Alter/ego [win]: Plogue

Plogue Alter/Ego is a free real-time singing synthesizer for Windows and Mac that allows you to type in lyrics and play them back as vocal melodies using a MIDI keyboard. Because it focuses on more "modern" (post-1990) synthesis algorithms compared to the vintage-style Chipspeech , it offers a unique, often robotic, but highly expressive vocal character.

: Use the plugin to generate perfectly timed vocal phrases that can be rearranged or sampled. Technical Tutorials & Tips Plogue Alter Ego, The Singing VST, Truly Amazing and FREE Plogue Alter/Ego [WiN]

: Go beyond lyrics by making the plugin sing only consonants. This is an effective way to generate rhythmic trance pads, warbly flutes, or alien sound effects for games and film. Plogue Alter/Ego is a free real-time singing synthesizer

: You can simulate a massive choir by creating multiple instances of Alter/Ego. To make them sound like distinct individuals rather than a single doubled voice, vary the Helium and Fem Factor parameters on each copy to shift the voice formants. Technical Tutorials & Tips Plogue Alter Ego, The

: Use extreme high notes with the Breath and Stack controls turned up to create a unique shimmering vocal layer over lead synths.