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PieBaron
Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Apr 01, 2017 9:46 am Post subject: Sync a Volca to an Roland MC 303 |
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Hello,
I'm thinking about getting a Roland MC 303.
This looks like it should be simple since volca has a standard midi in socket.
But I just wanted to double check. |
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supermel74 Senior Member
Joined: 11 Dec 2006 Posts: 333
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Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2017 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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Yes. They will sync no problem. |
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Damocles
Joined: 29 Nov 2015 Posts: 15
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Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2017 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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Hi PieBaron,
The MC-303 is an underated machine. I recent rediscovered mine ( bought in 1997 I think ) and think it is really good. It's a bit quirky so to make the most of it get the manual as there are loads of layers to play with.
http://www.synthmanuals.com/manuals/roland/mc-303/owners_manual/
I don't use it as a techno machine anymore, the 01 bank and strings are very warm especially with loads of reverb.
Also, I would advice to replace the coin battery (CR2032) inside before you save any patterns/song as the unit is old - it's very easy to get inside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibg8gjySyFg
I hope you enjoy it and midi works fine for syncing.
Best wishes |
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MrJed
Joined: 12 Jan 2016 Posts: 26
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Posted: Thu Apr 06, 2017 4:56 pm Post subject: |
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Damocles wrote: | Hi PieBaron,
The MC-303 is an underated machine. I recent rediscovered mine ( bought in 1997 I think ) and think it is really good. It's a bit quirky so to make the most of it get the manual as there are loads of layers to play with.
http://www.synthmanuals.com/manuals/roland/mc-303/owners_manual/
I don't use it as a techno machine anymore, the 01 bank and strings are very warm especially with loads of reverb.
Also, I would advice to replace the coin battery (CR2032) inside before you save any patterns/song as the unit is old - it's very easy to get inside.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ibg8gjySyFg
I hope you enjoy it and midi works fine for syncing.
Best wishes |
I have one of these and got it out after about 10 years - nothing seems to be saved, and I could not save anything.
Would you suggest this is down the the battery? I got it when it first came out and the battery has never been changed.
Might give it another shot if so |
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PieBaron
Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sat Apr 08, 2017 1:40 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks everyone, I was going to buy one but I realised I can't afford anything right now. I was considering selling my volca sample though.. |
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hoddiec
Joined: 16 Nov 2017 Posts: 1
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Posted: Thu Nov 16, 2017 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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PieBaron wrote: | Thanks everyone, I was going to buy one but I realised I can't afford anything right now. I was considering selling my volca sample though.. |
Made an account just to ask you for an update lol. What did you end up deciding and was it worth it? I am literally in the exact same predicament as you at the moment (volca sample vs MC-303). |
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PieBaron
Joined: 01 Apr 2017 Posts: 3
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Posted: Fri Nov 17, 2017 3:21 am Post subject: |
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hoddiec wrote: | PieBaron wrote: | Thanks everyone, I was going to buy one but I realised I can't afford anything right now. I was considering selling my volca sample though.. |
Made an account just to ask you for an update lol. What did you end up deciding and was it worth it? I am literally in the exact same predicament as you at the moment (volca sample vs MC-303). |
I ended up moving to Montreal and never bought it, curious to see how much I could get it for around here though. It sounds like it would be a bit of an investment in time if not anything else, to learn to use it properly, but I think it would be worth it. |
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jbro
Joined: 07 Nov 2017 Posts: 3
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Posted: Sun Nov 19, 2017 12:32 pm Post subject: |
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I have had an MC 303 for about 8 years now. I did a fair amount of production on it the first few years until I got an MC 505. I've also owned the volca sample for the past couple years. In my opinion, I like the MC for it's practicality, and I can bang something out pretty quick that sounds good because the onboard sounds and arpeggiator are really useful. I used it mostly as songwriting/composition tool. I found that the sample was really fun to play with, and made very cool loops, but doing any kind of real production on it felt a little strained. I really love both boxes though. |
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