XILS-Lab announces XILS V+ plugin

By Ben Rogerson
( Computer Music )
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Emulation of the Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus keyboard on the way

XILS V+'s T.O.D. oscilator is said to produce a sound that "no samples or other simple synthesis techniques can reproduce".
XILS V+'s T.O.D. oscilator is said to produce a sound that "no samples or other simple synthesis techniques can reproduce".

XILS-Lab has announced that it has a new plugin, the XILS V+, on the way. This appears to be an emulation of the Roland VP-330 Vocoder Plus keyboard that was released in 1979.

The XILS V+ can be used as both an instrument and effect and combines a 10-band vocoder with Supreme Top Octave Divider-based Strings and Human Voices, with the option of layering of these three elements.

Discussing the Top Octave Divider (T.O.D.) oscillator, XILS-Lab says that it "provides a unique sound that no samples or other simple synthesis techniques can reproduce". The new plugin also offers plenty of features that weren't present in the original hardware.

XILS-V+ will be released on 25 May for Mac and Windows. You can find out more on the XILS-Lab website.

Ben Rogerson
Ben Rogerson

I’m the Deputy Editor of MusicRadar, having worked on the site since its launch in 2007. I previously spent eight years working on our sister magazine, Computer Music. I’ve been playing the piano, gigging in bands and failing to finish tracks at home for more than 30 years, 24 of which I’ve also spent writing about music and the ever-changing technology used to make it.