Roland VP-330
The Roland VP-330 was a paraphonic ten band[1] vocoder and string machine manufactured by Roland Corporation from 1979 to 1980.[2]
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A Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus
Architecture
In addition to vocoding and generating string sounds, the VP-330 can also play four different choir sounds, each of which uses four bandpass filters, shared from the same pool of seven total.[1] Like Roland's other string machines of the era, such as the RS-202, it features a BBD-based ensemble effect that thickens the strings, and optionally the choirs and vocoder.
Notable users
- 10cc[2]
- Laurie Anderson (on O Superman)[2][3]
- BT[4]
- Michael Boddicker (on Michael Jackson's P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing))[2]
- A Certain Ratio[2]
- Vince Clarke[2]
- John Foxx[2]
- Mike Oldfield[2]
- Underworld[5]
- Vangelis[2] (including on the Chariots of Fire and Blade Runner[6] soundtracks)
- Yellow Magic Orchestra[7]
Legacy
In 2016, Roland made a digital recreation of the VP-330, named the VP-03, as part of their Boutique range. In 2019, Behringer released their own VP-330 clone, the VC340.
References
- VP-330 service notes, 1979-09-21, p. 7
- Peter Forrest (March 2003). The A-Z of Analogue Synthesisers Part Two: N-Z. p. 144. ISBN 09524377 3 2.
- Berge, Svein; Brundtland, Torbjørn (2016-11-21). "Röyksopp's vocoder playlist: Transvolta, Laurie Anderson, Kraftwerk and more". The Guardian. UK: Guardian News & Media Limited. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- Buskin, Richard (December 2001). "Emotional Experience". Sound On Sound. UK: SOS Publications Group. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- Tingen, Paul (December 2000). "Everything In its Place". Sound On Sound. UK: SOS Publications Group.
- Clews, Richard (November 1997). "Inside the Synth Lab". Sound On Sound. UK: SOS Publications Group. Archived from the original on 2006-04-23. Retrieved 2019-04-17.
- Tanaka, Yuji (November 11, 2014). "Yellow Magic Orchestra: The Pre-MIDI Technology Behind Their Anthems". Red Bull Music Academy.
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