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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 ...

Yep, I can second the Wacom Bamboo Stylus for the iPad works well on the Volcas. Much easier to use as fingers can double touch the inputs.

Personally, an FM is not for me....mid 80's FM is boring and harsh. I will wait for a real release to see if it add any value.

Perhaps a bit off topic.... when in Poly Ring mode while running a pattern it sounds like the key is changing when adjusting the sustain. With the keys it's all about tweaking the sweet spot. but, I find this useful for variation.

Thanks for you input Dragan and Spheric El The tb-3 is fine and Keys is OK with some notes dropping out. With the MC-303 even with a similar perceived key presses all is not good, for example, if do a scale up and down the keyboard with the same pressure some notes will not trigger. I have contacted ...

Bertotti wrote:Siberia! no kidding! I thought it was cold here, -16˚F you must be colder there.

A long wait or not you probably would be better served to return it for a replacement. Have you looked inside for anything obviously broken?

Don't open it up.....you'll void the warranty, send it back.

Hi Dragan, Mine arrived today. Overall it's fine, but, I am having issues with pressure sensitivity on some devices. TB-3 is fine, the key hit on the midi keyboard is the same, but on the keys and MC-303 I have to press really hard on the midi keyboard to hear the sound. The MC-303 is the worst with ...

Thanks Dragan.

I shall look into that make - the price seems reasonable too.

Best wishes


EDIT: Amazon had the 49 keys version for £69 - whoot!!!!

I have been looking for a basic midi keyboard 25 or 49 keys for my Volca keys.

My budget is £120 and all I need is the keyboard and a midi out - don't need any fancy knobs or pads.

My searches have come up with USB midi's with no midi out - any ideas or recommendations.

Thanks

Thanks for all your help everyone - I shall look in to it.

Thanks my friend, I know...when I heard the bottom end of the Keys I was....WOW all this for £85. I could not believe it - it's harmonics in detune are beautiful too. What a machine.

The MC is pretty good in retrospect too.....I want more.

Thanks Dragan, I've had the MC-303 sitting around for around 20 years, does that make it vintage :D , it has had a hard rap over the years, but, re-looking at it has revealed some features that are quite useful, as usual with Roland, you have to dig deep into system configuration to get the best out ...

col wrote:I made up a USB power module to power my Volcas with and the discovered this (below) I haven't tried it but it looks like it would work.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/DC-DC-Conver ... 1954412135

Doesn't the jack need to be 1.7mm?

I was also wondering if I could use the effects on the MC-303 to influence the sound on the volca keys.

Any ideas?

Hey guys, I am revisiting my music hobby and I have a few questions. I have an MC-303 ( don't laugh ) :) which has a pretty decent drum machine and sequencer, tb-3 and a volca keys, which I love to bits. I want all three units to sync and play nice, what do I need to get these units to play together ...