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vocoder

vocoder

2 7.9
A machine or program that changes the human voice to make it sound like a robot
  • noun
  • /voʊˈkoʊdər/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vocoder
  • An eight-channel noise vocoder was used in the vocoding processing in this study.
  • noise vocoder

But one thing he did have that blew my mind was an original Sennheiser vocoder.

Examples

  • The vocoder transformed the singer's voice into a robotic sound during the performance.

  • In contrast, because of the constant amplitude of the sinusoidal carrier signal, a sinusoid vocoder may be selected in future studies.

    Academic text (2013)
  • - The vocoder works in real time.

  • Dogs will get vocoder collars so they can speak in three years.

  • And what you heard was the components that the vocoder thought it could find in the synthesizer sound.

  • Scrambler, right, vocoder...

  • Time domain uses autocorrelation technique while frequency domain uses phase-vocoder technique based on the concept of analysis, transformation, and/or synthesis applied to the original sound.

    Academic text (2007)
  • However, she croons on the choruses and bridge without much of the Auto-Tune she's been criticized for in the past (though there is a hint of a vocoder for effect in the bridge).

    Blog text (21)
  • VOCODER (O.S.)

    Fiction book (1997)
  • Using a vocoder, the artist added effects to the lyrics, creating an engaging audio experience.

How Processed

speech synthesizer
  • Specialized
1 4.8
vocoder
  • Specialized
2 7.9
microphone
238 1.7
voice box
9 3.7

Surface Forms

vocoder singular
vocoders plural

Morphology

vocoder = voice + coder (transparent) = voice + coder

Formed from 'voice' + 'coder' (voice coder); the meaning 'device that encodes/processing voice' is directly inferable from the components.

Etymology

Vocoder comes from joining voice and coder, short for 'voice coder'. So a vocoder 'codes' or changes the voice into electronic signals, which is why it can make robotic sounds or help phones send speech more easily.