Innocence brings forth innovation. A lack of knowledge can create new openings to break new grounds.
"Sunburst" by Digital Excitation — produced on Atari ST with a hardware setup built around the Yamaha TX16W sampler, Yamaha SY55 synthesizer, Roland TB-303 bassline machine and Boss DR-550 drum computer.
The TB-303
The TB-303 was launched by Roland in 1981 as a budget auto-accompaniment device for solo guitarists — a programmable bass machine intended to simulate a bass player. It sold poorly, was discontinued in 1984, and flooded the second-hand market at throwaway prices. What followed is one of electronic music's great accidents: Chicago house and acid producers discovered that by tweaking the cutoff and resonance controls while a sequence played, the machine produced a uniquely squelchy, gurgling sound unlike anything designed before it. That "acid" character became a cornerstone of house, techno and rave — and remains one of the most recognisable sounds in dance music to this day.
The track was remixed by Cubic 22.
Tools
- Atari ST
- Yamaha TX16W
- Yamaha SY55
- Roland TB-303
- Boss DR-550