Roland MV 8000

I'm thinking about getting rid of my 1000 for a MV 8000 can i get some feed back on this that machine looks tight as hell to me.

Check the links below.

Forum:
http://www.mvnation.com/phpBB/index.php

How To Videos:
http://www.mvnation.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?t=2924

Other Videos:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C0R7B12X ... =roland%20
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRZtldE6 ... rch=mv8000
http://www.youtube.com/results?search=m ... nce&page=2

Nicole

i did the same thing last year...

went from the 1000 to the MV, then after a few months ended up with the 2500, which i still wish i had but had to sell it for some bills, etc.

i think the MV is a great machine, but i also love the mpcs workflow. you can get fast on the MV if you take your time to learn everything though, it has its own way of working, but it definatly takes time to get used to and learn. its a very self contained piece.. if you wish to have a lot of midi stuff going on with it tho, for instance running it in sync with a DAW on top of using a few modules with it, definately invest in getting a midi interface to run everything thru so you can have those extra midi ins/outs... mv only has one midi in and 2 outs, when i had to track a beat out for a client i had to disconnect my keyboard just to run my audio interface midi out into the mv in. also the Roll/Note Repeat on the MV doesnt have as tight of timing as it does on the mpc.... you have to be dead on with your triggering to get it where you want, whereas the mpc lets you be a little sloppy with it but still gives the desired result. and the VGA option is A MUST! makes the workflow of that machine a million times faster than it is without it.

right now im debating on a few things in this matter. i think i REALLY want the mpc2500 again, but all the issues with even the new OS worries me about it a bit... im also considering getting the mpc1000 since you can get them so cheap now to hold me over until then, or i can come inbetween and get the MV... its a tough decision. having owned all 3 i enjoyed things about each of them. love the quickness of the mpc, love the sampling features of the MV (but i rarely sample... yet its nice for those times when a client wants a sampled piece, to have that phono jack built right into the unit and the real time timestreching)... i'll probably go insane figuring out what i truly want and will get the most out of lol

your right, the MV workflow is taking time out to learn the machine. I played around with it (MV) and wasn't feeling the midi and the sequencing.Tho it is easy to work with. I'm going for the 2500 myself,because of the Grid , real time STretch, and of course my bread and Butter MTC for tracking, that is the must of all Must. If My Wife's Venture Van had Midi ,the MPC would sync to it. That's how confident I'm into the mpc's, Yeah I'm not to impressed with the O.S's ,but I think we gotta keep in mind what makes the MPC's (Seq's) and MV's Tone Generators and recordings . Remember Roland was built on Sounds,not Sequenceing.

my boy had an mv8000. It's hard to learn, plus it has it's own gear that you have to get to completely unlock it's potential. You have to buy a 800 dollar monitor etc. You can't just use any regular vga.

On the plus side: RZA uses it. It's probably a lot more in depth than an mpc, but if you're just making beats (which I'm sure most of us are) you're good with a 1000.

mv only has one midi in and 2 outs, when i had to track a beat out for a client i had to disconnect my keyboard just to run my audio interface midi out into the mv in

It has optional 7 outs and spdif in.]

plus it has it's own gear that you have to get to completely unlock it's potential. You have to buy a 800 dollar monitor etc. You can't just use any regular vga.

it's own gear? It can def. be used as a completely stand alone piece. As far as the monitor, I got a regular dell flat screen monitor for like 150 bucks. And I know you can get cheaper, off-brand monitors for less than that...

On the plus side: RZA uses it. It's probably a lot more in depth than an mpc, but if you're just making beats (which I'm sure most of us are) you're good with a 1000.

This is the worst thing anyone can say. You shouldn't be gettin an mv cuz of Rza, a mpc cuz of Pete Rock, an asr cuz of Alchemist, etc .etc. Everyone has different setups, workflows, styles..the list goes on and on.

The MV is a complete beast. The only mpc that compares to it is the 4000. I suggest everyone atleast try it out

indivisibleProductions wrote:

mv only has one midi in and 2 outs, when i had to track a beat out for a client i had to disconnect my keyboard just to run my audio interface midi out into the mv in

It has optional 7 outs and spdif in.]

sorry if i typed that in a misleading fasion... i wasnt referring to audio but just midi... i had to disconnect my keyboards midi from the MV to free up the input so i can hook it up with the pc for syncing

but a nice midi interface definately would solve that issue, and it was the only one i truly ever had in the period i owned the machine

still considering getting one again very much, but i know if i do im definately copping a monitor and taking advantage of the VGA option!

*and yes... it is beast! just takes a little time and practice to tame it!

engineer wrote:my boy had an mv8000. It's hard to learn, plus it has it's own gear that you have to get to completely unlock it's potential. You have to buy a 800 dollar monitor etc. You can't just use any regular vga.

FYI.. You don't have to buy ANY monitor. The MV works fine without a monitor, only If you want to hook up a monitor to it, would you need one.


Dave