Behringer brings with the VC340 the modernized version of the Roland VP330 Vocoder Plus back on the market; a Vocoder & String Machine. The classic VP330 Vocoder Plus, created by Roland in 1979, wrote music history until the 1980s and is still very popular today. Now there is finally again a slimmed down version with modern technology and improved functionality. The original parameters have been consistently retained, and Behringer has attached great importance to reproducing the original sound as accurately as possible. Only the case is now much more compact than the original. Whether string sounds, (mixed) choirs, classical vocoder sounds or a Mixdoor out of all that, the Behringer VC340 will be Handwork.
The VC340 offers modern interfaces such as MIDI and USB input and output side. In addition to the microphone input with separate XLR and jack sockets, there is a line input that can be used to feed external material such as a drum machine. Who hasn't dreamed of singing or purring percussions? Power plant robots greet!
The Good:
Great recreation of the classic Roland VP330
Plenty of connectivity more tan the original: midi, USB, external in, stereo out.
Nice build with semi weighted keys
Paraphonic
The Bad:
Could have been an octave bigger
The Ugly:
No sustain pedal jack
To me the Strings have at times, a slight vibrato effect which can affect the quality of the mix when aligned with other instruments. .
Can be seen by some as a "one trick pony" having only three types of sounds.
Overall I'm happy I own one, I think it looks and sound great.