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Roland MV8800 Production Studio SamplerThe Roland MV8800 is the centerpiece your Production Studio has been waiting for!
Since 2003, Roland’s MV-8000 has been a coveted centerpiece for many of the world’s greatest hip-hop and R&B producers. With its powerful hands-on features, and its ability to incorporate a VGA monitor and mouse, it brought the best of the hardware- and software-based production worlds together. Today Roland sets a new standard in production power and flexibility with the MV-8800.
Roland MV8800 Features
- Complete production solution, from beat creation and multitrack recording to mixing, mastering and CD burning
- Tight integration of drum machine-style pattern recording and DAW-style linear recording
- Realtime control of audio pitch and time, groove quantize, and pattern/song arrangements — great for both studio and stage
- World-class sound library pre-installed on the internal hard drive
- Legendary Roland instrument and effects models onboard, including TR-808, TR-909, SRV reverb, SDD-320 Chorus, SBF-325 Flanger, Boss BF-2 and HF-2, and RE-201 Space Echo
- Three MIDI ports (IN x 1, OUT x 2) for connecting external MIDI devices
- Color LCD with icon-oriented interface
- Accepts external VGA monitor (optional) and optical mouse
A New Integrated-Studio Standard
Synthesis, Sampling, Recording, Mixing, Mastering
The MV-8800 is a fully equipped sampler and synthesizer with parameters that can be edited and automated with the assignable sliders and/or with a VGA monitor and mouse (VGA monitor optional, mouse included). It’s also an advanced multitrack recorder equipped with an automated 24-channel stereo mixer and mega effects processor. Mastering tools are provided as well, including a parametric mastering EQ, enhancer, expander, multiband compressor, mastering limiter and soft-clip algorithm with output dithering.
Sound Library Onboard
Create your own sounds or load up to 128 instruments or drum kits at once from the MV-formatted sound library that’s preinstalled on the hard drive. Newly created drum kits are provided, including a special collection of 16 vintage drum machines such as the legendary Roland TR-808 and TR-909. Acoustic and electric pianos, strings, guitars, horns, synth basses and other essential instruments are also included.
Amazing Pitch & Time Control
Load hundreds of loops, hits, or vocal phrases at once, all with realtime BPM matching. Just tap the tempo, and all the samples lock to your new tempo! You can match the pitches of melodic phrases just as easily. Create loop-based tracks on the fly, all locked together in perfect pitch and time sync.
Vintage & Modern Effects
An incredible lineup of modern and vintage effects is built into the MV-8800, including models of classic Roland SRV reverbs, SDD-320 Chorus, SBF-325 Flanger, Boss BF-2 and HF-2 pedals, and the legendary RE-201 Space Echo. The MV-8800’s multi-effects processor includes an Analog Modeling Bass that turns the MFX engine into a virtual SH-style bass synthesizer. All MFX knob tweaks can be automated as you mix.
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Roland MV-8800 Specifications
Sampler Section
- Audio Data Format: 16-bit linear
- Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz (fixed)
- Maximum: Polyphony 64 voices
- Parts: 16 (Instruments) + 9 (Audio Tracks) + 1 (Audio Phrases)
- Wave Memory (RAM): DIMM: 1 slot (168 pins, PC100 CL = 2 or PC133 CL = 3, 3.3 V, 128 M bytes, 256 M bytes, 512 M
bytes); 128 M bytes (standard), Expandable up to 512 M bytes (replacement to 512 M bytes DIMM is
required.)
- Maximum Sampling Time:
- With 128 Mbytes DIMM (standard): mono: 24 min. approx. (stereo:
12 min. approx.)
- With 512 M bytes DIMM (expanded): mono: 100 min. approx. (stereo: 50 min. approx.)
- Effects: Multi-effects (MFX): 1 (25 types), Reverb: 1 (2 types), Chorus: 1 (4 types), Mastering Tool Kit: 1
(only in the Mastering Mode)
Sequencer Section
- Song: MIDI tracks (1 MIDI channel per track): 128
- Audio Tracks: 8
- Pattern Track: 1
- Tempo Track: 1
- Mute Control Track: 1
- Pattern: MIDI tracks (1 MIDI
channel per track): 64
- Audio Track: 1
- Mute Control Track: 1
- Resolution: 480 TPQN
- Tempo: 5 to 300
- Note Capacity: Approximately 150,000 notes
- Song Length: 9,999 measures
- Recording Method: Event
recording (Realtime/Step), Audio recording
Others
- Project:
- Songs: 16
- Patterns: 500
- Patches: 16 (per Song)
- Partials: 96 (16 pads x 6 banks per Patch)
- Samples: 9,999
- Audio Phrases: 512 (16 pads x 32 banks)
- Patch Libraries: 128
- MIDI Clips: 100, Multi-effects (MFX) Libraries: 144 (Preset: 44, User: 100)
- Chorus Libraries: 52 (Preset: 2, User: 50)
- Reverb Libraries: 54 (Preset: 4, User: 50)
- Mastering Tool Kit Libraries: 76 (Preset: 26, User: 50)
- Still Images (Photos) for Pix Jam Function: 16
- Signal Processing:
- AD Conversion: 24 bits 64 times oversampling
- DA Conversion: 24 bits, 128 times oversampling
- Frequency Response MIC/Line
Inputs: 20 Hz to 20 kHz (+0/-2 dB)
- Nominal Input Level:
- MIC/Line Inputs: -50 to +14 dBu (maximum +26
dBu: balanced, maximum +20 dBu: unbalanced)
- Phono Inputs: -87 to -27 dBu
- Input Impedance:
- MIC/Line Inputs: 40 kOhms
- Phono Inputs: 50 kOhms
- Nominal Output Level: +4 dBu (balanced)
- Output Impedance: 600 Ohms
- Recommended Load Impedance:
- Master Outputs: 10 kOhms or greater
- Headphones: 8 to 600 Ohms
- Residual Noise Level: -86 dBu or less (SENS: LINE, Phono Input Jacks: short-circuited, IHF-A Typ.)
- Display: Graphic 320 x 240 dots backlit LCD
(Color)
- Pads: 16 Pads, Velocity and Aftertouch sensitive
- Controllers:
- Effects Control Knobs: C1 to C3
- Mixer Sliders: 1 to 8
- Hard Disk: Drive 2.5 inches, 40 G bytes
- CD-R/RW Drive: Built-in type CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW
- Connectors:
- Phono Input Jacks: L, R (RCA phono type)
- MIC/Line Input Jacks: L, R (1/4 inch TRS phone type)
- Master Output Jacks: L, R (1/4 inch TRS phone type)
- Headphone Jack: Stereo 1/4 inch phone type
- Digital Out Connector: A Coaxial type
- Digital Out Connector: B Optical type
- MIDI Connectors: IN, OUT A, OUT B
- USB Connector: supports file transfer (mass storage class)
- VGA Out Connector: HD DB-15 type
- PS/2 Mouse Connector: 6-pin mini DIN type
- Foot Switch Jack: 1/4 inch phone type
- AC Inlet
- Power Supply: AC 115 V, AC 117 V, AC 220 V, AC 230 V, AC 240 V (50/60
Hz)
- Power Consumption: 35 Watts
- Dimension: 18-15/16 x 19 x 5-3/8 inches (480 x 482 x 136 mm)
- Weight: 19 lbs 14 oz (9.0 kg)
- Operating Temperature: 41
to 104 degrees Fahrenheit (5 to 40 degrees centigrade)
- Included Accessories:
- Owner’s Manual
- Screen Guide
- Appendices
- Booklet Content Discs
- Content Discs (CD-ROM)
- Mouse (PS/2)
- Mouse Pad
- Power Cord
- Short Pin
- Options (available separately)
- Foot Switch: BOSS FS-5U
- Pedal Switch: DP-2
- MV8-OP1 Output/RBUS expander
- DIF-AT24 RBUS to ADAT converter
* 0 dBu= 0.775 Vrms
* The specifications are subject to change without notice.
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Rate and Review this Product:
 11 people rated this item  | C from Savannah, G | | Overall Ranking: | | Quality:
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| It is built to last period. It is the true definition of a stand alone sampler. From start to finish and you can add vocals, live instruments, and etc. I've never had any lock up problems with it on its own or while connected to anything else rather it was USB or midi. | | Features:
| 512mb or ram. Unlike the MPC's, the sounds you have loaded are still there when you turn the unit off and back on. In other words, you don't have to reload everything again. The 512mb of ram is still unmatched by the others and proves to be a real time saver. | | Ease of Use:
| It's a Roland so there is a learning curve. If you've owned any other Roland product then the learning curve is drastically reduced because you already understand that many buttons do multiple functions but in a logical way once you get used to it. A day or two and anyone who reads the manual can have it pretty well mastered. | | Sound:
| The sounds are great. It has a higher quality sound than the MPC but is has superior sound processing abilities that allow that raw or dirty sound some may prefer or is necessary with certain styles of music. The best thing is you can master the final mix on it, have a very clean sound, and also retain the grittiness if you prefer. The onboard sounds are very useful and not just there as well as the effects are very known and speak for themselves. | | Action:
| Out of the box it is hard to beat. Again, 512 of ram that can be expanded and as well as a 40gb hard drive that can be swapped for a larger one is more than what most people will max out. If you spend some time with it you will appreciate a machine that had beat makers in mind. | | Value:
| It is an excellent value. The mpc 2500 is the same price so why not get a top of line machine instead. I had this machine, sold it to a very good friend of mine who I wanted to get more involved in music making, went back to Kontakt 3, purchased an mpc 1000 as a trade up from a mpd 32, and I'm now buying another MV 8800. Go figure that one but it speakes volumes of how I feel about it and I've used every mpc for the record so this is not a biased opinion but a fact the Roland is the best. | | Do you own this product?:
| Sold my first 8800 and am buying another one this week. | | Date submitted:
| 4-8-09 |
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