Behringer TD-3-SR 5-stars Reviews

I like everything

I liked everything very much

Fine jazz machine

Been waiting a long time to replace the double bass player in my cocktail jazz combo, the wait is over. Smooth Charlie Mingus lines aplenty, free form slides and accents, endless pattern chaining to fit in to any Sun Ra exposition that the audience throws at you in request time. Accurate recreations of custom double basses are possible.The snappy resonance of Giovanni Paolo Maggini instruments is easily moddled, but the rich harmonics of a good Giovanni Battista Rogeri bass are sadly lacking, I feel Behringers engineers have rushed this opportunity. Having said that it's hard to tell the difference between the TD-3 and my venerable 1730 Matteo Gorfriller, so top marks there. I do wish a varnish spruce version was an option, still one can hardly blame the maker for wanting to cash in on the current Acid House boom.

So to sum up: well done Behringer. 10/10.

Analogue at Hands length

The USB port/interface allows midi notation directly from your computer (or any other device) to the TD-3 making it super accessible to all users, ie you don't neeed to necessarily learn the programing to reap the raw analogue acid riff benefits.

Added in the box distortion is very welcome.

With this product Behringer confirms that is now one the leaders in the synths game (and not only). This clone it's really close (in sound and features) to the original, you can easily watch a tutorial of a TB303 and use your own TD-3. It sounds great, material is plastic (like TB303) and the distortion switch in the front it's great to experiment new sound IMMEDIATLY OUT OF THE BOX without any other gear like pedals or digital effects. Perhaps the only flaw with this synthesizer is the lack of a MIDI OUT port to memorize MIDI envelopes in DAWs.

By the way for 155€ and above there's nothing better.

Amazing, with a couple of minor teething problems.

My unit was shipped from the first batch of TD-3's to hit the shelves, so I was expecting some minor niggles. However, so far, so amazing! :)

From an authenticity perspective the TD-3 does a great job at emulating the warm depth and high screams of the original.

If you've owned a TB303 then you'll feel right at home with this.

Yes, it's chassis is made of quite cheap plastic, but it's functional whilst the knobs and pot's (Which are the main touch points for end users) seem of high quality.

The minor gripes I have are are that it didn't ship with a UK PSU so you have to buy an adaptor, and my personal unit suffers with quite a lot of mains interference.? A ground loop isolator took care of most, but it's still quite noisy. I'd be interested to hear from others on this.

Finally the headphone jack wobbles and seems like it may not last that long from first impressions. Time will tell on that one.

With that said, the device does come with a whopping 3 year warranty as standard so any build quality concerns I have with mine can get sorted over time if required.

Having owned and sold a few originals over the years I'm more than happy with this purchase.

Pro's:

Its £130 for a 95% TB303 Clone!

It comes with built in distortion effect! (No need to ship it to Australia for a Devilfish Modification). ;)

Its £130 for a 95% TB303 Clone!

Cons:

UK PSU not supplied. :(

Possible shielding issues on PSU creating noise? (can others please comment)

Possible weak connectors on the faceplate. (time will tell)

For the money the TD-3 is a no brainer and on the whole I'm having a blast replicating my Rebirth set up of the 90's with actual analogue hardware. A dream come true. Thanks Behringer! Top marks for keeping the vintage analogue revival going.

PS: I ordered a 2nd yellow one. Not Sorry. :)

Great Clone!

Super Lightweight, sturdy Build, great sound, excellent distortion, easily edited/programmed either in the original step style, or online with behringer software, or simply drawing in the midi into your DAW. best money I have spent in a long time, such a great price this is! I've bought another 2!

wow 303

i have an original and a bass bot and love them all the TD 3 is awsome ...i have bought all thje new behringer roland copies and they are all amazing....10/10

AS CLOSE AS IT GETS

I have TT mk1 and 2, mam retro, RE and now TD3, my studio partner has 2 x TB - the TD is as close as it gets - no question.

pros - sound: build, CV, old school pattern engine :-) , free DS-1 distortion clone engine

cons: none

Thankyou Behringer

Behringer did it again

Great product by Behringer. Been wanting a 303 clone for a long while and very happy with this one.

Overall sound is pretty much the same but not an exact match. The product feels sturdy as well. 10/10 to Behringer for getting this synth to consumers for a great price.

Behringer TD-3

I am very happy with my purchase of TD-3. The sound is very good, the potentiometers work smoothly, the light housing + the USB input and a dedicated editor in which you can easily create your melodies. Low price is an additional plus. I recommend this product 100%

Lordy lord.

A 303 and more for 130 notes. A no brainer.. Buy it now.

Good 303 clone

A worthy competitor in the 303 clone wars, for a bargain price!

Enough distorted grunt and squeals to get the neighbours mad,

programming the sequencer is very handy using the synthTool.

Big thumbs up to Behringer!

Best 303 for the price

The essence is there. Could be a little more bouncy and precise, but it's really close to the original. It's fun to just rock patterns with it. Totally great for the price.

power supply

item arrived with EUR power supply to UK which wasn't much use.