One Of The First Vocoder Machine

YouTube via radioshaolin.

I just spotted this one over on Analog Suicide. I swore I put this one up before, but I can't find it, so here it is. Be sure to check out this Sonovox post for another oldie.

And this is now:

AnalogSuicide.com @ NAMM 2008 - Fun with Roland VP-550

Sparky's Magic Piano

Another one via Tara Busch of AnalogSuicide. I actually missed this in the last post, so here it is.

Sparky's Magic Piano is a surreal trip back in time. It was "Written and produced by Alan Livingston With Henry Blair, narrated by Verne Smith Music by Billy May." Most importantly it features the Sonovox.

It's such an odd bit of synth vocoder history I thought I should put up a new post vs. just updating the last (so you do not miss it). Comments disabled to keep them all on the previous post.

Do be sure to check out AnalogSuicide for more info on the Solovox including some links to other sites, and be sure to check out Sparky. Creepy stuff. :)

Incredible Sonovox - Kay Kyser - 1940 film "You'll Find Out"

YouTube via MisterScott99. via AnalogSuicide (click for more info including a sample of the Sonovox featured in Sparky's Magic Piano."
"Amazing device that gives voice to musical instruments. The Sonovox consists of one or two louspeakers placed on the throat that play the source sound. The performer whispers the words while the speakers stand in for the voice box. Used for the talking train in Disney's Dumbo, uncountable radio promos, a tube-in-the-mouth version "Talk Box" was used by Frampton to make his guitar sing, and all-electronic "Vocoder" versions are still used in current pop music."