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The TR-707... just received it today. Exchanged it for a MC-303. Some people will call me insane, probably a few won't. I just love old Roland gear.
First impression: The plastic scared me a little - the weight even more. The sequencer lcd caught my eye and what I read here before.. it DOES look like a old Starwars X-wing fighter. The individual out's at the back are great. I'm not into the MiDi so I really couldn't care less about that.
Programming the TR-707 is a bit difficult at the beginning. I checked 3 different manuals and that took around 2 hours to: 1) clear patterns; 2) program patterns; 3) copy patterns.
Difficult to handle? Not really!
The sound. Well.. The bassdrum and snaredrum lack warmth and are to short. It would have been nicer if those 2 instruments had env-controllers.
I programmed 2 patterns in different styles 1) breakbeat and 2) house. The breakbeat pattern sounded great after processing it through a compressor, reverb and slight distortion. The house pattern still sounded cheezy after processing it through compressor and eq. The bassdrum sounded warmer though - so thats a good thing but still.. too mellow!
Another great feature is FLAM/SHUFFLE. Downside is that you can't add it to individual notes: all or nothing.
So, for breakbeat/chemical artists (like me) it's worth buying for around € 100. Planning to do Hardcore/Hardhouse: get something else!
-Matt www.mp3.com/alterex
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