MC-101 vs MC-707: Review and detailed comparison
Added 2019-09-26 19:14:29 +0000 UTCHi!
The question I got asked most frequently following my MC-707 review was - "how does it compare to the MC-101?"
The short answer is - quite well! Despite being about 1/4 of the size, it has the same synth engine, same 4000+ built-in tone sounds/drum samples and looper, and sounds really good. Most of the workflow remains intact despite the slimmed-down size. Obviously, features are missing both on the hardware and software side, but the MC-101 puts up a good fight in the groovebox market nonetheless and recaptures a lot of the MC-707 experience quite well.
If you're looking for a groovebox partner for your setup, the MC-101 is a serious contender.
Feel free to ask me any questions!
All my best,
Ziv (wishing it had more synth nerd features on youtube as "Loopop"...)
Comments
Hi Dan, thanks very much for your ongoing support! Unfortunately an in-depth comparison like that is not in the stars for now... everything I know is in the reviews I made, and they're around 45 minutes each - I really believe most of your questions can be answered by watching both - I'm sure you have :) except CPU performance, which is a whole other type of effort to compare as neither has CPU meters. I'm in the process of thinking of the right way to create a "mega-comparison" table, but that will take months to sort out, at least. If you have an specific questions I'm happy to answer! Otherwise if I had to make a comparison video I'd probably edit a joint video that combines the two...
2019-12-25 19:11:47 +0000 UTCHi Ziv, would love to see a Loopop MC-707 vs Deluge v3.0 bake-off. Both are quite different but are both Groove boxes are about the same cost budget. In particular, would like to understand the differences between Clip Modes/Tracks (Roland) vs. Clips/Arranger/Song Mode (Deluge). Comparing the Synth Engines, Sample capabilities, Song development workflows vs Live Performance workflows. Expandability (memory, flash), Scaleability (cpu performance), ease of use. Pros and Cons: somewhat like the Push vs. Machine Mk3 review. Gratefully.
2019-12-25 01:55:35 +0000 UTCHi Daniel - first, I just wanted to thank you for your ongoing support - I really appreciate it! The answer is yes - you could have 8 different timbres (each polyphonic), each with 4 oscillators doing their own thing with their lfo/envelope pairs. I am considering a more in depth tutorial for the synth engine but the next few weeks are kind of full. If you have any specific questions though I'm happy to answer! Thanks again, Ziv
2019-09-29 08:10:19 +0000 UTCI am really looking forward to OS 2.0 - based on your great reviews, and also some comments from Accurate Beats and others, it seems like the sampling / looping needs some help before it is at the level I need. That said - am I right with this : each of the 8 tracks can have a synth module, and those synths have 4 oscillators, and two filters, and potentially 4 separate LFOs ( via partials ?) , so in theory, you could have 8 different timbres, each with 4 oscillators ( or single cycle sample waves ) .... aka 32 oscillators at once ? would love to see a demo of that.
Daniel Pirone
2019-09-28 23:01:07 +0000 UTC
