The RE-303 could help make your acid house dreams a reality.

Din Sync has introduced the prototype for the RE-303 synthesizer, a Roland TB-303 clone the company says is accurate enough to be considered a replica.

As Synthtopia reports, the RE-303 is actually a replica of the original Roland TB-303 motherboard and switchboard. Din Sync believes the parts are so accurate, the new boards could be used as replacements in an original TB-303.

The RE-303 is being planned as a DIY project rather than a pre-assembled product. You’ll have to source the other pieces yourself – Din Sync says most of the parts are readily available, but you’ll need either an original 303 CPU or Quicksilver CPU for the sequencer.

While there are already a few 303 clones available for making classic acid sounds including the x0xb0x, Din Sync claims that the RE-303 process is more accurate: “The RE-303 circuit boards have been made by dissecting a mint condition pristine TB-303 and manually recreating the board in CAD from the hardware rather than the service schematics. Every nuance and mistake in the hardware not in the service notes is recreated in the RE-303. It really is for all intents and purposes a TB-303.”

You can watch a video of the prototype below. There’s no indication as to when the RE-303 will be available to the public, but you can keep an eye on the project’s forum for updates.

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