Acid House for Deluge

Acid House Synth Presets for Synthstrom Deluge

15 Acid House synth presets for the Deluge in the style of Roland TB-303

Note: you need a Synthstrom Deluge to use these presets. No audio files are included.

Only internal oscillators used - no samples or wavetables. Each preset is a single XML file.

To install just copy the ACID folder into the SYNTHS folder on your Deluge SD card.

(Firmware 4.0 or later is required to use folders inside the main SYNTHS folder)

Demo Video

The 303 Acid Sound

The essense of the 303 sound is movement, achieved by manipulating the filter and envelope controls.

Assign these parameters to an external MIDI controller for maximum tweakage!

SLIDE: To get the characteristic slide effect extend the length of one note to the next. Be sure to slide between notes more than an octave apart to get the full effect. Legato (VOICE > POLY > LEGATO) and Portamento (VOICE > PORT > 10) are already assigned in the presets.

ACCENT: For accented notes set the velocity higher than regular notes. Then use the Velocity -> LPF Cutoff modulation (assigned to parameter 8 lower) to control the accent strength.

If you want to hear the included demo song, copy ACID.XML from the SONGS folder into the SONGS folder on your own Deluge SD card.

The demo song includes 12 famous acid lines, each using a different preset. The song file is for educational purposes only. The copyright in the clips remains with the original owners.

Note: This is not intended to be an accurate emulation of a real TB-303. The original has too many idiosyncrasies for the Deluge to reproduce. But it does give you a decent 303 sound, especially when manipulating and automating the assigned parameters.

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