Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus

The Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus is a 10-band vocoder from 1979, with string machine. It was used by Phil Collins and Tony Banks.

Phil Collins' Roland VP-330
The VP-330 Vocoder was one of Phil Collins' main instruments, which he frequently used for home recordings in the late 1970s/early 1980s. It's the Vocoder heard in places on "In The Air Tonight".

He later had the Roland SVC-350 Vocoder, which is the rack-mounted version of the VP-330.

Tony Banks' Roland VP-330
Tony Banks had the Roland VP-330 in his setup for the Duke and Abacab eras (1980-82), having replaced the Mellotron M400.

Besides work with Genesis, he had also used the vocoder on The Fugitive (rather extensively) and on Bankstatement.

Quotes on the vocoder
"'There are certain instruments which I love, such as the Roland Vocoder. I used it on this record and extensively on The Fugitive. I've just had mine MIDIed. I like instruments you can use without doing anything at all to them. You need instruments you can work on for hours but also instruments which immediately sound good when you sit down and play them.'"