Roland MC-707 Groovebox - Synthwave Demo

The Roland MC-707 is a great tool for making synth wave or other synth genre music. It has a lot of retro Roland sounds inside. And it also have all the great drum machines from the 80´s and 90´s.
That being said.. this Groovebox has it all for any genre of music. All the acoustic sounds are great and natural.
Here is the link to the original song by The Midnight : • The Midnight - Sunset ...
Check out more here : www.roland.com...
And check out this very nice video and in-depht review done by BoBeats : / @bobeats
#roland#rolandmc707 #rolandgroovebox

[@bose5160]

Sir, you just sold an MC-707! Great cover of an amazing song.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Hey - Congratulations with a new beast !! I will tell the Roland manager that I “sold” one unit 😃😃😃

[@matthewmcleod7255]

Thanks, awesome still 4 years later!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Oh yes, I love it 😃😃😃

[@terminalglimmer]

Damn, that guitar solo, never would've thought it was played on a keyboard.

[@GlennMainMusic]

😃😃😃😃😃😃

[@frederiqueaubailly]

I am very happy to finally see something other than a performance that fell from the sky by I do not know what miracle. I finally understood how the MC 707 works so thank you very much and thank you also for the midnight song that I particularly like.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thats great man :-) The MC707 is a sort of a "miracle" :-) I just love to make synthwave on it .. and The Midnight is one of my favourites :-)

[@abcdelicia]

Thanks Glenn Main for showing us the true power of the MC-707! Awesome VHS CAMERA!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 😃 It is a monster machine 😃😃😃

[@NickLanng]

I ordered one based on this video. Been working on some Synthwave for live performances and was getting annoyed with the laptop, synths and midi equipment. Looks like this one unit might be all I need! Thanks!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Nick Lanng - Cool !! There is only one thing I’m missing.. song mode.. the possibilities to chain patterns (scenes) into a song is not an option unfortunately.. but you can make 8 scenes which you can trigger in any order you like :) But for live it’s a great box :) All in one :) :) I just love it 😊 Best Buy :)

[@NickLanng]

@@GlennMainMusic Had it for 2 hours and I love it, already so productive!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Nick Lanng - Nice man !! Congratz :)

[@zpinkLondonBelow]

This may well be the best product demo I've ever seen!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much :-)

[@drKrollspell]

Love it 😀 !!! You’re so good 🌷

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much 😃😃😃

[@joeculpepper1677]

Wow I'd enjoy spending a day at your studio jamming out with you man that's awesome

[@GlennMainMusic]

I love live jams in my studio ;) 😃😃

[@PhilipGarciaReacts]

Love your energy Glenn

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 😃😃😃

[@keekeefries6298]

How is Roland not paying you for these vids?! Love the 80s Synthwave content. Getting my 707 soon! Thanks you for posting this 707 content!!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Roland is Very Nice to , and they keep me updated with new products. I have a sort of sponsor deal with them as well… but they do not restrict me to do only Roland stuff.. but they are very happy with the things I do 😃😃

[@vergellim7361]

Pure talent

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much 😃😃

[@thatmidlifevlogger4463]

Love this Guy.... awesome passion

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you :-)

[@RonCavagnaro]

Just bought Roland mc707 dude your videos are so awesome I hope more can find this awesome guy here. Extremely epic content here

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx man 😃😃😃 Enjoy your MC 707 😃😃😃

[@paulf1888]

Bro just showed me the meaning of life with that song.

[@GlennMainMusic]

😃😃

[@moralrevulsionLive]

That mc has incredible sound. So clean vs other grooveboxes

[@GlennMainMusic]

Yes.. I just love it :-)

[@jeffwilliamson1426]

YOU ARE AMAZING GLENN !

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx Jeff :)

[@Artur-ws8nh]

Amazing 🔥👍top of the top.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 😃😃

[@IvarFritjofHansen]

great demo wow quick way to make something indeed. good demo Glenn,thanks for sharing you in a working prosess was inspiring....mc707 is great tool ...

[@oldschoolebm666]

Amazing track! Can't wait to get my 707.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you :) Yes, you have so much to come regarding the great box you will get 😃😃

[@SixthQuarter]

Great video. That track you made sounds fantastic.

[@tonreiter]

Super geiler Track. Gefällt mir sehr. 👍👍

[@GlennMainMusic]

TONREITER Danke :)

[@sensegemini]

Hi Glenn! I really enjoyed your video! Well done. Sunset and Memories are my favourite songs by The Midnight.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Sense Gemini - I just love The Midnight too.. great band :) Thank you for watching :)

[@johnstericker]

Very cool thank you for sharing!

[@GlennMainMusic]

My pleasure John 👍

[@IvarFritjofHansen]

Nice demo Glenn easy to follow how to build up things quickly , awesome drum machine for shure. Good show:)

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 👍

[@SchubertDipDab]

Damn man, you are a living god on Keytar. So glad I found your channel. Rock on! 😁

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much Mark :) I’m happy to see you here 👍👍👍😃

[@damiensimper]

Omg it’s like being at the local rollerskating rink in 86 and seeing that super cute girl you’ve got a crush on!

[@GlennMainMusic]

:-) That feeling.....

[@FuZZbaLLbee]

I have the machine, now I just need your talent 😋

[@GlennMainMusic]

😃😃😃

[@Alpha-DX]

Great jam & great track 👌. I have the MC-707 & MC-101 and it's crazy how quick you can get a track down. Lots of great presets but editing your own patches in Zenology Pro is cool as well

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you 😃😃😃 Yes they are both awesome mashies 😃😃

[@oaedwards75]

I loved this! All music and no talking!!!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Oh yes :)

[@ERMAC4482]

I love this character, good jamz

[@GlennMainMusic]

Ermac 4482 Thank you man 😃😃

[@waynefarrellvoiceovers]

Subscribed. Many, many thanks for this!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you for following my channel Wayne :-)

[@yannakiarrizza8085]

Nice jam Glenn! U make it look so easy how u use your MC-707...great piece of hardware 😃

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much 😊

[@MrVincent97133]

great demo , thanks for this video .

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you :)

[@GlennMainMusic]

vincent gumbs - Thank you so much :)

[@MinimalWave1982]

Amazing skills! Bravo!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much 😃😃😃

[@johnbeckett8367]

Great Sounds and Great Playing

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you 🙏🏽

[@VimyScout]

So cool👌 Enjoyed very much. Thank you 👍

[@GlennMainMusic]

I´m glad you liked it :-) Thank you :-)

[@justanaveragebuzzsaw]

So that's how synthwave music is made :D

[@GlennMainMusic]

😃 Many ways to do it… But yes .. This is one of them 😃😃😃

[@lassesworld]

What should I say... ROLAND NAILD IT AGAIN (thnx for the video)

[@GlennMainMusic]

You're welcome :-) Roland did it again :-)

[@Stereospread]

WOW!

[@jimmytkdkarateworld]

Suena increíble brother. Editala de nuevo sin interrupciones please. Felicidades Bro. Your #1 fan : jimmy

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much Jimmy 😃😃😃

[@machiwoomiapoo]

Sweet!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx :)

[@jr6786]

Wicked cool

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 😃😃😃

[@collinquaid2962]

Love the video. this inspired me to get MC-707. I also bought a deepmind 12, and I am trying to use the deepmind as MIDI controller for MC-707 and can't get it to work. Any tips?

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx :) You need to set the midi revive channel on the MC707 to match the midi channel on the deepmind 12. When they match you don’t have to change the midi channel when you change tracks. Just change the tracks on MC707 , and it will change automatically 😃😃

[@ThinkSimply]

dude... youre the man

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 😃😃😃

[@onimanuyt6744]

i love the midnight ,good job :)

[@GlennMainMusic]

OniManu YT - Me too 😃😃😃

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you so much 😃😃

[@akhellwig]

Good job Glenn!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx man :-)

[@williamwallace6508]

Mc707 beats the crap out the elektron stuff for audio design .

[@GlennMainMusic]

Oh yes 👍

[@arvelars]

Roland heaven Coooooool

[@GlennMainMusic]

Always :-)

[@michaelclaesen1791]

Hi Glenn, is this a good device to loop some things from my Juno-X? I search an easy way to loop sounds from it. Is it connectable to each other in an easy way? Thanks so much for you videos!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Hello :) And thanx for joining my channel. Have you checked out the looper pedals from boss ? There is a new RC500mk2 out now that’s seems to do the job ;) It al depends on your preference regarding what you’re looking for.. but this video covers it : kzbin.info/www/bejne/onyxYYt7ppiAaqssi=YZFEY4xoyKblH3_P Maybe that is helpful 😃😃😃

[@judethree4405]

That keytar is sweet.

[@GlennMainMusic]

+Jude Three - My favourite 😃😃

[@Darksaid85]

Fucking unreal ❤❤❤

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thanx 🙂

[@lassesworld]

A quick little add-on... I think youtube posts payout for you Glenn so keep up!

[@GlennMainMusic]

Cool :-)

[@spikemansss]

What is better for making synthwave in your opinion, Roland tr 6 or MC 707? Or do you need them both?

[@GlennMainMusic]

If you have the MC 707, you don’t really “need” the Tr8S… unless you need to have fader controls for each drum..

[@oaedwards75]

I could jam all day with you!😀

[@GlennMainMusic]

Let’s do it 😃😃

[@alexbidhendy6677]

SOLD.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Great choice Alex :-)

[@alexbidhendy6677]

@@GlennMainMusic honestly man, I went and bought one today after being torn between a DM12, Prologue 8, Akai MPC Live and this. I just needed convincing it was good for synthwave and your demo nailed it :) Thanks 👍

[@Wondermass]

Is the piano sound coming from the MC707 as well?

[@GlennMainMusic]

Yes :-) It has some great pianos :-)

[@Wondermass]

you just sold another! my 707 arrived yesterday (firmware 1.5, very uncool roland) and studying this video is now my Easter

[@GlennMainMusic]

Congratulations 🥳 You’re gonna dig it for sure 🤘🤘

[@Reeesegame]

Omg I just bought the Tr-8s drum machine I kind of regret it now I seeing this Mc-707. Does it make sense to get a mc-101 with my TR-8s now?

[@GlennMainMusic]

The mc101 is also a great machine:) It would be great together with your Tr8s. I am also using the tr8s along with my Mc707 😃😃

[@roryjineffect]

I got the 8S during quarantine, recently got the 707. I love both. You can get quick drums on the 707, but you can really go deeper with the 8S on that, so if you are focused on drums, then that is totally worth it. The 707 is great for live performance and I am just only starting to dig in, but new ideas spring up constantly. I also picked up a 6S for portability and smaller set ups, had previously gotten the 101, but could not do the level of editing of sounds/effects as readily as I can on the 707, so the 101 is going to have to find another home.

[@86Ivar]

Lag mer! 😊

[@GlennMainMusic]

Oh yes 😃

[@Abondano1]

Hey Glonn verlinken Goodyear Demo. I cannot decide between the 707 Othello akai fordert. I need helpdesk to take the decition. I Player also guitar but i am not hip hop Musical but Christian comtemporanx Musical. The fanton 08 is too expensive for me. Und maybe the MC 707 can be WhatsApp i need. I Player alone. I come from the old schottland live analog sounds and y Real drums. I Gott my roland edrums. My fp20 roland epiano. And western guitar and i am Looping for only ohne Thing. WhatsApp Do KZbin trink?

[@GlennMainMusic]

I do believe that in your case the MC707 would be a perfect choice. It has all you ever need .. synth,drums and a decent sequencer :)

[@Abondano1]

@@GlennMainMusic Thanks

[@urbanjonsson4940]

Do you have a list of sounds used in the demo?

[@GlennMainMusic]

Urban Jonsson - Yes, but I don’t remember them right now. I am on a tour in Spain this week, and Berlin in the weekend, but I’ll be back home on Monday (18 nov) so then I can give you the sounds then :)

[@urbanjonsson4940]

Glenn Main how was the tour? :)

[@GlennMainMusic]

@@urbanjonsson4940 - Thank for the reminder.. I will dive right into it :-) Yes the tour was great :-)

[@GlennMainMusic]

OK. Track 1 : Drums Here I use some Sampeled drums together wit the regular ROLAND 626 Prestet in the 707 Track 2 : Soft Bass Track3 : Retro Choir Pad Track4 : Saw Pluck Track5 : AX Org Bell Track 6: 128 Voice Pno (Piano) Track 7 : Chorus Gtr2 Echo Track 8-Saw Stack Pluck I just realised that I have no chance to se what mach number I am using, So maybe this is something Roland Will fix in the future :-) I hop that helped you :-) Glenn

[@kevinsturges6957]

Can you sample your own drum sounds into the MC707?

[@GlennMainMusic]

Yes :) You can do direct sampling, or via the SC Card or direct via usb from your computer :)

[@kevinsturges6957]

@@GlennMainMusic : thank you. This sounds like it would be a great buy just as a sound module.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Oh yes 👍

[@roryjineffect]

@@kevinsturges6957 I just got one in the last two months, been busy with work, but every time I sit down with it I discover new uses, sounds, feel inspired like free other pieces of gear I have gotten.

[@shadowhenge7118]

I wonder if you can use it to sequence external gear like some of roland's boutiques or behringer's rackmounts.

[@tomherwig8296]

Yes you can. There are a lot of Videos out there, showing exactly this.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Yes :) You can use up to 8 external devices. But there are only 8 tracks in total including your external MIDI GEAR :)

[@shadowhenge7118]

@@GlennMainMusic so id lose the internal tracks to external gear. Damn... ok. I think i have to keep looking. Be nice if this was 8 internal + 8 external tracks.

[@GlennMainMusic]

Shadowhenge - Yes.. unfortunately you loose the internal track/sound for every midi ch with external gear...

[@GlennMainMusic]

@@shadowhenge7118 - Yes..I hope Roland Can fix this in an update at some point...

[@madvalrocketinsky4292]

Nice !

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you :-)

[@Wixx204]

That was so awesome! Is it possible to play the piano parts directly on the 707?

[@GlennMainMusic]

Nitsuj Courtington - Yes, the piano sound is directly from the MC707 by midi. I am using track 8 for the piano part. The reverb and everything you hear is from the 707. The keytar has it own separate sound though. A great little box :)

[@Wixx204]

@@GlennMainMusic Super Cooool!

[@ArtinRu]

444 like 🤙🏻

[@GlennMainMusic]

Thank you 😃😃😃

[@patrickfrancis7547]

It looks alot better than how it works. GO Buy an MC 909 You will write without banging your head against the wall. Terrible manual and the step recording is just so bad in terms of its layout. Roland Wins the Award for worst user manual and worst support tutorials in the history of mankind. Congratulations ! Don t buy this unless you really learn quick. And If you dont and do buy this it will be in the closet alot sooner due to the terrible lack of planning Roland put into this. Seriously I came up with amazing stuff with the MC 909 while i was learning. This is a joke due to the terrible manual and lack of solid tutorials put out by Roland. Maybe someone else can step up. But do yourself a favor save your money ! Go buy a used MC 909

[@GlennMainMusic]

Well... We all chose the platforms we feel works best. And I do agree that the 909 is a great maschine.. The bigger display is also very nice. I belive that the new MC series are based on the ARIA product line, and approach a different group of people.. ex DJ´s and "pattern producers" But for me and my live preformace this works very well.. and now with the new firmwire update it is even better for live use.. you can now do midi CC with external devices regarding Scene and Pattern changes witout touching the 707... But that being said.. I respect you oppinions and I hope you are happy to NOT have spendt money on this one :-) We can not always agree on gadgets :-) I am also hoping that Roland will release a sequenser that is based on the MC50 and MC500.. that would be a dream cime trough :) Have fun with your 909 while I will explore my 707 :-) Best from Glenn

[@maccagrabme]

The manual is lousy and its difficult to learn. But it is worth learning as its a powerhouse hidden beneath the surface and the synth engine alone is worth buying it for. I use it with a DAW and its great to bounce audio digitally or copy samples across. I doubt you could do that so easily with the 909 and doubt the sounds are as high end.

[@Wondermass]

I never even opened the manual. Roland have a series of video tutorials that I'm working through.