Happy 303 Day!

There is a myth that when Roland released the TB-303 in 1981, they had no idea that some of the tone controls would later be used (by tweaking knobs while the sequencer was running) to make an 'Acid' sound.

A TB-303 advert from 1982 refers to these tone controls, and says: "to be varied at pleasure".

"At Pleasure".
THEY KNEW!
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Here's an April 1982 review of the first 303 in the UK:
https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/roland-tb-303-bass-line/4250

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"Obviously something had to be done about the abysmal signal to noise ratio. All tape recording efforts can be regarded as an uneasy compromise between losing the low level information in noise and the peaks in overload."

Choosing A Cassette Tape
Jeff Macaulay
Article from Home & Studio Recording, Sept 1983
Thanks to mu:zines
https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/choosing-a-cassette-tape/1249
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"Any sort of A&R interference with these groups' music was completely out of the question. If someone at the record company so much as hinted at a musical change, the atmosphere became violent. This hands-off approach is known as musical integrity, and it's what you have to have if you don't want a record deal nowadays."

Dave Stewart & Barbara Gaskin, on their own Broken Records label.

Sound On Sound, Nov 1993

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https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/state-of-independence/10788
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The 1976 Stereo Chord EGG (Encephalo-Gratification Generator) from PAiA was intended to do something magical with randomly generated chords.
Works best on headphones.
#MuZines #PAiA #Electronics

https://www.muzines.co.uk/articles/how-to-make-an-egg-mod/8962

http://www.stefanv.com/electronics/chord-egg-2015-remaking-a-paia-classic.html