Roland MC-101 GROOVEBOX

The Roland MC-101 GROOVEBOX has all the high-quality sounds, sequencing, and effects of the professional MC-707, in a compact four-track version that’s go-everywhere portable. Get started with an inspiring collection of ready-to-go sounds and patterns, or easily create your own. Craft a unique style by importing custom sounds and loops that sync to tempo. And you can perform with the MC-101, triggering clips and shaping your sounds with direct, hands-on control.

Features

The MC-101 is a professional production tool, sharing the sounds and many of the capabilities of its bigger sibling, the MC-707. And there are advantages to being small. The MC-101 is solid-yet-light and runs for about five hours on four AA batteries, so you can design sounds, create drum patterns, and compose musical phrases just about anywhere. And it’s not just a scratchpad for simple ideas. You can produce fully-fledged professional tracks or create backing tracks and accompaniment for live performance.

Turn a creative spark into a fire.

The MC-101 has a four-track sequencer optimized for creating today’s electronic and dance-focused music. You can use the 16 RGB pads to create a drum, bass, and synthesizer patterns and produce your own original music. Explore a musical playground, where you can freely combine loops and one-shots with melodic phrases including your own MIDI sequences and imported audio recordings. Compose and trigger clips, rearrange, re-sample, record automation, and more.

A portable studio is full of vintage gear.

The MC-101 has the Roland sounds that have defined electronic and dance genres for over forty years. Legendary instruments like the TR-808, TR-909, JUNO-106, and SH-101 are all here, ready to replicate classic sounds or be combined, tweaked, and processed into entirely new sounds.

Expandable sounds, patterns, and phrases.

Compose from a curated collection of built-in beats, phrases, and sounds, all expertly crafted by renowned artists and sound designers. And the MC-101 is part of an expandable platform. So, when you’re ready for more or want to explore new genres and styles, you can easily change things up by adding new content.

Specifications

Sound Generator: ZEN-Core (Tone, Drum Kit)Track TypeTone, Drum Kit, Looper (Audio Loop)

Maximum Polyphony: ZEN-Core: 128 voices (varies according to the sound generator load)

LOOPER: 4 (varies according to the available number of Looper track)

Tracks: 4 tracks

Clips: 64 clips (16 clips per track)

* Clip Type: Tone, Drum Kit, Looper (Audio Loop), it varies according to the track type.TonesPreset Tone: 3,000 or greater

Preset Drum Kit: 80 or greater

User Sample(as a Tone or Drum Kit): Available by importing from SD CARD

Looper Sample (as a clip of Looper track): Available by importing from SD CARD

Effects

Track Multi-Effects: 90 types

Track EQ

Chorus/Delay: 9 types

Reverb: 7 types

Master Effects: 90 types

Master Compressor

Master EQ

Step Sequencer

Maximum Step: 64 steps

Connectors

PHONES jack: Stereo miniature phone type

OUT(L/MONO, R) jacks: 1/4-inch phone type

MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors

USB port: USB B type (Audio, MIDI)

Power Supply

Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 4

Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6) x 4

Obtained via a USB port (USB bus power)Current Draw500 mA

Expected battery life under continuous use: Alkaline battery (AA, LR6): Approx. 3 hours

Ni-MH battery (AA, HR6): Approx. 4.5 hours

* This can vary depending on the specifications of the batteries, capacity of the batteries, and the conditions of use.

Accessories

Owner's manual

Alkaline battery (AA, LR6) x 4

SD Card (installed in the product when shipped from the factory)

SD Card Protector (installed in the product when shipped from the factory)

SIZE AND WEIGHT

Width: 224 mm

Depth: 132 mm

Height: 61 mm

Weight (including batteries)716 g