found an MC 303 - adive please!

[johanjsm]

yo - found an MC 303 on the street - which says a lot - it works. I dig and loop with the mpc1000 - but how can I use the 303 with the mpc? Should I use it as a sound module??? should I hook it up to the midi? are any sounds worth using? the bass?

-I know it sucks so don`t bother telling me that

[Kojak]

It doesn't have a really good keyboard, so there isn't really much you could use it for that isn't a sound module. Plug in a midi cable from MIDI out 1 on your mpc to MIDI in on the 303. Then you just program and sequence from the MPC.

[Array]

Originally posted by Kojak
It doesn't have a really good keyboard, so there isn't really much you could use it for that isn't a sound module. Plug in a midi cable from MIDI out 1 on your mpc to MIDI in on the 303. Then you just program and sequence from the MPC.

I would rather create sequences with the mc303....using x0x style sequencing is pretty fun and it gets you into a certain workflow which helps some people achieve a specific sound that they are after.

[mome rath]

Ah, the old "found an mc303 on the street" trick.

[kazper]

Put it back..
Thats the best thing you can do with it.

JK, syncing those units is fairly easy if you speak rolandnese. But trying to use it as a modual.... break out the manual and get ready for the midi nerd olympics.

[johanjsm]

yeah - after playing around with it a bit I'm beginning to see what you mean. the sounds are whack - sounds 1-deminsional. maybe it'd be fun to program some cheesy beats into it

[mano 1]

I do not think it sucks.

I spent a couple of years with one, got one of the first models made about 10 years ago.

I had a ton of fun with it. The realtime filter is ok, at least it gives you something different to play wiht along with your MPC.

I remember having so much fun with it. I used to "fly" back and forth on the interface. Not a bad machine at all.

[lanlan]

What do you mean you "found it on the street?"

Another ex-mc303 owner gone mad? maybe the old xwife kicking the bugger out for buying more gear...lol