Anyone have the MC-909?

gsilbers · 24th November 2006

ive seen them in craiglist and i remember that when they came out theywhere the bomb. i like to see if they can be use as an external sound module/synth... i know you physicaly can do it but does it really sound great for trance/techno/house. ?
and not dated?

is it really worth it?

is anyone still using these?

ambiguity · 25th November 2006

I just played with one last night. You can use it for dancy electronic music and it's not outdated.

It's pretty bassy, though, and everything I played off of it lacked upper mids and highs, althought I'm not sure whether it was due to the machine itself or due to its owner..

jgrif08 · 25th November 2006

I owned one for a while. Sold it when I got Logic and Reason. I do mostly hip hop and found it so-so. Might do the trick for electro-type stuff.

I dont know if I'd pay more than $700 or $800 for one (if that). Its just a mediocre piece IMO, but I got some good use out of mine.

cdog · 25th November 2006

Had it, sold it.

Euro-trancey sounding.

Its dated.

Unless you produce Ukranian Pop music.

Nothing beats Logic for what I do.

riecespieces · 26th November 2006

i owned one as well and sold it to a fellow producer friend of mine he does r n b and swears by it i thought it was a great piece too but i already had the fantom it has excellent stock drums sounds tho great for stacking and tweaking and its great for sequencing live i actually prefered it over the fantom (my opinion) but the fantom has waaaay more sounds and upgradeability and I have waaay too many synths as it is so I had to let it go solid piece tho and not outdated by any means just my opinion tho

GuruInSpace · 30th November 2006

I had one when it first came out. It SUCKS.

Dont get one.

Lucin Niega · 1st December 2006

I used to work in a music store, and a guy that worked with me owned one. He does R&B type stuff and for that kind of music it totally works, although he is extremely talented. He said that JD uses one. I personally don't know if that is true or not, but it very well may be. I think it's dope.

My 2 cents.

Lucin

riecespieces · 5th December 2006

Rza uses it...

24th November 2006	#1
gsilbers Lives for gear Joined: Jan 2006 Location: El Pueblo de Nuestra Senora La Reina de Los Angeles de Porciuncula Posts: 3,622 Thread Starter	Anyone have the MC-909? ive seen them in craiglist and i remember that when they came out theywhere the bomb. i like to see if they can be use as an external sound module/synth... i know you physicaly can do it but does it really sound great for trance/techno/house. ? and not dated? is it really worth it? is anyone still using these?

25th November 2006	#3
jgrif08 Lives for gear Joined: Jul 2005 Location: Mar Vista, CA Posts: 740	I owned one for a while. Sold it when I got Logic and Reason. I do mostly hip hop and found it so-so. Might do the trick for electro-type stuff. I dont know if I'd pay more than $700 or $800 for one (if that). Its just a mediocre piece IMO, but I got some good use out of mine. __________________ Composers shouldn't think too much - it interferes with their plagiarism. - Howard Dietz Art for art's sake is a philosophy of the well-fed. - Frank Lloyd Wright

26th November 2006	#5
riecespieces Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 391	i owned one as well and sold it to a fellow producer friend of mine he does r n b and swears by it i thought it was a great piece too but i already had the fantom it has excellent stock drums sounds tho great for stacking and tweaking and its great for sequencing live i actually prefered it over the fantom (my opinion) but the fantom has waaaay more sounds and upgradeability and I have waaay too many synths as it is so I had to let it go solid piece tho and not outdated by any means just my opinion tho __________________ Websites http://www.riecespieces.com

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25th November 2006	#2
ambiguity Lives for noise Joined: Aug 2006 Location: Bay Area Posts: 1,023	I just played with one last night. You can use it for dancy electronic music and it's not outdated. It's pretty bassy, though, and everything I played off of it lacked upper mids and highs, althought I'm not sure whether it was due to the machine itself or due to its owner..

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cdog Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Brooklyn Posts: 3,559 3 Reviews written	Had it, sold it. Euro-trancey sounding. Its dated. Unless you produce Ukranian Pop music. Nothing beats Logic for what I do.

30th November 2006	#6
GuruInSpace Lives for gear Joined: Dec 2003 Location: Space Posts: 588	I had one when it first came out. It SUCKS. Dont get one.

1st December 2006	#7
Lucin Niega Gear maniac Joined: Jun 2006 Location: North Hollywood Posts: 240	I used to work in a music store, and a guy that worked with me owned one. He does R&B type stuff and for that kind of music it totally works, although he is extremely talented. He said that JD uses one. I personally don't know if that is true or not, but it very well may be. I think it's dope. My 2 cents. Lucin

5th December 2006	#8
riecespieces Gear addict Joined: Nov 2006 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 391	Rza uses it...