Next up in our guide to making music with the internet's most capable freeware, we decode the mysteries of the vocoder When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.

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 ...

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When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Offering the look and feel of a vintage vocoder, this features a six-voice carrier synth with ...

On Version History: how to play your voice like an instrument, with a little help from Chromeo. If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. is ...

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, ...

A talkbox modifies the output of an electronic instrument using input from the musician's mouth. Artists like Peter Frampton and Daft Punk have popularized this effect, which is similar to that of a ...

A scientific tool for those lacking a voice, a means for encrypting voices during WWII and a way to drop the funk, the vocoder has had many exhale its praises. Here are five essential vocoder tracks.

A scientific tool for those lacking a voice, a means of encrypting voices during World War II, and a way to drop the funk, the vocoder has had many exhale its praises, from General Dwight D.