electro voice

i was wondering if anyone knew how artists achieved that old electro style voice effect on old electro tunes. you know, the effect that sounds like a robot. for example where they say "break".

i think it was the same effect used on beastie boys - "intergalactic"

i really want that old skool robot style voice.

can anyone help me out

vocoder...ned a synth with a mic input and a vocoder...the moog vocoder being the best imo- "cala-forn-ya"

greg

If you have a computer, try Prosoniq Orange Vocoder. They have free demo's for mac and pc on their site:
http://www.prosoniq.net/

The Micro-Korg is a pretty decent, cheap, easy to find vocoder.