The Roland TB-3 is a touchbass virtual analogue synthesizer. takes the ground breaking, genre defining, raw bass generating power of its forebear and bulldozes it into the modern day. When the original TB-303 was released in 1981, nobody could have predicted the effect it would have on the global music scene. This little unassuming silver unit, designed to make guide-tracks for bass players, quickly became so popular as a standalone instrument that it went on to define the whole Acid House genre that swept from the US to the UK. The TB-3 is here to take all that we love about the TB-303 and couple it with all that we love about modern audio technology. The best of the old and the new together in one earth trembling box. The TB-303 is one of those amazing old units whose errors became desired effects in later years. When programming patterns using the complex creation method, the TB-303 would often insert random sounds by mistake that would actually add depth to the sequence. The TB-3 stays true to this phenomenon by using a random pattern modification feature to copy this TB-303 characteristic.
The main features of The Roland TB-3 include:
One voice polyphony
Multi-Effects
200 instrument preset patches
32 step sequencer with 64 user patterns
Eight Scatter presets
Touchpad controller
Dedicated cutoff, resonance, accent and effect controls
7 segments, 3 characters LED
Master output on stereo ¼” balanced TRS jacks
MIDI In/Out on 5 pin DIN connectors
USB connection for MIDI and audio
Headphone output on ¼” balanced TRS jacks
W 240mm x D 173mm x H 57mm
Weight: 820 g
Includes manual and AC adaptor
Features:
Manufacturer:
Roland
Construction / Number of Keys:
Desktop without keyboard
Like many people, Ive been waiting for one of these for years!! Now its here and its great! Nice workmanship and design, the unit is relatively small considering the big sounds it makes, and the design is really eyecatching, the green and red works well. The unit is very simple to operate, programming your own patterns is no problem at all,I love the scatter function, you can lose hours playing with it and adjusting the depth for various results. The best thing is of course the sounds, it really sounds very genuinely 303 and the the buttons have a solid feel so you can crank them around without too much worry that anything is flimsy and likely to break off in your hand. Combined with the tr-8, just great sounds and great fun. Highly recomended!!!