Name: Behringer TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer with VCO/VCF, Strawberry
Brand: Behringer
SKU: BETD3SB
Price: 149.00 USD
Availability: BackOrder
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

Behringer TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer with VCO/VCF, Strawberry

Behringer TD-3

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Behringer TD-3 

Explore the Behringer TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer. Classic analog sound, versatile connectivity, and easy to use. Shop now and create unique sounds!

If you're seeking the iconic sounds that shaped the Electronic Dance Music (EDM) scene, look no further than the TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer. This instrument is a faithful tribute to the legendary Roland TB-303, a synthesizer that, despite its initial commercial failure as a bass guitar replacement from 1981 to 1984, became a beloved staple in the EDM world. The TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer offers an all-new Distortion circuit, allowing you to craft virtually any sound with precision and ease. Its pure analog signal path, 16-step Sequencer, and authentic Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO), Voltage Controlled Filter (VCF), and Voltage Controlled Amplifier (VCA) filters make it a versatile tool for any music producer or sound designer. Engineered with meticulous attention to detail, the TD-3-SB features original VCO, VCF, and VCA designs and pure analog circuitry with matched transistors. This commitment to quality results in an ultra-flexible sound shaping capability, enabling you to produce everything from super-fat bass and lead tones to stunning effects and otherworldly sounds. The TD-3-SB comes ready to rock straight out of the box, thanks to its default signal routing that allows for instant sound creation without the need for patch cables. Its intuitive layout makes it easy to recreate the inspired sounds of 1980s and '90s progressive rock, wave, EDM, and synth-pop music, or to design incredibly fat and original sounds of your own. At the heart of the TD-3-SB's sound is its versatile 24 dB/octave filter, which lets you experiment with the low-pass Cutoff frequency and Resonance settings to dial in the perfect sound. The authentic Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) with transistor wave-shaping circuitry offers your choice of reverse-sawtooth or pulse waveforms for ultimate sound creation. The onboard sequencer with 7 tracks allows you to program up to 16 steps of notes and rests and save them as a Pattern. You can record, save, and recall up to 250 patterns, all of which can be stored in the 4 Groups. Your sequences can be played either in Keyboard mode, where you create and store the pattern, or Step mode which allows you to interact while composing a pattern. The TD-3-SB also features a Distortion circuit for when you want to add extra power to your performance. Simply flip the Distortion On/Off switch and dial in the perfect amount of Drive to push your sound to the max. While the TD-3-SB is a monophonic instrument, its 16-note Poly Chain function lets you combine multiple synthesizers for up to 16-voice polyphony. This feature provides vastly improved reliability and stability over its 1970s and '80s predecessors. The TD-3-SB is equipped with 11 controls and 28 switches for direct and real-time access to all important parameters. The multi-I/O patchbay allows you to connect external devices and expand the TD-3-SB's tone-sculpting capabilities beyond your wildest dreams. When modern performance calls for classic analog sound, the TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer is the instrument of choice. Unleash your imagination and give your music its voice with this affordable, high-quality synthesizer.

So the Behringer TD-3 is definitely fun when you get the hang of it but it also misses the mark on a couple of features. First off I have never used a real TB-303 so I'm not comparing it to that. I'm just commenting on this as a unique piece of gear. First off this thing sounds great AND fat. I found that the square wave oscillator is almost always better sounding the then saw. The controls are very intuitive and really are just asking to be tweaked in a live take. I found that for my purposes it was more useful to set the accent, decay, envelope, & resonance at my desired levels and just tweak the filter cutoff. Speaking of the knobs, I have to take off a point for the decay knob. I can barely hear an envelope decay of the filter with this thing. It is VERY fast and I really couldn't hear much difference between the completely closed and open values. This misses the mark even if it's exactly modeled after the 303. Also I know Behringer were going after making a faithful recreation of the TB-303 but the method for inputting notes is very cumbersome. Apparently it is exactly as it is on the 303 but it is not intuitive at first use. You have to enter all your notes first and then enter their lengths & any rests. It's not so bad after you get the hang of it but it leaves something to be desired compared to the modern Roland TB-3 which is a pretty great and intuitive sequencer. I take another point off the TB-3 for its horrendous USB MIDI. In short it is unusable. It creates a digital hum that of course you could mostly remove with notch filtering or something like iZotope RX but it should simply not be there. Standard din MIDI however does not have this problem and neither does analog sync. For the money the TD-3 delivers strong & powerful bass with pedigree. The various hardware color options make it fun finding the perfect counterpart to your studio or live setup. Honestly I hope to never part with mine and I truly have zero gear lust for a real 303. There may be flaws in comparison that I just have no concept of but I've recorded and jammed with the TD-3 and it simply is fun to use.

Behringer TD-3-SB Analog Bass Line Synthesizer with VCO/VCF, Strawberry

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