Roland MC-505 groovebox | |
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Manufacturer | Roland |
Dates | 1998–2002 |
Price | £782 UK, $1299 US |
Technical specifications | |
Polyphony | 64-note [1] |
Timbrality | 8-part [2] (Including a separate rhythm channel) |
Oscillator | Yes |
LFO | Yes |
Synthesis type | Sample-based synthesis (rompler) |
Filter | Yes |
Storage memory | 512 preset sounds, 26 drum kits |
Effects | reverb/delay, chorus/flanger |
Input/output | |
Keyboard | 1⅓-octave (16-keys) non-piano-style mini key set |
External control | MIDI in/out [1] |
The Roland MC-505 is a groovebox conceived in 1998 as a combination of a MIDI controller, a music sequencer, a drum machine, and a desktop synthesizer with many synthesis features: arpeggiator, oscillators, and voltage-controlled filter, control of attack, decay, sustain and release, different envelopes and 2 LFOs. It was released as the successor to the Roland MC-303 and is functionally related to the later-released Roland JX-305 Groovesynth, which added a 61-key full-sized keyboard but which lacked the MC-505's Megamix and D-Beam hardware and functionality. The Roland MC-505 is also the predecessor to the Roland D2, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808.
The key features of the MC-505 are:
In 2000 the Grand Royal record label released a compilation album At Home with the Groovebox, where all the artists contributed a track primarily using the Roland MC-505. Artists included Beck, Money Mark, Air, Jean-Jacques Perrey and Pavement. This was considered to be an interesting and well received album.
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