Look up: vocoder

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   Vocoder
   A digital signal processor that applies a filter on a sound based on the frequency characteristics of a second sound. By taking the spectral content of a human voice and imposing it on a musical instrument, talking instrument effects can be created. There are plug-ins available with this effect, such as Native Instruments Vokator
   Found on http://www.musiconmypc.co.uk/art_glossar
   
   
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   Vocoder
   an audio effect that produces 'robotic' sounding results when processing vocal input. It uses an algorithm called ring modulation to produce the effect. Examples can be found in some disco and modern music, such as the Beastie Boys' 'Intergalactic'. A digital signal processor that applies a filter on a sound based on the frequency characteristics o...
   Found on http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/music%
   
   
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   vocoder
   (communications) Hardware or software which implements a compression algorithm particular to voice. For example Qualcomm uses a vocoding algorithm to compresses voice data in digital communication systems such as wireless CDMA and Eudora voice attach. (1998-04-29)
   Found on http://foldoc.org/
   
   
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   vocoder
   an apparatus for a particular kind of analysis of speech signals followed by corresponding synthesis Category: Electrical engineering and energy
   Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition
   
   
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   Vocoder
   A `vocoder` (a portmanteau of `voice` and `encoder`) is a speech analyzer and synthesizer. It was originally developed as a speech coder for telecommunications applications in the 1930s, the idea being to code speech for transmission. Its primary use in this fashion is for secure radio communication, where voice has to be digitized, encrypted and then transmitted on a narrow, voice-bandwidth channel. The vocoder has also been used extensively as ...
   Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vocoder
   
   
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   vocoder
   apparatus for a particular kind of analysis of speech signals followed by the corresponding synthesis NOTE - The name was formed from VOice CODER. There are various types of vocoders, such as channel vocoders and formant vocoders.
   Found on http://www.electropedia.org/iev/iev.nsf/