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| quote: | Originally posted by Renegade
Oh and as for this acid electronica debate, can someone tell me what the differences between the 303, the 808 and the 909 are? I think the the 808 was a drum sampler (right?), but - apart from their age - what's the main differences between the 303 and the 909? I was under the impression that the 303 was a fairly inflexible machine and that it was made obsolete once the 909 came in and all the late 80s / early 90s acid-house stuff (and thus that infamous droning acid sound) was produced on the 909? But I've obviously got that wrong have I? |
TB-303: It's a synth that intended to reproduce the sounds of an acoustic bass (TB means "Transistor Bass"), but it was obviously not used for this purpose (sure it would be fun if it were possible but can you imagine a bass player being able to do this? TB-303's creator could  ). It's a quite simple analog synth really - a few essential knobs and two basic waveshapes. Here's a picture:
TR-808: Think of drums. Now imagine something that tries to be a real drum, but becomes as realistic as the tb-303. Both boxes had the same destiny - they were ignored till they became cheaper so the masters of techno and house could buy them and bring them back from the dead. Click the picture and hear the TR-808 charming sounds.
TR-909: It's an improved drum machine, which brought a better new sound not only to house and techno, but to trance as well. Using the TR-808 in many cases became pointless, specially when the TR-909 could be such a catchy floorfiller. Click the image.
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