Ableton/Live/UG/29 Audio Effect Reference/42 Vocoder/01 Vocoder Tips

• 29.42.1 Vocoder Tips

  • Setups for the most common uses.

  • 29.42.1.1 Singing Synthesizer

    • 1. Put Vocoder on the vocal track — a recorded clip, or a live mic chosen as the track input.
    • 2. Put a synth such as Ableton/Live/UG/31 Instrument Reference/01 Analog on another track, played from a clip or live.
    • 3. Set Carrier to External and pick the synth track in Audio From (Post FX in the lower chooser works best).
    • 4. For live input, arm both tracks.
    • 5. Play the synth while speaking: the speech rhythm comes through with the synth's tone. Solo the voice track to hear only the vocoded sound.
    • Bright, harmonically rich patches, such as saw-based ones, make the words clearer; Unvoiced and Enhance add more clarity.

  • 29.42.1.2 Formant Shifter

    • Carrier Modulator, Depth 100%, Enhance on — then turn Formant to change the source's character, and try the filter bank controls too.