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Post by C_R_J » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:02 am

i was curious about vocoders. i have never really used one, but i think it could be fun to abuse one. anyone got any good links on them? anyone suggest a decently priced one?
time is money and im wasting both...
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Post by nordberg » Tue Mar 25, 2008 9:23 am

ahh...so fun.

i use the one in the korg ms-2000 synth for most things. i've been doing a lot of vocorder for myself lately.
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Post by dubphaser » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:36 pm

If you're considering software vocoders...I've been using CM Vocoder. It came free with Computer Music Magazine a few issues back. Its a rebadged version of the Fruity Loops Vocoder. Very tweakable, nice sounding piece of software. I've been using it through Reaper with Togu Audio Line's U-NO-60 as the carrier sound. Can't really say how it compares to the Korg or any of the hardware units out there, but it's sounds pretty good to me. You can check out a short test I did here.
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Post by RefD » Tue Mar 25, 2008 3:47 pm

Roland VP-330!
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Post by blixton » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:02 pm

http://www.strings.ph.qmul.ac.uk/~thoma ... 205000.htm
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Post by RefD » Tue Mar 25, 2008 4:05 pm

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Post by junomat » Tue Mar 25, 2008 6:14 pm

for a little under $200 you can build yourself a killer PAiA kit:
http://www.paia.com/vocoder.asp

i use this puppy all the time...
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Post by joel hamilton » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:29 pm

cheap, and works well for me all the time: electrix warp factory.

Works really well for certain things, like taking a midi export from Waves TUNE and sending that to a midi>cv convrter and firing my modular synth through that, then through the warp factory with the formant from the lead vocal... totally crazy amazing backup singer robots that can actually sound really good even in a "non-kraftwerk" way...
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Post by RefD » Thu Mar 27, 2008 6:36 pm

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Post by Meriphew » Fri Mar 28, 2008 5:20 am

joel hamilton wrote:cheap, and works well for me all the time: electrix warp factory.

Works really well for certain things, like taking a midi export from Waves TUNE and sending that to a midi>cv convrter and firing my modular synth through that, then through the warp factory with the formant from the lead vocal... totally crazy amazing backup singer robots that can actually sound really good even in a "non-kraftwerk" way...
I have the Electrix MoFx and Filter Factory (both great units), and have been looking at picking up the Warp Factory. I'm just waiting to see if the new version (out this year supposedly) does anything more. If not I'll pick up a used one.
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Post by hautacam » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:02 pm

I also give the thumbs up for the Electrix Warp Factory. It's a lot of fun and plus it's also cheap. It is way more fun than a software plug in and you can always use it live cause Electrix products are rock solid.
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Post by onlyone » Tue Apr 01, 2008 6:38 pm

nordberg wrote:ahh...so fun.

i use the one in the korg ms-2000 synth for most things. i've been doing a lot of vocorder for myself lately.
gotta second on this, great synth!
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Post by t1mp » Thu Apr 03, 2008 8:34 am

onlyone wrote:
nordberg wrote:ahh...so fun.

i use the one in the korg ms-2000 synth for most things. i've been doing a lot of vocorder for myself lately.
gotta second on this, great synth!
I'll third that. :D
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Post by shedshrine » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:14 am

Meriphew wrote:I have the Electrix MoFx and Filter Factory (both great units), and have been looking at picking up the Warp Factory. I'm just waiting to see if the new version (out this year supposedly) does anything more. If not I'll pick up a used one.
Electrix' second attempt at ressurection announced it is officially defunct again in mid February of this year and took their site down, so second hand is where it's at for that warp factory.
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Post by shedshrine » Thu Apr 03, 2008 10:35 am

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