Gorgeous retro-inspired synth. Heavily based on 70s string synthesisers and vocoders, updated in a modern format. Proper lush vibes. Supplier's notes: The string section starts with an oscillator bank ...

If you've listened to pop music in the past 40 years, you've probably heard more than a few songs with a robotic sound. That's thanks to the vocoder, a device invented by Bell Labs, the research ...

There are few sounds that encapsulate electronic music like the sound of the vocoder. That sound of the robots singing: that’s a vocoder! The only problem is, they can be a tad tricky to use, but ...

Arturia has given the "spontaneous algorithmic synthesizer" MiniFreak another firmware update. The main new feature in version 4.0.0 is that the synthesizer becomes a vocoder. To install the update, ...

When Arturia announced the MicroFreak in January of 2019 I said “there's nothing stopping Arturia from adding more oscillators down the road through firmware updates.” And the company has not ...

With its unmistakably unique exterior and its inimitable sound, the microKorg set the standard for analog modeling synthesizers. The year 2008 saw the introduction of the microKorg XL, which inherited ...

Flexible filter bank routing. The best software vocoder we've heard! Loads of useful, creative parameters. Handy built-in synth. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and producers ...

Abstract: Vocoders received renewed attention recently as basic components in speech synthesis applications such as voice transformation, voice conversion and statistical parametric speech synthesis.

Casio's new synth may contain vocoding features, as teased in a new trailer. The 19-second video shows the synthesiser, which looks to be red and black in colour and is accompanied by a robotic voice ...

The vocoder—the musical instrument that gave Kraftwerk its robotic sound—began as an early telecommunications device and a top-secret military encoding machine. sort of alienated from your body. It ...