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 ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Originally developed for telecommunications and military applications in the 1930s, the vocoder, ...

A few weeks ago, the music writer Dave Tompkins took a podium in one of NYU’s many windowless annexes to promote his upcoming book, How To Wreck a Nice Beach: The Vocoder From World War II To Hip-Hop.

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A great vocoder and a clever harmony generator - as long as you give it a clean, consistent and in-tune input. Harmony generator can be frustrating. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert ...

CML Microcircuits has expanded the company's DuraTALK digital voice processor range with the release of a new professional radio low bit-rate 2.4 kbps vocoder. The CMX7262 is a high-performance low ...

Sweet, art pop from Matt Pond PA; The vocoder voice of Imogen Heap; Canada's power pop New Pornographers; Concert for Bangladesh: George Harrison; A 1971 psychedelic reissue from The Move; The ambient ...

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