Explore the new generation of acid sound design
Happy 909 day 🙂
To celebrate this special day for every music producer we are glad and proud to release Abx3 today!!!
Abx3 will become the best friend of your TR909, Nava, Nava extra9, TR09, of every 909 plugin or even your best 909 sample kit!
What is Abx-3:
Abx3 is the BIG brother of the AcidBox series, the 303 synthesizers enough recognizable with its 16 steps sequencer on a sigle view ( up to 64 steps).
What we’ve added in this brand new 303 emulation?
A powerful built-in parameter sequencer up to 15 modulations with independent and multiples speeds from /4 to x4 passing by ternary speeds. Give life to you midi sequences directly into Abx3, no needs to spend time editing modulation on your DAW, you can do it easily now, just press record button the turn the knob to be modulate and it will be automatically record in the buit-in parameter sequencer.
Live Creation and Recording: Create and record note and parameter sequences on the fly.
606 Presets.
32 Independent patterns: which allows you to embed 32 different presets with independent parameters modulations ( crazy )
32 Oscillator shapes
8 Distortion Units: Overdrive, Clip Inferno, Hot Valve, Ultracrunch, Turbo Fuzz, RageClip, Brutal Bill and the new Bit Crusher for added grit.
3 FX Slots with 7 Effects Available: Reverb, EchoVerb, SynthVerb, Stereo Chorus, Mono Chorus, 4Band-Fuzz and Flanger
Patch Randomizer: Assignable random button and real-time randomization of accents, slides, notes, octaves, steps, Scale and more.
5 Enhanced UI: Resizable (4 sizes: 75%, 100%, 150%, 200%) with 5 distinctive GUIs for a modern and personalized look.
And more…
What kind of music could I create with Abx3?
Using Abx3, you can create a variety of music styles that incorporate this iconic “acid” sound, such as:
- Acid House: This genre is characterized by the squelchy, resonant, and modulated bass lines created by the TB-303. You can create hypnotic, repetitive patterns with filter sweeps and resonance to mimic the classic sound of the late ’80s and early ’90s acid house scene.
- Techno: Abx3 is perfect for adding raw, acidic Leads to techno tracks. You can combine it with dark, driving rhythms, creating a high-energy, futuristic sound with modulated patterns.
- Trance: Trance music often uses melodic, rolling powerful basses and can benefit from the acid sound. You can use the Abx3 to create fast arpeggios or pulsing.
- Electro: Abx3 can be used to generate quirky and funky juicy basses typical in electro music. Its ability to modulate filters can add a distinctive, robotic feel to your tracks.
- Breakbeat: For breakbeat or drum & bass genres, Abx3 can be used to create wild and aggressive hard grooves, adding a unique acid touch to the rhythmic breaks.
- Experimental/Electronica: If you’re into experimental music, you can explore unconventional modulations, combining the Abx3’s filter, resonance, and envelope tweaking with glitchy, abstract rhythms to create unique soundscapes.
- Psytrance/Goa Trance: The acid sound fits well in psychedelic music, especially psytrance and Goa trance, where the resonant basslines can be used for building intense, trippy sequences.
By experimenting with the filter cutoff, resonance, envelope modulation, and step sequencing of the Abx3 you can shape these basslines and melodies to fit different electronic music genres, and even fuse acid elements with other musical styles.
