Roland TB-303

portal · Post by **portal** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:00 pm

Hey there,

If you are selling or know someone who is selling a tb-303, please let me know.

Cheers.

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 5:22 pm

Personally I'd save yourself the cash... they're so overpriced for what they are - you pay for the legend more than the actual results it produces. If you feel like a DIY project, the x0xb0x gets rave reviews (electronically it's an exact clone of the TB-303) and is about 20% of the going price... you can probably even find someone to put it together for you and it'll still cost about 25% of the original price.

http://www.acidvoice.com/
http://www.ladyada.net/make/x0xb0x/

portal · Post by **portal** » Wed Feb 13, 2008 6:36 pm

Cheers for he advice, I've thought about the x0xb0x

But, i don't want to wait 6-12months for one, and prebuilt ones go for over 1k. I've always wanted to get a 303, only now I can afford it.

I want to write acid house/electro, so I think the price is worth it.

Blaxter · Post by **Blaxter** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:00 am

portal wrote:Cheers for he advice, I've thought about the x0xb0x

But, i don't want to wait 6-12months for one, and prebuilt ones go for over 1k. I've always wanted to get a 303, only now I can afford it.

I want to write acid house/electro, so I think the price is worth it.

get some software emulators.
I think the official Rebirth is available for free on the net.

a1studmuffin · Post by **a1studmuffin** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 11:05 am

That acidvoice website has a pretty indepth comparison of all the emulations (hardware and software), you should be able to find something usable in there. Of course, if it's a genuine case of gear lust you've got, nothing could possibly satisfy like the original.

portal · Post by **portal** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 12:45 pm

Its a bit of gear lust, but I mostly just want THAT sound.

No software can emulate it IMO. I don't use software anyway. The sequencer is a major part of the 303's sound.

Smile on Impact · Post by **Smile on Impact** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:11 pm

portal wrote: The sequencer is a major part of the 303's sound.

WTF

portal · Post by **portal** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 1:23 pm

It's not just the actual sound of the 303 that's important, the sequencer is quirky to use, and sometimes you "accidently" create a cool sequence.

Hard to explain in words. You also have swing etc.

Anyway, I don't want to start another 303 vs emulators debate. We all have different tastes.

I know it's a lot of money for a tiny plastic box, but it's better than pissing it up the wall. I'll get a lot of use out of it.

unsoundbwoy · Post by **unsoundbwoy** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:08 pm

stick to your guns
only you know what sound you want and im sure you know enough to make the right decision
if i hear of anything ...

portal · Post by **portal** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:14 pm

cheers dude!

tactik · Post by **tactik** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:24 pm

We had one... sold it... software emulators simply got too good.

Might want to look at an MC202 if you want a good price (colloquially known as The Poor Man's 303)... also has a fucked up sequencer.. but in a different way to a TB.

Plus there's actually more happy accidents with better sequencers... it depends on you though really.
Although working within limitations can sometimes force the creation of cool shit.

Good Luck.

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:28 pm

the mc202 is fun to sequence, you can be really mathematical about it too..

tactik · Post by **tactik** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 2:26 pm

spiral wrote:the mc202 is fun to sequence, you can be really mathematical about it too..

...as long as Fun = not achieving the sequence, note and bar length you actually wanted.

Locked on the MC202 Pen & Paper Crew... (was it 1200 that you had to add up to for a full bar?)

Actually my brother still has one of these... he may want to sell it if anyone's interested.
*ignore what I said about the sequencer.. it's great and easy... best sequencer ever... and don't forget the sheer cliff of fun that it offers.

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Fri Feb 15, 2008 5:30 pm

there is also the mc202 hack which converts midi to mc202 tape files.. if you prefer using midi to sequence

http://www.defectiverecords.com/202hack/

tactik · Post by **tactik** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 12:48 am

spiral wrote:there is also the mc202 hack which converts midi to mc202 tape files.. if you prefer using midi to sequence

http://www.defectiverecords.com/202hack/

I heard about this... Cheers Muchly for the linkage.. might have to go find the lil beast and have a go- seeing as I have no MIDI-CV boxes around here any more.

Spiral, my son, you have some nice gear about which we can stroke chins?

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Sun Feb 17, 2008 2:30 pm

i have the 202 and a 101, so not much chin stroking there

feel free to msn

portal · Post by **portal** » Wed May 14, 2008 5:46 pm

Update! I got very lucky.

I scored one for 1k!

Professionally serviced.

I love it! I fell asleep with it in bed the first night I had it...

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Wed May 14, 2008 6:16 pm

nice one
from sydney?

I ended up with one in need of love for $700

portal · Post by **portal** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:03 am

yeh from Sydney.

Are you fixing yours up? I can help you get parts if you want.

who you getting to fix it?

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Thu May 15, 2008 10:08 am

either robin or logitronics
robin has the parts
if i drop it at logitronics i'l grab the bits from chips for brains to ensure speedy return, unless you know locals with pots/ tact switches

portal · Post by **portal** » Thu May 15, 2008 12:32 pm

I'd go with logitronics personally, if you want it done quickly.

Are the tact switches the same as on the 808? If so then I have some spare ones if you want, how many you need?. Don't have pots though, but like you said, chips or vintage planet will have some.

spiral · Post by **spiral** » Thu May 15, 2008 2:37 pm

i think they are different, they are same as 606 and 101
cheers anyway, and big up on 303 and 808 for under 2k