303 Clone War // Choose Your Acid Box Wisely! 

Your love and knowledge for the Acid culture made this video even better !!

Now you just need the Nubass and the Roland AIRA TB-3 (touch screen one)

Dude the Erica Bassline is not a TB 303 clone.

great performance, I have the Roland and the Erica Bassline and they are perfect partners

I agree with you that Charanjit Singh "Ten Ragas to a Disco Beat" did not have any influence in creating the Acid house style, but there were others in the House Music scene using the TB-303 before Phuture, also. The difference was, that Phuture made the first recording of a TB-303 while messing with its knobs. After the track was played by Ron Hardy in the Music Box, the track circulated on a mixtape, and people coined the name "Acid" for the before unheard trippy sound. Therefore, DJ Pierre of Phuture is widely recognized as the inventor of Acid House. Still, Charanjit Singh's album is in my opinion musically brilliant and deserves a prominent place in the TB-303's history. Both, the TB-03 and TD-3 sound close enough to satisfy fans of the classic Acid sound. The TB-03 uses ACB (Analog Circuit Behavior) technology to virtually replicate the circuit of the TB-303. Roland engineers sampled the sonic behavior of its electronic components. (Probably a similar technology as it is used in the Sintefex FX8000 Replicator.) This way they replicated the sound of the TB-303 way more accurately than it would be possible with traditional virtual analog synthesis. The interesting part is, that not all TB-303's sound alike. Due to slight differences in the components due to aging and such, they develop their unique sound, which is a beautiful thing. The TB-03 replicates one flavor a TB-303 can sound like. There is one important thing regarding the TD-3. Early units had issues replicating the slides properly. Behringer fixed the issue in later firmware versions. Those, who experience issues with the slides may check for a firmware update. As far as I remember, the update can be performed using Behringer's Sythtribe software. Here are my recommendations for those, who are looking for a good TB-303 clone or replica: 1. DinSync RE-303 (full replica) 2. Abstrakt Instruments Avalon* (part replica, has additional features) 3. Adafruit X0xb0x* (DIY, quality may vary) 4. Behringer TD-3* 5. Roland Aira TB-3* 6. Roland Boutique TB-03 7. Cyclone TT-303 The Donner B1 might also be good, but I haven't heard enough examples of it to recommend it just yet. * = in my personal collection

Absolutely amazing and honest video. I hope the video maker comes back and makes more. So far my personal favorite is the Cyclone TT-303 MKII, since it's a faithful recreation, while adding new functionality. It also unjronically had the best Midi implementation I've seen. I'd love to get my hands on the Future Retro options, but those would be more toys than anything

I want the Erica db01.... but how many more mono synths does one person need?

Two boxes that fill this kob admirably while also covering other odd and distinct territory: the Bastl Softpop II and the Herbs and Stones Liquid Foam. They both have a knack for bubbly, gurgly arpeggiations and, despite looking odd, they aren't really any harder to work with than an actual 303. Sometimes you have to think outside the x0x.

"YES! YES! YES! YES! NOOO!" - Dan.

The British style you mention briefly might be among the oldest along with the Chicago style; but the 303 really influenced so many genres all across the globe. Like New beat in Belgium (where I live) or Goa Trance in India. It was used in pop records in the 80s but is also still popular on the most underground of raves in the modern age. Truly a machine beloved by all! I'll keep an eye on this series :D

the indian guy doing the ragas WAS heard by artists that later on started the goa trance genre which is actually closer to the tb303 ragas than acid.

Josh, wink is a name I haven’t heard in like 20 years

Iv been using the Roland t8 lately for the 303 it's a really easy sequencer different from the classic but sounds good not quite a devil fish but still pretty good

Mate, u made best vid about DB01 on yt. U kept me in decision of buyin this shit ❤️🔥

Hard to say if the Shamen, especially on "En-Tact", were influenced by Charanjit Singh. But some of the instrument choices are suspiciously similar to the arrangements on "Ten Ragas.."

The accent on your tb-03 must be broken because it definitely works on mine.

pH lower than 7.0 is acid 🤓 The lower the more acid 😆

LOL. "And switch". No bloody difference. Checks to see if it's April 1st. Nice A/B.

The correct answer is the Future Retro 777

The reverb and delay on the TB-03 totally suck and are useless.

Nice comparison. One nitpick/suggestion for the future: you could have just referred to each machine by the maker, not the model name. Every time you said TB-03, or TD-3, I had to look at the screen to see which one you we’re talking about! // Nice demo sequences, too. I’m grooving, even through all the repetitiveness. Which is why I’m about to order one of these things-when the groove is this strong even though it’s the same thing for ten minutes, you know it’s powerful. I’m only halfway through this demo, so I don’t even know which machine I’m about to buy…. I hope it’s the cheapest….

DB-01 is not a 303 clone lol

speak too much !!!