Roland VP-9000 How to create Daft Punk Vocals
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2018
- On Vintagesynth they mentioned that the Roland VP-9000 is used on the Daft Punk album 'Discovery'.
As an owner of this sampler I took the challenge to recreate this incredible song.
Beside this challenge I gave myself other goals.
1. DAWless recording (no use of a computer)
2. All tracks need to played at once. No prerecording.
3. No sound design. Just bread&butter sounds
You can see the result of the recreation at the end of this video.
In this video I explain how I used the Roland VP-9000 for the vocals.
Of course I used my own voice. :-)
For more info about projects I am working on check my website.
www.themidimaniac.com
or mail me at:
roger@themidimaniac.com
Thanks for watching and keep on grooving!
Roger
Excellent! Thanks!
Thanks for the tutorial!
Hey MM, I just got a VP-9000 Based partially on this vid (thank you!) But when using the "Step" mode like you did here, sometimes a midi note doesn't trigger a VP slice. And I get the same results whether I'm triggering notes with an AKAI MPC One or a Bass Station II. Any ideas what I"m doing wrong? Thanks.
Hey!
Let me think, let me think...(Wish I hadn't sold my VP....)
How is Legato set?
And is there indeed a slice which isn't triggered? Or do you need to add an extra slicing point?
Amaizing thanks , oh please please other videos on vocals with VP9000.. please
Max J thanks a lot for your great reaction 🤗.
I will post very soon new vids.
Meanwhile check out this one also: czcams.com/video/-ZWdWVNZHeM/video.html
Grtzzz, Roger
At least one great demo of what it can really do! Want more :D
Nicolas Kern thank you so much for your comment.
I will invest time to grab some new vids because the machine deserves it.
@@theMIDImaniac thanks! I just managed to get one, it seems like there is a computer software. I need to dive into the manual, but it seems like you only can store less than a minute of patches in mono on the internal memory? Does it come with presets, meaning I can easily factory reset it? Or should I get ZIP cartridges?
@@NicolasKernNk Cool that you found one. Hard to find unit!
Yes, there's software available. I have the original disk here for Mac OS9 and Windows.
Perhaps I can create a copy. I also do have the serial of it.
Do you know if there are extra DIMMs installed? That increases the sample time a lot.
And there's a demo disk available. I also have the original one. Let me try to create a copy for you.
You can mail me to have more direct contact. Roger@themidimaniac.com
Grtzzz, Roger
More videos on the VP!
WaxDat8800 great! I will focus on that. Soon online!
I 2nd this. The VP9000 has very few examples online.
Kevin Parker said he used this for 'One more year'
Hello,
This is a very informative video and I appreciate the love for the vintage samplers as much as the next guy but I was confused on a simple topic. How are you connecting the VP-9000 to the keyboard? Also, would I be able to connect this to my ASR-10 and still play other samples in the other banks while having these voiced-melodies in another bank? I hope this makes sense, if not, spare me. Thank you guys!
Hi!
Thanks for sending me your comment and your question.
The way to connect the VP to your keyboard is very simple.
Connect a MIDI cable from MIDI-in VP-9000 to MIDI-out on keyboard.
The VP-9000 can send out on 6 different channels, so let's say Part 1 = MIDI Channel 1, Part 2 = MIDI Channel 2 etc.
This makes it possible to use your ASR-10 with other samples and the voiced-melodies in other banks at the same time.
For example: You use on Part 1 = MIDI channel 1 the voiced melodies and on Part 2 you create a map with a total of 12 samples spread of an octave on your keyboard. On Part 3 you put a chopped beat to play it on an octave.
Then still you have 3 parts left for other samples.
Sounds complicated?
Stay tuned because soon I will upload more vids about this strange but beautiful unit.
Grtzzz, Roger
@@theMIDImaniac I appreciate the feedback man, I see the 6 partitions but I'm still a little confused on the example part. Is there a video you have that further explains this idea? Thank you again man!
Justin Suarez I’m preparing some new vids about the VP-9000. There I explain how to use it in the way you would like it.
Next week!!
Is there anyway to do that specific style of vocoder in real time with the VP-9000? The VP has such a unique vocode sound.
Or do I need to be amazing at programming to turn that specific function/effect into a plugin? lol
JustSomebody hi!
Well...with the VP unfortunately it isn’t possible to do it live. So, please...be great at programming 🙏🏽😁✌🏽
@@theMIDImaniac Thank you for the reply. I might just try to learn and try to do it haha
@@theMIDImaniac Good news and bad news.
Good: After asking some questions on all corners of the internet for several hours, I've found out that the RAW VOCODER preset on any of the Roland V-Synths with Vocal Designer is the same as using the robot mode on the VP-9000 😁. Now I can vocode LIVE
Bad: My pseudo-potential programming career is no longer needed haha.
Time to recreate Tame Impala's Let It Happen !
if it's set to poly, time sync, trigger then wouldnt every note you play be triggered to completion without changing pitch
could you please tell me, if it´s possible to preview or play a recording or a sample by using a keyboard and play it chromatically like on a sampler before encoding? it´s been a while since i had the vp-9000 , but i remember , that i only could audition samples by pressing the preview button, a midi keyboard didn´t work for this .
tim turner your memory didn’t fail on you.
It’s indeed only possible to prelisten with the preview button.
No encode = no chromatic play.
This is a special kind of sampler 😉
@@theMIDImaniac too bad
Can this be done inside Ableton or is there a VST that can do this ?
Let me be honest...I've never used Ableton and I also don't know if there are VSTs available.
I'm a hardware musician....Pretty much a dinosaur, I know...
i just got a VP 9000 , WOOHOO....and bought some RAM to install... but not seeing the ram in the slot screen info....any tips please. much thanks in advance.
Somehow I regret selling mine a few years ago. It's a beautiful looking unit. But I'm covered now with the V-Synth and V-Synth XT regarding Variphrasing ;-)
Anyway, the DIMM is not recognised? Hmmm....Did the seller mentioned that it was suitable for the VP?
Like this seller?
www.ebay.es/itm/392271349944
I would certainly do a Factory Reset and make sure you've got the latest OS.
Can be downloaded from my website:
themidimaniac.com/roland-vp-9000-variphrase-processor/
Good luck!
@@theMIDImaniac much thanks , I check out all these factor much thanks, love the work and creativity you do, was such a blessing finding your page, when I got a mint SP808 emix 2 years ago. Cheers
Roger, Does a VP-9000 have relays that age and fail, like the ones in ans-50?
I see a VP-9000 for sale it works but has distorted sampling. I'm tempted to buy it, but relays are all I'm familiar with causing distorted output.
Please respond to me soon.
Hi Leo,
Thanks for asking.
I really don't know about the relays ageing and failing.
Distorted sampling? Hmmm...With input on all channels? Coax/Opti/Front and back?
And what about importing WAV-files and then process them?
Is it also with playing samples or just with recording?
I mean, you could install a CF-reader and then use lots of WAV-files to process without using the Sampling function.
@@theMIDImaniac Hey thanks for your ultra fast response Roger. I got your response and read it that day, however a computer issue woul not allow me to reply until now. I missed that deal on the VP9000, but I did get my dj-70mk2 and it's HxC player going with help from mus1c_m4k3r of ebay. He really knows the sampler and helped me decipher the Cryptic Operation sequences involving the HxC.
Roger someone has an sp-808ex on Reverb today with a card reader for $1200. Crazy money I know, but how is it working? When you tried did you limit your card size to 250mb and format in fat 32? was it atapi? The world needs answers. @@theMIDImaniac
Leo Oliver 1200$?? Disgusting!!
My SP-808 with card reader takes different sizes of cards. The maximum to be handled by the SP is 512MB which gives 2 hours sampling time on 44.1Khz and almost 3 hours on 32Khz.
So, with a 1 Gb or 4 Gb cf card it still gives ‘only’ 2/3hrs.
I will grab a more detailed video these days.
@@theMIDImaniac Please do. I think I heard it slows various processes, but every so often someone brags they have a card reader in an sp-808ex working perfectly, but never any details. I'm not as concerned about reducing storage as I am hateful to zipdrives. I've had failures. And no sucesses fixing with a replacement Unless it came out of an sp-808 or an ex.
I now have a Roland dj-70 and a dj-70mkii w/HxC.
Get one, you'll love it. 1 on Reverb in france now. I'd buy, but just the shipping is 350.
Please do a video on the dj-70 w/HxC. I'm struggling but got it doing things Finally.
originally created like this but not same sound
I totally agree with you.
My version with the V-Synth is much better.
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Cool! Is this what they call "Variphrase"? What's the difference to "Vocoder"?
Thanks for your comment.
Yes, this is Variphrase. The difference between vari and voco is that Vicodin is based on an incoming carrier (sound) and then mixing it with your voice.
Variphrase is just your voice and then playing with it.
Vocoder is live and Variphrase is pre-recorded.
Man…my pronunciation is awful 😅😅😅
@@theMIDImaniac Thanks! And only in older synths that we can find Variphrase technology?
@@fnonaka yes, you can find it in VP-9000, V-Synth, V-Synth XT, V-Synth GT, VariOS and VA-76.
Modern units don’t offer that feature anymore.
You can make some great sounds with Variphrase no doubt about it. There’s no way this is as quick and fun to use as a SP-404 for me though.
Thanks for the comment! Really appreciated. And based on that I started a search for a SP-404 because I hear/read the specs are awesome.
It’s really fun and simple to use. I like simple. I get frustrated and bored quickly with menu diving. I think you will love it!
Found! Next week a second hand SP-404A ;)
@@theMIDImaniac Did you like the 404? Doesn't look like you did any videos on it. Despite the 404 I couldn't help myself and bought a vp9000
digiface well noticed. Nope....the 404 is more for others. I didn’t understand the unit and I sold it without investing time. I’m more an old school type of user. More clunky units 😉
I really love the VP. Strange machine.