Trend price : 300€
A modern Tb-303 bassliner clone made in USA, it boasts true analog circuits with a special circular sequencer.
Overview
(weight: 2.2 Kg) Main panel features a segment display, 29 buttons and 14 knobs.
Back panel terminal connectors:
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switch between saw / square waveform
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CV I/O
- audio input
- headphones
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main out
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Midi interface
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5-din sync
Voice
monophonic analog bassliner with 1 oscillator VCO saw or square waveform.
Filter
lowpass analog filter emulation of TB-303 but parameters have a wider range.Filter parameter controls:
- cutoff: standard frequency cutoff
- resonance : amount of Q resonance to filter
- envelope: Amount of EG sent to VCF
- env decay: time decay amount for the VCF EG
- accent: raises the amplitude and cutoff / resonance when accent is activated
- acc decay: a new entry! it determines how much accent lasts
- cv mod: how much the filter is modulated by the external CV VCF IN
Sequencer
notes are entered in 3/4 or 4/4:
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step by step each with length, accent and glide
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realtime by external keyboard Midi
Sync
internal frequency range from 20 to 250 BPM or slaved to:
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SYNC24 pulses ( the machine works also as a sync-24 / Midi converter)
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Midi clock
Effect
24 bit stereo digital DSP and some effects with left-right balancing: delay, chorus, flanger, leslie, lowpass filter muffler and reverb (3)
Memory
- 16 banks
- 16 patterns
- 10 songs
Audio demo:
Video Clip:
Review
OK: tb emulation / sequencer
NOT : flimsy pots / lacks some tb charm
"Good tb clone-love the circular design"
Text , review, special demos copyright polynominal.com / Eric Pochesci