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Aspire Evo Noise Processor Plug-In

Quite simply, ASPIRE Evo analyzes a vocal in real time and separates the aspiration noise (breathiness) component from the harmonic content. It then allows you to either increase or decrease the amount of aspiration noise, as well as letting you affect the character of the aspiration noise by applying a parametric EQ to the noise component.

Aspiration noise presents itself in a variety of ways, from a subtle bit of breathiness to a full-blown rasp. Of course, whether it’s a problem or not depends on the amount of noise and the style of a performance. A whole lot of roughness that would work well for screaming punk or roots blues might well be a problem for mainstream pop or a smooth ballad (of course, it also might not). Up to now, there wasn’t much you could do about it. Now, with ASPIRE Evo, there is.

Key ASPIRE Evo features include:

• The ability to match a vocal quality to a performance style by decreasing or increasing a voice's natural breathiness
• A band of parametric EQ to modify the quality of the aspiration noise component of the vocal
• A real-time display that lets you visualize the effect of the aspiration noise processing

ASPIRE Evo is the world's first tool for modifying a voice's breathiness independently of its harmonic content. Whether reducing a bit of vocal rasp or adding a bit of smokiness, ASPIRE Evo allows modification of the amount and quality of a voice’s aspiration noise without otherwise affecting the vocal’s harmonic characteristics.

When you speak or sing, air from your lungs is forced through your vocal chords, causing them to vibrate. The resulting waveform is propagated through the throat, the mouth and out through the lips. It is the shape of these structures that create the resonant characteristics that define a unique vocal identity.

But going into a bit more detail, the vocal waveform is actually a combination of two different components. One, the one we usually think of as the primary element of vocal timbre, is the harmonic content generated by the process described above. However, there is a second component that is generated by the turbulence of the air rushing past the vocal chords. This component, aspiration noise, does not have harmonic content and can roughly be thought of as “breathiness.”

Aspiration noise presents itself in a variety of ways, from a subtle bit of breathiness to a full-blown rasp. Of course, whether it’s a problem or not depends on the amount of noise and the style of a performance. A whole lot of roughness that would work well for screaming punk or roots blues might well be a problem for mainstream pop or a smooth ballad (of course, it also might not). Up to now, there wasn’t much you could do about it. Now, with ASPIRE Evo, there is.

Macintosh (Universal Binaries)
* RTAS
* VST
* Audio Units

PC
* RTAS
* VST

Aspire Evo for Macintosh and PC

Macintosh Versions

Minimum: 1.5GHz G4 processor
Recommended: 1.8GHz (or faster) G5 or Intel processor

RTAS:

• Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools LE 7.x or later.
• Mac OS 10.4.11 or later as required by your version of Pro Tools.

VST:

• A certified compatible VST host program.
• Mac OS 10.4.11 or later as required by your host.

Audio Units:

• A certified compatible AU host program.
• Mac OS 10.4.11 or later as required by your host.

PC Versions

Minimum: 2Ghz processor.
Recommended: 3GHz (or faster) processor

RTAS:

• Pro Tools HD or Pro Tools LE 7.x or later.
• Windows XP or Vista as required by your version of Pro Tools.

VST:

• A certified compatible VST host program.
• Windows XP or Vista as required by your host.

Aspire Evo authorization requires an iLok USB smart key (sold separately) and the ability to access ilok.com (from any computer).