audacity 2.0.5 windows 8.1
will this plugin work? http://www.vst4free.com/free_vst.php?plugin=Duet_&id=1536
unzipped it and copied it into program files 86, audacity, plugins. then edit preferences, effects rescan when restart. (I also put it in program files)
Duet appears in audacity effects, greyed out. I believe it is areal time voice harmonizer; I read that audacity doesn’t support real time plugins so probably not.
Its a vocal harmonizer that I want
Audacity doesn’t do real time processing.
I have no idea if it works with Audacity or not. Most commercial VSTs don’t “officially” support Audacity, but many (most?) will work. Audacity is listed as a “host” on the VST4free website.
For real time processing I’d recommend a hardware effects box, especially if you are performing live and you need something that’s going to work reliably with very little fuss. With a multitasking operating system you can end-up battling latency. …And, we all have “computer problems” every once in awhile.
thanks for that; its not for performing, just to do some home recording.
As Doug said, Audacity does not yet run effects on live recordings.
If you must try that VST plug-in, do so, but it is unlikely to work in Audacity because it is expecting to operate on live input.
To pitch-correct your voice after recording, you can try GSnap . It works fairly well in Audacity, but the MIDI tuning features will not work in Audacity.
Gale
I’m curious to know what sort of program its designed for; only other I’ve used is Cubase.
I tried that VST in Windows XP (running in a virtual machine).
The effect shows up in the Audacity effect menu, it opens, it looks pretty, but it doesn’t do anything. As Gale wrote, this is probably because it is expecting live input.
GSnap does (mostly) work (but without the MIDI or real-time features).
Thanks. I’m going to try gsnap.
“unzipped it and copied it into program files 86, audacity, plugins. then edit preferences, effects rescan when restart. (I also put it in program files)”
I couldn’t find any vst folder. Where should I put gsnap?
Any help appreciated
I’m not on Windows at the moment, but if I recall correctly I just put it into the Audacity plug-ins folder.
(if the GSnap plug-in is in a ZIP archive file, you will need to extract the contents)
but if I recall correctly I just put it into the Audacity plug-ins folder.
will try that thanks. that’s where I put the duet plug in. by the way, its appearance for me wasn’t complete
Martin Eastwood : Duet …
… can turn a single voice into a choir.
Alternatively see Blue Cat’s “chorus” free VST plugin , (which does work on recorded audio in Audacity).
Alternatively see Blue Cat’s “chorus” free VST plugin , (which does work on recorded audio in Audacity).
will try that thanks.
Hi all, stupid newbie here with a probably equally stupid question. 
Does anyone know if there are any harmonizer plugins or such that will work with pre-recorded accapella vocals? (Not instruments, just vocals.) I sing to pre-recorded tracks a lot (mostly in churches and also at home for fun), and am interested in a harmonizer to create background or harmony vocals. I know Audacity doesn’t do real-time processing so I wondered if I there was a plugin that existed for it. Hope this makes some sense.
Did you try the Blue Cat Chorus already mentioned?
Gale
I have tried it, but am not sure how to use it to create harmony vocals.
Additionally, since my last post, I also found autotalent and installed it. It does a fairly good job. Naturally, if you have to go too low to achieve the harmony you want, it will sound robotic. Are there any other harmonizers for Audacity?
If you want to use Autotalent you should work on duplicates of the original song then mix the tracks together. All extreme pitch changes sound robotic or distorted. If you reduce the gain on the most pitch-changed tracks you may be able to mask the distortion.
Did you try Audacity’s Sliding Time Scale / Pitch Shift?
I assume you don’t want to spend money on this? If you can do the job within the free trial period you could try http://www.meldaproduction.com/plugins/product.php?id=MMultiBandHarmonizer.
Gale
Hi again Gale,
Sorry for the delay.
I’m willing to pay for a good product, as long it will produce a quality result.
I need to try and figure out how the sliding time scale works.
Thanx for your help so far. 
You could perhaps try Melodyne or ReaPitch in Reaper then: Forum.
Gale