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The Roland MC-505 is a groovebox conceived in 1998 as a combination of a MIDI controller, a music sequencer and a drum machine, and also has some of the prime features of synthesizers: arpeggiator, oscillators, voltage-controlled filter, control of attack, decay, sustain and release. It was released as the successor to the Roland MC-303 and is a compact version of the Roland JX-305 Groovesynth without the full set of 61 keys. It is also the predecessor to the Roland D2, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808.

Features[edit]

The key features of the MC-505 are:

• 64 voice polyphonic digital subtractive synthesis engine (derived from the Roland JV-2080) with 251 different oscillator, acoustic and drum sample waveforms
• 512 built-in preset sounds, 256 user sounds & 26 rhythm sets (includes the Roland CR-78, TR-808, TR-606, TR-909, TR-707 and R-8)
• 8-track MIDI sequencer + Mute Ctrl Track
• Recording length of up to 32 bars per pattern
• 714 preset sequencer patterns, 200 user patterns, 50 user songs
• 3 multi-effect units: Reverb, Delay and 24 different EFXs
• Infrared D-Beam controller for hands-free sound modulation
• MEGAMix function for intuitive realtime mixing of beats and patterns
• 5 volt Smartmedia card slot for doubling user patch and pattern memory

Criticisms[edit]

The Roland MC-505 has no sampler. The size of the LCD screen makes it difficult to read each feature setting, and over time the LCD screen would lose pixels (which in some cases renders the screen unreadable; this is called 'display bug' by some users). This issue is due to the heat on the LCD screen-PCB board, the lamination between the crystal and the PCB is opening/splitting up from the little heat inside the Roland MC-505 from prolonged use. Roland has fixed this by updating the LCD screencomponent.

Notable artists[edit]

• James McNally (Afro Celts)^[3]

References[edit]

1. ^ ^ab'Groove is in the art'. Future Music. No. 68. Future Publishing. April 1998. p. 21. ISSN0967-0378. OCLC1032779031.
2. ^'Roland MC505'. Sound On Sound. April 1998. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
3. ^White, Paul (February 2004). 'Afro Celts'. Sound on Sound. Retrieved 4 June 2018.

External links[edit]

MC-505 PDF Manual Links:

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Other Links:

• At Home With the Groovebox - Compilation of artists using only the MC-505 featuring Beck, Air, Sonic Youth, Pavement, Jean Jacques Perrey, Gershon Kingsley, Cibo Matto, Sean Lennon and others. Released in 2000 by Grand Royal.

The discontinued Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox combines the features of a synthesizer, sequencer, and sampler, with extensive hands-on control of both the sound engine and the sequencing flow. It was intended primarily for live performance of pre-programmed patterns consisting of up to 16 tracks of MIDI data. It was released by Roland Corporation on October 8, 2002. This product was announced at the AES Fall Convention in 2002. It is the direct successor to the Roland MC-505, and is the predecessor to the Roland MC-808 which eventually ended the 'Groovebox' line of products by Roland which began in the mid 1990s with the original MC-303. It was developed from the blueprint of Roland's own 'Fantom' workstation and uses the same structure and operating system, with some differences regarding the Patterns section, not implemented in the Fantom.

Sound generation[edit]

The MC-909 has a ROM-based sound generator (sometimes referred to as a rompler.) Its patches are built from up to four tones. The tones are based on waves stored in the machine. Patches can also utilize user-created samples. Roland's literature states that the MC-909 has 'new-generation XV synthesis', the synth in the MC-909 is a very similar sound engine to that of the XV-5050 64-VoiceSynthesizer Module.The number of PCMwaveforms is 693, ranging from vintage synths to strings, drums, guitars and pianos. It can be expanded by adding one SRX card from 12 different cards available.

The MC-909 is always in sequencer mode, as opposed to other workstations that have also a simple Voice or Combination mode for straight playing.Straight playing via an external keyboard is however possible directly from the sequencer mode by simply selecting one of the 16 tracks (parts) where a patch (voice, sound) is stored. In this case the MC-909 performs as a regular, 16-part multitimbral sound module, that happens to have a sequencer, too. In essence, the MC-909 can be used as a very capable sound module without ever needing to fire up its sequencer.

The MC-909 is the first Roland groovebox to feature a sampler. It can record audio from any of the external audio inputs, SPDIF connectors, or import wav and aiff files from a computer using a USB port. The sampler can be upgraded up to a total of 272 MB RAM (16 MB User + 256 MB PC-100 or PC-133 168-Pin DIMM Module), and the samples can also be stored on a 128 MB 3.3 volt Smartmedia card. The unit is also able to store on two 128 MB Smartmedia cards, if you have larger than 256 MB DATA in its user memory. There are tricks from user forum sites that have found ways to go beyond this limitation using xD-Picture Cards as other means for storage.

Sequencer[edit]

The MC-909's sequencer is based on pattern composition. Each pattern has 16 tracks (parts) and can have up to 999 measures (bars). The 'pattern' in the groovebox concept as developed by Roland (and thence adopted by other manufacturers) is intended to be a 4-to-16 bars-long small musical phrase made up of 8 to 16 tracks. The chaining of several patterns together (with seamless passage between one another) will create a full song, or the patterns can be looped as wanted and messed with using the on-board real-time controls.

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However, if this was more properly true in the older MC-303 and MC-505, in the MC-909 the massive capacity of the sequencer makes the patterns capable of storing almost 1000 bars, and 16 tracks, thus capable of storing complete songs with arrangements and drum styles.

Each of the 16 parts (tracks) is set to a specific patch, with its own mixer settings (pan, volume, key, effect, routing, and so on). There are a variety of editing modes: The main modes allow real-time recording, step recording and TR-REC recording. In step recording, notes or chords can be added one at a time. In TR-REC mode, each of the 16 pads represents a point along a musical measure. This speeds up the entry of percussion tracks. Patterns can be strung together into 'songs', which, in fact, are mislabelled, merely being chains of patterns played in a specific order. In fact, there is no recording or sequencing capability in Song mode besides pattern chaining and some playback settings.

The sequencer can load Standard MIDI Files (albeit with some workarounds to avoid loading bugs that have never been fixed) and play them back. Additionally, the sequencer will also include samples stored into its memory in the pattern tracks.

Performance[edit]

The MC-909 includes a number of features for real time performance. These include:

• Muting/unmuting parts
• Adjusting the level of parts
• Turning on and off effects
• Adjusting the tempo
• Playing notes
• Adjusting various parameters such as filter cutoff
• Playing phrases on the fly (RPS mode)
• Using Arpeggiator on the fly (with editable arp presets)
• Twin D-Beam with 4 modes (incl. assignable mode)

Features[edit]

• Sound generator with 64 note - voicepolyphony
• 16-track sequencer+Tempo/Mute Ctrl Track
• 16MB sample memory (expandable to 272 MB max.)
• SmartMedia card handling (8-128 MB) to store audio and midi files and backup (16MB)
• Effects generator (24-bit reverb, two multi-effects processors, compression/EQ and mastering effects)
• Large LCD screen
• Expandable with SRX-series wave expansion boards, SmartMedia cards (smf,wav)
• USB port for MIDI and transfer of data (full duplex) and for remote editing (groovemanager)
• S/PDIF input and output plus coaxial I/O (digital)
• Line In with selectable sources (line in,mic) for sampling, re-sampling
• Dual D-Beam controllers (solosynth, cut+reso, turntable, assignable(midi))
• Turntable emulation (pitch control, BPM control, hold, push)
• Velocity sensitive pads
• V-LINK connecting audio & video in performance

Comparison to the MC-505[edit]

The follow features are not available on the MC-505 synth:

1. Sampling ability.
2. A very large editing LCD screen.
3. A second D-Beam controller.
4. Two extra filter modes.
5. Stereowaveforms for your patches.
6. Matrix Control, Random Modify and Fat controls.
7. A mastering stage that features three-band compression and equalization.
8. Turntable emulation.
9. Morphing LFOwaveforms.
10. Sample machine gun feature.
11. Velocity sensitive pads.
12. Fully editable arpeggios.
13. Chord memory.
14. SMF loading

The following features are available on the MC-505 but not on the MC-909:

1. The MEGAMix function.
2. The Portamento knob.
3. The Groove knob. However, the groove/quantize functions are preserved under an editing menu.
4. The ability to control the individual amount of delay assigned to each part.
5. The Ad-Lib function from the D-Beam.

Most MC-909 users agree that both machines are different enough to justify keeping both of them and integrate them using a MIDI cable.

Users[edit]

The Roland MC-909 was used by the hip hop producer RZA while working on the movies Blade: Trinity and Kill Bill. RZA uses many Roland products including the Roland Fantom, MV-8000 & Roland MV-8800. Another artist that uses the Roland MC-909 is Switchfoot keyboardist Jerome Fontamillas for live setups.

Criticisms[edit]

The Roland MC-909 received good reviews at tech magazines like Future Music and Sound on Sound. However it faced serious competition from the equally powerful Yamaha RS7000. Many MC-909 users complained about several operating system bugs at the Yahoo! Groups forum and also Roland Clan Forums. In fact, even when the machine was released in 2002, it took Roland Corporation 5 years until some of the more complex bugs (like the inability to store RPS patterns) were fixed in the operating system upgrade v1.23 in early 2007. Another common complaint refers to the unit's size, which makes it less portable than a laptop with a midi controller.The unit has been designed with only a 2-prong power inlet, without a ground lift; hence, there have been complaints of light electrical discharges from its metallic body when handled with less-than-dry hands.

Further criticism pointed out the uneven volume ranges of its voices, waveforms and sounds.Additionally, critics noted that, for a machine aimed at the dance/techno/electronica market, the sound engine was excessively rich in sounds from ethnic, classical and band instruments.

The sampler, although powerful, has a very complex access-and-editing route and lacks the ability to set keyboard ranges for different samples, making it difficult to create realistic sounds from a set of multisamples. There is, however, a work-around for this via an external editor on the PC & Mac called: MC-909 Editor Update v3.1, that is freely available for download at this site.

The inputs, used for either sampling or sound processing of an external sound source, are routed through the effects engine and heard at the outputs during real-time. However, re-sampling is necessary in order for the sample to contain the effects as a part of the sample. Following any re-sampling, the sample playback can be further re-sampled or processed by more effects at the outputs during playback.

The Roland MC-909 is no longer in production by Roland Corporation. The Roland MC-909 is consequently called to become a cult item, as Mellotron or the TB-303.While no longer in production, the MC-909 can be bought these days second-hand at places like eBay, with a typical second-hand purchase price, as of 2013, around US$600. The original MSRP price set by Roland in 2002 was US$1,795.99.^{[original research?]}

Unsolved bugs[edit]

Several operating system bugs were gradually solved over time; the last operating system upgrade (Version 1.23) was introduced on March 30, 2007.

The current unsolved problems at the present moment are:

• It is not possible to load a Standard Midi File or other sequence file from a card to internal memory onto an existing pattern without initializing all the existing pattern's settings back to basic format. In order to load a SMF onto a pattern and retain that pattern's settings, the SMF must be first loaded onto an unused or empty location withnin internal memory, then moved to the wanted location with the Copy function.
• Many users complain that there is no sustain in Song Mode, resulting in a noticeable audio gapping between patterns. This is most noticeable at slower tempos. (Although different Machine, see also: MC-808 Roland MC-808#Unresolved issues)
• Even when a part is set to EXT, the internal sound engine will continue to produce sounds. You can work this around by assigning a blank patch to that part; however this is not the expected behaviour described in the manual.
• Going into MENU (e.g. USB transfer) resets the 909 to Preset Pattern 1 when you come out of menu.
• Tracks 6 and 13 will not mute/unmute when pressed at the same time (introduced in v1.22)

There are current unresolved issues with the implementation of effects when switching patterns, but the MC-909 was 'designed by specification'. Roland might refer to the end users' requests for effects that sustain past the point when the pattern switches as they 'developing a future new product'.

The last operating system upgrade (Version 1.23), corrected few issue with:

• RPS Setting, RPS Mixer WRITE editor of the contents of operation does not save a fixed point.
• Import BMP features and functionality Realtime Erase fixed.
• Song editing function has been strengthened.
• Sounds & Effects strengthened, Stable for tuning various countries. (Roland Corp. Japan Trans: MC-909 VER. History List [1])

References[edit]

1. ^'Roland MC909'. Sound On Sound. March 2003. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015.

Further reading[edit]

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• 'Roland MC909'. Future Music. No. 133. Future Publishing. ISSN0967-0378. OCLC1032779031.

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External links[edit]

MC-909 PDF Manual Links:

Other links:

• Roland MC-909's discussion Group Forum, at Yahoo! Groups.

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