Roland MC-50

audio = none except for the click of registration
MIDI out = IN to read sequences to save THROU as indicated (through)

no effect section, but can adjust the volume, pan, chorus, reverb and delay or expander synthesizer sounds manager

It is simply an event recorder (high notes) rythmix etc etc. ..
No utility for PC or Mac for very old ... backup floppy disk 3.5 is saying ...
Notes recordable 40,000 songs or 99 paterns .... to save before turning no
RAM.
Note 7

UTILIZATION

No, it takes some practice but still simpler than culture KORG
The manual is complete

Yes, follow the manual

Note 7

SOUNDS

Everything depends on the box or synth sounds that you use to operate the sound.

note

OVERALL OPINION

since 1990

Yes an Alesis

I thought more like a PC (Cubase etc ...)

It is very old, so about quality / price ratio

For me it is a great tool

Note 8

MIDI connectors: 2 out, in and thru.
no sound, no effects, it is a pure sequencer. 8 tracks plus a rhythm track.
no editing on any computer on a small LCD display, small ...
15 years ago super sequencer, very complete. but it was 15 years. From any computer that much better, much faster and more ergonomic.

UTILIZATION

ultra-simple configuration. Functions very easily accessible even in maneuvering the beast every day I could remember all the manipulations common. I was fortunate to have the manual in French. a stone huge but very full and clear.

SOUNDS

no sound ... no effect.

OVERALL OPINION

I used it from 1996 to about 2004. since he sleeps in a closet. I did not try others. in fact I have a Roland JV35. version over the JV50 (if I remember correctly) included a section taken from the MC50 sequencer. So I completed my JV35 by MC50.
Plus: can be no mixing of genres. sequencer is a point bar. Not stuff that hurts sounds, bad effects and bad sequencer. It makes him very well sequencer.
The least: it is a machine that has more than 15 years ... even if you love vintage, there is no sound there once as we love, no warmth of analog ...