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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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.

Fellow Future Retro fan here! Thank you Jered for a fantastic piece of art.

Great piece! I grew up in the rave scene, that 303 sound is unmistakable.

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. 💕

Love your docos! Do more. But forever grateful for your knowlege

Thanks again Johnny for your in-depth coverage of another classic Roland device.

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

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. 👍👍👍👍

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)

Great documentary.

Excellent docs ! have watched them all, thanks for taking the time and effort for putting them together

👏Love these historical breakdowns Johnny!

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.

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.

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.)

Wow great video, i love the the tb-303!!

زمانی که با ویدئوی شما گذشت بی شک هدر نرفته. استادانه تدوین شده بود رفیق.

Another flawless video - thank you for making these, Johnny!

It changed the world of dance music and youth culture all over the world. An legendary creation!

Hey, this is a great history lesson on the 303. Thanks man.

Everybody needs a 303! For example, a family of four needs FOUR 303s. 😁(that ending track is lovely BTW)

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🤟😊🤟

Best fact of the vid, you did some track on SSX what a cool line on the CV ^^

You made Gin and Sin? That's awesome, I love that track. It's so funky and smooth.

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

This was a really great Doc. Thanks for making this. Peace

Great doc on a great instrument. Forever aciiiiiiiiid 😁

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 !!

The sound of the TB-303 is healing. It seriously does something to you. I don't know what it is.

beautiful

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.

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!

fantastic video, thank you so much. Hardfloor are the masters of 303 to me.

Great video as always!

Great deep dive into the classic silver box mate, you should be proud.

Great video, very well documented!

Hey this was inspiring, I need to get one for my compositions

Music is just soooo inspiring, viby space energy, waves ❤❤❤❤

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.

Can never get enough 303!

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!

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 !! (🤯😁)

WOW, what a greatful video. ❤️❤️❤️

Aha, reuploaded 🙂 Nice docu video's!

I absolutely love your docs! I remember that Future Music or The Mix in which you was featured, didn´t know it was you.

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.

Nice. Never heard of Charanjit Singh before. Banger of an album.

Brilliant 👏. Thanks for this.

I'm waiting for a DX7 video man! This was great!

Very nice production man🙏

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

I'm getting a td3 tomorrow and I can't wait

Omg you made music for ssx? Amazing. Thanks for this excellent video.

Very cool videos! Good job.

Great documentary

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!!!!

I love stories like this

BTW, this video story is fantastic Johnny.

NO WAY 12:06 YOU MADE THAT SONG IN SSX TRICKY AMAZING

Amazing video

Brilliant!

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!

Nice story and documentary on the beloved tb 303 ❤ Fred(e)ricK...😮

good work, nice vid

Excellent brother! 🎛🎛

bro you have no idea how much i watch this video i want a tb 303 or tb 03 soooooooo much

I bought my 303 from that mailing list you included screenshots of.

Thank you! 👍

The KLF took it on the charts with their classic The White Room in 1991.

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.

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*

There must be something in the ether, as just this last week I purchased an x0x clone box and a TD3..

Had never heard of Charanjit Singh, amazing stuff. Pioneer.

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.

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

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.

When Rebirth was launched it was an apocalypse for me.. and I still use it to this day

Rebirth was the start of me making music as a young'n.

Top video thanxx !

excellent

It smacks me in the face, that there is a spelling mistake in the TR-808 ad at 1:17

The 303 changed the world really. One small, unassuming silver box that was a commercial failure. Long live Acid.

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.

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.

squeeze the trigger by ice t has to be the reason why i love this synthesizer

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.

Nice work! Subscribed!

Don Lewis had the original idea for the 808. and C-78 drum machines and he created LEO the. idea for midi.

Спасибо автору канала за этот выпуск

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.

❤ that sound 🎼

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!

Jeszcze jest Roland TB3👽👍👍👽

well put Johnny.