TOY #3 YAMAHA VSS-30 Sampling Keyboard (original, not circuit bent) HQ DEMO

This little sampling keyboard has a lot to offer. It has 8-bit sampling and synthesizer functions. Samples can be looped with a variable loop point / lenght. Forwards / backwards or both possible. If you want, you can overdub the sample - there is no overdub limit - make your own mellotron choirs! ;-).
It has an ADSR envelope for volume like a synthesizer. LFO and TREMOLO speed is variable. FUZZ and ECHO effects. It has 12 different "arpeggio styles". The samples and the 12 synth sounds can be tweaked as well. It has a little sequencer, which records what you play.

The VSS-30 is the competitor of the famous Casio SK-1, but the VSS has more to offer and the sampling engine sounds better to my ears. Indeed, you can use it for recording, if you like great lofi sounds - which the VSS-30 can deliver. I like the sound, because it sounds less trashier than a Casio.
Also a great advantage is the absence of the "automatic power off" of the Casios. The VSS-30 remains powered on as long as you want.

This one is in original state - not circuit bent.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Casio
• SK-1
• SK5
• SK1
• SK-2100
• SK-200
• Yamaha
• VSS-100
• VSS-200
• PSS-460
• PSS-470
• PSS-
• 560
• PSS-570
• PSS-390
• PSS-380
• sampling
• circuit
• bending
• portasound

[giddygavin]

Fantastic.I have one of these and love playing around with sample overdubs!The built-in effects are so crazy they can sound amazing too.Got mine mint with box for £2 at a car-boot sale!

Great demo.

[AnalogAudio1]

thanks. I got mine for 5,- Euros at the flea market. Fantastic little box... :-)

[ognistik]

man, I have a question... I just got a vss30 but I'm having trouble understanding how it samples... I'm scared mine is not working right because sometimes it simples just for a fraction of a second, some other times it samples for like 3 seconds, some other times I don't get it to sample... I mean, I am just pushing keys like crazy because I don't get how it works... is the length of the sample adjustable? or is it just that mine is bad - hope not

[AnalogAudio1]

You can download the manual for free, there is everything described.

[alexriesenbeck]

Just awesome! Great video, man!

love the intro :)

[AnalogAudio1]

thanks :-)

[FallenExpert]

crystal castles!!!!!

[douro20]

You just love creating crazy sounds, don't you?

[cameronsmith1994]

I have one of these!

[jakyboy256]

That's a proper instrument!!

[TheLlawlliet]

@AnalogAudio1 Wenn ich das gewusst hätte...

Ich hab gerade nen Verkäufer auf dem Flohmarkt von 20 auf 15€ runtergehandelt und war zufrieden^^

[Metamusik]

Damn. That sounds remarkably fantastic.

[WolvesLeader91]

nice keyboard (background)

[krolik19821982]

Great!

[overgroundpropaganda]

sounds dope

[he214ab]

it seems it is more funny than my pss51