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Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by marcedwards »

speedgoose wrote: post #16
tecleandor wrote: post #3

Ah, the Sennheiser VSM201. Just a $30K vocoder. Seems like it was $25K when it released in 1977, but also didn't get to sell even 50 units, so quite rare. I guess you can get similar results with cheaper hardware, but if you have money and you have it around... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

The article says that Daft Punk rented it. I was surprised about how much better the Sennheiser sounds compared to the others. From the audio comparison in the first YouTube video. I did expect minor variations in the harmonics but the differences are quite significant between the models. The other vocoder that sound almost as good is quite new and it seems to still be a prototype with a "contact us" price.

Yep! The Sennheiser and Ultimate VoIS are in their own league. There are some other rare high-end analogue vocoders that I would have loved to include in the comparison, but I don’t know anyone who owns them. The EMS vocoders are supposed to be amazing, too.

I can’t speak on Dromedary Modular’s behalf and I think rising parts costs have been an issue, but buying an Ultimate VoIS should be a fair bit cheaper than the Moog vocoder.

Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by marcedwards »

nonrandomstring wrote: post #20
marcedwards wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Did you listen to the example audio in the video? Soft synths and digital emulation can be absolutely amazing these days, but the VSM201 and Ultimate VoIS are in their own league. It’d be pretty easy to pick them out from a blind test with other vocoders. Oh, it also might be of interest that the IVL algorithm isn’t FFT-based. I think their harmonizers sound better than the rest, so maybe FFT isn’t the best way to go…

I thought it was phase synchronous overlap add, but I just checked and now I'm not so sure. Has anyone got more details?

That gives me something to research! I’ve only scratched the surface of IVL’s algorithm, but intend to look into it further.

Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by bibinou »

tecleandor wrote: post #3

Ah, the Sennheiser VSM201. Just a $30K vocoder. Seems like it was $25K when it released in 1977, but also didn't get to sell even 50 units, so quite rare. I guess you can get similar results with cheaper hardware, but if you have money and you have it around... ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Thomas Bangalter's father was a French disco producer and songwriter who helped them a lot in their early career. Sure helps.

Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by ilinx »

marcedwards wrote: post #18
jedimastert wrote: post #17

It is unreal to me the amount of impact Daft Punk had with only four studio albums.

Absolutely. Hopefully there’s at least one more.

I mean, they’re retired, and I’m not holding out hope. But it’s remarkable that 30 years after their debut Daft Punk could put out an album and probably be as innovative and relevant as ever. That’s such a rare quality.

Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by diggan »

jedimastert wrote: post #17

It is unreal to me the amount of impact Daft Punk had with only four studio albums.

To be fair, they've done a lot more than just studio albums, from collaborations to live albums, concerts and whatever more. Personal favorite is probably Alive 2007 that went on repeat until Mom complained about the windows in the living room downstairs almost breaking.

Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by marcedwards »

ukuina wrote: post #24
marcedwards wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Absolutely. Hopefully there’s at least one more.

How can this be?

There’s rumours they’re working on more material. I wouldn’t blame them for telling the world they’ve broken up, just to take the pressure off. I can live in hope, right?

Re: The vocal effects of Daft Punk

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Post by olelele »

olelele wrote: post #29
jedimastert wrote: post #17

It is unreal to me the amount of impact Daft Punk had with only four studio albums.

Both of them had separate labels and released a lot of other artists. See DJ Mehdis super hit for one of my favourite tracks ever :)

Specifically Roulé and Crydamoure (unsure if spelling correctly)
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