Sep 30, 2023 | rofilmmedia2
Start your Saturday with some Orange Juice and a look back into the Phuture with Rolf Kasten’s deep dive into Roland’s distinctive TB-303 sound in the context of Voltage Modular. First in a series, don’t forget to Subscribe on YouTube!
“The Triumph Of a Misconception” talks a bit about the legendary Roland TB-303, demonstrates and explains even the smallest details of the Voltage Modular “303 Bass Synth” module, introduces even two more Voltage Modular bass modules, which are inspired by Roland´s TB-303, and recreates three original vintage bass tracks, 2 from the 1980s and one from the 1990s 00:00 Intro 00:33 A Short History Of the TB-303 03:40 The Wave Shapes and Sound Spectra 07:47 Internal VCA and Envelope Modulation 09:06 Decay Functionality and the Filter 10:33 Gate and Accent and Ratcheting 12:09 Rhythm Building With the Accent Functionality 14:26 Sonic Differences Of the 303 Wave Shapes 16:18 The Slide Function 17:59 Comparing Mode A and Mode B, Original and Regular 20:33 The Drive Function 22:19 Pulse Width Modulation 24:15 The External VCA Input and Rhythm Building Part 2 26:22 The EXTERNAL (Audio) Input (TB-303 and 303 Bass Synth Module) 28:34 The Tricky Sine Wave and Polyphony 31:10 The Additional VCO Output 32:15 “Rip it Up” (Orange Juice, 1983) With 303 Bass Synth 35:56 Some Words About Alternative TB-303 Software Clones 36:24 “Acid Tracks” (Phuture, 1987) With 303 Bass Synth 38:59 “Rip it Up” (Orange Juice, 1983) With TB Oscillator and TB Filter 41:43 “Acid Tracks” (Phuture, 1987) With TB Oscillator and TB Filter 43:30 “An Acid Memory” (Mike Dearborne, 1995) With 303 Bass Synth 45:53 Important Words At the End 47:03 The End