Originally developed for telecommunications and military applications in the 1930s, the vocoder, a portmanteau of voice encoder, as a musical tool has become indelibly associated with artists such as ...

Explore the fascinating evolution of the vocoder, talkbox, and Auto-Tune, tracing their journey from Bell Labs through World War II to their influence on Daft Punk in this episode of Version History.

Vocoders aren’t just for robot vocals, as we're about to demonstrate… When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Despite the obvious ...