Korg Poly800/EX800 Users

On Tue, 11 Nov 2008, Gordon JC Pearce MM3YEQ wrote:

> Bear in mind that a real 303 also slows down the attack portion of the 
> filter envelope when accent is on, as you increase the resonance.
>
> That's why the resonance pot has a double track - one half provides 
> feedback around the filter, the other varies the time constant of an RC 
> circuit formed by C13/VR4/R46 so that as the resonance is increased, the 
> attack is lagged by C13 giving the distinctive 303 "weoow".  It's damn 
> near impossible to emulate on other synths ;-)  In fact, only 303 clones 
> and one 303 softsynth get it nearly right...
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which is why i'd say, don't try to emulate a 303, as such, with any other 
synth. but... if you can get everything else in place, it does open up 
some possibilities where the real 303 leaves off.

http://www.synthmania.com/Famous%20Sounds.htm

srcoll down to "Smack My Bitch Up" and check out a nice emulation that 
isn't *really* an emulation, but has a similar feel as the real thing. 
i've done similar with a CZ-1, and heard similar on an FS1r and k5000. 
being able to do similar on a poly-800... with filter mods... wow! just 
run it through an AM8000r and you should be able to sound like liam's 
prophecy ;)


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