The vocoder—code name Special Customer, the Green Hornet, Project X-61753, X-Ray, and SIGSALY—started distorting human speech in earnest during World War II, in response to the excellence of German ...

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 ...

Roland has rebooted its Boutique range of portable synths with the addition of three new models. News of two of these - the TR-09 Rhythm Composer and TB-03 Bass Line synth - had already leaked out, ...

For a fraction of the cost of the original, you get a killer vocoder, string and choir machine that’s compact, well-built and authentic. MusicRadar's got your back Our team of expert musicians and ...

Stop Smiling Books/ Melville House; 335 pp. The room contains two turntables and a microphone. Hulking consoles line the walls, covered in dials and gauges and blinking lights, like the bridge of ...

Dave Tompkins, featured in FADER 66, knows a lot about vocoders. His recently-released book, How To Wreck A Nice Beach, explores the history and evolution of the vocoder from a vocal encryption gizmo ...

When I was in grade school, the only reason I took band class was to avoid spending two hours in study hall every week. My motivations would have been completely different, however, were I raised in ...