(0:00-0:05) “Want your vocals to sound like capoxxo?”
(0:05-0:15) “Step 1 – Autotune: retune speed 0, key of your beat.”
(0:15-0:25) “Step 2 – Formant shift: Little AlterBoy, formant down to -1.5.” capoxxo vocal preset
(0:25-0:35) “Step 3 – OTT at 80% mix, then add Valhalla Supermassive reverb.”
(0:35-0:50) “Step 4 – Soft clipper on master bus + sidechain your vocal to the 808.” (0:00-0:05) “Want your vocals to sound like capoxxo
(0:50-0:60) “That’s it. Grab the full preset in my bio – includes delays and chorus too.”
Two stages of compression are common. First, a fast optical compressor (like the CLA-2A style) to glue the vocals, followed by a more aggressive compressor (like an 1176 style) to control the peaks. This ensures the vocal stays present even when heavily effected. Two stages of compression are common
To understand the preset, you must understand the source. Capoxxo is a music producer and audio engineer widely credited with shaping the sonic landscape of the "Plugg" and "Pluggnb" genres—subgenres of trap music characterized by melodic, dreamlike instrumentals and emotive vocal performances. His engineering work is known for being pristine, atmospheric, and heavily reliant on specific effects chains that make vocals sound smooth, wide, and present.
For aspiring artists and producers, the Capoxxo preset offers a streamlined workflow.
Capoxxo (and similar hyperpop artists like Glaive, Ericdoa, Midwxst) use heavily processed, bright, pitched, and sometimes robotic vocals.