The latest video from The Daydream Sound takes a look at the Roland VP-9000 Variphrase Processor.
The VP-9000 VariPhrase Processor is designed to let you do realtime manipulation of sampled phrases’ pitch, time, and formant via MIDI. This video offers a quick intro and then examples of the realtime sample mangling that the VP-9000 is capable of.
Don’t forget about the dedicated libraries that you could get from Roland for this. They are actually pretty good.
Was this Roland technology, or did they license it from elsewhere?
Cant believe this is almost 20 years old now!! I wonder if it will end up on the Roland Cloud!
If you have an iPad: TCHelicon VoiceRack can do this Pitch/Formant thing in real time. https://www.tc-helicon.com/Categories/Tchelicon/Mobile/Apps/VOICE-RACK-FX/p/P0CN1#googtrans(en|en).
Or Infected Mushroom Manipulator https://polyversemusic.com/products/manipulator/
No idea why this is the father though. Kyma did this quite some time before that.
I LOVE The Daydream Sound!! His videos are so clear and well done. Lots of great info about old synths, samplers, music, and more. This guy is the TRUTH.