Reviews and questions about the entry-level MPC500
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By Upright Wed Oct 11, 2006 11:47 am
strength wrote:
savilion wrote:reminds me of the roland ms-1 days trimming with numbers and MANUEL SEQUENCING>>>try hitting out your beat for 4 mins of tape HAHHAHAHA jokes!Image



I ran across the specs on the roland MS1: check them out.

Type: Sampler/ module/
Synthesis Type:
Polyphony:
Max: 4 Voices
Typical in use: 1 Stereo Pair
Multi-timbral (number of parts):
Controllers : Foot Switch Jack Effects :
Number of FX units : 0
Number of different effects : 0
Keyboard :
Number of Keys : 8 Pads
Can send on simultaneous MIDI channels Responds to :
Sounds can be split by :
Inputs and Outputs :
Number of Audio Outs (excluding Phones) : Stereo RCA
Number of Audio Ins : Stereo RCA, 1/8" Stereo Mic
Number of MIDI Outs (excluding Thru) : 1
Number of MIDI Ins : 1
SamplerMemory :
Standard : Really low mb
Maximum : Upgradeable With PCMCIA Card mb
Sampling Rates :
Minimum : 11.04kHz 16 bits
Maximum : 44.1kHz 16 bits
Features :
Upgrades: PCMCIA Memory Cards can be used to back up samples and increase amount of sampling time available.




Sequencer
Memory :
Number of Notes : 900
Number of Patterns :
Number of songs : 4
Cool features :
Simple Sequencer with Realtime Recording Method only


:D :D
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By strength Wed Oct 11, 2006 9:26 pm
yea its not good for much nowadays . sounds really gritty though, and u can play it live if ure into that kinda thing, but the sequencer might as well not be there at all
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By savilion Thu Oct 12, 2006 8:31 am
them were the daysssss hahah!