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The discontinued Roland MC-909 Sampling Groovebox combines the features of a synthesizer, sequencer, and sampler, with extensive hands-on control of both the sound engine and the sequencing flow. It was intended primarily for live performance of pre-programmed patterns consisting of up to 16 tracks of MIDI data.
The MC-808 is a groovebox introduced by Roland in 2006. It is the successor to the late Roland MC-303, ... Sampler (Standard sample memory is limited, ...
The Roland MC-303 is the first of a series of musical instruments known as a groovebox.It combines a simple sound module with a sequencer to record and store notation, along with controls aimed at encouraging the musician to improvise the music while it is playing.
The Yamaha RM1x is a groovebox manufactured by Yamaha from 1999 to 2002. It integrates several, commonly separate, pieces of music composition and performance hardware into a single unit: a step-programmable drum machine, a synthesizer, a music sequencer, and a control surface.
The Roland MC-505 is a groovebox conceived in 1998 as a combination of a MIDI controller, a music sequencer, a drum machine, and a desktop synthesizer with many synthesis features: arpeggiator, oscillators, and voltage-controlled filter, control of attack, decay, sustain and release, different envelopes and 2 Lfo.
This combination is commonly referred to by Roland as a 'Groovebox'. It is a scaled-down version of the Roland MC-505. It has the same tone generator, but a much smaller control surface. It does, however, have several features that make it an ideal clock source for musicians wanting to do beatmatching.
PO-20 Arcade - described by MusicRadar as a "Chiptune groovebox", [15] the PO-20 features 16 drum and melodic parts based on sounds from old arcade machines. It has a chord mode, with 16 different chords able to be chained together like patterns. The melodic scale that the sounds play in changes in accordance with the current chord.
A groovebox consists of three integrated elements. One or more sound sources, such as a drum machine, a synthesizer, or a sampler; A music sequencer; A control surface that is a combination of knobs (potentiometers or rotary encoders), sliders, and/or buttons, and display elements (LEDs and/or an LCD screen)