By Neodymium
Sun Jun 04, 2023 4:49 am
elstebbano wrote:+1 for a 303
With the TD-3 being so cheap and available, personably I'd prioritise other options before a 303.
If they did do a 303, I';d like it to be an extended version more in the vane of the Devilfish mods. In default positions it should 100% sound like a 303 and be based on it's architecture, fliter, and keeping it simple. But then have options beyond that.
Morphing oscillator between saw and square. (my old MAM Freebase 383 had is such a nice addition instead of switching between the 2 options)
2nd detunable Morphing Oscillator that can also be used as Sub (not and a sub ,K.I.S.S.)
Option to decouple the filter decay from the amp decay and have deferent filter decays for the main and accent notes.
Filter Tracking
Glide time control.
Filter FM (this is not the same as FM syntheses, but where the filter is modulated like with an LFO at audio rate, but source being the oscillator, and in this version that could be Oscillator 2)
I personally don't see the need for synths to need an fx section when there are fx built in to the MPC already, but if they did, then a good range of drives aimed at the 303 sound such as the metal zone, the Rat, fuzz, some unusual option like wave folding could be nice. And a pre distortion EQ (maybe a simple Tilt EQ) instead of a muffler.
I think that would be my dream 303 - modded out
But it should 100% sound like a 303 if the mods are not being used.
EDIT: and all these synths controls should be on one screen, and the FX on another ( I count 14 knobs, so TILT (EQ and Drive would make 16 - Perfect)
P.S. I got way too emotionally invest in the post