The Roland MC-505 is a groovebox conceived in 1998 as a combination of a MIDI controller , a music sequencer , a drum machine , and a desktop synthesizer with many synthesis features: arpeggiator, oscillators, and voltage-controlled filter, control of attack, decay, sustain and release, different envelopes and 2 Lfo. It was released as the successor to the Roland MC-303 and is a compact version of the Roland JX-305 Groovesynth without the full set of 61 keys. It is also the predecessor to the Roland D2 , Roland MC-307 , Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808 .
4-641: The key features of the MC-505 are: In 2000 the Grand Royal record label released a compilation album At Home with the Groovebox , where all the artists contributed a track primarily using the Roland MC-505. Artists included Beck , Money Mark , Air , Jean-Jacques Perrey and Pavement . This was considered to be an interesting and well received album. MC-505 PDF Manual Links: Other Links: 2000 This
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