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| quote: | | You can create a tb 303 bassline with each (v)analogue synth on the market (virus, waldorf Q, k-station, a-station, andromeda, really anything with analogue synthesis, even toys like fruityloops) There is no need to buy a tb 303, unless you 're a purist, but it'll cost you a lot more and you are restricted to basssounds with the tb303. Choose a saw or square wave (depends on what sound you want) and put distortion on it and a filter lfo with little depth. Don't forget to put high resonance on the filter, I usually set the resonance just before it self-oscilates for tb 303 alike bassounds. |
You can create 303ish basslines with most analogue synths, but nothing quite resonates like the 303's filters do. That is why they're still in such high demand today, because although their sound can be emulated, it will never be 100% There is also a point to make about the waveforms that the 303 creates. Although it is supposed to be 'square', if you looked at the actual waveforms under an osciliscope you can see it isnt your typical square, adding to its uniqueness and that acid sound. There is also the matter of Analogue Vs. Digital. Because a computers sound output is digital converted to analogue it also will not be able to emulate it 100% since the 303s output is analogue.
Oh yeah, as the resonance knob is turned higher parts of the Saw waveform is leaked into the filter, adding to the richness of the sounds.
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Last edited by locutox on Jul-10-2002 at 23:55
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