MC-707

[Tony Scharf]

I’m very curious about Zen-Core, but I don’t have enough information on it yet.  I’m waiting till the full version is released before I really consider digging into it.   I’m also concerned how long Roland will stick with such a thing.   Their track record for staying the course has not been very good.  

As to the 707, i’ve only heard good things about it.   My only real issue is that its sample memory is small relative to what I do with my Akai MPC and Force (I do a lot of work with very long samples, so having 400mb or more per project is not unusual).   I don’t think the 707 supports streaming from SD (yet).   

I’ve considered getting one to displace the TR8S, but I don’t think it would be a simple swap.  The TR8S is so brilliantly simple to use and fun to play.   

Tony

> On Aug 24, 2020, at 10:31 AM, Mikael Hansson <forums at deadmengods.com> wrote:
> 
> I have one. I’d say it depends a lot on what you hope to get out of it.
> 
> The sound iare really good and there’s a ton of presets to use as starting points but if you’re expecting a classic tweak-and-build-your-own-banks-rompler you’re out of luck, at least hardware wise. You can load presets and tweak them and then they are saved with the track for the current project, i.e there are no user banks. If you’re looking for that, get a Jupiter X/Xm.
> 
> As Andy mentioned there's a fully editable software version of the Zen Core engine coming this fall, Zenology Pro. It’s a synth plugin in its own and can also transfer sounds to the different Zen Core hardware units.
> 
> I got the MC-707 in part to get a DAW-less solution for quick jamming but also for the nice sound. Very quick and easy to lay out ideas with it.
> 
> If you got any more questions, just ask away :-)
> 
> /Micke
> 
>> On 24 Aug 2020, at 13:51, tom adam <tom.adam at thebigear.be> wrote:
>> 
>> Anyone having one?  What are your thoughts on it?
>> 
>> Looks like a nice machine.  And as I'm looking for a new fun rompler kind of thing, I think this suits my needs.
>> 
>> I'm very confused about this cloud/editor/plug in mambo jambo. I just wish there was an editor as the thing seems quite deep to program, don't care too much about all the rest...
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> 
>> Tom
>> 
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