[@waldemar.golebski]

Thank You, simply dope!

[@MrVLORSIRIS]

I like your rendition of Tiny Dancer! KUDOS! MZ

[@MoonShroom303]

nice one Aapo. looking forward to try it out!

[@lessismore74]

Thank you for this. If you make an update, would you be able to add a dropdown in maybe the Settings icon that lets us set the key quickly rather than clicking each piano key?

[@maxferreiroMop]

Thank you so much for this awesome software!

[@sixthsample]

@@maxferreiroMop It's my pleasure!

[@morizanova]

Simply works and useful tool

[@albertoflacoa]

Thank you so much! This is a cool gift to music society!)

[@apatsa_basiteni]

UI looks and it sounds good. Formant shift feature might be a good addition too, although I see you want to keep it a simple 2 knob plugin.

[@eyocs_]

Does it also do a bit of formant correction under the hood? Just interested because i found out that the width/chorus sounding signature antares autotune effect can be achieved by using 1-10 percent of formant correction. And im pretty sure that Antares uses a bit of formant correction even if its turned completely off in the plugin. Tried it with bx tuner. Great plugin btw :)

[@sixthsample]

No formant correction here. I'm glad to hear you like the plugin! :)

[@edrickblade]

Wow, great project!

[@nikolayadamov]

I can't figure out how to use it properly. Could you give me a hint? I don't understand the algorithms of pressing keys. If, for example, I have a Dm tone, which keys should I leave on and which keys should I turn off?

[@sixthsample]

You can select the notes in the desired scale by pressing each one. I'm planning on an update where you can quick select a scale, though :)

[@nikolayadamov]

@@sixthsample And if left in the default state, will the correction occur in any tone?

[@sixthsample]

​@@nikolayadamov By default, the correction is set to C Major.

[@daviHuggMonster]

nice, don't really use much vocals but might come in handy

[@genuinefreewilly5706]

good stuff ! Can't wait to try it out.

[@bismanjitsingh1975]

if you can just add like a preset section for all the keys and chords. atleast the major and minor ones. like pitcher for fl studio has

[@neovyk]

if only we could select the scale... great plugin!!

[@sixthsample]

Thank you! Scale selection coming soon :)

[@mixedbyebm]

This is great! Thanks 🙌🏻

[@damosedafa124]

Conoscendo la tonalità Si può inserire in tempo reale mentre si registra un cantato? ❤

[@esahm373]

I think formant accuracy is another aspect to look into.

[@yzcoruht3956]

You are the king!

[@tyler361t2]

hi! is there going to be a premium version of this? if not, why not make it open source?

[@sixthsample]

There might be a premium version eventually, but the plugin also uses code shared with other Sixth Sample products, which is why the source code isn't public. :)

[@forsale313]

Thank you so much.

[@REWARD3D]

thank you this came at the perfect time lol :)

[@Gusrikh1]

Much appreciated.

[@wogehtslangbro]

thank you so much!!!

[@pzdipuing]

Hello dude how many days you took to code this plugin...

[@darkpink_electronics4523]

keep going bro

[@malcolmmarshall1278]

Thank you

[@CaptainUncle1836]

I dont even know how you got my email address but im glad you did 😂

[@yeezythabest]

lmao ikr

[@believeinkarma939]

Can you make a Granular plugin?? Like Portal🙏🏻🙏🏻🤞🏻

[@jyack]

can i call it spooter?

[@boimesa8190]

You are THE BEST! Please release source code for linux 😭

[@ossko]

THANKSSSS!!!

[@not_ngoc]

How is the latency of this plugin for real time monitoring?

[@sixthsample]

The latency is a little under 3 milliseconds.

[@senolowski]

Top,thanx....

[@nihiqallam5616]

What program you use to create these plugins

[@sixthsample]

I use C++ programming and the JUCE framework :)

[@haystacksniperr]

Not gonna lie the sample at 6:17 kinda sound dope

[@User-ik2kc]

How does the "automatable target notes" work?

[@sixthsample]

You can enable/disable notes that the plugin corrects to by using automation in your DAW :)

[@SethTemptation-go1tw]

Can it work in FL studio?

[@sixthsample]

Yes it can :)

[@JipJonker]

Great! For some fast and simple auto tuning. And free! Thanks man. I suppose when we have a vocal that hits a note above what was meant to be sung we could use a second instance of the plugin on that note to correct it to a specific note? And automate the plugins on / oof? Or would that not work very well? Also: Can we automate the selected keys in case we do need to go outside the key for a bit?

[@sixthsample]

It's my pleasure! Yes, the selected keys can be automated, so what you can do is disable some of them to force snapping to a note further away. Of course, if this is something you have to do a lot with the vocals you are working on, a graphical tuning plugin might be a better solution.

[@leo.nordmann]

Easiest way would be melodyne into spoton. Use melodyne for the broad strokes and spoton as the character fx.

[@ghostofpop]

thanks

[@croay]

Is there a way to make it process stereo?

[@sixthsample]

Unfortunately, no (without making your own routings with things like the FL Studio Patcher or Ableton Racks). The plugin makes the incoming audio mono to avoid correction differences between multiple channels which can result in chorusing/phase cancellation. Some plugins get around this by letting the user choose which channel the plugin should listen to when detecting the pitch, but as most unprocessed vocals are mono to begin with, I decided to keep things simple.

[@SpeccyMan]

"Spot On" are distinct words so that will be my preferred way of saying it. It's the Englishman in me. 😁 I'm personally not a fan of pitch correction because it actually defeats the "a little imperfection is perfection" philosophy. If a person isn't able to sing close to the correct pitch within say 5% then they really ought not to be singing at all. In England we have an old saying which sums this up rather well: "You cannot make a silk purse out of a sow's ear." Imagine this - a group of 20 people all singing a song at the exact same pitch - it would sound dreadful and bland. The slight variations in their pitches make a far more pleasing net result. Wider pitch variations give us, of course, the magic that is harmony. Now imagine 200 people singing a song at the exact same pitch. ARRRGGGHHHH! 🤣

[@chicobizz]

lmao at phone fallin

[@bismanjitsingh1975]

when is the paid pro version coming out ?

[@sixthsample]

Haven't planned on it yet :)

[@dontworry2371]

you are my god or messiah

[@AstroLabio1]

too much talk!!!

[@ddtriadi4688]

Thank you