Roland MC-101 GROOVEBOX: Overview

[@tonybosco2229]

I bought it! I'm nearly 65 years old, it's the 1st Groovebox I've ever owned, and I've had it a week. I have some comments for viewers and for ROLAND...First- THE SOUNDS! They are simply stellar, and are the main reason I bought it. And there are over 3000 of them with almost NO duds! The build quality is excellent, it seems durable. Its size is just perfect, and being battery (or USB) powered, it is very portable. Love that it came with an SD Card. I knew in advance it's not as powerful as the MC707. The buttons, knobs and faders feel solid. (Pads are not velocity sensitive.) OK Roland....A few suggestions for a future update based on my week of ownership...(and please correct me if any of these are erroneous or don't make sense.): 1- Add a SONG MODE...to string the Scenes together. Please! 2- Make the Project Title be displayed after edits are made. 3- Add a Count-In or metronome. Please! 4- Add an Undo feature. 5- Add a "Favorites" marker for Sounds. There are just too many to have to hunt. 6- Improve the Measure/Beat display. After 2 measures go by, I'm lost. Make it cover all 128 Steps. 7- Increase the Note Length range greater than 4.99 in the Step Edit function...with the rotary knob. 8- Add an Append/Duplicate function for Phrases and/or Clips. 9- Improve the C1-C4 function so that the value doesn't "jump" from current position to knob position. It makes it hard to make smooth (filter) adjustments in performance. 10- Add a "Return To Safe/Default State" function to the C1-C4 knobs. After an edit, it's hard to remember what the Default setting was. (If nothing else, at least note the Default Values for parameters in the User Manual.) 11- Add a Clip Button "latch" option for selecting Scenes. In a live performance, this is a 2-handed operation (bad for guitarist). 12- Add a Shift Button "latch" option. Nearly every edit requires a Shift press. 13- Add an overall Output Volume feature to the Drum Track (in addition to the Fader)...similar to the Tone (Sound) editing feature. Overall....Thumbs Up, a great addition to a rig, albeit a tad pricey. I'm loving mine.

[@jaysanprogramming6818]

I chose the MC 707 for the better workflow but for portability (battery powered and small form factor) this one is a good alternative to the Novation Circuit (which I also own). But what I like most of Roland products is their sound. Huge collection of ready to use for non sound designers like me.

[@circkus]

"9- Improve the C1-C4 function so that the value doesn't "jump" from current position to knob position." On page 40 of the Reference manual, it shows that if you press SHIFT+FILTER to go to the UTILITY menu, and select SYSTEM, there is a Knob Mode setting that can be changed to "CATCH", which means nothing changes until the knob has passed through the current setting. So if your note length is at 3, and your C4 knob is turned all the way to the left, it doesn't instantly make your note length 1. I'm still looking for a way to make note length grater than 4.99 without playing it in...

[@jreign]

MediCare-101 j/k that’s cool to hear! I’m an oldie too but got my first machine(sp202) when I was 19. Beat on!

[@sullycliftona888]

Im fifty .. u have a idea of my sound .. I own a boutique o8 and korg monologue ... wold this improve or should it would could be down to me .. thanks ,, idvvalue yer say

[@magnusjohansson295]

128 steps, that means the same as eight bars of music?

[@RegebroRepairs]

Damn... a mic input is all that's missing and it would be a perfect portable tool for making demos.

[@mikelogan2909]

I feel like the subject of Song Mode was avoided..

[@seantubridy3242]

Mike Logan Seems like scenes are the closest thing we get?

[@rolandglobal]

@@seantubridy3242 Yes Scenes are used to create and trigger various song sections.

[@mikeexits]

@@rolandglobal Thanks for clarifying. :)

[@VJFranzK]

@@rolandglobal That's great. Is there a way to instantly switch scenes? (rather than at the next bar)

[@Niko80s]

@@VJFranzK probably not ;)

[@oldschoolebm666]

Love this new lil boxes. But $500?! This looks like $299/350.

[@jarkokoo]

Yeah, I generally hate to be in the "this costs too much for what it is!" bandwagon, but honestly, can't really help it with this one, but to feel the same. With something like 300e, I'd be seriously thinking about getting one. But with 509 euros, with only 4 tracks, that's quite a lot to pay. Especially when you think about what other gear there are in the same-ish price range: Elektron Digitakt is about 635e, Digitone is 645e, Model:Samples is 439e, the new Electribes are around 400e, Blackbox is about 579e and so on.

[@jasont.9559]

Electribe just had a price reduction to $350 here in the US. That means a smart shopper can bag one for $300 or so. Not a bad deal at all.The Novation Circuit is around the same price. I can't see how Roland justifies $500 for the 101 in this market, I predict a price drop in the near future.

[@urbanumbra6170]

@@jasont.9559 Got a used circuit in perfect condition for $200. This should be like $300-$325

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

@@jasont.9559 electribe is junk though, a toy or as a quick sketchpad it's okay. so many problems with it

[@dub_liferubbadubb]

roland is crazy , this is the coolest mobile groove box , every day i am playing around with it outside...jungle, drone, electro, acid house, dub tech,dub.... also very good for gothic tech, the random synth features..i am thinking about to buy a second one because i learned to handle it.

[@vincentgeorge3070]

I love Roland. I remember buying the Roland MC-303 back n the day

[@franciscoramoncleriguesrov7187]

Hola me llamo Paco compré Tr6s y mc 101 de los cuales estoy muy contento con los dispositivos, el problema es que no hay manuales completos en castellano o español ( hay algo de orientación para comenzar ) y dispositivos tan completos y tantas funciones y variantes programaciones etc no costaría mucho subir en la web junto a los de inglés, manuales completos en pdf de Español . Sería posible que Roland subir los manuales completos traducidos para sus clientes, con la cantidad de millones habla español o futuros clientes sería lo más inteligente. Por favor 🙏 tener en cuenta y subid los manuales completos en español Gracias

[@intothewonderful]

The ultimate portable drum machine. Loaded all my high quality vintage drum samples, pricewise this beats Elektron digitakt or Akai mpc one.

[@sov2545]

make it 250$ and beige

[@noordholland648]

lol

[@hdebbache2000]

And remove those ugly ass green lights

[@paulrigby001]

Yes!

[@ShaiUI]

I got this instead of Digitakt and MPC because the mc-101 is more portable. I got this instead of Model:Samples/Cycles because why have two devices when you can have one like the mc-101. I got this instead of circuit because the mc-101 sounded better to my ears. I got this in addition to my op-1 because the op-1 sounds a bit thin to me and the tape-mode was a chore to make a song on so I was attracted to mc-101's sound engine and clips/scenes. I also have an SP-404SX but my fingers were getting tired and it was hard to bring in sounds into it. So yeah, I got the MC-101! It's amazing. It's the golden age of music making now that big companies like Roland are stepping into the portable dawless revolution.

[@angelherranz674]

Recently I bought one, and I have a lot of fun with it, even I only scratch the surface. Plenty of sounds and a good user interface. Very happy with it.

[@bllinstruments]

the M101 is so buggy...for example, if you want take a sound you've create, you have to take it on a clip on another project...but with 1.02 you can't hear any preview of the sound... (we could do it on 1.01...) Another bug : if you load a sound frome another projet with the sound button, you loose all the change you made with the edit parameters... (you do not loose anything if you load all the clip...)

[@nathangould2198]

who ever did the opening track for the vid clearly loves orbital

[@rolandglobal]

Who doesn't love Orbital? :-)

[@raffitchakmakjian]

I'm listening to the first 30 seconds of this vid on repeat.

[@thesweetembraceofnonexiste3740]

I was seriously considering getting one; I learned I should check prices before reviews.

[@HotStrange]

Pretty fair price for everything it offers.

[@LukeWatts85]

I find Roland gear is always €100 more than I expect it to be. Always out of my price range.

[@HotStrange]

Luke Watts I agree over all. The Jupiter Xm seems great but it’s about $500 more than it should be. $999 and it’d be a no brainer for me and probably lots of others. I have a feeling all of these new releases will see a price drop within a year.

[@freak0n182]

@@LukeWatts85 agreed but id bump that number up even further. With elektrons Model series being only 300usd other companies are gonna have to figure out pricing.

[@danselmix]

Is there a way to externally sequence the drums and tone engines via midi using different midi channels like in a multi-timbral synth? Also: can you control sound parameters via midi using CC? Thanks

[@BrancoArgenta]

$400 and make it beige

[@jimshannononsounds]

If Arturia ca do it with Micro Feak, why not Roland with the 101?

[@mikeexits]

It's $500.

[@BrancoArgenta]

@@jimshannononsounds they have a Beige Microfreak!!!!????

[@ahzootube]

AS a tr8s owner I find this more reasonable than the 707. However, at that price point it is almost senseless. I mean tr8s costs 600 and this 500. I would say 400 would be much better

[@HotStrange]

Yeah $399/$799 would be much more reasonable for both.

[@MarcoZambardi]

And for little more you have digitakt...

[@Philtho]

At 500, most people would just save a little more and end up with a Digitakt I think. I get this is geared more towards live play, but people have figured it out with the Digi. I also feel the 707 is still going to get passed up by the Digi. That needs to come down to around $700. This looks like it should be competing with the Circuit around $300 instead.

[@mikeexits]

@@MarcoZambardi And for half the price you can get a used Circuit. Or you can get an OP-Z used for about the same price as the MC-101.

[@DD-te6oj]

@@MarcoZambardi Digitakt is over 70% more.

[@JoseMorales-hd9xt]

This MC-101 looks very good, but $500 for this unit??? Circuit and Electribe are more powerful in every aspect and $100 cheaper. Too expensive for old technology. Many of us are in love with small boxes synched with analog clock. Roland should take that into consideration. Nice try but... not enough...

[@rolandglobal]

We can assure you, we have only just scratched the surface.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

lol an electribe is rubbish compared to pretty much any Roland MC product

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

@@rolandglobal what does that mean? what else is coming?? we need to know

[@Jason75913]

Circuit has less memory and more effects limitations and its synths have far less diversity and utility even if they are more editable, not to mention with far less polyphony than the MC-101. No PC needed for editing many parameters on the Roland, while a Circuit needs a PC for full editing, no SD card slot and related advantages in the Circuit, and I don't need to look at the rest to see that Circuit fans claiming that the MC-101 is less for more money in demo videos are a bunch of lunatics.

[@LukeWatts85]

I'll just wait for the Behringer clone :p

[@levijessegonzalez3629]

Lmaooooo

[@charlesphelps8191]

Is there a way to access the chord functionality of the MC-707? Is there any sort of mode that will either highlight or lock you to a musical scale?

[@charlesphelps8191]

What about an arp?

[@geecen]

Hi Roland- just read the reference manual and it seems to be missing the section on actually editing the tones in depth. I presume (and hope) this is actually possible on the unit. Thanks!

[@Jason75913]

They want you to get the MC-707 if you want tone editing, or grab a different machine like JD-Xi or Juno-DS. They overdid it on watering down the lower-priced version of a top-of-its-line product... again. Omitting tone editing was an unnecessary limitation, I say.

[@geecen]

@@Jason75913 Yea I agree. If it had tone editing - even with annoying menu diving - it would have been a great greoovebox.

[@DM43685]

Its a shame the build quality doesnt match the sounds, my MC 707 is awful... wasn't screwed on properly and still has a faulty FX Parm knobs as well..

[@michaelblachersr]

😎Fantastic equipment!!! Love it! The next level Dj.m.smooth

[@djdigital3806]

I need a MC-101.

[@phatplates]

You Lord Finess dj?

[@punkotero]

Can you mute individual sounds of a drum track? If you can not it's a really big deal breaker...

[@Niko80s]

up!

[@TEHBILB]

you can in the 707 (loopop's review @26mins ish) so hopefully this can too as they're claiming the only feature difference between the two is number of tracks and the 707 can live sample

[@punkotero]

@@TEHBILB yes but if you check the manuel, doesnt appear nothing related with mutes modes

[@TEHBILB]

Punkotero ah that’s annoying, hopefully they’ll confirm (or release the reference manual) soon

[@punkotero]

@@TEHBILB i think its no a feature right now, but i hope in the future will be possible

[@va941]

Maybe just buy a Circuit or a tr8s...those should drop in Price now

[@IvanMiheyev]

basically, I thought the same thing really. They are really different, but circuit cost much less than mc-101 and can do a lot of things as well.

[@VJFranzK]

Is there a way to exchange Projects between 101 and 707? (At least for tracks 1-4) For mobile vs studio use

[@VJFranzK]

Yes, one of the presenters did confirm it. The Q: is: if it is the "same sound engine", why not have 2 "Layers" of 4 on the 101 controls?

[@thegroove2000]

Bring back the Yamaha style groove boxes but updated for today as this is way off the mark. Roland team seem to have lost their way when it comes to those that like to sample. The Beringer team should take advantage and I am sure they will bring a sampler groovebox out that will hit the sweet spot but we will see.

[@Niko80s]

yamaha grooveboxes was the best at the time, if they would rebuild them they would be instant groovebox market killers!

[@va941]

Yeaaahhh.....why take The sampler out of this ...ruined it For me.

[@johnrobinson5672]

Why are Berlinger taking so long to put out a sampler? I’m sure it would be a big moment for them. There’s plenty of new samplers coming out but none that are quite right.

[@spvidz]

Roland - please hook me up with one of these 😂

[@FunkleGaff]

Does it have a built in speaker or do I need to carry headphones or speaker everywhere ? A lil built in mic for recording a quick vocal wouldn't of killed them either.

[@QuinnDjinnsQueerGear]

FunkleGaff OP-Z?

[@FunkleGaff]

@@QuinnDjinnsQueerGear Exactly my point. Years after the op1 and still waiting for someone to out do it

[@HotStrange]

FunkleGaff lmao

[@ipadoddschan7184]

Op1 speaker sounds like shit. Earbuds are a must, especially as you’re going to tape. It’s really not hard to carry some earbuds around...

[@mikeexits]

@@FunkleGaff Synthstrom Deluge. Kills every groovebox in terms of features, but I have never seen or touched one so I don't know how good the internal speaker is. Same for the OP-Z. I just really like the idea of having a portable groovebox so I fantasize about having the Circuit, OP-Z, and Deluge at different times. I wish there was a music store besides Guitar Center remotely close to me. Their synth section is absolutely laughable, only 6 synths and drum machines (combined, not 6 of each) at any given time. That's excluding the ridiculously expensive (>$3,000) keyboard synth workstation things.

[@dirkkeersmaekers4343]

Roland is back!

[@iblamesummers]

Going to have to RTFM again because I didn't know this could do "Scenes" until I saw this video.

[@bigkingsha]

Great tutorial... but a mess of a beat... it was hard to tell exactly what was going on with each sound.

[@VJFranzK]

Is there a Note Repeat / Arpeggiator type function?

[@bearcatshark]

It looks like scatter his their approach to that, and I don't really see myself using that very like I would use a note repeat or arpeggiator

[@VJFranzK]

@@bearcatshark Best to have both. And the TR8s actually does have both.

[@LukeLine]

So the scenes are like parts or patterns and you jump between them for a kind of song mode? Can you access projects and samples easily on SD?

[@rolandglobal]

Yes that's correct. And you can easily load projects from SD.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

@@rolandglobal but why mr roland? why no song mode or "scene chain" mode? WHY? W H Y Y O U . D O T H I S?

[@GeneralTarik]

How do you turn on the metronome that was added in update 1.20? I cannot find this information anywhere.

[@mymockumentary9716]

increase the tempo then slow it dosn even more for interesting grainy sound

[@patrickfrancis7547]

IAnyone else who bought one of the new Groove Boxes please voice this to Roland To fix this ASAP. Its a shame because i love the other stuff they are doing but I have spent the last four days working on work arounds and its just been a big waste of time. I write by ear not by step so do many other people do to Fix this simple real time recording add metronome Wait Note Measures Count in option. Please. its a No Brainer if this is truly stand alone. Unfortunately I am on the edge of returning mine until it is fixed.

[@jathanblake]

So what other pad would you suggest?

[@nedscheebly731]

Confused how you only recorded 16 steps for the drums but the 2nd melodic track has full 4 sets of 16 ???

[@devawer]

It’s a shame this device has no audio inputs. Another dick move by Roland to make us buy the 707 - no thanks.

[@Digithalis]

can i play with midi piano keyboard ? and can i play more than 2 sounds at the same time (layering) ? tahnk you :-)

[@Jason75913]

duh

[@hovermotion]

stunning machine for its size..

[@angeldc54]

How much RAM Sampling memory? In terms of Gb, not in terms of Sampling time please. Thanks.

[@VJFranzK]

based on the size of the SD card used

[@NathanChisholm041]

Buy a 8GB card but you will need to format it in the 101 not FAT32 !

[@niktonpanaflex7831]

Don’t worry fam. They won’t sell enough at that price. Hold off till they knock -$100 off by this time next year.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

cant wait till next year i want it cheaper now

[@Pottersdrummer]

Buy one, Its fantastic, it works, its Roland.

[@colingrethetv1]

Do I need anything else with this equipment? I have an amplifier only

[@hihan196]

Can u help me for the Track 4 …i see u play on it is seomone can help 😂😂good sound

[@aCmview]

Can u mix seamlessly with this like u can with decks as in blend one song created into the next

[@cpl1066]

Overpriced landfill makes the circuit more appealing, or on the other hand a good ipad running BM3/Cubasis and some good AU3 plugins will yield much better results and flexibility.

[@WeAreSomeRandom]

I was going to buy Korg gadget 2 this week. I haven’t really looked into beatmaker 3. I’ll have a looksie before I Buy. It’s good then ? (I’m on an iPad Pro 12.9)

[@cpl1066]

Improvised Altar you’ve given me delusions of grandeur.

[@cpl1066]

phil mac gadget 2 is excellent but beware of the in app purchases as it can start to get expensive, there’s a lot of youtube reviews and tutorials of individual gadgets to research before you buy.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

circuit limited compared to 101

[@Jason75913]

@@KZbinSupportTeams very limited, but diehard Circuit fans would never admit to that, though

[@ronwesterduin2471]

Sorry, don't like the sounds, it's all so mellow and flat.

[@rockhead11]

I was just about to pull the trigger and order one tomorrow morning but NO SONG MODE stopped me cold. ROLAND - Are you listening? You must see sales dollars going up in smoke. Thank you to all of the commenters here! I would buy this in a heartbeat if it was a real performance tool.

[@The4thLetter]

What's song mode??

[@rorz999]

@@The4thLetter the ability to sequence a full song

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

I heard, Latest update adds song mode.

[@rockhead11]

@@TheScreamingFrog916 thanks, I’ll check that out

[@zydiz]

the bell sounds around 2:51 are soo pantha du prince

[@TheoVoidTV]

I have the 101. I really want to like it but I’m pretty sure I’m sending it back. Sound quality is great, fx are great but the workflow is terrible ! It feels like your operating a calculator from 1992. All shift functions and basically one single knob moving in and out of endless menus. If only it had an audio input to run other gear through the awesome effects but............... it doesn’t. I have a digitakt and a digitone so god knows why I bought this. I just love groove boxes. But after using elektron boxes it’s hard to go back to this 90’s workflow. Like I said: I am trying so hard to love this thing but it just doesn’t operate how you’d expect it to. Layers upon layers of menus accessed thru one single knob and a two line display. I’d keep It for $299. I’m sure some people will love it. Not for me unfortunately.

[@Jason75913]

I'm sure that there is no reason for it other than the displsy being last on design priorities. Same with the Ax-Edge and JD-Xi. And surely more in the future. =\

[@TheoVoidTV]

Licinius Varrus yeah. I had the jdxi 2 different times. But I always end up selling it. It’s super fun but ultimately I don’t need it and it doesn’t wow me enough to feel like I can never part with it. Like the digitakt. I love it. If it broke I’d instantly buy another. I did end up sending the 101 back. I do kinda miss it. The sound quality is AMAZING !!! Plus the effects are awesome !!! I’ll prob end up getting another one at some point. My digitakt/digitone combo is so great!!! Maybe after I’m done being obsessed with those. Those master and scatter effects are so f’n awesome !!! I wish more than anything it had an input to effect external audio. I’d spend $500 just for that. !

[@Claidheambmor]

The screen is why I hated using the TR-8S. No idea how anybody can enjoy putting a kit together from samples and organising things on these devices. It's like the 1990s all over again, but even more of a tease because the power of these modern boxes is way beyond anything from the last couple of decades. Painting the house through the letterbox indeed.

[@valvularminds]

como insisten con el fkn scatter que no sirve para nada !!

[@govorit_i_pokazivaet]

I felt in love with mc101. Still two things remaining unsolved: 1) only 4 tracks (instruments) 2) noway to arrange all scenes into a song, then export it into audio. For the rest - mc101 been invented by genius people.

[@giulioc1438]

Great machine, a lot to do and to learn

[@duanewilson3941]

$200 more and you can own an mpc one.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

my question.. how many master effects simultaneously?

[@willwilliams8266]

Just make a 16 track sequencer Boss DR 5 with old DR 5 sounds new roland sounds add effects Sample capabilities SD card make the buttons bigger touch screen TB hard drive expansion capabilities allow old drum machine midi to midi system exclusive dumps live performance like a force and call it the Roland Big Boss or Roland DR 5 then you can compete with the MPC live. Message me and i'll tell you were to send my check and gear

[@StefWangPARIS]

1/Is it possible to use the 101 on its own (when I’m away traveling) to compose and record tracks or would I be better off connecting it to my MacBookPro ? 2/Can I put different beats to a same track ? I’m asking you this because in all the demos I’ve watched they always use the same beat throughout the whole tracks.

[@katiesmith5936]

how do you load the tracks onto the machine?

[@justinbeck4197]

Can you sequence an external midi source with it? Nobody ever talks about this

[@raffitchakmakjian]

@00:25 awe dang, it was banging, why'd you staaaahhhp :__( Nice pattern.

[@Battlescar9685]

DO NOT BUY, There is a design fault with the USB power as soon as you connect it there’s is a high pitch whining sound

[@graroberts3949]

Use a powerbank then you won't get an earthing issue

[@magnusjohansson295]

So scenes are basically the same as patterns?

[@reggiejohnson18]

Is there song mode on this ?

[@80iesDude45]

Scenes.

[@74unicorn]

No song mode. You can use scenes, but you have to switch scenes manually.

[@MUNRO13]

4 tracks? Na.

[@remoteflying]

No lipo battery? It's 2020, come on, step up. Edit: I bought one anyway. It's incredible. So. Much. Fun.

[@DM-hc3sb]

George great edit!

[@NicoIasTravolta]

this thing sounds amazing.... GJ ROLAND

[@nintendogodxeno8997]

I see that you are able to save sound onto a card and put it in the synth so I was wondering if is possible to put synth sounds made by the Aerophone pro app out it onto the card to you for the synth so that I can use my sounds with other wind controllers

[@emilyschmanks]

needs more green leds

[@rolandglobal]

That can be arranged 💚

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

in settings

[@inf0tr8r]

should add a nice analog filter with drive control to these machines

[@Jason75913]

hellz yeah

[@garyusinger]

i am planning to use my MC-101 with my RolandDJ 707M. Any suggestions as to how this will work? I know that the 707M will control the tempo, but was wondering if there is anything else?

[@Kustom2170]

RolandChannel does this connect to GrooveBox on IOS tablets?

[@DrNibbert]

Is there a way to convert a Drumtrack (without Compressor) into a Drumtrack WITH compressor while keeping all the Clips?

[@Curse_of_the_moon]

Seems like a cool device but the sound samples seem weak. Can you increase the library?

[@uknlproductions]

How does it operate with different time signatures?

[@kylekeller7577]

Wait, let me get this straight. $500 and you couldn’t include rechargeable batteries? What year is this? This is going to be like playing a Game Gear.

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

dude you can buy a pack of 2500mah batteries on ebay for 4 quid wtf? lol. Internal battery would have been nice though but jesus not a deal breaker, it even comes with a pack of 4 alkaline batts and an sd card, you want it to write music for you automatically too?

[@Jason75913]

@@KZbinSupportTeams Kyle's unintelligent complaint aside, this thing runs off 5VDC, like any USB-powered/charged device, being able to swap rechargeable AAs is great and all, or one could just power it off any portable battery bank for very long run times without needing to stop for a second to swap batteries. This strikes me as kind of weird. Not anything bad, just odd.

[@DNYLNY]

Valid criticism. A rechargeable battery would be nice.

[@OttosTheName]

Good luck finding a replacement in 10 yrs. I like AA's, nice and universal. 18650 would have been awesome too.

[@benjaminwooningmartin6253]

Is there an internal speaker? I really love that about your boutique series. Makes me spontaneously use them a lot more than my monologue.

[@HotStrange]

Internal speakers are always trash.

[@rolandglobal]

This does not have an internal speaker. There is a convenient front headphone jack.

[@mikeexits]

@@HotStrange I've heard the OP-Z one isn't terrible.

[@benjaminwooningmartin6253]

@@HotStrange Not really the point. No-ones ever going to mistakenly record an internal speaker unless its some lofi project. nor would you really use this as a main workhorse for beat creation. This synth is firmly placed in the novelty "chuck in your bag" arena of synths. I think an internal speaker is very useful in this situation, regardless of the sound quality. this is why they still put crappy speakers in volcas.

[@HotStrange]

Benjamin Wooning Martin I just don’t know anyone that really used them. Even if you throw it in your bag, you can throw in some headphones so you can actually hear with clarity what you’re playing.

[@allinonethegreat]

Listening to this shit just put me to sleep 😴😴😴😴😴

[@d200sax5]

使いこなしたいけど・・

[@bca5251]

Seems like a moderately more flexible take on the novation circuit, for 60% more money. I I'm definitely curious to learn more, like polyphony per instrument or channel, or how much flexibility in sound design on whatever built in synth engines? For the price though I feel like you get more bang for buck out of the OPZ or if you can save up a bit longer, the Deluge. Or just save a couple hundred and get the circuit.

[@djlotri22]

Is the sequencer on the MC101/707 comparable to Elektrons seq? Trig cond? Or just simple oldfashioned X0X seq?

[@geecen]

Fero Povazan in the video for the 707 it there is a part where you can have a ‘mute probability’ which is like the chance trig condition. I understand that the mc101 is the same synth engine, but th reference manual is bad as does not include all parameters for some reason

[@bboymac84]

Yea this needs a song mode. Even the pocket operators have song mode!!

[@djthrillascene9308]

But u can create songs with them clips....

[@bboymac84]

@@djthrillascene9308 video demo please

[@m-stat9]

Scene chain (1.7x) pretty much does the job + its more flexible for live performance

[@patcummins1405]

It’s a shit OP1

[@djjoeykmusic]

Thank you Trying to get into sampling

[@358life6]

Can one of the tracks be a song that can then be remixed?

[@RichardJobidon]

The Roland MC-101 would be a great Christmas gift!

[@grauoliv]

This is such a small and smart unit, I hope to win it in the Thomann give away! ;-)

[@martinclay7557]

Yeah me too, good luck.

[@molekulaTV]

Underreated product totally.

[@superiorson]

Why are these companies always demoing this hardware by making electronic mess when boom bap hip hop is what's going to sell it?

[@_EightySix]

Not necessarily true. Probably a good mix of both.

[@LUCKYKEYS]

patrick jackson forreal tho

[@LukeWatts85]

Cant say I agree. Plenty of electronic artists here

[@Jason75913]

plenty of electronic artists around, and I'm not really interested in hearing more hip hop, though the Juno-DS did get plenty of that in one of its demos, to my and some others' dismay

[@nyrrard]

It looks neat and all, but 499€ seems a bit steep for a toy that will be used sporadically, because of the extra cables and mess an extra gadget will bring to the table. A friend of mine will probably buy it so that I can borrow it. Perhaps ask 10 friends to split in, and share it throughout the year - so that the "tucked away collecting dust phases get limited". With a DAW, where you can move things around more easily than when you need to connect a gadget, record it - and then pack it away, I don´t really see the need. Now a DAW controller makes sense. So what can this do that a DAW controller can not?

[@MiIIenia]

Operate without a computer? I see this more in the vein of something like the digitone, a more portable daw in a box. Still the price is definitely steep and missing important features the digitone has

[@Jason75913]

It has less than a Digitakt and is cheaper than one, more than a Circuit and costs more than one... I don't see the problem?

[@KaosEngineering]

Nice toy, but the price tag though is a bit exagerrated and the full-size one is UNREACHABLE. I am either saving up for OPZ or DT ... or even a wiser option; waiting to see what Korg and Novation have to offer the next year ...

[@jarkokoo]

@David hill I second this. Don't wait, get the DT now. It's an amazing box. And on top of it all, it has 8 midi-out tracks, so it can pretty much function as your backbone for many other gear or VSTs you might want to sequence with it. And of course, its sequencer is super intuitive to use. The only reason for you to not get the DT is that, if you want to sample a LOT. DT doesn't have an awful lot of sampling storage. This all said, generally the waiting game hardly ever pays off, unless you know for sure what you'll be waiting for and that it really is going to come out in the near future. ;)

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

@David hill BE HONEST all electribes sound like 1992 and you know it

[@selectordove82]

Chord Mode?

[@8superben]

Yeah. It's polyphonic.

[@AirKonditioning]

I wish I could buy one

[@YouTubeSupportTeams]

interest free finance buddy

[@artofnick]

Terraria...

[@dolo747]

no chord mode on the 101? that's a deal breaker for me

[@geecen]

dolo747 can’t you just learn how to play some chords?

[@dolo747]

@@geecen i know how to play some... but i didn't want to hook up any external gear to this.

[@geecen]

@@dolo747 You can play chords by just playing teh right notes in chromatic mode - you can play teh pads as a keyboard.

[@Jason75913]

@@geecen two octaves is pretty damn annoying for that, I have to admit, but chord modes suck in their own ways, so I wouldn't care for chord mode's absence.

[@trevormalcolm4328]

Nice bit of kit, but I wish Roland would stop pushing the “scatter function” the video started with a excellent demo track and ended in audio diarrhoea!

[@Drew_Vernon]

Completely disagree tbh. I got more interested during that chunk of the video.

[@HotStrange]

The scatter made this much more interesting honestly.

[@mikeexits]

Scatter mode is an awesome performance feature, they just used it a lot at once to show the different types of effects you can achieve with it. Obviously most performers wouldn't use it as extremely as this video shows. They probably just didn't want the video to end up too long.

[@VJFranzK]

Scatter can be worthwhile. (Even if this example usage isn't perfect)

[@mikeexits]

@@VJFranzK Lmao at this point we are all ganging up on OP. You guys are funny and I love you all

[@ACABSTUDIOS]

Is there really no sidechain for the bass?

[@nunopereira3994]

great stuff. hope someday i'll have pleasure of owning one...

[@AllBikesGreatAndSmall]

The first 25 seconds of this video persuaded me to buy one of these.