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Utility Plugin

The Utility plugin is a handy Ableton Live device that allows you to adjust gain, panning, invert phase, and more.


Vocoder

Vocoders are an effect device that combined two audio signals to form a third, composite signal. They are created by applying the energy found in different frequency bands of a source audio signal to the same frequency bands of a destination signal.

Vocoders are often used to create robotic voices and melodic drums. They are a staple of electronic dance music. Popular artists such as Daft Punk and Styx have heavily utilized vocoders in their recordings.

At their core, vocoders are built using two sets of 16 or more bandpass filters. However, two vocoders can sound entirely different due to the many construction options available to developers.



Voxengo

Voxengo is a music plugin development company.


VST

Virtual Studio Technology (a.k.a. VST) is a software specification developed by Steinberg. VST plugins can be used as effect and instrument devices in a number of different music applications. VST is the most popular form of music plugin.