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The Vocal Bender Black Friday deal takes 79% off this Waves vocal processing plugin, bringing it to $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026.
Vocal Bender is a real-time, monophonic voice manipulation plugin. You shift pitch and formant with two controls and hear the result while you perform.
The maker says it runs at zero latency, so you can use it while tracking in the studio or on stage. You bend the vocal as you sing instead of printing it and fixing it later.
Waves points to a few familiar sounds as targets:
The maker positions it for hip hop, pop, R&B and electronic work.
The Link control ties the Pitch and Formant knobs together so they move as one. The Mix control blends the original vocal with the effect.
Beyond the basic pitch and formant move, there is a modulation panel with LFO, SEQ, Amplitude and Pitch modulators. That covers vibrato, pitch drops, sequenced pitching and more.
Vocal Bender manipulates a single voice live, with pitch shifting, formant control, and no latency while recording or performing. A modulation panel offers LFO, SEQ, Amplitude and Pitch modulators, and the Mix knob lets you layer harmonies and doubles when it sits on an insert. For that robotic vocal sound, turn to Flatten, and there are dozens of presets to start from. The Mix knob lets you stack a shifted copy under the dry take, so a double or a harmony sits on the insert without a separate send.
It is optimized for voice, and the maker says you can run other sources through it for sound design.
On Mac, Vocal Bender runs on macOS Monterey 12, Ventura 13, Sonoma 14 and Sequoia 15, in VST, AU and AAX formats.
On PC, it needs Windows 10 or newer, in VST and AAX formats.
If you track vocals in the box and want to hear a pitched double in your headphones while you perform, this is the job the plugin is built around. The deal runs until Nov 26, 2026.
Yes. The Waves Vocal Bender Black Friday deal takes 79% off and brings the plugin to $29.99 until Nov 26, 2026. It is a real-time vocal pitch and formant plugin, so the discount applies to the full plugin.
Yes. Vocal Bender comes in VST format on both Mac and PC. Mac also gets AU and AAX, and Windows also gets AAX. Mac needs macOS Monterey 12 through Sequoia 15, and Windows needs Windows 10 or newer.
It manipulates a voice in real time with pitch and formant controls and zero latency. A Mix control blends the dry vocal with the effect, and a Link control ties Pitch and Formant together. It is monophonic and optimized for voice.
It includes a modulation panel with LFO, SEQ, Amplitude and Pitch modulators for vibrato, pitch drops and sequenced pitching. There is also a Flatten feature for robotic vocals, a Mix knob for doubles and harmonies, and dozens of presets.
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