vocoders
Speech synthesis devices
Vocoders are electronic devices that analyze and synthesize human speech, breaking voice into component frequencies and reconstructing it.
Originally developed for telecommunications to compress voice signals, vocoders became essential in electronic music, creating the robotic vocal effect heard in Kraftwerk and countless synth-pop tracks: The producer ran the vocals through a vocoder.
The singular is vocoder.
Cyclic signal generator
- carrierOne that transports
- modulatorDevice that varies signals
- formantSpectral concentration in speech
- filterPorous separation device
waveform · harmonics · frequency · envelope · resonance · bandpass · analog · digital
Audio pitch-adjusting software
- T-PainPitch-corrected R&B performer
- Daft PunkMasked French electronic duo
- KraftwerkGerman electronic music pioneers
- hip-hopRhythmic spoken-word music
Cher · electro · EDM · studio · producer · recording · Pro Tools · mixing
Converting data into code
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- transmissionSending of information
- signalMessage-conveying cue
compression · bandwidth · codec · encoding · decoding · secure · scrambling · NSA
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- cyborgOrganic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
- mechanicalOperated by machinery
monotone · electronic · digitized · computerized · futuristic · sci-fi · HAL 9000 · Stephen Hawking
oscillator
Cyclic signal generator
- carrierOne that transports
- modulatorDevice that varies signals
- formantSpectral concentration in speech
filter · waveform · harmonics · frequency · envelope · resonance · bandpass · analog · digital · subtractive
autotune
Audio pitch-adjusting software
- T-PainPitch-corrected R&B performer
- Daft PunkMasked French electronic duo
- KraftwerkGerman electronic music pioneers
Cher · hip-hop · electro · EDM · studio · producer · recording · Pro Tools · mixing · mastering
encryption
Converting data into code
- militaryArmed forces collectively
- radioElectromagnetic wave receiver
- transmissionSending of information
signal · compression · bandwidth · codec · encoding · decoding · secure · scrambling · NSA · intelligence
synthesizer
Electronic sound-generating instrument
- text-to-speechConverting writing to audio
- cyborgOrganic-mechanical hybrid entity
- androidMachine resembling a person
mechanical · monotone · electronic · digitized · computerized · futuristic · sci-fi · HAL 9000 · Stephen Hawking · artificial
- audio technologydigital audio, audio engineering, sound design, audio mixing, signal processing
vocodersacoustic instruments
Non-electric sound producers
live performance · analog recording · folk music · acoustic music · orchestral arrangements