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Roland MC-505

Groove Machine from Roland belonging to the MC series

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Published on 12/30/10 at 03:13
Midi In
Midi Out
6 Output (stereo pair 1-2)

3 Sections of effects:

The first devoted to Delay (we can go down to the ms.
The second is a series of reverb from the room at the flat.

Finally, the third for the rest:

Modulations: Phaser, Flanger, Chorus, QuadChorus,
Volumes: Gate, Compressor, Limiter, Tremolo, Slicer
And dirty: a noise simulator, overdrive, distortion, Lofi

Given this abundance concern is to choose one.

At the time effects and lofi slicer was not common things at once is what I used most.
It controlled an Akai sampler and S3200XL TX7, I was out all on my Yamaha and I used two ProMix01 line of guitar effects pedals to assist.



UTILIZATION

A great machine to learn the synthetic sequence, a very good composition tools.

The French manual is very comprehensive and useful to know some subtleties of the machine as machine control or manage another release ...

The D-Beam is not wonderful but it can be used for making sound effects
If not musically, theatrically and is not top it all wrong to stir the air.

All the most important functions are accessible directly via the front panel.
You learn just by trying out the functions displayed on the front.

The sequences of editing is really well done, simple but not all there.
The step sequencer is very valuable.
Quantization works pretty well.
The arpeggiator produces stuff.
Service groove / shuffle is truly complete and fully customizable.
Level

SOUNDS

his palette is broad
Each of the 7 synths can have 4 channels that can create really interesting.

Polyphony is 64 lines wide but can be quickly consumed by playing 16 notes simultaneously keyboards that have 4 channels per note played.
For my part I used most often tracks R, 1,2,3,4,5 with the sounds of MC 505 and 6 and 7 for sequence an Akai sampler and a TX7.

The sounds are not realistic but the analog sounds are there with a digital generation (we feel good) but that is not aesthetically bad.
Sure, it's less fun when you try to change slowly or finely sound means those not (this is evident on the filter).



OVERALL OPINION

Was my first machine. I bought it in 2002.
I learned all the basics of synthesis on this machine.

It lacked a sampler, I bought a sampler Akai S3200XL + ZIP drive (100MB) in SCSI, adding TX7 had three main types of synthesis.

Today I got this machine and am about to reinstate my set, which has since evolved.
I must change it before the LCD screen that displays much more.
A flaw récurrent.Ça and knobs that are weak but some simple changes can address them.

To avoid this we must not put the contrast at the bottom.
I just ordered a replacement for $ 50 (40 €).

To me this is a super versatile machine, which provides a great workflow.
Limitations can not be too disperse.

A machine still underestimated for 250 € it is really worth!
A great first machine