Does anyone know the how to use an MC50 device. It is a sequence. Roland has a new machine called the MC50Mk2 That is the next generation. Supposedly it containes a floppy disc port and is easy to operate. From what I've been able to read on the web site of Roland this machine should replace my Alesis that bit the big one very well, at least I hope so. Any info will be appreciated. Harold Jack Baker <texjac@netins.net>
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Jack,
The MC50mk2 came out around '92. It is considered older but certainly better than the original MC50. The original required the loading of the operating system. The mk2 is stored in rom. They are somewhat easy to use but then again, can be complicated as are all Roland products. In general, each track can have up to 16 channels. This means you can record 16 passes on 1 track IF you have 16 seperate channels set up on your midi module. Or, you can just use one channel on each track and record 8 tracks. There is a dedicated rhythm track that allows you to dub over with your drum tracks provided each drum is assigned a different midi note #. I think you can loop the rhythm track and scoop erase. I believe there is an RPS function too that allows triggering of patterns with a keyboard. With added software you can convert to midi files. You can also do extensive editing (micro and macro. You can set a tolerance for quantizing your sequences. However, there is no "humanize" feature like you would find on today's products. Another alternative would be the new Kawai. It's about the same in features. The only difference is that you can loop individual tracks of varied length. This is a feature only found on software. This makes the Kawai unique. Some people like the Yamaha QY100. This can double as a portable music composition tool. The cheapest way to go would be to buy something like Cakewalk for $100 which gives enormous possibilities. But it requires sequencing on computer.
The MC50mk2 came out around '92. It is considered older but certainly better than the original MC50. The original required the loading of the operating system. The mk2 is stored in rom. They are somewhat easy to use but then again, can be complicated as are all Roland products. In general, each track can have up to 16 channels. This means you can record 16 passes on 1 track IF you have 16 seperate channels set up on your midi module. Or, you can just use one channel on each track and record 8 tracks. There is a dedicated rhythm track that allows you to dub over with your drum tracks provided each drum is assigned a different midi note #. I think you can loop the rhythm track and scoop erase. I believe there is an RPS function too that allows triggering of patterns with a keyboard. With added software you can convert to midi files. You can also do extensive editing (micro and macro. You can set a tolerance for quantizing your sequences. However, there is no "humanize" feature like you would find on today's products. Another alternative would be the new Kawai. It's about the same in features. The only difference is that you can loop individual tracks of varied length. This is a feature only found on software. This makes the Kawai unique. Some people like the Yamaha QY100. This can double as a portable music composition tool. The cheapest way to go would be to buy something like Cakewalk for $100 which gives enormous possibilities. But it requires sequencing on computer.