What new booty have you acquired? (Page 132 of 189)

Yes it's very similar in construction to the Seck mixers which are also british, they're not the same company though, apparently.

Where did you order x0xb0x?

let us know your experiences with the XoxBox Brian when you receive it! The latest SOS issue had a very favourable review .. I'm tempted too ..

Well they are all based on a DIY kit, as far as I know it's just different companies that assemble them and they might use some different parts. I therefore reckon that a review with a Modemachine will not entirely mean the same conclusion applies to the Technology Transplant build, or a home build one for that matter. As for extra's, I think the Mode Machine also comes with a psu and cables.
I'll hop to the newsstand tomorrow and see if I can get a hold of that SOS review. Rude and Freek did an extensive comparison between 2 x0xboxes and 2(?) 303's, and I believe they were quite impressed with the clone but I'd rather have them tell us their conclusions.
I'm sure there will be differences between the real thing and the clone, (as well as I am sure that there are slight differences between two real 303's) but searching the web, listening to different examples and opinions, I think this might be one of the best clones and will do fine in the mix together with drums, processed by an analog mixer and some good old master tape. But so far these are just my expectations as a highly anticipating buyer, I can't say anything until I actually fooled around with it.

The x0x I used to have sounded quite different from my 303 side by side, BUT I think that had more to do with the particular modded x0x that I had than anything.   Regarding technology transplant built x0x's, I've read their OS's are kind of screwed, so you can't update it, put in the sokkos OS, etc.  Something to keep in mind when shopping.  I REALLY wish there was an OS that allows the x0x to be programmed exactly like a 303, but it seems that's some sort of heresy among x0x'ers who are convinced that the tb's sequencer is a piece of shit that needs to be abandoned.  Oh well.

there is a 303 sequencer being developed. check this out: http://forums.adafruit.com/viewtopic.ph … mp;t=15778

my experience when weve tested the X0X vs tb303 was that the X0X came very very close. It has a few spots when pushing the resonance that sound different from the original. TB303s that are used a lot tend to sound a bit muddier and less fresh than unused models or clones. And like Ruud says: almost every tb303 sounds different but I was still able to hear a few things in the X0X that dont belong to the original sound. Thing we didnt really tested 100% was the way to program it (like stretched notes) because I can image it can sound different because of different functionality of the sequencer. Still its the best clone there is and you really need a close listnen to hear the difference. Another plus are the added functions that are not on the original. Big minus: the shitty and ugly build quality (its not build to last).

I guess thats no bad idea if you want to use it live, maybe a custom flightcase is even better (to protect the knobs etc)

Prophet 2000 at 105€

The disc drive is gone but can be replaced...

Now thats just showing off..

Sweet.  Gonna have to keep an eye on that - the tb-303 sequencer is a requirement for me to get another x0x.  I've never found it to be too much of a pain to program, but then again - [knockonwood]the keys on my tb still seem to be ok [/knockonwood].  I really dig programing the pitch data, and then experimenting with various timings until it sounds good to me.  Can't really do that with the x0x as it is.

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