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Roland TB-3 Bassline synth
Modern reincarnation of legendary TB303
Now synth is not analog,
but corresponds to the modern level of usability
Rear pannel
Stereo out - 2 x 1/4 jack
Headphone out
MIDI IN / OUT
Power switch & Power supply socket
USB socket
Front pannel
Indication of pattern steps
Knobs
3-digit display and step *** to modify the value shown on display
Multifunctional touchpad
Touchpad mode buttons
Keyboard mode
Change octave buttons
X-Y play Opposite of keyboard way to control sound
Envelope modulation mode
Pattern select Mode for pattern operations
8 banks by 8 patterns
Green keys change the bank Red keys choose the pattern
To create chain of few pattern you need to slide by finger to top of next pattern key
You can change the number of steps by holding down the step record button in this mode
From 1 to 32 steps
For generating a random pattern you need hold down the Pattern select and push Scatter
Pushing a Realtime Record will save changes Choosing other pattern refuse changes and return the original pattern state
Pattern copy
Hold down Pattern Select, chose the source pattern, then choose the destination pattern
Scatter loop grain effect
Tempo button enables the changing BPM speed mode
Hold down the Tempo button to add Shuffle
Step record
We can activate the Step Record mode even when pattern is playing
The tochpad displays all settings for the certain pattern step.
Note
Octave
Disable note
Accent
Slide
If you get in to the Step record mode from stopped sequencer Every step plays the appointed note 42 00:05:27,8 --> 00:05:33,5 Rest field is set absence of note and moves to the next step
Touching the key of keyboard is set the note and moves to the next step
Accent field increases the volume of this step according to the Accent ***
Slide field create slide or tie to the next step
Realtime record can not change the Accent and Slide on a particular step of the pattern but it simplifies the process of entering melodies
Knobs
Volume
Filter Cutoff
Filter Resonance
Accent level for accented steps of a pattern
Effect level for each timbre assigned one most appropriate effect
4 Banks of timbres
Bank A Classic Acid sounds
Bank B Modern basses
Holding down the Keyboard button will enable the transpose function
Bank C Lids
Bank D FX
Banks and sounds can be caused by MIDI Program Change messages
I like it.
I'm not quite estimate that you can't change parameters of effect
But it's so easy to operate
Appears a desire
to touch it, to use it.