Roland MC80
Sequencer
MIDI sequencer
unit
Dis-continued
Powerful Standalone MIDI Sequencing is Back
- Standalone professional MIDI sequencer with powerful composing, arranging
and real-time performance capabilities.
- Enhanced 480 TPQN resolution for increased accuracy.
- Large capacity storage via internal floppy disk drive and optional internal
2.5-inch IDE hard drive or internal Zip drive and/or SCSI port.
- Mark and Jump buttons allow for quick real-time re-arrangement of songs
during practice and live performance.
- Easy-to-use Music-Minus-One, Solo/Mute and Transpose functions.
- Large backlit LCD for quick song selection and easy sequencing operations.
- Various advanced Quantize, Real-time Phrase Sequencing and Arpeggiator
functions.
- Assignable footswitch options: Mark/Jump, Play/Stop, Fade Out, etc.
- Optional VE-GSPro Voice Expansion Board turns the MC-80 into the MC-80EX,
adding a high-quality GS sound set and powerful effects.
- MMC and MTC compatible with two independent MIDI outs.
Strong Composing Features
With the MC-80, users get all of the acclaimed sequencing and composing
features found in the best-selling Roland XP-Series of professional keyboard
workstations, plus some notable enhancements. These features include 16 Phrase
tracks and a separate Tempo track, Time Signature track and Pattern track;
non-stop recording functions; an improved 480 TPQN resolution; a phrase
sequencer; Groove quantize functions with quantize templates borrowed from the
XP-80 workstation; the acclaimed XP-80 Arpeggiator; Quick Play capability;
Microscope Editing; MMC and MTC compatibility; and two MIDI outputs to control
up to 32 MIDI channels simultaneously. An intuitive control panel layout and a
high-definition backlit graphic LCD enhance the sequencing process, aided by
six multi-purpose Function buttons that correspond directly to the various LCD
parameters on screen.
The Ideal MIDI Sequencer for Live Performance
The MC-80 MicroComposer was designed from the ground up with live performance
in mind. Not only is this professional MIDI sequencer portable, durable and
reliable, but it also includes some real-time control features which permit
greater spontaneity on stage and during rehearsal. In particular, the built-in
Mark/Jump function-which allows users to place markers in a song and then
instantly access them in real-time-permits real-time re-arrangement of songs
that can be used for extending the bridge or repeating that last chorus
("One more time!"). A Solo/Mute function incorporates 16 Track
buttons that light up when they contain MIDI information, and can individually
be soloed or muted with a single button press. Music-Minus-One and Transpose
functions allow the quick removal of any desired part, including the melody
track for singing, and global transposing of all MIDI data into any key.
Finally, the MC-80 allows the assignment of two optional footswitches to
functions like Mark/Jump, Play/Stop, Punch In/Out, and Fade Out-perfect for
hands-free operation.
Massive Storage Capability
Because storage is always an issue, the MC-80 not only includes a 120,000-note
internal memory and a floppy drive which can store 118,000 notes per disk, but
offers massive additional storage in the form of an optional internal 2.5"
IDE hard drive, an internal Zip(TM) drive, and/or an optional SCSI interface
board for connecting to external storage devices for data backup.
Optional Sound Expansion
For those looking to add onboard sounds, the MC-80 allows the user-installation
of an optional VE-GSPro Voice Expansion Board, offering 1,117 high-quality GS
instrument tones ranging from grand pianos to TB-303's, 42 full rhythm sets,
128 Preset Patches, and powerful effects processing capabilities. This
configuration, also available together as the MC-80EX model, presents a
complete "all-in-one" sequencing and sound module solution.