10 Most Famous Vocoder Songs
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- Опубліковано 8 лют 2025
- Here are 10 classic vocoder songs, performed with the Behringer VC340 more about it here: bit.ly/2Lv1DWH
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0:57 Earth, Wind & Fire - Let's Groove
1:21 Kraftwerk - Robots
2:08 Kraftwerk - Autobahn
3:27 Rockets - On The Road Again
4:05 Laurie Anderson - O Superman
4:53 Air - Kelly Watch the Stars
5:58 Michael Jackson - P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
6:08 The Alan Parsons Project - The Raven
7:10 Electric Light Orchestra - Prologue
7:44 Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
You know he tells us the names of the songs right
And GIORGIOO??????
Ty
You left out Neil Young Trans
ua-cam.com/video/pNEX7kVSH6Q/v-deo.html
Minute 2:34
No request, Just keep being yourself. Caught myself smiling throughout this entire video. Total enjoyment.
Recreate Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger please!!!
Elizondough i doubt that he will, because the song uses a sample of another song
He isnt doctor sample :-p
@@lastsaiyan8461 Right. "Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger" almost entirely sampled "Cola-bottle Baby" by Edwin Birdsong, which is a funk song -- what Daft Punk did was simply putting the modulated voice over the original song.
ua-cam.com/video/_ySG0pfrYLI/v-deo.html A very nice recreation of this!
@@anthonyqiu1442 Anthony Nan Qiu So true. Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter started out as 'Darling' instrumental indie cover band; the current recording name derives from a review in U.K. music weekly Melody Maker of a compilation tape Darling were featured on, released by Krautrock revivalists Stereolab (their lo-fi D.I.Y. cover of a Beach Boys song was derided as "daft punk").
So 'sampling Funk' as you say makes sense because they were all Funk / Indie Pop focused until they went to that fateful rave party in gayee Paris' and discovered electronica.
You already know this but most of the fanbase doesn't. Doctor Mix kind of butchered the 'Faster, Better..' vocoder cover but yeah one can only do so much. 😛
But you my friend, definitely know the score.
WHAT MAKES THE CHANNEL SO GREAT APART FROM YOUR CONTENT IS YOUR PERSONALITY.
Great list, but (and you knew these comments were coming..lol), but what about..
Mr. Roboto : Styx
Funky Town : Lipps Inc
Intergalactic : Beastie Boys
I feel like eating a mudokon pop right now
Operator - Midnight Star
lofis in ibiza- Lo fidelity All Stars
Radio GaGa by Queen
"Under Attack" by ABBA
"The Raven" has always given me the goosebumps. Amazing reinterpretation by the way!
„Wir fahr‘n, fahr‘n, fahr‘n, auf der Autobahn“ - those were the days. Nowadays we use to stand on the Autobahn. :(
Another excellent video of yours, though. :)
That's because everyone wants to be the first, respect is a thing you are looking for in vain. Another thing is that some drvers, especially those of big and expensive cars behave as if the streets belong to them. I think that it won't take more than further 5 yrs until the right of the strong rules on Germany streets, as police controls are in fact invisible and seem to be not present
that reminds me that many non German speakers thought the lyrics were "fun, fun, fun on the Autobahn ..." 🤣
Fab Funty always thought it was vahm, a word I made up and assumed was the German version of vroom
I didn't know the dj from GTA had a UA-cam channel
Matt Long lmao
Soulwax?
You guys actually doing such great job to keeping up appearances of the old classic hits, making sure they never die...
How on earth did 902 ppl thumb this down?? One of the most entertaining synth videos ever, so funny and entertaining yet interesting. You are one of a kind Dr. Mix , love it❤
Maybe because he sang Ottobahn instead of Autobahn.
I think a lot are accidental I look down and find Myself liking/disliking videos all the time by accident.
@@matthiasmartin1975 LOL
@@matthiasmartin1975 😂😂😂
Because we hate the current fad of turning the vocoder dial up to eleven on all pop. And these songs made it sound like a good idea.
Love a good vocoder track ... ELO - Mr Blue Sky and Horace Wimp, Mantronix - Needle To The Groove, Egyptian Lover - Egypt, Egypt - this video needs a Part 2 👍
Definitely need more E.L.O.
@@SpeccyMan every every day of my life needs more ELO.
@@SpeccyMan Yes add Yours Truly 2095.
_In the Air Tonight_ --- *Phil Collins* (1981)
_Mr. Roboto_ --- *Styx* (1983)
_Operator_ --- *Midnight Star* (1984)
_I Just Called to Say I Love You_ --- *Stevie Wonder* (1984)
_Body Talk_ --- *The Deele* (1984) - - - featured in the pilot episode of the television show _Miami Vice_
_Big Bad Wolf_ --- *The Wolf Sisters* (1985) - - - from the school dance scene of the 1985 movie _Teen Wolf_
_Living on a Prayer_ --- *Bon Jovi* (1986) - - - Sambora uses a *talk box* but the effect is similar to a vocoder
_California Love_ --- *2Pac* featuring *Dr. Dre* & *Roger Troutman* (1995) - - - Troutman famously used *talk boxes* instead of vocoders
Diary of Horace Wimp
I Just Called to Say I Love You
by Stevie Wonder HAS to be on this list & video. It topped the charts in 19 countries so I don’t know how it gets overlooked.
@@electrictroy2010 Smh. Don't know how I missed it given that I videotaped that episode of the Cosby Show where Wonder guest stars, which occurred during the first season of the show at the height of that song's popularity. I updated the list. Any other blatantly obvious ones I missed?
Thanks
In the Air doesn't use vocoder. It's more of a reverse reverb
What?
No Mr. Roboto by Styx???
どうもありがとう、ミスターロバート、また会う日まで
domo arigato
this guy is more euro. Hence kraftwerk and the dance stuff He might not even know Styx.
@@jacobbrown1690 The song Mr. Roboto is known worldwide.
That is singing
Dohmo arigatoh misutah robotto
mata auhimade
Dohmo arigatoh misutah robotto
Yitsuno hinika
my favorite vocoder jam of all time. "Bass Generator" by dynamix II (probably an SVC350)
My favorite vocoded song has to be “Hide and Seek” by Imogen Heap
So simple but powerful.
MMM WHATCHA SAYYY
He gotta do it.
What the hell is going on?
Hiiiiiiide and seeeeeek... I just love that song. ^_^
Yes
Alternate title: "Let's Groove Tonight" "P.Y.T." and 8 songs I've never heard before. But it answered my question of what does a vocoder sound like. It is quite a bit different than a talkbox. I think what I am really looking for is auto-tune but my old voice is so bad I may need the vocoder after all.
How can you not know at least half of these?
@@gapster77 Cause we in the USA lmao
Your lack of musical knowledge should not be considered a reference….
I just want you to say "Well I remembah!" from In the Air Tonight. I've always wanted to do it 😂
YES Earthling
Was that Vocoder? It doesn't sound like one. It sounded like some other effect, no?
@@vuhdeem It is a vocoder on a synth chord.
Dude yes
Vegetable lol
I’m SOOOO glad he included ELO. Classic album… Time!
Mad as ever 🤪 But so infectious and loveable. You always bring a smile to my face. Just what the Doctor ordered!
That’s the most fun 9 minutes I’ve had in a long time!
The "Kelly Watch the Stars" was a pleasant surprise. It's been quite a while since I've listened to Air's "Moon Safari". Also ELO's "Time" is one of my all time favourites, so "Prologue" was awesome to hear.
I've been wanting to buy a vocoder, mainly because of "Prologue"..!
I would love to spend a day with you-- Your sense of humor cracks me up every time and your talent is awe inspiring. Thank you!
I know it’s not the most famous but Herbie Hancock’s use of vocoder (such as on the Lite Me Up or Sunlight albums) has got to be some of the most expressive ever.
I mean he literally use it as a proper singing voice.
Love Herbie
Hancock is the first person I ever heard use the Vocoder.
@@gerroldmayfield3346 Same for me, probably in Rockit.
Positively crazy :D Now you made me switch on my MicroKorg and use the built-in vocoder.
I actually saw Kraftwerk live 2 weeks ago on their concert in Barcelona, it was amazing!
joncojon saw them in Detroit in 2015 and in Milwaukee in 2008. Fantastic shows.
Was it them? Or plastic them?
Thank you for keeping the Rockets in mind, too often mistreated!👏👏👏
Bwahahahahah, you smashing that crash in the middle of the road with people looking at you and thinking you're crazy LOLOLOOOLLL 🤣🤣🤣🤣
You could never accuse Claudio of being "middle of the road" lol
Hahahaha!! I only noticed people looking at me while editing the video!!! 😂😂
@@Doctormix The girl in the corner at 8:21
It's otherwise a very sedate area. The most alarming thing the residents normally encounter are the lycra cycling costumes of the commuters passing through.
_"I say Jocasta, there's a chap in the street filming himself hitting a cymbal ... very aggressively"_
'Don't worry Dear, he's probably from a local Klesmer-Techno-Flamenco crossover band and got lost on his way to a gig in Shoreditch'
_"Ah I see, culture and so forth .. very good...Ok then, more Earl Grey and Empire biscuit Dear? "_
Well ACTUALLY... it seems to be a ride, not a crash 😅
LOVED your interpretation of The Raven!!! Never seen anyone do it before. THANK YOU! Totally made my day!
Claudio, your version of The Raven was absolutely beautiful, i wish you'll cover the whole song one day :-)
Your progressively ramped-up crash cymbal in the street caused me to burst out with such laughter and happiness that my family thought I had gone mental.
The Raven sold me. I need that thing. Was the first LP I ever bought.
Yeah lol .. that crash was a great touch! Some great video editing right there ;)
I love that you included some Alan Parsons, Tales of Mystery and Imagination is so often overlooked compared to I, Robot and Eye in the Sky
behringer and dr.mix is always a good combination, man and machine performing for hundreds of spectators on planet earth.
Should have finished with ELO’s “Please turn me o-ver” from the end of Mr Blue Sky (and the end of side A of that album)
I was introducing the magic of the vocoder to my oldest daughter through some videos. Now we are rolling over the floor laughing. Tnx for this video!
Oh Superman was around when I was little and it gave me the eeby jeebys! Haha! Great video!
OMG I found the song I’ve been looking for all these years ever since I saw it on MTV!!! “O Superman” Thank You! Great, now I can’t get it out of my head! lol
Great energy, lovely humor. You're awesome Claudio!
stunning.................. now to rush out and buy the gear and spend the next 20 years learning.......... awesome dr---mix
I’m so impressed you did The Raven - don’t imagine many of your subs would know that one. Tales of Mystery and Imagination. Plus ELO Prologue from TIME. Surprised there was no Johnzun Crew - Lost in Space tracks here.
APP is my favourite band of all time!
Such a good Band. Im confident that I'm the only person below 20 years old who even has heard of the band
allways brighten my day up man keep the awsome vids coming NEXXXTT
Congratulation! As a german I have to say: For an english native speaker, you sing "fahr´n fahr´n auf der Autobahn" very accent free. :-)
Sounds German to me
My goal in life is just to be as happy as Doctor Mix.
Still after 38 Years the Vocoderpart of „Prologue" from ELO brings me goosebumps every time ;o)
I was really emotional playing that
And Sparkys Magic Piano used to scare me as a kid when played on BBC radio's children's choice all those years ago😊
This is hysterical but also so good
I thought for sure "Hide & Seek" would have made this list!
Joshua Redman?
You turned me into a kraftwerk fan. Thanks DrMix!
8:19 You need a GIF of this on your website
Jesus Christ, what amazing content. What a talented human being this guy .
Pretty good german at "Autobahn" ;-) Greetings from Hamburg, Germany
Exactly what i thought.
Greetz from Wilhelmshaven.
100km north of hamburg
HA...greetings from Bremen 😉
greetings from stuttgart
Bester Mann haha
Grüße aus München
Dr Mix is the Best! Greetings from Cologne 🤩
I just went and listened to that entire Rockets album. Amazing. I love it, thanks!
Sennheiser Vocoder VSM201.
Kraftwerk, Alan Parsons, EW&F & ELP ... I love each so much. If you had a time more to do about Vocoder, remember Yellow Magic Orchestra for next !! Thanks.
No Imogen Heap?
Love the songs, the vocalizing, your energy and enthusiasm!
you are an amazingly talented guy. thank you for the joy.
8:18 normally your *happy-feel-good-energy* is a bit *too much* for my taste, but this moment was super funny. :)
Verry well done Claudio! My favorite was "On the road again"! Ore Giorgios E=mc2 is also verry nice!! Keeper up the verry nice work!!!
1:19 The groove is too real my brother.
Awesome Awesome demo/video! Dr Mix KEEP THEM COMING PLEASE!
How can you forget Boogie Down Bronx by Man Parrish, Computer Age (Push the Button) by Newcleus, and Clear by Cybotron! Classic Electro!
yes! all good choices. I suggested more bounce to the ounce, freakazoid, stretch by bt express, Mr. groove by One Way.
@@mitchwinthrop Mr. Groove!! The Jam!
Yea... great mentions!! Those and "Don't Stop The Rock" as well.
I was just happy seeing a VC340 demo!
Frampton: Do you feel like I do?
Stillwater: Mindbender
I agree, LMAO with the ending crashes!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣. Lots of love Claudio, you’re the man! 😁👌
Behind the Mask by Yellow Magic Orchestra is my favorite vocoder song
Luna Nightfall
Ha, I never heard that version. I always knew it was a Sakamoto song but I always assumed it was written for Greg Phillinganes. Silly me!
@Luna Nightfall YES, more than 'absolutely'... what an intro, what a band, what brilliant Japanese high qualities. Glad you mentioned this, here...thankies!
the song is too obscure for the list titled famous songs
@robinsss 'We' know... If Doctor Mix introduces a top 11, it would certainly appear there! Maybe an 'alternative vocoder songs top 10'?
I love the demo MJ wrote on top of that instrumental
docotr mix probably loves the vocoder more than any person in existence
Should’ve done the “Who’s watching, Tell me who’s watching” part in Somebody’s watching me by Rockwell that would’ve been awesome
Not sure if that's the Bode or its twin the Moog, one of the EMS's or the Roland VP-330?!? I don't think it's the SVC-350, bnsat??
This channel must be massive ! ... keep doint your work pal, youre great !
I know that Roger Troutman / Zapp played the talk box ...what’s the difference between the talk box and The vocoder? Awesome job, you nailed it!
Ha! Huge difference.. the talk box pushes the sound down a tube into the mouth. the vocoder modulates a synth sound with the signal from a microphone
Doctor Mix Wow, thanks for explaining. I noticed the differences but noticed Roger had a different tone and less robotic.
@@Doctormix Herbie Hancock uses the vocoder with a minimoog to create a human singing voice
Dr. Mix - this was enjoyable and deserves a sequel.
Idk if this counts as a vocoder song but I kinda wish you did the Martian War Cry from Jeff Wayne's Musical: War of the Worlds. I've never seen anyone recreate it really well.
Ha, this is great! Good work Dr. Mix! Love that Behringer VC340, wow. Behringer is killing it.
*I move away from the mic to "doop"
Oh man ... even though you tried to make it funny ...
... but when you played "The Raven" I had tears in my eyes!
8:20 I wonder what the hell that girl had thought at that moment... 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 I missed the bridge choir of Styx's The Best of Times and so Gary Wright's Really Want to Know You.
Loved the selection of lovely music. Fab.
I love you Doctor Mix. You are are funny and quite a good musician! Always a pleasure and loads of fun to watch your videos. :-)
Also : the album version of "I just called to say I love you" (Stevie Wonder) : there's a part of the song on vocoder around the end.
6:08 My Favorite Song! 🔊🔊🔊
OH SNAP! Anyone that knows Prologue from ELO's time is definitely worth it! One of my all-time favorite albums!
Well done, Doctor, again. Gotta love that enthusiasm.
Regarding Kraftwerk: I really like the English versions of those older Kraftwerk songs, but the Robots imho kind of lost in the translation. "Wirrr sind die Rrrroboterrrr" just sounds so much better in the German original don't you think?
I prefer the German versions of all the Kraftwerk albums. I can't even spraken deutsch...
There are English versions?!
@@MilesBader Sure there are are - like the one Doctor Mix showed in this video. I guess the most famous one that was done both languages is Das Model / The Model.
@@CounternoiseMusic There's an English version of Autobahn?! I mean, I don't doubt you, but I've heard this song a zillion times since the 1970s, and every time it was in German...
@@MilesBader I don't know about Autobahn, I mainly refered to the Robots and The Model. I think in Autobahn the German lyrics are so integral to the music composition and arrangement, that they left it as is for the international audience.
i was thoroughly entertained....CHEERS..
Wow never thought I’d see Laurie Anderson pop up
Autobahn is a masterpiece, i'm glad it made it into this video
Pleased you had Laurie Anderson's O Superman, but you missed one of my fav's - Herbie Hancock's 'I thought it was you'
Wow! …thank you Doctor. Just what I needed
I can just hear it now...
...These great covers accompanied by an Alesis Sr16
Thought so :)
I’m sure Claudio, as a fellow Italian like me, will also remember Laurie Anderson’s song for its eerie association with a strong advertisement campaign for AIDS prevention during the early 90s in Italy. The song was used in these ads and gave them a very unsettling although intriguingly mysterious vibe, which scared most of the Italian kids back then.
Wow your "Oh Superman" rendition is awesome!
It IS, I had tears in my eyes
Ahhh!!! One big GIANT like for the cool rendition of Laurie Anderson's Superman!! 👍👍
A drone cam for that last bit? That was hilarious. You really worked harder better faster stronger!
Oh and, please turn me over
With Kelly watch the stars you made me cry!
Beautiful
Dude I want whatever you’re smokin’
Good synths
Lol
You're so ridiculous in this video it truly brought me so much joy! Thank you so much for that! :D
you forgot "Intergalatic Planetary" by the Beastie Boys and "In the Air Tonite" by Phil Collins. Your Earth Wind and Fire nailed it, btw
Cool seeing you do all those songs, Let's Groove was the bomb. ELO has a good number of nice vocoder parts in many of their song, Mr. Blue Sky is my fave, especially the end of the record prompting the listener to 'please turn me over'.
Imogen Heap - Hide and Seeeeek... i might get that VC340 just to try and cover that (i might spend the rest of my life on it tho)
Tino Soelberg I was about to suggest the same. Such a great track!
She used a digitech vocalist
brings back so many good memories brilliant Doctor Mix
Alan Parsons Project 🔥❤
You made me remember a song i have been looking for ages thank you