The Behringer TD-3 (Red) is a clone of the famous Bass Synthesizer Roland TB-303, whose bubbling and screaming sound has captivated generations of musicians, DJs and revellers. Probably the most used sound in Electronic Dance Music, it requires surprisingly few controls and comes to life with its internal Sequencer. A Dual Waveform Oscillator, the legendary Acid Filter, a Decay Envelope and the Accent parameter; that's what it takes to create the legendary sound. Compared to the original from 1982, the TD-3 has a Distortion Effect for analogue sound generation and, among other things, a directly accessible Randomize Function for the Sequencer.

History & Hype

Originally, the TB-303 together with the TR-606 Drum Computer (both by Roland) was designed to replace Drums and Bass in a solo entertainer context, allowing musicians to practice without band members present. However, this target group didn't feel addressed and so the TB-303 ended up with disco-house DJs and producers who linked the Bass Machine to a Drum Computer and thus created countless tracks that are legendary then as now.

In the 90s with the upcoming Techno wave, many producers wanted to own a "303", which was unfortunately reserved for only a few due to the then already increased second-hand market prices and the low availability. So numerous manufacturers took up the cause and released a considerable number of Software and Hardware clones. Sometimes the Sequencer was successful, sometimes the sound generation, but many times the result was so independent that it was many things, but not a 303.

Sequencer

This iconic Sequencer gives access to 64x Patterns, each of which can be up to 16-Steps long, and of course the Song Mode. The indispensable and characteristic commands Accent and Slide are of course on-board. There is also the possibility to transpose Patterns. Thanks to the Randomize Function, you can create new patterns in the TD-3 at the touch of a button, which are a constant source of inspiration and variation.

Distortion

What would the most famous Bass sound in the world be without the pithy addition of a Distortion Effect? Behringer has given the TD-3 an extensively adjustable Distortion effect, which will especially please friends of the somewhat harder sounds.