Roland MC-307

The Roland MC-307 is a combination of MIDI music sequencer, synthesizer, drum machine and control surface produced by the Roland Corporation. This combination is commonly referred to by Roland as a 'Groovebox'.

Roland MC-307 groovebox
ManufacturerRoland
Dates1999–2003
Price£782 UK, $1299 US
Technical specifications
Polyphony64-note
Timbrality16-part
OscillatorYes
LFOYes
Synthesis typeSample-based synthesis (rompler)
FilterYes
Storage memory800 preset sounds, 40 drum kits
Effectsreverb/delay, chorus/flanger
Input/output
KeyboardNo
External controlMIDI in/out

It is a scaled-down version of the Roland MC-505. It has the same tone generator, but a much smaller control surface. It does, however, have several features that make it an ideal clock source for musicians wanting to do beatmatching. These include a large, very granular tempo slider similar to the sliders found on a modern phonograph and 'push' and 'hold' buttons that permit temporarily slowing down or speeding up the beat clock.

It can also transmit MIDI Machine Control and MIDI beat clock, and slave to external beat clock sources such as other Roland grooveboxes. It can be used as a sequencer to drive external synthesizer units. It is the successor to the Roland MC-303 and Roland MC-505, and the predecessor to the Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808.

Features

The key features of the MC-307 are:

  • Sound generator with 64-note polyphony[1]
  • 8-track sequencer+Tempo/Mute Ctrl Track
  • 4 assignable CC MIDI knobs
  • 240 onboard dance music patterns
  • MIDI
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References
  1. "Play MC For Me". Sound On Sound. June 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2015.

Further reading
  • "Roland MC-307 Groovebox". Future Music. No. 95. Future Publishing. May 2000. p. 8. ISSN 0967-0378. OCLC 1032779031.

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