Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus (old vid)

[Mattboy300]

It sounds very beautiful. I would just sit and play that for hours.

[simeoneukable]

Love this vid! Just had my 330 fully serviced, good as new! you can't beat a Roland ;)

[EmperorofCartoons]

So 80s, so very, very 80s.

[supergeek48]

EAR ORGASM!!!!



[AnthonyDavid94]

Wow. From 0:47 sounds haunting!

[manolismoumouzias]

I love the sounds! how can someone not like them??? So classic, so unique!!!

[djcocum]

Truly analogic wonder :D

[Darkimager]

Found this video by accident.

Wonderful sounding and lovely looking synth.

The Casio CZ101 and the CZ1000 had very similar sounds as i remember.

My sister had a CZ101.

Wish i had effects units and a mixer to plug them into at the time,but i didn't know how because i was only 13yrs old in 1985.

[sabianrox1]

so don t mind my probably dumb question, but could i ask what the difference is between a vocoder and an analog synthesizer is?

[TheHevquip]

@sabianrox1 the synth actually generates sounds through synthesis with waveforms, a vocoder is more so like an "effect" on those sounds or the human voice (where it's most commonly used). this is a synthesizer with vocoder, though most synths with vocoder abilities are usually just called vocoders.

[joemcm1]

theres vp330 all over a new band zx84-not so much the 'vocoder' but very rich

[ildona81]

interplanetary music! suuper!!!!!

[bleubasterd]

awsom dude nice muziek

[xxxphunky]

burn that puppy to use

you only live once man

[djhenrikb]

Wonderful!

[nombretsillo]

that's a beautiful synth

[riazomonero]

when you drop the notes and go low the real beauty of the synth becomes so apparent.

What a magnificent machine.

[P5B5]

Hello retro,

can You not buy a really Keyboad-Stand?

...or a normally Table? sorry... but ...

[AdamDallas]

Man that's a beautiful synth right there

[williamc99]

This is very cool.

[paulbrown06]

Sounds just like the synth used in the intro to Arthur C Clarkes world of strange powers! Love it!!

[ciolamorta]

Yeah man! Thought the same thing! :-)

[derajsyla15]

thats fucking bawss as fuck

[droan999]

vangelis is such a great listen, and awesome to sample. had no idea he used this board

[retrosound72]

CS-80, Roland System-100 and the VP-330 -this is the early vangelis sound

[TheBeatTerrorists]

wow! tha REAL 80`s

[PanicPictures]

Eher 70er ...

[thesearethesuns]

70's

[wog222]

so true - also playing on the floor adds that "ground level" sound

[Vid12]

the sound heard at 0:12-0:15 sounds like the strings on one track in the Happy2B Hardcore cd series! uplifting sound!

[pancakes089]

cool keyboard dude.  it looks like its capable of crazy stuff

[hoddle90]

i'm fucking in love with this sound

[hoddle90]

0:51 this part reminds me the beginning of the last track of eloy's ocean

great

[Ancaja123]

this sounds fantastic

[mcgospelauzhiphop]

hey im getting a u behring u control uma2bs keyboard it has an audio interface built in with a mic jack would i be able to use that as a vocoder

[Audiosyncratic100]

only if you had the right software/ hardware e.g. NI vokator or a korg r3

[nativeops]

If I had the money, I'd sell all of my digital equipment, and get all analog. Even an Otari 4 track. I can't explain it, but my subconscious mind really really likes the way analog sounds over digital. It'll take another 40 years before they can correctly imitate analog properly in a digital realm.

[jizzmatic2000]

If you like the sound of this video, your 40-year future is now.

Snark aside, I agree with you. I loves me some analog synth.

[Ryosuke001]

Beautiful sound...I want one.

[tibiafinger]

I there a Micophone jack with that one?

[retrosound72]

yes

[mariomariobrosluigi]

you mean if you have a microphone and you put with this kind of keyboard,you will be able to talk techno(robot voice)on that microphone from that keyboard?

[retrosound72]

yes

[yaqui1991]

wow i like the wood type stuff on the side of this one seeing how it also has knobs this thin is old aint it but its sound tight

[creebefu]

This synth is amazing. Just listen to the Blade Runner soundtrack by Vangelis and listen to just how AMAZING this synth is! I want this synth. Can't find it anywhere. :(

[retrosound72]

O yes Blade Runner, the great masterpiece by Vangelis

[maltadude]

I wish synths were still analogue ,the new ones just dont sound the same :( ,analogue were way better than digital

[Chairenstain]

Some synths ARE still analogue; Check out MFB, the Evolvers, etc. Also, you can still buy the olds ones, you know. The market is actually best now because so many people are happy with their MicroKorgs so we can buy up everything else.

Also, this is probably one my favorite synths ever. Vocode everything.

[AnalogVocoder1]

Both synths and vocoders are MUCH BETTER analog!!! Vocoders are BEST pure analog, while synths can also be all-analog or a combo. Synths are better with DCO's (digital-controlled oscillators) than VCO's (voltage-controlled oscillators) as DCO's are more steady and stable, while VCO's tend to drift in-and-out and cause the keyboard to go off-tune more often than a DCO keyboard would. Everything else is BETTER digital!!

[MacXpert74]

I have to disagree with you on the DCO vs VCO. You're right that the DCO synths are more stable than VCO synths, but most DCO synths also sound thinner and inferior too the better VCO synths. No DCO synth I know has the powerful and warm sound of for instance a SCI Prophet 5 or a Roland Jupiter 8. The slight drifting of the oscillators actually might add to the fullness of the sound of the VCO synthesizers. And after a warm-up of about 30 minutes most VCO synths stay relative stable.

[oxygene65]

What about the Elka Synthex ? Perhaps an exception to the rule, one of the best polysynths ever, rated better than the Prophet 5, Memorymoog and OBXa by a lot of synth musicians. Its so warm and powerful that Keith Emerson used it as a replacement for his Yamaha GX1 for live sets for "Fanfare For The Comman Man". The Synthex has DCO's.

[michmakker]

except for the oberheim matrix with it's DCO's, in my opinion that synth has a very warm analog sound. then again...it also might be the analog rest doing the job :)

[Metamusik]

The whole VCO stability thing is partly a myth. SOME VCO's are unstable, my P5 rev.3 detunes all the time, but the Korg MS series is basically as stable as the Roland Juno series from the instance you turn it on... the only detune issues I've ever had with the MS series has been due to human-error. As for everything else being better digital... Hehe you got to be kidding, you think digital gear beats a Tape-Echo or spring reverb?

[donpirla]

Well, everyone seems to adore minimoogs. I think minimoog is just good for basses and special effects, with the help of a decent effect units. Moog leads are so poor and obvious. This one is so much better, so much richer. And it's polyphonic. By the way, square waves are ridiculous sounds for half intellingent mouse babies.

[stillphil]

aw come on don.

Aside from your comment being funny you know everything has it's place. We all know a mini moog is hardly "a desert island pic" cos it is quite 'specific' and therefore limited but don't insult Bob Moog's synthesis.

[GeoAl09]

i wish i had one/could buy one.

[GeoAl09]

you outta do some Mew covers. the synth live at thier shows sounds almost like this.

[xSteveSiroVaix]

The best part about this one, is it isn't just a lame synth with a cool feature. It actually sounds amazing by itself.

I want one!

[cinqo7]

So cool sound!

[SephirothEGS]

LMAO sounds like something out of Metroid Prime :) love the sound of this synth. Is it Analog or Digital?

[retrosound72]

pure analog

[AnalogVocoder1]

Analog makes way better vocoders and synths. Everything else is better digital.

[RediForKing]

i think everything else is better anlog too.

[oberon79]

digital?!

BLASPHEMY!

lol

[kolakube123]

I could listen to you play this synth all day. Have you an mp3 with better quality?

Stunningly superb!  Makes the hairs on the back of my neck stand on end

[retrosound72]

See my other VP330 vids with much better sound quality.

O yes the VP330 is great!

[kolakube123]

Oh I have:) On your site too.  And signed your guest book :]

Do you have an Mp3 of you playing this instrument? Very powerful stuff

[AnalogVocoder1]

It's what Soundwave used (this or the MkI)!!!

[XFiregonX]

hey i saw that in a music store!!!!!!!!!! that keyboard is awsome

[celldwellercrisangel]

I just got one! it's very unique

[kfrausto]

incredible choir sound. chilling.

[pandemicpanda]

HEY!

this is the old keyboard matthew bellamy used for new born!

how much do these cost ???

[AnalogVocoder1]

$1200 or more, unless you can find a good deal on eBay.

[dvddq]

Muse rocks!!! =D

[vectormanrjh]

That sounds like the Europe/Japan sega CD bios music ;)

[AnalogVocoder1]

Either this version MkII or the MkI version was used by Frank Welker as the voice of Soundwave.

[indicaproject]

Just cant replicate with digital

[AmbientMusic]

Sounds like the keyboard used to make the soundtrack for the film 'Phantasm'.

[MiniClown2]

It looks edited.

[bubblegumyg1rl]

how do you play it?awesome!

[tangofizz77]

very nice, sounds like the somthing from genisis

[argonnj]

Tony Banks actually used this instrument for his Choir sound that many Genesis songs are famous for. It was used for that sound after he dumped the Mellotron and continued to use it until he got the EMU Emulator.

[argonnj]

That's because Tony Banks used this for his famous choir sound after he got rid of the Melotron. He later replaced the VP330 with the EMu Emulator. This was used on the 3 sides live album.

[jadou88]

now the melodie is it (The whole of Vangelis' 'Bladerunne) youwhere playing cuz if it is im trying t fid that ong in its original state u know like the real thing can u help me with that and really i was stunned when i heard what sounds ur making just amazing

[kotep777]

sounds amazing for any time

[deblouses]

I've SO wanted one of these since they came out!! Good clip!! 8)

[mrlm2006]

WOW never knew that thing sounded that good...AMAZING SOUND

[AnalogX]

Now is this thing going through a Electro-Harmonix Small Stone phase shifter?

[retrosound72]

No. No external effects used.

[Hobbs360]

nice strings

[jbird38]

Chillingly eerie

[richardbirch2007]

wow sounds amazing 4 the time