Synchro Arts VocAlign 7: A Completely New Multi-Track Workflow for Vocal Alignment
Align every vocal in a session at once, not track by track
Synchro Arts VocAlign 7: A Completely New Multi-Track Workflow for Vocal Alignment · Source: Synchro Arts
Synchro Arts VocAlign 7 is a plugin for automatic timing and pitch alignment of vocal tracks, and it introduces a central multi-track workspace for the first time. That lets you view, manage, and align every vocal in a session together, syncing multiple tracks to a single guide track at once. Instead of processing each vocal layer individually, VocAlign 7 moves alignment into one shared workflow. According to Synchro Arts, this is the most substantial workflow evolution in the plugin’s history.
VocAlign 7: Multi-Track Workspace, SmartPitch, and Pro Features Explained
VocAlign 7: Why This Update Actually Matters to Me as a Regular User
I use VocAlign regularly in my own vocal sessions. Up until now, that meant selecting a vocal track, aligning it to the guide track, rendering it, and then moving on to the next track. The results were consistently excellent, and the workflow was noticeably faster than manual vocal editing. On larger vocal stacks though, that same step repeated itself over and over. That’s exactly where VocAlign 7’s new multi-track workspace comes in, letting you edit and align multiple vocal tracks together.
Multi-Track Workspace as the Headline New Feature
In the new workspace, you assign any track as a guide and align multiple vocal layers simultaneously in a single operation. That eliminates exactly the repetitive track-by-track workflow that’s slowed down vocal editing for years. This is backed by track-based pitch and timing control, letting you apply corrections either globally across the entire session or precisely to individual tracks and clips. A visual energy analysis also shows you alignment issues across every track at a glance.
According to Patrick Bourget, VP of Product at Synchro Arts | LANDR, the growing size and complexity of modern vocal productions was exactly what drove this development. The team saw an opportunity to rethink VocAlign’s workflow from the ground up (see: Synchro Arts website).
VocAlign 6 vs. VocAlign 7: What’s Changing in the Workflow?
- Before: process individual vocal tracks one after another.
- Now: manage and align multiple vocal tracks together in one workspace.
SmartPitch and the New Pro Features
The trusted precision tools are still here, above all SmartPitch, which intelligently detects when backing vocals need pitch correction and applies it only where needed, without wrecking natural harmonies or musicality.
For anyone who needs to dig deeper into complex vocal productions, there’s VocAlign 7 Pro. This version extends the new multi-track workflow with Creative Formant Control for shaping vocal stacks, creating convincing doubles, and adding width through independent formant control. There’s also SynchroLink 2.0, which tightens the connection between tuning and alignment throughout the editing process with Synchro Arts’ pitch-correction software RePitch 2.
Price and Availability
VocAlign 7 comes in Standard and Pro editions, each with upgrade and crossgrade options for existing customers. VocAlign 7 Standard costs 135 Euro as a new license here at Thomann*, the upgrade is 55 Euro*, and the crossgrade option is 89 Euro*. VocAlign 7 Pro costs 179 Euro as a new license*, the upgrade costs 89 Euro*, and the crossgrade is 119 Euro*.
Alternatively, Synchro Arts now also offers subscription plans through its own website: the Artist plan costs $14.99 US-Dollar a month, or $9.99 US-Dollar a month billed annually ($119 US-Dollar a year), and includes VocAlign 7 Standard. The Pro plan costs $24.99 US-Dollar a month, or $16.58 US-Dollar a month billed annually ($199 US-Dollar a year), and includes VocAlign 7 Pro. VocAlign 7 runs on macOS as VST, AAX, and AU, and on Windows as VST3 and AAX.
My Take on Pricing and the Subscription Model
The upgrade pricing feels fair, especially since the new features really sound promising, though I can’t point to any concrete criticisms yet without having tested it myself. Personally, I’m more of a one-time-purchase person and stay skeptical of subscriptions, but a subscription could definitely make sense for VocAlign, especially if you only record vocals occasionally, maybe once a quarter. A single month’s subscription gets you every feature without having to pay the full purchase price upfront.
Do you already use VocAlign regularly, or would this new multi-track workflow be the reason you finally give it a try?
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