RE-303 - not a further clone

RE-303 - not a further clone

Project

Projecttitel: DINSYNC RE-303

Status:  DONE

Startdate: 2016

Duedate: 09/2018

last update : 02/2023

Manufacture link:  http://privat.bahnhof.se/wb447909/dinsync/re-303/

Forum : http://23.235.199.139/~re303c5/forum/

Page Content:

its not a clone, its a replica of the famous Roland TB-303

The Founder Paul Barker developed in 2016 the RE-303.

the "internal Name" is Space Cadet.

few different case types are avaiable/fits with the pcbs: TT-303 (old version),

 

you find a german article from me, about the RE-303 here:

https://www.amazona.de/test-din-sync-re-303-die-beste-tb-303-ever/

BOM:

The PCB set contains:  (available on https://shop.re-303.com/)

RE-303 v1.2 main-board and switch-board PCB.

Sumida coil and adapter.

3pc set of power transistors.

8pc set of potentiometers (tune, cutoff, resonance, env, decay, accent, tempo and volume with switch)

2pc set of rotary switches (pattern/mode)

3pc set of 6.3mm jacks (mix in, headphone, main out)

2pc set of 3.5mm jacks (cv/gate)

1pc DC jack

1pc waveform switch

 

Parts what you have to source:

the following files are based on the same version but with different office formats:

RE-303 BOM_1.2_official.pdf

RE-303 BOM_1.2_official.xlsx

RE-303 BOM_1.2_official.ods

 

MOUSER BOM project card: https://www.mouser.at/ProjectManager/ProjectDetail.aspx?AccessID=0324e99177

plus tactiles: 688-SKQEAA 

when you use the PIXIE or Sonic Potions CPU you dont need following parts

ift(y): yellow coil for the original cpu clock
ic2: cd4556B decoder/multiplexer
ic3, ic4, ic5: cmos ram
D4: 1n4148
R6: 33k
R7: 100k 
R23: 22k 
R39, R40, R41, R44: 3.3k
C12: 0.01uf film 
C57: 100uf / 25v electrolytic
Q4: 2sc536f/2sc945p 

 

Buildguide v1.2

(source: https://shop.re-303.com/build-it/)

 

Issue/Help

ID

Issue

Issue/Mod  Description and fix

ID

Issue

Issue/Mod  Description and fix

1

Gate 

in case you hear the gate signal  - attack clicks  - you can try to connect a 100nF polar cap**  between GND and Trigger.  Measure with an scope to find the best value - maybe you need a bigger value 220-470nf 

Pixie CPU (the better Version) 

Shop:

https://shop.re-303.com/product/pixie-powered-re-cpu/

"The Pixiepowered RE-CPU is a D650C emulator, which will allow you to run original maskrom firmware from original Roland(tm) machines."

 

Firmware and more:

 https://github.com/sunflowr/recpu

http://www.d650.cc

 

FW manual 1.4.3

     recpu_manual.1.4.3.pdf      

Firmware Installation (on your own risk)

  1. turn on and send 303.sysx with sysex librian tool

  2. turn off and on again

  3. send the boot loader sysex (1.30 version)

  4. turn off

  5. turn on while hold Step1 (all lets flashes like night rider mode)(some older boot loaders don't have the night rider mode)

  6. now send the REEMU 1.3.0 sysex

  7. machine restarts byself in 1.3.0 mode

  8. turn off and on the 303

  9. send the 303 sysx (optional)

  10. reload the boot loader 1.4.3 in boot loader mode (hold step1) and upload the REEMU 1.4.3 sysex

how to bugfix: https://diysynth.wiki.dsl-man.de/wiki/spaces/SKM/pages/336101402/How+to+bugfix

non commercial pages, all infos are best can do without warranty, without liability.