Info required on Freebase 383 by FAT...

[Si the Sigh]

Could anyone post up some info on Freebase 383 please? Absolutely anything you know would be great!

[dan the acid man]

this is a little description of it
http://www.tuug.utu.fi/~f/studio/studio/fb383.html

[dan the acid man]

this is a good review of it mate

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/1997_articles/mar97/fatfreebass.html

[Si the Sigh]

Nice one! Thanks Dan. ;)

[dirty_bass]

I thotoughly recommend em. I`ve got two.
They also make great rack filters!!

[Jimfish]

yeah i used to have one too, not a bad toy for the dosh

[Si the Sigh]

Just looking for an alternative to the TB303 thats not too damaging on the old bank balance really...

[dan the acid man]

Just looking for an alternative to the TB303 thats not too damaging on the old bank balance really...

go and put those 100 bottles of cider back on the shelf and buy a freebase instead si :lol: ;)

[acidchild]

I have one, i use it along with my 303. There's not much to learn with them. What you see is what you get. They sound great, especially with distortion. If you get one w/o a manual, i have the combo for the MIDI channels. To set them, there's 4 dip switches in the back, and they're an odd combo to set.

[FILTERZ]

I had one, do not rate them at all as a 303 emulator but they make some nice acidic barks with a bit of distortion, plus they are an ok thing in their own right, just dont expect it to sound like rolands little silver box .
One more thing to anyone who has one, How light are they? :shock: [/i]

[acidchild]

Very light=o]

[networkacid]

They do the distorted 303 sound ok... but not the dribbling bubbling burbling tweaky old school sounding 303

[dirty_bass]

hmmm I found no problem at all getting all 303 sounds down with it.
It just requires good knowledge, and use of effects, even a tb 303 sounds shit without good effects.
Also, I opened mine up, and changed some of the Pots, so the filters on mine have even more range.
I used to make proper acid techno, and I sold my tb 303, and got another 383. Playing live every week on the rig, no one ever noticed.

[FILTERZ]

hmmm I found no problem at all getting all 303 sounds down with it.
It just requires good knowledge, and use of effects, even a tb 303 sounds shit without good effects.
Also, I opened mine up, and changed some of the Pots, so the filters on mine have even more range.
I used to make proper acid techno, and I sold my tb 303, and got another 383. Playing live every week on the rig, no one ever noticed.

I have to disagree there , some of the sound of a 303 comes from the way the sequencer works............................but you know its close enough for the extremely low price to be a worthwhile purchase. i am categorically not saying that they are no good , just that they are not a 303 and therefore cannot sound exactly right, lets face it though a lot of people wouldnt notice and they certainly wouldnt care who made the box thats making that sound they are listening to ;)