The ELS Vocoder has an excellent sound quality and some of the most intelligible vocoded voices from a plug-in. 250+ wide-ranging presets. Literally infinite possibilities.  


ELS Vocoder's possibilities are truly endless, with adjustable level sliders for each of the 22 processing bands, six selectable waveforms per oscillator and full automation of the 128 adjustable parameters within a DAW, as well as many more features.

The PDF manual breaks down the functions of the controls if you need to learn what's what, but you can get it cracking immediately with one of the more than 250 presets. Sorted in 18 categorized banks, the presets represent a huge range of results. When tested with vocals, many of the presets spit out very intelligible voices (such as Basic Robot Chord A and B), while others pretty much decimate the voice (Whistler, Komputer Breath).

Either way, the presets are high caliber and can be considered immediately usable or good starting points more often than not. They also cover a lot of ground, from soft and pillowy to harsh and noisy, from funny to scary and from monotone to harmonic. Some, such as Motorbitch and a folder of “reverb” presets, leave the carrier signal fairly untouched but add some subtle ear candy, roughness around the edges and other effects.

Link : remixmag.com