Module Reference · Pitch & Vocal
Vocoder
The Vocoder listens to your voice (or any input) through up to 64 frequency bands and re-speaks it through a second sound - the carrier - and that carrier section is a real little synth: saw, pulse, triangle and noise oscillators with pulse width, detune, up to 7-voice unison, drive and a resonant tone filter. Automatic consonant handling keeps speech intelligible; formant shift bends the vocal character bigger or smaller.
The carrier source is the superpower: Internal uses the module's own synth or the input itself; Sidechain vocodes this track through whatever you feed the plugin's sidechain input; MIDI lets you play the carrier pitch live from a keyboard. Classic robot voices, talking synths and rhythmic textures - all one module.
Why it hits different
The GhostWare take.
- A genuine multi-oscillator carrier synth with unison, inside the vocoder.
- Carrier from sidechain or live MIDI - play your voice as chords.
- Automatic consonant handling keeps every word legible.
In the shot
Reading the panel.
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BAND BARS
All the listening bands lighting up as your voice moves.
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VOICE DECK
Bands, formant, unvoiced and carrier blend.
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CARRIER SRC
Internal, sidechain or MIDI carrier.
Control Showcase
Every control, explained.
24 controls, named exactly as they appear in the plugin.
How many frequency bands the vocoder listens and rebuilds through - fewer is robotic, more is intelligible.
Bottom of the vocoder's frequency range.
Top of the vocoder's frequency range.
How fast each band's envelope opens.
How fast each band's envelope closes.
The sound your voice is re-spoken through (the carrier): the Input itself, Saw, Pulse or Noise.
Pitch of the internal oscillator carrier.
Injects a touch of noise on consonant sounds (s, t, k) so speech stays intelligible.
Holds band envelopes briefly for a smoother, sustained response.
Shifts the vocal character bigger or smaller without changing the pitch.
Boosts detected consonants for crisper articulation.
Passes some high-frequency signal straight through for air and clarity.
Saw wave level in the oscillator carrier mix.
Pulse wave level in the carrier mix.
Triangle wave level in the carrier mix.
Noise level in the carrier mix.
Pulse width of the pulse oscillator.
Detunes the carrier oscillators for thickness.
Stacks up to 7 unison carrier voices.
Drives the carrier into saturation before vocoding.
Low-pass tone control on the carrier.
Resonance of the carrier filter.
Stereo spread of the vocoded bands.
Where the carrier comes from: Internal (this module's oscillators/input), Sidechain (another track) or MIDI (notes you play set the carrier pitch).