Different mike for vocoding on microkorg...

[billisa]

I tried this on a different forum, but no replies yet... I have a microkorg that comes with it's own tiny condenser for vocoding. Has anyone tried using a different mike than the one supplied by the factory? If so, what are your thoughts.

 

[DJL]

I tried this on a different forum, but no replies yet... I have a microkorg that comes with it's own tiny condenser for vocoding. Has anyone tried using a different mike than the one supplied by the factory? If so, what are your thoughts.

What is "vocoding"?

 

[Krakit]

I tried this on a different forum, but no replies yet... I have a microkorg that comes with it's own tiny condenser for vocoding. Has anyone tried using a different mike than the one supplied by the factory? If so, what are your thoughts.

My understanding is that you can use other mics. Tell me, what kind of input jack does the mic take? It looked to me like it might have been an 1/8" phono jack, is that right?

Carl

 

[billisa]

Re: Re: Different mike for vocoding on microkorg...

My understanding is that you can use other mics. Tell me, what kind of input jack does the mic take? It looked to me like it might have been an 1/8" phono jack, is that right?

Carl

yes it's a 1/8". But there's also a 1/4" input.

 

[billisa]

Re: Re: Different mike for vocoding on microkorg...

What is "vocoding"?

Vocoding is what Cher does when she sings, "Do you believe in love...?" It's actually a technology from the '30's developed by Bell Labs for voice encryption. It became popular in the '70's, and it's still here today in lots of modern music. It makes the voice sound somewhat computer generated. You speak while playing a certain note and out comes what you said in a kind of techno sound.

 

[DJL]

Re: Re: Re: Different mike for vocoding on microkorg...

Vocoding is what Cher does when she sings, "Do you believe in love...?" It's actually a technology from the '30's developed by Bell Labs for voice encryption. It became popular in the '70's, and it's still here today in lots of modern music. It makes the voice sound somewhat computer generated. You speak while playing a certain note and out comes what you said in a kind of techno sound.

Oh ok, I believe Cher used the Antares ATR-1 on "Do You Believe"... anyway, thanks.

 

[pdaniels]

Vocoding is Madonna in "Music"

"Do you like to boogie woogie
Do you like my Acid Rock"


Just to be a smartass...
I saw an interview with the producer of Cher's "Believe" where he played back individual tracks from the song, and showed the effects he had used to create the vocals. He used 1) EQ--almost to a telephone effect--and 2) Antares Autotune--DX plugin, not the hardware version.

 

[DJL]

lol, yea I was pretty sure she used autotune on that song... but, I wasn't sure if it was the software or hardware version.