This video, via Firechild, offers an audio preview of the upcoming Behringer VC340 Vocoder Plus.
The Behringer VC340 is a updated clone of the classic Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus, which is considered by many to be one of the best string synth and vocoder ever made.
Behringer has not announced information on pricing or availability yet.
OMG……got to have me one of these!!!! Don’t care if it’s a freaking clone….more power to Behringer!!
Lol, sounds great!
Kinda ironic as his previous song with an original vp330 was about how bad Roland’s own clone was, ablient a digital clone.
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=O6nBLETShOU
Hahaha! What a hilarious song. The instruments are nice also.
mr firechild can produce good melodies, however his lyrics sucks….very childish imo…nice behringer synth though
Mr. Firechild should be commended for his deceptively simple but deeply contemplative, emotive and expressive song that addresses a critical problem of the modern world: the relationship between humanity and ever-evolving technology. On the surface the song personifies the vintage Roland VP-330 synthesizer/vocoder and its despair at being “replaced” by a modern digital model. By humanizing the vintage Roland synth, Mr. Firechild gives voice to our own existential fear of being replaced by cold, digital machinery. It asks the question: as the new replaces the old, is it necessarily better? What is lost? Can we build machines that are not only technologically powerful but also kind and beautiful? And if we don’t include warmth and humanity in our new technology, will both be lost forever?
Seems that someone has a warmth crush on mr firechild here
PS Speak for yourself about your own fear of being replaced by cold, digital machinery. what kind of person are you that can compare yourself to cold digital machinery?
So the central message is “Buy clones of old analog technology and stop cold digital machines dead in their tracks.” Got it. That’s the excuse I will give my girlfriend when she asks why there’s suddenly a Korg Mono/Poly in the kitchen. 🙂
Are they bringing back the Mono/Poly?! Sign me up! 😀
p.s. I should have been clearer that I was referring to the wistful VP-330 song from the previous comment/youtube link, rather than this post’s ode to the Behringer clone!! The comment threading system is a bit inconvenient to navigate and you can’t easily relocate posts. Though I was highly entertained by both of them actually, and I think that recalling older “dated” styles is kind of the point of what Mr. Firechild is doing!! I guess I might get tired of vocoded, semi-operatic synth reviews after a while, but I actually enjoyed this one.
that is a harsh word…
I’m not particularly fond of his lyrics either… But it is not like synth music always have had mature lyrics, though. At least at this point in time, that kind of lyrical style feels a bit outdated.
I already have a great vocoder and had no interest in this product, but this very clever demo video makes me reconsider.
This is the Behringer clone I want. Sounds great! I wish the wood cheek ends were a different hue though.
the vocoder is just a fun bonus, this is a new build analog string synth and I love the string and vox sounds I’ve heard from it so far. TAKE MY MONEY NOW.
Didn’t hear enough to justify buying it. Was not that impressed to be honest. Too much a one trick pony to my ears.
Sounds good, and since Roland isn’t doing it, why not?
Agreed. It’s not like they’re cloning an existing available product with this so I’m good with it. Like the DM12, this is the synth Roland SHOULD have released instead of the Boutique.
Let’s hear it do the classic Vangelis strings and choirs!
Want.
No one needs a vocoder
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOTZk0fD6Qs
I played the original VP330 in an Allans music store in Adelaide, South Australia back in the early 80s, and really liked it. This looks a faithful reproduction. If the price is good I’m in.
I amazed of the number of synth geeks out there who never learned proper fingering. Poor fingering puts a limit on a players capability.
Stop that tittering now!
Lol. Reminded me of this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-cfWM0BC_4
Wow I love it! it sounds better than the original roland vp330!
Too sad they gave a string machine only three octaves…
https://youtu.be/UHbGa9r98Po?t=2m25s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdQXGif3mKY
Or this
https://youtu.be/2SAFC4_KbW0
I’d rather here a demo of just the string sounds.
No you wouldn’t. You’d rather hear one.
screw the vocoder, I want an RS-505 clone. Not so small and chintzy though.. full size.
Synthesizer people are worse than Star Wars fans. This looks great.
nice demo song!