The Ultimate SynthDB | Roland VP-330

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Description	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!
Brand	Roland
Model	VP-330
Device	Misc
Type	Keys
Engine Type	Vocoder
Engine	Vocoder
Voices (max)	3
Multitimbral	3
Oscillators	3
LFO	Vibrato w/ depth, delay and rate
Engine Detailed	3 VCO's
Filter (VCF)	18 VCFs: 54db/oct bandpass; 1 VCF: 54db/oct lowpass and highpass filters; 20 VCFs: 18db/oct lowpass filters w/ dynamic range of 60db
Envelope (VCA)	separate Mix Levels for Vocoder, String and Voice sections; 20 envelope followers
FX	Ensemble (chorus)
Keys	49
Key type	Keys
Velocity	N
Aftertouch	N
CV-gate	CV/Gate
Produced:	1979 - 1979

Legend:		Obvious	Y: Yes, N: No, N/A: Not Applicable
VCO	Voltage Controlled Oscillator	DCO	Digital Controlled Oscillator
LFO	Low Frequency Oscillator	Sub	Sub Oscillator
VCF	Voltage Controlled Filter	VCA	Voltage Controlled Amplifier
Velocity	As with a piano, the harder you hit a key, the louder the sound, unlike most organs which always produce the same loudness no matter how hard you hit a key.	Aftertouch	Pressing a key after you activated it. Channel Aftertouch, no matter which key, it will send a Channel message. Poly Aftertouch, sends the pressure per key instead of the whole channel.
Values for OSC, LFO, Filter, Envelope are per voice unless stated otherwise.

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