Instrument Definition: Roland TB-03

Hapax Instrument Definitions
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ACIIIIIIIID

VERSION 1 # Currently, this should only be 1.

# Supports all alphanumeric ASCII, and ' ', '_', '-', '+' - can also be NULL
TRACKNAME TB-03

# Can be POLY, DRUM, MPE, or NULL
TYPE POLY

# Can be A, B, C, D, USBD, USBH, CVGx (x between 1&4), CVx, Gx, or NULL
OUTPORT A

# Can be x (between 1-16), or NULL -- this is ignored if output port is not MIDI
OUTCHAN 3

# Can be NONE, ALLACTIVE, A, B, USBH, USBD, CVG, or NULL
INPORT NULL

# Can be x (between 1-16), ALL, or NULL. This definition will be ignored if INPORT is NONE, ALLACTIVE or CVG
INCHAN NULL

# PC
# Syntax: NUMBER NAME
# number must be either:
#   - A number (for simple PC)
#   - Three numbers, delimited by ':', which represent PC:MSB:LSB. You can put 'NULL' to not set the MSB/LSB.
# PC must be between 1...128
# MSB/LSB must be between 0...127
[PC]
[/PC]


# CC
# Syntax: CC_NUMBER NAME or CC_NUMBER:DEFAULT=xx NAME
# DEFAULT_VALUE must be a valid number between 0 and 127
[CC]
12 ENV MOD
16 ACCENT
17 OVERDRIVE
18 DELAY TIME
19 DELAY FEEDBACK
71 RESONANCE
74 CUTOFF FREQ
75 DECAY
102 SLIDE
104 TUNING
[/CC]


# NRPN
# Syntax: "MSB:LSB:DEPTH NAME" or "MSB:LSB:DEPTH:DEFAULT=xx NAME"
# Lsb & msb should be between 0 and 127
# DEPTH can be 7 or 14
# For NRPN: DEFAULT_VALUE must be a valid number, either between 0 and 127 (for 7 bit NRPNs) or between 0 and 16383 (for 14bit NRPNs)
[NRPN]
[/NRPN]


# ASSIGN
# Syntax: POT_NUMBER TYPE:VALUE or POT_NUMBER TYPE:VALUE DEFAULT=DEFAULT_VALUE
# POT_NUMBER must be between 1 and 8
# TYPE can be "CC", "PB" (pitchbend), "AT" (aftertouch), "CV", "NRPN", or "NULL" (this won't assign the pot).
# Non explicitly-defined pots will be considered "NULL"
# VALUE VALIDATION
#### For CC: Value must be a valid number between 0 and 119
#### For PB and AT, any text after the TYPE will be ignored
#### For CV, value must be between 1 and 4
#### For NRPN, value must be MSB:LSB:DEPTH, with both lsb & msb bebtween 0 and 127, and DEPTH being either 7 or 14
# DEFAULT VALUE
#### For CC: DEFAULT_VALUE must be a valid number between 0 and 127
#### For PB: DEFAULT_VALUE must be a valid number between 0 and 16383
#### For NRPN: DEFAULT_VALUE must be a valid number, either between 0 and 127 (for 7 bit NRPNs) or between 0 and 16383 (for 14bit NRPNs)
#### For CV: DEFAULT_VALUE must be either a valid number between 0 and 65535, or a voltage between -5V and 5V, e.g. "-4.25V" or "1.7V"
#### Please note default value will be ignored for PB and AT messages.
[ASSIGN]
1 CC:74               #CUTOFF
2 CC:71               #RESONANCE
3 CC:75               #DECAY
4 CC:12               #ENV MOD
5 CC:17               #OVERDRIVE
[/ASSIGN]


# AUTOMATION
# Syntax: TYPE:VALUE
# TYPE can be "CC", "PB" (pitchbend), "AT" (aftertouch), "CV", or "NRPN"
# VALUE VALIDATION
#### For CC: Value must be a valid number between 0 and 119
#### For PB and AT, any text after the TYPE will be ignored
#### For CV, value must be between 1 and 4
#### For NRPN, value must be MSB:LSB:DEPTH, with both lsb & msb bebtween 0 and 127, and DEPTH being either 7 or 14
# NOTE: You are limited to 64 automation lanes
[AUTOMATION]
CC:16
CC:102
[/AUTOMATION]


# This section will be readable from Hapax.
[COMMENT]
Roland TB-03
[/COMMENT]
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Tin Man is one of my fave masters of the 303 so I transcribed a handful of his acid lines and I’m sharing them in a Hapax project here: https://file.io/M8Mbl32TVpsI

8 patterns on track 3!

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The TB-03 cannot be transposed easily via Midi but if the tuning knob isn’t needed for performance its CC can of course be used for transposition. Here’s a list of CC values for #104 and the corresponding half tone steps. Note that some values are a little on the sharp/flat side not matter what.

127 : +12
122 : +11
117 : +10
112 : +9
106 : +8
101 : +7
96  : +6
91  : +5
85  : +4
80  : +3
75  : +2
69  : +1
64  :  0
59  : -1
53  : -2
48  : -3
43  : -4
37  : -5
32  : -6
27  : -7
21  : -8
16  : -9
11  : -10
5   : -11
0   : -12
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