MATRIXSYNTH: Bad Gear - Roland MC-808 Groovebox


Friday, June 10, 2022

Bad Gear - Roland MC-808 Groovebox


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"Welcome to Bad Gear, the show about the world's most hated audio tools. Today we are going to talk about the Roland MC-808 Groovebox. Why didn't the last classic Roland groovebox and scaled down version of the MC-909 become a classic? Are the motorized faders cursed?

Chapters:
00:00 Intro tune
00:54 Overview Roland MC-808 Groovebox, D-Beam
01:26 Sound generator
01:59 RAM situation, Compact Flash card, sample loading times
02:23 Sampling
02:59 Motorized faders
03:11 Synth engines & UI
03:28 Drivers, editor, synth engine deep dive, sample editing
04:05 FX section
04:23 Sequencer, arpeggiator, chord memory, RPS, additional features
05:26 Corny preset patterns
05:40 What else???
05:54 Hate
06:17 Jam 1 (Drum'n'Bass)
07:15 Jam 2 (Downtempo)
08:22 Finale (Epic Techno)
08:53 Verdict"

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