Vocoding guitar audio through synth patch ??

[shakas]

I guess I don't know vocoders well enough or maybe I'm just retarded...perhaps both are apt.

Anyway, is it possible to use a vocoder to make an audio clip of guitar play through my synth patch ?
With both the dynamics AND the melody of the original guitar audio...but the timbre of the synth patch.
Without me having to write the midi notes of my guitar line into my synth/midi track.

thanks

[Turnipish_Thoughts]

That's not how a vocoder works mate.

If you want the dynamics and melody of the original guitar sample to play with the timbre of your synth, you're pretty much going to have to rite the melody in midi and play with the velocity will you've got it right.

[shakas]

is there any VST that does this...takes audio clips and plays them with your synth patch ?

I've seen Roland make a guitar synth/sample pedal...where you need to attach a midi-pickup on the guitar to play it.
I think there's a version of Melodyne that converts your audio into midi notes, maybe I should look into that.