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What's with nearly every song using a vocoder?

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  • 08-12-2009 2:05pm
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    AARRRGH
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    This is for the very commerical hip-hop stuff, e.g. Kanye, Timbaland, etc.

    I'm sitting at home today with my TV showing the Kiss music channel. Nearly every song is using a vocoder when the artist sings. They aren't trying to hide it as it seems a feature of each song.

    Seems rather repetitive...


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    Boom_Bap
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    unfortunatley it's just one of those fads that is after taking off in the charts/mainstream. In some places it is used well, in others it's a downright disgrace.


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    BLITZ_Molloy
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    Yes, it depends on how it's applied. As I see it T-Pain seems to be the only one who gets it consistently right.

    Worst example I've heard so far was Kano's new tune. Defies description.


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