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Roland TB-303, bass

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Contest: Roland TB-303 played bass on The Crablouse by Lords of Acid (1991)

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Settings

osc
1 saw -1 (303 saw waveform), unison 1, detune 0 cents, sub none
filter
303 ladder-style LP, envelope-tracked per accent
cutoff
700 Hz
resonance
0.88, drive 0.65
envelope
A 2 ms D 250 ms S 0 R 60 ms; fast snap-open on accented steps, choking shut through the decay for the squelch; filter env amount 0.85
modulation
glide 60 ms, mono
effects
short 1/8 slap delay, no reverb, heavy compression to sit under the sequenced hats, drive
notes
The 303 line is run with accent and slide engaged on alternating steps so the bass slithers and cuts rather than sitting still; resonance sits near self-oscillation so the accented notes read as a vocal-like squeal, matching the track's title hook. Grit comes from mixer-stage distortion rather than the 303's own drive, typical of the Lust sessions.

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  • Seedsystem