MC 707 / 101 : New Roland Grooveboxes

Geneoart · October 29, 2019, 10:40pm

IKEA has something similar
https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/braeda-laptop-support-black-60150176/

djadonis206 · October 29, 2019, 11:34pm

Thank you - the Ikea near me has them Stoked

Geneoart · October 30, 2019, 1:33am

They have digi size one also!

tsutek · October 30, 2019, 6:08am

whoa! nice track there sir

t · October 30, 2019, 6:21am

Humblebrag!

chaocrator · October 30, 2019, 10:35am

thanks! ordered PINK one

djadonis206 · October 30, 2019, 1:26pm

I just meant I’m not creative with the machines. I read a lot about how people need and use tons of lfos, don’t use samples and make their own sounds, and need a lot of stuff to make music.

My goal with making beats is to be as simple about it as possible and have fun. Nothing groundbreaking. Just fun

acidhouseforall · October 30, 2019, 3:04pm

Under the project button there’s a sample menu which lets you import samples faster and with more ease. You can then assign these samples to pads.

btw, killer tune like always !

djadonis206 · October 30, 2019, 4:08pm

Thank you! I think with some more digging (sound wise) they can get better. The MC has everything you need to actually mix (eqs, etc)

As for the sample import. Thanks for the tip. I think I need a “come to jesus” reality check that importing samples and building kits on the MC is going to be a little slower than what I do with a computer.

rob_lee · November 1, 2019, 9:07am

Yes it’s just a laptop stand but the MC707 fits exactly and at the back is about 2 inch overhang so your cables don’t sag its pretty cool for £3

djadonis206 · November 1, 2019, 4:32pm

I don’t know y’all. This thing is super sick. The more I dive into the manual and build my own kits, the cooler this thing becomes.

I did a test to make a quick beat with Ableton and beat with the MC707. I’d say, it maybe took me a minute or 2 longer to get up and running on the MC707.

My point is, you don’t loss your flow or inspiration with the MC707 because of time and set up. But like I said, I’m building a lot of my own kits - which are stored as projects. So I just pull my kick drum kit from one project and my percussion kit from another project- etc.

And a note about the ‘cheesier’ synth sounds. I’m finding some fine tune detuning takes them from the realm of cheesy to techno-y

acidhouseforall · November 1, 2019, 5:27pm

Weekend setup.

djadonis206 · November 1, 2019, 5:28pm

Awesome! I spy a little acid back there!!!

acidhouseforall · November 1, 2019, 5:31pm

Ahah, yes… The tb03 is good.

Btw, the keyboard is new, it’s a swissonic 49 keys, is incredibly cheap and yet built like a tank.

djadonis206 · November 2, 2019, 6:55am

Can someone confirm if the pads output midi? I’m trying to play an external synth with the pads and they don’t seem to work. I’ve tried a bunch of settings. Read on GS, they don’t…

Thanks!

chaocrator · November 2, 2019, 7:14am

well …

Vwinn · November 2, 2019, 3:27pm

Yikes! You have a lot of sequencing options there. Nice. You still liking the squarp?

chaocrator · November 2, 2019, 3:36pm

yes. it’s my default sequencer, and it’s more sofisticated than any other sequencer i have, which is very cool for adding variations.

and euclidean patterns/fills in particular, of course.

acidhouseforall · November 2, 2019, 4:16pm

I couldn’t use all of this at the same time !

chaocrator · November 2, 2019, 4:22pm

in that particular rig at the bottom, Pyramid mainly modulates parameter via CC.
whatever sequencing tasks can be done by tone generating machines onboard are done onboard, since in 2019 MIDI still works at 31250 baud, so the more i can offload, the better.

in default rig (at the top), Pyramid sequences Tetra and additionally modulates 707 via CC.