Voloco

Overview

Voloco pairs a vocal-recording app for iPhone and Android with a vocal-processing plugin for desktop DAWs. It is best suited to singers and creators who want to shape vocals on a phone, or producers who want a dedicated vocal tool in an existing DAW workflow. Its strongest case is the breadth of vocal tools across both settings; the key trade-off is that the free mobile plan includes only five effects.

Key features

The mobile app brings real-time pitch correction, formant control, and scale or key detection together with more than 70 vocal effects, including harmonies, vocoders, and creative treatments. That range gives singers room to move beyond basic tuning, though the five-effect free allowance is narrow compared with the app’s broader effects collection.

Voloco Studio records up to eight vocal layers, each with its own volume, pan, and effect controls. That suits users building stacked vocals and harmonies on a phone, while the eight-layer ceiling may not fit arrangements that need more tracks. BeatStars integration lets users browse, preview, and license beats in the app, a useful shortcut for creators building around a licensed backing track.

The app can use AI to separate an imported song into vocal and backing-track stems on the phone. Exports include MP3 for sharing and WAV for professional mixing, making it possible to send a finished file or continue work in a mixing workflow.

Voloco Producer is a vocal-processing plugin for DAWs, with a resynthesizer, editable harmony grid, and sequencer. It is a better fit for producers who want vocal processing in a desktop setup than for someone seeking a general-purpose DAW: it is a vocal tool, not a replacement for the surrounding production software.

Pricing

The Free mobile app costs nothing and includes five effects for iPhone and Android. It is a sensible starting point for trying mobile vocal recording, but users wanting the full effects range will need to look beyond the free allowance.

Producer Monthly costs $14.99 a month, billed 1 month, and includes a 14 day free trial, VST3/AAX/AU/Standalone download, and over 50 free vocal presets. This plan suits producers who want the plugin without committing to a year. Producer Yearly costs $99.99 a year, billed 1 year and shown as $8.33 / mo, reduced from $179.99; it includes the same 14 day free trial, plugin formats, and preset collection. The yearly option lowers the monthly equivalent but requires an annual billing commitment. Both paid plans are for Voloco Producer; the mobile free plan is a separate offering.

Platforms

The mobile app is available for iPhone and Android. Voloco Producer requires macOS 11 on 64-bit Intel or Apple Silicon, or Windows 10 on 64-bit Intel or AMD. The product’s platform list also includes macOS and Windows, but the plugin requirements are specific to those desktop systems.

Who it's for

Voloco suits vocalists who want correction, effects, layered recording, and beat access in a mobile workflow, as well as DAW users who want a dedicated vocal plugin. It is less suitable for someone who needs more than eight vocal layers in Voloco Studio or expects the free mobile tier to cover the full effects set.

Pros and cons

• Pro: Mobile users get pitch tools, effects, multitrack recording, beat licensing, and vocal separation in one app.
• Pro: WAV export supports moving vocal work into a professional mixing workflow, while MP3 serves sharing.
• Pro: The yearly Producer plan has a lower monthly equivalent than the monthly plan, with the same stated plugin formats and preset collection.
• Con: The free mobile plan includes only five effects, limiting access to the app’s broader effects collection.
• Con: Voloco Studio tops out at eight vocal layers, which can constrain more elaborate vocal arrangements.
• Con: RC may collect identifiers, subscription order history, user content including voice recordings, device information, and internet activity. RC limits personal-data access to authorized staff and third parties and makes commercially reasonable efforts to protect it, but does not guarantee security.

Users may request access, correction, or deletion of personally identifiable information by emailing [email protected], and can delete an account in the app or on the website. Support is available through the Help Center and [email protected].

Alternatives

Pitch Correction Software is a broader category to explore when comparing tools beyond Voloco.

Auburn Sounds Graillon 3 is a freemium alternative for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with a free edition that includes pitch shifting, formant shifting, pitch correction, three pitch engines, and built-in effects; its vocal doubler, keyboard, and PTM are full-only.

OpenVoxTuner is a free, cross-platform plugin for Linux, macOS, and Windows, with a full plugin and all features available under AGPLv3.

MeldaProduction MAutoPitch is a free option for Windows and macOS.

GVST GSnap is a free option for Windows, macOS, and Linux.

OpenTune is a free option for Windows and macOS.

AutoTune Pro 11 is a paid alternative for macOS and Windows with a free trial and a perpetual-license option.

Universal Audio Topline Vocal Tune is a paid macOS and Windows alternative with a free trial; its stated license allows three activations and it is also included in UAD Spark Subscription.

Waves Curves AQ is a paid macOS and Windows alternative with a free trial, offered through Waves Ultimate subscriptions.

Verdict

Choose Voloco if you want vocal recording and creative processing on a phone, or want its dedicated vocal plugin alongside a desktop DAW. Its combination of layered mobile recording, effects, and export options is the main reason to choose it; look elsewhere if five free mobile effects are not enough, you need more than eight layers, or you want a free desktop plugin.