Roland MC, TB Series TB303, MC909, MC303, etc.
Roland TB303 Bassline and Roland mc303, mc307, mc505, mc909 grooveboxes – ML303 clone the bassline and the new „incarnation“.. DIY ml303
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Roland MC machines <– thx for mc202 pic mikesonicmc202? this is basically the sh101 with sequencer.. so have a look on it here.. in deutsch auch hier..  the mc303.. ok this needs not to be mentioned.. just a joke.. they tried to re-invent the tb303.. but it was „just“ a sample player and a step sequencer (lots of things seem not to be „brained out“ because the step mode can only be entered in a special „record“ mode and there is only ONE temporary buffer for edits!!! same on newer mc grooveboxes (mc505 , mc307, mc909 all do not provide real time edit of steps.. so you need to get a korg electribe .. strange, huh?) .. so they had to make some more MCs lateron.. most is not really perfect.. and its not analogue sounding.) anyway the beginning of very good composition tools like the korg electribes etc..keep on reading in the SEQ section!! the mc505 is/has been a quite good extension to the mc303, usable sequencer and jv sound generation (means the standard roland rompler sound – no meant any bad here.. see roland) TR mode and a pattern can be up to 31 measures long.. very good so far and 16 tracks – but even the new mc909 is NOT able to be edited while it runs in play mode.. so: this is designed for „input“ only. not for changing on stage any steps as possible in the TR808 or jomox xbase or abnove mentioned electribe.. so this the odd point on the mc303 ,too.. it had a quite interesting and not-so limitied- successor: mc307 (of course same problem see above) but has all nice stuff in for sequencing!.. the mc307 is a „betweener“ mc303 and mc505.. the mc909 has samples, velocity sensitve pads (16) and a complete JV section incl USB interface.. very good.. they all seem to have no cool „roll“ funtionality.. as seen on electribe.. but beside the obove problems the mc series is very good to use.. the sound is average or jv-like. so expect to go along with a nice analogue synth or something.. (nord modular or what you like).. ah: the mc303 is not sounding like a tb303 – but you didn’t expect it to sound like it,do you? *g* MC909 machines btw: GROOVEBOX ™ is a trademark of roland! so it’s the same with walkman and sony ;) D-Beam: it has 2 of them, like the Vsynth has..
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| mc202: deutsch / german: bitte hier lang.. english: please check the sh101 / mc202 info!ROLAND SP606  rolands new sp-606 allows control of software, the software is some sort of loop generator like the.. hmm, mc505.. very easy transfer of patterns by one button press the sequencer did not improve here, but the concept is not bad.. the software is made by cakewalk, it has some pads to be controlled by the sp606’s pads as track mutes or track/pattern select or mutes.. quite mpc’ish! this one is for LOOP based sequencing!!.. the internal sequencer is the only weak thing, so if placed by hand the sp606 is a cool tool for loops.. including a good integration of even slower pcs, because you can exactly import a loop by one button, cool & easy.. but ,hmm.. why no slicer?.. the new recordings can be used as soon as they’re recorded.. of course this is the predecessor of the sp505.. the sequencer is not the best but the rest is quite interesting incl synchro start of recordings etc.. so it will be quite easy to record loops without the need of truncating it … | |||||||||
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