Bass Boy TB-303 Style MIDI Controlled Bass Line Synth

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See the BassBoy label for some demos.

"A great little synth module that has TB-303 style features and full midi CC control for:

Saw or Square wave
Filter cutoff
Resonance
Envelope modulation
Decay
Accent
Filter gain
Distortion
Cutoff step
Volume
Panic (all notes off)

You can set it to any midi channel and 2 different modes, one for sequencers that allow overlapping notes to produce slides, and one that works with sequencers that don’t allow overlapping notes, in this mode slides are set by note velocity.

It is built into a sturdy aluminium housing, it comes with printed instructions.
You set the mode and midi channel using internal jumpers, by default it is set to midi channel 1 and for sequencers that allow overlapping notes.

It takes a standard 12v positive center power supply, not included but a very common type easily available on ebay for not much money.

This is not a TB-303 clone, it has no knobs or built in sequencer, but if you like acid type sounds then you will like this, the built in distortion can make some superb harder sounds, but of course it can also do more subtle stuff too.

It responds to midi CC for all parameters, these are handily printed on the too panel to make setting up with your sequencer or DAW easy."

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Volca Bass/Bassboy+/x0xb0x/Sequential TOM/MC-300（Home Live14）

Published on Jul 2, 2014 電子音屋ヨクシー(Yokushe)·67 videos

"【Yokushe Home Live vol.14】
久々にいい感じのセットが組めたので、Home Liveを録画しました☆
Equipment:x0xb0x,Volca bass,Bassboy+,Sequential Tom,MC-300

Sequential TOMは808や909などとは全く違うけど、
いい感じが出せる。特にハンドクラップは使える。
スネアやキックも505みたいにスカスカじゃなくていい！！
MC-300と並べると、なんかいい感じ＾＾
Though it is totally different from 808 or 909, Sequential TOM can give a good feeling. The hand crap is in particular usable. A snare and the kick do not need to be porous like 505, too!
I say what it is and feel that I set it beside MC-300.

デモ・トラック、Freeダウンロード⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17
電子音屋ヨクシーのブログ⇒http://yoshitb303.blogspot.jp/

Please listen to Demo Track⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17"

Roland TR-8 as an Audio Interface feat.BassBoy+【重低音少年】

Published on Apr 16, 2014 電子音屋ヨクシー(Yokushe)·61 videos

"DAWのオーディオ・インターフェイスとしてRoland TR-8を使用
USB接続でソフトシンセもTR-8経由で鳴らす事が出来ます。

I use Roland TR-8 as an audio system interface of DAW.
I can sound the soft synthesizer by USB connection via TR-8, too.

デモ・トラック、Freeダウンロード⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17
電子音屋ヨクシーのブログ⇒http://yoshitb303.blogspot.jp/

Please listen to Demo Track⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17"

TB-303 Clone＜BassBoy+[Juteon-Shonen]＞ 【重低音少年】 Sound Demo

Published on Jan 8, 2014 電子音屋ヨクシー·47 videos

"TB-303のクローンであるセルビア共和国製の音源ボードBassBoy+を
日本人のエンジニアによりオリジナルでガジェット化した「重低音少年」という製品の
サウンド・デモを私、電子音屋ヨクシーのオリジナル動画でお届けします。
小さいながらも、そのサウンドは分厚く、よりTB-303に近い音がします。
圧巻の暴れ具合をご堪能下さい。

※途中のDelayサウンドは本機の機能ではありません

The sound demonstration of the product called "重低音少年" which it was original,
and made sound source board BassBoy+ made in the Republic of Serbia which was
a clone of TB-303 a gadget by a Japanese engineer
I send it by me, an original movie of electric sound organizer YOΞ.
The sound is thick although being small, and I hear a sound nearer TB-303.
Of the best part act violently, and, please thoroughly enjoy condition.
※ The Delay sound on the way is not a function of this plane

音源ボード「BASSBOY+」についてはこちらのメーカーサイトをご覧下さい。
Look at this maker site about sound source board "BASSBOY+".
http://www.mikroe.com/add-on-boards/a...

「重低音少年」については販売店 Five Gのサイトでご覧下さい。
Look in a site of store Five G about "重低音少年".
http://www.fiveg.net/

デモ・トラック、Freeダウンロード⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17
電子音屋ヨクシーのブログ⇒http://yoshitb303.blogspot.jp/

Please listen to Demo Track⇒https://soundcloud.com/yo-17"

BassBoy - overview

Published on Sep 27, 2012 by alexfox101

"BassBoy is a monophonic digital MIDI controlled bass synthesizer. Device receives all information via MIDI input. The unit consists of oscillator which generates SAW & SQUARE WAVE using 16-bit band-limited wavetables, thus making the number of harmonics limited. After that, the signal itself goes through a simple implementation of MOOG filter, whose frequency range is chosen by MIDI commands and which is affected by the level of the envelope. The filtered signal then comes to the controlled amplifier, which creates the signal shape, and in the end through DAC (WM8762) and pre-amp circuit goes to the audio jack 6.35mm.

http://www.mikroe.com/add-on-boards/audio-voice/bassboy/
http://andigo.ehotim.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=21&Itemid=41

Right channel - drums and other things, left channel - BassBoys...
Midi: Children - Robert Miles (rearranged)"

VST Editor for BassBoy Hardware Synth

You might remember the BassBoy hardware synth from this previous post. J.MARTINS wrote in to let me know he created a VST editor for it available on his site here.

"The BassBoy VST Editor makes the life easy to control this amazing little hardware MIDI syntheziser called BassBoy (more info). Just insert the BassBoy VST Editor in your Host/DAW and immediately your have a virtual control surface over all the parameters of this little hardware synth.

- Easy and cheap way to control your BassBoy Synthesizer
- Built-in Preset Manager with 32 slots
- 8 'Factory' Presets"

BassBoy Hardware Synth Videos

BassBoy x2

YouTube Uploaded by alexfox101 on Nov 8, 2010
via Fibra in the comments of this post. You can buy this synth here - currently only $29.

"http://andigo.ehotim.com//index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2...

BassBoy - hardware mono bass synth, concepted around ATXMEGA mcu and 24bit dac WM8762.
Full midi control : FILTER PRE-GAIN, CUT-OFF, RESONANCE, ENVELOPE MODULATION, DECAY, ACCENT, GAIN, MASTER VOLUME ( without PITCH control ).

Inside mcu:
* 16bit BAND-LIMITED wavetable oscilator (512words) - SAW and SQUARE 16bit DCO - 4 octaves plus C ( 32.70Hz - 523.25Hz)
* 16bit GEN ENVELOPE - dca envelope, dca accent envelope, dcf envelope
* 16bit HPF 6db 2xoversampling
* 16bit MOOG 18db digital implementation filter 2xoversampling
* 16bit DC-OFFSET remover
* 16bit DCA (digital controlled amplifier) with zero cross-detection and GAIN module 1x - 63x amplification (HARD CLIP distortion)
* MIDI module
* Channel selector 1 - 16

Song:
Platonic Love
(c) 1997 R.Hoffmann

Equipment:

PC Intel C2Q 9550 2.83GHz with MOTU UltraLite mk3
ADAM A7 speakers

Drum line and midi control - software NUENDO
2 x Bass line - BassBoy with added delay"

BassBoy - Test 01

YouTube Uploaded by alexfox101 on Jul 25, 2010
What Time is Love?

BassBoy - Test 02

Uploaded by alexfox101 on Oct 24, 2010
I Feel Love