Up for sale, a 1979 Roland Vocoder Plus VP-330 in excellent condition and in perfect working order, complete with the original hardshell case. This VP-330 has been freshly serviced by Synapse Audio Systems, with all features and functions working as intended. Artists including Stevie Wonder, Phil Collins, and Yellow Magic Orchestra have found utility in the warm analog sounds of the VP-330, which are based on a three oscillator circuit, essentially combining a string machine and vocoder into one versatile unit.

With a paraphonic ten band vocoder and string machine (which also features some unique synthetic choir voices), the mere presence of a conventional keyboard on the VP-330 put it ahead of its vocoder contemporaries. Plug in any microphone via standard 1/4" or XLR, and the user’s voice can be synthesized for all manner of vocoder-related fun.

In addition to vocoding and string ensemble 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. 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.

The keys are level with good action and sparingly little aging, and the orange and white graphics are in excellent shape, with just a few minor scuffs on the control plate. All original knobs and slider caps are intact, and the wood paneling framing the VP-330 exhibits light wear. The serial number dates to May, 1979.

The original hardshell case is included.