Roland GrooveBox MC-505

In excellent condition

The Roland MC-505 "groovebox" is a consumer electronic musical instrument from the Japanese manufacturer Roland appeared in 1998. The instrument includes a MIDI controller, a sequencer, a drum machine and a series of musical synthesis elements: arpeggiator, oscillator, voltage controlled filter, adjustment of the sound envelope. It succeeds the Roland MC-303. A "live synthesizer" version, with a keyboard is also available under the reference Roland JX-305 Groovesynth. The range then evolved with the Roland D2, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808.

Main technical characteristics of the MC-5051:

• 64 Notes Sound Generator / Polyphony Voice
• 8-track sequencer (plus a silent control track)
• 512 onboard sounds, 256 user-recordable sounds, 26 beats/drum kits
• 714 pre-installed patterns, 200 user-recordable patterns. 32 steps maximum per pattern.
• Instant storage of up to 50 pieces (pattern sequences)
• 3 multi-effect units (24 effects including reverbe and delay)
• MIDI connectors
• D-Beam infrared modulator
• SmartMedia card reader to expand user memory

Expedition:

• Express with insurance
• Careful packaging