1. vocoder - Noun
2. vocoder - Verb
English Wikipedia has an article on:vocoderWikipedia
vocoder (plural vocoders)
Any of several electronic or digital devices or systems for the analysis and/or synthesis of speech.
vocoder (third-person singular simple present vocoders, present participle vocodering, simple past and past participle vocodered)
(transitive) To analyse or synthesize (speech) by means of a vocoder.
Synonym: vocode
ELO songs such as " Mr. Blue Sky " and " Sweet Talkin' Woman ", both from Out of the Blue (1977), use the vocoder extensively, as does " The Diary of Horace Wimp " from the album Discovery (1979). Source: Internet
Also in the soundtrack was a piece called "Timesteps", which featured the vocoder in two sections. Source: Internet
"Electronic Battle Weapon 9" is a typical Chemicals dancefloor track with their trademark vocoder vocals coupled with sirens and a basic 'tribal' melody. Source: Internet
It was originally called a spectrum encoder-decoder, and later referred to simply as a vocoder. Source: Internet
Jeff Lynne of Electric Light Orchestra used the vocoder in several albums, such as Time (featuring the Roland VP-330 Plus MkI). Source: Internet
Kraftwerk 's Autobahn (1974) was one of the first successful albums to feature vocoder vocals. Source: Internet