Lector
A vocoder with superior intelligibility and performance
Robot voices, whispering strings, talking drum loops, rhythmic pads, the resonant ringing of bells, dripping water – Lector transforms any incoming signal into novel sounds and effects for a wide range of diverse applications. Just about anything goes, from distorting the human voice to adding subtle harmonies to lead vocals and generating original cinematic pads and atmospheres.
Process any sound with the powerful Waldorf multimode filter
The 100 band stereo vocoder core is flanked by a synthesizer section on the left and a rich effects section on the right. Use either the integrated synthesizer or an external source as carrier signal to feed into the synthesis filter bank, featuring the fabled Waldorf multimode filter and a whitening filter that bleaches the signal before it is colored by the vocoder – very handy when processing choir and voice samples. A three-band equalizer serves to boost and cut whatever frequencies of the generated signal you wish to target.
Synth and effects to transform your input sounds
The integrated 16-voice synthesizer sports two oscillators with quintessential analog waveforms such as sine, triangle, sawtooth, and square with variable pulse width, sample & hold and noise, as well as freely loadable single and multi-samples. FM and ring modulation enrich the vocoder’s signal with further overtone spectra. The Lector also offers a selection of typical effects used to refine vocoder signals – tube overdrive, transistor distortion and hard clipping, six-voice chorus / flanger, synchronizable stereo delay, and realistic reverb.
System Requirements
• Microsoft Windows - 7/10/11, Intel- or AMD-based PC (64 Bit only)
• MacOS - 10.14x or higher, Inter or Apple Silicon-based Mac (64 Bit only)
• Supported Formats: VST2/ VST3/ AU (AAX not supported)
Features
- 3 to 100 band Vocoder
- Fabled Waldorf multimode filter with 12dB or 24dB slopes, and a “Whitening” filter that bleaches the signal before it is colored by the vocoder
- 6-voice Synthesizer per voice with Polyphonic, Monophonic or Free-Running Oscillators, plus FM and Ring Modulation
- Analysis Filter Bank with adjustable range
- Adjustable offsets and LFO modulation of Synthesis Filter Bank
- 3-band Equalizer with variable mid band
- Individual Compressors for Speech and Carrier signal
- Voiced / Unvoiced Detector
- Overdrive with Tube, Diode and Clip modes
- Stereo Chorus / Flanger, 2 to 6 stages
- Reverb and Stereo Delay with tempo sync
- Sidechain input (VST 3 and Audio Unit); Carrier plug-in (VST 2)
