Vocoders.....Judgement Day

[Fraser, Colin J]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dr S Grainger [mailto:steveg at bss10a.staffs.ac.uk]
> Sent: 05 March 1999 14:38
> To: synth-diy at mailhost.bpa.nl
> Subject: Vocoders.....Judgement Day
> 
> 	Thanks for the useful and interesting info posted regarding
> 	the choice of a 'budget' vocoder.
> 
> 	I've listened to the PAIA vocoder samples and the 
> intelligability
> 	seems quite good - how does it compare to the Zoom unit - has
> 	anyone used one ? (the Zoom unit that is ?)
> 
> 	One other question is, does the PAIA vocoder use non-prefered
> 	values of capacitors (you know the type 5.3nF !!!) ? There's no
> 	schematic on the PAIA web so its difficult to judge. If I go for
> 	the PAIA unit it will probably be the PCB+front panel to keep
> 	shipping costs down - have any of you good people taken this 
> 	approach ?

Have you looked at the F.A.T. Procoder ?
AFAIK it's the same unit as the MAM VF11 (all FAT stuff seems to be rebadged
MAM stuff), and is available in the UK for about 300 pounds.
There are some demo wav files of this unit at
http://www.hyperreal.org/music/machines/manufacturers/Music-and-More/VF11/
There was also some demo tracks of this unit on an old Mix cover CD.
Sounds good to me...

Turnkey have it on their website, tho' I can't seem to get there at the
moment, see the FAT vocoder link on
http://www.turnkey.uk.com/outboard/index.shtml

Colin f