Future Retro Revolution (2004)

A modern Tb303 bassliner clone made in USA, it boasts true analog circuits with a special circular sequencer.

The second version mk2 has an updated OS and a new case color.

MODULE Main panel features a segment display, 29 buttons and 14 knobs.

Back panel terminal connectors:
- switch between saw / square waveform
- CV-gate out (1V/oct)
- CV input for VCF
- audio input for external process
- headphones
- main signal out
- Midi interface
- 5-din sync (24 PPQ) to synchronize drum machines like TR-808.

Power supply is external type AC/AC with 12 Volt - 1A.

SOUND monophonic analog bassliner with 1 oscillator VCO saw or square waveform.
Producer claims to have implemented a much more stable (in term of temperature) oscillator than the original Roland silver box.

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 signatureby 2 modes:
- step by step each with length, accent and glide
- realtime by external keyboard Midi
Some recording functions:
- swing mode
- transpose (36 semitones range)
- pattern backward play
- loop points repeat
- remix randoms the values into steps.
MIDI Full Midi Control change implementation and all data can be saved to exclusive systems, also the internal sequencer sends 1V/Oct tension to an analog synthesizer, also useful as Midi to CV gate converter.
HINT: Remember you have to activate the Midi function from a menu or it will not trigger anything.

SYNC internal frequency range from 20 to 250 BPM or slaved to:
- SYNC24 pulses ( the machine works also as a sync-24 / Midi converter)
- Midi clock.

 

EFFECT a 24 bit stereo digital DSP and some effects and left-right balancing: delay, chorus, flanger, leslie, lowpass filter muffler and finally 3 reverbs (plate, room and hall).
TIP: Special VCF analog overdrive adds "fuzz" to the bassliner

 

MEMORY:
- 16 banks
- 16 patterns
- 10 songs.

 

RELATED FAMILY the first white Retrorevolution Mk1 version has less features and a shorter battery lifespan. Also there is special rare orange edition for the UK market.

 

 

VST PLUGIN / SAMPLED VERSION there are no official Retrorevolution VST since it is already a clone ;-) however dozens of Tb303 VST:

	name	price
	- Venom VB-303 - Bitsonic TB-303	Free VST PLUGINs
	- D16 Group Phoscyon - AudioRealism BassLine3	commercial VST PLUGINs

 

 

AUDIO DEMO

	Retro VS original Tb303 -the initial beep indicates the TB303 channel
	factory demo 1
	factory demo 2
	factory demo 3
	factory demo 4

VIDEO CLIP SELECTION presentation ACIDJAM#1 demo2

FUTURE RETRO REVOLUTION MANUAL

original brochure

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