How to make this sound? Billie Eilish - Birds Of a Feather

[mementus]

from 3:11 to 3:24 approx



Thanks

[TheMaestro]

Sounds like a distorted/vocoded theremin, maybe mixed with a voice.

[mementus]

I heard something similar also in this song, from 00:18

[billinder33]

Most artists just grab a patch that sounds good without all the obsessing that us sound designers engage in.

So with that in mind, my guess is it's most likely just a vocal sample from a 3rd party Kontakt lib.

[kritikon]

Innumerable ways of doing that.
1. vocal sample on a sampler that can play legato.
2. Any synth that has formant filters and/or vowel oscillators - this one sounded mostly like oohs and aahs
3. As already mentioned - a theremin type patch. Shedloads of synths have presets similar and tweak it a little bit
4. Real vocals butchered by vocal FX.

[mementus]

Thank you all very much - I'll experiment with your tips