FAT Freebass FB383 analogue synth tutorial, review, sound demos: is this a good Roland TB-303 clone?

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"I've been really liking the FAT Freebass FB383 analogue TB303 clone again (even if staying in tune is more of an aspiration than guarantee with this thing). It’s fully analogue and the filter does all the good self oscillating squelchy things you want from a 303 even if it does lack a sequencer (slides and accents can be triggered with MIDI). Some sources claim it's a fairly faithful clone of a TB-303, not sure how valid that is though. For those outside the UK wondering, this synth is just a MAM MB33 with a different paint job. You can also feed audio into this synth and use it as a MIDI triggered enveloped / gated filter, which is kinda cool! Had this set up recently for some acid parts (ofc) and it’s been fun using this synth again so I thought I'd make a video on it - hope you enjoy :)

Chapters:
00:00 - review, background info and basic features (incl. how it differs from a "real" 303 and other clones)
07:58 - Programming sounds (pt1. VCO and tuning)
10:20 - Programming sounds (pt2. filter and envelope)
12:24 - Programming sounds (pt3. Accent and slide)
15:47 - Programming sounds (pt4. Using the filter's external audio input)
21:07 - Sound demo 1 - the synth in a track with no effects on it
23:02 - Sound demo 2 - the synth used in a track through an overdrive pedal

Sound demo 2 is a verison of my 'MYST.wave II Unfinale':
https://ako0.bandcamp.com/track/myst-...
https://open.spotify.com/track/2Y6bqI...

some more info on mods:
https://www.circuitbenders.co.uk/synt..."

Which Vocoder and how to use them

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"A guide to getting great vocoder sounds live and in the studio

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FAT THC 00 RESONATOR (MAM RS3) Analog Triple Resonant Filter clone Korg PS 3100/ 3300

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"Rare MAM clone of the Korg PS-3100 / PS-3300 resonators in 19" rack format. The unit works as excepted and sounds great!"

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FAT PCP330 (aka MAM VF11) - Analog Vocoder - by Freeform Analog Technologies, made in Germany

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"great fully analogue vocoder, made in Germany, by FAT. which is the same as more famous company MAM, and this unit is completely identical to legendary MAM VF-1. back in the time they were releasing their products under a few brand names, with different panel designs, but electronically identical.

fully analogue, can be used traditionally, but also as a very experimental tool. any signals can be plugged in and mutually processed.

this unit has an amazing modification installed - tumbler power switch on the back!!! which makes things way more convenient. originally they don’t have power switches, and you had to plug it out manually every time."

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FAT / MAM FB383 Freebass

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"1990s Freeform Analogue Technologies (made by license under MAM) rack clone of the infamous 303 Bassline. Square and triangle waves, a gnarly filter & excellent rave-esque fluoro orange graphics with EMS knobs. A serious weapon! Includes AU (240v) PSU."

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Freeform Analogue Technologies PCP330 Procoder - 11-Band Analogue Vocoder

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"A versatile and easy to use 1990's all analogue vocoder"

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FAT Freebass FB383

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"monophonic analog clone of the TB-303. The FAT Freebass FB 383 was made under licence by MAM and is a version of the MB 33 with a special front-panel design as part of an exclusive deal with Turnkey music shop UK - which is where I bought it originally. The FAT Freebass FB383 offers all the same basic sounds and controls as the original TB-303 in a 1-unit rack module. There are 8 basic knobs for the same basic 303-like control: tune, filter cutoff, resonance, envmod, accent and decay. Unlike the 303 however, the oscillator can be controlled from sawtooth to square from one of the knobs on the front. There is also an external audio input to the filter for processing other sources and a dipbutton control to select the MIDI channel. On the front there is a power on LED, a MIDI activity LED and an auto tune button."

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FAT FreeBass FB 383 (MB 33 MAM TB 303 clone) Analogue Bass Synth

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FAT Freebass FB 383

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"Mint condition FAT Freebass FB 383 MAM Mono Synth Roland Tb-303 Clone

This has a pure Analog signal path and has that original drippy 303 tone. It’s wonder from new and in superb condition / not much to say really it does what is says on the tin....

I’ve used it for lead sounds as well as 303 - it’s actually a good lead synth as well.

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FAT Freebass FB 383 MAM Mono Synth

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"Excellent clone of the classic (and still very expensive Roland TB 303)

Fully tested and in great condition.

Includes manual and original uk power supply

Great for late 80s to 90s acid sounds found in dance/electronic music. Try running it through some distortion pedals or an analog desk for face melting sounds..great fun!"

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Matt Johnson Jamiroquai Studio Tour

Studio Tour plus new album news! Published on Mar 15, 2020 Matt Johnson Jamiroquai

"Here's a guided tour of my home studio plus a bit of chat about an album I am making"

Synths come in at 5:48. See the Studio Tours label for more.

F.A.T freebase ( clone ROLAND TB303 )

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FAT Freeform Analogue Technologies PCP330 Procoder Vocoder

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11-Band Filter Bank
Sibilance (Non-Voiced) Level adds White Noise
Creates Classic Vocoder Sounds of the 70's

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F.A.T. FREEBASS FB383

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"Lovely sounding proper analogue monosynth, releases as a 303 clone, albeit without the sequencer etc, I think it sounds more like an SH101, which is no bad thing!"

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FREEBASS FB 383 & BOSS OS-2

Published on Sep 26, 2018 DJTricks1

"FAT FREEBASS FB383 (MAM)ANALOGUE TB-303 CLONE

20 years on, it's a little bit temperamental at times but still sounds great!,

Quick demo inspired via another YouTuber Video regarding the "I Feel Love" Bass line sequenced from the Roland TB 303 (cv/gate)"

Freebass FB383 Analog Bass Synthesizer

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"Freeform Analogue Technologies Freebass FB383 - Basically a rebranded version of the Music And More (MAM) MB33, which is basically a Roland TB-303 clone. It's a pure analog synthesizer with a real VCO and a rich squelchy highly resonant filter. The famous 303 glide/slide is controlled by playing legato (or increasing the gate time on an arpeggiator.) I believe these were made in Germany in the mid 90's."

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FAT Freebass FB383 & MAM FB33

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"Famous German made TB303 clone sold under different names:
MAM MB33
Freebass FB-383

This is the Orange and silver version, I also have the older black version for sale. Perfect condition.

The MB 33 is a rack-mounted TB-303 clone released in the mid-nineties by German synth maker MAM (Music And More). It's basically identical to the Freebass 383 (which had a different front-panel design). It is a true analog monophonic bass synthesizer with MIDI implementation so you can create 303-like bass lines from your sequencer. Its single VCO offers the same two basic waveforms as the TB-303: a sawtooth and square wave. But in the MB 33 they can be mixed together for a more interesting tone than the 303 could originally produce.

Additional knobs control the VCO tuning, filter frequency cutoff, resonance, envelope mod amount, envelope decay time and accent intensity - the same controls found on the TB-303! The 24dB lowpass filter can also produce the characteristic sound of the 18 dB filter used in the original 303. There's also an auto-slide function (4 octave range) for producing those 303-style slides and a separate input for filtering external signals through it. Unfortunately there is no program storage."

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FB383 F.A.T FREEBASS analogue Synth

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FreeBass FB-383 analogue mono synth

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FAT Freebass FB383 classic analogue acid bassline MIDI synth module

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