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Posted : Feb 29, 2004 06:09
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Managed to find some threads about this topic, but none of them were 'To the point'  - Please do correct me if I'm wrong...
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Was just wondering if anyone here uses the MC-909 in their home/pro setup, And if so - some feedback would be great
I happen to work with one and I find it very handy in 'on the fly' sequencing. It has a pretty neat sampling system built-in (I was actually surprised by the A/D conversion quality.. )
It has a built in 64 Voice Synth which isn't that bad, But still ... I'm addicted to the Lead3  - but that story for another rainy day ...
Now this is what's really amazing about this little monster - It's 16 Part Squencer. Every two parts share a physical fader (assignable parts 1-8 / 9-16). Sequencing is available as 'Real Time', 'Step', 'TR-Rec' (Which is basically 'block style'). The Sequencer editor is shown in 'Block Style' for each part, and is scaleable according to your sequence length .
The 909 has two bulit in Multi FX , a Compressor, EQ, and a reverb unit.
Usefull option is the USB port which allows your groovebox to share files (samples, sequences, etc. ) with your computer.
And how can I finish without mentioning the Twin D-Beam Controller - Look, No Hands!
As far as ease of use , and 'User Friendly' - Hey , Once you know one - you know em all - A few variations & changes, but once you've played with it long enough you wont be able to stop (Yeah .. this is a Warning ).
All in all I'm pretty happy with it. In my setup I use it as my main sequencer. A NordLead3 Synth is hooked up to it (They work great together btw...) via MIDI, and they are both hooked up to a G4 running SX2 via an M-Audio FireWire 410.
Some tracks I dump onto the computer for sequencing in SX, some I leave on the groovebox - Eventually it comes down to how you are use to working.
Wow .. this kinda turned into sort-of a review.
I hope this helps anyone concidering getting their hands on one of these monsters 
Again - Would love to read any positive/negative fedback you may have regarding this piece of equipment.
Peace.
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