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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. Despite the number in its name and the hype it received at its launch, the MC-303 has more in common with other MC prefixed synthesizers (such as the Roland MC-202), which contain built-in sequencers, than it does with the famous Roland TB-303. As the first Groovebox, the MC-303 was the first in a line of inexpensive products specifically targeted towards house DJs and amateur home musicians rather than professional producers. It was superseded by the Roland MC-505. It is the predecessor to the Roland D2, Roland MC-307, Roland MC-909 and the Roland MC-808.
...chaining multiple long patterns. Don't get me wrong, I made a lot of music I liked with things like the MC-303, but we complained about them constantly. This new era of one-knob-per-function boxes made for live performance and improvisation (rather than hitting play on something you'd spent forever pre-sequencing and tweaking) was our dream back...
.../> Japan has been stuck 15 years behind the rest of the synth/ drum machine scene since Roland released the MC303.... 
Roland apparently can still bank on the brand name if they expect to sell these new machines (including the fake Jupiters) at these prices....
MC-303 reprazent 
Prices of them are going to be climbing!
Cool box - great demo. Very interesting
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