303 Day: Get Roland’s TB-303 software version absolutely free – but you’ll have to be quick

[MusicTech]

Every year, the 3rd of March marks 303 Day, a celebration of the classic Roland TB-303 Bass Line bass synthesizer and its impact on music.

While its official production run which took place between 1981 and 1984 was a commercial failure – owing partly to its somewhat unrealistic take on natural bass sound – remaining units were sold off cheaply by Roland and subsequently snapped up by savvy electronic musicians and producers. Its sound became a staple in EDM genres like acid house, Chicago house and techno...

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