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For the beatboxer, see Vocodah.

Vocoder is an effect on the RC-505 and RC-505mkII. It uses the audio input to modulate the sound of a specified track.

Parameters[]

Name Value Description Notes
Carrier TRACK1–5 Specifies the track (TRACK 1–5) that will be used as the basis (carrier) of the vocoder sound.
  • If the specified track is empty or not playing, you won’t hear the carrier.
ModSens 0–100 Specifies the sensitivity by which the audio input will control the modulation.
Attack 0–100 Specifies the attack of the sound.
Balance 100:0–50:50–0:100 Adjusts the volume balance between the direct sound and the vocoder sound. Can be controlled by the Input Fx/Track Fx knobs.

Tips and tricks[]

The carrier sound is affected by any Beat-type Track Fx (Beat Scatter, Beat Repeat, Beat Shift and Vinyl Flick) applied on that track.

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