Roland MC-707 Workflow Tutorial and Thoughts

[@marhawk]

So appreciative of your channel. I am a visually impaired person learning the 707 and your descriptive instructions are so helpful.

[@KaceyBakerFilms]

This is such great news!

[@samanderson806]

If you want to copy the contents of a measure into new measures, you hold FUNCTION + MEASURE arrow. Very handy!

[@martinhaswell9671]

Bought: they're really nice patches, thanks, and sound great on my MC-101 too.

[@donnoone9665]

I’ve had this box for a month now and you showed me quite a few tips that I missed. This device has tons of features that can take a long time for me to explore. A great tutorial all around.

[@eugenephillips481]

Thank you. I just purchased my unit yesterday, so this video was extremely helpful to me getting started. Much appreciated!

[@jonison6847]

Great tutorial, thanks - and for the wise words of taking instruments like for what it is, and making the most of it.

[@SyncdAlien]

Awesome work! Very nice!

[@jasonb.2430]

Excellent video. Well thought out and easy to follow along to see just part of what this machine can do. Im thinking of getting one and this is the best demo I have seen , thanks.

[@seltzerjunebug8760]

The last sentence/ thought in this video is key.

[@_djsport]

Duplicating a Measure (Duplicate) Hold down the [FUNC] button and press the MEASURE [>] button . The current measure is duplicated.

[@Digiphex]

Rafa El Right, thanks.

[@marhawk]

Thank you thank you I was definitely scratching my head on why that wouldn’t be possible

[@sloshyspaceman1480]

Oh snap!!

[@astrogerry]

Nice tutorial !!! I really like it !!! Thanks for sharing !!!

[@trevormalcolm4328]

I’d love for you to (please!) make a new video now the mc 707 has proper sampling with the firmware update!

[@soundadapter]

very impressive I wish you a nice Weekend friendly regards Frank

[@Rustik1722]

Have mine new in box...need to open it already thanks ....never actually saw you till this vid! lol

[@Digiphex]

Open that baby up!!

[@Gainn]

The FW update made it much more fun to use, but hopefully there's some more tweaks coming.

[@Jaysusitsme]

There’s a chain mode in v1.3 update

[@soulrunna]

I have a just WOWW!

[@georgeshields9672]

like the lone-esque stuff

[@maccagrabme]

Quite impressed at how you managed to capture the early 90s UK rave sound considering you are across the pond. What is that lofi pad sound? Sounds like an old 80s Kawai synth.

[@Digiphex]

littlegee It’s all part of my Lone Kit which is available in another video.

[@MrSilkydrew]

Where those 4 lights are that indicate pattern lenght should have been, a b c d buttons like on a tr8s that you can copy to and from each other and Live play mix and match patterns? Future updates, are the hope for these machines which really are brilliant.

[@Digiphex]

Roland put pattern chain on the TR-8S quite simply. With Ableton type follow actions on the clips the 707 would have been a dream come true but it isn't. It is clear that they purposefully dumbed down this machine for some reason.

[@MrSilkydrew]

@@Digiphex yeah so to make people buy both a tr8s and a mc707. I think the dream is that, or maybe say a Circuit and a mc707. For me I'm loving my drumbrute impact and tr8s working together. Cheers

[@dampfhamma]

Hello, can you tell me how I can put an effect on just one step? For example delay on just one snare hit?

[@Digiphex]

You will have to make a channel to use only for the snare then you can per step put fx. Push KNOB ASSIGN button, assign one of the encoders to Delay Send. Then hold the step you want to send and turn the encoder for that step only. Make sure the encoder is 0 for the other steps.

[@audiolego]

I want one

[@trikOsk]

Hi! Thanks for the vid! I have problem, maybe you can help me. If i select a scene the lighting of my mc-707 in scene section not changes. Any idea? 😊😊

[@giovannicompagno1418]

great sound taste

[@Jamslerr]

Have you recreated anymore sh01 sounds in the mc-707?

[@andreilemieux9525]

After watching more 707 videos. Sounds like the synth engine is a lot better than the jdxi/jdxa partials I thought it was the same engine, It probably is, but the sounds definitely seem like they are higher quality Nice to see Roland make a dawless workstation that lets us users with hardware make entire sets :D Tax return season here I come!

[@maccagrabme]

Sounds a lot more flexible and advanced than the Jdxi, probably similar to the Jdxa, not sure if its higher quality as that thing is already high quality.

[@samanderson806]

It is not even close to the same engine, I have both of those units. JDXI is great but it is the "supernatural" engine. The MC707 runs on "zencore" and is WAAAAAAAAAAY more advanced, versatile, and sounds far far better. The pianos and everything are immediately noticeably better.

[@samanderson806]

Wait? Are you Lone? Airglow fires?

[@Digiphex]

Ha ha. No, I am Lone's biggest fan though.

[@gexcube1981]

hello, how many fx can be inserted for a single sound? I only see 3 potentiometers

[@Juhani-g5p]

thanx. this help much

[@jimmyhoffa2530]

with the wave form edit and timestretching this thing was made to be paired with an sp-404. Anyone else thinking the same thing?

[@mattypuddingfingers6562]

I thought the same thing but I haven't seen anyone use the 707 with a 404. I think it would work like the tr8 and 404 but even better.

[@krakapoww]

I want to pair it with my mv8800 for quick pattern creation on the mc and advanced sequencing / editing in the mv

[@trevormalcolm4328]

Great vid! You touched on a few things I’ve hadn’t seen in other tutorials. Would love one, but I’m thinking pricing seems a little high.

[@Digiphex]

You are right. It should be closer to Novation Circuit in price, maybe slightly higher for the display, yet the display is not a good one.

[@randomguy5284]

Hi - is there a count in option before recording your sequence? I see metronome on off but I dont see count in option. Thanks

[@Digiphex]

There is a count-in option.

[@callum6224]

how does this stack up against something like a Digitakt, if you've ever used one? I would buy one of these in a heartbeat, but the Digitakt is cheaper and seems like it's more capable is some ways, but the mc707 has some stuff the Digitakt doesn't, like the VA synth, but I could just sample a synth and play that w the digitakt.

[@callum6224]

@@Digiphex right, i guess i'm wondering what the $1000 price tag is for, or maybe what it can offer that other 'groove boxes', or whatever you would technically call this, could offer? I'm just thinking of what the appeal is at that price when I could get a Model Sample (not really a good comparison, but it's a much cheaper Elektron box), or even a Digitakt or and old Octatrack for cheaper. I mean this looks like it's much easier to use and you can probably quickly make a little loop, and the Elektron stuff requires deep menu diving, but has complex routing options and can sequence MIDI out, and do generative stuff, etc. which may not be for everybody, but after watching this, I'm kind of shocked at the lack of functionality, and when it was announced I assumed it would be capable of more just in comparison to the MC303, which I've owned for a few years and still enjoy using as a simple 16 step drum machine and maybe an extra melodic line or two, but I'm looking for a sampler to complete my live set up and even though this miight suffice, it's still much too expensive compared to the (imo, much better) options I listed above. Do you have any other suggestions? I mainly want something that's cheap, and I guess is capable of making a song live, unlike the MC707 as you said in the video. Sorry for the long question, but I appreciate that you took the time to reply anyways, thanks! Really like your videos.

[@just_pierre9730]

Now firmware 1.3 is released, what's your opinion now?

[@Digiphex]

For the price, the display is really bad and the software update to pattern chain has a real workaround feel to it. What was missed by Roland was to make these into little clips like in Ableton with follow properties. Clips could follow random, reverse, stop, all the things Ableton can do with a clip.

[@just_pierre9730]

You're not sounding very positive about Roland (anymore). I admit, the screen is very unpleasant when not sitting right above it but what bothers me more is the missing count-in feature.

[@8-BitHeart79]

Itsa me HOUSE MARIO!

[@patrickfrancis7547]

Like the Advice I just wish someone would answer the phone at Roland. Maybe you can answer a question or two ? Although I think Scatter Is an amazing stand alone champion and reason to keep this unit. There are not a whole lot more. 1. IS it me or is there no count in at all for Recording in real time? I have no idea why the samples I input I cant seem to play through out a whole measure when simply wanting to use them in a tone context not a looper one. They play one time and do not play again. I have tried to contact Roland Twice now with no return call. I realized how trained Roland made me when one day I called akai there was a live person there answering the phone. Roland support is simply non existent its a shame.

[@BrancoArgenta]

If it only had a slicing samples thingy

[@BrancoArgenta]

@@rjgscotland I know!!! I was very happy when I saw it! Now they just need to make it Beige!😂

[@neptunesgold1216]

@@BrancoArgenta Google mc 707 skins that flip company for $70 you can turn it any color you want.

[@alexmax9832]

There is no screen dedicated to the mixer, it is absurd. You enter the parameters by pressing "SEL" and turning the knobs (C1-C4), a small superimposed screen, but you NEVER have an idea of ​​the Mix in general. Volumes, Pan, effects. In this, Akai Force, light years ahead.

[@maccagrabme]

Two very different products and price points.

[@alexmax9832]

@@maccagrabme it's depend

[@milk_bath]

You have physical sliders as volume mixers that are always available and you can assign a knob of each track to pan.

[@miss.antidote]

can you do poly rhythms on this machine?

[@samanderson806]

yes!