Designed to simulate bass guitars it was a commercial failure and was discontinued in 1984 however cheap second hand units were adopted by electronic musicians and its squelching or chirping sound became a foundation of electronic dance music genres such as house and techno.
Roland tr 303 vinyl mode.
The battery powered tb 03 is a direct descendant of the famous tb 303 bass line synth.
Using the 303 in new ways dj pierre and phuture pioneered what came to be known as acid.
The tr 06 is a detailed replica of the classic roland tr 606 with some major modern upgrades.
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Our new roland boutique version has the distinctive tone and iconic look of the original with more sound shaping options innovative sequencing capabilities and an array of triggers for driving modular gear.
And so much more.
The tb 3 and tr 8 which incorporated tr 808 and tr 909 kits didn t look much like their illustrious predecessors but thanks to the magic of analogue circuit behaviour they sure managed to sound like them.
The classic tb 303 sound in the palm of your hand.
The layout and controls are unchanged so it works just like the original.
After the release of those two fine machines roland might have planned to move on to pastures new but not so.
This new sound ignited other electronic music genres and like the roland tr 808 s influence on hip hop the tb 303 played an essential role in late 80s early 90s rave culture.
So here s the roland tb 303 bass line a small synth and sequencer with cult status because of its influence on techno and electronic music.
Utilizing the same acb analog circuit behavior modeling as the roland juno 106 jupiter 8 and others from our legendary series the virtual tb 303 captures the hypnotic tone of the original hardware and forms the perfect complement to the tr 909 and other instruments in.
It sounds like it too thanks to roland s advanced acb technology that recreates the hypnotic liquid grooves of the magic silver box.
The roland tb 303 bass line is a synthesizer released by the roland corporation in 1982.
Access to the 303.
The tb 303 vst is now available through roland s software subscription service roland cloud joining other classic instruments like the tr 808 drum machine and jupiter 8 synth.