Megatron (Transformers) effect? Which vocoder (VST/DX) and settings/preset?

[Marc Brown]

I'll elaborate. I'm looking for a VST plugin that can duplicate or closely
approximate the vocoder effect utilized in the 1980s cartoon "Transformers"
for the character "Soundwave". The effect was a basic vocoder effect, at
I believe two random 12-step tones.

I've played around with Orange Vocoder a bit. It's a fun utility, but I
could not help but notice that the lucidity of the vocals, using any of its
presets, reduced too significantly. Soundwave's voice was always perfectly
intelligible.

Specific or general recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Max Arwood]

Just read last night . . . Keyboard, Mix or . . .just don't remember . . and
I don't know what "Famous" song it was but they used Orange Vocoder and
blended back the original vocals for the clarity. You could try this.
Max Arwood

"Marc Brown" > wrote in message
om...
> I'll elaborate. I'm looking for a VST plugin that can duplicate or
closely
> approximate the vocoder effect utilized in the 1980s cartoon
"Transformers"
> for the character "Soundwave". The effect was a basic vocoder effect, at
> I believe two random 12-step tones.
>
> I've played around with Orange Vocoder a bit. It's a fun utility, but I
> could not help but notice that the lucidity of the vocals, using any of
its
> presets, reduced too significantly. Soundwave's voice was always
perfectly
> intelligible.
>
> Specific or general recommendations would be appreciated. Thanks!

[Marc Brown]

"Max Arwood" > wrote in message m>...
> Just read last night . . . Keyboard, Mix or . . .just don't remember . . and
> I don't know what "Famous" song it was but they used Orange Vocoder and
> blended back the original vocals for the clarity. You could try this.

Thanks. Actually, I had tried that before, just for grins. Pretty much
as I expected, it basically sounded like somebody had taken a vocoded
speech and played it at the same time as the untampered audio. The vocals
have a range of a full octave or thereabouts. Part of the point of the
vocoder is to turn that range into some specified tones.

I still haven't found a good vocoder that maintains lucidity, a-la the
effect heard in a mid-1980's cartoon.