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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Slowly, the song builds up: a drum patter in the second verse, some vocoder in the next chorus, and an acoustic guitar solo.
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Martin spent the set switching among the saxophone, synths, the vocoder and doing live production.
—Nereya Otieno, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Musicians have costumed themselves into robots for a long time—first as a sci-fi lark, with the vocoder in the 1970s, and then for all sorts of expressive chaos, with Auto-Tune in the 21st century.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2023
The track, which has been hailed for its use of a vocoder machine (now referred to as Auto-Tune), spent four weeks at No. 1 and a total of 31 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
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Justin Curto, Vulture, 15 Mar. 2024
Martin spent the set switching among the saxophone, synths, the vocoder and doing live production.
—Nereya Otieno, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2023
Musicians have costumed themselves into robots for a long time—first as a sci-fi lark, with the vocoder in the 1970s, and then for all sorts of expressive chaos, with Auto-Tune in the 21st century.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2023
The track, which has been hailed for its use of a vocoder machine (now referred to as Auto-Tune), spent four weeks at No. 1 and a total of 31 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.
—Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 15 Nov. 2023
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“Vocoder.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/vocoder. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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