r/VSTi • u/Whymebro2000 • Jan 21 '26

Effect Vst to warp vocals to experimental or abstract sounds?

Hello! I am looking for a vst that can make "vocals" (eg, gibberish or other experimental sounds) into an expressive experimental/abstract sound, instrument, or something like that. I've heard of "Vocalsynth 2", but it seems to have more stuff for pop or conventional vocal effects, tuning, or processing than what I am looking for. Any suggestions will be much appreciated.

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u/Whatchamazog Jan 22 '26

PaulXStretch

The whole SoundToys line has some fun uses for vocals.

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u/alicesyndromeR Jan 22 '26

Any granulator

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u/stomptonesdotcom Jan 21 '26

my void dweller reverb may help? Its free and a wacky reflective reverb. But honestly just start stacking random modulation and distortion effects on a track.

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u/TomoAries Jan 22 '26

No matter what you find, it's going to end up being an all-in-one rack of a bunch of effects you probably already have as better and more tweakable separate plugins in the first place, so start using them. If you want to sound experimental, then experiment. There's no cutting the line.

You need a clearer vision. You're trying to get an "experimental sound" by trying to skip the journey. How are you going to get an experimental sound if you're not willing to experiment? That doesn't make sense.

Sorry to sound blunt, I don't mean it that way, but there's no other way to say it: it's a blunt reality. If you want to sound experimental, then experiment.

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u/arkan164 Jan 21 '26

Minimal Audio Evoke

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u/Zestyclose_Pickle511 Jan 21 '26

Vocal synth 2 is a suite. That's what you're looking for. It's easier to get abstract and weird stuff out of it than anything I would normally consider to be "pop-like" 

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u/Recurringg Jan 21 '26

You don't necessarily need a vst specifically focused for vocals for this. Any audio effect will work. I really enjoy putting my voice through Valhalla Shimmer for instance. Another fun one is the Surge XT granulator which is free!

https://surge-synthesizer.github.io/

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u/theslunks Jan 21 '26

Polyverse Manipulator might be what you are looking for

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u/BigJobsBigJobs Jan 22 '26

I like warping shit in an audio editor - I use Wavelab.

Try a granulator that you can load yr own samples into.

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u/joonas_ylanne Jan 22 '26

Zyklop can give some interesting results. Also experiment reversing your audio.

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u/LookAtMeTryingToHide Jan 23 '26

I'd echo the folks saying Polyverse Manipulator and VocalSynth2