[sdiy] TB303 transistors

[Tom Arnold]

On Tue, May 24, 2005 at 08:18:37PM +0100, Fierce Fish wrote:
> Tom, in your opinion does the 3031 nail the 303 square wave? I have yet 
> to find a clone that can sound like my 303's square, most clones on the 
> market can do a very convincing distorted sawtooth acid stuff, but for 
> the more refined fluid square wave stuff they all sound way off to my 
> (not that good) ears!

Tony has done an excellent job of nailing the TB3031 square wave.  Listen to
samples on oakleysound.com

> Anyone else have any thoughts on this, I'm starting to believe some of 
> the conspiracy theories that aliens from the future designed the 303, 
> the square wave sound is like the holy grail or something. Godammit! ;)

No, the truth is the square wave on the TB303 sounds like utter crap, but
its become such the basis of a Sound we like that its now the holy grail.

:-)

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