Friday, November 16, 2007

Oakley TM3030: Roland 303 Clone


If your looking for a 303 clone this might be the one. Don't know too much about this unit but it looks solid and the enclosure is well done. There are sound clips on the auction page linked below


Specs from the Auction:
- The TM3030 is a midi controlled bassline clone that is designed to sound good.

- The design features the same controls as the little sliver box we have all come
to love: tune, waveshape, cut-off, resonance, envelope sweep, decay time, accent and volume.

- Slides and accents are faithfully reproduced.

- This unit contains no internal sequencer. The midi interface is controlled by a pre-programmed microcontroller chip.

- The rear panel houses the audio output, DC input, power switch, midi through and midi input sockets.

- The front panel pots are Alpha 16mm aluminum devices. These offer solidity, long life and feel good.

- The front panel LEDs show slide, gate, accent and power on conditions.

- The power requirements is 24V DC. The unit comes with us power supply.

- For the FET buffer of the VCO I used the 2SK30A-O and for the differential amplifier I put a 2SC1583
like the original design of the Roland TB-303. For the VCA, I used the CA3080 OTA.

- To achieve the best resonance, I replaced R62 with a 6k2 resistor
and 10k trimmer in series, and adjusted the maximum resonance to match my real TB-303.

Thanks to Matrix Synth for always being on top of the auctions. You can check it out here on ebay