Roland Aira TB-3 Bassline Synth & Sequencer
Based on the wildly influential TB-303, the new TB-3 Touch Bassline is a performance-ready bass synthesizer with authentic sound and intuitive controls engineered to play. The TB-3 contains the unmistakable character of its predecessor, wrapped in a modern package with a pressure-sensitive touch pad that makes both playing and programming a total joy.
- Meticulously crafted from a pristine TB-303 unit, original spec sheets, and archival data
- Roland’s ACB technology models each component and every aspect of the original TB-303 sound
- Faithful recreation of the original saw and square oscillator waveforms
- Attack, slide, tie, and other elements that characterize the TB-303 have been fully reproduced, including how they interact with each other
- Authentic filter behavior with smooth response and classic sound
- Pressure-sensitive touch pad
- 134 captivating sounds, including the original TB-303 tones and new four-oscillator, effects-processed basses, leads, and sound effects
- Dedicated Tempo control with shuffle and tap tempo functions
- Control built-in effects with smooth, responsive knobs
- 7-segment, 3-character LED display
- Seamless switching between pattern creation and performance
- 16-step indicator lights to aid in pattern creation
- Pattern support for up to 32 steps
- Easy access to shuffle control for bass lines that groove
- Enter steps manually or record in real time on the touch pad
- Change step count during playback to alter the length of phrases
- Random pattern generation and pattern modification
- Pattern copy function
- Instruments - Preset Patches: 134
- Sequencer - User Patterns: 64, Maximum Step: 32 Steps (each pattern)
- Scatter - Preset: 8
- Controllers - Touchpad, Cutoff knob, Resonance knob, Accent knob, Effect knob
- Display - 7 segments, 3 characters (LED)
- Connectors - PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type, OUT (L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type, MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors, USB port: USB type B (Audio/MIDI), DC IN jack
- Power Supply - AC adaptor, or obtained via USB port (USB bus power)
- Current Draw - 500 mA A
- ccessories - Owner's manual, AC adaptor, Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"
Size and Weight
- Width (W) 240 mm9-1/2 inches
- Depth (D) 173 mm6-13/16 inches
- Height (H) 57 mm2-1/4 inches
- Weight 820 g1 lbs. 13 oz.
