All user reviews for the Roland TB-303

It is a machine escros !!!!!!!!!!!!!!! fuier !!!!!!!!

USE

Here it is on tr and tb have a recognizable standard analog and makes kiffer .... but that's just the problem also has no tb .... and I am very lympide, unseen, in has been used to make it sound a bit without making any originality in using the beats walking alone .... Qd Simon says "good first we did not have the money for the 909 and 303, 2 everyone used them, while the other three were using too 4 we needed equipment that captures the time in which we live, samplers were perfect for ca. Some drums that decides what we saw, samples which reflect the age in which we live, and ferrying a personal message from our hearts, not so comfortable when dealing with wordless music and using the same equipment as everyone ... "

this is a make zik !!!!!

there's too much win win that record because there's pieces Tb which winnnnn wiiiwiwinnn while their songs are null null home !!!!

SONORITS

Here it is on tr and tb have a recognizable standard analog and makes kiffer .... but that's just the problem also has no tb .... and I am very lympide, unseen, in has been used to make it sound a bit without making any originality in using the beats walking alone .... Qd Simon says "good first we did not have the money for the 909 and 303, 2 everyone used them, while the other three were using too 4 we needed equipment that captures the time in which we live, samplers were perfect for ca. Some drums that decides what we saw, samples which reflect the age in which we live, and ferrying a personal message from our hearts, not so comfortable when dealing with wordless music and using the same equipment as everyone ... "

NOTICE GLOBAL

Here it is on tr and tb have a recognizable standard analog and makes kiffer .... but that's just the problem also has no tb .... and I am very lympide, unseen, in has been used to make it sound a bit without making any originality in using the beats walking alone .... Qd Simon says "good first we did not have the money for the 909 and 303, 2 everyone used them, while the other three were using too 4 we needed equipment that captures the time in which we live, samplers were perfect for ca. Some drums that decides what we saw, samples which reflect the age in which we live, and ferrying a personal message from our hearts, not so comfortable when dealing with wordless music and using the same equipment as everyone ... "

We can not really call it a keyboard! No controllers, no polyphony, no aftertouch, no original MIDI. Patterns 16 max not, the choice of square or sawtooth wave, DIN sync, THE its acid and nothing else.

UTILIZATION

Simple Config, comic manual editing ridiculously complex patterns but we made it and paradoxically, we take the fold pretty quickly.

SOUNDS

It was nice to make me listen to all types of emulations more or less successful is in the low infra round and deep and shrill treble that TB is widening the gap with pretenders to the throne. Even if she does not know what else to do, she does divinely and is easy to forget its shortcomings. Obviously, it added a distortion and other effects allows access to a wider range of sounds and especially to realize the magnitude of the potato it in the stomach. In realizing deaf.

OVERALL OPINION

I used the last fifteen years, despite its light weight and plastic cabin, it remains robust.
The tempo spin for some time, but nothing too serious since it is mainly used in sync.
Quality / price ratio Cheros a bit at the time (5000 FF) although nickel and including all the original package (box, bag, manual and manual shortcuts). You could find at half the price, the acid is no longer fashionable, but they were not always in good condition. Although I have been very cool machines between hands, the 303 retains a unique grain that is its charm, and yes, it would hurt me, but if necessary, I would buy even at twice the price I paid (either current argus). It certainly is not for everyone but for those who love the acid much as me, this is a must-have essential for unbeatable!

while 1 apsect cheap and fake and yet ....

UTILIZATION

I do not remember ever not even have that manual. It is fast.

SOUNDS

I love all the sounds (rather limited admittedly) it produces. Especially with the square wave modulation and cut off at 0, almost donf emphasis and pitch to make low min for large

OVERALL OPINION

A fabulous machine legend with his imitated a million times or so but rarely equaled by more expensive machines like the devil fish. Top with TB? we win by with just the batteries and headphones to write bass lines.
Obviously this is diificle to integrate a modern daw, but analog is qd even another sound. I personally have sold a pittance there qq years while I was in the darkest dèche. Eternal regret, because apart from its typical acid, it eput make fabulously punchy bass lines for the tek or other electronic genres.

This vintage is so laborious for integration into a modern studio, there are two solutions:
- The bender (modification noon circuit bending ... yuck
- Used equipment vintage compliant (TR-X0X. ..) or adapters (midi / synch Doepfer ...)
The CV / gate output is nice to control other synth (or modular), however the glide is not sent to the CV output.

UTILIZATION

Easy to use, can be sequences very quickly if you have a little musical knowledge. No musical knowledge is much more complicated, because if we magnifier on a pitch or a measure, you can not change the last note published, or then again the sentence. The last solution is to make random sequences, nice but boring quickly ...
Even when it is long enough to set a good bass line very complex compared to a modern sequencer ...
To edit the sound that is ultra basic, can not be simpler ...

SOUNDS

It seems that the sound is slightly different on each machine. On mine? This is the classic TB-303:
- Good potato
- Very limited in terms of sound palette,
- Resonance ultra cliche,
- The stereotype of the ACID ...
Nevertheless, TB sounds good as it should. I love the sound it delivers when not abused resonance. I usually torque oscillator with A-110 (controlled by the sequencer TB), and brings out all of a Band-Pass Filter + Disto. With settings a little late you can get the original sounds.

OVERALL OPINION

I used 2/3 months. Personally I would never buy a TB-303 at the current price of the occasion (on my left). For me nothing justifies the price of this bike except the collection. A XOXBOX has a price / quality ratio much higher than that of TB-303 offers much more functionality, higher sound quality (yes, even better) and much wider possibilities.
Yes it is after vintage charm to it ... This is still a machine overwhelmed at all levels. Following is a passionate collector, well filled wallet always find his account.
Nevertheless I like this little TB-303, it serves me in my living room decoration next to a Bontempi organ. I out occasionally for fun, but it always returns to the decor.

If I had the choice, I would buy a XOXBOX without hesitation. 150 € if it is to be honest about, to € 1,000 or more is a total scam ...

__Synthtiseur__
- Mono sound, mono-timbral
- 3 octaves
- 1 oscillator: Sawtooth / carrbr /> - CONTRL: Tune, Cut-off, Resonance, Envelope, Decay

__Sequenceur__
- Measurement: 16 (4 / 4) / 15 (5 / 3)
- Accent and Slide
- 64 patterns (4x8x2)
- 6 tracks

__Gnral__
- Volume
- Tempo

__Connectique__
- Mono output OUT
- Between mono MIX IN
- Headphones
- CV & Gate output (mini jack)
- IN Sync: Sync 24 DIN ppqn
- No MIDI (1982)
- 9V power supply external (or 4 x 1.5 v)

UTILIZATION

To program a pattern:

1) successively enter the pitch (PITCH MODE).
2) capture 16 (or 15) hard: note, note, or extension of silence (TIME MODE).
3) add or subtract for each note, the focus and / or slide (PITCH MODE).

in PITCH MODE can change a value (note, accent or slide).
in TIME MODE can not, must re-enter.

The manual is quite clear.

SOUNDS

LEGEND!

OVERALL OPINION

__Comparaison__

I have a TB compare with Virtual PC (Rebirth + good sound card), by writing the same bass line on each:

=> The original much more prsence, grain, fat, life!
This is certainly the wealth of harmonics that can provide Tage analog discrete components, as opposed a modlisation.

__En_Bref__

<img src="img.audiofanzine.com/img/v35/icones/plus.gif" class="plusmoins" width="35" height="11"> the sound and compact size.
<img src="img.audiofanzine.com/img/v35/icones/minus.gif" class="plusmoins" width="35" height="11"> the fact that you can not program it on the fly (live), and the price (700 / 800 euro)

__Conclusion__

(9 +5 +10) / 3 => 8 out of 10!

My neighbor just described.

UTILIZATION

The use of the sequencer is laborious. To avoid and go directly to the sequencer in hardware or even virtual.
The audio is you can not use a simple but apart from the sound of acid or the deep bass, nothing else has learned. The manual is quite clear, especially funny when you see the type of examples lower than this machine was supposed to emulate (waltz, cha-cha, etc. ...).

SOUNDS

Forget the Rebirth. The grain crunchy TB is still far from being emulated. I would put happy October 1 but the lack of other options sound drives me to 9.

OVERALL OPINION

In eight years, no seed, although it has now over 20 years! It may seem ultra-fragile, hollow limit when it is weighed, but its longevity is that it proves is still good. Although its capabilities are still very limited, its the fact remains unique. Often imitated - never duplicated. Essential.

See other opinions, I'm not going to duplicate with them
It is not 10/10 as a single output

UTILIZATION

It must be done to squenceur dpart but if you follow the mode of emploiet you put Necessary for the time to follow the example of the edition notice there are no worries.
If you Midif, you have nothing else to do than get the channel and play the notes on your squenceur

SOUNDS

Incomparable ...
Especially when your style is the zic acid !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
If you would put a rack effect derrire you break the house down!

OVERALL OPINION

I have 3 years
I made midifier
Submitted it is no longer, the others have done well trs
a legends (with a price also legendary)
I do not sell some!

TB is a monophonic synth that possde a single oscillator (rgl either sawtooth wave or square wave by a switch), a simple envelope gnrateur (possdant only an order of descent) and a low pass filter with a slope of -18 dB per octave (with cutoff frequency drives control and rsonance).

In short something simple on paper.

It also has a programmable sequencer for creating sequences.

No effect.

If it is based on the features it did not look very appetizing and the yet!

UTILIZATION

The edition of the sounds could not be simpler.

One button = one function

The grip of the sequencer is a bit confusing at first but soon made sy.

We would have AIM can program the sequencer in real time rather that step by step.

SOUNDS

C is where it gets interesting!

Its characteristic hyper Accccciiiidddddd
This phenomenal machine a groove!
Terrible for the devastating bass lines
Caution book a public electronic

We can say all that we want but rare are the emulations that sound like this ..

Nnanmoins there trs good formulations that may be suitable numbers of users:

Future Retro 777
XoXoX box
syntechno
Acidlab

OVERALL OPINION

What I like least cest programming J will not not really that AIM can be the sequence in real time.

The report price n quality is not good since this machine trs score twice its original price (400 € in 1982, 1000 today)

But it is the success of ranon, this machine a story and involving the creation of a musical style.
In addition it is increasingly rare (20,000 copies out of the factories roland) and trs research.

Plastic mini piano
Six rotary pots for adjustable pitch, resonance filter cut tune ...
portard a volume
no memory of his
no effect
not twelve o'clock
between output and CV / gate
short a machine today prhistoire

UTILIZATION

Configuaration simple except for the programming part. must CRER patterns and then link these patterns. not all in it.
Note possibility of using a same pattern with a pitch "programmable" on the steps of the sequence (for the era saw) which avoids CRER and use (as it is nb limit in pattern) 2 DIFFERENT patterns for your diffrent same riff.

machine is not too much to live for not possible to program directly against by possibility to "play" the live sequences and tweak the sounds because there is a button control.

SOUNDS

the era (anne80) c'tait to "replace" a bass player and we were all sound except that of a true bass. today with the techno and acid music many people find their happiness. But there's not enough to hit your ass on the ground for a sound he must be a multi purpose derrire paste and a good compressor. we get the things INTERESTED. may be mythical but today was better for less.

OVERALL OPINION

I had one for over 10 years. I apprci because I had no bassist and aadpanner. I sold the price advantage of OCCAZ which I do not seem justified. Too expensive for a rsultat too limited. Synths of today can easily do the same and can do other things too. it's like for the TR909 SH101 and one wonders why a dream. Now if you are a collector will not discuss the must have one. Prfr me I sell to buy something more versatile.
In the 80s I do it again this choi, today, no.

Truk crazy! She served as the base design has ds mimic a low, low knob, very small. Dc it serves to do one thing, the bass, but damn well it does the pr tekno!

UTILIZATION

The dream, even if you're a quiche takes you to the game like crazy !!!!!

SOUNDS

The top, which sound the same in 2 tjs waveform possible, but what sound !!!!!
At times it happened to listen to sounds in 1 2, In the time she made the infrabass then it also gives her a sharp enough, you notice it especially with the slide. Finally I noticed that ....

OVERALL OPINION

Too dear, too bad.
But it is a machine geniale, all torn, sound, edition, and output to nawak geniales basslines that sound good or it has EMEM qd the mouth!