Little AlterBoy

The deal

$49 at Plugin Boutique (down from $99). Sale ends April 28, 2026.

What it is

Little AlterBoy is a monophonic vocal manipulation plugin from Soundtoys that combines pitch shifting, formant shifting, hard-tune quantization, and a robot/vocoder mode in a single interface. It comes from a lineage that includes the Eventide H3000 and PurePitch TDM - the first real-time pitch and formant shifter for Pro Tools. A built-in tube saturation circuit, derived from Soundtoys' Decapitator, adds warmth and edge to the processed signal.

Who it's for

Producers who work with vocals and want tools for gender transformation, pitch-correction FX, robotic sounds, or MIDI-driven harmony and vocoder-style effects. It suits hip-hop, pop, and electronic producers who want quick access to a wide range of vocal character without routing through multiple plugins.

Key features

• Pitch shifting and formant shifting operate independently, so you can raise pitch without affecting perceived gender, or shift formants without changing note
• Hard-tune mode locks the vocal to a single pitch for the quantized, robotic sound common in modern pop and hip-hop
• Robot mode enables full vocoder-style control of the vocal's melody via MIDI in your DAW
• Built-in tube drive from Decapitator adds analog saturation color to the output