Behringer VC340 Vocoder Review - Daniel Fisher

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Daniel Fisher, Sweetwater's synth child of the '60s and '70s, takes you on a complete walkthrough of the Behringer VC340 Vocoder. During some of the performances at the beginning and end of the video, the VC340 is going through a BOSS RV-6 Digital Reverb Pedal set to a Spring Reverb effect.
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0:00 - Intro
0:33 - VC340 Features
1:24 - String Section
5:51 - Voice Section
6:57 - Vocoder Section
7:35 - Mic Requirements
8:24 - All Three Sections
9:13 - Mixing Dry Mic and Aux Input
9:34 - Additional Features
13:30 - Thanks for Watching!
13:41 - Outro Performance
#Sweetwater #Behringer
The Zoom F8N Multitrack Field Recorder was used to record the audio in this video, and can be purchased here: www.sweetwater.com/store/deta...

[@davidhrivnak]

Sweetwater made the best decision ever when they hired Daniel Fisher. I really love his knowledgable approach, honest reactions, and the genuinely fun time he has playing with synths

[@paterpillar5997]

True story, they never actually hired Daniel. He walked into the showroom and started playing with synthesizers. He was so amazing that the staff just stood there and watched, listened rather, for 13 hours straight. When the morning came, they all went over to the cafeteria for coffee and went on with their days. Daniel, however, never left. He remains there, always playing, ever vigilant.

[@yumienmichelcorria7372]

Yess!

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

Such a nostalgic sound. Behringer is really good at replicating true vintage sounds without any of that "remake" coloration. Sounds like they went back in a time machine and brought back the real thing.

[@WHIPTY]

I love the fact all of that is true AND they still add updates to the hardware like quality of life features (midi etc)

[@sacredgeometry]

What's more amazing is that none of these manufacturers have despite the market constantly telling them that it is exactly what they want for literal decades.

[@gnarlysoundscapes7210]

@@sacredgeometry Yeah... I can't understand why they *still* refuse to remake their old classics even after Behringer has proved that people will buy them.

[@Hainbach]

That sounds pretty damn good.

[@nicolosommer5597]

Wenn der Meister persönlich es schon sagt...

[@straygeraniums1]

It's unreal. Love mine.

[@stg8385]

Can other midi do that lol?

[@freeform144]

The strings are absolutely gorgeous, and don't forget about the external synth input! With that you can expressively vocode any sound, e.g. drums, other synths, etc. That alone makes this instrument much more than a one trick pony.

[@fortheloveofnoise]

You can make a Casio VL-1 talk with your left palm if you are skilled enough.

[@bisibela]

ran the output of moog subsequent 37 thro the synth input for vocoding! amazing sonic possibilities!

[@6pin66]

wait , you're saying external carrier? sorry pandemic day drinking while binge-ing synth videos . I'm gonna be heck'n pleased if a vocoder at behringer prices has some nice choose your own adventure options . Gotta be honest , I was far more interested in the Crave when this came out.......my loss

[@hedegaard8]

Nice info, thanks!

[@stevenvandemsky7290]

Sounds fantastic. This is a dream come true for any prog-rock keyboarder. Pink Floyd, Genesis, Yes... it‘s all there! Well done Behringer!

[@MrJoshEsc4p3]

Shine on you crazy diamond ❤️

[@rosepetal-ov7vl]

Most beautiful and mesmerizing sounds I’ve heard on a modern synth... wow.

[@dinorocker8647]

Modern, this is a vintage synth made for today, most of these new synths today are designed around the synths from the 70's and 80's, what you would call modern synths are more sequencers and samplers, and those aren't synths.

[@BubbaSatori]

As usual, best gear demo and performance on the tube. Informative and entertaining. Thanks!

[@marcmistermarc]

Best explanation of this synth by far. Thank you. I’m hoping Behringer will release the Solina clone they have been working on as I’m interested in the strings primarily.

[@expandingknowledge8269]

Another Fantastic review by Daniel Fisher, you rock my friend! 😎

[@MrStupidHead]

Best reviews on the planet. Playing exactly the riffs this machine should be doing.

[@SpacePatrollerLaser]

Back in '74, when we got the string machine. I was 28 and said "It's a shame we ddin't have this a dozen years or so ago". To get what I meant, KZbin up Drifters, Shirelles and Roy Orbison

[@AndrewLandry]

Damn, this is such an excellent review! So much info in so little time and lots of examples.

[@claytonbigsby246]

Fantastic demo. Excellent playing

[@echris459]

cool - this is the first time that i own a synth BEFORE daniel does his review. anyhow - good job as always.

[@edinjahic1190]

Mr. Daniel here never disappoints with the review. Hats off to you Sir!

[@chrisf6216]

Thank you SW / DF/ AV folks - another great video. Always excited to get that DF notification. 2:24 - nailed it on the head, Mr. Fisher. When I closed my eyes, I see Charles Bronson getting sweet vengeance!

[@nobodyschannel]

Just on the border of your waking mind There lies another time Where darkness and light are one And as you tread the halls of sanity You feel so glad to be, unable to go beyond I have a message from another time...

[@isoslow]

At first I was very skeptical, but then I was blown away.

[@thebreakfastmenu]

This was a great demo. What a nifty synth

[@TheNimasan]

my fav behringer product..... im so very happy to have it!!!!! i can sit there fory days and listen to those strings. i always dreamd of a russian solina eminent enssemble and this mashine gives it to me. im currious if the poly d which im waiting for beat this. thx behringer to give me the uppertunity to build a solid studio and start making music again. i had them all in the 90's... sold them for bread and butter. just decided to start making music again after almost 20 years. know father of 3 kids and a dog...its just immposible to spend the money for gear they way i actually liked.... also thx to you daniel 4 ur wonderful job!!! i don't buy any synths without watching this channel or loopops!!!!

[@SynthgodXXX]

I love the VC340, it really does sound like the VC-330 Plus! GREAT Price! Great demo, Daniel!! A+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

[@aftertheendtimes]

Always super rewiews,.. u are a treasure Daniel. =) Love cheers

[@DVDFRMN]

best review of this i seen yet

[@nonahyobusiness8063]

6:40 A little nod to "Opus Insert" by the rock group Kansas. 10:31 nod to A Clockwork Orange Soundtrack (Henry Purcell's Funeral Music for Queen Mary "March and Canzona").10:40 a nod to "Miss America" by Styx. Nice.

[@ProckGnosis]

Thanks...the Kansas just wasn't coming to me.

[@butcharmstrong9645]

BEAUTIFUL....and so is the Vocoder

[@EddieSlowhands]

REALLY USEFUL VIDEO AND MADE MY CHOICE MUCH EASIER TO BUY THIS MODEL ! THANKS DANIEL - YOU SOLD ME ON THIS MODEL VERY WELL AND MAIN FEATURE FOR ME APART FROM IT'S COMPACT SIZE AND TOP QUALITY WAS THE ABILITY TO PLUG IN ANY DYNAMIC MIC RATHER THAN BE TIED TO THE RIDICULOUSLY SHORT MICS ON OTHER MACHINES ! THANKS AGAIN DANIEL. BEST REGARDS. - EDDIE. - UK MUSICIAN.

[@lovebirdsmusic]

wish every demo was done as well as this. now someone get Walter Sobchak his yellow aviator glasses for the next one please!

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

you have no frame of reference here, Donny, You're like a child who wonders in the middle of movie.

[@mrfuzztone]

I ordered a VC340. I really like the buzzy old string machine sound. The GEOSynths guy also has a good video review. XILS has good software versions of the Roland VP-330 and RS-505 I have the XILS 505. It sounds great.

[@torrcastle]

Great demo, makes me want to buy one :)

[@thepanel2935]

Would work pretty cool as a church organ, with the music and prayers said through the funky vocoder, like the voice of God reverberating through the tall walls and high ceiling.

[@cedrickivits]

Dope vid. Very clear explenation

[@spankenheim]

peordered one of these from you guys the minute they said they might be making it. Got it and absolutely love it. I bought it for the analog strings but I absolutely love the voices too. I wasn't planning on using the vocoder much but I plugged a cheap gooseneck dynamic into it and wow,vocoding is a lot of fun with this machine. I have a Streichfett too, they sound pretty different. I wish the ensemble was a bit thicker on this guy but its true to the original. Love this box.

[@LeadingMotive]

Excellent idea with the gooseneck mike! Which one did you find? The ones I looked at were way too short, especially since the connector is located pretty far down on the back of the VC340.

[@spankenheim]

@@LeadingMotive it was a Rejea 19" gooseneck dynamic mic for less than $30 on amzn

[@LeadingMotive]

@@spankenheim Thank you!

[@monsterjazzlicks]

Great demo btw!

[@athopi]

Some of those chord progressions made me think he was gonna break out in to Mr. Bluesky....

[@fjfrancois]

Love mine, I’m finishing music tracks that with other synts the sound it wasn’t there, the strings and wow. The only down side for the moment, is that it doesn’t has Local ON of Local OFF

[@neotropeusa]

I love mine, and everything I was hoping for except maybe longer keybed.

[@Mr.A_LDN]

Behringer owe you some commission because this demo just sold it to me!

[@hannahreilly894]

Why did Daniel have to go so hard though. I'm literally tearing up from his beautiful playing.

[@sweetwater]

Hi Hannah. It helps to have good toys :-) -_Daniel_

[@ericbgordon1575]

I'd like to know if anyone gets some kind of medal or prize (let alone a free unit of this model) for guessing that the theme you played when you switched away from the vocoder back to the string synthesizer section was "Miss America" by Styx. Much as I enjoyed the demo overall, it was that section that definitely caught my attention.

[@joeking433]

Dam, you do such a good job I want it!

[@Electrodefender]

yesterday i realized that the robot voice sounds more electric when using the internal carrier signal. when using external carrier signals, something human always resonates. This problem doesn't seem to be unique to the Vc340 but is inherited from the original. i've heard VP330 demos where the human voice came through as well.

[@johnadams5489]

I was never a fan of DISCO but I certainly enjoyed Gary Wright, Dream Weaver, and many of his other songs back then. Gary was using an Arp, and a Rhodes piano on stage. Not sure which Arp synth he used, but the Behringer VC340 is certainly close enough or even better. If that's the sound you're after, the VC340 delivers. If I were to buy a low cost synth, I would buy it from Sweetwater for the additional 2 year warranty Sweetwater provides with their equipment.

[@Ori0n1975]

The synth bass on Love is Alive.

[@shastaaguilar4111]

Very helpful.

[@dnashofficial]

GOTTA love "Opus Insert" at 6:40. something inside me was hoping you'd go there, lol.

[@polyman4]

Nice bit of Tangerine Dream at the end there!

[@johnadams5489]

The other feature of this synth compared to the original Arp String Ensemble is the compact size. The Arp was bigger, heavier, and a lot more expensive. If this is the sound you want $598 MAP. Not too shabby.

[@edmundbardacha7211]

This isn't a vocoder, with a string machine added. This is a gorgeous string machine, with a vocoder as a bonus.

[@breakthroughvictory]

Love it thank you

[@KiraPlaysGuitar]

These choirs/strings on top of Omnisphere's choirs, and mellotrons. Man.

[@DennisNy75]

this is so Dope .. just another ADDITION TO MY COLLECTION . eVEN IF ITS just Smoke time

[@xx-bg2dj]

Now, a Eurorack compatible (like the Model D) module version would be awesome.

[@urbannpa]

Yes,Yes,Yes!

[@Electrodefender]

It's very important to use both outs (stereo). In Mono especially the enssemble effect is not good.

[@alexey8772]

I own 2 of them now!

[@playonkorg]

That strings, reminds my like ELO (mister blue sky)

[@StephenMcLeod]

I don't need a vocoder, but this sounds real good.

[@neoaureus]

Every time I see Daniel and hear his voice... I feel like a kid in a toyshop... A virgin going on a risqué date !

[@neoaureus]

Daniel ! Can we zoom into the controls once in a while ?

[@christopherrusch]

i love the voices and strings sounds but i don’t need the vocoder, are there any alternatives to this?

[@hakonsoreide]

This sounds great, but I was wondering: can the external audio input function as the vocoder carrier together with the mic as the modulator?

[@TransistorBased]

It sounds like that. Otherwise what else would the input do?

[@ChimeraGilbert]

Wasn't expecting a Kansas passage! 6:40 Opus Insert

[@timpayne7676]

That beat at the beginning was phat

[@gvickerschtick]

Roland, you had your chance!

[@progfrog5623]

Great presentation as always Daniel! Do you know if this has a “local on/off” function so it can be used as a midi controller?

[@sweetwater]

Hi Prog Frog. I found instructions on how to change the MIDI Channel, but nothing about Local On/Off. The manual mentions an upcoming MIDI Spec sheet, but I did not find it on their web page. So, for now, I'd have to say that it doesn't have Local On/Off. Thanks for watching!

[@Thoracius]

Presumably you can just turn the volume to zero.

[@truckingscouser]

@11:11 Donna Sumner/Giorgio Moroder, I feel love intro

[@ApexDubb]

the hidden riffs from acid prog rock made me stick around till the end....Daniel Fisher, ya might not be a singer but you are clearly "influenced" -Behringer has nailed this perfectly-

[@ryananthony4840]

Hell yeah, get the Roland RS-202 sound also!

[@fortheloveofnoise]

Am I the only one who wants this more for everything but the vocoder?

[@urbannpa]

Just got Rid of a Roland VT-3. Maybe BeHringer will make this Modular or Semi-Modular?

[@ERMAC4482]

what is the best way to set this up so I dont get feed back from the monitors , What if my setup is against a wall and my monitors are about a foot longer than arms recah of me, should I set this up how far away ?

[@driesanalog4187]

love it. can't wait for the cs80 clone.

[@Evildandalo]

Dries Analog I’ll be sorely upset if they don’t stay faithful to the control interface to some degree. Even if it costs more I just don’t think it would be worth it without stuff like poly aftertouch and the ribbon controller.

[@graxjpg]

I’d wait in a physical line for as long as I could actually survive for my Behringer Synthi.

[@MaleInMarchMusic]

Beast

[@ziggystardust5889]

We like Behringer, but the Roland VP-550 is hands down THE tool for this kind of work.

[@sikguy9939]

2:30 i started floating hearing it

[@neoaureus]

3:17 for a few seconds Clockwork Orange ! Kubrick is dead Long live Kubrick ! To the Korova bar !

[@wilsargisson3626]

Welly welly welly welly well

[@neoaureus]

Wil Sargisson ...me droogz ! That's horrorshow !

[@Jonathan-mt9up]

Listen at 10:30, even more pronounced, real malenky bit of horroshow.

[@indiefilmcomposer]

instant ELO Daniel

[@bornshamir7792]

Sold😊

[@rickr.mortis4821]

I hear some Ray Lynch Deep Breakfast in there with a bit of ELO ,,,cool!!

[@lucdouce3400]

That back beat is awesome, where is that coming from ?

[@synthplayer1563]

Fabulous machine playing sounds of the past.

[@Thoracius]

would buy this in a heartbeat if it had another octave on the keyboard. But instead I've been on the fence since it came out. :(

[@thepanel2935]

Does the Behringer Vocoder have *_FULL-SIZED_* keys?

[@sweetwater]

Hi, the Behringer VC340 Vocoder does have _FULL-SIZED_ keys. Thanks for watching! -_Daniel_

[@MrRotfront]

Hi Daniel. What cable are you using for the audio output? Can you tell me the manufacturer? Thanks. Greetings Mario

[@sweetwater]

Hi Mario. We use Pro Co cables because they have a lifetime warranty. Once in a blue moon, if one of our many cables goes bad we exchange it for a new one. www.sweetwater.com/c44--Pro_Co--Cables -_Daniel_

[@MrRotfront]

@@sweetwater Thank you

[@monsterjazzlicks]

What would be a good and suitable FX pedal to feed this machine thru other than the Boss please?

[@sweetwater]

Hi monsterjazzlicks. Pretty much any reverb that has a good Spring model will do. If you're going for more complex sounds, try a reverb with Shimmer. Thanks for watching!

[@monsterjazzlicks]

@@sweetwater Many thanks. I am buying Neunaber Immerse pedal for my Moog. Do you think that would be suitable? Cheers.

[@graxjpg]

Man I really want one of these. Steve Hillage anyone?

[@dethfromafluff998]

I'm new to the synth, so pardon if this is a newb question, but can this be used as a midi controller for something like the wasp or cat?

[@Goettel]

Yes, it can

[@s3nsec0rruptr80]

6:58 I actually have little to no interest in vocoders...I just love the human voice synth sound and the old school string machine sound

[@corticallarvae]

Somebody loves the pet shop boys

[@richardthayer5907]

FANTASTIC AWESOME FLAT TOP.

[@hightowerTB303]

Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto!

[@spurv]

What you talk about?! It IS the greatest sound in the world. Hail lo-fi. :-)

[@AlainHubert]

It's a Roland VP330 clone, and a very well done one at that. I only wish it had a 4 octaves keyboard. I really don't know why Behringer didn't do that. They said it was to make it more portable, but a 4 octave keyboard is not that big anyway? Luckily, I can use another MIDI controller with a bigger keybed to play it. But I still believe they should have gone with the Deepmind 12 form factor. As Dan said, it does mainly 3 things, but it does them perfectly, like the VP330 does, but at a very reasonable price point and without the potentially expensive maintenance of a vintage Roland. I love my VC340.

[@luismaldonado4084]

Do you know about any vst that sounds like this synth¡?

[@paultorbert6929]

WANT it !!!!!!! I am pretty sure I will eventually have ALL Arturia and Behringer devices on my 2 tier keyboard stands and DJ tables (Frameworks)..... now my main problem is replacing my M-Audio Venom with an Affordable multi-timbral synth..... SUGGESTIONS ????????? Thanks to Daniel Fisher, for years of inspiring and informative performances and reviews !!!!!

[@Jobo47]

The Yamaha MX 49 has a lot of great sounds one it and with midi you can have 16 separate sounds simultaneously

[@paultorbert6929]

Josiah Bowles THANK YOU, I am going to check that out right now !!!! I have a MicroBrute/Keystep/Beatstep Pro, Behringer Neutron, and the M-Audio Venom.... the BSP is my main "seq hub".... the midi out port on my Venom no longer works 😣..... I WAS using the Keystep poly seq ability with the Venom and MicroBrute and Neutron, and the BSP was controlling the other midi parts (multis on the Venom)..... the need is midi in AND out/thru.... the plan has become: get another Keystep and a multitimbral keyboard/module (like a Blofeld but it ONLY has midi in 😣), to replace the Venom..... I hadn't considered any Yamaha stuff, but Now I WILL..... THANK YOU!!!!

[@paultorbert6929]

Josiah Bowles checked it out, it's on my Sweetwater Wishlist !!!!!!! Thank You Very Much, for the great recommendation!!!!!!!

[@Jobo47]

@@paultorbert6929 you're very welcome Paul, I love mine and I use it for dj setups as an all around work horse, and for my studio, its got great basses and pads, and some really good EP's

[@josecortez5213]

All I can think about is aqua-net and leg warmers.

[@Ndlanding]

Great demo. Strings sounds good, but a wee bit shallow/gutless. The Vocoder is the Man, though I don't actually want one. :)

[@Monodyn]

korrektes Tool !

[@nickhaldin8674]

And the price hiked up by 100 bucks since it came out. Why??

[@neilbarbu]

I want one and the Model D

[@Ori0n1975]

This, the Poly D and the TR 808 clone and I'm set.

[@evankeal]

Spring reverb doesn't jump out to me as an 80s thing. Did I miss something?

[@Bendy2K]

Lol is this tune available for download?

[@edgarr.2722]

Was that the scar face theme song 😮