MC 707 / 101 : New Roland Grooveboxes

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#1017

HAHA!!!

#1018

Same here, but I have good hopes that it will be there the next firmware update.

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#1019

Haven’t followed the whole thread, soI might have missed it.
The 101 is still pretty much a ‘preset synth’ like the circuit, you can’t make your sounds from scratch, correct?
How much can you edit a patch?

#1020

The circuit is not a preset synth. You can make your own patches (with mod matrix, performance knobs, etc.).

#1021

If you connect it to the godawful software. To me something so horrible still counts as a preset synth.

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#1022

In the end it’s only because you don’t like it.
I didn’t liked it too, thats why I sold my circuit.
You can make your own patches, and you can upload your own samples to the sample players…

For the 101: yes: it’s a preset bomba, except you have a 707 actually, then you could copy over.

#1023

Until an editor is released. (Wishful thinking). :slightly_smiling_face:

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#1024

yes.

#1025

Maybe I already asked this question myself, but how fast is the preset selection?
Is it possible to mark favorites or filter presets in categories? Or do you have to scroll through an endless list?
Judging from videos, I actually think the soundengine of these two is pretty great

#1026

anyone work out how to choke pads on the drum track?

#1027

CTRL tab in pad edit.

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#1028

I managed to lock up the 707 last night while it was slaved to the :elot:. The power switch didn’t even shut it down. I had to pull the power supply. Pretty sure caused by [stop] + [stop].

#1029

I’m a MC-707 owner.

Opening the sound browser takes about 1-2 seconds, the browsing through the presets/samples is very fast.

No searching, filtering or marking favorites. That’s really a great miss! Hoping the next firmware update will solve this.

But, the sound engine is one of the best I ever heard.

A pc/mac/ios companion app would be appreciated. Hope it will come.

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#1030

Thanks :+1:

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#1031

It’s coming

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#1032

Has anyone tested the MC-707’s 20-in/6-out audio-over-USB yet? On Windows 10? It uses an ASIO driver. (MIDI-over-USB is supported too).

Playback devices:

  1. MIX (MC-707)
  2. PC (MC-707)
  3. ASSIGN (MC-707)

Recording devices:

  1. MIX (MC-707)
  2. TRACK1 (MC-707)
  3. TRACK2 (MC-707)
  4. TRACK3 (MC-707)
  5. TRACK4 (MC-707)
  6. TRACK5 (MC-707)
  7. TRACK6 (MC-707)
  8. TRACK7 (MC-707)
  9. TRACK8 (MC-707)
  10. EXT IN (MC-707)
    MC-707 Block Diagram
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#1033

Yes, I use it in Ableton. All channels appear when you choose the MC-707 as sound interface within Ableton.

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#1034

I made a template in bitwig.
I sequence it with octatrack (because i love it to do), and multitrack into bitwig.
Then I jam like no one’s watching, and make clicky clicky in bitwig to tight it up.

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#1035

Thank you @Peter118! :slight_smile: Is the ASIO driver reliable?

It’s very cool that the recent update allows the 2 external inputs and the 2 returns to be used as a 4-channel mixer, for any of the 8 tracks. Can sample from them as well onto each track.

@gerkinear I’d like to sequence VSTis and iPad AU synths plus Beatmaker 3 using an external Midi sequencer. Plus I wouldn’t mind a powerful synth or sampler either, so the MC-707 and OT are at the top of my list. Looking at the Akai Force and MPC as well.

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#1036

You’re, welcome @1ticio

The Roland MC-707 Asio driver is reliable.

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