An all in one techno music production studio, this machine has it all. A massive collection of professional and coveted electronic synth and drum sounds, effects, built-in real-time VCF and envelope knobs for tweaking, a sequencer/arranger, and many other great additions. This is the successor to the MC-303 and is now much more advanced. Its sounds will be familiar to any techno-head.

The LFO and resonant filters allow quick and easy sound manipulation. The new D-Beam allows you to randomly tweak your sounds by passing your hand over an infrared beam! It has a great sequencer for building your songs (with groove quantizing and part level faders for mixing) as well as many idea catchers like the phrase sampler and arpeggiator.

This is an all-in-one music machine that's great for DJ's or anybody else who wants to create slamming dance tracks. Designed as a stand alone machine, they do not work quite as well when incorporated into a multi-synth keyboard rig. It's perfect for beginners and advanced users, but offers the most possibility to those who will use it exclusively. By the way, in comparison to the MC-303, this is far better especially in the quality and quantity of sounds! It is used by Beck, Chicks On Speed, Peaches, Freddy Fresh, and Cibo Matto.

thegrizard

May 23, 2013 @ 2:26 am

My first synth! Don't think I'd ever sell it really. The interface isn't the easiest thing to get your head around in terms of in depth programming, but if you have time to sit with the manual and figure everything out there's a lot to do with this machine. Granted the presets are mostly cheesy as hell but it is possible to coax a great many great sounds out of this.

xavier

May 2, 2013 @ 9:18 am

just bought for 170eur :) i can sell you for 250 ;P

Tim Lloydsmith

April 27, 2013 @ 3:23 am

As a postscript to my previous page comment...........Google: Pavement 'Robyn Turns 26' from 'At Home With the Groovebox' to hear it used in skilled hands. Lofi has never sounded more lush.

raabje

April 17, 2013 @ 4:38 pm

I have bought a Roland D2 for 75 euro's. The MC505 engine with a different interface, the D-Field. Globaly I have access to the same major controls as the MC505 with the D-Field. In depth programming should be done with an PC editor. For example Portamento/Legato/Mono and individual tone select is not accessible. No TR style sequencing, only real time and step. But as a sound module and simple sequencer it is a nice device. When you consider a MC505, a D2 maybe is a nice and cheaper replacement. Same sound, different interface. And no LCD screen troubles.

re/member

March 15, 2013 @ 2:30 pm

The MC-505 synth engine and patches actually come from the JV-2080 module. The major difference here is that the patches on the MC-505 are completely dry with no effects layered on. Once you use the faders to mix in the reverb, delay and MFX (I love using the chorus FX), it really warms up the sound. The preset patterns are indeed dreadful, but all it takes is the push of a single button to get to the blank User patterns. There's 200 total, plus if you install the memory card, you get an additional 200.

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