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ROLAND VP330 Vocoder Plus

vintage synth demo by RetroSound

analog strings/ human voice choir: Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus
bass drone: Roland Juno-60
space effect sound: SCI Pro-One

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The Vocoder Plus contains three tone-generating sections: Vocoder, Human Voice and Strings, which may be independently assigned to cover the whole keyboard, or either the upper or lower half.

The String section produces orchestral string sounds that are silky and warm feeling, and most importantly, consistent throughout the entire length of the keyboard. The Tone and Attack Time of the String section can be controlled inependently, and the Release Time is hared with the two other sections.

The Human Voice section literally defies description with its uncanny resemblance to a chorus of human voices. The upper half of the keyboard contains one female and one male chorus, while the lower half contains two male choruses. There is also an ensemble effect which increases the dimension of the vocal chorus.

The Vocoder section, like our rack-mounting Vocoder (SVC-350), processes the spoken or sung human voice (program), analyzing its character and using this information to modify another musical signal (carrier). The Vocoder section uses ten analysis filters for vowel sounds, and there is also an additional filter that is used for consonants. The Vocoder section uses as a carrier signal the combined components of the Human Voice and String section
(Roland Info Sheet 1979).

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25 Responses to “ROLAND VP330 Vocoder Plus”

  • Laura041974 says:

    Weird and wobbly, …
    Weird and wobbly, these sounds thrilled me when I was little. Is this the thing used for “time to die” in the “Picnic at hanging rock” soundtrack by Bruce Smeaton?

  • VoiceEncoder says:

    Even though they …
    Even though they have used the VP-330…that was the SVC-350 on BLT.

  • VoiceEncoder says:

    That was the MkI, …
    That was the MkI, this is the MkII.

  • MrMichalsky says:

    E.L.O. – “Time” LP
    E.L.O. – “Time” LP

  • 3rcp says:

    Blade Runner!
    Blade Runner!

  • thesearethesuns says:

    Although they did …
    Although they did use the VP 330 to robocize Bernard Sumner’s voice on a chorus (the breakdown) of “Bizarre Love Triangle” (’86), we don’t know if they had this unit at their disposal back when recording Procession in ’81. They have however confirmed using the Arp Omni on some J.D. recordings as well as early N.O. recordings, and later updated to the Arp Quadra, replacing the Omni in their gear arsenal.

  • thesearethesuns says:

    I thought for a …
    I thought for a moment that he was going to play Procession.

    They used either a Quadra or the Omni I. The Quadra had an Omni built into it, so it’s the same soundsets either way.

  • eoj11 says:

    The Warriors
    The Warriors

  • clumpft says:

    One of my favorite …
    One of my favorite soundtracks to one of my favorite movies! it’s fantastic

  • Thirstmonkey says:

    New order used an …
    New order used an Arp Quadra

  • VoiceEncoder says:

    Correct!! But …
    Correct!! But however she used a MkI, this is a MkII.

  • mcblumpkin says:

    o superman…. …
    o superman….laurie anderson used one of these during the early 80′s

  • obwaveygravey says:

    Nice that reminds …
    Nice that reminds me of the Aguirre soundtrack by popol vol i think?? :)

  • zottan says:

    there are any way …
    there are any way to put these sounds on casio LK-270?? it has an expandable sdcard

  • yetonGhul says:

    U cannot expand …
    U cannot expand Yamahaès PSR range. Its a budget Rompler synth.

  • BeliOV7 says:

    hey bro i got an …
    hey bro i got an urgent question,is there a way you can get more sounds for a keyboard .its a yamaha psr e403. i need sounds for it for example,female voices ..thank you!!

  • mimoocho says:

    Can help smiling, …
    Can help smiling, sounds kinda like my ol Juno 6 when I was …..oooooooo so much younger. Thanx man.

  • Chacanger says:

    I thought that too …
    I thought that too :)

  • Themadfarter1976 says:

    That’s really cool, …
    That’s really cool, and that thing looks really old.

  • cyclissmo says:

    That’s pretty …
    That’s pretty remarkable

  • retrosound72 says:

    thx :)
    thx :)

  • reddvinylene says:

    Absolutely …
    Absolutely beautiful! I’ve been looking for this sound for a long time!

  • FoxtronInk says:

    No, sounds like an …
    No, sounds like an old piece of……Tangerine Dream!!!!jajajjajajajj

  • VoiceEncoder says:

    Never heard that …
    Never heard that song…BUT they did use a Roland SVC-350 Vocoder for the remix of “Bizarre Love Triangle”.

  • U5096 says:

    Kinda reminds of …
    Kinda reminds of something Vangelis wud do

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