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TB-303

TB-303 Acid Flashback

The Fall and Rise of the TB-303 Author: Oz Owen The machine that put a smile on the faces of party people all over the world, without even realizing—the incomparable TB-303 Bass Line.

Synth Legends: TB-303

TB-303 Documentary – Bassline Baseline (2005) Published by: alexfox101 Designed by Tadao Kikumoto in 1982, the TB-303 is a bass synthesizer with a built-in sequencer originally designed for bands or guitarists practicing without a bass player. It features a single analog oscillator with two waveforms (saw or square) and has a simple VCF filter with resonance, [...]

Synth Legends

Published by endlessdrifter on Feb 14, 2006 In honor of the JUPITER Synth Legends, Volume 1, this post is dedicated to the real life legends who pioneered the movement during the golden era of synthesizers. The above video, “Synthesizer Medley” features Howard Jones, Herbie Hancock, Thomas Dolby, and Stevie Wonder during the 1985 Grammy® Award Ceremony in Los [...]