VR 303 artwork is dedicated to the public domain. RPS-01 sits on top of that and explains how the network uses it. You can use the art for personal, public, and commercial work. You do not need permission.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
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COMMERCIAL USE
Sell merch, prints, releases, zines, games, or products.
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MODIFY AND REMIX
Edit the art, change colors, animate it, or combine it with other work.
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MERCH AND PRINT
Use it on shirts, posters, stickers, records, flyers, tapes, and packaging.
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BUILD ON IT
Use it in contracts, apps, sites, games, avatars, and worlds.
WHAT YOU CANNOT DO
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CLAIM COPYRIGHT
You cannot take public domain VR 303 art and claim exclusive rights over it.
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RESTRICT OTHERS
You cannot stop other people from using the same public domain artwork.
HOW TO USE IT
Find or download your VR 303 edition.
Use it in any personal, public, or commercial project.
Credit Virtual Rave only if you want to.
Share, sell, remix, or build without asking permission.
RPS-01
CC0 keeps the art free.
RPS-01 handles network signals, nodes, and archive rules.
USE IT. SHARE IT. REMIX IT. SELL IT.
ATTRIBUTION IS WELCOME. IT IS NOT REQUIRED.
SECTION 02 / COLLECTORS
the wall
Every VR 303 collected so far. Each tile is one edition, one collector.
collectors_wall.sys VR 303 // ... of 303
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// awaiting first collectors
INTERLUDE CC0 PLAYBOOK
use it. anywhere.
CC0 keeps the art public domain. RPS-01 is our public standard for how the network uses it.
NO COPYRIGHT
The art stays in the public domain.
NO RESTRICTIONS
Use it for any purpose, in any format.
NO ATTRIBUTION
Credit is optional.
GLOBAL & PERMANENT
You can use it anywhere, for good.
four_moves.exe
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from artto anything
One image can support many uses. Pick a path, then ship it.
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REMIX IT
Change the colors, add effects, or redraw it yourself.
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PUT IT ON PRODUCTS
Put it on prints, shirts, mugs, stickers, and packaging.
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USE IN YOUR MUSIC
Use it in album art, sleeves, videos, visuals, and covers.
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BUILD DIGITAL
Use it in games, sites, apps, worlds, and renderers.
rps_01.txt
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rave public standard
RPS-01 names how the network uses CC0. The art stays free. The standard explains signals, nodes, and archive rules.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Make merch and flyers.
Run events and raves.
Build games and music projects.
WHAT RPS-01 ADDS
Verified rave signals.
Independent city nodes.
Major Raver archiving.
WHAT IT DOES NOT DO
No governance voting.
No proposals.
No token parliament.
formats.dir
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drop it into any format
PNG / JPG
SVG / VECTOR
GLB / 3D
GIF / MP4
PRINT READY
collaborate.net
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build together, faster
CC0 removes permission checks. Teams and communities can build on the same work without extra approval.
Open-source projects
Community brands
Remixes and collabs
Classes and workshops
Nonprofit work
Sample packs and visuals
CREATE WITH NO LIMITS. SHARE WITHOUT EXTRA STEPS. BUILD ON THE SAME WORK. CC0 / PUBLIC DOMAIN.
SECTION 03 / STUDIO
build ACID sounds
Use 16 steps, 13 notes, accent, slide, and four filter controls. Press RUN, tune the pattern, then export a MIDI file.
VR303COMPUTER CONTROLLED / BASSLINE
TEMPO
140
BPM
STEP
ACCENT
SLIDE
CUTOFF48
RESONANCE78
ENVMOD65
DECAY55
SELECT STEP CLICK PIANO KEY TO SET NOTERE-CLICK STEP: OCT 1 TO 4, THEN MUTEEXPORT MIDI TAKE IT TO ABLETON
SECTION 04 / MIXTAPE
playa live rave recordings
Play 14 live sets that we love, from 1989 to 2026. Each one is a unique moment in rave history, captured in all its raw, unpolished glory. Press play, then tune in and zone out.
TRANSMISSION · CHAIN-AGNOSTIC CULTUREVR // ONE UNIVERSE
“
the space split itself into chain tribes.
one community fights another over platforms, metrics, and things nobody cares outside the bubble.
we do not care about that.
we care about music, culture, live events, archives, and real people gathering together.
we are multi chain, multi world, multi culture.
”
// ENCODED ON THE LEGENDARY MACHINES
Every drop is coded onto a machine that built this movement — the boxes Chicago, Detroit and Berlin found in pawn shops, and turned into the blueprint for acid, house and techno. 303 · 909 · 808 · 707 · 606 · 505 · 1000
Virtual Rave is a distributed network connecting real-world rave culture through on-chain infrastructure.different drops · different chains · same culture.
DROP 01LIVE NOW
303
3031981 the bassline
The acid bass synth. Used units sold for about $50. Chicago producers made it a house tool.
ed. 303LENS
VIEW
DROP 02SUMMER 2026
909
9091983 the kick
The techno kick. Detroit used it. Berlin used it. It still hits hard.
ed. 909BASE
DROP 03FALL 2026
808
8081980 the boom
The sub boom. You know it from Miami bass, hip-hop, and car systems.
ed. 808MEGA ETH
DROP 042027
707
7071985 the snap
The early house drum box. It is direct, bright, and easy to program.
ed. 707SONEIUM
DROP 052027
606
6061981 the pocket
The small analog box. It runs on batteries and fits in a bag.
ed. 606ABSTRACT
DROP 062027
505
5051986 the workhorse
The budget rhythm box. You could learn drums on it without a studio budget.
ed. 505HYPERLIQUID
DROP 07TBA
1000
1000FUTURE the future
The future slot. No fixed supply. No fixed date.
ed. 1000SOLANA
RECDRF // BROADCAST.SIGNAL v01
FILE: drf-manifesto.v01.2026
UTC 00:00LIVE
SECTION 06 / EVENTSMANIFESTO v01 2026
D E C E N T R A L I Z E DraveF E D E R A T I O N
A global network of independent rave scenes connected through archives, livestreams, and synchronized nightlife culture.
The Decentralized Rave Federation connects independent rave scenes into a shared global network.
Rave culture should stay open, local, independent, and globally connected.
The federation does not own local scenes.
Cities organize themselves.
Organizers keep their profits.
Crews build their own identities.
Genres remain open.
The federation exists to support, archive, and connect scenes worldwide.
SIGNAL ACTIVE STREAM EVERYTHING ARCHIVE RECORDING NO CHATTER RAVE FOREVER SIGNAL ACTIVE STREAM EVERYTHING ARCHIVE RECORDING NO CHATTER RAVE FOREVER
// 02
CITY SYNC
somewhere on earth, it is always 4am. local clocks, federation signal, one continuous broadcast.
DE
BERLIN52.52N 13.40E
01:00UTC+1
RAVE TIME
PT
LISBOA38.72N 09.13W
00:00UTC+0
RAVE TIME
MX
CDMX19.43N 99.13W
18:00UTC-6
PRE-RAVE
JP
TOKYO35.68N 139.69E
09:00UTC+9
AFTERHOURS
US
NEW YORK40.71N 74.00W
19:00UTC-5
RAVE TIME
ES
BARCELONA41.39N 02.16E
01:00UTC+1
RAVE TIME
DEPTMXJPUSES
// 03
CORE PRINCIPLES
thirteen rules. tap a card to open the file. these are not proposals this is how the federation operates.
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EXAMPLE NODE
one card. one city. one of many possible federation events. your VR 303 gets you on the list six cities, 303 spots each.
NODE_01 WARMING UP320 KBPS
14.06.26
23:00 06:00 LOCAL
DEN01 / 06
BERLIN
WARSCHAUER 33 / KREUZBERG
VIRTUAL RAVE LIVE
OUTER PEACE
K-300
FORMATVIRTUAL RAVE CLUB
STREAMAUDIO + VIDEO
ARCHIVEAXIS.SHOW
CAPACITY303 / ROOM
312 / 480 RSVPRSVP OPEN
HOLDERS GET +1FEDERATION VISIBLE+ 5 MORE CITIES SOON
The Roland TB-303 launched in 1981 as a bass machine for guitar players. It failed commercially.
Used units later appeared cheaply across Chicago record stores and pawn shops, where producers started pushing the machine beyond its intended purpose.
Chicago and Detroit transformed discarded hardware into acid house, techno, and entirely new nightlife movements that reshaped music culture worldwide.
TB-303ACID HOUSETECHNO
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// second summer of love1988 / 1989
scenes formed city by city. night by night. flyer by flyer.
Rave culture spread through pirate radio, underground flyers, mixtapes, illegal warehouses, clubs, and word-of-mouth networks long before social media existed.
The Second Summer of Love connected acid house, underground dance music, fashion, graphics, and nightlife into a worldwide cultural movement.
PIRATE RADIOWAREHOUSEFLYER NETWORKS
T02:34
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// drops · 7 chainsseven machines
different chains. one shared universe.
Virtual Rave maps seven legendary machines across seven different chains.
The culture matters more than platform tribalism.
3039098087076065051000
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// rave public standardrps-01 / drf
cc0 keeps the artwork public.
People can remix it, print it, wear it, organize with it, build on top of it, start labels, create artist projects, launch brands, host events, or simply collect and enjoy it.
RPS-01, the Rave Public Standard, defines how the network archives culture, connects scenes, names events, and keeps participation open.
The Decentralized Rave Federation expands that system into real nightlife communities, local organizers, livestreams, archives, and interconnected cities worldwide.
CC0RPS-01DRF
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// not a governance clubculture first
no voting. no proposals. no token parliament.
Virtual Rave is not a governance club.
Communities grow through participation, events, archives, and local scenes. Not governance theater.
NO CHATTERNO WHALESNO DRAMA
×××
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06
// local · globalreal scenes
think local. act global.
Virtual Rave supports local communities, independent organizers, live events, and global connections between cities.
CITY NETWORKSORGANIZERSLIVE
T06:42
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// memory of the nightpermanent archives
most nightlife disappears after the night ends. we keep it.
Virtual Rave preserves the culture through recordings, livestreams, flyers, photos, lineups, and city archives.
LENS / 1 GHO / CC0
