Hi all, last time I was here about 2 years ago I was asking people about getting a good sequencer to use with my SP-303 sampler.
The RM1x came out as the winner, and for the affordable price I went for it. I do not regret it one bit, in fact I am very attached to it and although I think I know it well I discover things on it everyday.
Back then I wanted to make hip hop and sequence songs properly, but the RM1x made me discover whole new genres of music, namely Techno which is what I focus on at the moment.
So why am I even considering changing my RM1x for a silly MC-303?
Well first of all the 303 has so many things I just do not use. Secondly it is big and bulky and thirdly it is not aesthetically pleasent next to my SP-303.
The RM1x is a good live machine, but from what I understand so is the MC-303, and all my songs are currently recorded live. This will also be useful given that I want to perform with it and it does seem quite portable.
Also the sounds on the RM1x are not the best, athough they are not as bad as some reviewers make them out to be. They can be tweaked quite easily but they are just not those Roland TB and TR sounds which I expect to find replicated to some extent on an MC-303, and those are the frequencies my ears require!!!
And I do like the look of it and the layout does look a lot more hands on the the cheap buttons and knobs on the RM1x. In terms of the display which is really good on the RM1x, I am not bothered as I have an SP-303 so I can work with those Roland 2 digit displays.
Well I just want an opinion from people who have used one or both of these, as most people seem to favour the RM1x and I dont want to regret swapping it for an MC-303.
The RM1x came out as the winner, and for the affordable price I went for it. I do not regret it one bit, in fact I am very attached to it and although I think I know it well I discover things on it everyday.
Back then I wanted to make hip hop and sequence songs properly, but the RM1x made me discover whole new genres of music, namely Techno which is what I focus on at the moment.
So why am I even considering changing my RM1x for a silly MC-303?
Well first of all the 303 has so many things I just do not use. Secondly it is big and bulky and thirdly it is not aesthetically pleasent next to my SP-303.
The RM1x is a good live machine, but from what I understand so is the MC-303, and all my songs are currently recorded live. This will also be useful given that I want to perform with it and it does seem quite portable.
Also the sounds on the RM1x are not the best, athough they are not as bad as some reviewers make them out to be. They can be tweaked quite easily but they are just not those Roland TB and TR sounds which I expect to find replicated to some extent on an MC-303, and those are the frequencies my ears require!!!
And I do like the look of it and the layout does look a lot more hands on the the cheap buttons and knobs on the RM1x. In terms of the display which is really good on the RM1x, I am not bothered as I have an SP-303 so I can work with those Roland 2 digit displays.
Well I just want an opinion from people who have used one or both of these, as most people seem to favour the RM1x and I dont want to regret swapping it for an MC-303.