The vocoder—code name Special Customer, the Green Hornet, Project X-61753, X-Ray, and SIGSALY—started distorting human speech in earnest during World War II, in response to the excellence of ...

The vocoder—part military technology, part musical instrument—has had quite a history. In our new Object of Interest video, we explore the vocoder in settings ranging from the Second World War ...

Arturia's MicoFreak gets a vocoder mode and limited-edition makeover The MicroFreak Vocoder edition is pretty, but current owners aren't being left out in the cold.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Softube has introduced Vocoder, a new plugin that delivers exactly what its name implies.

Sometimes a melody just captures your ear in a way that renders you powerless to resist. Sometimes it has a long history behind it too.

I once dreamt that a fireplace chanted the "Nothing" vocoder to me in a cabin with antler chandeliers in Brevard, NC (where, when awake at age 8, I played my first game of Telephone.) The ...

Zynaptiq Orange Vocoder IV review The unique sound of the Vocoder is synonymous with the future, and thanks to Zynaptiq, the future’s looking particularly orange… £130 €147 $135 ...

Now the vocoder has reached an even higher level in the public consciousness with the Nov. 24 release of Kanye West’s fourth album, 808s And Heartbreak. There’s no rapping on the LP.

The inclusion of a built-in vocoder of sorts does feel like a bit of a gimmick, but for players making the right kind of music (Casio drops references to Kraftwerk and Daft punk in its marketing ...

Titled “Tonite,” LCD’s latest effort is a twitchy, vocoder-drenched bop, sure to get people’s shoulder’s swaying and their feet moving.