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Roland MC-707 $999

The latest reincarnation of Roland’s groovebox range promises

DAW-less track creation. Si Truss steps out of the box

CONTACT WHO: Roland WEB: Roland.com KEY FEATURES Standalone drum, synth and loop sequencer. 8-tracks, maximum polyphony of

128 voices. I/O: Main out, assignable out, headphone out, send/return loop, ext in. USB (MIDI, sample transfer and audio streaming).

REVIEWS

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FM | REVIEWS Roland MC-707 $999 The latest reincarnation of Roland’s groovebox range promises DAW-less track creation. Si Truss steps out of the box CONTACT KEY FEATURES WHO: Roland WEB: Roland.com Standalone drum, synth and loop sequencer. 8-tracks, maximum polyphony of 128 voices. I/O: Main out, assignable out, headphone out, send/return loop, ext in. USB (MIDI, sample transfer and audio streaming). 80 FMU349.rev_roland_707.
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Roland MC-707 | Reviews THE PROS & CONS + Packed with lots of quality sounds Great effects, plus external send/ return loop Very well thought-out workflow - No one-shot sampling or loop-slicing Lots of menu-diving R oland’s MC range of all-in-one grooveboxes has lain dormant since the release of the MC-808 in 2007.
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Reviews | Roland MC-707 THE ALTERNATIVES Akai MPC Live £850 With a built-in battery, Akai’s standalone MPC is a truly portable production tool. akaipro.com Pioneer DJ Toraiz SP-16 £1225 Pioneer’s standalone sampler has a similar combination of performance pads and sequencing. the pads and sequencer buttons, to create Clips, which are recorded, arranged and played using a grid system like Ableton Live’s Clip View.
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Roland MC-707 | Reviews sampled drum loop without bumping the ﬁle to a computer ﬁrst. It sounds like these features are on Roland’s ‘to do’ list for future updates, but it feels like the most notable hole in the MC-707’s workflow right now. One area where the MC-707 really shines is its effects. As with the TR-8S, these are divided into track and master effects.