Boss ODB-3 overdrive does this to a 303/909

[@clef-is-futile]

BOSS Ol’ Dirty Bastard-3

[@HANGINGOUTWITHAUDIOPHILES]

Just crazy how small that set up is considering the sheer heft. Giving me jeff mills berlin vibes. What a tune that is

[@mylarmelodies]

Amen.

[@joshuamorganmusic]

Jeff mills vibes all day! Also I’ve been putting crappy (and good!) distortion pedals on my drums and synths since the 90’s it’s a nasty ass classic sound fo sho!!🤘

[@hollownation]

Been planning on getting the t8, in preparation this week I have been building an effects rack in Reason running rebirth into it and getting similar results to this with Reasons Pulveriser then using Reasons space echo to do transitions lots of fun

[@ecks8214]

Ive never been so sold on a roland synth XD that looks like it needs to live in my backpack

[@treschlet]

oh the T8 is my single favorite piece of gear. Its internal overdrive can create some good sound itself. One thought: if you're using external effects, pan the drums full left and the bass full right and then you can run separate effects on them :D

[@TOMLEW1S]

ODB-3 is the first pedal I ever bought. Still have it, use it and love it to this day.

[@mylarmelodies]

You are a bass guy after all - what other bass pedals rule on synths?!

[@TOMLEW1S]

@@mylarmelodies Tech 21 Sans-amp on ANY drum machine melts face...AND not a bass FX persay, but the H90 "poly synth bass" algorithm turns any mono synth into a poly synth, which is particularly sick on a Sub37

[@real_anxst]

Pedals are so underrated on synths. Love my TT-303 Bass Bot through a bunch of them, but my fave is the Electrofoods and Dirge RBMK.

[@van_daddy_z]

EHX Bass Clone is another no-brainer for mono-synths without an on-board chorus. I kept it always on my BSii. The crossover feature is what makes it and it's like $60 used.

[@DetroitMicroSound]

Been doing sort of similar with my T-8, S-1, J-6, but with tube distortion using a 1962 Raytheon long black plate 12AX7A in a tc electronic Tube Pilot. I'm also messing with the same, through a Pigtronix Resotron controlled by a synced Korg SQ-1, then into tube drive. Pretty wild, especially when heavy compression is used at the end, and really stunning with something sidechaned, giving some ducking.

[@mylarmelodies]

That sounds bananas, can you make and post a vid?!?

[@DetroitMicroSound]

​@@mylarmelodiesFirst, I appologize for the long-windedness. I will consider making some quick and basic videos, just showing each combo's effects, for sure! I don't post much as you can see, and it's mostly poor phone captures, and in a very confined space. I had been messing around in a non-walk-in closet for a few years, until last year, while going through cancer treatment. But I am currently building a project studio in my spare bedroom, which will be ready to work in in the next month or two. I recently inherited a home from my late father, which I've been moving into slowely over the last year. I intend to finally post more professional sounding/looking content, after promising to for the last several years. I am still in the experimentation stage with these bits, but I'm starting to get some pretty great combinations, and routings. I've begun to use the Tube Pilot and the Resotron as auxed effects in a Xenyx 1002B. Using these two effects, each going into it's own synced stereo delay, (Currently, Hologram Microcosm after the Tube Pilot, and Zoia after the Resotron) then both groups returning to each's own stereo channel, where the two return channels are occasionally feed back into each other just over 25%, and each with a 3 band British style EQ. So much amazing stuff happens, even with so little note input in the AIRA's. Mind you, I'm not making hard acid. It's more minimalism. 🤷‍♂️😄

[@russ254]

youtuber Captain Pikant just did a great vid on songs using the 303 (Dec 2024) "a short history of 12 songs using the 303" - big fun

[@RollrightKnights]

Aye I wish people would stop calling that 12 ragas track the first Acid House track though, it's not at all, it's Italo/Disco 🙄

[@rybakarol]

8:05 here we go 😆 Now I need to go and compare my t8 internal overdrive with some overdrive or distortion I can find on my zoom ms70cdr. Can’t remember, but I think there are a few.

[@wasabicube]

“Holly Fernandez!”, I swear it was saying “Holly Fernandez!” towards the end. Mega!

[@VincentSebastianMusic]

Nice!! Wish I got along better with the T8. Smashing the drums and 303 with gain was exactly what I wanted it for.

[@mylarmelodies]

For me it was learning the shortcut for random bassline (as you see me do here), as well as muting a part. Get those and it’s off the races

[@BackspinZX]

This reminds me that I own both of these objects, and somehow never thought to put the two together. Gonna keep that idea in my back pocket for Jamuary.

[@mylarmelodies]

It’s a damn good time, apologies to your neighbours

[@ExpectResistance]

Cheers, me and my partner often talk about trying this one out. This is super helpful 🩷

[@ToniDamnation]

Daam that tone is craaaaazy. Im gonna have to take my DS-1 off my pedal board and try it.

[@freakr84]

I use the Proco Rat Distortion Pedal exactly like that

[@dumafuji]

Ok. Pure inspiration

[@dorkapedia]

I made the exact same "ughhhh!" sound at the exact same time. Aces. 😂

[@RollrightKnights]

I've got the EHX Bass Soul Food I use like this sometimes, but it doesn't have as much dirt as this Boss! 💥

[@iiaaiiaannaaiiaaii]

NICE. (Also check out the MXR Timmy- tis good)

[@jtrace-444]

Bravo!!!!.... Great Demo...🍕🍺.

[@oddcircuit]

A one man "Prototype 909" 👏👏👏

[@gdrdm]

The Ace of Bass

[@Amistriotis]

super... We read often that bass pedals are not that diffeent than the guitar ones. I am tempted to buy some of them from time to time but always stop at the last moment. This video triggered me ^_^ It's the "gain" knob that provided the "size" (fatness?) of the sound, no? Do you have a general idea about bass pedals used with synth voices?

[@mylarmelodies]

I guess my conclusion is - Bass pedals are great on synths. After all, they make bass sounds. Here's a great recent vid with Skee Mask, and tellingly he raves about using a Zoom B3 on drum machine...the B3 is a bass pedal machine!!

[@kenschestok9515]

I was waiting for ceephax style "acid varsity" sample or something to slip in there

[@mylarmelodies]

I’d need to program the eastenders theme tune into it or something apropos of nothing too

[@klinikat5313]

Acid man, Acid man, dubb dubb dudubb dudd dudd duduu 🎉🎉 Aciiiiiiid chikkki chikkii ah aahh

[@Orangetronic]

goes unbelievably hard

[@idreemofwires]

@mylarmelodies Where did you find those little right angle mini jack to 1/4" cables?

[@mylarmelodies]

They came with the Music Thing Workshop synth!!

[@ProfStephenBWard]

Frickin' Fierce!

[@GUNJACKOFFICIAL]

YES

[@timandtheocean]

try the double trouble :) must be the time of the year. was just killing some drums too

[@thelastdoreo]

Wicked cool

[@yyams]

dude, yes.

[@lesynthlofi]

🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 🔥 Aceeeed!

[@dalek604]

What's the berhinger clone of this pedal?

[@johngorgis]

behringer bod100

[@jiproijackers7595]

And now put in a boss parametric equalizer, move those tiny faders and make it scream like a banshee. Thank me later ❤

[@mylarmelodies]

Don't tempt me Frodo!!! Tom Whitwell was just mentioning having a pedal graphic for doing mad feedback loops...it is tempting

[@GeorgeLocke]

​@@mylarmelodies31 bands or it doesn't count. I used to use a dual 15 band in my NIMB setup...

[@thepeopleschoice431]

Got that pedal somewhere in a shelf . May need to dust it off 😅

[@mylarmelodies]

she’s calling your name

[@cold_fashioned]

You don't need a huge setup to have a lot of fun. Edit to add that isn't it so perfect that the ODB-3 is yellow? Aciiiiiiid indeed.

[@klinikat5313]

Aciiiiid Aciiiiid !!! 😂❤

[@rybakarol]

Is that cable mono? Yellow one from t8 to boss?

[@mylarmelodies]

yep!

[@rybakarol]

@ I didn’t know I could use mono cable to connect to mixer or fx pedal. I mean I was expecting worse sound or something . T8 is stereo or at least dual mono. Another little but valuable info. 🙏

[@elitefitrea]

What on earth is that little Roland? Does it do drums and bass both? And is it midi controllable?

[@mylarmelodies]

Yep!!! It's the T-8 and it's absolutely wicked.

[@elitefitrea]

@ this solves quite a few problems I've had with small live setups

[@HashPram]

I did something similar years ago by putting our drum machine through a rubbish amp and then turning the amp up as loud as it would go. Great sound but maybe wear ear defenders if you're going to do it yourself ... Permanent tinnitus isn't much fun.

[@m0rgen]

Is there a modular equivalent?

[@mylarmelodies]

I’m not sure if there is but others may know better. Obvs there are pedal interfaces so you could just get hold of an ODB or similar. One mad distortion module I always loved is the Plague Bearer, absolute bonkers FSU module in this sort of vein, possibly more ridiculous.

[@tychoclavius4818]

Overdrive circuits are pretty simple to make, and you can leave out the bypass part. Simple 4hp module to set and forget. Edit: if you find a guitar pedal schematic, try a few different sizes of capacitors to get a good bass response from it. I can't remember if you need smaller or larger ones.

[@itrema]

nice video. I thought (because of the title ) there was a tb303 or tr909

[@mylarmelodies]

The T8 is in effect that - though the drums aren’t the same, the 303 engine is close enough for techno

[@lesliemakin]

I’ll take your Boss ODB3 and raise you to my Death By Audio FUZZ WAR ! This is a bit too distorted but used carefully adds some extra spice 😊

[@lukesnarl]

🤘

[@tonalaxis]

UMPH !

[@johngorgis]

i prefer the 30$ boss odb3 over a fancy 200$ darkglass microtubes

[@BottleMakesMusic]

Aceeeed!!! ODB-3 in a nutshell - absolutely fkn terrible on an actual bass, but surprisingly good on drum machines and synths. Another effects chain to try is a Proco RAT into a (Bass) Big Muff Pi or similar topology. I use an HX Stomp multi-fx to process my Digitakt and Volca Drum output, with the Stomp being sync'd via MIDI so delays etc are all locked to the same tempo. All of these combos sound massive when pushed through a proper bass amp stack and mic'd up. Gotta get some air movin' an' feel the room shake, brother....

[@wyrdash]

The workshop system sd cards!!!

[@mylarmelodies]

👀

[@schnoodlevideo]

FILTHY! love that colour scheme as well...

[@dionysiaex5538]

Don;'t know why people spend £££ on massive studios when all you need is a cheap drum/synth and a nasty pedal.

[@mylarmelodies]

I do well to remind myself of this periodically

[@koalemos1679]

But why Roland? 2 amazing 303s in the last decade. I think both are 3.5 out only 😭

[@mylarmelodies]

Life’s too short to worry about output sockets

[@thcdenton]

so damn nasty

[@zipnone1996]

[@AndrewPRoberts]

Huuuge

[@kalmarnagyandras]

Filthy in the best way possible