Slider Cap is generic replacement
Fader itself was serviced with Deoxit Fader cleaner
Panel buttons replaced with new switches
Some minor dents and dings (see photos)
Cleaned and Detailed inside and out
Painstakingly Updated Operating System to
Version 1.03 (Most Current)
Loaded with current System and Program Data and Ready to Go!
What comes with it?
MC-307 Unit 100% Working
and Tested
Power Supply
Includes CD with Digital pdf versions of:
Operator's
(Reference)Manual
Service Notes
Patch List
Pattern List
Rhythm List
MIDI Program SendSX
Patch Data Files
System Data Files
What it does?
This
unit functions perfectly! The knobs are all solid and the LED screen
has no dead pixels at all.
It's designed as tabletop device - dim the lights, pull up a comfortable chair, plug in some headphones and you can seriously lose sense of time exploring sounds, beats, effects, filters and patterns.
You can also use many of the front panel controls to control ABLETON LIVE and other sound modules - especially other Roland Grooveboxes like the D2 and the VP-9000.
The new MC-307 is the Groovebox aimed at DJs. Like the other MC's, it is a robust pattern-based sequencer/sound module with 800 patches, 40 rhythm sets and 33 effects. However there's a new "Turntable Emulation" mode which affects the pattern tempo and pitch in much the same way as a turntable's speed/pitch fader. There are even Hold and Push buttons which let you emulate the slowing, speeding, stopping or flicking of a record by hand. This lets you control and 'beat-mix' your Groovebox just as if it were a vinyl record!
The MC-307 has all the familiar sounds of a Roland Groove product, plus many new sounds, patterns and effects. There is also a new Grab switch with multi-effects (including Isolator) for creating interesting rhythmic effects. It does not, however, have the D-beam controller as the MC-505. But it does have a nice big back-lit LCD display unlike any previous Groovebox.
The sequencer comprises of 7 instrument parts plus one rhythm track. Each is mute-able for dropping sounds in and out of loops on the fly! Perfect for DJs working the energy on the dance floor! The Real-time Phrase Sequencer (RPS) offers 470 instant patterns in all sorts of dance music styles. The MC-307 has been used by BT.
The Roland MC-307 is a combination of MIDI music sequencer, synthesizer, drum machine and control surface produced by the Roland Corporation. This combination is commonly referred to by Roland as a 'Groovebox'
It is a scaled-down version of the Roland MC-505. It has the same tone generator, but a much smaller control surface. It does, however, have several features that make it an ideal clock source for musicians wanting to do beatmatching. These include a large, very granular tempo slider similar to the sliders found on a modern phonograph and 'push' and 'hold' buttons that permit temporarily slowing down or speeding up the beat clock.
It can also transmit MIDI Machine Control and MIDI beat clock, and slave to external beat clock sources such as other Roland grooveboxes. It can be used as a sequencer to drive external synthesizer units. It is the successor to the Roland MC-303 and Roland MC-505. The predecessor to the Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808.
8-track sequencer+Tempo/Mute Ctrl Track
4 assignable CV controllers
240 onboard dance music patterns
Patches: 800 Preset, 256 User.
Rhythm Sets: 40 Preset, 20 User.
Patterns: 240 Preset, 200 User.
RPS Patterns: 470.
Songs: 50.
Effects: Reverb (six types), Delay (two types) and Multi-effects (25 types).
Multitimbrality: eight Parts (one rhythm track, seven 'instrument' tracks).
Arpeggiator: 43 Preset patterns, 10 user.
Extras: Turntable emulation, Grab switch.
Resolution: 96ppqn.
Oscillators - 16MB sounds comprising 800 dance-oriented synth and drum instruments.
Sequencer:
8-parts;
240 preset patterns, 470 RPS, 200 user; 50 songs; 40,000 notes
memory.
Memory - 800 presets plus 256 user
Keyboard - 16 pads