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I dunno, Planet Rock, to me, always sounded like it was through a flanger or delay with a REALLY short delay and a bit of feedback. It just sounded too metallic for a regular vocoder... As for current ones, digital ones are fairly plenty: Korg MS2000, MicroKorg, Nord MicroModular (all of which I have and recommend, also). Or if you want to go analog (and modular), Doepfer make a rack full of modules you can turn into a vocoder system (and are designed for this purpose). As always, EXPERIMENT! It might just be that all you need is a wacked-out flanger for the sound you need!

-andrew bunny

It was definitely a vocoder - like I said hereabove I *think* I did read it was one of the classic Roland vocoders.

I had a Korg VC-10. It looks cool but is very limited when you want clear robo-vocals.
Today I use a Music And More VF-11 vocoder. Not so sexy to look at but sounds good and it as 11 bands that can be tuned.

More info:
http://www.vintagesynth.com/index2.html

Regards
Demokid

I just bought a Korg Radias that has an excellent Vocoder in it - but the Warp Factory would likely be your cheapest module for a decent sound.