# Realtime Software Vocoder

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtime-software-vocoder/156688>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 22, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtime-software-vocoder/156688 "2003-02-22T00:58:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![ChaosGod](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ac91a4/32.png) [@ChaosGod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChaosGod)\
**Post date:** [February 22, 2003, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/realtime-software-vocoder/156688/1 "2003-02-22T00:58:57Z")

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Does anybody know:

a) If there exists a software that can turn a PC into a REAL-TIME vocoder. (repeat: REALTIME)

b) If the answer is yes, is there a free version somewhere, and where.  
I’ve performed a couple of searches, but the only free software that I’ve managed to download was not realtime.