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DRUM MACHINES

MC 505

Roland
Manufacturer
Roland
Type
Drum Machines
Production
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Document Library

Manuals

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Audio Demos

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Compatible Sound ROMs

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Modifications

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Owner Registry

Production figures for the MC 505 were never widely published, so there’s no official record of how many were built — or how many survive. This registry is a community census: every owner who logs their unit makes it the closest thing there is to a real count.

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System Components

Manufacturer

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Specifications

LFO
Yes
Dates
1998–2002
Price
£782 UK, $1299 US
Filter
Yes
Effects
reverb/delay,chorus/flanger
Keyboard
1⅓-octave (16-keys) non-piano-style mini key set
Polyphony
64-note
Oscillator
Yes
Timbrality
8-part(Including a separate rhythm channel)
Manufacturer
Roland
Storagememory
512 preset sounds, 26 drum kits
Synthesis type
Sample-based synthesis(rompler)
External control
MIDIin/out

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