Ableton Live Tutorials: Exploring the Vocoder Device

Ever wanted to give yourself a robotic voice or create rich, textural vocal chords? You’ll need a vocoder. In this Ableton Live Tutorial, MusicTech expert Liam O’Mullane will guide you through Ableton Live’s Vocoder device. You’ll learn the difference between a Modulator and a Carrier, find out about the properties of bands and how to use MIDI to apply Vocoder to your vocal line. Subscribe to MusicTech’s YouTube channel for tips, technique, new gear and more! Check out the rest of the Ableton Live Tutorials Playlist here: For more expert advice, news and reviews, visit ​​ Chapters 0:00 Start 0:32 Vocoder in action 1:25 Modulator and Carrier 2:10 Exploring bands 5:16 Tone-shaping the bands 6:23 Voice section 7:38 XY pad 8:19 Envelope and stereo options 10:45 Pitch Tracking Carrier 12:51 Linking External Carriers 14:57 Getting cr