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MC-202

MC-202 tech specs

Roland MC-202
Roland MC-202

The MC-202 (short for MicroComposer) was a monophonic synthesiser released by Roland in 1983. It's essentially an SH-101, but replacing the keyboard with a more advanced — if notoriously less intuitive — digital step sequencer.

Quotes

It's batty, totally upside down, but it's brilliant to use once you understand the numbers.

— Sean Booth, Autechre, 2004[2]

Notable users

References

  1. "Soho Soundhouse" Soho Soundhouse (Vendor), Electronics & Music Maker, Feb 1986, p. 70
  2. "Autechre" Paul Tingen, Sound On Sound, Apr 2004
  3. "Teenage Kicks" Phil Ward, Music Technology, Oct 1993, pp. 18—19
  4. "Aural Technology Redefined?" Simon Trask, Future Music, Jan 1995, pp. 51—53
  5. "Autechre: Techno-logical" Christopher Holder, Sound On Sound, Nov 1997
  6. "In the Studio With Biosphere" Headphone Commute, Jan 2021
  7. "Mixing Lessons" Simon Trask, Music Technology, Nov 1988, pp. 40—44
  8. "What's That Noise?" Tim Goodyer, Music Technology, Aug 1990, pp. 30—34
  9. "The HEX Guide To Multimedia" Simon Trask, Music Technology, Oct 1993, pp. 36—38
  10. "In the Studio With Gimmik" Headphone Commute, Jul 2022
  11. "Deep Vibrations" Simon Trask, Music Technology, Aug 1991, pp. 60—65
  12. "Warp Factor 8" Simon Trask, Music Technology, Nov 1993, pp. 32—33

Further reading

Reviews

Retrospectives

Encyclopedias

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Documentation

Digital step sequencers: MC-202 | MS-1 | RD-6 | SH-101 | TB-303 | TR-606 | TR-808

Hardwired synthesisers: CZ-101 | Juno-6 | Juno-106 | MC-202 | MS-1 | Minimoog | Model D | Polivoks | RS-101 | RS-202 | SH-101 | Solina String Ensemble | String Ensemble | TB-303 | VC340 | VP-330

Monophonic synthesisers: MC-202 | MS-1 | Minimoog | Model D | SH-101 | TB-303

Roland: Boss | DCB | Edirol | JV-1080 | Juno-6 | Juno-106 | MC-4 | MC-8 | MC-202 | MPU-101 | R-8 | RS-101 | RS-202 | SH-101 | SN-R8 series | SN-U110 series | SO-PCM1 series | SR-JV80 series | System-100 | System-100M | TB-303 | TR-606 | TR-808 | TR-909 | U-110 | VP-330 | W-30