Roland MC-808
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| Manufacturer | Roland |
| Dates | March 2006–Early 2008 |
| Price | £715 UK, $1249 US |
| Technical specifications | |
| Polyphony | 128-note |
| Timbrality | 16-part |
| Oscillator | Yes |
| LFO | Yes |
| Synthesis type | Sampler (musical instrument) (rompler) |
| Filter | Yes |
| Storage memory | 16MB; expandable to 512MB ROM: 1,024 patches, 128 rhythm sets, RAM: 256 patches, 128 rhythm sets, CompactFlash slot |
| Effects | reverb/delay, chorus/flanger |
| Input/output | |
| Keyboard | 1⅓-octave (16-keys) non-piano-style mini key set |
| External control | MIDI in/out, USB |
The Roland MC-808 is Roland's latest and final groovebox, announced at the Winter NAMM in 2006. It is the successor to the late Roland MC-303, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-505 and Roland MC-909. Though cheaper than the Roland MC-909, it has a number of features the Roland MC-909 lacked including double the polyphony (128-voice) and motorized faders. It lacks SRX card expandability, and turntable emulation, which the Roland MC-909 has. It supports more flash memory (1GB CompactFlash,) and more RAM (up to 1GB,) than did the Roland MC-909. It has a 2-line segment built-in LCD that is less flexible - similar to the late Roland MC-505, and much smaller than the Roland MC-909 large LCD screen. It also has a large LED display, similar to the late Roland MC-303. The Roland MC-808 requires a USB connection to a computer for full patch editing, unlike the Roland MC-909. (However, the OS v1.03 update available on the Roland website allows for some patch editing without a computer, most notably sample chopping, including auto-chop.)
The key features of the MC-808 are:
The factory box comes with the following accessories: owner’s manual, sound and parameter list, AC adaptor, CD-ROM (with editor and USB MIDI driver), ferrite core, a band for fastening the core, and a leaflet ("Attaching the Ferrite Core").
The 808's sound generator produces sound from two different kinds of patches. A "standard" patch is made up of four tones. Each tone can have two different waveforms, one for the left channel and one for the right channel. Waveforms can be either preset waveforms, or samples (both work the same way.) Rhythm patches are made up of 16 tones, each one assigned to a note. Rhythm tones can be made up of up to four waveforms.
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