Togu Audio Line updates the freeware TAL-Vocoder plugin with a new interface and features.
Patrick Kunz and TAL Software have been a mainstay for quality audio processors and synths for a number of years. The payware synths and effects from TAL are a great bargain for their price point, and a fair bit of freeware is readily available and maintained on their official site.
One such plugin is the TAL-Vocoder-2, a quality vocoder available for the low cost of free.
So, what’s new with TAL-Vocoder-2? The vocoder plugin has been updated to version 3.0, which brings a host of new features. First up on the list is the new resizable GUI, which makes it fit better into the rest of the software line. The entire user interface has received a little more polish and an overhaul.
Along with the new resizable interface is the addition of a new preset browser.
If you’ve used any of TAL’s paid software, you’re familiar with the preset browser. It is quick and snappy to navigate and is a welcome addition here.
The core sound engine has seen some tweaks, and has had the quality of the audio itself improved.
Users are also able to control the volume of the carrier and modulator, which is nothing new. The metering beside each is a welcome addition, however.
Other notable improvements would be the more robust routing. There are a lot more options present, thanks in part to sidechain implementation.
The rest of the update is centered around bug fixes, stability tweaks, and all the less exciting stuff that goes into the maintenance of software.
TAL-Vocoder-2 still remains one of the best vocoders on the market and certainly takes the sting away from the eternal wait for Orange Vocoder. Thankfully, for free you get a rock-solid vocoder capable of conjuring up all kinds of rich textures.
TAL-Vocoder-2 is available for Windows, Mac, and Linux computers. Supported plugin formats are VST, VST3, AU, and AAX. As with all TAL Software releases, this is a universal application so everyone can join in on the fun.
No word has been given as to whether the CLAP format is venturing to this particular plugin, but TAL Software has been one of the earliest adopters of the new plugin format.
Download: TAL-Vocoder
14 Comments
racebannon_
on“No word has been given as to whether the CLAP format is venturing to this particular plugin, but TAL Software has been one of the earliest adopters of the new plugin format.”
The zip file in the link contains a subfolder for the CLAP format, it looks like!
Choko
onninja’d
Choko
onThe download does contains CLAP format!
Xei
onWow amazing !
Indo
onDoes this work in Garageband?
If so, how do you operate it? Is there a step by step guide?
The manual shows other DAWs but not GB
Johannes
onI think Garageband doesn’t offer sidechaining, does it? If not, you’ll have difficulties to run this one properly.
On this occasion, I highly recommend to switch over to REAPER.
Kieran
onAwesome :)
Numanoid
onThanks for the update :-)
I also missed the free TAL-NoiseMaker presets by Echo Season earlier, got them now, a quality pack of 45
Only Fate
ondoesn’t want to work for me on windows, studio one, oh well
tried vst3 as well as .dll
probably user error >:)
Only Fate
onNM. Figured it out!
User error
Yara
onHey folks, Plugin Alliance is having a sale where you can get any plugin for $29 with coupon ANY-PA-2999-1. Not as good as the $20 voucher they drop from time to time but someone might benefit on this!
DJ Ugly Katz
onThanks for the heads up, great site, i love it! One thing tho, you haven’t tagged it with Linux.
Tomislav Zlatic
onFixed, thank you!
111
onSo, do I understand right that they eliminated the possibility to be driven by audio, not only midi signal, right?