This allows the connection of both a pair of stereo headphones and an unbalanced microphone or line level signal on the same jack. The headphone jack on the back of the unit is a TRRS connection instead of the standard TRS connection.
First off the way that Arturia has managed the hardware side of the modulator input is brilliant. Check my original review of MicroFreak here for the basics and overview of this synth. Their first CMI V update, for instance, added an FFT resynthesis engine to the CMI, so fingers crossed Vocoder V eventually sees an external carrier option.Īs much as I’m digging Vocoder V I’m having even more fun with the new MicroFreak 3.0 update which is free and includes a vocoder mode among other things. I wish there was an option to use an external signal as the carrier, but let’s see what the future brings – Arturia is notorious for releasing updates with very significant new capabilities. And if you're new to vocoding, the presets and built-in samples will very quickly give you a ton of ideas on how you can use a vocoder within your tracks. If you are looking for a rock-solid and easy-to-use vocoder for traditional vocal effects in your DAW (or triggering the vocoder effect from other instruments and sound sources) Vocoder V is a great choice. Where Arturia really ups the ante on Vocoder V is in the modulator section which allows not only a vocal (or any other instrument) input, but a versatile and sophisticated sampler section so that various samples can act as the modulator. There is one caveat, however, and that is that the carrier is a fixed model of an analog synthesizer, albeit a great-sounding one that most people should be quite happy with.
I've had a chance to use real hardware units of this vocoder and I will say that Vocoder V does a great job of capturing the sound and vibe of the original unit (which is one of the best sounding vocoders ever) by using the classic Moog ladder filter design. The first is a software plug-in vocoder modeled after the classic and iconic Moog 16-channel (Bode model 7702) vocoder. Arturia has recently released two new vocoders to their line. I’ve written about vocoders in previous issues of Tape Op, so I won’t go into a lot of theory here, but check this review for more of the basic operational theory of vocoding.
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