These video manuals are absolutely excellent. Roland should do this (with this host) across all new releases. So simple, coherent and easy to follow. Love it.
All three parts of this tutorial are fantastic, I have been daunted by learning this device for some time for no reason, the tutorials helped me fully breakdown the device in a matter of days, Which is quick for me.
I've been going back and forth between an mpc live or a MC 707. This video right here is really convincing me the MC 707 will be perfect for my workflow...
IMO mpc live is more daw-like station. But this device has more hardware feel to it, and even more features than any ordinary DAW without VSTs that cost like a month rent :D
@@TheIDChyeah, I sold my MPC live and X. Software changes too often for my preference, and I found that having to touch the screen sucks for a lot of operations. I like more dedicated gear like sp-16, 404ii, Volcas, etc. Maschine is best for hybrid I find. I've never taken the leap on the 707 though... had an 8S but sold it, never really got into it. Still have the tr-8 though!
hello here my little list... bugs: -SEL + push C3&C4 knob triggers extra action if in main menu i press&hold SEL button to use with C knobs to change LEV,PAN,DEL,REV and if i press C4 knob in order to get X10 values for REVERB ,it will engage CLIP menu and if i press C3 knob in order to get X10 values for DELAY, it will change CLIP LINE according to current track nearest CLIP, i think C3 and C4 knobs they should not do that when SEL button is held. -when holding MASTER DELAY button and switching parameter with FX PRM or FX DEPTH from Delay Note to Delay Msec,it does not switch automaticaly Delay Sync SW to give control over to selected parameter -Master Delay Sync SW empty project 1.SHIFT + DELAY button 2.FX PRM controls Delay Note 3.set Delay Sync SW to Off 4.FX PRM knob still controls Delay Note 5.change to T-CTRL Delay and back to Delay 6.now FX PRM knob controls Delay Msec i think that should be switch immidiately after changing Sync Sw right? maybe this and previous points are related. -CLIP ROW change,wrong step buttons colors th-cam.com/users/shortsS3fWcHDEiqY?feature=share -CLIP copy without MSB and LSB -DRUM TRACK SEQUENCE PADS DO NOT BLINK ALWAYS AND ALSO NOT IMIIDIATELY BUT WITH STRANGE LAG requests: -sample purge of unused samples!PLEASE....! -Track Auto Select mode ,when moving pot or fader automaticaly switch to coresponding track -exit Demo mode when midi start/stop is received - MOTION OFF to recall current state of [FILTER] knob, [MOD] knob, [FX] knob -SHIFT + MOTION ON(ERASE) without prompting. please,just like CLEAR + SEL ,make it simple to keep the flow.please -LOOPER track ,ability to re record the LOOPER CLIP ,no prompts ,just press REC and it is re recording the loop ,so settings of Pitch/Stretch,Stretch Window,Reverse,and all KNOB ASSING to remain, this could give nice touch to this feature,you could just re record loop and play with pre configured LOOPER parameters please this is also important since it does not give free flow of reacting with machine when you have to do it all over again every new loop clip thanks,bests
Amazing video! Thank you very much! I just got my 707 a week ago and was up and running in no time thanks to this first video! Will continue watching the rest of the series. Cheers!
Are they abandoning it? I bought it a week ago and it seems last update was in 2023. As I see it device is packed with features and can be a start-finish music production station for another 15+ years. I mean some people still making good music with Reason 5.0 software (without vst support) :D
And in case you're wondering why with Firmware 1.81 your external MIDI gear doesn't do bank changes properly: When you're in the clip's MIDI settings tab and set MSB and LSB, then press ENTER on the program change number, everything works fine. The trouble is that when the clip is played, it sends the MSB as the LSB and the LSB as the MSB so it doesn't work. You can decide: Either it works in the MIDI tab, OR it works when you play back the clip. Yes, you need to enter whatever the MSB is in the LSB field and whatever the LSB is in the MSB field and THEN it'll work, you get a bank change when the clip starts playing. Dear Roland, it's just a tad bit embarrassing, but please figure this one out. Sadly there's no backwards-compatible fix for a SNAFU like that, but it should still be fixed even if those of us who figured it out then have to change our projects again. 😞
This may be the best bang for your buck with the new update Im hearing about. I may buy this because I don't feel like blowing a grand on a beat station.
I don't get it. Everybody's tripping out over a Hydrasynth and Iridium for deep modulation capabilities, but this thing's got 8 assignable LFOs (2 LFO's per oscillator),12 envelopes (3 per oscillator...filter, amp and pitch) with a full-on 8 stereo track 64 step sequencer, 128 clips per track, 4-stage velocity sensitive pads, 3000 preset sounds, a sampler, card slot expansion for more user sounds and 90 different track multi effects with master send reverb and delay FX that can fit into a backpack. Now, I know the MC-707 is not the 'end all be all' compared to the MPC One, Deluge, Arturia Brutes & Freaks, SP-404 MKII and Elektron boxes, but daaamn, that is an insane amount of sound design power in ONE box!
Marketing my dude. I owned TE OP-1 device that costs more than this beast and thought that it was a marvel for sound design and music production. Oh how was I wrong on so many levels. We just go full circle every decade or so, new device rise up and everyone looses it - "this is THE audio work station you need!". No people. Try mc 707. You will be shocked that you can do almost anything with it. Ambient, breaks, sound design for games, generative tracks, idm, trance, techno, etc etc. And having effect out-in is a blast. Like wut.
Roland, please make an export of a project in Ableton format to a card. Even korg electribe has it and it makes a huge difference in workflow. This way you can generate ideas on mc-707 and then finish them in Ableton - makes sense
these videos are more up to date than the manual, can you add more of these videos for the new functions and maybe even a deeper dive into the drum and sound editing with choosing multiple sounds per pad and using the matrix with the syscontrols please. or update the manual witht he new functions and more information about how to edit the sound. thx
This video covers a lot of ground and is very helpful, I couldn't even face reading the manual as too basic for such a complex device, the firmware updates are also most appreciated. The other things I would like to see are when choosing a preset not having to press enter to retain settings, program change from a midi device, undo function and a pc editor with patch library sharing.
Roland this machine has great sounds but please in 1.4 1. Editing multiple pressed steps , velocity mute etc 2. Implement value acceleration on knobs , holding the shift key is not sufficient for some frequency parameters , and it occupies whole left hand 3. If you like "winxp" style dialog boxes to prevent accidental delete or overwriting clips etc... at least assign "cancel" , "yes" "no" function to c1/c2/c3 or c4 knob push function
Just got the machine, so the video manuals are a blessing. As for chopping breaks: glad the option is there, but would love to be able to assign a chopped up sample to 1 pad and then lock the different parts in the sequencer (p-lock slice 1 on step 1, slice 6 on step 3, slice 2 on step 7 etc.
FYI, there were no samples on the factory card that shipped in my MC 707. When I registered my unit with Roland, though, they sent an email with a coupon code for a large pack of samples (3000 samples) from Noiiz.
Link this device with an rc 505 mk2 and the possibilities are bas8cally infinite.including the joy of instrument input signals recorded live to the loop station while the mc707 acts as an amazing production slave.
Maybe a stupid question but i cant find how to use the tie function.. And no where how to record a simple pitchbend from an external keyboard. Guess in the motion seq bit cant get it to work.. And even in this update no count in pre count in midi mode. Cant believe that something simple like a pre-count is missing. Everybody is so happy with the arp in 1.60.. but so much simple stuff is missing. Im almost at the point of selling the 707. Hope a new update is comming soon.
Great tutorial. The rest feature is explained but the “tie” feature has been missed. Also when selecting new patches, it always reverts back to the last selected patch used on any of the tone tracks. This makes it difficult to say go to your bass track and find a slightly different bass as the system defaults to the last patch preset you looked at. Not to bad if you had just been working on your bass track but if you had then gone to a pad track it’s not so good. It’s also then difficult to find the exact patch you used. Just a bit clunky. It would work much better if every time you selected a track and pressed the sound button it arrived at the exact preset patch you’re using on that tack. Also a USER PATCH SPACE would make the synth side 1000% easier for sound design. Also, more midi cc for midi controller keyboards and motion record “especially filtered envelope” would be great. Another feature that wouldn’t be too difficult to implement is to have 2 velocity settings for the patch tracks. This way we could have accents on bass lines and drum tracks... or even better an accent feature. Thanks 😊
Good video. It helped me get familiar with core functionality. It also makes me wish we could get unquantized recording, or at least trigger start time changes for the TR8S.
roland set the standard very high with this groove box , the next step will be a groove box with a larger touch screen and everyone will be happy , thank you roland .
@@weisland2807 Yeah, I'm not a fan of the MPC Live/ONE screen either. It's usable, but can be annoying at times. Particularly when it's cold. I'd prefer Roland to upscale the screen a tad and add a HDMI out with an extra USB port for a mouse. That way you could really get deep without having to menu dive much at all.
Could we get graphical display of envelopes next please? More graphic display in general would be nice. Numbers are boring hehe. BUT! Going in the right direction with this update for sure!
NEW OWNERS (25/12/20) The intetesting parts of this excellent video will not work unkess you download the latest firmware. BTW Roland, this presentation is a huge improvement on Fantom videos. Thank you.
Does the Mute option only work on a Drum Track? I've been trying both methods to access on Tone Track with no luck. Cheers :) EDIT: Can't be done - would be a nice added feature on V1.4 (make sequences a bit more interesting) Thanks!
GRAN VIDEO ,, Y MUY BUENO EXPLICANDO , TENGO UNA DUDA , EXISTE UN TEMPO GLOBAL PARA TODOS LOS PROYECTOS ,? EJEMPLO, CADA VEZ QUE CARGUE UN NUEVO PROYECTOQUE ESTE A UNA BPM ESPECIFICADA POR MI , DE ANTEMANO
very important update for 2.0! if you have several drum tracks in one project, and you programm lets say the kick on track 1 on the bottom left pad. switch to track 2 and programm the cowbell top right pad. stwitch back to track 1 to add another kick, the top right pad of that track is selected instead of the kick. so i have to go and hold down the note button and klick on the bottom left pad to get the kick again to programm it on the fly, now if i switch back to track 2, again the same problem. maybe add a "catch" for the pads aswell so the last used pad on that track is active if you switch to it. would make things so much easier.. thanks
i love this thing, but my god is it dumb to write all the functions in dark grey on black when there are led lights blaring into your face. what were you thinking?
Nice ...but i will any my sounds edit save easy to my folder in Roland MC-707 no only with project. I mean save my indivudualy sounds extra and separately. However, update 1.30 is good.
Yes, i found it! Very easy, but its mentioned nowhere in the manuals or video tutorial as far as i know. Correct me if i'm wrong. on tone track -> shift+sound -> ctrl -> enter -> page 8 has al tuning settings, fully customizable per every single note, finaly i can play quarter tones now!
I just have to laugh atctimes when using this nice bit of kit. I really like the MC-707, don't get me wrong, but it's a funny relationship which requires...a (special) understanding ;) Curiously,... i find myself, compared (to usage of other knobs/buttons), rarely using the big Value knob for anything. When getting deep into the ZenCore,for example, it's mostly all about tweaking C1-C4 knobs in conjunction with the Arrow Keys. the Value knob is actually restricted to switching between various left-to-right modules thus acts as more of a chooser, yet because one is already having to use Arrow Keys to navigate most features the big Value knob sits on the sidelines. On the Home Screen, suddenly the big Value knob switches orientation and moves up and down a Track in Clip View lol. Another curious thing (to me) is how the engineers decided that functions which are accessed MORE often within the "Common section" buttons would require holding Shift button on the far left side of the unit. One tends to EDIT more often than LOAD-ing new sounds, for example. I sometimes want to throw the Shift button out the window. There is also the hilarious idea to paint the Shift-functionality text in dark gray so as to be invisible in a studio lit for mood ;) NEVERtheLESS,...There are functions on this unit which make it an invaluable tool to getting unique ideas down. It (admittedly) takes a couple frustrating evenings (when one is readycto send it back for refund) but when one warms up to this it is a lot of fun and I find SOME of the limitations a way of pushing me forward. I've never composed like this before, but it's a lot of fun and tvis device is excellent for live performance as well (after some practice). My recommendation is to spend TIME reviewing all 3 of these excellent videos (multiple times) BUT also download (and print out, if yr old like me) the massive "Reference Guide", which although a (special) piece of instruction itself, is rather thorough (at times flatly WRONG). However, I was able to learn quite a lot from the Ref Guide despite my initial desire to toss it in my fireplace. It's definitely a love/hate thing with this unit, but suchvis actually the case with most of my hardware here, when I really think about it. One huge example the Waldorf Blofeld; a synth I will never part ways with but has caused me numerable headaches....and the DSI P12... same thing, different (issues). Both extremely powerful synthesizers but PITA in the first years ;p
Have you understood how the "scene chains" function works? I did not understand whether it is possible to save a scene as a set of clips and then call them in a chain without specifying the next clip number inside the clip.
Don't know if questions still get answered here, but is it possible, that notes do NOT get cut, which overlap between patterns/clips, or overlap from last step to first? thank you!
Hi, I just bought MC707 and watching your tutorial I have not the same options as you? I have a lot of things missing. is it normal? Are you making tutorial with the basic version of MC707 or I need download something? Thx
when we copy a pad, it's logic it should bring the step sequence but it's not, it only brings the properties of the pad when we hit func+arrow up and then arrow down. How can we copy the step sequence? or do we have to play again or do the sequence again? thank you
is there any sort of global un-do or quick project reload. Like say I'm performing and I tweak a lot of parameters, is there an instant way to get back to the original sounds?
I think we are ready for 1.7 and give us the opportunity to record motion from a midi controler. Why that never was added to MC-707 was a ridiculous mistake
Why is the MC-707 not USB class compliant? I would love to directly connect it to my iPad via the CCK. Would be great if I can use the 8 channels of the MC-707 in AUM. Would ot be possible by doing this via a firmware update?
Just_Pierre would be awesome but I think Roland would need to make an app specially for iPad since the desktop need the driver. Would be cool if Zenbeats got updated to have a driver for the mc 707 and tr8s
Not to take away from the UNDO function suggestion but I have a music theory question... why at 27.53.... the major chord in key of C4 he plays, rooted on G note, CAN THAT SAME CHORD BE CALLED LIKE other names such as Key Of G Rooted on G ...? Or can those same 4 notes also have different names that aren't in C mAJOR scale for ex...? Or can every chord only have one name and only be in one scale with that same name ?
TIMESTAMPS HERE 🔽
Ok so after a confusing first week with an MC-707 I decided to timestamp (with mentioned shortcuts) these videos, which should be a considerable help for other folk as there's no definitive handbook for this beast. Will do parts 2 and 3 if it helps 🙂And sorry for any mistakes:
10:47 SEQUENCING
10:56 STEP SEQUENCING
12:40 CLEAR STEP (CLEAR + STEP!)
13:06 CLEAR PATTERN (CLEAR + SELECT)
13:16 REALTIME SEQUENCING
13:41 METRONOME (SHIFT + TEMPO)
14:35 QUANTIZE
15:20 QUANTIZE post-recording (SHIFT + QUANTIZE > CLIP)
16:02 STEP RECORDING (REC + STEP 1)
17:36 MEASURE SETTINGS (SHIFT + MEASURE < or >)
18:02 STEP LENGTH (for e.g. polymeter)
18:26 SCALE (change beat length of clip)
19:17 MODE (step play order - fwd/backward etc)
19:41 SHUFFLE - per clip
20:11 STEP SETTINGS (SHIFT + ANY STEP)
21:07 MOVE STEPS (FUNC)
22:08 MOVE NOTES
22:41 SCALES & CHORDS
22:53 SCALES (SHIFT + NOTE)
24:01 CHORDS MODE
24:28 CHORD EDIT (SHIFT + CHORDS)
25:59 CHORD STEP EDIT (SHIFT + ANY LIT STEP)
26:32 CHORD DESIGNER (ENTER)
29:10 TONE EDITING
30:08 TONE SETTINGS (SHIFT + SOUND)
36:26 LEVEL/PAN/DELAY/REVERB SHORTCUT (HOLD SEL - KNOBS C1-C4)
38:07 DEEPER EDITING PARTIAL MODE
41:11 MOD MATRIX
42:51 LFOS
43:38 STEP LFO
46:41 DRUM TRACKS
48:31 Individual pad sounds (SHIFT + SOUND)
49:16 PAD SELECT silently (NOTE + PAD)
49:32 PAD SOUND EDIT (ENTER)
50:40 DRUM SEQUENCING
50:51 TR-STYLE
52:00 REALTIME (REC)
52:27 CLEAR SEQUENCE (CLEAR + PAD)
52:57 QUANTIZE CLIP % AFTER REC (SHIFT + QUANTIZE > CLIP)
53:47 ADVANCED
54:29 STEP EDIT (SHIFT+STEP or HOLD STEP) > VEL/START/MUTE/SUB-STEP
57:40 NOTE REPEAT MODE (CHORD BUTTON)
57:55 NOTE REPEAT (HOLD PAD + LIT STEPS TO CHANGE SPEED)
58:41 EXTRA FUNCTIONS (SHIFT + ANY STEP > FUNC)
59:06 QUANTIZE 100% AFTER REC & ALL STEP SHIFTER
Super thanks
Thanks.
00:35 SYSTEM SETTING (knobs, velocity, LCD screen, LED brightness, demo mode)
01:18 Project specific settings (pad and slider colour scheme)
01:40 "PROJECTS, TRACKS, AND CLIPS" (track-specific settings inc. slider colours, tracks/clips/groups, new/save project, tempo, new/delete track, tone vs drum tacks)
07:02 "TONE TRACKS" (initial tone, preset sounds, sample from SD card, edit sample,
10:48 Sequencing (using 16 x step-sequencer buttons, multiple notes per step, clear step, settings and notes per step, clear entire "pattern", real-time sequencing, metronome, quantise, step-recording)
17:37 Measure edit (step length, scale, mode, shuffle)
20:08 Step settings (note, velocity, start, length, shift overall sequence timing and pitch)
22:35 Scales
24:00 Programming chords
26:15 Chord designer (key, scale, root, spread)
29:11 Editing tomes (oscillators, filters, modulation, effects)
38:08 Deeper editing of sounds inc. matrix controls
46:42 DRUM TRACKS (new track, kits, settings per pad level/coarse/release/reverb, muting the pads while editing, editing the kit's set of drums)
50:38 Drum track sequencing (step-sequencing, real-time sequencing, clearing one instrument's track, quantise)
53:46 Advanced drum sequencing (velocity/start/mute/sub step, note repeat using "CHORD" button)
58:43 Drum track measure edit (shift overall sequence timing, quantise)
thanks for that Mark!
Thank you. They should add these to the actual video.
THANK YOU!
This is how a video manual should be done. I would understand so much other gear if they had presentations like this. Great job Roland!!!
These video manuals are absolutely excellent. Roland should do this (with this host) across all new releases. So simple, coherent and easy to follow. Love it.
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This guy is a human encyclopedia of the device..
Roland video manuals are always such a time capsule of the vibe of the era.
With Firmware 1.30 now this machine just got a whole lot better👌 Thank you, Roland 🙏
Congrats, Roland. I'm very happy with your support and great updates. A request : longer sample looping recording, please.
The presenter is awesome. Many complicated features explained easily. Thanks!
Thank you doesn’t begin to express my appreciation. This device is a beast and i just finished part 1.
All three parts of this tutorial are fantastic, I have been daunted by learning this device for some time for no reason, the tutorials helped me fully breakdown the device in a matter of days, Which is quick for me.
Dustin Good always Illustrate the Roland products very nicely. He’s very clear and informative makes you want to buy the product and use it
Bless me with your knowledge, Senor Groovebox
I've been going back and forth between an mpc live or a MC 707. This video right here is really convincing me the MC 707 will be perfect for my workflow...
IMO mpc live is more daw-like station. But this device has more hardware feel to it, and even more features than any ordinary DAW without VSTs that cost like a month rent :D
@@TheIDChyeah, I sold my MPC live and X. Software changes too often for my preference, and I found that having to touch the screen sucks for a lot of operations. I like more dedicated gear like sp-16, 404ii, Volcas, etc. Maschine is best for hybrid I find. I've never taken the leap on the 707 though... had an 8S but sold it, never really got into it. Still have the tr-8 though!
hello
here my little list...
bugs:
-SEL + push C3&C4 knob triggers extra action
if in main menu
i press&hold SEL button to use with C knobs to change LEV,PAN,DEL,REV
and if i press C4 knob in order to get X10 values for REVERB ,it will engage CLIP menu
and
if i press C3 knob in order to get X10 values for DELAY, it will change CLIP LINE according to current track nearest CLIP,
i think C3 and C4 knobs they should not do that when SEL button is held.
-when holding MASTER DELAY button and switching parameter with FX PRM or FX DEPTH from Delay Note to Delay Msec,it does not switch automaticaly Delay Sync SW to give control
over to selected parameter
-Master Delay Sync SW
empty project
1.SHIFT + DELAY button
2.FX PRM controls Delay Note
3.set Delay Sync SW to Off
4.FX PRM knob still controls Delay Note
5.change to T-CTRL Delay and back to Delay
6.now FX PRM knob controls Delay Msec
i think that should be switch immidiately after changing Sync Sw right?
maybe this and previous points are related.
-CLIP ROW change,wrong step buttons colors th-cam.com/users/shortsS3fWcHDEiqY?feature=share
-CLIP copy without MSB and LSB
-DRUM TRACK SEQUENCE PADS DO NOT BLINK ALWAYS AND ALSO NOT IMIIDIATELY BUT WITH STRANGE LAG
requests:
-sample purge of unused samples!PLEASE....!
-Track Auto Select mode ,when moving pot or fader automaticaly switch to coresponding track
-exit Demo mode when midi start/stop is received
- MOTION OFF to recall current state of [FILTER] knob, [MOD] knob, [FX] knob
-SHIFT + MOTION ON(ERASE) without prompting. please,just like CLEAR + SEL ,make it simple to keep the flow.please
-LOOPER track ,ability to re record the LOOPER CLIP ,no prompts ,just press REC and it is re recording the loop ,so settings of Pitch/Stretch,Stretch Window,Reverse,and all KNOB ASSING to remain,
this could give nice touch to this feature,you could just re record loop and play with pre configured LOOPER parameters
please this is also important since it does not give free flow of reacting with machine when you have to do it all over again every new loop clip
thanks,bests
this is the best manual of any product ever
Amazing video! Thank you very much! I just got my 707 a week ago and was up and running in no time thanks to this first video! Will continue watching the rest of the series. Cheers!
Please please please Roland do not abandon the 707! This thing is the best music making device I've ever owned.
Are they abandoning it? I bought it a week ago and it seems last update was in 2023. As I see it device is packed with features and can be a start-finish music production station for another 15+ years. I mean some people still making good music with Reason 5.0 software (without vst support) :D
Beast of a Groove box
More companies should do this. Well done Roland. 👏👏👏
And in case you're wondering why with Firmware 1.81 your external MIDI gear doesn't do bank changes properly: When you're in the clip's MIDI settings tab and set MSB and LSB, then press ENTER on the program change number, everything works fine. The trouble is that when the clip is played, it sends the MSB as the LSB and the LSB as the MSB so it doesn't work. You can decide: Either it works in the MIDI tab, OR it works when you play back the clip. Yes, you need to enter whatever the MSB is in the LSB field and whatever the LSB is in the MSB field and THEN it'll work, you get a bank change when the clip starts playing. Dear Roland, it's just a tad bit embarrassing, but please figure this one out. Sadly there's no backwards-compatible fix for a SNAFU like that, but it should still be fixed even if those of us who figured it out then have to change our projects again. 😞
Thanks for fixing it THIS quickly Roland! I didn't try 1.82 yet but I assume you did it! 😀
Roland, please add a 'Undo' function in the next firmware update.
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yes please
This comment put a screeching halt to my desire to buy this. Can’t believe I didn’t notice Roland overlooked that. Wow
Agree, massive overlooking in terms of workflow 😱
Just_Pierre yes please
This video is absolutely amazing! The guy explains things so thoroughly, clear and consistently relevant to the categories.
This may be the best bang for your buck with the new update Im hearing about. I may buy this because I don't feel like blowing a grand on a beat station.
::: A deeply beautiful machine ::: The video manual is such a good idea ::: Thank you :::
I don't get it. Everybody's tripping out over a Hydrasynth and Iridium for deep modulation capabilities, but this thing's got 8 assignable LFOs (2 LFO's per oscillator),12 envelopes (3 per oscillator...filter, amp and pitch) with a full-on 8 stereo track 64 step sequencer, 128 clips per track, 4-stage velocity sensitive pads, 3000 preset sounds, a sampler, card slot expansion for more user sounds and 90 different track multi effects with master send reverb and delay FX that can fit into a backpack. Now, I know the MC-707 is not the 'end all be all' compared to the MPC One, Deluge, Arturia Brutes & Freaks, SP-404 MKII and Elektron boxes, but daaamn, that is an insane amount of sound design power in ONE box!
Marketing my dude. I owned TE OP-1 device that costs more than this beast and thought that it was a marvel for sound design and music production. Oh how was I wrong on so many levels. We just go full circle every decade or so, new device rise up and everyone looses it - "this is THE audio work station you need!". No people. Try mc 707. You will be shocked that you can do almost anything with it. Ambient, breaks, sound design for games, generative tracks, idm, trance, techno, etc etc. And having effect out-in is a blast. Like wut.
Incredibly deep machine, so much power.
Have you checked out the Synthstrom Deluge?
@@DavidDeLuge no, only Sandstorm Darude
@@simonenligne 🤣😂
Roland, please make an export of a project in Ableton format to a card. Even korg electribe has it and it makes a huge difference in workflow. This way you can generate ideas on mc-707 and then finish them in Ableton - makes sense
these videos are more up to date than the manual, can you add more of these videos for the new functions and maybe even a deeper dive into the drum and sound editing with choosing multiple sounds per pad and using the matrix with the syscontrols please. or update the manual witht he new functions and more information about how to edit the sound. thx
This video covers a lot of ground and is very helpful, I couldn't even face reading the manual as too basic for such a complex device, the firmware updates are also most appreciated. The other things I would like to see are when choosing a preset not having to press enter to retain settings, program change from a midi device, undo function and a pc editor with patch library sharing.
Roland this machine has great sounds but please in 1.4
1. Editing multiple pressed steps , velocity mute etc
2. Implement value acceleration on knobs , holding the shift key is not sufficient for some frequency parameters , and it occupies whole left hand
3. If you like "winxp" style dialog boxes to prevent accidental delete or overwriting clips etc... at least assign "cancel" , "yes" "no" function to c1/c2/c3 or c4 knob push function
Totally agree, mostly woth the shift function, in live performances is impossible to use 3 hands.
Just got the machine, so the video manuals are a blessing.
As for chopping breaks: glad the option is there, but would love to be able to assign a chopped up sample to 1 pad and then lock the different parts in the sequencer (p-lock slice 1 on step 1, slice 6 on step 3, slice 2 on step 7 etc.
FYI, there were no samples on the factory card that shipped in my MC 707. When I registered my unit with Roland, though, they sent an email with a coupon code for a large pack of samples (3000 samples) from Noiiz.
Could you share them 🙈🙈🙈🙈
Omg that's awesome! We're they any good??
Please, make a full video manual for TR-8S too!
Around 28:00 - sus chords are suspended chords, not sustained chords. 3rd is replaced with a 4th (usually).
That chord feature is great but it would be great to be able to just input chords with more than 4 notes, directly from playing a Midi keyboard.
Link this device with an rc 505 mk2 and the possibilities are bas8cally infinite.including the joy of instrument input signals recorded live to the loop station while the mc707 acts as an amazing production slave.
This is a great tutorial series. Much appreciated.
Very well done. Helped me a lot. Instructor did a great job. Thanks Roland.
Hey Roland. How about developing a iOS/Mac/pc sample editor! Would make cutting up fiddly samples easier.
Amen
You could add this feature to Zenbeats
Maybe a stupid question but i cant find how to use the tie function.. And no where how to record a simple pitchbend from an external keyboard. Guess in the motion seq bit cant get it to work.. And even in this update no count in pre count in midi mode. Cant believe that something simple like a pre-count is missing. Everybody is so happy with the arp in 1.60.. but so much simple stuff is missing. Im almost at the point of selling the 707. Hope a new update is comming soon.
Great info thanks, this is one powerful machine, get this and a keyboard/controller an suddenly many other devices look redundant"
Great for tactile creativity. How about issuing a new version with stem separation?
⚡️#1 Needed Update: Probability settings. Every groovebox these days has this as a basic function. 🔥#2 1/1, 1/2, 1/4 resolution.
Thank you Roland!
Great tutorial. The rest feature is explained but the “tie” feature has been missed. Also when selecting new patches, it always reverts back to the last selected patch used on any of the tone tracks. This makes it difficult to say go to your bass track and find a slightly different bass as the system defaults to the last patch preset you looked at. Not to bad if you had just been working on your bass track but if you had then gone to a pad track it’s not so good. It’s also then difficult to find the exact patch you used. Just a bit clunky. It would work much better if every time you selected a track and pressed the sound button it arrived at the exact preset patch you’re using on that tack. Also a USER PATCH SPACE would make the synth side 1000% easier for sound design. Also, more midi cc for midi controller keyboards and motion record “especially filtered envelope” would be great. Another feature that wouldn’t be too difficult to implement is to have 2 velocity settings for the patch tracks. This way we could have accents on bass lines and drum tracks... or even better an accent feature. Thanks 😊
Roland please please please make a JP8000 boutique or re-release of some sort
Best videomanual ever!
Great video. Thank you Roland for this realy great groovebox
This exists for 1 step. Select the step, FUNC+up is copy; select the destination step, FUNC+down is paste.
@@allanlong9832 Thank you so much. 🙏
Good video. It helped me get familiar with core functionality. It also makes me wish we could get unquantized recording, or at least trigger start time changes for the TR8S.
This thing is way deeper than it looks
#mc707
roland set the standard very high with this groove box , the next step will be a groove box with a larger touch screen and everyone will be happy , thank you roland .
pretty please DO NOT got the Akai MPC Live way. Having to use the touch-screen is a pita on that device.
@@weisland2807 Yeah, I'm not a fan of the MPC Live/ONE screen either. It's usable, but can be annoying at times. Particularly when it's cold.
I'd prefer Roland to upscale the screen a tad and add a HDMI out with an extra USB port for a mouse.
That way you could really get deep without having to menu dive much at all.
Will there be a count-in record function by the next update @rolandcloudacademy? I see this is a very common question amongst everyone. Thanks
Fixed :)
thank you Roland.. this is an excellent tutorial.
Could we get graphical display of envelopes next please? More graphic display in general would be nice. Numbers are boring hehe. BUT! Going in the right direction with this update for sure!
I agree. It looks like my DJ-70 from 1994! 2020 should have a display that shows how advanced it is.
Still rocking the Mv 8000
Thanks Roland. Well done.
brilliant, one of tr8s and mx1 joining with all airas and compatible products.
big thanks for the tutorial. it's really an amazing machine
Great videos, thank you, really helps. Rg the unit - pls add UNDO and SONG MODE
NEW OWNERS (25/12/20) The intetesting parts of this excellent video will not work unkess you download the latest firmware.
BTW Roland, this presentation is a huge improvement on Fantom videos. Thank you.
Does the Mute option only work on a Drum Track? I've been trying both methods to access on Tone Track with no luck.
Cheers :)
EDIT: Can't be done - would be a nice added feature on V1.4 (make sequences a bit more interesting) Thanks!
GRAN VIDEO ,, Y MUY BUENO EXPLICANDO , TENGO UNA DUDA , EXISTE UN TEMPO GLOBAL PARA TODOS LOS PROYECTOS ,? EJEMPLO, CADA VEZ QUE CARGUE UN NUEVO PROYECTOQUE ESTE A UNA BPM ESPECIFICADA POR MI , DE ANTEMANO
One request- more audio time per project.
Midi pitch bend motion rec acceptance please
very important update for 2.0! if you have several drum tracks in one project, and you programm lets say the kick on track 1 on the bottom left pad. switch to track 2 and programm the cowbell top right pad. stwitch back to track 1 to add another kick, the top right pad of that track is selected instead of the kick. so i have to go and hold down the note button and klick on the bottom left pad to get the kick again to programm it on the fly, now if i switch back to track 2, again the same problem. maybe add a "catch" for the pads aswell so the last used pad on that track is active if you switch to it. would make things so much easier.. thanks
We need a PC editor that would allow us to work faster in the studio building presets and then be able to take this on the go
it has one
Thank you. Excellent tutorial.
Thank you very much !
i love this thing, but my god is it dumb to write all the functions in dark grey on black when there are led lights blaring into your face. what were you thinking?
Nice ...but i will any my sounds edit save easy to my folder in Roland MC-707 no only with project. I mean save my indivudualy sounds extra and separately. However, update 1.30 is good.
Is there an option to make notes/pads in tonetrack microtonal, so you can make real arabic, iranian, indian etc scales?
Yes, i found it! Very easy, but its mentioned nowhere in the manuals or video tutorial as far as i know. Correct me if i'm wrong.
on tone track -> shift+sound -> ctrl -> enter -> page 8 has al tuning settings, fully customizable per every single note, finaly i can play quarter tones now!
Can you have more than 4 note chords?
I just have to laugh atctimes when using this nice bit of kit. I really like the MC-707, don't get me wrong, but it's a funny relationship which requires...a (special) understanding ;) Curiously,... i find myself, compared (to usage of other knobs/buttons), rarely using the big Value knob for anything. When getting deep into the ZenCore,for example, it's mostly all about tweaking C1-C4 knobs in conjunction with the Arrow Keys. the Value knob is actually restricted to switching between various left-to-right modules thus acts as more of a chooser, yet because one is already having to use Arrow Keys to navigate most features the big Value knob sits on the sidelines. On the Home Screen, suddenly the big Value knob switches orientation and moves up and down a Track in Clip View lol. Another curious thing (to me) is how the engineers decided that functions which are accessed MORE often within the "Common section" buttons would require holding Shift button on the far left side of the unit. One tends to EDIT more often than LOAD-ing new sounds, for example. I sometimes want to throw the Shift button out the window. There is also the hilarious idea to paint the Shift-functionality text in dark gray so as to be invisible in a studio lit for mood ;) NEVERtheLESS,...There are functions on this unit which make it an invaluable tool to getting unique ideas down. It (admittedly) takes a couple frustrating evenings (when one is readycto send it back for refund) but when one warms up to this it is a lot of fun and I find SOME of the limitations a way of pushing me forward. I've never composed like this before, but it's a lot of fun and tvis device is excellent for live performance as well (after some practice). My recommendation is to spend TIME reviewing all 3 of these excellent videos (multiple times) BUT also download (and print out, if yr old like me) the massive "Reference Guide", which although a (special) piece of instruction itself, is rather thorough (at times flatly WRONG). However, I was able to learn quite a lot from the Ref Guide despite my initial desire to toss it in my fireplace. It's definitely a love/hate thing with this unit, but suchvis actually the case with most of my hardware here, when I really think about it. One huge example the Waldorf Blofeld; a synth I will never part ways with but has caused me numerable headaches....and the DSI P12... same thing, different (issues). Both extremely powerful synthesizers but PITA in the first years ;p
Wish List Roland
.motion records cc messages from a midi controler
Cool groovebox! But can it be connected to midi software through a computer? And if so, how?
Just thank you 🙏🏻
Good tutorial...thx
Please add a way to save chord presets. It could be easily done. Its so hard to program your chord pads and then lose it on another project.
Have the graphics, under the button pad on the right, worn off? It certainly looks like it. I wouldn't be happy if that happened.
Would be nice to have an edited version for 1.81!?
What is the difference to the Roland Verselab MV-1 ?
Cheers
Have you understood how the "scene chains" function works? I did not understand whether it is possible to save a scene as a set of clips and then call them in a chain without specifying the next clip number inside the clip.
Mine arrives next week 😁😄
Don't know if questions still get answered here, but is it possible, that notes do NOT get cut, which overlap between patterns/clips, or overlap from last step to first? thank you!
Good evening! Tell me, is it possible to select the start point of playback in a clip in roland mc 707 (drum track or synth track)?
Hi, I just bought MC707 and watching your tutorial I have not the same options as you? I have a lot of things missing. is it normal? Are you making tutorial with the basic version of MC707 or I need download something? Thx
Cool! Good work 👍
when we copy a pad, it's logic it should bring the step sequence but it's not, it only brings the properties of the pad when we hit func+arrow up and then arrow down. How can we copy the step sequence? or do we have to play again or do the sequence again? thank you
is there any sort of global un-do or quick project reload. Like say I'm performing and I tweak a lot of parameters, is there an instant way to get back to the original sounds?
You can select reload clip function while playing.
Where oh where do you set/assign what external controls control SYS-CNTRL[1-4]? Can't find it anywhere...
Can you latch the Shift button so as to make two button inputs easier?
I think we are ready for 1.7 and give us the opportunity to record motion from a midi controler. Why that never was added to MC-707 was a ridiculous mistake
Very handy this...
very useful!
No arpeggiator? I would buy it if it had an arpeggiator. Very deep machine.
Have a look around 19:00 on the video re arpeggio
Firmware 1.6 adds in the arpeggiator :)
Hello,
I was wondering how can I connect a condenser mic with a phantom power to mc 707? which port should I use?
Thanks in advance foe your help!
when do we get a Roland MV8800 successor ?
Why is the MC-707 not USB class compliant? I would love to directly connect it to my iPad via the CCK. Would be great if I can use the 8 channels of the MC-707 in AUM. Would ot be possible by doing this via a firmware update?
Just_Pierre would be awesome but I think Roland would need to make an app specially for iPad since the desktop need the driver. Would be cool if Zenbeats got updated to have a driver for the mc 707 and tr8s
chris riley That would be great!
The 1.6 firmware update made it class compliant.
Very nice
can I switch projects live while playing?
Not to take away from the UNDO function suggestion but I have a music theory question... why at 27.53.... the major chord in key of C4 he plays, rooted on G note, CAN THAT SAME CHORD BE CALLED LIKE other names such as Key Of G Rooted on G ...? Or can those same 4 notes also have different names that aren't in C mAJOR scale for ex...? Or can every chord only have one name and only be in one scale with that same name ?