TD-3-AM Analog Bass Line Synthesizer with VCO, VCF, 16-Step Sequencer, Distortion Effects and 16-Voice Poly Chain

I own a few 303 clones, and this Behringer TD-3 punches well above the price tag, especially when Amazon is selling them for £85. Many people are a little hesitant about the onboard sequencer, but it is true to the original '80s design, a little annoying to use at first, but really not that hard. Besides, you can program it via the free SynthTribe software provided on their site. Having MIDI in/out is a massive bonus compared to the original that only had DINSync and this one has a built-in Boss DS-1 style distortion. All these added extras just make it more appealing, and you can do MIDI over USB as well, along with any potential firmware updates. The sound is pretty much what you would expect from a 303, and I've used plenty of original '80s ones to know that they all sound a little different anyway. You can unscrew this TD-3 and mess with the factory filter setting if you want to dial it I too taste, plus once you have EQ'd it and added effects it will sit really nicely in the mix. Overall, a bit of a bargain at well under £100 for a slice of classic mono synth, and 'that filter' is a lot of fun.

First up let me say that i sequence this from another piece of kit, so i can't say much about the built in sequencer on this. But i have one friend who says that they have maybe been a little too faithful in copying most of the original 303, when they should probably have simplified that one aspect of it. . My only other criticisms of this would be that the plastic case does feel a bit cheap to the touch (though the original probably did too). And i would have liked this to have come with a USB cable included, since adding USB audio and MIDI is something more modern that they have seen fit to add (wisely, if you ask me). . But those quibbles aside, i have to say that if you are in the market for a cheap 303 clone then look no further. This is what you want. This just has FUN written all over it. Yes, it only makes the one sound, and that's it. But there have been times i've played with this for ages with no other sound running except a simple 4/4 kick drum loop. . The cutoff and resonance knobs do actually feel like they are built to withstand the kind of use and abuse that they are going to get. The built in distortion is good, but putting this through a cheap fuzzbox (and a little reverb) is even better. Overall the sound can not be faulted. . The main audio out is a single quarter inch jack on the back. But there is also a 3.5mm jack on the top for headphones. And apart from the USB there is also the standard 5 pin MIDI in and out sockets on the back. There is also a selection of other small jack in and out sockets on the top for things like CV and gate, but i have yet to try these. But the standard 5 pin MIDI works straight out of the box, taking it's signal from any hardware sequencer that i tried, no problem. Though it's worth mentioning that the default MIDI channel is 1, which took me a moment to figure out as i am more used to kit defaulting to 9, 10, or 11 (depending on what kind of thing it is). But once i did figure this out then we were up and running with no more hiccups. This also connected to my computer and DAW seamlessly. And within only a minute or so i was writing parts for it from my old iMac that's still running the outdated O.S. ''High Sierra''. . I know that there are probably some none music-making people who will think that spending his kind of money of something that just makes one sound is a stupid thing to do. But what do they know?! That this is as good as it is and comes under £300, even under £200, is mind blowing enough. But if you are not fussy about the colour then there are ones on here for even under £100, which is nothing short of incredible.

This is a fantastic recreation of the early 80's TB303. the looks, suond and operation system are pretty much 1:1 compared to the tb303 of 1981. The TD-3 actually improves on that design a little with better/larger knobs, midi ports, more in's outs but still keeps that classic sound and way of programming the machine with an extra 'random mode'. No need to spend thousand on a 40 year old tb303 from ebay/reverb you not know the difference in a mix. Things NOT the same as the 1981 tb303: not battery operated as an option, no slip case. not dyn sync - now midi to hook up to other synths. Other than that - Brilliant.

Now I know how this little box inspired an entirely new genre of music!...Endless sweet spot sounds; sure it's only does one sound but what a sound...it just oozes groove, effortlessly fizzing, bubbling, squelching and bending with pure musicality....it just can't sound bad and often sounds divine....Easier to use than I was expecting. The sequencer is a bit different but it's totally fine and actually I quite like it...Built quality is fine - the knobs feel good. Took me 20mins to midi sync it to my other hardware and knock out a pattern that literally transformed a track I'd been working on from mundane to rocking....🙂

The synth arrived on time undamaged, It's my first Synth so I have nothing to compare it to but it's built well for the price, it does what I need it to and I'm having fun with it learning along the way.

It has a very lightweight, plastic feel when compared to the Roland Boutique range, it's bigger and looks cheap. The output wobbles when a jack is plugged in. I do like the smiley on the case. :) The sound is something else. Incredibly clean bass lines consisting of a saw tooth or square wave that actually sound like a bass with the ability to slide notes or accent, you can take the sound from clean wave in to some beautiful funk sounding notes. It has real quality. The distortion is nice giving a pinch to notes rather than just distorting everything. The behringer the new bassist assist for my family of devices. :) The adapter is terrible. I have a high rise of adaptations that wobbles so badly, it's cutting power to the unit. It has to go!

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La Td-3-Am si presenta con una scatola personalizzata dove appare esattamente la foto del synth di colore giallo, quindi è consigliabile al momento dell'acquisto, specificare di volere la confezione aggiuntiva fatta da Amazon, altrimenti si corre il rischio di ricevere la scatola originale usata come pacco con tanto di etichette come è accaduto a me. In dotazione si trovano l'alimentatore e il libretto di istruzioni. Sul pannello posteriore troviamo l'uscita audio in formato jack da 6.3 mm, una porta midi input e una porta midi output/thru, la porta Usb per collegarlo al computer e che viene riconosciuta come porta midi all'interno del sistema operativo e delle applicazioni audio e che può anche essere utilizzata per aggiornare il firmware e fare dei backups tramite la utility Synth Tool scaricabile dal sito della Behringer. Sul pannello principale troviamo 5 porte jack da 3.5 mm che servono come uscita cuffia, uscita gate, uscita cv, sync in e filter in. Esteticamente fa una ottima impressione, mentre al tatto è palese l'utilizzo in toto della plastica sia per lo chassis che per i pomelli e i pulsanti, ma comunque mantiene una buona solidità. La qualità sonora è ottima e l'emulazione è valida. IL distorsore è la parte che mi ha convinto di meno ed è consigliabile usare un distorsore di qualità esterno per ottenere un effetto credibile. Riguardo al comparto midi, i pomelli non generano messaggi di control change, mentre il sequencer invia i messaggi di note on/off. Sincronizzarla a sorgenti di clock esterne è molto semplice e lo si può fare sia tramite la utility e sia tramite gli appositi tasti con funzione secondaria ed è possibile sincronizzarsi sia a un clock midi che a un clock analogico. Nel caso in cui si voglia utilizzare un sequencer esterno è consigliabile non generare note sovrapposte, infatti ho constatato che nel caso in cui ci fosse la stessa nota ripetuta più volte in modo sovrapposto, l'effetto ottenuto sarebbe quello di una unica nota che tende a dissolversi, mentre per ottenere l'effetto slide è sufficiente fare delle note legate in modo preciso e non serve sovrapporre. Nel complesso un ottimo acquisto con un prezzo senza eguali.

Behringer has done a great job

Great 303 clone synthesizer.

It has a bunch of pre programmed sounds. If you want to make your own music, just get a more expensive one that has keys on it. I sent it back for a refund.