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Roland MC500

Review | One Two Testing, Oct 1986
MIDI Sequencer

Micro Composer under the microscope

Roland MC500

Review | Making Music, Dec 1986

Roland MC500 MicroComposer

Review | Sound On Sound, Aug 1986

This long-awaited successor to Roland's evergreen MSQ700 sequencer offers increased song and note capacity, 'microscopic' editing of every single MIDI command and stores both music and rhythm tracks to 3.5 inch disks. Mark Jenkins fills in the details.

Roland MC500 Microcomposer

Review | International Musician, Aug 1986
Sequencercheck

The return of the Microcomposer, featuring Tony Mills

Roland MC500 Sequencer

Review | Electronics & Music Maker, Aug 1986

A preview of Roland's first software-based digital recorder. As Paul Wiffen reports, it takes over where the MSQ range left off.

Roland Super-MRC Sequencing Software

Review | Music Technology, Mar 1989

Competing with the flexibility of computer-based recording systems is a problem for a dedicated sequencer, but Roland's latest MC500 software update makes it as competitive as ever. J Eshleman begs for MRC.

We found these other (non-review) articles that are linked to this gear

MC-500 MIDI Real Time Recorder

Feature | Topic: Advertisement Feature | International Musician, Sep 1986

Songwriter/musician Nick Graham gets to grips with the MC500

Product News

News | Topic: Advertisement Feature | International Musician, Jun 1986

A new Super-synth, Samples, and more

Roland MC500 MicroComposer

User Report | Music Technology, Feb 1987

It's been available for well under a year, but already, Roland's latest MicroComposer is establishing itself as something of an industry standard. Steve Howell gives a comprehensive user's eye view...

 

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