There is no trace of the variphrase technology. It’s a great synth featuring genuine VCO’s as well as further polyphony provided through DCO’s, making it a powerful cross-over synth. This creature is a relatively new kid on the block. Complete with a goose-neck microphone, everyone seems to have one of these little fellas. The Microkorg has to be one of the top selling synthesizers of our era. Given the passage of time since the 1970’s, there are now plenty of modern solutions that won’t leave quite the dent in your wallet as some of the more vintage vocoder options. I had to invest in a replacement touch-screen and for the services of someone who could get their hands dirty to get it working. Word of warning though, the touch-screens used to program the units can be in poor condition after years of abuse. I picked up a V-Synth XT for around £750 second-hand. However, the addition of a high-end vocoder engine and a bloody great XLR input on the front panels made the V-Synth range the ultimate machines for experimental vocal technologists. Roland’s flexible new synth of the 2000’s, the V-Synth extended the application of their variphrase elastic audio synthesis, allowing real-time pitch bending of samples. A Roland SVC-350 hangs deep in an impressive collection of vintage Roland gear… The Roland VP-330. The VP-330 saw a keyboard added to the vocoder making one of the most popular instruments of its day. The Roland SVC-350 is seen as the classic vintage rack mount vocoder unit. This is another old beast found in the aforementioned cave. He managed to pick up the unit when people thought old gear was rubbish. This one reside’s in the Aladdin’s Cave studio of one of my contemporaries. This old bad boy came along in 1978 in a very similar form factor to the MS-20. If you have a big budget, and are willing to dice with the gods of random fortune on eBay, a vintage vocoder could be the answer.
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