Here are the core steps needed to start using your TB-3.
Sound
- Use Touchpad as a keyboard
- Use XY PLAY to play between notes
- Press hard to modulate
- Modulate CUTOFF and RESONANCE knobs to shape sound
- Select ENV MOD to open up filter shape
- Press hard to modulate
- Use VALUE dial to change sounds
- Bank A: All original TB-303 Sounds and Mods
- Bank B: Bass sounds
- Bank C: Lead Sounds
- Bank D: SFX
- EFFECT knob gives a unique effect to each sound
- Hold ENV MOD and use Touchpad to tune your TB-3
- Press TEMPO and use dial to change tempo
- Hold TEMPO and press SCATTER to tap tempo
- Hold TEMPO and turn the dial to add Shuffle/Swing
Patterns
- Press PTN SELECT to access your patterns
- You can also chain patterns together by pressing and dragging in whichever order you want
- Jumping from one pattern to another is also possible
- Hold KEYBOARD and touch the touchpad to enter TRANSPOSE MODE
- Hold PTN SELECT and press SCATTER for random pattern generation
- Hold KEYBOARD and press SCATTER for pattern tweaks
- Press REALTIME REC to save
- Press SCATTER and touch the touchpad for chopping effects
- Value dial will change scatter mode if scatter is pressed, there are 8 to choose from
- Hold PTN SELECT and press CLEAR to clear current pattern
- Hold STEP REC and use dial to change the length of the pattern
Recording
- Press REALTIME REC, and START/STOP
- Play keyboard. The notes will be quantized automatically
- Press STEP REC for manual programming
- If stopped, the TB-3 will automatically go to the next step after you input a note
- Use the DIAL to select step, as well
- Adjust your patterns with ACCENTS and SLIDES
- Clear notes by pressing CLEAR, in STEP REC or REALTIME REC mode