[following all the recent chat on k-v-r about tb-303 vsti i thought id have a go ... but as usual with me something went odd along the way ] ...



DIRTbox is a mutant monophonic bassline synth inspired by classic hardware like the tb-303 and its counterparts ... but its not intended as a clone of those old silver boxes... it borrows their central concepts and qualities [simplicity ... single oscilator ... fixed envelopes ... squelchy filter ... quirkiness] but doesnt try to be en exact emulation ... there are plenty of those around already ...

... in building this noisebox ive introduced some elements of the unpredictable / non-linear characteristics that make the old hardware boxes so appealing ... dont expect clinical precision or that tweaking one control wont affect other aspects of the sound [sometimes subtly ... sometimes not] ...

> single [synced-twin] oscilator ... choice of saw ... pulse .... sapu waveshapes ... detuneable
> tb-303 inspired 18db/oct lowpass filter with resonance and fixed adsr envelope [strength of envelope
effect is adjustable]
> standard analogue-style vca including adsr envelope with adjustable decay and volume control
> crude [intentionally so] distortion unit

... it WILL do your standard 303-type bass ... BUT it will also make some truly evil noise too ...

... let me know what you think ... get it from ...

www.experimentfour.co.uk

... [just click the 'instruments' icon] ...

... cheers rob

I love a bit of Dirtbox action, getting it now

heehee ... i thought the name might appeal to some uk k-v-r folk ...

... and i might have known youd be the first krim ...

... cheers rob

This is a truly fantastic synth, ive already got some phat-ass-raw-as-fuck basslines going on. Cheers Rob

[krim] This is a truly fantastic synth, ive already got some phat-ass-raw-as-fuck basslines going on

thats exactly what its for m8 ... glad you like it ...

... cheers rob

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... lets have some more feedback then eh [this was a pretty rushed thing and id like to know how well its working] ...

... cheers rob

One small niggle: the tune slider...can you have a mark at the zero point? a kind of default/reset?

6 instances running in OPlat at 30% CPU (1Ghz Athlon, 320Ram) With 4 internal FX and 2 XR909's

Demo up tomorrow ( ive already got a tune going, this is a great synth for my style)

nice skin

OdO