nickd Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I'm doing a gig as a dep for a funk/disco band next month, and one of the songs is Get Lucky. I'd like to be able to do the vocoder part at the end, but I don't want to go the expense of buying a vocoder or synth just for one gig... has anyone had any luck running a vocoder on an iPhone? Maybe iVoxel? http://www.virsyn.net/mobileapp/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1&Itemid=2 I don't need it to be particularly great quality - it's more of a gimmick really. But I don't think I could get away with playing chords on the on-screen keyboard on the iPhone, so I would also have to worry about rigging up MIDI to the phone. Thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 1) Make sure you have a mic. 2) Pinch your nose shut with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand. 3) With the remaining fingers, form a 'cup' around the ball of the mic. 4) Sing the vocoder part in high falsetto, while opening and closing the 'cup' of your hand. Done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 1) Make sure you have a mic. 2) Pinch your nose shut with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand. 3) With the remaining fingers, form a 'cup' around the ball of the mic. 4) Sing the vocoder part in high falsetto, while opening and closing the 'cup' of your hand. Done. Reading that back a second time, that actually makes sense! thanks, might just try that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sven Golly Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 Spoken from experience... and if the band/crowd have a sense of humour, it goes over very well, in the 'gimmick' sense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMAC Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 1) Make sure you have a mic. 2) Pinch your nose shut with the thumb and forefinger of your left hand. 3) With the remaining fingers, form a 'cup' around the ball of the mic. 4) Sing the vocoder part in high falsetto, while opening and closing the 'cup' of your hand. Done. This kind of reminds me of what Annie Lennox did on the Stevie Wonder Tribute last week. She sang and sounded great! Hammond XK3-C; Yamaha Tyros 3; Casio PX-5S; Yamaha DX7 IID; Yamaha DGX 520; Yamaha Stagepas 500 & KS50 (x2) Leslie 147(1971) Lots of other stuff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Diving Act Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 I have a robot like tone on my keys that I play in unison with the singer doing a Vocoder like imitation. Seems to work. People ask.. (is that the singer making that sound? What effect is he using?).. Which I reply.. Just his voice. Jay www.soundcloud.com/high-diving-act www.yournewneighbors.com www.mclovinmusic.com Nord Stage 3 Compact, Korg Krome EX, Novation Summit, Roland RD88 & Edge, Spectrasonic Keyscape Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelp Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 You could also use free vocoder software - like TAL Vocoder or Ableton Live's native vocoder - and record and sample the results. This all assumes you have a PC-based home studio. Roland Fantom 06; Yamaha P-125; QSC K10; Cubase 13 Pro; Windows 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CEB Posted February 20, 2015 Share Posted February 20, 2015 http://kunz.corrupt.ch/products/tal-vocoder [video:youtube] Sort of has a old Roland vibe. "It doesn't have to be difficult to be cool" - Mitch Towne "A great musician can bring tears to your eyes!!! So can a auto Mechanic." - Stokes Hunt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nickd Posted February 20, 2015 Author Share Posted February 20, 2015 Thanks guys, some good ideas here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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