This is the 303 sound that's always done it for me:

http://www.djtequila.com/sounds/303.mp3

Does anyone know what combination of 303 settings and distortion I need to re-create it?

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Yeah man, that's not too hard. Are you using a TB or a clone? Cos clones tend to not be so great at getting that sound.

Tune - About 12 o'clock
Cutoff - Start at 7 o'clock and move clockwise to make it squeel
Resonance - 5 o'clock
Envelope Modulation - 12:30
Decay - 11:30
Accent - Only to be used if you want certain notes more pronounced than others. Using accent is good for making that "wow" sound.

Distortion is the key. I use rebirth myself, where amount would be about 3 o'clock while shape would be at 9 o'clock. These setting should end up with that sound. Its just a matter of getting the notes right.

Also, if you're into 303's, have a listen to my lastest track, its packed full of em.



Link to my latest song

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Last edited by hey cheggy on Nov-23-2003 at 14:32

Actually, you might want to make the decay a little higher as well. Will give it more of a lead sound than the traditional 303 pop.

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delay and distortion is teh key here...ive done some 303 work and got some real phat acid sounds before with the 3xosc

theres some tutorial in fl that tells u how to make a 303 with a meer 3xosc

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Wow...That was nice 303 sound

So...eerrmm... U make 303 sound with Fruity Loops?

Damn, dude! The only foldback distortion I have access to is in Reason. And that has no audio input. I know I could sample and drop it into a NN19, but that's not a very creative way of working.

So, anyone know any good foldback distortion plugins? DX or VST, preferably freeware/shareware but I'll consider commercial...

Heh, I even got a guitar pedal specially. Overdrive and distortion...

It sounds really good, but it's not THAT sound.



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3 oscs to get a 303 sound? The 303 only has one oscillator. It would be better to find out the shape of the raw 'saw' and 'square' waves, and the filter characteristics.

You could do it in a good sampler. Just find a sample of an unfiltered 303 with no res, cut out one cycle of the base waveform, load it into the sampler, loop it, and set your filter to 12dB/octave. I think. (Is it 12? 16? I can't remember.) As long as your filter can self-oscillate, you should start to get close.

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Tequila, what are you using to make this. Are you using a tb-303?

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Originally posted by DJ Tequila 3 oscs to get a 303 sound? The 303 only has one oscillator. It would be better to find out the shape of the raw 'saw' and 'square' waves, and the filter characteristics. You could do it in a good sampler. Just find a sample of an unfiltered 303 with no res, cut out one cycle of the base waveform, load it into the sampler, loop it, and set your filter to 12dB/octave. I think. (Is it 12? 16? I can't remember.) As long as your filter can self-oscillate, you should start to get close. T*

on the 3xOSC, u can use 1, 2 or 3 osciallators.

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So...Are U making those 303 sounds with Fruity Loops? I know that there are some 3x osc synths..

if you want really fucked up 303 sounds, dont be afraid to use other waveforms than just teh sawtooth, the square wave often produces rather mint sounds too

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Originally posted by hey cheggy Tequila, what are you using to make this. Are you using a tb-303?

That I am. Although I only have access to it for a short time, so I need to make the most of it.

Having a play last night, I found a large amount of tuned noise was added when running it through distortion. The noise changed timbre in time with the flashing lights... When not in 'run' mode, the noise disappeared. Anyone know how to minimise this?

Also, it's been retro-fitted. Although I'm getting a midi signal at my MIDI->CV unit, I can't get a note out of the TB303. Does it have to be in any particular mode for this to work?

T*