Behringer TD-3

[3hands]

Guess what arrived today!!!

[3hands]

I have to say, This is the most fun I’ve had in a while. I’ve got a room full of killer gear and somehow this thing just puts a smile on my face. Partly, I feel, it’s nostalgia, and partly due to it being so bloody easy. I hadn’t programmed a 303 in 20 years and I remember it being an epic pain to learn. Once I got my fingers on this thing though, I had it back in about 10 minutes. Is such an archaic way to program, you never forget!!

[nuketifromorbit]

Are their any instructional videos or articles on programming the sequencer, because the few videos I've found online dedicated to programming the td3 are some what lacking. Also the 303s original manual is, like most roland documentation from that era, terribly written. I've figured out how to clear a pattern and input notes easily enough, there just doesnt seem to be any mention of how to change note length, add rests, etc in any of the videos I've watched.

[mckenic]

NOT what your looking for (and Im interesed to learn too) but I found Starsky Carr's video informative as he recreates Josh Wink.

11:20 ish on in this vid -

[nuketifromorbit]

NOT what your looking for (and Im interesed to learn too) but I found Starsky Carr's video informative as he recreates Josh Wink.

11:20 ish on in this vid -

Thanks I some how overlooked this video since I assumed it was just a review. Its much better than the tutorial video that I had watched previously.

[mckenic]

Glad I could be some little help mate

I also found this very informative, hopefully it might be some use!

[Sweetfiltersweep]

I have learned a lot about the TD-3 comparing it with other monosynths:

[Kattefjaes]

I have learned a lot about the TD-3 comparing it with other monosynths:

Oo that video is irritating. I wish that they were even approximately volume-matched.

[Sweetfiltersweep]

I have learned a lot about the TD-3 comparing it with other monosynths:

Oo that video is irritating. I wish that they were even approximately volume-matched.

They are indeed, as explained in the video description. Volume-matched at the beginning with single notes, the clip reflects the changes in volume when changing parameters. I did so on purpose. The filter and resonance on the Monologue reacts very differently and you have to tame it. This is exactly what you hear in the comparison. I wanted to show the differences as you found them, not politely recorded. I understand your criticism, though.

[Kattefjaes]

I have learned a lot about the TD-3 comparing it with other monosynths:

Oo that video is irritating. I wish that they were even approximately volume-matched.

They are indeed, as explained in the video description. Volume-matched at the beginning with single notes, the clip reflects the changes in volume when changing parameters. I did so on purpose. The filter and resonance on the Monologue reacts very differently and you have to tame it. This is exactly what you hear in the comparison. I wanted to show the differences as you found them, not politely recorded. I understand your criticism, though.

Of course, I totally didn't skip around in the video without watching it all. Ahem.

[paperCUT]

FYI the gate output is missing a pulldown resistor so it may not trigger all modules reliably. If you do any mods make sure you add a 100k resistor from the gate out to ground.

[nuromantix]

Is track mode just broken on this or is it a known issue fixed in an update? Asking before I spend all day tearing my hair out trying to get their software to work.
Before anyone goes there: yes I know how a 303 sequencer works, been using it for 20 years.

[freqout]

Does the TD-3 respond to program change messages over midi?

[Sweetfiltersweep]

Small, easy to use, extreme sounding... Nice pair with the TD-3:

[olix]

I sold my TD-3. By far, I prefer the Volca NuBass.

[vytis]

Couldn't resist getting a 'smiley face' yellow version. This stubborn, raw 303 sound is spot on. What a terrible sounding little acid machine you are, I thought. You're no good for much else...

And then it sang...

[3lbFlax]

I do recommend checking our the internal filter tweak and the effect it can have - it brought mine into line considerably, and let me use the full range of the freq knob without 'going over'. You may prefer the sound of the higher range, but for me taming it was the key to keeping the TD-3, which I'd otherwise have written off as another close-but-no-cigar effort.

[skunk3]

Couldn't resist getting a 'smiley face' yellow version. This stubborn, raw 303 sound is spot on. What a terrible sounding little acid machine you are, I thought. You're no good for much else...

And then it sang...

thats pretty!

[Shakespeare]

Really nice, vytis.

[col]

If you like that check out Recondite.

https://www.discogs.com/Recondite-On-Ac ... se/3503836

[booger]

Question for those that have done the VCF mod to make the TD-3 ‘darker’... How far did you have to turn the screw to the left to achieve a tone that was more similar to a TB-303?

[Kattefjaes]

Question for those that have done the VCF mod to make the TD-3 ‘darker’... How far did you have to turn the screw to the left to achieve a tone that was more similar to a TB-303?

If you really worry about such things, there's a little bit of vague calibration info in the tb-303 service manual.

[Red Electric Rainbow]

if you want it to sound dark then write your melodies in minor scales

[3lbFlax]

Question for those that have done the VCF mod to make the TD-3 ‘darker’... How far did you have to turn the screw to the left to achieve a tone that was more similar to a TB-303?

It wasn't much - my first attempt overshot the mark (I was A/Bing it with a genuine 303). However, I recently had the TD out again and I've noticed it's problematic with the cutoff low and the env/decay high - sliding sounds are filtered to nothing much faster than on the real thing (accent also seems to make this worse). But if I raise the internal value again, I know it'll be too bright at the max. Both scenarios will annoy me. The TD at the moment is very close as long as I don't have that particular combo active. As always, the seemingly simple 303 proves to be anything but.

[booger]

Question for those that have done the VCF mod to make the TD-3 ‘darker’... How far did you have to turn the screw to the left to achieve a tone that was more similar to a TB-303?

It wasn't much - my first attempt overshot the mark (I was A/Bing it with a genuine 303). However, I recently had the TD out again and I've noticed it's problematic with the cutoff low and the env/decay high - sliding sounds are filtered to nothing much faster than on the real thing (accent also seems to make this worse). But if I raise the internal value again, I know it'll be too bright at the max. Both scenarios will annoy me. The TD at the moment is very close as long as I don't have that particular combo active. As always, the seemingly simple 303 proves to be anything but.

Thanks for the answer!