The Roland TB-303 Bass Line is a
synthesizer with built-in
sequencer manufactured by the
Roland corporation in
1982 and
1983 that had a defining role in the development of contemporary
electronic music. The TB-303 (named for "
Transistor Bass") was originally marketed to guitarists for bass
accompaniment while practicing alone. Production lasted approximately 18 months, resulting in only 10,000 units. It was not until the mid- to late-
1980s that
DJs and electronic musicians in
Chicago found a use for the machine in the context of the newly developing
house music genre. At the time they were very cheap, which helped to contribute to their popularity. The TB-303 is considered a collector's item today, often valued at
US $1000 to $3000. An example recently sold on eBay for US $2,275.00.
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De Roland TB-303 is een legendarische bas-
synthesizer. Ontwikkeld door Tadao Kikumoto in 1982 in opdracht van
Roland, was deze machine bedoeld om het geluid van een
basgitaar te imiteren. Het geluid klinkt echter in de verste verte niet als een basgitaar en na 20000 exemplaren werd de productie stopgezet en het geheel als "flop" afgeschreven. Dat was echter buiten de opkomst van de elektronische dansmuziek in de late jaren '80 gerekend.
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