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Roland • VP-330 Vocoder Plus

One of the coolest instruments out there. The vocoder shapes its envelope and filters by any sound source fed into it, your voice or even a drum loop can be used which is then applied to another sound source, typically a synth pad. This creates a very unique and famous robot-like sound.

Aside from the 10-band vocoder, the VP-330 added a string synth section, choir and a human-voice sound, both of which are quite excellent themselves. Its 3 sound sections offer a few different presets that can be slightly edited with de-tuning and vibrato. The VP-330 is one of the best Vocoder synths ever and although there are many other types of Vocoders, none sound as good as this!

The Roland SVC-350 (pictured just above) is a similar rackmount version of the VP-330 with a modernized look and graphic EQ section. These vocoders have been used by William Ørbit, BT, Styx, Kitaro, Underworld, Meat Beat Manifesto, Überzone, Air, Royksopp, Vangelis, Tangerine Dream, and many more.

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Fatty Pedón

Posted 12 days ago

Hi , I"ve been trying this (SVC 350 ) with a Juno 60 and a Shure SM58 microphone and sounds great. I wonder if anyone has a good experience with any other microphone? What's a really awesome microphone to try with this vocoder?
Any suggestion would be appreciated
Fatty

anonymous

Posted 17 days ago

Yeah, the sure don't make vocoders and/or synths like they used to!!! I'll take any 1985 or before OVER any 1986 or after, everytime.

square.wave

Posted 29 days ago

Nothing sounds better than this classic. Its distinctive sound makes me reminisce hard for the early 80s when I rocked out to the 45 single of "Mr. Roboto", my first ever record of my own at the tender age of 5.

Fat Rocky

Posted 39 days ago

I just bought one on ebay and waiting for it ( SVC-350) to arrive from korea .
When it arrives.... What kind of tests do I have to perform immediately to know if it is in perfect working condition?
Any suggestion would be very much appreciated
Fat Rocky

ets

Posted 298 days ago

this machine should be "THE FINAL END OF SEARCHING THE BEST VOCODER-STRING-HUMAN VOICE EVER"...I HAVE ONES....LUCKY ME..

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