The Devil Fish’s filter tracking pot enables the filter frequency to track the note being played. The filter tracking pot is so good, unlike the original 303 where the filter frequency was not affected by the pitch of the note the oscillator was playing. “The Devilfish is often mistakenly thought of as being much more offensive squidge wise – but for me, its mods actually open up quite a bit more flexibility, subtle to distorted chaos. I saved and saved and sent it to Robin and Tina Whittle in Australia for the overhaul! They are fascinating people and live for the Devil Fish – both of them are involved in doing the mods. 'The Devilfish was a mystical mod for me after first hearing it and seeing one whilst up to my knees in mud at a Devon free party! My 303 was knackered when I first bought it for 200 quid. “They also have a great feature where they can run from MIDI sync and simultaneously push out a MIDI sequence, which is great for harmonising your acid lines with other instruments, or another TT303!” The sound and sequencer are the closest I've heard to a TB-303, and the inside is so similar to the original you can even get them Devilfish modded. “It also has assignable colours on the LEDs which is very useful for grouping sequences visually. The advantages they have to the original TB303 is full MIDI, rather than older DIN sync, and an advanced sequencer that plays like the original, but can be programmed in much more detail edited and copied with huge ease. “I currently own two TT303 Mk1s, and two others have passed through my hands. Cyclone Analogic built a second model with a new look, sadly it was quite ugly and suffered from a lack of battery power and a deeply inset MIDI port that cables fell out of.

This was the MkI model, which was eventually subject to a cease-and-desist from Roland, and discontinued. It looked almost exactly like an original TB-303, and was a real analogue clone. “In the early 2010s, I sold my x0xb0x and bought a new clone that had come out, French-designed but Thailand-built Cyclone Analogic TT303. TB-303s were actually pretty cheap at that point, kinda unpopular (for the second time in their existence) and viewed as a bit ‘dated’ but then Rebirth changed all that. “Fatboy Slim had released ‘Everybody Needs a 303’ and Josh Wink's ‘Higher State…’ were at the forefront of the acidic sound, but the likes of Aphex and Vibert were pushing through newer interpretations. It was an eye-opener for me and many of my generation, discovering electronic music in the mid-90s after the first wave of acid house had faded. I think my first real exposure was Rebirth, a software emulator of the 303 and 808. In that time, I've tried a lot of clones and replicas of the classic TB-303 – as well as also borrowing the original at times, though I've never owned an actual TB-303 myself. “I've been somewhat of a fan of acid for a few years now.

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