TB-303 on Virus TI

hey bud

simple building block issssss.....

OSC.........

use one OSC, turn OSC BALANCE all the way towards OCS 1, set this OCS to SAWTOOTH Wave

Turn PHASE INIT all the way up to 127 (it retriggers the wave every time u play a new note instead of letting the wave cycle constantly)

turn Punch up about 3/4s of the way

FILTER.......

Turn FILTER BALANCE to -64 so only FILTER ONE is working

Set one Filter to LP and turn FILTER ONE ENV AMOUNT up to about 50 or whatever you think sounds better.

Turn FILTER ONE CUTOFF down to about 40-60 and turn RESO up to about 35

add some MIDDLE or HARD SATURATION

this is a very simple building block to get you going to create a TBish like sound, tweak to your hearts content

Sam - SJR (UK Trance) - http://www.lostshadows.co.uk

I agree, but also add a Low EQ gain at about 110hz with 9db gain. Also add a 1/4 clocked delay and some light reverb to get that awesome old Acid sound. And if you really want that filter to squelch, put a bandpass filter on the 2nd filter cutoff and keep it's value at 0. Put on hefty res on cutoff 2 and put the cutoff filter balance at around *50 toward cutoff 1!!!

I 303's!!!!!

I was just trying this and managed to make the most analogue sounding set of bass presets I've ever gotten out of the virus. Somehow got 1 saw osc to sound really fat. Still trying to get maximum squelch! I think a combination of moderate wide distortion and slight filter saturation works. If you go too far it just sounds like a 303 through a distortion box.

would also like to say thanks to all of you for this info !!!

what about a TR909 drumkit ?

You can get some decent 303 sounds from the Ti, but for real quality emulations, there are VST's that do a much better job of emulating it. For example: ABL2, Tau2 and Phoscyon. But even propellerheads Rebirth is pretty good, and is now free.
All depends on how authentic and squelchy you want you acid to be

- 303 addict

thanks a lot men

This thread has a lot of readers, and I know a lot of people want a 303-ish sound. But really, these suggestions are not similar to a 303 sound at all. The V-Synth has a 303 filter emulation, which is a unique part of the sound, and even then its close but not 100%.

So I'd like to open up the thread to a wider topic: what are your experiences with 303 emulation on other synths? x0xb0x seems like the answer, and mine's in the mail right now

B

you might have a read on the "Programming Analogue Synths" tutorial that gets installed with the Virus TI software, read chapter 4, "The TB303 in your Virus".

-timo

LOL.. AS my dad always used to say. . "Its Unreal the abilitys you can unlock by READING THE MANUAL"

The Virus is NOT going to sound anything like a TB-303. It's not even coming close enough to honk and wave hello, seriously (I do own a few original and modded 303's, so I do know what I'm talking about).

Audiorealism's ABL2 is the very best software emulation, period (oh, and get it on your iPhone / iPod Touch for just a few bucks here: http://tinyurl.com/303808909). It does every little thing just right.

D16's Phoscyon is a very decent runner-up with some extra's, but also some minor weaknesses.

Imho all the other software based options aren't worth your time for getting an authentic sounding 303 sound. (But, of course, if you like how it sounds, who cares...)

Amen.
It's about the sound YOUR going for.

But I do disagree, you can get some "pretty close to the TB-303" sounds out of the Virus. At least close enough that when it sits in your mix the listener will say: "Awesome"

Zitat von woodster77

What do you mean by putting the 'cutoff filter balance at around *50 toward cutoff 1' ?

Yeah, that's what I meant.

303 madness for Virus TI: