Never mind AI, we’re getting the robots involved in production, as we demystify vocoders, talkboxes, hard-tuning and harmonisers! When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate ...

If you've listened to pop music in the past 40 years, you've probably heard more than a few songs with a robotic sound. That's thanks to the vocoder, a device invented by Bell Labs, the research ...

Explore the fascinating evolution of the vocoder, talkbox, and Auto-Tune, tracing their journey from Bell Labs through World War II to their influence on Daft Punk in this episode of Version History.