Roland TR-6S & MC-101. "The Perfect Couple"!!! (Song: Smell the Flowers)

"THANX TO ALL NEW SUBSCRIBERS" :)
True Dawless in such a small formfactor.
Working with the TR-6S and MC-101 togheter brings a lot of joy!
They are truly made for each other.
On this song I started to experiment with 3 MidiFiles on 1 track in the form of Clip 1 to 3. It feels like I'm not limited to only 4 tracks.
The song is a bit of everything grabbed together.
Hope you enjoy,
ALTAR BEATZ

[@SebticSmile]

Loooove this, splendid stuff.

[@nilesh100975]

absolutely cool track, the two sounds great together!! 👍👏👏

[@Digital_K]

So Amazing !!!

[@DD-te6oj]

Smooth groove man…. I dig it!

[@laurentdubois7421]

Good music and Roland

[@DavidDeLuge]

Love this!

[@AS-rc1lv]

Cool stuff! Thanks! 👍🏼

[@alfreddawson3765]

Excellent work on this one!!!! I really like the way you used those female vocal samples from cymatics!!! I've used them in lo-fi tracks before so its nice to hear them over a different texture!!! I can't wait for more videos!!!! The TR-6S/MC-101 really are a perfect pair!!!

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx again Alfred! Yeah Cymatics has great vocal stuff, this one's were from the free download section. The 2 midi parts too, but I edited them into this song. 🎶🤟 Love to hear your music with them vocals!

[@makiszeg5745]

I love it!

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thank you! 🙏

[@dowleruk]

Cracking track my friend. I’ve just bought tr6s last week

[@TheScreamingFrog916]

This is really impressive. Have the MC-101, thinking of getting the TR-606S. Love what you are doing with the pair. Thanks for sharing, and best wishes for your continued success ❤

[@InRoB-Music]

Huge example from these two family members.. call them the roland clan, and you really in it 😅👊🏻

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Very, VERY impressive!!! And it takes a lot to impress me these days.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thank you so much for your compliment and feedback. 🙏

[@duxthemonster]

Damn it! So good.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx man! 🙏

[@DjMulen]

Wow man... wow...

[@dietervoser4425]

Sehr schön !

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Danke!!

[@dictabeat]

I love this combo. They work well together.

[@officialknightowlz]

Just get a 707 cheaper then buying two boxes and does what that combo does in one groove box! This is ridiculous and waste full .. nice sounding track tho… but don’t purchase these two get the one MC-707

[@Cheaperthanego]

I have both and the ACB modelled drums are far superior in sound, not to mention versatile and tweakable. @@officialknightowlz

[@ericlloyd7981]

@@officialknightowlz No no buy and collect them all, its what they want you to do, just like Pioneer and they're full range of trinkets that do the same thing but not everything unless you spend hundreds of thousands so you and they can be happy, go on now get out there and start shopping for stuff you don't need.

[@xaviermccloud4586]

Another fire beat. Edit: I actually really love your beats. love the way you ended it as well, I HATE abrupt stops lol.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx! 🙏 The ending is always tricky, really have to think in reverse, where was what again. 😅😃

[@GearHedd]

Cool tune. Those units combined seem pretty nice... 1st vid ive seen so far with both...

[@ALTARBEATZ]

🙏

[@JGrizzla]

niceee

[@livinproof718]

Amazing man +sub

[@ALTARBEATZ]

thanks man!

[@BrettYoakum]

I gotta pick up a tr-6s, looks like a really good combo with the mc-101

[@sigh_gremlin]

great production C:!

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx my friend!

[@sigh_gremlin]

@@ALTARBEATZ C:!

[@JGlassy]

Yes! This one stands the test of time.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx so much mate .

[@80iesDude45]

Dream team ;-) I love the Poti knobs, they look way better than the original.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanks Cris.. The knobs are awapped with my Electribe 2..

[@cesarpoggi6584]

Dope! Do you connect both the TC and the MC to the same amp/speaker or how do you manage both audio outputs?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx! Both stereo outs go to a simple Behringer mixer. From there (the mixer) the mixed audio go's into the Korg Kp2 for WAV recording... Could also go into a PC ofcourse. 😃

[@Addicted2MyBikes]

Thats sounds awesome. Waiting on my tr-6s, would like to see how you have the wires set up and how you got the mc101 to sync with each other. I'm new to this and learning thanks.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx man. The setup is super easy. - Borh boxes stereo out into a basic Behringer mixer. - That output into the Korg MiniKaosspad2 to record the mix as WAV file. - That WAV file I run through a basic multiband compressor and a Maximizer, both standard in a DAW or Audacity. That's it, everything come pure out them boxes. - 5 pin midi cable Midi out (TR-6S) into Midi in (MC-101) and they sync. 🤟🎶

[@Addicted2MyBikes]

@@ALTARBEATZ thanks for the quick reply, and thanks for the info.

[@djmadnez]

Hello… what did you use to have them sync to each other. I’m getting the pair this Tuesday. Do you use a midi host?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Pure oldskool midi 5 pin cable.. 😃

[@WilliamSmith-rs5cx]

Hey man, loved this video. Currently have both the MC-101 and TR-S6 on the way. Quick question: what’s the setup look like if I was just using this for pure jams? No DAW or anything. Just need one MIDI cable to sync them and have the speaker outputs? Also: when they’re synced via MIDI and you just want to jam out with headphones (using the headphone jack(s) on either unit) does ALL of the sound from both units output to your headphones?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Hey William, I connect them via midi indeed. Mc101 = master. So start stop on one button. You still have to mix both machines output into a mixer or u can use a simple audio splitter to mix them together. So with one midi cable, two audio jack cables into a audio splitter to a headphone you can get pretty portable.

[@djavistein4583]

Uuuff!

[@JustinUrban1]

Was thinking off getting the same units today. Might be worth the price

[@ALTARBEATZ]

It's shure worth a ton of fun!

[@damelos4039]

Great beat. Love it. I like your style. What other hardware are you using for beat creation other than these two units? I bought both and they are on the way. I want to use them in a similar way to what you have set up.

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx man! Elektron Cycles works very well together with the Mc & TR. And I used the Electribes 2 a lot before and with the Mc.

[@groovelover6352]

Just a beginner question here...is it possible to create the song only with the tr 6s? The tr 6s can play back samples too.. Just interested why you need both for creating the jam Thx

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Hi sorry for the late reply.. I could not manage to vreate a song with the TR-6s only.. I see on YT people making nice house tracks with it live performing.. I used it only to assist other gear.

[@huntrrams]

I have both, and it's impossible to create a full song on the Roland TR-6S. For example, if you want to play with a sample, there are no polyphonic pads to play on, and when I connect a synth, it's awkward with no way to manipulate the sample effectively. As a result, I use the TR-6S purely as a standalone drum machine.

[@mrhipno]

I wanna scratch that vocal Don’t, Don’t, Don’t Forget

[@desesoul7349]

Hey bro, I have the MC-101 and the TR-6s and I am able to sincronice them via MIDI but how can I make both machines sound at the same time from my monitors? Do I need an interface or a mixer? What device are you using for that?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Yo, I have the l+r outputs of both machines into a simpel Behringer mixer. From the mixer out it go's into the Korg MiniKaosspad2 to record the song in WAV file. The footage I record with my phone and mix it later on together with the audio file.

[@namjeff9466]

This is dope!! Im looking to get started but getting both units is too expensive for me. Which would you recommend?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Go for the 101 to start with. It's really all in one fun!

[@namjeff9466]

Thank you!

[@kieran_moore]

What knobs did you replace the stock ones with? Awesome work BTW

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Electribe 2 knobs

[@michaelwohlhuter6174]

Woher bekomme ich die knobs?

[@Reeesegame]

Great track! I guess the tr-8s also works with the Mc-101?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Thanx! They work fine together.. The Verselab is the 101 and TR-6S in one.. Lots of TR sounds are also in the Verselab. 😀

[@ChrisLoos1]

Have to ask: where did you get those knobs?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

They came from the Korg E2 😀

[@livinproof718]

Which is running as master ... does that matter ?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Here the 101 is master the tr6.

[@lwpweb]

how the 2 boxes are in sync without a daw?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Midi.

[@mishpult]

Cool vibes, bud! So you abandoned the Tribe?

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Hey man., thanx! I will never leave the one's who's got me started. 😃

[@MrBasic]

So nice! Looks so sexxy too.

[@franciscoramoncleriguesrov7187]

where he got the color controls for roland, is cool. Knobs

[@ALTARBEATZ]

Electribe 2 knobs 😀

[@franciscoramoncleriguesrov7187]

@@ALTARBEATZ thank you contest me. 🤙

[@krakapoww]

@@ALTARBEATZcannibal😮

[@WildernessMusic_GentleSerene]

Very interesting combination of the two. Never thought about combining these, and I should have because I don't believe there exists a single beat box that will do it all for everyone. Today I combine 3 sequencers capable of pitched and drum sounds to achieve a much improved sonic quality and better control of drums/pitched/samples/effects. The lack of multiple outputs on sub $1000 groove boxes has led me to the multiple boxes solution.....maybe you too? :)