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Korg VC-10

The Korg VC-10 is an analog vocoder released by Korg in 1978. It was Korg's first vocoder and unlike many vocoders, the VC-10 includes a built-in polyphonic tone source that can be played via its 32-note keyboard. When a microphone signal is mixed with the internal sound generator, it supports basic vocoding, a process that allows for the modulation of a synthesizer's sound with the characteristics of a human voice to create distinct electronic effects. Introduced in 1978, it was priced at $1,299, excluding the microphone.

Sounds and features
The VC-10 features a 20-band analyzer, a 20-band EQ, and an internal divide-down synthesizer for tone generation. The unit was originally supplied with a gooseneck microphone called the Korg MC-01 which plugged into a bespoke BTS connector. This type of connector was phased out when XLR became the standard and is now obsolete. It is difficult to source a microphone that will connect to it but TOA still (as of July 2025) makes a compatible model, the DM-524B.The VC-10 also has a front panel standard microphone 1/4" input jack. ==References==
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