If you've listened to pop music in the past 40 years, you've probably heard more than a few songs with a robotic sound. That's thanks to the vocoder, a device invented by Bell Labs, the research ...

We've been looking into classic vocal effects this week on MusicRadar, showing you how to work with vocoders and talkboxes to create processed electronic vocals à la Kraftwerk and Herbie Hancock. If ...

Many synths now come with vocoders built in - and, of course, there are countless plugins that’ll do the job - but if you want the ultimate in vocoder luxury, and a price tag to match, Moog has the ...

There are few sounds that encapsulate electronic music like the sound of the vocoder. That sound of the robots singing: that’s a vocoder! The only problem is, they can be a tad tricky to use, but ...

A talkbox modifies the output of an electronic instrument using input from the musician's mouth. Artists like Peter Frampton and Daft Punk have popularized this effect, which is similar to that of a ...

A scientific tool for those lacking a voice, a means of encrypting voices during World War II, and a way to drop the funk, the vocoder has had many exhale its praises, from General Dwight D.