Roland MC-707 Tutorial - Your First Project 

Thank you! Much love.

Makes me happy to help! Enjoy!

Awesome! Welcome back. If you have any questions, email me at groovelogic.unit.e @gmail.com I also offer 1 on 1 lessons, starting from the very beginning. Let me know if you're interested.

How’d the first year go?

@@pablo65315 Thanks for taking the trouble to ask. My health went downhill and I ran right out of energy - I mean I was just SOOOO tired I couldn't do anything in the evenings except go straight to bed, up until say a couple of months ago. But now I'm back, feeling great, focusing on guitar again (bought myself a new acoustic AND a new semi) and I'm really, really enjoying myself making music, perhaps as much as I ever did as a teenager. I think I'm going to need some outside help though when it comes to using all the tech!

@@84homey sorry to hear the health was bad Rick, glad to hear it sounds like it's starting to get better though. I just bought one of those MC707s on eBay last night and after watching a few vids, I think it should be straightforward enough to learn the workflow. If you need any help drop me a message if I can help then id be glad to.

@@pablo65315 Kindness from a stranger is kindness indeed. I really appreciate that offer Pablo thank you!

@@JoeNebula aww! Thanks! You’re too kind with your words!

Awesome! Next one is coming soon! Thank you for the kind words!

My pleasure! More videos coming.

P.S. I’d love to get your take on the sampling capabilities of the 707🙏🏽

My pleasure!

I like what it does. It is a bit limited, but I don't use it for too much sampling, so it doesn't bother me. If you are into heavy sampling of loops and breaks, this is not the machine for the job.

More to come!

Happy to help!

Welcome back! The 8S is a great machine to start with. It's straightforward, yet deep enough to keep you discovering new things.

...built in Roland Sounds, built in Synths, built in Mixer & kind of Performance Board 😵🔥 Did I forgot sth? 💖🤣

Unfortunately no UNDO function and once the clip is made only possibility to change steplength with one hand is by turning the knob. A bit of a flow killer for me...

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My kinda humor!

Awesome! I have a couple more coming in this series.

@@UnitE808 looking forward to them! 🙌

My pleasure!

There is no undo, but if you save often enough, you can reload the kit. That will take you back to the last save point. Otherwise, you just have to adjust everything back to original sound. I recommend saving after each time you make a few tweaks that you like.

@@UnitE808 thanks a lot 😎👍🏻

I'm happy to be of service! Enjoy your 707!

you prolly dont care but does any of you know of a method to get back into an instagram account..? I stupidly forgot the account password. I would appreciate any assistance you can offer me.

@Leon Taylor Instablaster ;)

@Drake Rhys thanks so much for your reply. I got to the site thru google and I'm waiting for the hacking stuff now. Looks like it's gonna take a while so I will get back to you later when my account password hopefully is recovered.

@Drake Rhys it did the trick and I now got access to my account again. Im so happy! Thank you so much, you really help me out!

@Leon Taylor happy to help =)

I do the same as you, make the drum sound a tone track. Record that tone track with the sample recorder and drop it on a drum pad.

I believe we will see another update. A few new fx would be a nice addition.

Thank you for watching! I have a second part coming, stay tuned!

Thank you for the support! I have more coming on this series.

Glad you like them!

Great idea!

@@UnitE808 I don't know if it's possible to add it to this video but if you could that would be amazing since this is such a important video. I would say this is the best MC 707 tutorial video on planet Earth right now!! Thanks again!!

Also you teach at a perfect pace not to fast like some teachers. Just the right speed for clarity and to have the info really sink in. Great Job!!!

@@neptunesgold1216 thank you for the kind words! I dont think I could do the enlarged screen on this one since it would take a re-shoot. All future videos have had it when needed.

You’re welcome 😊

Thank you! Cheers!

Thank you! I teach the Roland Cloud Academy classes, which are free when you register the device.

@@UnitE808 Oh! I bought a used unit yesterday and registered it with the Roland Backstage portal. Didn't get any hint there was such a thing as tutorial videos. I only found one for the MC-101 in the Roland Support page. Where are your videos hidden? I have an original receipt for my unit from 2020 when it was first sold. wkr

@@pcuimac if you registered it, an email will come

Thank you 👍

Unfortunately, turning on the metronome keeps it audible any time the start button is pressed. This means recording and playback. You can quickly access the metronome by pressing func+tempo. This turns it on and off instantly. This is what I do when I am recording. Turn it on for the record part, then simply hit func+ tempo to turn it off for playback. Sorry there is not a better way.

2 different workflows and sound engines. Roland is superior on sound and playability. Elektron has sequencing options not available on the Roland.

Awesome, thank you!

They are not the same. For live purposes, I would use the TR-8S for all main drums, and the MC-707 for fills, basslines, and melodies. The two devices compliment each other very well.

@@UnitE808 Thanks :)

Hefty request! I'll see what I can do, although I don't use a DAW with my hardware unless it's to record, in which case I use Logic Pro. I can put together a video for analog gear and mixer, and a video for multi-tracking into a DAW.

Not by default. You can make a template project, and load that each time you start a new project. Just save it with a new name once it's loaded and start your creative process.

@@UnitE808 Thank you

Pressing shift+sound will take you to the tone edit screen, which states the patch name top center. Prssing just Sound will take you to the tone select screen. It usually defaults to the first patch, unless you were just browsing on that track and exited then went back in. In that case, you will be back where you were.

Looper tracks just contain audio loops, not midi sequences. The only midi messages they send and receive is PC messages. This allows external launching of clips.

Absolutely!

@@UnitE808 thank you so much for the reply. I'm looking to purchase one asap. I'm more into the 80s type of drum beats for house and hip hop.

There is a video coming on the synth engine. I didn't want to put it in this intro series.

@@UnitE808 Yaay cool Thx

There are multiple sources online for samples. Samples From Mars is a great resource. Roland Cloud also has Soundpacks, which are collections of Tones for the 707/101/MV-1. These are actual patches on the synth engine, not samples.

It has to be done for each kit

Sounds like it's performing as it should. You can use shift+sound to enter edit screen or press the C1 knob after entering to go back to partial 1. I can report this to Roland to see what they say.

@@UnitE808 Thanks for getting back to me. Yes, there are the obvious work arounds - it just trips me up when I’m going back and forth from main screen and sound edit screen. It’s a matter of forming a new mental note that it does that. No Biggy. Just a minor annoyance :) Roland fixed my main bug concern - sustained notes used to truncate when a clip changed in a clip chain. Terrible for those who do ambient. I contacted support directly with video and they fixed it. So really appreciate that they listened! The ability to record over a clip chain would be useful. It’s weird - the record button is lit but only records in the clip you initially started with. Once the the clip switches to the next clip in the chain it no longer records - even though record light remains lit. My only remaining issues now are 1. Would like saving patches in a user bank (instead of searching via project) 2. Probability functionality would exponential increase the power of the mc707- it’s nearly an industry standard on sequencers from other companies. Probability per note a no brainer. Random note per step quantized to scale would also be very powerful as well.

Thank you too!

You will have to highlight the whole Track by cursor up to the top of the track. Then use C4 to scroll down the list to delete. Click to enter. Once the track is deleted, select it and load a tone track.

Scene changes happen when the master clock completes a rotation. By default, that length is 1 bar or 1 measure. You can adjust the length, but the shortest it can go is 2 steps, or 1/8 note. Set the length in the shift+tempo screen.

@@UnitE808 Thank you so much for your kind response !

You can give the external input a try, just make sure you move the switch to mic on the back. The only thing that can happen is that it won't be loud enough. Make sure you adjust your mic gain in the shift + input setting screen.

@@UnitE808 thanks so much for the quick reply! I'll try that, at least as a temporary solution :) thanks again and great videos, I am learning a lot from them!

You can have 8! It just defaults to one drum and one tone to get you started.

@@UnitE808 great!!! thanks !! Going to buy one i thought you can only have one drum track channel . thank u so much

Sure. I can work on that.

@@UnitE808 thank you...

Hi Simon. The reason mine is different than yours is because I am using call type 2 for Scenes. The default call type is 1, what you most likely have. You can change this in the utility menu.

@UnitE808 2 Be honest. I buy 707 about 3 days ago. Just start watching your tutorials. They are great.✨️ Thank you soo much 🫶

@@daRooz22 I’m happy to help however I can

To maintain consistency of sound settings throughout the track. Plus, it doesn't eat up the voice reserve, causing voice stealing.

There isn't one.

I appreciate the feedback, and I encourage you to check out all the content out there from all the creators. My other videos are shorter and more direct, this was more of a walk-through. I gear my tutorials for the absolute beginner, so a slow pace works. I will take note of the script and speeding up my demo and use it in the future. Aloha

Same definition, different term.

No, not at the moment.

Not possible for pad parameters or instrument sends at the moment. The only thing that changes across all the pads at once are velocity and sensitivity.

@@UnitE808 Ok, thanks for the quick reply.

No count-in as of Firmware 1.5

@@tColorsinspacerecordings I'm not sure.

I understand the frustration of adverts. I feel similarly when I'm watching longer videos. Unfortunately, it's how creators generate income from RU-vid for their work. I have my setting at minimal ads.🤷‍♂️ If I'm watching a tutorial and an advert comes on, I take that time to quickly repeat a shortcut or function i just learned in the hopes it sticks in my memory.... or just wait 5 seconds for the skip option 😉.

Jeez if that's minimal, i'd hate to see the next level up. They ruin your video, why not say something at t he end like you would appreciate it if you watched the following 2 ads as it helps me out! I would do this and i am sure many others would too.

@@conorosullivan6717 I don't have control where they put them. The better a video does, the more ads they put in. I have tried limiting it to just the beginning, but they take it upon themselves to add in the middle on longer videos. I dislike it as much as you do.

@@conorosullivan6717 I just looked at the mid-roll ads and you're right, its unacceptable! I'll see what I can do to remove the majority of them.

Thank you for this feedback. I truly appreciate it 🙏