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.

Minimal Audio is the Minnesota-based software developer behind popular plugins like Current and Rift, tools that balance user-friendly playability with creative firepower and sonic experimentation.

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 ...

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 half-duplex RALCWI (Robust Advanced Low Complexity Waveform Interpolation) vocoder, the CMX618 suits both wireless and wireline voice applications such as voice scramblers, alarm systems, military ...

French electronics company Arturia, which is mostly known for its electronic music equipment, has announced that its MicroFreak has been updated with a vocoder function and a new white makeover. A ...

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A lot of Daft Punk songs use vocoder effects. Not really sure if that's the style of music you're looking for. Not really. I appreciate the suggestion, but DP songs just aren't my thing somehow. I ...