also: ヴォコーダー · ボコーダ · ヴォコーダ
noun
vocoder
An electronic device or software that analyzes and synthesizes the human voice, often used in music production and telecommunications.
この曲ではボコーダーを使ってロボットのような声を作っている。
In this song, they use a vocoder to create a robot-like voice.
Most common katakana spelling; loanword from English 'vocoder'.
Alternate spelling using ヴォ to represent the 'vo' sound more closely.
Loanword from English 'vocoder', a blend of 'voice' and 'coder'.