Roland MC-707, Four Drum Tips for NOOBS

[@thestinkyweasel6297]

I like the clip track trick. Can't believe I missed that.

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

If you use all internal tracks with all clip it really allows insane diversity per clip for only “8 tracks “. That’s the strongest part of this machine in my opinion 😊

[@thedharmapunk5913]

I recently bought a 707 and tr8s. I find your videos awsome. they speed up my process. I used to be a "volca guy". and was tired of all the cables and limitations. The 707 is blowing my mind, and tips and tricks rwally helps. Thank you for your service.

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

I plan to do new videos on the 707 soon. I’ve been exploring it a lot.

[@morphicmusic]

Thanks for these tips! Love this kind of content.

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

Glad you enjoyed it. Will make other videos.

[@edmc2]

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[@BluesTheBestBoyIGuess]

This was a good video - I don't even have a 707 but I still liked it!

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

Thank you ! Means a lot. Have a good weekend

[@thedrumunkey]

A tip I would add, if you have the tracks to spare… Have drums split onto multiple tracks by “type” or frequency. Best case, kicks on on drum+comp track Snares/Clap/mids on another And hats/tops on another. This gives you an insane ability to jam. You can treat each frequency on its own, stack and layer sounds and sequences for near infinite variety, use appropriate fx for each type etc… It starts to get mind boggling very quickly…

[@JustinThomasProducer]

Great tips! I got my 707 less than a week ago and even with the research prior to purchase its even better than I thought. Atm I am using the Roland JD-XI with it for a midi controller (Keys , hate pads for synths) the arpeggiator Vocal FX and live looping . The only issue I have is when I live loop a synth that doesn't start on the first beat 1.1.1 the looper records the it 1.1.1 anyway and its off time. Even when I stop hit record 707 has a default 1 bar metronome count in.The JD XI starts play back as soon as I hit play and the 707 comes in on the second measure .How do you disable the count in on the 707? I wanted to say I love your videos and the way you explain things . Also we have the same taste in gear and opinions about them .I want to add the TR8S , 303 clone, Virus TI and the 404 sampler or the Korg Electribe 2 Sampler because I mastered the Korg to mussel memory . Thanks again. I will listen your Band camp.

[@DNArte]

great video ;) But why not using 2 or more tracks for the drumms?

[@K_E_Robin]

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[@unclemick-synths]

Good video Todd 👍. You're definitely in control of that beast now! Some people say the ZEN-Core products are all the same but it's interesting to see the similarities and differences of the way Roland built the system around the ZEN-Core sound engine compared to the AE-30 wind synth. Do you notice the same thing compared to the Juno-X?

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

I have 707 and X both have zen core. X has multiple engines like the classic Juno, Juno X , and various other Roland engines. Then you can buy or use subscription models to get other engines like Jupiter, 101 and others. Talking about just the pure.zen core engine they all share, they present them in different ways. The 707 zen core engine is a groove box layout. The zen core engine on the X is a keyboard , 4 synth part / 1 drum part live performance layout. Focusing on layering, splits and arpeggios.

[@mudi2000a]

Layering on the 707 can be dangerous as you can run into the polyphony limits very quickly. And watch out for synth sounds with Unison as they can eat up a lot of voices as well.

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

This focuses on the sample / drum part which layers are different. Synth parts you need to be smart with your choices if your going full internal. If you send a few parts out that can open voices for other parts which is awesome. Thanks for pointing out the synth parts are drastically different than the sample / drum section. Hope you have a good day

[@mudi2000a]

@@toddsmithmusic3172 thank you that makes sense. I wrote this when the video had not yet ended. There is also a possibility to layer drum sounds on a single pad with the sound edit function, up to 4 samples and 9 think you can also set at which velocity levels they are activated. If that is done as well then it can add up. It happened to me with a sound pack from Roland cloud.

[@re_charge_gear-aka-dj_can_iq]

if you can't do good sound design, the MC 707 seems limited, but, infact, the limit then is your own skills....

[@thedrumunkey]

The 707 is such a musical supercomputer hidden behind Roland’s schizophrenic product design.

[@LeonTrimble]

Don’t get funky bunky x

[@BDKabrini]

I Like limits bcus soon everyone will upload packs and the limited ones will be unusual....ahhhh

[@philyoung5434]

You seem to call Clips ‘Scenes’; they aren’t. Scenes are a collection of individual Clips.

[@toddsmithmusic3172]

Clips get put into scenes. It’s labeled scene on the machine. If I called the individual clips a “scene” , that was a mistake.

[@philyoung5434]

@@toddsmithmusic3172 My comment was aimed more at the beginners to the 707 that your video is for to help them understand that Clips and Scenes are different entities. it helps to treat individual Clips as a building block and scenes as a a collection of blocks stuck together.

[@thestinkyweasel6297]

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[@toddsmithmusic3172]

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