The Behringer TD-3 is a clone of the famous Roland TB-303 bass synthesizer, whose bubbling and screaming sound has captivated generations of musicians, DJs and revellers. Probably the most widely used sound in electronic music, it gets by with surprisingly few controls and really comes alive with its internal sequencer. An oscillator with two waveforms, the legendary acid filter, a decay envelope and the accent parameter; that's all it takes to create the legendary sound. Compared to the original from 1982, the TD-3 has a distortion effect for the analogue tone generation and, among other things, a directly accessible randomize function for the sequencer.
Originally, the TB-303, along with the TR-606 drum machine (both made by Roland), was intended to replace drums and
In the 90s, with the emerging Techno wave, many producers wanted to call a "303" their own, which was unfortunately reserved for only a few due to the then-already increased second-hand market prices and the low availability. So numerous manufacturers took up the cause and published a considerable number of clones in soft- and
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The iconic sequencer gives access to 64 patterns, each up to 16 steps long and of course the song mode. The indispensable and characteristic Accent and Slide commands are of course on board. In addition, there is the possibility to transpose patterns. Thanks to the Randomize function, the TD-3 lets you throw together new patterns at the touch of a button, providing a constant source of inspiration and variation. This eliminates the need for the TB-303's battery out/inside play to achieve the same effect.
What would the most famous bass sound in the world be without the pithy addition of distortion?!