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Question about bassline naming conventions
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Ascension
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Posted : Aug 11, 2008 21:59:20
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I was just going to google this, but I figured I would post it here incase other people were wondering. What do the numbers before or after a bass note mean (303, 909, etc)? No real reason for asking, Im just one of those people who wants to know everything about everything. Thanks! 
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bukboy
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Posted : Aug 11, 2008 23:19
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the 303 and 909 are antiquated bass synths. the samples ur referring to were probably made on em.
google their history. |
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Axonic
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Posted : Aug 12, 2008 00:56
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piko_bianko
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Posted : Aug 12, 2008 05:51
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i think ascension is asking how did roland come up with naming the specific device 303.
what does this number mean. etc...
well, i don't know either. 
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realtime
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Posted : Aug 12, 2008 09:03
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Ascension
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Posted : Aug 12, 2008 15:42
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Yeah, does the number 303 or 909, etc designate a specific frequency or something? Maybe they don't mean anything other than giving a specific name to the tone...
I can always ask Robert Rich since he'll be at a party I'm going to next month and he designs synths
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KaiserSoze
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Posted : Aug 13, 2008 00:53
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Where are these bass notes coming from?
is it shown like F#303 .. or Saw303?
In either case it probably is indicating the source of the sample.
Roland put a series of synths and drum machines that have been widely used in electronic music. 101, 202, 303, 505,... 909, etc.
There is no 404 as 4 is an unlucky number in Japan.
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realtime
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Posted : Aug 13, 2008 07:08
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Ascension
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Posted : Aug 13, 2008 17:28
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On 2008-08-13 07:08, realtime wrote:
these number only mean, that the sound was sampled from these machines - nothing more and nothing less.
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Ok cool. Yeah I was just curious to see if they had a specific meaning like other naming conventions do. Thanks for the replies people.
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