Roland MC-303

Groove box

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Roland MC-303 was released in 1996, and is the first groovebox in the series. It embraces a combination of synth timbres, drum machine samples and a built-in sequencer. Its synth part is represented with a rompler which stores a wide range of sounds including classic synthesizers and drum machines by Roland (35 leads and pads from the Juno series, 40 acid basses from TB-303, as well as drums from the legendary TR-808 and TR -909).

The upper part of the device includes effects: arpeggiator with tempo control, quantization with choice of groove, shuffle, delay/reverb for surround sound, flanger/chorus, LFO, low-pass filter with cut and resonance knobs, as well as attack, decay and release adjustment.

In the central section there is a display with a global scroll plate and buttons for kick, snare, hi-hat, clap, cymbals, tom/percussion, and crash. And at the bottom there’s a 16-step sequencer. Groovebox MC-303 is ideal for such genres as techno, jungle, hip-hop and acid.

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Usage area
Synthesizer
Usage Design/ Form Factor
Without Keys, Desktop
Polyphony
Voices	28
Tone Generator / Sound Synthesis
Waveform/ Spectral form (main generator): Waveform Count	448
Programs/ Voices/ Timbres
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Kick Drum
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Snare Drum
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Clap/ Hand Clap
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Hi-Hat Open
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Cymbal
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Hi Tom
Percussion/ Drum Capabilities	Crash Cymbal
Filter
Low-pass Filter (LPF)
Resonance
Envelope Generator (EG)
ADR
Modulation
LFO: LFO Count	1
Effects
Reverb
Chorus
Flanger
Delay
Effects overall	4
Sequencer
Tracks count	8
Pattern Sequencer
Max number of songs	10
Preset patterns	133
Arpegiator/ Portamento
Arpegiator
Portamento
MIDI in/ out
IN
OUT
Display
Display type	EL
Resolution: Symbols Count	6
External controllers
Swell foot pedal
Audio out
Analogue: 1/4" (6.35mm)	3
Power
Voltage	9V
Dimensions
Height	91 mm
Width	378 mm
Depth	244 mm
Weight	3.000 kg
Production start	1996
Production end	1998
	Production ended

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