Making a Techno Album Using The Roland MC-707 Groovebox - Track 4

The Roland MC-707 is an excellent gear with everything a producer/composer needs to create electronic music. It has a powerful engine that can operate as a standalone polyphonic synthesizer. In addition, it has all the sounds of classic Roland synthesizers and drum machines from Jupiter to Juno to Pianos to TR-808s and TR-909s. The device is an unlimited sonic canvas.
I got the MC-707 last year (2021) and I am yet to use all the presets. In addition, the synth engine is very deep so you can create unique sounds with almost unlimited voices.
In this series, I will produce a ten-track techno album using just the Roland MC-707's pre-programmed preset sounds, some samples, and a bit of original synthesized patches.
For track 4, I wanted a minimal approach so I just used 4 scenes in the Roland MC 707.
But I did use 2 tracks for drums. The layering of the drums adds thickness to the groove so even if it’s just a pad or a bass synth with the drum track, it’s would stand.
The unit has a lot of phenomenal SFX that are useful for many productions. From eerie sweeps to foley sounds, you can find them in the sound module section.
Here are the full specs for Roland MC 707
SPECIFICATIONS
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:8 (varies according to the available number of Looper track)
Tracks
8 tracks
Clips
128 clips (16 clips per track)
* Clip Type: Tone, Drum Kit, Looper (Audio Loop), it varies according to the track type.
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, recording via EXT IN/Tracks
* 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-bit, 24-bit (mono, stereo)
* Available total time for Looper Sample: Approx. 60 sec (44.1 kHz)
* Available format of Looper Sample: WAV 44.1 kHz/16-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit, 32-bit 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
* Available on a Tone or Drum Kit Track
Looper
Time Stretch, Pitch Shift
* Available on a Looper Track
Display
256 x 80 dots graphic LCD (with backlit)
External Storage
SD Card (SDHC supported) for saving Project Data and Audio Data
Connectors
PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type
MIX OUT(L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
ASSIGNABLE OUT(L,R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
SEND/RETURN(L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type
EXT IN(L/MONO/MIC, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type (it works as 1/4-inch TRS phone type when using MIC)
MIDI (IN, OUT1, OUT2) connectors
USB port: USB B type (Audio, MIDI)
DC IN jack
Power Supply
AC adaptor
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[@AndreJHoward]

My favorite so far from this series!

[@defmodnetwork]

Thank you so much!

[@hobbowizardanimations]

this is cool man probably one of the best things I heard from this device I regret selling mine tbh

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Thank you!

[@JDVVV378]

Gives me a summer feeling can you do a make off from a track from scratch from above sometime ?

[@defmodnetwork]

Sure! Will do!