TD-3-GP
Only produced from 1981 to 1984, the Roland TB-303 was a tremendous commercial flop as a replacement for the bass guitar, however it soon found its place as one of the most-loved synthesizers for what became known as Electronic Dance Music (EDM). An ultra-affordable and faithful homage to the iconic synthesizer that spawned house music, plus an all-new Distortion circuit, the TD-3-GP lets you conjure up virtually any sound with incredible finesse and ease. With its pure analog signal path, 16-step Sequencer and authentic VCO, VCF and VCA filters, the TD-3-GP is sure to become one of your favorite synthesizers.
Pure Analog Signal Path
Great care has been taken in engineering the TD-3-GP, including the true to the original VCO, VCF and VCA designs and pure analog circuitry with matched transistors. This highly-focused attention to detail is what gives TD-3-GP its ultra-flexible sound shaping capability, which covers everything from super-fat bass and lead tones to stunning effects – all the way out to the otherworldly sounds of your imagination.
Rock Right Out of the Box!
Your TD-3-GP comes ready to rock, thanks to its default signal routing that doesn’t require lifting a single patch cable to instantly create amazing sounds. The highly-intuitive layout lets you easily tap into the inspired sounds of 1980s and ’90s progressive rock, wave, EDM and synth-pop music tracks that made rock and roll history – or to design incredibly fat and original sounds that will make you a legend in your own right!
Versatile VCF
The very heart of TD-3-GP’s sound is its versatile 24 dB/octave filter, which lets you freely experiment with the low-pass Cutoff frequency and Resonance settings to dial in the perfect sound.
Vintage Oscillator
TD-3-GP’s authentic Voltage Controlled Oscillator (VCO) with transistor wave-shaping circuitry is ultra-easy to use and provides your choice of reverse-sawtooth or pulse waveforms for the ultimate in sound creation.
Onboard Sequencer
The onboard sequencer with 7 tracks allows you to program up to 16 steps of notes and rests and save them as a Pattern. You can record, save and recall up to 250 patterns, all of which can be stored in the 4 Groups. Your sequences can be played either in Keyboard mode, where you create and store the pattern, or Step mode which allows you to interact while composing a pattern. The onboard Arpeggiator features wide patterns you can build to provide a virtually-endless array of sound effects. Both the sequencer and arpeggiator in the TD-3-GP are fun, mesmerizing and totally addictive...
Kick it Into Distortion!
We saved one of the most exciting features for the last stage in the all-analog signal path – Distortion! When you want to add even more power to your performance, just flip the Distortion On/Off switch and dial in the perfect amount of Drive to push the “envelope” to the max. The crowd won’t know what hit ‘em!
16-Note Poly Chain Ready
While it is a monophonic instrument (one note at a time), TD-3-GP’s 16-note Poly Chain function lets you combine multiple synthesizers for up to 16-voice polyphony – plus provides vastly improved reliability and stability over its 1970s and '80s predecessors.
Controls & Connectivity
We just can’t help ourselves – like you, we're gear-heads, too. For those who want the numbers, TD-3-GP has 11 controls and 28 switches to give you direct and real-time access to all important parameters, all laid out in a highly-intuitive format that puts the joy back into your music creation. And you can expand TD-3-GP’s tone-sculpting capabilities beyond your wildest dreams by utilizing the multi-I/O patchbay to connect external devices!
Specification
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Synthesizer Architecture
Number of voices
Monophonic
Type
Analog
Oscillators
1
VCF
1 low pass
Envelopes
1
Connectivity
Power input
DC input connector
Power switch
Push button on/of
MIDI In/Thru
MIDI In and MIDI Thru, 5-pin DIN
USB (MIDI)
USB 2.0, type B
Outputs
Line output: ¼ " TRS, unbalanced, max. + 8 dBu
Output impedance
1. 5 kΩ
Headphones
3 . 5 mm TRS, max. 50 mW/ 32 Ω (1 KHz, 1% THD)
Headphones output impedance
1 5 Ω
USB
Type
Class compliant USB 2.0, type B
Supported Operating System
Windows 7 or higher
Mac OS X 10. 6 . 8 or higher
Inputs and Outputs (TS 3.5 mm )
Inputs
Filter in: +12 dBu Sync in: More than: 2. 5 V
Outputs
C V out: +1 V to + 5 V (1 volt/oct) Gate out: OFF: 0 V; ON: +12 V
Power Requirements
External power adaptor (use only the supplied adapter)
9 VDC 670 mA
Power consumption
2 W Maximum
Indicator
Power LED
Environmental
Operating temperature range
5°C – 40°C ( 41°F – 10 4°F)
Physical
Dimensions (H x W x D)
56 x 3 0 5 x 165 mm (2.2 x 12 x 6 . 5")
Weight
0. 8 kg (1. 8 lbs)
Shipping weight
1. 4 kg ( 3.1 lbs)
