VocaLive Reviews

Fresh install and it cannot launch without crashing.

I purchase all the this app bundle but I didn't get any effects like looping etc... if I select any effects they asking payment again why like this? It's very bad

Please update your app, this app. I used to use VocaLive all the time but it now experiences issues with other apps that have been more frequently updated, namely AudioMaster. VocaLive isn't free and it would be awesome if you guys could make it user-friendly and modern again. Thank you. If you make changes I'll be glad to give a better review. This used to be a great app but it's become rather obsolete.

I'm downgrading my stars because VocaLive is useless. It's not working with other apps because it hasn't been upgraded in forever ans the developers obviously didn't care to take our money and continue to give us what we paid for. What a waste.

So, before you even get started, the creative flow is broken while you wait. It crackles during recording on iPhone X (still doesn’t support iPhone X size screen) and filters are not as excellent as they used to be. Was excited to see an update I hoped would fix the problems, but, no. They just added several seconds of unskippable ads for their hardware when you start VocaLive . VocaLive is likely done, don’t waste money on the in-app purchases. It still works “ok” on older devices, so I’ll just use it there.

The Spire recorder is a good replacement. It doesn’t have all the filters BUT it actually works :)

Hay guys
I bay it 9,99$
But what difference this and free ??
Why you need bay in the item 4,99 and 9,99$ ??????

It does not run on ios 15.1. Proceed with the update quickly.

VocaLive does nothing it claims. It is money paid for a big commercial to get you to buy more. I purchased the bundle and the three apps don’t work together at all. They don’t work with garage band. All of the effects are too gaudy, no finesse at all. It is impossible to get a good sound out of it. I tried all night to get it to work right with my IRIG DUO. It just doesn’t happen. The owners of IK are slime balls just trying to get a little more money out of you.

My vocal live just crashed in the middle of a gig. Please update your latest version of vocal live to work with iso 15. My phone updated now my vocal live will not open, it crashes every time I try opening it. I have the paid version with several in app paid additions

And still have to pay for more? It hardly unlocked anything.
It’s literally still the same as the free app version. They force you to pay for most the items in VocaLive separately. I wish that was more clear before I spent 9.99 on nothing.

What’s going on with VocaLive ? Ever since I updated to iOS 15, my app keeps crashing.

I can't import my music from google drive or Dropbox ,and I don't like to connect my device to computers coz I have all my music in cloud service

I really love VocaLive, but the fact that it's not working at all with my Bluetooth headset really hurts the rating. It also does not play well through the aux. It also gets glitchy when arming and disarming tracks, causing it to blast out extremely loud. Also, it's not working smoothly with GarageBand. I love the features inside VocaLive and if these issues were resolved, there wouldn't be a rating high enough for it. iPhone 6s Plus 128 and IRig duo. I see great possibilities with VocaLive. If these problems are fixed, I will be the best advertisement I can be for you guys. If there's anything that I can do to help, please let me know, because I want it to work right as bad as anyone.

You guys had an amazing app that got damaged by updates and other stupid things you wanted to do. Then people who purchased VocaLive couldn't use half of the plug ins from the update. Then everything was switched around as if we get an instructional manual with VocaLive WHEN WE DONT. I've seen VocaLive go from five stars to a three in no time. You've ruined a lot for people. It was fun and easy. Now your trying to go pro. Stop!!!

and you can't use any of the good fx in combo with each other. The ads and pop ups are the most annoying! Maybe it wouldn't be so laggy and buggy if it wasn't trying to sell me stuff every 5 minutes. I'm giving you an extra star because I know the lagginess is more of a hardware issue, but the fact that you are selling this as a "live" app sets users up to believe it will function in a live setting. Try using this live while playing keys or an instrument, your vocals will feel delayed and it will throw you off (on both A4 and A5 chips).
I want my money back.

I like VocaLive , my only problem is the songs are alphabetical on my iPad and iPhone 6, however, they are not my iPhone X

First, quite miffed that it's an iPhone app rather than an iPad specific app. I certainly would NOT have paid $20 if I knew that was going to be the case. Second, it keeps crashing on me. I can't afford to use it live if it's not reliable!
The effects are pleasing but, I am getting a lot of noise and a lot of peaking that I can't seem to get any control over.
The layout of the whole thing is confusing at first and it's a bit difficult to get to some effects in a hurry. The switch between effects takes too long for some of my purposes.
I'm going to try it live this week and see how it flies....if I can get it to work with out any feedback issues or embarrassing crashes...I'll be happy that I can carry my iPad to a gig rather than a heavy rack unit....
Update to follow.....

iPhone 5 optimization! I'm a happy camper.

Glad to see it being kept up to date. I wrote the developer asking about this before I purchased. I have the four track recorder (in-app purchase) as well.

This is an outstanding app for vocalists. It's like having a portable recording studio always with you. I'd guess some really unhappy with VocaLive may be

A) not primarily vocalists, but musicians who do more than sing & maybe are looking for editing features , etc. available in apps like GarageBand that cater to a broader audience....this is a vocalists app & it's chock full of features that aren't in apps not aimed @ vocalists specifically.

Or B) Casual singers who don't really know yet what all these tools do & find VocaLive overwhelming

And younger singers who haven't had to use things like tape recorders with multiple tapes to manually piece things together (aging myself here :p) & therefore the visuals don't make VocaLive less overwhelming for them.

But to all I'd say hang in there. Casual, pro, young, old, maybe you don't sing but use vocals for other purposes. Once you work with it for awhile it becomes more intuitive. The quick guide will get you up & running, the manual & their site are also really helpful.

I don't work for them. I'm not even a vocalist by profession. Just a casual singer who also stumbled a little at first & had to figure some stuff out so figured I'd pass it on ;)

I have always kinda liked the sound quality and innovation of their products, BUT I can't take IK seriously because they MAKE you purchase their apps...THEN make you PAY for everything that makes VocaLive cool...AND no matter what you pay there is always more to buy and they have a POP UP for everything. I gave them 4 stars only hoping the developers will read this. I refuse to buy any more out of pure principle. You guy are killing your own products. They could be good and useful, but not they way they ALL are. I will go back and change it to 1 star later. The apps all do work and sound great but totally not with it.

I have been a fan of IK for several years now. To be honest when iOS 15 came out and VL started crashing I wanted to crash my phone through a window. But I didn’t because I knew they would make it right and now they have. I have used VL for years and I’ve used all the big name daw”s but non of them are explained as well on the modules and how to use them. Something I’ve never tried is using third party apps with VL through audiobus. I’m going to give it a go later today. IK maybe you could help me out with this question please: in audiobus you have the source, effects and output. What’s the best configuration using VL and what should I use for the output? I have cubasis and a truck load of AU extensions. I’ve never ran VL through Audiobus so please a little professional help.

I also use VL on my iPad Air 4 and iPad 7th gen. I’ll write reviews for each as I get to them later today.

Until then, a BIG Shout out to IK Multimedia for keeping their word as they always do. I appreciate an app that’s a little bit late on compatibility instead of an app thrown together with a ton of bugs and glitches just in the name of a timely release. That’s worse than waiting for the correct app configuration.

Anyone who wants to use quality products with the best customer service hands down give IK a try. Actually give them an honest shot instead just scanning through VocaLive like I first did and said some choice words deleted but came back with the intention that nothing beats me I’m going to make this work let’s roll. Read the tutorials and manual which taught me how the modules work etc. sure other apps give you easier to understand interface but you don’t know how they work they just work. But you can’t bake a cake with 20 eggs, 2 cups of milk and a pan with a hole on it. When it’s mixed up looks a little odd but when you pour it in the pan you can see there’s a problem.

Think about that analogy.

I’ve been using VocaLive since 2011. Now that I have more knowledge on how to produce a song, my music sounds amazing. And that’s thanks to this vocal processor. VocaLive is what you make it and has to be utilized properly for people to get the best results. Continue to update VocaLive. There are still people like me who don’t use an actual studio

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