Definition of vocoder
: an electronic mechanism that reduces speech signals to slowly varying signals transmittable over communication systems of limited frequency bandwidth
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Cudo and Violent Bear will fill you with indie rock vibes and Rubeo will perform his brand of electro-pop, with keys and a vocoder.
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Lead singer Shun Ikegai used a vocoder to fold his voice into the electro layers of sound, creating a spacey, deep, and sometimes menacing atmosphere.
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Drawing upon the vocoder’s association with the otherworldly, Stevens spends much of the record running his voice through machines.
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Not sure where Alex's Daft Punk-like vocoder vocals fit in, but those were pretty OK too.
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Alaska in Winter is Brandon Bethancourt, who does downbeat pop tunes with lots and lots and lots of vocoder.
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The Robert Glasper Experiment has something to do with the shift in perception around this sound: Vocoders are a regular feature of its shows, usually thanks to the saxophonist Casey Benjamin.
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Origin and Etymology of vocoder
voice coder
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First Known Use: circa 1939
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