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ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 4:49 pm

Starting at :15, and again at at 1:00. How do I get this vocoded robotic sound? Are there any software effects which will help me achieve it?

mkdr · Post by **mkdr** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:07 pm

ppadru1 wrote:Starting at :15, and again at at 1:00. How do I get this vocoded robotic sound? Are there any software effects which will help me achieve it?

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:47 pm

Thanks, but it sounds more like a vocoder than a talkbox, or at least it seems that way. There is some sharp autotuning as well I believe. Is there a good VST which replicates a talkbox?

VoltAirOhm · Post by **VoltAirOhm** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:56 pm

ppadru1 wrote:Starting at :15, and again at at 1:00. How do I get this vocoded robotic sound? Are there any software effects which will help me achieve it?

Hi
Sounds more like a text-to-speech synth, IMHO.. maybe the one included in FL10 could achieve this ??

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 5:58 pm

I think you're probably right! I wonder what good text to speech generators there are? And Ideas?

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:13 pm

Sounds like Bitspeek could do that effect nicely. Of course, the song is basically a ripoff of Daft Punk's "One More Time", which was all talkbox.

VoltAirOhm · Post by **VoltAirOhm** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 6:21 pm

ppadru1 wrote:I think you're probably right! I wonder what good text to speech generators there are? And Ideas?

Hi
Have a look at:
[url]
http://www.analogx.com/contents/downloa ... /sayit.htm
Please note:
- Is not a VST, but standalone
- Will probably not "sing"

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Thu Mar 08, 2012 7:05 pm

VoltAirOhm wrote:
ppadru1 wrote:I think you're probably right! I wonder what good text to speech generators there are? And Ideas?

Hi
Have a look at:
[url]
http://www.analogx.com/contents/downloa ... /sayit.htm
Please note:
- Is not a VST, but standalone
- Will probably not "sing"

I've tried this one before, the sound is kinda awkward

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Mon Mar 19, 2012 3:47 pm

So i got a good text-to-speech generator, and I cut up the vocals into the rhythm i want, but how do I create the tonality? Sending it through a vocoder makes it sound to robotic... Would something like melodyne work well?

Thanks!

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 6:18 am

Melodyne is the best way to transform a text-to-speech synth into a melodic line. Also, as I mentioned earlier, Bitspeek is another alternative to using a TTS generator.

I also just realized that I misspoke when I described the example song as being a rip-off of "One More Time". I meant to say it was a rip-off of Daft Punk's "Digital Love". Same album, different song.

Jonno02 · Post by **Jonno02** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 7:59 am

Yea, Melodyne will give you good results for that robotic feel.

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:26 am

I like doing such vocal sounds using synthesis, while not aiming at 'text-to-speech' emulation, have that 'talk box' vibe, like in this track:
Funky Funk

HunterKiller · Post by **HunterKiller** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 8:32 am

This sound is anything but cute, it's cheezy and clichéd.

ppadru1 · Post by **ppadru1** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:16 pm

himalaya wrote:I like doing such vocal sounds using synthesis, while not aiming at 'text-to-speech' emulation, have that 'talk box' vibe, like in this track:
Funky Funk

This is awesome, did you use a vst??

himalaya · Post by **himalaya** » Sun Apr 01, 2012 9:53 pm

It's Alchemy, however something similar should be possible in any synth which offers several filters, one of which needs to be a comb filter. Nowdays most non VA synths have some kind of specialist formant filter, so it should be easy. I still prefer using a few band pass filters in series than a vocal filter as it's more fun trying to dial-in the right frequencies.

Also, a little bit of overdrive/distortion helps to get a more 'juicy' sound.

Then it's all about the way it's played.

Here's another track with a similar vibe, this time it's, suprisingly, Korg MonoPoly VSTi. Korg in their wisdom fitted the MonoPoly with a brilliant effects section which includes a very nice formant filter;
Stiky Duke

But, personally I think Korg formant filter is too cartoon-like, whereas Alchemy filters manage a more 'serious' tone.

BTW, both tracks were created by Jim Alfredson from the Organissimo trio.

Sugar Bytes 'Unique' synth uses a tuned vowel filter so it's a good option for easy vocal sounds.
http://www.sugar-bytes.de/content/produ ... hp?lang=en

How do I get this cute vocoded robotic speech sound?