Roland TD-303 Manuel utilisateur

!~Roland

ComputerControlled

Bass

Line

TD-303

OWNER'S

MANUAL

CONTENTS

Page

BATTERY

REPLACEMENT

AND

PRECAUTIONS

.......................................

INTRODUCTION

[I]

BASS

AND

THE

TB-303

..................................................................

(2]

THE

BASIC

IDEA

BEHIND

THE

TB-303

................................................

BASIC

COURSE

[I]

CONNECTION

AND

INITIAL

SETTINGS

................................................

(2]

WRITING

AND

PLAYING

BASS

LINE

(PART

.....................................

INTERMEDIATE

COURSE

[I]

THE

TONE

CONTROL

SECTION

AND

TUNING

.....................................

(2]

WRITING

THE

LENGTH

THE

NOTES

(ALTERNATIVE

METHOD)

..............

[ill

WRITING

AND

PLAYING

BASS

LINE

(PART

....................................

WRITE

YOUR

OWN

BASS

LINES

.................................................

ADVANCED

COURSE

[I]

USEFUL

FUNCTIONS

THE

TRACK

...............................................

(2]

APPLIED

METHOD

THE

TB-303

...................................................

TROUBLE

SHOOTING

..................................................................

SOUND

RANGE

TABLE

..................................................................

SPECIFICATIONS

........................................................................

IMPORTANT

NOTES

LOCATION:

• Operating the TB-303 near a neon or

fluorescent lamp may cause noise

interference. If

so,

change the angle of the

TB-303.

• Avoid using the TB-303

excessive heat

or humidity or where it may be affected by

direct sunlight or dust.

POWER SUPPLY:

• When using an

adaptor, use only a

BOSS

ACA120 or ACA220, 240 depending

your country's voltage system.

CLEANING:

• Use a soft cloth and clean only with a

neutral detergent. DO NOT

USE

SOLVENTS SUCH

PAINT

THINNER.

BATTERY

REPLACEMENT

AND

PRECAUTIONS:

• Replace the batteries with a complete set

of new batteries when the BATIERY

CHECK indicator flashes, signalling a drop

voltage, or if the sound becomes inferior.

• Replace with four 1.5v dry cell batteries.

• The TB-303 features a non-volatile memory,

which will retain patterns when switched

OFF. It relies on its batteries for a backup

circuit to protect these memories.

• If the batteries are changed within one

minute, the memory will hold the

DATA.

•

sure to keep the batteries

the

housing, even when using an

adaptor.

Then, if the

adaptor

disconnected,

operation immediately changes to battery,

allowing continued performance.

TB-303

INTRODUCTION

The TB-303

automatic Bass machine

which can memorize the Bass line of a

musical piece and replay

automatically.

wBASS

AND

THE

TB-303

A musical bass lline involves many complex

factors, such

different pitches and beats,

and consequently

a difficult thing to

re-

produce automatically. It may vary depending

the rhythm, chord progression, style of

music and the character of the musician.

Sometimes it can take the role of a low

melody, then

might outline the chords or

• Bass line example:

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J 7 I J

[2JTHE

BASIC

IDEA

BEHIND

THE

TB-303

order to memorize a Bass line, divide

into each measure (pattern) and memorize

one pattern at a time.

Each "pattern" can remember various

musical factors, such

'pitch', 'length of

note' and 'accent', individually. After

memorizing several patterns, these patterns

may

joined

order to produce the Bass

I J

become a strong rhythmic influence

ensemble. But overall it

a very important

part of the rhythm section, following the

chord progression, mainly using the root and

fifth note.

(As

shown below) Before you enter

the Basic Course, it

necessary to under-

stnd the idea behind the TB-303

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line of a musical piece.

(Fig.

1 )

The

following

a description only of the

operation of the TB-303. For precise

instructions refer to the Basic Course.

Fig.1·

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J Id

• •

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1 I 2

•Pitch l

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• •

•

The

length

Note

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•

Accents/Slides

l?=c

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• •

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1 I 2

PITCH

HOW TO MEMORIZE PITCH

Press the key switches

the panel,

order, for one pattern.

KEY SWITCHES AND RANGE

The key switches have only one octave

the panel, but actually you can play

four octaves

using the transpose

switches. Then by using these additional

switches, the TB-303 can easily cover

the essential range of

electric or

acoustic bass.

THE LENGTH OF NOTE

• HOW TO MEMORIZE THE

LENGTH OF THE NOTES

pressing the correct combination of

the switches

labelled}

}and

, the

rhythm for one pattern can

memorized.

The

use of sixteenth notes ( } ) as the

basic writing tool allows highly technical

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bass lines to be written into memory,

while slower timings can be achieved by

using combinations of this basic unit

(e.g. J

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NOTE:

"Length of note"

this manual means

Timing Value.

ACCENT

After memorizing the pitch and length of

note (rhythm), particular features of BAss

instruments, like accent or portamento

(slide), can be written into memory where

needed.

• HOW TO MEMORIZE ACCENT

OR PORTAMENTO

Whilst calling back the memorized

pattern, place the accent or slide against

the required note by using the switches.

One

complete

Bass

PATTERN

has

now

been

written

Into

memory.

COMPLETING

THE

BASS

LINE

After memorizing several patterns,

complete the Bass line for a piece of

music by combining these patterns.

•

HOW

TO MEMORIZE THE

BASS LINE

memorize the Bass line, simply select

each measure,

turn, and write them

into the memory. One pattern can

chosen several times, and can also

transposed into any other

key.

Consequently, if the Bass line is simply a

repetition

of·

one pattern, or only a

transposition of that pattern, then you

only need to write one pattern into

memory (Fig.

2).

One

complete

Bass

Line

has

now

been

written

Into

memory.

Fig. 2 c

f):aJ

F, I

Memorize

this

parttem

only.

• • • F

CREATING

SOUND

The TB-303 cannot memorize the tone

colour, but can make a Bass sound, just

like a synthesizer, by using the

TONE

CONTROL SECTION.

this way, the

TB-303 can create an appropriate Bass

sound for the Bass line you have written.

HOW

USE

THIS

MANUAL

The

switches and control knobs have

several functions, so operating the

TB-303 may seem a little complicated.

You

may find difficulty using the TB-303

at first, because it is so different from a

Bass Guitar or a keyboard instrument.

Therefore, this manual includes a Basic,

Intermediate and Advanced Course to

help you understand these operations,

step by step. However, each individual

operation

quite simple, so take your

time and master each step.

I T I

•

Shifting

perfect

fourth

•

Shifting

perfect

fifth

BASIC

COURSE

mCONNECTIONS

AND

INITIAL

SETTINGS

CONNECTIONS

Adaptor

Jack

•Connect

adaptor to this jack

euse

only a

BOSS

ACA-100 or equivalent

Guitar

Amplifier

Audio

Amplifier

Note:

(When using headphones, do not connect

anything to the output jack).

• Use stereo headphones (impedance

80-300)

Firstly, we should mention that when

monitoring a bass sound through head-

phones, quite often the pitch will appear

incorrect. This occurs whenever a bass

sound

produced so close to the eardrum.

avoid this you might try altering the TONE

CONTROLS, otherwise you will have to use a

loud speaker.

INITIAL

SETTINGS

Complete the connections

instructed

A CONNECTIONS

page

@Turn

the

POWER

SWITCHNOLUME

CONTROL

(clockwise).

One

the

SELECTOR

SWITCHES

Ell

flashes.

@Set the cotrol knobs

the panel

shown below.

IMPORTANT NOTES

When pressing the button, do not fail to release

it once, and go

to the next operation, except

for the cases that it

specifically instructed to

keep the button pressed.

(The

TB-303 does not

function properly if you go

to the next

operation without releasing the button.)

some

cases the "Results" written

the owner's

manual are not obtained when you press the

button, but it

obtained

soon

you

release the button.

WRITING

AND

PLAYING

BASS

LINE

(Part

Operation

......

Operate

whilst

looking

the

Procedure

Table

appendix.

The

TB-303 can memorize the Bass line into

a computer memory by using switches, and

we call this process PATIERN WRITING.

Let's begin by writing the following simple

four bar Bass line.

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Sample

Score

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Operation

Result

Operation

Notes

Set the TB-303 according to the instructions Make sure the TB-303 is not

INITIAL SETIINGS (page

8).

running. (the BATIERY CHECK/RUN

indicator button

is OFF).

Set the MODE

SELECTOR

@ to The TB-303 is now ready to write

PATIERN

WRITE.

a Bass pattern.

MODE

~-"'~

TRACK

• PLAY

WRITE}

PATTERN

Select

GROUP

I by

using

the

PATTERN

GROUP

SELECTOR

!TRACK!

PATT.GROUP

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~-~-~

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Select

PATTERN

SECTION

A by

pressing

the

SELECTOR

SWITCH

marked

A .

DCD

J'J')

L3.J

Iii

PATT

SECTION

Select

PATTERN

1 by pressing

SELECT-

SWITCH

marked-

The

indicator

lights

up.

The

indicator starts

flashing.

Refer

"SELECTING

THE

WRITING

SWITCHES"

the

page.

Refer

"SELECTING

THE

WRITING

SWITCHES"

the

page.

Writing

switches

are

selected

from

the

Selector switches @ •

Ill

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