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Xils 201 Vocoder Released


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Inspired by an Iconic Vocoder, the XILS 201 is released

Greetings XILS Friends and Fans,

We're pleased to announce the immediate release of our emulation of another iconic analog Vocoder: The XILS 201, which is also part of our newly released Analog Vocoders Bundle

Until July 31st 2020

XILS 201 Intro Price: 89€

Analog Vocoders Bundle Intro Price: 119€

Analog Vocoders Bundle upgrade intro price (if you already own the X-5000 vocoder): 39€

1-XILS-lab X-201, Vocoder … and vintage MultiEffect

An exceptional clarity: The X-201 Vocoder was modeled after an ultra rare, ultra pricey, even when it was released, Vocoder unit, whose intelligibility has never been surpassed (The X201 is inspired by the Sennheiser VSM 201)

It's the missing link between artists like Kraftwerk, Herbie Hancock, Frank Farian (BoneyM, Milli Vanilli etc), many Cyclon Robots or Droid in Star Wars and Battlestar Gallactica and … Daft Punk (RAM)
 

2- X-201 Vocoder : Play it, Sing it.
XILS 201: Daft Punk How to tutorial + How to configure it in Cubase.
Two Filter Banks: Each of it's two Filter Banks offer 20 frequency bands. Each Filter Bank can process the incoming signal ( Usually voice, but any other signal, including drums, can be processed) , or the CARRIER signal. As a comparison, the Roland VP-330 only had 10 frequency bands, with a very musical sound, at the price of much less clarity.

The Carrier: It can be the internal analog Synthesizer. Which immediately gives the X201 its characteristic and recognizable sound. Or any other incoming signal, like an external Synthesizer ( Make bells 'sing'), another voice etc.

The Silence Bridging: Under this exotic name you'll find a (MultiBand) frequency dependant Enveloppe Follower engine, which will shape the signal gain according to it's harmonic content, and is very useful to process percussive or rhythmic sonic material for example, or give contour to the sound.

So how does it work -in any Daw-? Usual scenario: You record your voice, even without actually singing, then choose the internal synth as the Carrier. Then you send Midi notes to the Carrier to make your voice sing these notes (or chords, because the engine is polyphonic). Et voilà.

More is more: On the X201, we exposed internal circuitry parameters that were not available on the original unit, making it more versatile, and powerful.

We also added some vintage analog modeled effects: Chorus, Phaser, Delay and an 'early digital' reverb unit. ( Custom Effect routing and order )

As a Mutli FX: This means that you can also use the X201 as a simple Filter Bank/Chorus/Phaser/Delay/Reverb MultiEffect. Try it on a Rhodes, Clavinet or String Machine patch, and rediscover plenty of these vintage organic sounds that required a big chain of vintage effects to be achieved.

XILS 201: Re-harmonize, Re-shape and Re-phrase a Rhodes EP Loop in Cubase how to

3- Analog Vocoders Bundle

Save 50%(until July 31th 2020) and get the XILS 5000 and XILS 201 Vocoders, two emulations of the finest vocoders ever created now available in a single license (upgrading from the XILS 5000 is available for only 39€)

4- XILS 5000 Vocoder: The Organic Vocoder

Inspired by the EMS Flagship Vocoder ( EMS 5000 -1976-) , XILS-lab used the knowledge acquired during the creation of the emulation of both the VCS3 synthesizer and the VP300 VocoderPlus to develop the XILS 5000 Vocoder Model
https://www.xils-lab.com/products/xils-5000-vocoder-p-152.html

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You'd think with all the claims they'd have a slew of audio demos showcasing it's great processing... but no.

Doesn't mean that it's not good but there's a lot of cheaper competition out there for the moths in our wallets - for example Waves OVOX and iZotope VocalSynth.
While it will probably be a bit pricey Zynaptiq's Orange Vocoder IV with Windows support (VST 2.4 & VST3 versions) is supposed to be coming out soon.

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Checked out the link to Zynaptiq orange vocoder and looks like it is way late...

“Pricing & Availability

ORANGE VOCODER 4 will be released early Q2, 2018. Pricing is TBA.”

im intrigued by ovox but really don’t like WUP.  I have vocal synth 2 already but I am looking for a more classic vocoder. 

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Other vocoder options...

From Best Commercial Vocoder VST Plugins (2018)

        Commercial

  1. Vocodex by Image-Line [99 USD] ...
  2. VocalSynth by iZotope [199 USD] ...
  3. Morphoder by Waves [79 USD] ...
  4. Vocalizer Pro by SONiVOX [49.99 USD] ...
  5. Waldorf Lector [183.68 USD] ...
  6. Razor by Native Instruments [99 USD] ...

    Free
  7. TAL Vocoder. ...
  8. Vocovee by g200kg.
  9. Vintage Vocoder by Sonicism
  10. 4ormulator Vocoder Extreme
  11. Cannabis Vocoder by Bitsonic

Links to these on webpage linked to above.

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