AutoTune Pro 11 vs Performative Ear

AutoTune Pro 11 is a plugin for automatic and manual vocal pitch correction. Auto Mode applies real-time correction and includes formant and vibrato controls. Graph Mode supports detailed manual editing of pitch and time for vocal tuning. The Harmony Player provides four individual harmonies that can be mixed and triggered with MIDI, and Smart MIDI Mapping can assign a controller to any AutoTune Pro function. ARA2 support is listed for Logic, Studio One, Cubase and Nuendo. Other supported host integrations include Ableton Live, Cubase, FL Studio, Logic Pro X, Pro Tools and Studio One, with AU, VST3 and AAX formats depending on the host and operating system. Technical specifications list macOS 14 or higher and Windows 10 and 11. AutoTune Central installs and activates the plugins and is officially supported on macOS 11 or higher and Windows 10 and 11. A three-day trial is available. The perpetual license is described as a one-time payment to keep forever and includes a free month of AutoTune Unlimited; the subscription is billed monthly and can be canceled anytime. No price figure is listed for either plan.

Performative Ear is a paid pitch-correction plug-in designed for low-latency singing on Windows and macOS. Performative Ear listens to a song and sends its detected key to the pitch-correction plug-in automatically, while passing audio through unchanged without files or network use. Four correction modes are listed: Live at 1.3 ms, Crisp at 18 ms, Voice at 25 ms, and Full at 40 ms. Users can choose chromatic, major, or minor scales and toggle notes to create a custom scale. The maker lists tested support for Ableton Live 11 and 12, Cubase, FL Studio, Fender Studio Pro, Bitwig Studio, REAPER, Audacity, and GarageBand. Formats include VST3 and CLAP on Windows x64 and macOS Universal, plus Audio Unit on macOS. The price is $199 as a one-time purchase, with no free plan and a free Windows demo. One license supports three active machines.