by pikopiko·Audio
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Nom Nom Vox earns its place for handling both mouth animation and shader-driven, sound-reactive motion from a single stereo file, with feature-identical builds covering Blender's standard add-on install and the Extensions system.
Nom Nom Vox is a Blender add-on from pikopiko that turns any stereo track into lipsync and shader-driven animation inside Blender 4.2 and later. It runs on Windows 10/11 (x64), with macOS and Linux builds planned for a future update.
To use it, you supply an mp3 or a file with vocals and background music separated, along with a mixed stereo WAV file using left and right panning, prepared in an editor such as Audacity. The add-on works with the Cycles and Eevee render engines.
Nom Nom Vox ships as two feature-identical builds: a standard add-on zip installed through Preferences, and an Extensions-system zip installed through Get Extensions. Install one, not both. It is released under the GPL license, and a demo video and tutorial video are available.
Nom Nom Vox - Stereo Audio-Driven Lipsync & Sound Reactive Animation is best for blender users producing lipsync and sound-reactive animation from stereo audio; the developer points to VTuber, MMD, and music-video work.
Nom Nom Vox - Stereo Audio-Driven Lipsync & Sound Reactive Animation is completely free to download and use.
Nom Nom Vox supports Blender versions 4.2 through 4.5 and is listed as Blender Extension compatible. It works with the Cycles and Eevee render engines. If you run a version in the 4.2 to 4.5 range, the add-on is documented as compatible, and you can install it either through the standard add-on workflow or the newer Extensions system. For Blender versions outside that range, check the developer's page before installing to confirm current compatibility, since support may differ.
Nom Nom Vox runs on Windows 10 and 11 (x64). macOS and Linux builds are noted as planned for a future update rather than available now, so a Windows x64 machine is required to use the add-on today. If you work on macOS or Linux, it is worth watching the developer's page for the future release, since the current package targets Windows only. Confirm your platform before installing to avoid setup issues.
Nom Nom Vox needs an mp3 or a file that has vocals and background music separated, together with a mixed stereo WAV file that uses left and right panning. You can prepare that panned stereo WAV in an audio editor such as Audacity before importing it. Having both the separated tracks and the mixed stereo file ready lets the add-on drive its lipsync and sound-reactive animation from the audio. Set these up ahead of time so the animation step goes smoothly.
Nom Nom Vox comes as two feature-identical builds, and you install only one of them. The standard add-on build (nom_nom_vox.zip) installs through Preferences, then Add-ons, then Install. The Extensions-system build (nom_nom_vox_ext.zip) installs through Preferences, then Get Extensions, then Install. Both offer the same features, so pick the build that matches your Blender setup and do not install both at once. Documentation is included to help with the process.
Nom Nom Vox is listed as free in this catalog and is released under the GPL license. Because pricing and licensing can change, check the developer's page for the current terms before you download. The package includes documentation, and both a demo video and a tutorial video are available if you want to see how it fits into a Blender project. Support is offered by the developer through their listed contact channel.
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