[net.music.synth] Vocoder info request

rwn@iham1.UUCP (Bob Neumann) (02/15/85)

Has anyoe had experience with low-cost vocoders?
I have owned a KORG VC-10 vocoder (the one with the built-in
keyboard) for about five years and would like to upgrade to
a better instrument. I paid around $600 for the Korg
but do not want to spend $5,000 or so for a Bode, Sennheiser,
etc.

The Korg VC-10 is noisy at the output- whether
I use the internal keyboard or an external synth. Also, the 
sensitivity of each of the voice "analyser channels"
cannot be adjusted, which forces me to use outbord effects or different
synth patches for any type of change in the vocoder's basic
sound.

The only other vocoder I have seen recently is the Roland rack-mount unit
that has the hold function and a switchable chorus.  It's nice,
but my cost for the device new would be $800, and I would like to know
if a better vocoder is available near this price range.

				Bob Neumann
				BTL-IH (312)-979-6533
				

rwn@iham1.UUCP (Bob Neumann) (02/19/85)

Does anyone have experience with low-cost vocoders?
I have owned a KORG VC-10 vocoder (the one with the built-in
keyboard) for about five years and I would like to upgrade to
a more "professional" instrument.  I paid around $600 for the 
KORG but do not want to spend $5,000 or so on a Bode, Sennheiser,
etc.

The KORG VC-10 which I own is noisy at the output -whether I use
the internal keyboard or any other external synthesiser.  Also, the
sensitivity of each of the voice "analyser channels" cnnot be 
adjusted, which forces me to use outboard effects or different 
synth patches for any type of change in the vocoder's basic sound.

The only other vocoder that I have seen recently is the Roland rack-mount
unit that has a hold function and a switchable chorus.  It's nice, but
my cost for a new unit would be around $800.00 and I would like
to know if there are any other vocoders available near this price 
range.  

				Bob Neumann
				BTL-IH (312) 979-6533