Avalon Bassline...worth it?/ Opinion

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#101

i have a Acidlab BL3, that thing is the better clone

#102

Agreed - Just cancelled my order with SxPro - no stock till August and Iā€™m not having a grand sat in someone elseā€™s account for months

#103

I had to wait months for mine after paying SXPRO, but itā€™s been trouble free as far as I have used it.

#104

Iā€™ve got ABL3 and Avalon. ABL3 is excellent, but it canā€™t contend with the analogue sound depth of the Avalon IMO.

#105

the ABL3 is fully Analog too, so this comment makes no sense to me! do you really own a ABL? :wink:

btw, is the Avalon capable of sending and receiving MIDI CC? that would be, beside of the great sound, the only reason to buy a Avalon. if it not offers this feature, itā€™s not worth the money, in my opinion.

#106

Ooops sorry, my head was in the clouds when I wrote this! I was talking about the Audiorealism ABL3 plugin! haha!!

Yes, the Avalon can send and receive midi CC, however I donā€™t personally use this feature much.

I have seen (but not heard) a Bassline 3 once before; just looking at the specs, it doesnā€™t seem to have:

  • as much cv functionality
  • the extra envelope adjustment options
  • full range frequency (I know this isnā€™t an original 303 sound characteristic)
  • different filter card options

Is it worth the extra money - to me, yes. It is a superior machine, no doubt.

:slight_smile:

#107
  1. Is it possible to send slides by CV/Gate ?
  2. Is it possible to send note length by CV/Gate?
  3. How are pots? Same weak as TB-303 or more solid?
  4. How well it is tuned?

Many thanks

#108

Avalon only receives filter cutoff cc and one that can trigger envelope modulation. (On/off trigger)
You canā€™t send cc to resonance etcā€¦

Build quality is good , similar to nord gear.
It is a ā€˜luxuryā€™ product , Iā€™d be happy with Tb-3 , the Avalon along with oto biscuit are the items I take great care of ,
I havenā€™t triggered external things with it recently but itā€™s got lots of cv in/out and can send midi out etc.

Depending how important a 303 sound is , and cash youā€™ve got spare , impacts on if you think itā€™s worth it. For Ā£900 you could get a lot of other synths.i actually use troublemaker on iOS too as itā€™s convenient and sounds good.

Iā€™ve got
Tt303
Tb-03 ( aira one)
Avalon with sem filter
Mam mb33 retro + rack version
Abl3 , troublemaker , probably other 303 software.

All very usable

#109

Acidlab BL3 is good and it worth the price. But avalon is far better cause it is even better than a 303.

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#110

So I canā€™t play notes by CV/Gate?

#111

Whatā€™s it like sequencing other instruments with midi? What velocity does it send for notes? Not sure I understand the midi spec at the end of the manual

#112

I recently got one and would like to sell it LOL

Its a really awesome 303 clone but idk why i bought it. I guess i wanted to try it out. I already have 2 decent 303 clones. Hopefully i can move it along and buy something that isnt basically a duplicate of something i alreayd have :expressionless:

#113

what color is your avalon ?

#114

White with blue LEDs. I also have the SEM, ladder and ROH filter cartridges. Bought in april. Basically new. Its in the bst here and at muffs. PM if youre interested.

#115

agreed

#116

Is this Avalon bassline still in production?

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#117

Thatā€™s what Iā€™m also wondering. Anyone know?

#118

I was wondering if it can do micro timing in the sequencer?

#119

I heard it is not in production anymore, based on the fact that itā€™s not available anymore and distributor schneidesladen in Berlin has ditched it completely. No, microtiming is not possible

#120

Just found this :slightly_smiling_face: