Comments on: Top 15 Vocoder Songs of All Time http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/ Jeff Woelker's Home for Search Marketing, Social Media, Chicago, and Life on the North Side Sun, 27 Jun 2010 04:36:23 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 By: Brent http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11405 Brent Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:04:49 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11405 Oops.. I apologize. I misremembered the title of the article as "most famous" and not "top". It's late. Oops.. I apologize. I misremembered the title of the article as “most famous” and not “top”. It’s late.

]]> By: Brent http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11404 Brent Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:02:16 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11404 Um.. I think that "P.Y.T." and "Funkytown" are just a little bit more famous than most of these songs. Um.. I think that “P.Y.T.” and “Funkytown” are just a little bit more famous than most of these songs.

]]> By: David Gjester http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11397 David Gjester Thu, 14 Jan 2010 06:00:42 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11397 Imogen Heap Hide and Seek should be the absolute top song on this list, cos it uses the vocoder as an actual instrument, an integral part of the performance and emotion in the song, not just as a neat vocal effect. Imogen Heap Hide and Seek should be the absolute top song on this list, cos it uses the vocoder as an actual instrument, an integral part of the performance and emotion in the song, not just as a neat vocal effect.

]]> By: Ernst http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11394 Ernst Sun, 10 Jan 2010 03:38:37 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11394 Ok. I Use a vocoder, in fact I own 3. I do not judge your list, however, some of these are not effects made with a vocoder. The tracks that use a vocoder are 2,3,5,6,8,9 and 13. Tracks 7,10 and 12 use a talkbox. The talkbox is an instrument that sends sound through a tube that is inserted into the mouth. The mouth then makes shapes to give the sound the appearance of speech. You can actually see this device in the Chromeo video you posted above. Track 1 uses a pitch correction that shifts the voice into a perfect pitch which causes sharp jumps in pitch to give a robot-like effect. Track 11 just has a heavy tremolo effect on a regular voice. As for the remaining songs, tracks 4,14 and 15, I may be wrong, but, I didn't hear any vocoder effects in them at all. The vocoder is a machine that electronically takes the sound shapes from one source (i.e. a voice) and places these characteristics on a different sound source (i.e. A synthesizer). When using the human voice the vocoder takes the shapes like vowel sounds ah, ee, and oo and uses the synthesizer (or other input sound) as the voice by using different bands of filters. So in a sense it is similar to putting your synth through a human-voice-shaped cheese grater. I admit I was dissapointed with some of your selections too, but you said this was just for fun, you are entitled to your opinions. I just wanted to clarify for people. There is a world of confusion between these voice effects. I hope this helps the harsh commentors above. Ernst P.s. @dave bones, Cher's 'Believe' is done with AutoTune. For lack of a better analogy, the 'T-Pain' sound. Ok. I Use a vocoder, in fact I own 3. I do not judge your list, however, some of these are not effects made with a vocoder. The tracks that use a vocoder are 2,3,5,6,8,9 and 13. Tracks 7,10 and 12 use a talkbox. The talkbox is an instrument that sends sound through a tube that is inserted into the mouth. The mouth then makes shapes to give the sound the appearance of speech. You can actually see this device in the Chromeo video you posted above. Track 1 uses a pitch correction that shifts the voice into a perfect pitch which causes sharp jumps in pitch to give a robot-like effect. Track 11 just has a heavy tremolo effect on a regular voice. As for the remaining songs, tracks 4,14 and 15, I may be wrong, but, I didn’t hear any vocoder effects in them at all. The vocoder is a machine that electronically takes the sound shapes from one source (i.e. a voice) and places these characteristics on a different sound source (i.e. A synthesizer). When using the human voice the vocoder takes the shapes like vowel sounds ah, ee, and oo and uses the synthesizer (or other input sound) as the voice by using different bands of filters. So in a sense it is similar to putting your synth through a human-voice-shaped cheese grater. I admit I was dissapointed with some of your selections too, but you said this was just for fun, you are entitled to your opinions. I just wanted to clarify for people. There is a world of confusion between these voice effects. I hope this helps the harsh commentors above.

Ernst

P.s. @dave bones, Cher’s ‘Believe’ is done with AutoTune. For lack of a better analogy, the ‘T-Pain’ sound.

]]> By: billy bob hickens http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11391 billy bob hickens Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:03:45 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11391 It's just a list for fun..nothing serious, like he mentions at the beginning. Also, the general public doesn't hear the difference between a real vocoder and a digital effect based upon it. Mvg It’s just a list for fun..nothing serious, like he mentions at the beginning.

Also, the general public doesn’t hear the difference between a real vocoder and a digital effect based upon it.

Mvg

]]> By: Poor Paul http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11389 Poor Paul Wed, 06 Jan 2010 06:07:56 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11389 Dude! Imogen Heap-Hide and Seek It has to be on this list! Dude! Imogen Heap-Hide and Seek

It has to be on this list!

]]> By: VoiceEncoder http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11365 VoiceEncoder Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:53:16 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11365 Mad Dog is correct!! What about the vocoder songs on Neil Young's Trans album?? Giorgio Moroder?? Midnight Star?? The ones I agree with on this list are: Styx, Air, Grandmaster Flash, and Kraftwerk. There are far far superior vocoder songs than all the rest on your list. Laurie Anderson should be on here. Herbie Hancock should most definitely be on this list, and so should Les Rockets!! Other than the ones I agree with...you know nothing about good to great vocoder music. Your list is a failure. Mad Dog is correct!! What about the vocoder songs on Neil Young’s Trans album?? Giorgio Moroder?? Midnight Star?? The ones I agree with on this list are: Styx, Air, Grandmaster Flash, and Kraftwerk. There are far far superior vocoder songs than all the rest on your list. Laurie Anderson should be on here. Herbie Hancock should most definitely be on this list, and so should Les Rockets!! Other than the ones I agree with…you know nothing about good to great vocoder music. Your list is a failure.

]]> By: Mad Dog http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11295 Mad Dog Tue, 01 Sep 2009 08:37:31 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11295 Top 15 Vocoder Songs of All Time??? Who is Ferry Corsten? Who is MSTRKRFT????? Daft Punk don't use Vocoder in that song, in in "Around the Wold"!!! Daft Punk's "One More Time" and Cher's "Believe" use Autotune. And Cameo effect is not a vocoder... If you wanna hear real vocoders, listen to Electric Light Orchestra (yeah, how about some good old non-electronic music?). Their 1977 OUT OF THE BLUE and 1981 TIME records are full of fat, organic and real analog vocoder effects, made exclusively for them. Nothing was digital then! Is sad to see people judging what they don't know about... Top 15 Vocoder Songs of All Time???
Who is Ferry Corsten? Who is MSTRKRFT?????
Daft Punk don’t use Vocoder in that song, in in “Around the Wold”!!! Daft Punk’s “One More Time” and Cher’s “Believe” use Autotune.
And Cameo effect is not a vocoder…
If you wanna hear real vocoders, listen to Electric Light Orchestra (yeah, how about some good old non-electronic music?). Their 1977 OUT OF THE BLUE and 1981 TIME records are full of fat, organic and real analog vocoder effects, made exclusively for them. Nothing was digital then!
Is sad to see people judging what they don’t know about…

]]> By: Jambamatt http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-11267 Jambamatt Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:20:23 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-11267 I found about 10 of them on Spotify - here's the playlist: http://open.spotify.com/user/jambamatt/playlist/3B5dUAnTje5RBWI9oyqWKc I found about 10 of them on Spotify – here’s the playlist:
http://open.spotify.com/user/jambamatt/playlist/3B5dUAnTje5RBWI9oyqWKc

]]> By: Here I am http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-songs-of-all-time/comment-page-1/#comment-10696 Here I am Sun, 12 Oct 2008 02:29:53 +0000 http://www.jeffwoelker.com/2007/04/29/top-15-vocoder-videos-of-all-time/#comment-10696 Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap) and Prayer for the Children have GOT to be there; they're about the best Vocoder songs ever! Please put them in! Hide & Seek (Imogen Heap) and Prayer for the Children have GOT to be there; they’re about the best Vocoder songs ever! Please put them in!

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