Alter/Ego
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Screenshot of the word creation tab with Daisy loaded | |
| Developer(s) | Plogue Art et Technologie, Inc. |
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| Initial release | September 9, 2015[1] |
| Development status | Active |
| Operating system | Windows XP or higher, OS X 10.6.8 or higher |
| Available in | English, Japanese |
| Type | Voice synthesizer |
Alter/Ego (アルター・エゴ) is a free real-time vocal synthesizer software which was created by Plogue.
About
Alter/Ego is a text-to-speech synthesizer which aims to create more modern vocals, working to post 1990s research.[2] It was offered as a free plug-in and is used for music making to produce singing vocals. It operates in a similar manner to Chipspeech. Vocals are clean-cut though robotic sounding and the software is ideal for vocal experimentation. It is capable of running different speech engines.[3]
There currently is only 1 released vocal for the software, but more are due to be released in different styles. The released vocals are purchased separately. The vocals come as files that need to be extracted as they lack installers.[4] Over time Plogue have received many vocal requests from individuals since the release of the software, however they are limited by their small development team and being busy.[5]
Characters
- Daisy: Daisy was the very first vocal added to the software. Daisy is a lonely time traveler and the estranged lover of Chipspeech vocal, Dandy 704. Daisy was offered as a free separate download, allowing her to be imported into both Alter/Ego and Chipspeech.
- ALYS: A female vocal released on March 10th 2016.[6] She sings in French and has a Live Polyphonic Choir mode.[7]
- In Jan 2016 it was announced that there were 6 new vocals in production.[8]
Reception
As noted by BPB, Alter/Ego is praised for being a powerful tool by standards of free software. It, however, has a steep learning curve, though highlighted how easy it was to get the synthesizer to sing lyrics, calling the product "fun" to work with overall.[9]
Computer Music magazine also covered the synthesizer in their December 2015 issue.[10]
References
- ↑ Archived September 15, 2015, at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ "KVR: Alter/Ego by Plogue - Synth VST Plugin, Audio Units Plugin, RTAS Plugin and AAX Plugin for Windows and Mac OS X". Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "chipspeech & A/E". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "chipspeech & A/E". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "chipspeech & A/E". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "ALYS for Alter/Ego to be released March 10th 2016!". VoxWave English. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "chipspeech & A/E". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "chipspeech & A/E". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ D Smolken. "Alter/Ego - FREE Vocal Synthesizer VST Plugin By Plogue!". Bedroom Producers Blog. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
- ↑ "Plogue". Twitter. Retrieved 27 April 2016.