The TD-3-AM is an Behringer analog bass line synthesizer, a pedal-style instrument that generates its own bass tones rather than processing the signal from your bass. Behringer describes it as an "Analog Bass Line Synthesizer with VCO, VCF, 16-Step Sequencer, Distortion Effects and 16-Voice Poly Chain"1. It sits in the synth pedal corner of a bass rig, alongside other synth pedals, and is a sibling to the Behringer TD-3-BK, Behringer TD-3-MO-BK and Behringer TD-3-MO-SR1.
What it does
Because the TD-3-AM is an analog instrument, its sound comes from a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) generating the tone and a voltage-controlled filter (VCF) shaping it, the classic arrangement of a bass line synthesizer1. The built-in 16-step sequencer lets the pedal play its own repeating bass patterns, and the distortion effects section adds grit to the sound1.
For playing with other gear, the 16-voice Poly Chain lets multiple units be linked so their voices stack, expanding the sound beyond what one pedal produces1.
Where it sits in Behringer's bass range
The TD-3-AM is made by Behringer, a maker whose catalog runs well beyond one product2. Within that catalog it stands apart from straightforward tone-shaping and drive pedals in that it is a synthesizer in its own right rather than a pedal that alters the signal from a bass guitar1.
Sources (2)
- TD-3-AM | Behringer, Behringer
- TD-3-AM | Behringer, Behringer
