The Roland MC-707 marks their long-awaited return to the ground-breaking groovebox line. Whether you are recording, sequencing, or synthesising your own sounds, the MC-707 will become the centrepiece to your studio. The MC-707 Groovebox brings incredible customisation and functionality to you in one piece of gear. The knobs and faders allow you to tweak and create sounds in the moment with that fun, hands-on feel that is simply unmatched by computer software.
MC-707 Groovebox Features:
- High-quality sound bank
- Four track sequencing
- Runs for about five hours on four AA batteries
- Design your own sounds
- Produce full tracks from anywhere
- Combine loops and one-shots
- TR-808, TR-909, JUNO-106, and SH-101 sound engines
- Add new content via USB
- An amazing array of effects
Firmware Update - 1.3
- Clip Chain Function
- Audio Insert Function
- MIDI Input/Output Functions
- Note Repeat Function
- Auto Channel Function
- SMF Import Function
- Step LFO Editor
- Display Method Added for Clip Mode
- Sample Edit Function
- Function Added to Edit WAV File Before Loading
- Note Utility Functions
- Motion Drawing Function
MC-707 Tech-Spec:
- Sound Generator: ZEN-Core (Tone, Drum Kit)
- Track Type: Tone, Drum Kit, Looper (Audio Loop)
- Maximum Polyphony:
- ZEN-Core: 128 voices (varies according to the sound generator load)
- LOOPER: 4 (varies according to the available number of Looper track)
- Tracks: 8 tracks
- Clips: 128 clips (16 clips per track)
- Tones:
- Preset Tone: 3,000 or greater
- Preset Drum Kit: 80 or greater
- User Sample (as a Tone or Drum Kit): available by importing form SD CARD
- Looper Sample (as a clip of Looper track): available by importing from SD CARD
- Available total time for User Sample: 12 minutes in mono, 6 minutes in stereo (44.1 kHz)
- Available format of User Sample: WAV 32--96 kHz/16 bits, 24 bits (mono, stereo)
- Available total time for Looper Sample: Approx. 60 sec (44.1 kHz)
- Available format of Looper Sample: WAV 44.1 kHz/16 bits, 24 bits, 32 bits, 32 bits float (mono, stereo)
- Effects:
- Track Multi-Effects: 90 types
- Track: EQ
- Chorus/Delay: 9 types
- Reverb: 7 types
- Master Effects: 90 types
- Master Compressor
- Master EQ
- Step Sequencer Maximum Step: 128 steps
- Looper: Time Stretch, Pitch Shift
- Display: 16 characters, 2 lines LCD (with backlit)
- External Storage: SD Card (SDHC supported) for saving Project Data and Audio Data
- Connectors:
- PHONES jack: Stereo miniature phone type
- OUT(L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type, MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors
- USB port: USB B type (Audio, MIDI)
- Power Supply:
- Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 4
- Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6) x 4
- Obtained via USB port (USB bus power)
- Current Draw:
- 500 mA
- Alkaline battery (AA, LR6): Approx. 3 hours
- Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6): Approx. 4.5 hours
- Dimensions:
- 426 (W) x 263 (D) x 60 (H) mm
- 16-13/16 (W) x 10-3/8 (D) x 2-3/8 (H) inches
- Weight (including batteries):
- 2.1 kg
- 4 lbs 11 oz