Softube Vocoder Explained

Fans of the Vocoder rejoice! Softube's Vocoder plugin ticks all the right boxes, bringing that beloved sound to the masses at a fraction of the price that hardware units (let alone vintage hardware units) often fetch. In this Softube Vocoder video course, veteran Groove3 instructor Thomas Cochran takes you on a journey through this inspiring plugin, teaching you how to achieve the classic vocoder effect along with a number of other creative tricks that can transport a track to another galaxy and back. Whether you just want to recreate a version of "Mr. Blue Sky" for your live set or dig deep and experiment your way to sonic bliss, you'll learn all you need to know here! These Softube Vocoder videos are designed for new Softube Vocoder users.

Getting Started

• Intro, Setup, & Presets (10:57) - Thomas welcomes you and gives a brief overview of the global control on the synth. He also covers the presets menu and shows how this can be used to organize and select presets.

• Carrier Synth & Resynthesis Controls (10:47) - Learn how the use the Carrier to modify incoming voice signals. The Resynthesis controls are also covered, which allow for adjusting the frequency content and harmonics of your patches.

• Unvoiced, Freeze, & Modulation Controls (09:33) - Next, we look at the controls along to top of the Vocoder. These let you adjust the response of the vocoder as well as freeze the incoming signals.

Patches & Sound Design

• Classic Vocoder Patch (11:56) - Learn how to create a classic-sounding Vocoder patch from scratch using the synthesizer.

• Re-synthesizing Percussion with Vocoder (11:31) - Discover a creative way of adding variation to percussion loops using the Vocoder.

• Creative Vocoder Pad (12:11) - To wrap up the course, you?ll learn how to make a full-sounding pad from scratch.