MetaTune by Slate Digital automatic tuner plugin interface

MetaTune: Automatic Tuner Plugin by Slate Digital

Rated 4.7/5 on Plugin Boutique (21 ratings)

MetaTune is an automatic tuner plugin from Slate Digital for vocals and instruments. It corrects pitch with subtle, natural adjustments or aggressive, robotic-style tuning effects.

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01Overview

MetaTune is built for producers who want automatic pitch correction that ranges from transparent fixes to strong, stylized effects. Slate Digital positions its Negative Speed and Note Stabilizer as the core of the hard-hitting tuning sound, with the goal of a tuning effect that stays free of pitch flutter. A built-in Doubler adds width and thickness to vocals, and a HeatMap display shows pitch movement in real time so you can see where notes land and how they are adjusted.

Best for

  • Vocal pitch correction
  • Robotic vocal effects
  • Vocal doubling and width
  • Multi-track key changes
  • Instrument pitch tuning
Developer
Slate Digital
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02Key features

What you get

  • Automatic tuner for vocals and instruments with natural or extreme effects
  • Negative Speed and Note Stabilizer for hard-hitting tuning without flutter
  • Built-in Doubler for wide, thick vocals
  • HeatMaps for real-time pitch visualization
  • Grouped instances for global changes across multiple tracks
  • Adjustable from subtle corrections to dramatic tuning effects
03In depth

Tuning Sound and Character

MetaTune covers a wide range of tuning styles. For subtle work, it can correct small pitch drift and leave the performance sounding natural. For more aggressive results, the developer says the Negative Speed and Note Stabilizer produce a hard-hitting tuning effect with no note fluttering.

The built-in Doubler is aimed at vocals that need more width and body. Used alongside the tuner, it can thicken a lead or stack-style vocal without adding separate tracks.

Workflow and Multi-Track Control

The interface is designed for fast setup, and the HeatMaps give a visual readout of pitch in real time, which helps when checking how much correction is being applied.

Grouped instances are useful on larger sessions. Linking several MetaTune instances into a group means one change updates all of them, and automation applied to a group can make key changes across many tracks at once. This avoids copying settings from one instance to another by hand.

04Specs

Will it run?

Formats, systems and requirements as listed by Plugin Boutique. Missing details are left out, not guessed.

DeveloperSlate Digital
TypePlugin
CategoryVocal Processing
FormatsVST3, VST2, AU, AAX
Operating systemsWindows, macOS
Architecture64-bit
05FAQ

Questions, answered

What formats does MetaTune support?

MetaTune is available in VST3, VST2, AU and AAX formats.

Which operating systems does MetaTune run on?

MetaTune runs on Windows and macOS. The listed requirements are Windows 10 or Windows 11 and macOS 13 or later.

What do I need to run MetaTune?

You need a compatible host that supports the plugin format you choose, with 4GB of RAM and an Intel or Apple Silicon processor on macOS, or an Intel or AMD processor on Windows. A free iLok license manager account is required to run Slate Digital software.

07Developer

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