11-Band analog vocoder from Freeform Analogue Technologies but built by German company Music And More (MAM). There are a couple of versions of the PCP330 – this one, sold by FAT as the PCP330, the VF11 sold by MAM and the Next Vox-11 Vocoder. These versions seem to differ little – perhaps the only changes are in panel & knob design

The PCP330 has voice mic and line-level inputs plus a synth input for the carrier signal. It can be used as a standalone filterbank by not using the mic/ line input. A vocoder uses the voice signal as an envelope to modulate the carrier. The signal is fed through an 11-band filter to shape the sound. Final results are dependent on the carrier, and how much it has in the way of harmonics, the voice input & filter settings. To get an idea of what it can sound like, take a listen to Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys which used a VF11

“For radical phasing effects, the VF11 is great. Emulate a TalkBox or just choose it as Filter. The VF11 has a build in Limiter. Noise is very low, even though analog. A real cool effect device, which can be used in several ways. Warm and analog Sound. Fits well to guitar”

“I also have the MAM VF-11 which is all Analog and has many parameters / knobs to edit on the fly and considered by many artist as the best Vocoder out there… I can say that both units MAM VF-11 and the DVP-1 are awesome and where one fails the other wins”

In excellent used condition with minimal rack rash & case marks. Knobs & etc all original. A couple of pots rotate through 360 degrees but still work as expected. Tested & working 100%. Sold with a new 12 Volt AC power supply. Photos to follow

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The Warp Factory has a front-panel microphone input, volume pot and a switch to scroll through through the input options (mic, line, line ess on, auto). Plug in your favourite dynamic mic, patch in a carrier signal (pad, etc) and start vocoding! Effect mix allows you to balance the carrier signal and the vocoded effect and source kill shuts off the carrier completely. The rest of the controls set the character of the vocoded signal. There’s a setup guide in the manual but its best just to experiment

“The sound quality of this thing is excellent. I use this vocoder in a fairly low noise studio set up, so if this thing was at all noisy, I would hear it. It sounds very crisp and clean and can create anything from very intelligible vocal samples to whacked-out special effects sounds. I also have a classic Roland SVC-350 vocoder in my studio that I’m sure some of you would kill for, but don’t kill anyone yet! IMHO the warp factory sounds much cleaner, and allows for a greater variety of tonal possibilities than the SVC-350 ever did, and it costs about half as much too”

“This thing kicks ass! It’s very sturdy, it sounds clean, it has realtime and MIDI control over all its parameters, and the sounds that you can get out of it are limitless”

“I’ve recorded three noise albums with this thing so far. It’s wicked. We’ll run it through a guitar amp and turn on the distortion and fiddle with the robot knob and all the warp controls while giggling like little girls into the microphone. It has a great interface, just knobs, which is perfect for use as a noise instrument. It’s even a white noise generator with built in effects! All this in addition to being the greatest vocoder ever made. You can put anything into this thing and it’ll sound great”

“it seems really unique in the sense that it can produce trippy vocal parts rather than robotic stuff. It seems really expressive and lofi in a good way”

In excellent, used condition, with minimal marks – the control knobs are unmarked, which is unusual! Tested & working 100%. Photos show the vocoder for sale

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