Roland MC-707 in 2023!! What's next? Best upgrades and feature requests. #mc707 #roland #groovebox

2022 was an awesome year for Roland MC-707 with the upgrades we got. What could be next? This is all wild speculation and the best plan is make the best music you can, with what you got! MC707 packs a ton of features in that other companies take 2 or 3 boxes to give you. I'm loving the Phonograph Effect and JD Multi, and starting to use the Looper now.

All that being said, it's still like an Artform to take something beautiful and continue to polish it to perfection. To that end, we, as a community share back ideas on what could finish the MC-707 as a perfect groovebox. (Some of the feature requests mentioned here are from other users, not myself)

Please LIKE and Subscribe. Post your ideas for feature requests in the comments here on YouTube and we'll have a cool discussion.

[BigMuff]

The 808 kit sounded excellent. I had to come back and play it again. I’ll be waiting for the video on it.

[tommm]

Easily, EASILY, the number one request I have is 8 midi tracks. Just a shift function that toggles between one page that assigns the controls to the mc707 (as it is currently) and a second page where every track is a midi track. It would make this thing an absolute powerhouse of a studio brain

[stevewoywitka]

change slider function, switch to rec motion, cc to pitch or effect control.

[isaac.anthony]

I like the idea of detaching volume fader from the volume perimeter, and making them all midi assignable as well. I often leave the volume all the way up and filter the sound in/out of the track.

[LousyFacelift]

Please Roland - give us a more flexible high resolution substep function that can be used to insert different note values into a basic grid sequence for example to insert triplets or to emulate the strumming effect of a guitar in the step sequencer!

[isaac.anthony]

MC NEEDS a VST that is an actual controller for the boxes, like the TR8s app, and they should BOTH be VST or standalone apps. I don't like the zencore app and it's a pain in the ass to transfer patches.

[waynet]

2 things I'd like is a computer editor like the TR editor. OR Zenbeats should be able to open and save the file format.

[ansonstiles]

I bought a 707 and have been totally overwhelmed. Tempted to sell it off but determined to make music with it someday…thanks for the in depth video, pretty inspiring

[davidalexander]

mc707 sound design and effects ae off the scale way better than any other groovebox, bar none

[presentmomentmusic]

1. More clip looping time (only 60 seconds presently) 2. Shimmer reverb effect.

[olivergroves]

Side chain compression would be a nice to have. Other than that I’m happy with the 707 it’s a beast

[gorogne]

More voices if that's possible. For complex things, 128 is just not enough.

[FenixSongMusic]

Roland #GAIA2 arrives, this one being a stated ZEN-CORE synth. As featured in the specs: FILTER DRIVE and something seemingly new: filter headroom. Excellent additions, Roland: please bring these to the MC-707! Filter Drive is where a lot of character of classic synths comes in and I would love to do more sound design on MC-707 using this for character.

[andrewwilson]

I would like to see a reverb freeze function.

[LucidMusicIncRecordings]

It's time for preset saving and added insert effect slots on the tracks

[gladstone]

I love my MC707 but there is one major flaw for me. The fact that when you multitrack record over usb into DAW, any applied fx are not recorded! The MC707 is a great interface and I can make complete songs using it as the hub for my other hardware, but without the ability to multitrack record WITH applied fx, it is still an incomplete device. I really hope they address this in the next update!

[dogstare]

I’m really tempted but need to pack in the gas, love your videos ❤

[micaelarvidsson]

Record and save scatter fx on selected tracks

[MusicWizard]

Good video. I like your tip about how to deep dive the sound design options.

Another gem of 707 that's much less talked about is the ability to multitrack in to a DAW! I love being able to set up 4 or 5 707 tracks with internal, slightly tweaked sounds and record them individually at the same time. Then you can hook up an external synth, guitar, microphone, etc and assign it to a specific 707 Track and record right to your DAW. It makes a great mixer/DAW interface!

My biggest complaint of 707 is the menu diving and very, very limited sample/external audio time.

[marianokin]

Awasome video. Ideal for 2023, connection directly with Zenbeats (like they did it with Versalab), or a editor for the computer ( like JupX 4example) instead to get the little screen …… regards