A documentary short about how the Roland TB-303 went on to become one of the most iconic synthesizers in electronic music history.
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@emmaeilefsen72142 жыл бұрын
Nearly dropped my yoghurt when you said you made Gin and Sin. That track and many others from the SSX I played as a child inspires me to this day.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Emma!
@JH-lo9ut2 жыл бұрын
I fell in love with that sound long before I knew what it was. Never was very interested in electronic music production, until I saw a live set at a small club. Standing up by the booth, I could see what that thing was, that sounded so cool. And I saw that the musician who played it had the most fun of everyone in the club. So I went home and ordered a behringer TD-3... One thing led to another, and I now own enough gear to annoy the whole neighbourhood, wich I do on a daily basis.
@Mrnobody-t1z2 жыл бұрын
hahaha this made my day!
@nikostalk5730 Жыл бұрын
i want to hear you acid jams mate, no matter how bad they are XD
@Piitaa_Pain Жыл бұрын
i've played "classic" instruments (guitar, bass, keys, drums) for some 20 odd years. a little over 3 years ago i found out about daw-less electronic and have since basically sold all my guitars and basses in order to afford my new love for electronic music .. first thing bought was a (still in the box) used Novatio Circuit Tracks for half the retail-price and the Behringer TD-3 .. last week i played my first gig at a private party using my Soundcraft mixingboard for added effects
@dannyhood4007 Жыл бұрын
What do you think of music software like ‘audiotool’? I discovered 303 on audiotool. It’s got old synths 60s early 70s up till late 80s. Its free. You make account your password. Start plugging in they effect are guitar pedal. You start from scratch piano roll just dry notes no sustain until you start manipulating synth, dialing sound help added from effects pedals. Audiotool users listen to your music. After a recording. The option if you allow it. Audiotool is much harder to get sound. It’s advanced unless I use presets samples.
@NathanSander77711 ай бұрын
Streets of Rage 2 video game sold me in the sound!
@djphilos422 жыл бұрын
Yo man your SSX soundtrack was INCREDIBLE -- I don't know how many hours I spent playing Tricky when I was a kid, but I can tell you that one of the reasons I played it over and over was the music. Epic. Thank you.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Awesome - thank you Phil!
@louminati43182 жыл бұрын
I sold a 303 in 1992 for £100. Still haunts me to this day. I was going over a Computer Music Mag from 1989 that I had in storage, going through the second-hand adverts you could've got a 808 for £200, 909 for £170. 303 for £240.00.
@erikolsen1333 Жыл бұрын
😮 yikes
@discharge2331 Жыл бұрын
I sold my technics 1210s for £400 .yikes .
@wrmusic8736 Жыл бұрын
Cyclone TT303 is 300 bucks right now, which won't be far from 100 GBP in 1992 money. It's a proper 1:1 hardware clone. So TB303 is missed only if you want to own the original box.
@GENFX303 Жыл бұрын
I bought mine for £125 and sold it for £800. Bought 2 Novation Bass stations, I know, I'm a Sap. 🤢
@hominidaetheodosia Жыл бұрын
Right there with you man I remember them going for less than 30 quid apiece in charity shops by the pile in various states including boxed untouched mint- I also remember Juno’s 808,909 is et cetera going for practically peanuts- Crazy times
@benleman649 Жыл бұрын
Rebirth was AMAZING especially for a broke tenth grader to tinker around with in the late 90s. I never managed to come to fame and fortune with my own electronic music experiments but still remember those days quite fondly. And things have only gotten better since, to the point where anyone with a decent PC and a basic license for a DAW software package can create outstanding tracks using only virtual instruments like Dexed, TyrellN6, or the Native Instruments Komplete Start bundle. Add an entry-level MIDI controller keyboard to this and you have a solid range of affordable and easy-to.use tools for getting a head start in electronic music production. Myself, I'm keeping busy with other things these days but I very much enjoy videos like yours that bring back the nostalgia. Keep it up!
@chriswareham2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for introducing to Charanjit Singh's "Ten Ragas ..." album - it's brilliant. Legend has it that Phuture enhanced the sound of their 303 by passing it through the filter of another synth. As for distortion on a 303, that was a common trick already in the UK scene of the late 80s, and the kick drum of the 606 was often treated this way as well once separate voice outputs were fitted. I did the latter on my 606 in the very early 90s to get a massive, punchy kick sound.
@tomorrow212 жыл бұрын
Phuture didn't pass the TB303 through another synth, it was just one TB303 with 3 guys turning knobs-Herb, Pierre, and Spanky
@chriswareham2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for confirming it was just a 303 without any extra filtering. Never expected a reply from an actual house music legend!
@RoyChartier2 жыл бұрын
Fellow Future Retro fan here! Thank you Jered for a fantastic piece of art.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
I loved my Futureretro - yes he was a pleasure to deal with.
@DiscGolfHunter2 жыл бұрын
Great piece! I grew up in the rave scene, that 303 sound is unmistakable.
@duff17 күн бұрын
I have chills right now. The SSX and Tricky soundtracks were quite literally the soundtracks of my childhood. I was playing recently and decided to buy a 303 after hearing Gin & Sin and System Overload back to back! I have two songs called DeathDrop and Queens of Transcendence that don't have 303s but have SSX sound effect samples and are precisely inspired to be spiritual sequels to you and Huda Hudia's work on the soundtrack! Sorry, I'm excited lmao, fantastic video. 💕
@NerdyFrames20002 жыл бұрын
Love your docos! Do more. But forever grateful for your knowlege
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@jeffperonto3234Ай бұрын
Thanks again Johnny for your in-depth coverage of another classic Roland device.
@FrontalBeats2 жыл бұрын
Amazing video, I wanna add, in the early 90 this bass synth made its way into lots of trance producers at that era since nobody wanted it and it made this synth very available. Thus shaping the sound of the genre at the time
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
So true as well - I loved acid trance around this time.
@SpikesStudio32 жыл бұрын
This just shows how good you are, Johnny. I actually said out loud "sweet bro, you are actually doing THAT!" Probs one of the most revered instuments of all time. 👍👍👍👍
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Michael!
@moxom3854Ай бұрын
In the late 90's I sat in my car with a friend in a Florida beach parking lot listening to a Frankie Bones CD and read on the CD insert that it was all created with the 303, that is where my journey began, still to this day I use and love 303's (Mostly clones, because budget)
@fly_-i Жыл бұрын
Great documentary.
@greek440bc2 жыл бұрын
Excellent docs ! have watched them all, thanks for taking the time and effort for putting them together
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Costa
@SacSynths_Jack_Z2 жыл бұрын
👏Love these historical breakdowns Johnny!
@trancefreak642 жыл бұрын
I've been hooked on the Roland TB 303 since way back when. I have The ABLX3 Virtual emulator, I have been using it in my latest tracks. It moves my soul.
@imothy2 жыл бұрын
this instrument has always been a favorite of mine, but you cant ignore the fact that behringer has single handedly revived this synth and put it back into the mainstream as well as introduced millions of musicians to the sound who had previously been unaware. I would even go so far as to say that behringer may even be inadvertently responsible for this video coming out in 2022. I think the TD-03 has also out sold the original tb-303 by many many thousands, if not close to a million sales.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
The TD-3 is a steal at it's price-point. There is no reason not to own one or many of them. Having both, I enjoy them both together.
@nikostalk5730 Жыл бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams thats why i bought SR (color) version. for like $161, it is like a price of diy x0xb0x back in 2014! woah!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams Жыл бұрын
@@nikostalk5730 Yeah you can't go wrong. I might get MO version soon
@nikostalk5730 Жыл бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams go for it, pretty nice to have
@Engineeer2 жыл бұрын
Really good video. There were several really good TB-303 tracks before Phuture, but DJ Pierre was the first twisting the knobs while it was playing. Charanjit Singh's "10 Ragas to a Disco Beat" album is amazing. Though, I strongly disagree with people saying that he invented Acid House. Even though he uses a TB-303 and with a four to the floor beat on his album, he did not twist the knobs of the TB-303 while it was playing. He was doing this at live performances, way later. Still, he is a amazing musician and an important figure in the history of the TB-303. I am glad that you mentioned "Acperience 1" by Hardfloor, which is among the best Acid tracks out there. Though, I think that layering multiple 303s has been done before "Acperience 1" with "Flow Coma" (1988) by 808 State. Are you sure that Josh Wink was the first using an overdrive behind a TB-303 on "Higher State of Consciousness"? The track was released in 1995, but there were already several Acid Techno tracks, like "Ego Acid" by Pump Panel (1994), "Lost In The Silverbox" by Hardfloor (1993) or "Von Unten" by BassXPansion (1994), Lost In The Silverbox by Hardfloor featuring distorted TB-303s. Though Josh Wink's "Higher State of Consciousness" was the first music video with a distorted TB-303 I can recall. "Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)" by New Order also used a distorted TB-303. It was released in the same Year as "Higher State of Consciousness". "Confusion (Pump Panel Reconstruction Mix)" exposed the distorted TB-303 to an even wider audience, because it was played in the "Blood Rave" scene of the Movie Blade (1998). Roland had several unlucky attempts bringing the TB-303 sound back in their music gear (usually groove boxes like the MC-303 mentioned in the video) before switching to ACB (Analog Circuit Behavior) technology. The best attempt during that time might have been the MC-09 Phrase Lab. Anyways, before Roland introduced the Boutique TB-03 (shown in this video), they released the Aira TB-3. Their first TB-303 clone based on ACB, and their first TB-303 emulation, which actually sounded close to the original. I am a little disappointed not to see my favorite TB-303 cone, the Avalon Bassline by Abstrakt Instruments, mentioned in the video. It preserves the TB-303's sound while adding more features and a better user interface. For this and the superior built quality, I would even call it "the better TB-303" or "TB-303 2.0". I like that you show the Behringer TD-3. It's the most affordable clone out there, but the programming is like the original. Which may be frustrating to some, but also leads to these happy accidents. There are other clones with better user interfaces. On the software side you mention RB-338, which is abandoned by the vendor and there might be challenges when it comes to legally obtain the software and installing it on modern PCs. I recommend to look into the following VST TB-303 emulations, which integrate better in todays DAW workflow: - ABL3 (Mac, Win) by audioRealism - That's my personal favorite. - Phoscyon (Mac, Win) by D16 - Version 2 is about to be released. - Roland's Cloud TB-303 (Mac, Win) - Uses also ACB technology. - Venom VB-303 (Win) by Anton Savov - It's free and only for Windows. You'll need JBridge when using it in DAWs which only support 64 bit plugins. - Bass Matrix (Win) by Witech - It's free and only for Windows. You need a DAW with VST3 support. - Acid Devil by RS-Met (Win, Mac) - Acid Devil is hidden in the free RS-MET Toolchain. It's quite challenging to set it up properly. To this day, I didn't manage to synch it's sequencer to my DAW. Btw., there is a website with many audio comparisons of TB-303 clones and VSTs with the original: AcidVoice.com (I am not affiliated with them, but I like the content a lot.)
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for all this info Engineer. I agree with all of your points - in the case of Josh Wink, distortion and overdrive were of course being used long before, but I think the way he used it was notable as he just got more out of it with a track that was so memorable. So many clones to list as well, and yes - the Avalon is amazing I shoudl probably have mentioned it as I agree it's like a 2.0 for sure.
@jim041276 Жыл бұрын
303 is still hot, Ceephax, Luke Vibert, AphexTwin
@JackAcid10 ай бұрын
Have you heard of the astonishing RE303? I have one - it IS a real 303, same transistors, with the circuit board cad scanned for authenticity. It's a beast.
@Engineeer10 ай бұрын
@@JackAcid Yes. The RE-303 is a replica and is listed on AcidVoice, also. Great choice! Have you heard of the Abstrakt Instruments Avalon? It's close to a replica, they added features and a more convenient UI. It's a TB-303 V2.0 in my Opinion and the best clone I have in my Acid arsenal.
@klassisch3039 Жыл бұрын
Wow great video, i love the the tb-303!!
@AmirPourkashef4 ай бұрын
زمانی که با ویدئوی شما گذشت بی شک هدر نرفته. استادانه تدوین شده بود رفیق.
@nogangcolors2 жыл бұрын
Another flawless video - thank you for making these, Johnny!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks again!
@benji.B-side2 жыл бұрын
It changed the world of dance music and youth culture all over the world. An legendary creation!
@thisisj882 жыл бұрын
Hey, this is a great history lesson on the 303. Thanks man.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@HazeAnderson2 жыл бұрын
Everybody needs a 303! For example, a family of four needs FOUR 303s. 😁(that ending track is lovely BTW)
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Or to save money, a few of them could be TD-3's
@safstar01842 жыл бұрын
First real capture of a live 303 was live at the infamous Global Village rave parties in Melbourne Australia specifically pure flow 3 with Dr Fernando from Belgium he blew that place apart mindblowing never seen a 303 scream like that since that partt was easily best done to existence been to many but that was the one. Long live the 303🤟😊🤟
@rocco036 Жыл бұрын
Saw Dr Fernando at the Orbit, Leeds uk in the 90's, he did his thing & it was crazy.
@eymericfousse30292 жыл бұрын
Best fact of the vid, you did some track on SSX what a cool line on the CV ^^
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Was such a fun game to work on
@SiliconPrairie2 жыл бұрын
You made Gin and Sin? That's awesome, I love that track. It's so funky and smooth.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@mareikemacinnes77642 жыл бұрын
Finally someone who says it right: Josh Wink used a normal TB303 (there are actually two TB303s) for the track Higher State... and not, as 80% of people claim, a TB303 with Devilfish Mod. Greetings from Germany
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Cheers Mareike!
@ericjenkins27372 жыл бұрын
I always heard the rumor that it was a 101 or 202, never a Devilfish.
@Noise-Conductor2 жыл бұрын
This was a really great Doc. Thanks for making this. Peace
@hard7kraft2 жыл бұрын
Great doc on a great instrument. Forever aciiiiiiiiid 😁
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Who doesn't need more acid!
@ashfaq1999 Жыл бұрын
Great video on the TB303, I remember seeing these at between around £200 second hand in music shops and music magazines for sale ad’s here in London back in the 80’s, amazing how much it’s worth today !!
@Ekam-Sat10 ай бұрын
The sound of the TB-303 is healing. It seriously does something to you. I don't know what it is.
@ettoremariotti4280 Жыл бұрын
beautiful
@TheScreamingFrog9162 жыл бұрын
Great video! Love my Behringer TD-3s (have two). For a treat, I hook the MIDI out, from TD-3, to MIDI in, on Roland FA-07 Keyboard. Then the baseline from the TD-3, plays a patch on the FA-07. Layer that together with the output from the TD-3, and sounds so fat-liscious.
@TheScreamingFrog9162 жыл бұрын
@@voraciousfred Yes, you can play monophonic notes, from the synth in the TD-3, using an external keyboard, plugged into the TD-3 MIDI IN. You could use an external sequencer to trigger the notes. You could also use a computer, or iPad, to trigger notes, using the USB port. You can not change the sounds (the things controlled by knobs), from external MIDI. Have fun experimenting.
@ledatape2 жыл бұрын
thank you mate!!! you joined up awful lot of dots in quarter of an hour! and cleaned up some question marks for me too-- i love the shout out to the big beat boutique! skint records brought me here!! love your work mate!
@MarcS4R2 жыл бұрын
fantastic video, thank you so much. Hardfloor are the masters of 303 to me.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
They really are - they took it to a whole new level. The way Aceperience builds was like nothing else at the time.
@MarcS4R2 жыл бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams yes, i absolutely agree. A track that really blew my mind was "lost in the silver box" where you can really hear their use of various 303s in one song. I wonder what the original creator of the 303 thinks about the artists using this instrument in such non-conventional ways.
@a_nick_t2 жыл бұрын
Absolutely! 🙂👍🏼
@AllanLoboVST2 жыл бұрын
Great video as always!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Allan
@CoreyHague2 жыл бұрын
Great deep dive into the classic silver box mate, you should be proud.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Corey.
@carlosserrano39852 жыл бұрын
Great video, very well documented!
@mudhuthanudimmudkahagadulh46572 жыл бұрын
Hey this was inspiring, I need to get one for my compositions
@MichalSada Жыл бұрын
Music is just soooo inspiring, viby space energy, waves ❤❤❤❤
@VincentsVideoVisions2 жыл бұрын
Rebirth rb338 was my first intro into making music. I got my first hardware around that time and learned how to sequence and sync gear and how to sample, etc. I think my bedroom setup back then was an asr-x, mc303, yamaha cs1x, juno 106, and a foster 4 track.
@LocaliLLocano2 жыл бұрын
I had a demo copy in high school and could only use it for 20 minutes. I remember being able to write drum and bass and techno tunes with a stopwatch because of that time limitation.
@VincentsVideoVisions2 жыл бұрын
@@LocaliLLocano you didnt get the crack for it?!
@LocaliLLocano2 жыл бұрын
@@VincentsVideoVisions I was a noob and didn’t know where to look in 1996. I was scared of getting viruses. But hey I got the behringer RD-9, TD-3, and the yocto 808. So I can make a poor man’s Voltron
@Imperceptible_parachute Жыл бұрын
Can never get enough 303!
@UniqueTouch2 жыл бұрын
Aww man thanks for the lesson on all these Jam-boxes! I love Roland products since I was old enuff to buy them at 20yrs young back in '89! I never got to see the DAW used from 1980 on into the 90's. Would love to see a tut on how studios used the 1st DAW in the 80 & 90's and how and when it was finally made for the home studio 🎙! Bring more lessons like this one very inspiring!
@HadiTuppa8 ай бұрын
Worth mention Armando from Chicago RIP who for me was the Acid house pioneer! FUSE Substance Abuse and Final Exposure Vortex …both by Richie Hawtin in 90/91 for filtering and using more than one 303 together… UR Acid Rain ep 92 taking to next level and Aphex Twin Red Label release 92…! Saw Cj Bolland Orbit 1st birthday July 92…live PA with Steve Cop…just a 303 and 909 together at beginning….dancefloor speakers must have been size of a double wardrobe each and there was 4 in a line next to each other….the 909 BD thump was brutal (😁) but that 303 sound just blew my mind !! (🤯😁)
@33791082 жыл бұрын
WOW, what a greatful video. ❤️❤️❤️
@MayzMatthiasYzebaert2 жыл бұрын
Aha, reuploaded 🙂 Nice docu video's!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Yes - thanks for the feedback Mayz
@juno62 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your docs! I remember that Future Music or The Mix in which you was featured, didn´t know it was you.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Juno6 - was so cool to be in my favourite mag at the time.
@jamesscott65482 жыл бұрын
Great video Johnny , spent a lot of time in pawn shops in the early 90's , never found a 303 but did pick up a few gems.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Mid 90's were the best - pre- ebay!
@mrhaltonok2 жыл бұрын
Online prices are insane. I remember finding an ex school/ ex council Korg Delta at Cash Converters in Bolton for £50. Pretty terrible synth all told, but costs 10x that on eBay now
@cwxdaf1522 жыл бұрын
Nice. Never heard of Charanjit Singh before. Banger of an album.
@professorscrim53032 жыл бұрын
Brilliant 👏. Thanks for this.
@emmarossignol44452 жыл бұрын
I'm waiting for a DX7 video man! This was great!
@MichalSada Жыл бұрын
Very nice production man🙏
@Jr0de9 ай бұрын
holy shit! John Morgan!!!! dude i love SSX 2000 and the tracks you made were absolutely amazing! I didnt even realize it was you until you started talking about ssx lolllllll
@johnnymorgansynthdreams9 ай бұрын
Thanks! Good times they were on that SSX team.
@guyclegg5 ай бұрын
I'm getting a td3 tomorrow and I can't wait
@KevinLynch17172 жыл бұрын
Omg you made music for ssx? Amazing. Thanks for this excellent video.
@MikeUIibarri4 ай бұрын
Very cool videos! Good job.
@z1poc Жыл бұрын
Great documentary
@johnnymorgansynthdreams Жыл бұрын
Thanks Zip's
@entropyroshan98462 жыл бұрын
If you are interested in a super simple acid bass synth in the style of the 303 and fits in the palm of your hand, check out the amazing Paripi Destroyer!!! Very simple and awesome acid bass sound. Combine it with a pocket operator or a Korg NTS-1 and away you go!!!!
@alexlokanin33122 жыл бұрын
I love stories like this
@trancefreak642 жыл бұрын
BTW, this video story is fantastic Johnny.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks - all the best!
@weg74962 жыл бұрын
NO WAY 12:06 YOU MADE THAT SONG IN SSX TRICKY AMAZING
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Thanks We G!
@martinmonges30187 ай бұрын
Amazing video
@johnnymorgansynthdreams7 ай бұрын
Thanks for the visit
@user-wl1uz5sb9f2 жыл бұрын
Brilliant!
@BRNTmodularmusic2 жыл бұрын
You really need to check the controversy on the comments for the last Telekom video. A real peace of history on its own. Love your videos btw!
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
I just checked them out - so crazy - great to hear DJ Pierre chime in with the facts.
@fredericksirucka10718 ай бұрын
Nice story and documentary on the beloved tb 303 ❤ Fred(e)ricK...😮
@johnnymorgansynthdreams7 ай бұрын
Thanks Fred(e)ricK!
@doktorwer2 жыл бұрын
good work, nice vid
@skyko Жыл бұрын
Excellent brother! 🎛🎛
@weg7496 Жыл бұрын
bro you have no idea how much i watch this video i want a tb 303 or tb 03 soooooooo much
@johnnymorgansynthdreams Жыл бұрын
Hey We g - try and find a behringer TD-3 - they are excellent clones and can be found pretty cheap.
@DanefrakАй бұрын
Did you ever get one
@weg7496Ай бұрын
@@Danefrak no i got distracted
@splitradix2 жыл бұрын
I bought my 303 from that mailing list you included screenshots of.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Maybe you bought it from me 🙂
@ippideeduda62822 жыл бұрын
Thank you! 👍
@davecool42 Жыл бұрын
The KLF took it on the charts with their classic The White Room in 1991.
@michelvondenhoff96732 жыл бұрын
Got a KingKorg with several VA filter emulations. It does 303 pretty well, as p5, oberheim and even Moog ladder. In a mix hard pressed to notice difference between VA and original. Nord A1 is also very nice.
@mikemeengs57202 жыл бұрын
Back in 1982 or so, I was in my local music store looking for a cheap drum machine. The owner showed my the Drumatix and Bassline. Neither of us had any idea how to use them, and I ended up buying a Mattel Synsonics. I stopped in there couple of years later, and the still had those 303s and 606s...three of each. But now they were trying to blow them out for $395.00... for the pair! Again, I passed. *sigh*
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Awesome great first hand account Mike. Thanks for that!
@dontcallmejon2 жыл бұрын
There must be something in the ether, as just this last week I purchased an x0x clone box and a TD3..
@theshadowsea55562 жыл бұрын
Had never heard of Charanjit Singh, amazing stuff. Pioneer.
@Analoque4442 жыл бұрын
10:53 The synth on the hips of this guy is the Future Retro 777 - also a badass synth which clones the TB-303 and goes far beyond and includes a switchable 18 dB/42 dB LP-Filter. The FR-777 is also a very rare synth due to the small batch around 600 units and is a real beast.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Yeah that's me - it's my FR-777
@Analoque4442 жыл бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams Yeah, nice. Did you keep it until now? I own two which I have been keeping around since 1999. Brgds
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
@@Analoque444 I sold it about 10 years ago and I really regret it, as I used it for so many songs, especially with my band Unit:187 for our Capital Punishment album.. I ordered mine direct from Jared when they first came out and used it almost every day. Very cool you have 2 of them - lots of possibilities there! Ok Cheers!
@Analoque4442 жыл бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams Thanks for your video btw. I remember the band, cool to meet you here. How time passes :D ... I ordered my 777´s from a shop in Berlin which contacted Jared and after 6 months waiting time I got them. I love them and will never give them away. Everybody who sold it regrets it xD xD I know because I talked to many ex-owners during the years. I am sad about the Future Retro company, they are out of business. Wish you the best and keep on going.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
@@Analoque444 Yes - never sell them. Great to meet you here as well - lets keep in touch. My email is on my channel page. All the the best.
@leewightman8619 Жыл бұрын
I just got the Roland t8 as iv always had a thing for the 303 was gonna get the behringer clone but i saw the t8 has the drum machine and bassline synth on it for a few pound more
@johnnymorgansynthdreams Жыл бұрын
Good Value - I hear it's really decent and nice to have everything all in one small unit. Roland is really making some great new instruments.
@madness85562 жыл бұрын
Bought one for $200 in 1996 from a seller who didn't know their worth at the time. I sold it in 1999 for $1700 making me very happy at the time.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
I heard so many stories like this!
@madness85562 жыл бұрын
@@johnnymorgansynthdreams I couldn't believe my luck when the seller was desperate to get rid of it and I barely hid my excitement when I asked them what they wanted for it after he told me he wanted to get rid of it. When he said $200 I instinctively gave him the cash before he changed his mind! It was in mint condition in its case with original power supply! It would have looked suss for me to sell so quickly after buying it so I waited for 3 years when they were even more valuable as vintage gear and advertised it for $2000. I got a lot of offers for around $1000-1200 but then I got that one call from a buyer who offered $1700 cash and travelled 3 hours to pick it up! He was a very happy buyer and I was a very happy seller! 👍👍😀😀
@BigPharmaBeatmaker2 жыл бұрын
There are plenty of capable plugins. 20 dollars and enjoy
@madness85562 жыл бұрын
@@BigPharmaBeatmaker spot on. To me a TB303 sounds like a TB303 whether it's the original hardware or a plug in!
@thejollyjoker1872 жыл бұрын
When Rebirth was launched it was an apocalypse for me.. and I still use it to this day
@snowleopard9749 Жыл бұрын
Rebirth was the start of me making music as a young'n.
@rodolphecarmignani2128 ай бұрын
Top video thanxx !
@johnnymorgansynthdreams8 ай бұрын
Glad you liked it!
@bopphrases2 жыл бұрын
excellent
@FreakydileАй бұрын
It smacks me in the face, that there is a spelling mistake in the TR-808 ad at 1:17
@Black_Agent_Seattle2 жыл бұрын
The 303 changed the world really. One small, unassuming silver box that was a commercial failure. Long live Acid.
@clivedamagedgoods2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video. My only complaint is that it was 14 minutes long. I'd have happily sat and watched this format for two solid hours, which would allow longer track clips, deep dives into the endless subgenres and underground scenes which grew out of rave culture, and possibly even considered the extent to which that glorious little silver box inadvertently influenced the kind of tectonic shifts in the cultural and societal landscape that Included changes to laws and other institutional impacts that we all live with today.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams2 жыл бұрын
Yes - I could really expand on this with interviews and pro archived footage - you could easily make a proper 1 hour documentary out of this.
@Matt-zp1jn Жыл бұрын
Yes, would be great to even see many little seperate mini documentarys like this one dedicated in more detail/history to the: beginings, Chicago/DJ Pierre scene, Danny Rampling & friends, UK scene, acid house, techno, trance, acid techno scene like chris Liberator etc, acid w/psy trance, tb 303 clones w/differences deep dive. Also on ACB, VST’s, Hardware/Modules etc, your Best & worst TB 303 videos Top 10’s etc and explain WHY? , maybe group them into top 10 lists of vintage hardware, ACB’s, VST’s, keyboard Synths w/303 capable, and best value list, best cheap list, best middle range 4intermediate, best pro or high end versions etc? Would be a great mini series that could be done slowly over time as you can fit it in etc. No pressure, just a nice idea! 👍
@ericjenkins27372 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite acid tracks no one really mentions is Essit Muzique - Essit Muzique...damn, when that thing gets going it's all over.
@gilberttosanchez2 жыл бұрын
squeeze the trigger by ice t has to be the reason why i love this synthesizer
@HOLLASOUNDS2 жыл бұрын
You can get a decent emulsion of the Roland 303 bassline on you Android device called Rockrelay Bassline. 303 Basline was first emulsion in software was software called Rebirth.
@DetroitMicroSound2 жыл бұрын
Nice work! Subscribed!
@user-hx8zm4fe4q Жыл бұрын
Don Lewis had the original idea for the 808. and C-78 drum machines and he created LEO the. idea for midi.
@djtricks1 Жыл бұрын
Talented "Don Lewis" also wrote co-created patches for the Yamaha DX7 !! But yes he was friends with Mr Kakehashi (R.i.P)
@user-ij4lt4ry6t2 жыл бұрын
Спасибо автору канала за этот выпуск
@VEsound2 жыл бұрын
Hi Johnny and thanks for the video. It would have been nice to mention the Norand Mono as one of the latest TB-303 children and not only Roland and Behringer ones which are maybe too close to the original where the Mono pushes the 303 spirit and sound into the future. Like Roland did back in the days with the TB-303.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams7 ай бұрын
Thanks @VEsound - I'll have to check it out!
@angelodomino Жыл бұрын
❤ that sound 🎼
@TheIndustrialRetrospective2 жыл бұрын
I have two of the Behringer 303 clones and I love them, use them all the time, together they make great dance partners. I would love to pick up one of the recently released Donner clones, they sound exceptionally greasy!
@cosmicgoa5 ай бұрын
Jeszcze jest Roland TB3👽👍👍👽
@splizer101 Жыл бұрын
well put Johnny.
@johnnymorgansynthdreams Жыл бұрын
Thanks! The 303 is in such a great place now - I always come back to it was something so direct that works every time.