[adamrezich]

for the Robot Rock one, the author should've clarified that it's not referring to the actual `rock. robot rock` voice part, but the part where the guitar chords sound like that. skip to about 1:50 in the linked video to hear the robot voice, then listen to how similar just the guitar chords after 2:00 sound like the robot voice saying `rock. robot rock.`

[squeaky-clean]

I would bet money there's still a vocoded guitar in that section, but about 18db below the regular guitar. It also sounds like they're running it through a resonant filter, probably their MS-20, which is probably helping the formants sound like it's speaking compared to a regular guitar.

[glandium]

Also, in that particular example, I don't think they made the guitar emit the voice-sounding sounds, but rather generated it electronically. It's not even obvious that the voice comes from guitar sounds... it actually sounds like a plain voice with effects.

As opposed to, say, Mark Rober's talking piano.

[ugurnot]

You are right. That part seems a little bit vague, I will update it.

[brookritz]

...and the author should have clarified that this Daft Punk song is copied from a 1980's single: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5b0jWlPtP5o

[spondylosaurus]

Isn't Daft Punk pretty famous for sampling/referencing other artists' songs?

[rifty]

Sure, but it’s worth mentioning that this isn’t just a Daft Punk thing. Electronic music and especially House music going back to its roots was shaped by sampling great moments or vocals of tracks into loops and mixing them together into new tracks on top of a 4/4 kick.

The funky/disco/french house era was particularly prolific with sampling though.

[rtuin]

Yes: https://www.whosampled.com/Daft-Punk/samples/

[veave]

HN discovers sampling in electronic music.