Retro Beats from Scratch / Making Music on a Cheap and a Very Glitchy Drum Machine

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In this video I make music on the Roland MC 303 Groovebox. This is a very old machine from the 90th. Perhaps you can find it on the market for cheap. Even though it is glitchy and old, it has some very nice sounds in it and quite a lot of capabilities. I hope you enjoy!
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⏱️ Timestamps
0:00 Intro
1:56 How to delete a pattern?
2:59 Glitch as a Limitation
4:00 Kick & Hat
7:05 Chord Progression
9:18 Bassline
10:22 Pad
11:41 Claps
12:45 Mutes
13:30 Arp & Flanger
15:22 Effects & Mixing
19:23 Boost the Lows & Jam
21:40 Outro
🌍 Hello World! My name is Ihor.
This is my channel where I share my experiences, ideas, reviews and tutorials related to Electronic Music Production. I focus mostly on Techno and House music. In my Studio on my Music Production Desk you will find a variety of different gear like: digital and analog synth, eurorack modular, drum machine, sampler, effect, mixer, guitar pedal, MIDI controller. Also software: DAW, Ableton, VST, plugins.
I am myself an engineer and I am quite obsessed with the Music Technology and Sound Design. I like making music without a computer. I like playing Electronic Music Live with my Minimal Dawless Setup. I love Eurorack Modular Techno and always keen to talk about the modular workflow.
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Комментарии : 87

@shanegates678 Год назад

I had a MC505 in the 90s. Similar to the 303 but with more features. So fun coming home after a night out and getting lost in my own tunes.

@BenGeorge77 Год назад

You madlad. MC-303 was my first synth, probably true of many of us.

@KrisBarton432 Год назад

Same

@doyousleepwellatnight5944 Год назад

I still have one, bought in the 90s🙂 Hl1 = Hall v1 if I remember correctly.

@IhorMedia Год назад

hall! Makes sense! I thought it was something related to High Low pass which makes not much sense lol

@andrewmavor4737 Год назад

Same

@OliveMusicSwiss Год назад

Hi there, to avoid the reset of the parameters, please use the shift+func and the black key number 15 ( Setup Write ) so the machine will store all of the parameters ; ) ... i was using that MC-303 since ages now...

@IhorMedia Год назад

Thank you for this tip!

@jarkokoo Год назад

And now I want to get my MC-303 out of its box again. :) Inspiring, as usual.

@IhorMedia Год назад

Haha! Thank you!

@kp8923 Год назад

That is the most convoluted way to clear a pattern I've ever seen. This thing is amazing

@cryptonic1065 Год назад

2 of these and a roland SP-808 was my setup in 2000 :)))

@charliewilson7283 Год назад

The video tutorial for this synth is classic.

@fefelatulipe650 Год назад

This machine has a special mood I love it. Everything blends together kind of LOFI in a way but with still some sharpness to it !

@neonpop80 Год назад

Always fun to see a new video from you, Ihor

@AntonShved Год назад

Hey, Ihor! Thank you for an amazing review of this cool groovebox. Nice blue & yellow cables you have there!

@cryptonic1065 Год назад

I bought 2 of these in the late 90's still going strong no glitches! Thanks man :))

@user1756 Год назад

really cool result, well done

@IhorMedia Год назад

Thank you!

@MeAlexSenna Год назад

Big love to the MC-303, that box also has a live TB-303 inside, Maybe on the next track you can exploit it

@benjiwill Год назад

Ahh my first synth, where I learned that thing called 'Cutoff' lol Great to relive, great video! :D

@IhorMedia Год назад

Nice!

@wishbonebrewery Год назад

Cool, I had one fresh out of the box when they came out, its amazing how cheap they sell for these days.

@innenraum3733 Год назад

Great video. Very interesting. Your content is very informative.

@IhorMedia Год назад

Thank you!

@abesvl Год назад

Nice tutorial. I immediately passed it to my friend who have this machine at home from some time too. I have MC-505 and can say both machines are great. Even both are romplers have something special and nostalgic in sound. MC-505 have great capabilities to shape the sound in 4 layers and it is really powerful. Sequencers in those machines are great as well. Machines form year around 2000 having 32 bars - nowadays almost impossible to find similar seq inside groove boxes. Cheers.

@Capeau Год назад

I like the Ukraine cables 💪

@IhorMedia Год назад

I like them too 🇺🇦

@natetarrh9146 11 месяцев назад

Nice! Those clicky buttons sound so satisfying. Great demo and great video production too. Always love your stuff. I learned the Elektron sequencer from your track from scratch series. Keep doing you!

@IhorMedia 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for kind words!

@blacksnowdub4801 Год назад

у меня был такой, продал кому-то на олксе несколько лет назад, уехал вроде в киев. так что может вполне быть, что это та самая железяка. половина евроденса на нем писана. занятная штука, но неприменимая в современных условиях, слишком супер стар. максимум можно было гонять в него миди и он выступал как стендалон модуль и можно было из него выгонять паттерны в камп. и больше особо ничего. самые лучшие черно-белые кнопки, что я видел: палец аж выстреливает, очень тактильно! пра-пра-пра дедушка МС-707

@NxtLvlMusik Год назад

As always another fantastic video. I'm always excited to watch your new content. I learn so much. I'd also love to see what you could do with a Midihub from Blokas. This little box of midi tricks is so awesome. I have one for my synths, however I can only imagine what you would get out of one connected to modular and a digitakt

@NxtLvlMusik Год назад

What about the MC-909. Awesome bit of kit.

@GrooveboxUser Год назад

Hi!great videos, really enjoy the digitakt ones, and this one was a nice surprise! I also have the mc 303, but mine doesn’t have the glitch you show in the video. I think you might be able to get around this by using it in midi sync with some other machine. Great content, I’ve learned so much watching the 2 techno digitakt videos!thank you

@IhorMedia Год назад

Glad you like them! Thank you!

@gregoryzaharias1831 Год назад

I got the 505 and the 909 and I love them I’ll never get rid of them

@minorjoy-records Год назад

Good morning Ihor, my 1st piece of hardware was this unit big brother the MC505 I used to play it alongside my 1210s while djing.

@IhorMedia Год назад

Nice! I have to try that MC-505 now!

@MrQmason Год назад

Nice

@ambientsession Год назад

i was faced with the choice of either the mc 303 or the 309 from quasimidi, i decided on the 309 and was very happy with it👍🎼👌

@mofateam1 Год назад

The mc303 was my first groovebox. It was lot of fun, and i was sequencing my e6400 with it, but it sounds flat and cloudy to my ears....

@moodlesmodular Год назад

Like many on here, this was my first synth that I got back in my raving days. Replaced it pretty quickly with the much better 505, which I still have today. I should dust it off and see if I can do something with it.

@IhorMedia Год назад

Like also many people mentioned the better 505! I have to try it one day!

@C0DE8 Год назад

Wow, real old groovebox, love it, have some other Roland grooveboxes (MC-909, MC-808); thanks for the great video. I would appreciate, if you could make a video with the famous Yamaha RM1x. 😊

@IhorMedia Год назад

That Yamaha looks like a very nice machine!

@doyousleepwellatnight5944 Год назад

Sound of the 90s🙂

@digicat247 Год назад

The MC-303 was so insane when it came out. Working on these limited systems, you will find you that you can clean room your way into certain genres. It's such a powerful experience. (this does not apply to the tb-303 or 606 drum machine; those have absolutely insane and byzantine systems to learn)

@KrisBarton432 Год назад

I remember looking at the musicians friend catalog and drooling over the MC-303 when it was first available. I had to call them to order it and I called them every few days until delivery day. I actually drove around to find the FedEx guy so I could get it as early as possible hahaha. Changed my life.

@martinbridgewater5050 Год назад

Nice work. Now I’m off to get my 303 out the cupboard and have a play…..

@IhorMedia Год назад

Nice Martin!

@e-conrecords4665 Год назад

It’s been years but I seem to remember that If you save / overwrite the pattern in between recording parts, it won’t / shouldn’t reset stuff.

@boorchboorch Год назад

i don't know much about the device but i remember a friend of mine had it and had similar problems. it's a faint memory from 15+ years ago so i'm not 100% sure but you may need to "replace" a pill battery inside the device. (perhaps it was a different groovebox heh)

@l1fef0rm Год назад

There are MIDI editors available for this. It is a lot more fun controlling with another device, or at least having an editor on screen on your computer to avoid menu diving. Not a bad groovebox, just a very annoying interface.

@IhorMedia Год назад

100% annoying interface, especially when it glitches out all the time!

@acidbat4441 Год назад

ive owned a few and they have all been glitchy peices of shit.. but then i give it away and one will pop up for 100 bux or less and ill buy it and repeat, the 505 was glitchy as well but was still one of my fave grooveboxs and my first synth

@hesher2301 Год назад

Це була моя перша коробочка ))

@meleyz Год назад

If you don’t mind my asking, what kind of camera are you using?

@IhorMedia Год назад

Hey! I am using Sony a6400 at the moment

@meleyz Год назад

@@IhorMedia ok thank you, the videos look great!

@PapaPaja 3 месяца назад

303 fingers soon

@Yellow_13_es Год назад

Cool machine tbh! 😊 I has what elektron machines need desperately, an arpeggiator 😂😂

@IhorMedia Год назад

I think the Digitone has it! And the Octatrack too!

@Yellow_13_es Год назад

@@IhorMedia My bad! I have the digitakt and syntakt that's why I didn't know 😋 hahaha

@kp8923 Год назад

Analog Four also has an excellent arp

@soundofmai Год назад

@@kp8923 True, but it doesn't have beat sync, so it doesn't play in time when you press the keys during live performance like even this old MC-303 can.

@jerem680 Год назад

Elektron are thieves. If you want theur arp (one of the best) you have to buy a digitone. When you did buy one. You Say oh waouh that arp ! And then you wan to use it in the midi track and......f... You have to buy an octatrack...

@DjMarcuXZ Год назад

i had one long ago, mine did not have any of those glitches...

@IhorMedia Год назад

I guess this one is fried or something!

@RJ_Eckie Год назад

Wait, I didn’t know you were in the Netherlands! Marktplaats is the best for gear 😎😎

@IhorMedia Год назад

Absolutely!

@LadislavBehounekable Год назад

Hello Ihor, big appreciation for content you create. Please consider to bring Elektron Machinedrum for some techno/retro beats.. I think it might be interesting :) keep going, cheers! p.

@IhorMedia Год назад

Hey Petr! I’d love to try it once!

@patricketp8356 Год назад

This sounds so terrible compared to modern machines hihihi. But the arpeggios are still stunning. Try them out. I´m ever and ever thinking again about buy one just because of the arpeggios.

@Aaron-on3ro 7 месяцев назад

Arpeggio: Mc-303 : Yes Syntakt: No Mc-303 wins

@steveedwards4495 Год назад

OK I take it back, Behringer TD3 isn't the craziest bit of kit to program lol.

@IhorMedia Год назад

Hahaha

@NxtLvlMusik Год назад

Hay, how come my comments were deleted. It was a valid and respectful comment and suggestion.

@soundofmai Год назад

I see that happening a lot on RU-vid, what was the comment?

@IhorMedia Год назад

Very sorry to hear that! I checked "Held for review" comments and there is nothing. I think this is because of an auto moderation thing on RU-vid. I might have set it a bit too harsh! What was your comment? If you don't mind repeating!