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The Roland TB-303

To those who know, the TB-303 is more than just an electronic instrument in a small silver box. It’s an era-defining synthesiser and sequencer, which at the point of release in 1981/82, came equipped with a fashionable vinyl carry case; a must for all fashionistas! Why equip a little silver box with such a faux carry case? That has everything to do with the market for which it was designed to cater. The 303, as it is colloquially

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