Paravox X
The deal
60% off at Loot Audio, bringing Paravox X down to around $30 from its regular $74.99. This is an ongoing sale with no listed end date.
What it is
Paravox X is a Kontakt instrument built from chromatically sampled human vowels, covering sustained elements like HUM, MEH, and LAH. Each vocal layer has softly embedded sound-designed textures woven in -- icy whispers, ghostly breath -- so it sits somewhere between a choir instrument and an ambient sound design tool. It ships as three .nki files: the standard version, a Pure version with the ambient design stripped out for clean voice only, and a Reverse version with all audio flipped for textural use.
Who it's for
Producers working in cinematic, ambient, or atmospheric genres who need vocal pads that feel human without requiring a singer. It fits well under film score beds, in dark electronic productions, or as a tension-building layer in trailers and game audio.
Key features
- Real-time sequencing lets you build and recall custom vocal movement phrases on the fly, with 12 storage locations and 12 steps per phrase
- A dedicated key switch copies and triggers stored vocal movements instantly during performance
- GUI controls cover attack, release, a vocal EQ, and an Impulse Response church reverb
- A user-assignable effects slot lets you chain in your own processing without leaving the instrument
- Requires Kontakt Full 4.2.4 or higher -- not compatible with the free Kontakt Player
