AIRA Start - TB-3 (a short tutorial)

[@Littlepeanut914]

This thing is the most user friendly piece I've ever had. Its mint. Read zero instructions, had patterns lined up in minutes. Instant dance music. I'm mixing this with my streichfet groovesizer red and dr 660 and tc voice correct pedal. Its ducking gold

[@Synthematix]

Diana Robinson its a brilliant bass instrument diana, really nice in fact

[@telumatramenti7250]

It's weird, because this thing has gathered so much hate from users over the years, with main complaint being that it's completely counterintuitive and that you just end up "pressing random buttons and turning random knobs half the time". But reading its manual, it doesn't seem as bad as over half of Roland's gear, most things self explanatory and (mostly) where you expect them to be. One common complaint is inability to pass sound through its filters or control it via CV/Clock/Gate. But the price range it's in kind of suggests that it would be something simple. The only thing that I find sucks majorly is having to use a third party software to really alter its settings as a synth, that one cannot really do this easily or at all without a computer, which is sort of a waste of LED touchscreen

[@satyanpatel6403]

Just got my TB3 and I have done nothing but crank out Acid beats! Now I'm here watching her again to learn what I missed.

[@satyanpatel6403]

I've watched this lady numerous times and just get enough of how she just does this with such fluidity. I mean she really knows what she's doing, and she's got those awesome rings which could come in really handy. Heck I just ordered my TB 3, so when I'm tired of you tubing I guess I'll tinker and do the same.

[@mufcmusic8514]

Satyan Patel mate you could too if you put in the effort :) i just got it, give me a week of non stop :D

[@SuperHappyplant]

Had mine for about 8hrs now and have only had 10mins playin with it. Am totally smitten with it and have immediately booked 2 days off work to lock myself away and give it a thorough studying

[@YouzTube99]

@ SuperHappyplant : Have you left that room yet?

[@DNGMaestro]

After 6 years, how’s that study going? It’s a pretty simple unit.

[@DNGMaestro]

Just bought one! 2022!

[@MichalSada]

Me tooo 🤣, wish You nice times with it 👍

[@bananepoep]

I just love this little versatile bass synth nice video btw

[@alanratboyrichards]

had the awesome tb- 3 for about 6 months now i have finally found out how to tune your whole sequence . i have looked at the rubbish manual so many time as well.... thank you so much for video as this machine has just become even more awesome than before x

[@MUNRO13]

I just bought this, and it's actually outstanding!

[@Havreringar]

2024 - just bought one because Bad Gear told me so!

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

It'd be cool to be able to 'hold' the scatter function like on the tr8 and system1. We'll we see this implemented in a future update roland? That would be really great!

[@scottharrison1323]

A "NEED" to get ma hands on one a these!!!😁

[@Streethabit]

After the last update there were some features that the Roland team haven't organised a tutorial on yet. Want to be able to see how I can save a pattern using a midi controller like the A49 controller.

[@SilhouetteBrick]

She has nice rings! :D

[@boothbuster]

What is the name of the presenter on these videos again? I remember seeing it once but forget... she had some other great videos. This is such a great tutorial and it's not only documentation but like an artwork watching her go through the actions as presented. (good editing as well!) I think ths original AIRA range really captured a good stance for Roland and the Japanese culture as well - not afraid to try new things, and seeing how well planned out all the AIRA stuff actually was (TR-8, MX-1, etc.) - now Roland has gone so many directions, it's like many companies in one! Which isn't bad, but I feel like for going more advanced, I'd rather have seen a modern MC-909 or similar - haven't really gotten the urge for the MC-707 that greatly for example, nor some of the others with more menu diving than the shortcuts on the AIRA. Menus are cool for startup option settings; otherwise, shortcuts are fun to learn, but please no more menus using three-character LCD screens, hehe! (especially not when units like MC-909 and the other big boxes used to have wonderfully elaborate yet easy-to-use monochrome GUIs... and the old Fantom boards too!)

[@fromgreetings]

Ronald McDonald of the Glenn.

[@STF_YVR]

Awesome vids Roland, now please put all this in a proper pdf user guide for reference. Thanks.

[@fromgreetings]

Do it yourself

[@Terrywaites]

I am not expert on this machine I have only just got it and I did think everything would be so high pitched and have ACID lines, I then put my recording into Ableton and transpose -14 and it was next level.

[@OliverEvergreen]

can you chain the same pattern multiple times? like, three times the first, one time the second?

[@marcean6495]

Is it possible to save midi notes in TB3 which were made in DAW and save it in TB3's PATTERN MAIN MENU or somewhere else?

[@treffkiraly]

How do you save the pattern if you made it in step rec mode??

[@leanlute7507]

Whats the matter with the "automatic quantize"??? Can I choose which type of quantization mode to use (8, 8t, 16, 16t...)? If not, it is useless.

[@fromgreetings]

You are useless.

[@miss.wright3035]

Would you prefer this over the newer TB-03, very interested in knowing your thoughts ? The TB-3 shows to have more tech and better build quality.

[@rorz999]

TB-3 is way better. I just wish it had a dedicated knob for env mod instead of touch controls for it

[@Jdinrbfidndifofkdndjoflfndjdk]

Does anyone knows if the pattern transpose can be saved after you turn off the device ? :$

[@ruottis80]

Any ideas how to replace smashed glass / touch film ?

[@mandelbrotmushroom9935]

Ive got the TB-3 and I guess Korgs go at an acid baseline , the Volca bass. The TB-3 does so much more and is easier to use and sound quality is excellent! I would say there are times where i prefer the korg for its analogue madness although the TB-3 isn't far behind .... Well done Roland! Pairs with the TR-8 beautifully!!

[@happyendy]

Volca Nubass

[@musicfrommadness433]

Is she a producer? If so, what's her producer name?

[@conorcaldwell6841]

sick video the TB-3 is wicked for those mental acid lines :))

[@AndiCrane74]

Yeah can't wait for mine ! Times a ticking !

[@marcean6495]

using tb 3 is it possible to change bass line pattern not from presets included but by writting the pattern by ourselves when playing live at the same time having variation in melody?

[@JH-lo9ut]

Yes

[@frankschafer1505]

3:25 the tocuhpad

[@Jacob-ir6zi]

Someone please answer. Is this designed for TS cables or TRS cables?

[@MichalSada]

Its stereo, TRS…

[@sunilsolanki]

I love my tb3 and tr8. Awesome JOB Roland. How do you save and edit patterns? Can u revert to an old pattern if you don't like the changes? Jupiter 4 for the next plug out please!

[@_djsport]

no undo

[@dxtrs_mnpltr]

Of course you can as long as you 'lock' your pattern first.

[@bentstamnes]

So - you "love your TB3 and TR8" and yet you don't know how you save and edit patterns? Very likely. :)

[@sunilsolanki]

Bent Stamnes no trouble with the tone or sounds of the tb3. Just saying a new pattern or editing and relaxing an old one. Any walk through?

[@bentstamnes]

I don't understand the question. When you change a pattern on the TB3, you're by definition editing it. Any changes you make is saved in that pattern.

[@YOSHIOPC]

NICE SOUND‼️

[@vznquest]

hey, that's Galcid!

[@djwolfd]

Could someone please answer this question, because I couldn't find an​ answer in the manual? When operating the TB-3, does Roland require the user to wear that goofy barbershop quartet hat, or is that optional? If so, hopefully a future firmware update will allow us to use it without the goofy hat.

[@fromgreetings]

Update yourself.

[@Metro-K1]

Galcid showing how its done!

[@Skizzzzyyyyy]

Can the tb3 hold a note or just combine a bunch of random notes?

[@rorz999]

You can tie notes

[@DubWang]

Very useful 🤘👍

[@foodstampz]

How do you make rock with this ?

[@d_vibe-swe]

I want one!

[@jmarriolab]

cool GRACIAS! iwanna tweak your knobs :)))

[@buzzgb5438]

Tb3 vs tb03??

[@tB3o3tR9o9]

As a RE-303 owner, i get almost pity for this grizzly afterbirth of a 303 :-D

[@BendApparatus]

Did you build it yourself? That's quite a premium for a replica. I have Behringer's clone which cost me a few $ over 100. The tb3 is instant fun and gratification in a live situation. Thought it's accent is questionable. The TD3 is a more sit down and program affair. Unless they got Gordon Ramsay for ears... party goers would be hard pressed to notice a difference...

[@tB3o3tR9o9]

​@@BendApparatus my brother has the TD-3 & the RD-6 and behringer did very good job i must say. i once owned the RD-8 and it was fairly good too. i would prefer those clones in any case and avoid this Roland Aira & Boutique stuff. now i own also a RE-303, so there's no need for other 303 clones. yes, i built the SR-909 myself, but i'm not a electronic engineer tbh. you just need a little knowledge in soldering, instinctive feeling and most importantly, to stay organisezed during the build. among others, you have to deal with around 500 resistors of every size, which have to be soldered onto the board. that's quite alot. when i was done, the only bugs i had were bad wiring and a few broken Opamps which costs under 1 buck per pieces. with a little research and also by the help of others, i fixed it. there are a few Kits of the SR-909 left, the Black version. pick one up, you'll not regret. you could also sell it in a couple of years later with profit ;)

[@BendApparatus]

@@tB3o3tR9o9 I agree on the boutique series. And have little interest in the Aira line. But the tb3 is a guilty pleasure. Instantly accessible with not even a need to program. Plus it makes all kinds of bizarre noises beyond it's admittedly ingenuine 303 sound. I also just picked up an MC101 Digital? Yes but literally a full music production studio the size of a small brick. And it's sound can only be described as "polished to a luster" As you can see I'm not an analog purist. Though I own many many vintage and modern analog gear. I also own many vintage and modern digital gear. As long as the sound is pleasing. Synthesis weather analog or digital IS synthesis. I am looking for a analog/digital hybrid drum machine. So the 909 interests me.

[@tB3o3tR9o9]

@@BendApparatus oops, accidentally i was talking about the SR-909. actually, the comment was meant to somebody else i was talking to previously. the RE-303 i did not built myself no. got it new from a guy who already built hundrets of them! anyways...actually it does not matter if real, analog or digital. the final result only matters!

[@Berus7777]

This is NOT A TUTORIAL. THIS IS A DEMOSTRATION.

[@fromgreetings]

Oh shut up

[@reflux043]

If you can read the screen, its a tutorial, aswell as a demo.

[@mixmcinfrarave]

❤❤❤ tenho

[@zopuh242]

What is this? Arpegiator?

[@Asdrubale01]

Mmmm..this video sucks! She's not good to play and in this prospective we can't see well the device.

[@DanJWilcox]

I like her rings :P

[@JoseMarulandaLists]

Anybody knows how to move the beggining of the pattern? for example i have a pattern but i want it to begin at seven step is that posible?

[@Suddi303]

+Jose Marulanda Hi, no, what youre asking isnt possible you will need to reprogram the pattern in from step 7.. which should be too hard as you cna step through your pattern in Step Record mode. so you can write down each note inc. it's modifiers (slide & accent) might be time consuming but easily do-able.

[@arteimagephoto]

🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝🔝

[@deejannemeiurffnicht1791]

actually, not that i have this gear, it is not a tutorial at all, but simply promotional. ~roland don't actually do ANY tutorials on any of the Aira gear. there are a few little things you can figure out from this video, but most is really not showing you anything but showing off what a professional already adept at these sorts of devices can do with it. a bit like a shampoo ad, where you aint gonna at all achieve the hairdo the lady on the ad has!

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

Hahahaah WTF dude, the rings!

[@pendejitoglamm]

i hold the env mod and i dont have function :/ help me?

[@justinwells1043]

Everybody please buy a set of both wedding and casual rings to wear while performing please

[@spdycar13]

😂

[@peterstevenson1812]

Typical Roland fail to make a tutorial video but not actually be seeing the unit usefully from the user's front perspective. Instead we get to see the back of the unit. lol

[@ThunderDragonLive]

seriously, is this the girlfriend of someone at Roland- within 10mins of playing I came up with more

[@DjDarkD]

I want to like it, but it's at 666 likes. That's just diamonds.

[@graphene1487]

One dimension

[@dillpickle2131]

lol those rings.

[@happyendy]

No decay/env/ fx knobs ...Roland freaking please....

[@jeick3645]

i love that girl

[@simonlesaint-sls2586]

Absolute piece of crap, even harder to use than the real 303, USB/Midi is shit plus it crashes my system.

[@bobjob3694]

Who is the girl......she is hot!!!!

[@diethylamid]

SCATer..

[@nanotechreviews3064]

My phone does this

[@AmericanIsraeliJew]

I'd like to make a lewd and lascivious remark about that cute chick pressing everything on the box but I won't since she's married.

[@adamgross5136]

I kind of wish people demonstrating button oriented instruments would refrain from wearing distracting trinkets on their fingers. Otherwise, this is pretty cool.