Comments on: A (decent) Roland 303 Emulator

A (decent) Roland 303 Emulator

nthdegx — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 04:30:00 -0800

Everybody needs a 303.

By: Frasermoo

Frasermoo — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 04:45:26 -0800

yes they do. i spent a bit of time using Rebirth. tis quality.

By: ZenMasterThis

ZenMasterThis — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 05:50:27 -0800

Where oh where are the Depeche Modes of yesteryear?

By: phylum sinter

phylum sinter — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 06:47:47 -0800

Wow - i'd say this thing sounds more than decent... just about right on according to the samples on this page. Unfortunately it's not the only one that has the sound this close... Rebirth had it awfully close years ago, and another emulator, the Muon Tau bassline does just as good a job as this one. A fun little box, nonetheless. It's a shame it's so overused though.

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 06:56:50 -0800

"It's a shame it's so overused though." I hear this a lot, but the 303 can make different tones, and, obviously, there's a practically limitless number of melodies. I'd agree it's been overused in a similar way over and over, but I think put to creative use its a great tool. No one says guitars or violins are overused.

By: edlundart

edlundart — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 07:15:55 -0800

you can also get Muon's latest 303 effort in this month's Computer Music magazine.

By: asok

asok — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 07:57:47 -0800

Have they reproduced that almost-impossible-to-use interface as well? And people say modern music requires no musicianship or skill. I think one of the reasons that people think it is overused is the difficulty in using the interface. Getting a sound out of a 303 is the goal, any sound. I was happy when I apparently managed to get a little tune together after using one for two hours. Of course, I was mistaken as I was playing a saved melody.

By: milnak

milnak — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 08:33:51 -0800

--------------------------- model2 --------------------------- Access violation at address 00408327 in module 'model2.exe'. Write of address 0000003C. awesome!

By: nthdegx

nthdegx — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 12:21:49 -0800

Try vintage.zip, milnak.

By: mathis23

mathis23 — Mon, 27 Oct 2003 16:43:26 -0800

It looks like edlundart beat me to it by about 10 hours. Now if I could only get my *actual* 303 to work...