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i've got quite a live rig set up these days, but i'm looking for a third piece of gear that would really bring it all together. my stuff sounds good now, but i just want more options! im thinking of the roland mc-808 sampling groovebox thingy with the motorized faders. what you all think? anyone have experience with this thing? the mc-909 looks dope too, as does the mpc 1k...

had a homie that built all of his tunes on the 909

he really liked it.

he sold it and got the mv-8000

went to guitar center/guitar walmart today and had a gander at the 'ol mc-808. must say its pretty dope. seems like every sample part is polyphonic too, which is really nice! im getting this... hopefully around the end of the year

Misk wrote:i've got quite a live rig set up these days, but i'm looking for a third piece of gear that would really bring it all together. my stuff sounds good now, but i just want more options! im thinking of the roland mc-808 sampling groovebox thingy with the motorized faders. what you all think? anyone have experience with this thing? the mc-909 looks dope too, as does the mpc 1k...

You know it's funny....I just found you guys pokin around trying to find some info on Dubstep production and the first thing I see is this thread. I hope that I may contribute something worthwhile here.
I had a friend that had the mc-303. I played with it and fell in love with it so much that I bought an mc-505 when it came out a few years later. I absolutely loved my groovebox. It was with that piece of gear that I really started to have fun and learn invaluable things. Roland has a certain way of doing things that makes a whole lot of sense, IMO. I liked the way that I was able to make music with it so much that I also bought an sp-808 and a vs-1824. Roland just has a simple language that with practice can be mastered fairly quick. But what I didn't realize was this until now....

* 8 motorized faders — a groovebox first!
* Same powerful sampling & sequencing features as MC-909
* Brand new sounds and patterns
* 128-voice polyphony
* CompactFlash slot for memory backup
* USB for storage and AIF/WAV file import and export
* 16-step pad bank, D Beam controller
* Editor software included (PC/Mac)

WOW!!! Now that's some next generation shit right there. Dude....If I were you I would buy that mc-808. To be able to link it up via USB and to not just have a standard MIDI connection is unreal. I have yet to go and investigate this product but I'm going to do it now. I will definitely be checkin in here again so if you have any questions about anything be sure to ask. I'm sure I'll learn something too.

deejay wrote:

Misk wrote:i've got quite a live rig set up these days, but i'm looking for a third piece of gear that would really bring it all together. my stuff sounds good now, but i just want more options! im thinking of the roland mc-808 sampling groovebox thingy with the motorized faders. what you all think? anyone have experience with this thing? the mc-909 looks dope too, as does the mpc 1k...

You know it's funny....I just found you guys pokin around trying to find some info on Dubstep production and the first thing I see is this thread. I hope that I may contribute something worthwhile here.
I had a friend that had the mc-303. I played with it and fell in love with it so much that I bought an mc-505 when it came out a few years later. I absolutely loved my groovebox. It was with that piece of gear that I really started to have fun and learn invaluable things. Roland has a certain way of doing things that makes a whole lot of sense, IMO. I liked the way that I was able to make music with it so much that I also bought an sp-808 and a vs-1824. Roland just has a simple language that with practice can be mastered fairly quick. But what I didn't realize was this until now....

* 8 motorized faders — a groovebox first!
* Same powerful sampling & sequencing features as MC-909
* Brand new sounds and patterns
* 128-voice polyphony
* CompactFlash slot for memory backup
* USB for storage and AIF/WAV file import and export
* 16-step pad bank, D Beam controller
* Editor software included (PC/Mac)

WOW!!! Now that's some next generation shit right there. Dude....If I were you I would buy that mc-808. To be able to link it up via USB and to not just have a standard MIDI connection is unreal. I have yet to go and investigate this product but I'm going to do it now. I will definitely be checkin in here again so if you have any questions about anything be sure to ask. I'm sure I'll learn something too.

thanks for the unbiased opinion, roland. Im gonna buy something from korg now.

Misk wrote:

deejay wrote:

Misk wrote:i've got quite a live rig set up these days, but i'm looking for a third piece of gear that would really bring it all together. my stuff sounds good now, but i just want more options! im thinking of the roland mc-808 sampling groovebox thingy with the motorized faders. what you all think? anyone have experience with this thing? the mc-909 looks dope too, as does the mpc 1k...

You know it's funny....I just found you guys pokin around trying to find some info on Dubstep production and the first thing I see is this thread. I hope that I may contribute something worthwhile here.
I had a friend that had the mc-303. I played with it and fell in love with it so much that I bought an mc-505 when it came out a few years later. I absolutely loved my groovebox. It was with that piece of gear that I really started to have fun and learn invaluable things. Roland has a certain way of doing things that makes a whole lot of sense, IMO. I liked the way that I was able to make music with it so much that I also bought an sp-808 and a vs-1824. Roland just has a simple language that with practice can be mastered fairly quick. But what I didn't realize was this until now....

* 8 motorized faders — a groovebox first!
* Same powerful sampling & sequencing features as MC-909
* Brand new sounds and patterns
* 128-voice polyphony
* CompactFlash slot for memory backup
* USB for storage and AIF/WAV file import and export
* 16-step pad bank, D Beam controller
* Editor software included (PC/Mac)

WOW!!! Now that's some next generation shit right there. Dude....If I were you I would buy that mc-808. To be able to link it up via USB and to not just have a standard MIDI connection is unreal. I have yet to go and investigate this product but I'm going to do it now. I will definitely be checkin in here again so if you have any questions about anything be sure to ask. I'm sure I'll learn something too.

thanks for the unbiased opinion, roland. Im gonna buy something from korg now.

if for some reason you go for the mpc 1000...

gotta say the original UI in it is utter shit.

http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mpc1000/

this takes a LOT more out of the machine and makes it actually really user friendly.

just saying.

holik wrote:if for some reason you go for the mpc 1000...

gotta say the original UI in it is utter shit.

http://www7a.biglobe.ne.jp/~mpc1000/

this takes a LOT more out of the machine and makes it actually really user friendly.

just saying.

thanks man, i've heard that with the new update, the machine is the absolute shit, and can easily contend with the 2500.