The best deal celebrating 303 Day came from TB-303 Bass Line maker Roland itself, when it gave away 3,030 licence keys for its TB-303 software version. Naturally, those went pretty quickly, but fortunately, there are still some residual 303 deals kicking around at Plugin Boutique which you can take advantage of for a limited time.
First up, you can save a mighty cool 84 per cent on Audio Blast’s Abx3 soft synth, which takes inspiration from the legendary TB-303.
“With a completely redesigned interface, Abx-3 makes it easier than ever to craft real-time sequences and dynamically adjust them during live performances in studio situations, too,” Audio Blast says.
Features include a 16- to 64-step sequencer, 606 pre-loaded presets, 32 oscillator shapes, a sub oscillator – selectable between Sine or Square – eight distortion types, reverse MIDI functionality, a Pattern Browser and loads more. It’s normally priced at £149 but until tomorrow (5 March), you can get it for just £30.30.
Next, we’ve got to draw your attention to Phoscyon 2, d16 Group’s own emulation of the TB-303. Dubbed the “last 303 you will ever need”, Phoscyon 2 takes the 303 blueprint to “entirely new heights”, adding a number of more modern features for the modern producer. And until 9 March, you can save a sweet 40 per cent, and grab it for £59, down from £99.
Lastly, Acid V, Arturia’s own emulation of the 303, is available until 11 March at a 50 per cent discount. Features include square and triangle oscillator waveforms, a two-octave sub-oscillator, resonant low-pass filter, a built-in distortion module with 14 algorithms, an advanced polymetric 64-step sequencer and arpeggiator and loads more. Get it for just £94.96 right now.
While commercial failure during its initial production run between 1981 and 1984 – owing partly to its somewhat unrealistic take on natural bass sound – remaining units were sold off cheaply by Roland and subsequently snapped up by electronic musicians and producers. Its sound became a staple in EDM genres like acid house, Chicago house and techno.
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