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Conference napalm::commusic_v1

Title:* * Computer Music, MIDI, and Related Topics * *
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Created:Thu Feb 20 1986
Last Modified:Mon Aug 29 1994
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:2852
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2420.0. "Roland MC50 is released " by JSOCSS::HAYASHI (CSS/Japan to All over the world) Fri Aug 17 1990 03:19

     Now new Roland sequencer MC50 is available here in Japan. Spec. of that is 
similar to MC300 with Super MRC and Performance package. Most interesting part
of it is that Super MRC and MPR are build as a ROM. So almost 256KB RAM can be 
usable for 40,000 notes, on the other hand MC300 is 25,000 notes.

  Suggested retail price in Japan is 79,800 yen. It costs about $532 in case 
that exchange rate is 150 yen per 1 dollar.
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2420.1AYOV10::MDONNELLYLuckless pedestrianThu Oct 25 1990 14:209
    
    
    I just bought one (yesterday) here in the UK.   Anyone have any good
    (or otherwise) words to say about it?
    
    
    
    Michael
2420.2How about edit ?TKTV20::SHINKADOACAPPELLAFri Oct 26 1990 00:5021
>    I just bought one (yesterday) here in the UK.   Anyone have any good
>    (or otherwise) words to say about it?

	Great ! How is it ? I really would like to buy that !
	I'm also very interested in MC-50. Reaaly sounds good from the catalog.

	Well, I just ask about "8-track/16-channel" means.

	Now I use YAMAHA QX5. This has 8 track and 32 Macro. 
	I always input data using "Step Data Input". 
	At first, I create each phrase and save to Macro, and edit(connect)them.

	I hope MC-50 8-track/16-channel means alike a "Macro" of YAMAHA, but 
	I'm not sure. 

	So, if you(Hayashi-san or Michael)know, could you tell me about that ? 
	Is MC-50 good for using in my way ? Any information will be available.

	Thanks.

	Hiro	/TSC Tokyo, Japan
2420.3WEFXEM::COTELight, sweet, crude...Fri Oct 26 1990 16:3222
    The MC-50 "8 track / 16 channel" qualifier does not parse to an
    ability to define macros like the QX-5 from Yamaha.
    
    16 Channel is a silly qualifier. It means nothing more than the ability
    to record and store any of the 16 channels defined in the spec. A
    machine that DIDN'T do this would die instantly on the market.
    
    8 tracks, on the other hand, is a fairly usefull descriptor. The QX5
    has 8 tracks and the MC's incarnation would be analogous.
    
    The macros are fairly unique to the QX5, at least amongst dedicated 
    hardware sequencers.
    
    You may want to check out the glossary in this file. I'm not sure if
    any or all of these terms are defined there, but you seem to be
    confusing some pretty basic concepts. Getting a clear grasp on such
    terms as channel and track will make MIDI alot more enjoyable for you.
    
    I think there's also a book out along titled something like "MIDI
    Basics" that you may find usefull.
    
    Edd
2420.4Thank you. I'll check again.TKTV20::SHINKADOACAPPELLASun Oct 28 1990 21:5011
>    The MC-50 "8 track / 16 channel" qualifier does not parse to an
>    ability to define macros like the QX-5 from Yamaha.

	Hi, Edd. Thank you for your kind reply.

	Well, I'll check more about that on some music shop again.

	Thanks a lot again. I have to be on my desk.

	
	Hiro	/TSC Tokyo, Japan