Acid Reign - Live Acid Trance [TR-8, System-1, Bass Bot TT-303, Social Entropy Engine]

Published on Jan 8, 2017 Acid Alex

"My new track recorded live called 'Acid Reign'

I hope you like it :-)

Gear used...

Social Entropy Engine MIDI Sequencer
Novation Circuit
Roland AIRA TR-8 (TR-909 kit)
Roland AIRA System-1 (SH-2 Plugout)
Roland AIRA MX-1
Cyclone Analogic Bass Bot TT-303
Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Pedal (Distortion, Reverb)

:-)"

Creating Acid House Basslines with the Social Entropy Engine Sequencer + MB-33 Retro Synthesizer

Published on Oct 20, 2018 Acid Alex

"Here I am using the Social Entropy MIDI Sequencer to program some acid basslines with the MB-33 Retro synthesizer, Started off by recording an arp pattern and then adding accents and slides, then experimented with pattern direction and length as well as the Engines random functions."

Roland SH-4d Synthesizer // Acid Test

video upload by Acid Alex

"Can the Roland SH-4d do acid? You tell me!"

Moog Messenger // Acid Test #Techno

video upload by Acid Alex

"Quick acid test with the Moog Messenger.

You couldn’t achieve this sound without the Res Bass as the bass is lost when you increase the Resonance so a big thank you Moog for adding this!"

Buffalo - Live Acid Trance [Roland TR-8, TB-3, System-1, Waldorf Blofeld, MAM MB33, Engine]

Published on Sep 25, 2016 Acid Alex

"This track is called 'Buffalo' - Recorded Live :-)

Please support me and buy/download this track at Bandcamp...
https://acidalex.bandcamp.com/releases

Gear used (for the synth heads!)

Social Entropy Engine MIDI Sequencer
Roland AIRA TR-8
Roland AIRA System-1 (SH-101 Plugout)
Roland AIRA TB-3
Roland AIRA MX-1
Roland Boutique JU-06
Waldorf Blofeld
MAM MB33 Retro (TB-303 Clone)
Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Pedal

:-)"

Blotter - Live Acid Trance [TR-8, System-1, JU-06, Blofeld, MB-33, Circuit, Social Entropy Engine]

Published on Jun 1, 2017 Acid Alex

"This track is called 'Blotter' and was recorded live. I hope you like it :-)

Please subscribe and leave comments below.

Gear used...

Social Entropy Engine MIDI Sequencer
Novation Circuit
Roland AIRA TR-8
Roland AIRA System-1 (SH-101 Plugout)
Roland AIRA MX-1
Roland JU-06
Waldorf Blofeld
MAM MB33 Retro x2
Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Pedal

:-)"

Trance-Portation - Live Acid Trance [Roland TR-8, TB-3, System-1, Waldorf Blofeld, MAM MB33, Engine]

Published on Jul 10, 2016 Acid Alex

"My new track recorded live called 'Trance-Portation'

I hope you like it :-)

Please subscribe and leave comments below.

You can download this track at Bandcamp...
https://acidalex.bandcamp.com/releases

Gear used...

Social Entropy Engine MIDI Sequencer
Novation Circuit
Roland AIRA TR-8
Roland AIRA System-1 (SH-101 Plugout)
Roland AIRA TB-3
Roland AIRA MX-1
Roland JU-06
Waldorf Blofeld
MAM MB33 Retro
Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Pedal

:-)"

Spotted on discchord.

Teenage Engineering EP-133 KO II - Techno Jam

video upload by Acid Alex

Free CR-78 Kit for Roland TR-8S

Published on Apr 1, 2018 Acid Alex

"I made a CR-78 Kit for the Roland TR-8S that I would like to share with you.

You can download the kit for free below.

http://www.synthclones.com/patches/Ro..."

MAM MB33 Retro Analog Bass Synthesizer [TB-303 Clone] - Audio Demo

Published on Dec 2, 2016 Acid Alex

"Here's a demo of the MB33 Retro, a cool little clone of Roland's TB-303.

I've used a few different patterns and swept through the various settings so you can get a good feel for how it sounds. The MB33 has two little controls on the back to adjust the cutoff scale and offset. These have been calibrated so the cutoff range exactly matches that of the TB-303.

As you'll hear this is surprisingly close to the real thing, more so than my x0xb0x, TB-3 and TT-303 I would say. You can't get a better clone than the MB33 at this price.

I use the excellent Engine MIDI sequencer from Social Entropy to sequence the MB33 (and all my other gear). Highly recommended!

I used the MB33 Retro in my last two tracks. Check them out below..."

Social Entropy Engine - Arpeggiator, Pattern Direction and Randomisation [using MB33 Retro]

Published on May 7, 2017 Acid Alex

"Here's a demo of the Engine MIDI Sequencers Arpeggiator, Pattern Direction and Randomisation functions. I'm using it with the excellent MB33 Retro Bassline synth.

Here I use the arp to create a pattern with the chosen three notes. I then choose the number of octaves. Once I'm happy I record the notes into the step sequencer so that I can add accents and slides. Then I have a play with pattern direction (Forward, backward, pendulum, random and probability) and various pattern lengths. At the end I used the Engines randomisation function to create a few new patterns using my chosen notes and transposition."

FutureRetro Announces 777 Re-issue

via Kickstarter

"The Return of a Legend - Our Re-issue of the 777 analog synthesizer with Updated Sequencer Features from the Revolution and Swynx!

In 1997, The 777 was the first 303 clone to include the all-important sequencer, and provide real-time editing of patterns during playback. However, it really was much more than a clone..

...The first 30 units produced were the purple 777 models. Approximately 25 of the blue 777 models were then produced. There were 7 custom hand-brushed silver front panels created, and only 3 of those were ever sold to the public. The white 777 is the only one in existence. The majority of 777’s produced were the black and white models. Notice these models had slightly different screen-printing with the 777 name typed out instead of using a symbol like the first models had. ...It sounded fabulous but also caused the output to increase drastically in volume. So a completely new overdrive stage was implemented on later models that kept the output more consistent as the overdrive was increased. I would say later models had a cleaner sound overall, and slightly better stability.

All 777’s were hand assembled, and the first 200 plus units of the 777 were made entirely by myself. It took at least 8 hours to assemble a single unit. As demand grew for the 777, I hired another hand assembly company to do the majority of component placement, while I focused on final assembly, testing, and tuning of each unit, and the day-to-day chores of running a business. The 777 quickly became the acid synth of choice by many well known artists including: Skylab2000, Uberzone, The Chemical Brothers, The Crystal Method, KMFDM, Nine Inch Nails, Jason Nevins, Air Liquide, Alex Gopher, Richie Hawtin, Aphex Twin, BT, The Juan MacLean, Terra Firma/Union Jack, Nortec Collective, Atomic Babies, Electric Skychurch, and many others. Bands like Hardfloor and Plastikmand inspired the original concept for the 777, with the minimal acid house music they were creating using only a drum machine or two, and a TB-303.

I wanted to create similar music using only the 777, as digital multi-tracking was becoming more accessible at that time. The 777 provided built in distortion to achieve those ripping acid leads that were becoming popular, and also provided enough additional circuitry to allow analog percussion and other sounds to be generated. The 777 was originally called the Bassix, which can be seen printed on the PC boards. Although it was never publicly called this, it was simply a nickname given during development. This was a derived combination of the TB-303’s “Bassline” name and the TR-606’s “Drumatix” name. As this unit could sound like the 303, but its sequencer operated more like the 606 with its live note entry and editing features.

In 2003 production of the 777 stopped, with a total of 678 units being produced in all. These units quickly became collector like commodities, and continue to command high prices in the used market. We are very excited to bring it back! As of 2025 we have been prototyping the 777 for over 2 years to bring it back to the market. We have been through many iterations of the analog board in order to make it sound as much like my personal vintage unit while also designing it for manufacture.

Now we are asking for you help to do it the way we would like to. We are wanting to upgrade the processor and code base so that we have the ability to include the remix feature from the Revolution/Orb sequencers as well as the time signatures and swing features from the SWYNX!"

See Kickstarter for additional details.

Smiths Metal Kazoo [TR-8, System-1, TT-303, MB-33, JU-06, Social Entropy Engine]

Published on Apr 9, 2017 Acid Alex

"My new track recorded live called 'Smiths Metal Kazoo'

I hope you like it :-)

Please subscribe and leave comments below.

Gear used...

Social Entropy Engine MIDI Sequencer
Roland AIRA TR-8 (TR-909 kit)
Roland AIRA System-1 (SH-2 Plugout)
Roland AIRA MX-1
Roland JU-06 Boutique
Cyclone Analogic Bass Bot TT-303
MaM MB-33 Bassline
Zoom MS-100BT MultiStomp Pedal (Reverb)

Credits go to LoveFlower for Video Production and Mastering x

:-)"

Free x0x Kit for Roland TR-8S

Published on Apr 13, 2018 Acid Alex

"I made a new kit for the Roland TR-8S that I want to share :-)

The x0x Kit consists of 909 ACB Kick, Snare and hats plus some cool 101 and 303 samples I recorded, including a nice chord I sampled from the SH-01A.

You can download the kit for free below. Let me know what you think in the comments :-)

Please subscribe if you want to be alerted when I post more kits!

http://www.synthclones.com/patches/Ro...

Enjoy!"

Free Microtonic Kit for Roland TR-8S

Published on Apr 3, 2018 Acid Alex

"This drum kit was created using Microtonic which was then sampled for the Roland TR-8S.

You can download the free kit here:

http://www.synthclones.com/patches/Ro..."

Roland Boutique SH-01A Audio Demo

Published on Sep 23, 2017 Acid Alex

"Quick audio demo of the Roland Boutique SH-01A synthesizer - an ACB clone of the vintage SH-101.Please check out out my new website at https://www.synthclones.com"

Roland SH-01As on eBay

Roland TR-707 & TB-303 Walkthrough

Published on Dec 13, 2018 Alex Ball

"One final tutorial to round out this batch before I take a break. This time we're having a look at two classics; the Roland TR-707 and the Roland TB-303. This video gives you the basic principles to get started.

Along with the TR-727, TR-909, TR-808, SH-101 and MC-202, these machines played an integral part in dance music that emerged in the late 80s, most notably Acid and Techno...

Phuture "Acid Trax" from 1987
Armando "Land of Confusion" from 1988

Download samples from my TR-707 for free: http://bit.ly/TR707

There's also a great (and free) html emulation of the TR-303 if you can't access an original unit or clone: http://errozero.co.uk/acid-machine/

Thanks for watching!"

2 Acid Techno tracks using #pureacid app in AUM live

Published on Mar 8, 2020 Alex Fain

Spotted this one on discchord.

"I made this little live act using 3 Pure Acid App (AUV3) in AUM
The Kick and the Hh Open goes out like sub out.
Track 1 is the drum
Track 2 and 3 are Pure Acid.
Main effect using Turnado App
All is triggered using the Akai Midi Mix controller via midi learn
In this way you can do the same for hours using the patterns.
This app is very power and the sound is the same of the original 303 BassLine"

Moog Messenger Sequence with Res Bass / Oscillator Sync / Feedback

video upload by Acid Alex

"This is a little jam I recorded with the Moog Messenger while experimenting with the Oscillator Sync, Osc 2 to Filter, Res Bass and Feedback."

Check with dealers on the right on availaiblity.

DJ Alex Torsell Presents - Casio RZ1 Korg Kaoss Pad KP1 Roland TB 303 Acid Jam - Dot 2

YouTube via djalextorsell
"DJ Alex Torsell Presents - Casio RZ1 Korg Kaoss Pad KP1 Roland TB 303 Acid Jam - Dot 2"