Overview
Released in 1997, ReBirth RB-338 helped establish the commercial software-instrument category. Version 2 added a modeled TR-909 drum machine, ReWire integration, and support for user-created Mods. Propellerhead discontinued desktop support in 2005 and preserved the software through the ReBirth Museum.
Versions 2 documented
Final desktop release. Version 2 added the TR-909 section and ReWire support.
releasedReleased in 1998. Added the Roland TR-909 drum-machine section and ReWire integration while retaining the official ReBirth RB-338 product name.
releasedSpecifications
- Product type
- Software synthesizer and drum machine
- Categories
- Synthesizer · Virtual Analog
- Formats
- STANDALONE
- Initial release
- 1997
- Official website
- Visit website
No audio demo documented. Suggest a sourced demo →
Sources 5 documented
- Steinberg/Propellerhead ReBirth RB338 V2 review Sound On Sound · 1998 · review
Contemporary review documenting ReBirth 2.0 and the addition of the TR-909 section.
- 80s Drum Machines Will Never Die Wired · 1997 · news article
Contemporary coverage of the 1997 launch of ReBirth RB-338.
- About Reason Studios — company history Reason Studios · official website
Official company history describing ReBirth and its 1997 context.
- ReBirth RB-338 Archive Peff · other
Archive maintained by the writer commissioned for the historical ReBirth Museum material.
- RBS file format reference File.org · other
Secondary reference documenting circulation of the RB-339 name for ReBirth song files; retained as evidence of the alias, not as an official product source.
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