I built ReBirth FOR REAL and this Happened

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Welcome to another non - Bad Gear episode. I built ReBirth for real and this happened. Propellerhead Rebirth RB-338, the iconic 90s music production software and virtual groovebox was my first electronic musical instrument. Since then I had the dream of reconstructing the classic setup consisting of a Roland TR-808, a Roland TR-909, two Roland TB-303 and specific set of effects. Can we recreate the software workflow, are the famous vintage instruments as great as anybody is telling you and is all this worth the hassle?

Respect to the Rebirth scene which is alive and kicking, check out World of RB-338:    / @worldofrb-338  

LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER did some awesome videos about his DIY midi controller for the original Rebirth running on old iMacs:    • Building A REBIRTH-338 Controller - 90's C...  

Thanks to Philipp of Feedback Underground Studios for giving me access to his absurdly awesome collection. Serious requests are welcome to: [email protected]

Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:28 History of Rebirth-338
00:51 The Original Instruments
01:15 ReWire Integration
01:39 What did Roland think of all this???
01:50 Other stuff
02:02 Concept of the Setup
02:10 Midi Sync, DIN Sync
02:30 Clocking
02:44 Recording Audio, Multitrack
02:55 Why not just use a Mixer???
03:01 Pre-mixing sounds, DAW, Monitor Mix
03:16 Jam 1 (no Effects)
03:49 That didn't work out so well
04:01 Much Better!!! Adding Effects
04:15 PCF (Pattern Controlled Filter)
04:35 Delay
04:48 Distortion, Reamping
05:02 Compressor
05:11 FX Integration, Routing
05:27 Jam 2 (Full Rebirth Functionality)
06:04 Thanks & Vintage Synth B-Roll
06:20 Conclusion
07:11 POV Rehearsal Take