Roland MC-101 Groovebox Music Production Workstation
Make beats anywhere! A super-portable sibling to the MC-707, the Roland MC-101 Groovebox is a 4-track beat machine with 16 pads and 4 hours of battery life.
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Overall User Ratings (based on 4 ratings)
Submitted December 7, 2022 by Hunter R in Chicago, IL
"Fun tiny machine"
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Got this to create music on the plane or waiting for lunch. I really love the purchase I made! I like the sounds, lightweight,able to sample from a usb, controls and pad velocity. The sounds on this machine is amazing, I really thought I created a track with multiple vintage synths and a tr-909 drum machine. However, I found the menu diving a bit confusing at first but I got used to it in 24-72 hours. If you have a TR6S, this is a good companion piece for Roland’s drum machine because both can sync with midi.
Sound
If you love the classic Roland sounds and want a bunch of sounds for every genre, this is worth it. As a Roland product, the sound is so crisp and amazing!
Features
I use the chord mode (hidden in note). Daw support, and the clip feature a lot (clips are like different parts of the track). Least favorite is the menu diving and remembering the commands.
Ease of Use
It’s very easy to start creating songs but it’s a bit of a learning curve to use shortcuts and basic commands (creating a arp). Usually takes several trial and error to find some shortcuts but it’s worth it.
Quality
It’s well made!
Value
Yes, I found it as an affordable option to the Digitakt or The Roland Mc-707. Perfect for someone who wants a portable and affordable Groovebox under $1000
Manufacturer Support
Very supportive service had no problems with them
The Wow Factor
Yes I love the portability and the sounds it makes is phenomenal, I really thought I created my first track on my DAW.
Musical Background:
Drums,djing and piano
Musical Style:
House music
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Submitted March 7, 2024 by a customer from yahoo.com
"Excellent and fun product"
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Really powerful little 4 track groovebox and synth. The classic Roland sounds, acoustic instruments, decent orchestral instruments, and a real tweakable synth.The only regret I have is not getting the Mc-707 instead for more tracks and control.
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Submitted September 16, 2020 by a customer from gmail.com
"Nice"
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Ok this is a cool unit if you have or had an JD-xi then this should be an easy unit to use.Yes there is lots of menu diving but if you can get around all that you be good to go.But as far as the sounds in this thing is awesome I'm going to be hooking a midi controller up to it as well.But over all it's a good little unit only 4 tracks but if you can look passed that you be good to go until you want to up grade
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Submitted July 14, 2020 by Maria L in Mt.Bethel, PA
"Ok Sounds and Non-Intuitive Interface"
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By rights, i should have loved this product. I still have my Juno 106 i bought brand new back in the 1980s. I have a lot of Roland gear. This groove box leaves a lot to be be desired. I found the interface to be overly complicated. The JD-XI’s sequencer is a joy to use, but the limited amount of samples and no song mode hamper that groovebox. Still, i enjoy using it because minikeys don’t bother me. I think with this MC101 interface the programmers were trying for something Akai MPC style, but with a lot of menu diving. The Zen Core engine is just adequete. It doesn’t have the warmth of analog or the harsh metalness of an old Korg EMX1, which remains the gold standard of groovebox sequencing. Roland stubbornly persists with this VST in a cheap box. I think I’m losing patience. My Rev 2 sounds creamy smooth and beautiful; for Digital the Virus offers more flexability and a distinctive dark sound. My Jupiter Xm (and its pitiful auto accompliament that seems stolen from a Casio home keyboard)and this sad little groovebox don’t really compare to what’s going on in the synth world. Behringer is bringing out well built analogs, Sequential heirloom quality instruments with distintive sound engines; ditto Moog. Korg has brought out a number of affordable analogs or analog/digital hybrids. Nord, Arturia, Waldorf, and other manufacturers are going to put Roland out of the synthesizer business if they persist with these vsts in a crappy box. I cannot recommend this groovebox. I truly hope Roland can get back in the game. I remember how I lusted after a JX10 (got one now). I don’t think these recent Rolands are worthy of the name.
Musical Background:
I play Synth, Piano, Rudimental and Marching drums, electric guitar and bass
Musical Style:
Electronic: Futurepop, Synthwave, 1980 New Wave and Synthpop, Goth and Gloom in general.
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