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There’s more to Live’s Vocoder than meets the ear: it can generate all manner of unexpected effects.
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There’s more to Live’s Vocoder than meets the ear: it can generate all manner of unexpected effects.

From wave sequencing to gated pads and basses — it can all be done with Logic’s ES2 synth!
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