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In 1982 The Roland Corporation made a bass guitar simulation synth, the tb-303. | In 1982 The Roland Corporation made a bass guitar simulation synth, the tb-303. | ||
The machine sparked an unpredicted wave of music and has a long history of being used / misused and reinvented. | The machine sparked an unpredicted wave of music and has a long history of being used / misused and reinvented. | ||
Within the evolution of the machine towards the current status in 2014 with the official | Within the evolution of the machine towards the current status in 2014 with the official release of a new version by Roland, the tb-303 has been the focal point of big following in the electronic music scene. | ||
It is important to understand what kind of influences the machine has and has had within this period. So this media object is dedicated to the history and | It is important to understand what kind of influences the machine has and has had within this period. So this media object is dedicated to the history and future of the machine. With examples of how the machine was used / copied / emulated and involved in current music environments, the wiki will show an in dept story about the machine and its history future. | ||
The beginning. | The beginning. | ||
It was 1982 and the digital era of music production was in its infancy. Protocols like MIDI where on the verge of being implemented by instrument makers and the digital revolution had a connection protocol to connect various machines and computers. Electric analog instruments where still being made but where soon to be " | It was 1982 and the digital era of music production was in its infancy. Protocols like MIDI where on the verge of being implemented by instrument makers and the digital revolution had a connection protocol to connect various machines and computers. Electric analog instruments where still being made but where soon to be "caught up" by its digital counterparts. At this time The Roland Corporation (japan) released a new series of instruments the tr-808, tr-909, tr-707, tb-303 and sh-101. The tr-808 and tr-909 are synthesized drumcomputers the tr-707 is a sample based drumcomputer to complete the full "band" is complemented by a bass, the tb-303 and synthesizer the sh-101. Together these instruments make up a "real music band". The main goal set by Roland was to cater to small bands and singer songwriters to have a backup instrument that could play parts with them. Either drums, synth lines or bass lines. Unfortunately some of these instruments were hard to program and didn't quite sound like the real thing. One of these instruments that missed the mark was the tb-303, loathed for its unprogrammable character and far from real bass sound the tb-303 was also expensive. | ||
The | The revelation. | ||
During the times that digital instruments became interesting to producers and artist the tb-303 was | During the times that digital instruments became interesting to producers and artist the tb-303 was | ||
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Roland tb-303 [Steve suggests: 1) hook up with Joseph 2) Why does this interest you?]
Introduction (synopsis):
In 1982 The Roland Corporation made a bass guitar simulation synth, the tb-303. The machine sparked an unpredicted wave of music and has a long history of being used / misused and reinvented. Within the evolution of the machine towards the current status in 2014 with the official release of a new version by Roland, the tb-303 has been the focal point of big following in the electronic music scene. It is important to understand what kind of influences the machine has and has had within this period. So this media object is dedicated to the history and future of the machine. With examples of how the machine was used / copied / emulated and involved in current music environments, the wiki will show an in dept story about the machine and its history future.
The beginning. It was 1982 and the digital era of music production was in its infancy. Protocols like MIDI where on the verge of being implemented by instrument makers and the digital revolution had a connection protocol to connect various machines and computers. Electric analog instruments where still being made but where soon to be "caught up" by its digital counterparts. At this time The Roland Corporation (japan) released a new series of instruments the tr-808, tr-909, tr-707, tb-303 and sh-101. The tr-808 and tr-909 are synthesized drumcomputers the tr-707 is a sample based drumcomputer to complete the full "band" is complemented by a bass, the tb-303 and synthesizer the sh-101. Together these instruments make up a "real music band". The main goal set by Roland was to cater to small bands and singer songwriters to have a backup instrument that could play parts with them. Either drums, synth lines or bass lines. Unfortunately some of these instruments were hard to program and didn't quite sound like the real thing. One of these instruments that missed the mark was the tb-303, loathed for its unprogrammable character and far from real bass sound the tb-303 was also expensive.
The revelation. During the times that digital instruments became interesting to producers and artist the tb-303 was