There’s no new hardware from Roland for 303 Day, but what we get instead is music – a minisite, a mix, a vinyl pressing (really), and records that double as control vinyl for Serato. It comes with sounds courtesy artists J. Rocc, Fast Eddie, Shadow Child and DJ Haus. And if you just want to have your own 303 party right now, there’s a mix from J. Rocc.
![303 day: minisite, Roland and Serato 303, 606 control vinyl and music 1 303day montage](https://cdm.link/app/uploads/2024/03/303day_montage-1024x868.jpg)
Roland has released a multi-language promo site for 303 Day, which rounds up history, music, and links.
https://www.roland.com/global/promos/303day/
Gotta love this electronics shot:
![303 day: minisite, Roland and Serato 303, 606 control vinyl and music 2 transistors](https://cdm.link/app/uploads/2024/03/transistors.jpg)
As before, you can use designer Yuri Suzuki’s free Roland 50 Studio to play in your browser with a 303, 404, 101, and TR machines, too:
I had to read the Roland/Serato announcement twice, as first, I thought I was looking at normal Serato control vinyl with some Roland branding. But, no, the B-side has control signal, and side A is all music. There’s one record each for the TB-303 and TR-606, with Fast Eddie and DJ Haus providing music for the 303 and Shadow Child and turntablist J. Rocc reinventing the TR-606’s drum patterns. They’re set up so you can actually play the two records together as if you’ve got a 606 and 303. (Now, of course, you could just get a 303 and 606, available in multiple forms from Roland alone. But it is a fun collectible, at least.)
![303 day: minisite, Roland and Serato 303, 606 control vinyl and music 3 Roland 303606 Vinyl CC back](https://cdm.link/app/uploads/2024/03/Roland_303606_Vinyl_CC_back.png)
![303 day: minisite, Roland and Serato 303, 606 control vinyl and music 4 Roland 303606 Vinyl CC front 2](https://cdm.link/app/uploads/2024/03/Roland_303606_Vinyl_CC_front-2.png)
And kudos to Roland and Serato here for giving proper artistic icons some space.
THE DROP: THE 303 AND 606 ARE BACK IN VINYL FORM [Serato]
No need to buy anything, though, if you just want to crack a beverage and listen to some 303. If you’re in that celebratory 303 Day mood, it’s hard to go wrong with this free 303-themed mix from the legendary J. Rocc, founder of Beat Junkies.
Serato is hosting the release. And yeah, this is likely a remnant of Roland-Serato collaboration before the Pioneer DJ (erm, AlphaTheta) acquisition – or maybe it signals some positive Roland-AlphaTheta relationship; we’ll see.
Meanwhile, in Japan, Roland is doing more celebration than we’re getting here in the west. That included an event at Roland Store Tokyo – and Japanese Twitter/X is as busy as always:
【#303day】TB-303専用コレクションが登場🎉
TB-303専用のパッチ・コレクションが登場!
エレクトリック・ダンス・ミュージックを変化させ続けてきた、伝説的アーティストでプロデューサーのA Guy Called Gerald氏が製作。
TB-303の可能性を極限まで広げて、新たな音楽世界をお楽しみください。
— Roland | ローランド公式 (@MyRoland) March 1, 2024
【#RolandStoreTokyo 限定】
期間中、#303day のイベントを
当店限定で開催🎉✔︎#TB303 #MC303 #SP303 を展示🌟
✔︎条件達成で数量限定オリジナルバッジをプレゼント!「シリーズについて語りたい!」という方も
「ちょっと気になる!」という方も
ご来店お待ちしております😎— Roland | ローランド公式 (@MyRoland) March 1, 2024
Happy 303 Day!