Free Vocal Plugins for GarageBand: Unlocking Professional-Sounding Vocals

If you know anything about Garageband's default pitch-correction function, you'll know it doesn't allow you to correct very specific sections of the vocal track. For example, Melodyne 5 allows you to spot-correct vocal errors and other issues. Furthermore, you can actually adjust the degree of vibrato within a singer's voice, as well as the pitch drift, for instance, if the singer has slightly gone off pitch for just a moment.

However, it comes with a whole host of other features that make it a great software for vocals. This is just one feature of Melodyne that makes it incredibly useful software. This can be especially useful for vocals, because if you've created a melody with your voice or with an instrument of some kind, you can then transform the recording into a MIDI file, put it into the score editor, and now you have sheet music to give to whoever needs it.

I recently learned it's entirely possible to export the audio as MIDI using Melodyne 5, which can then be turned into a transcription in Garageband using the Score Editor feature. The software is packed with capabilities, many of which I'm still learning as well, although, these days I would recommend Antares Auto-Tune Pro if you were to ask me which one is better strictly for tuning vocals.

If you've read any of my other articles, you'll know that I'm a huge fan of Melodyne. Grab Melodyne 5 Editor from Plugin Boutique here.

Free vocal plugins for garageband