vocoder
noun
vo·cod·er
ˈvō-ˈkō-dər 
: an electronic mechanism that reduces speech signals to slowly varying signals transmittable over communication systems of limited frequency bandwidth
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The use of vocoder fosters a discourse on performance, artifice, and camp.
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Aug. 2025
And plenty of fans are furious that Childers has embraced studio bells and whistles — there’s vocoder and drum loops on some songs — and is no longer singing exclusively about hardscrabble Appalachian life à la his 2017 debut Purgatory.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2025
And the hooks just keep coming, from those harmonies coming out of the chorus to an instrumental break with handclaps and the title line run through a vocoder.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
His solo album White Roses, My God bridges tones and styles, with electronics and prominent vocoder the constants against a turbulent backdrop of abrasive, frenetic, or droning electronics.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
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Angelica Frey, JSTOR Daily, 9 Aug. 2025
And plenty of fans are furious that Childers has embraced studio bells and whistles — there’s vocoder and drum loops on some songs — and is no longer singing exclusively about hardscrabble Appalachian life à la his 2017 debut Purgatory.
—Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2025
And the hooks just keep coming, from those harmonies coming out of the chorus to an instrumental break with handclaps and the title line run through a vocoder.
—Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 20 Oct. 2024
His solo album White Roses, My God bridges tones and styles, with electronics and prominent vocoder the constants against a turbulent backdrop of abrasive, frenetic, or droning electronics.
—Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 27 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for vocoder
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“Vocoder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocoder. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.
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