Roland MSQ-700 Quantisation | Highly unpredictable and fun

Roland MSQ-700 Quantisation | Highly unpredictable and fun - borderline bizarre

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29 күн бұрын

Roland MSQ-700. The sequencer that keeps on giving.
I'm using Howard Jones' "Things can only get better" intro to demonstrate the quirkiness of the quantize engine of the MSQ-700. I don't play the correct chords, but I use them rhythmically correct. Played a little off-beat to test the quantize settings.
The way the MSQ-700 quantize not only the notes forwards and backwards, but also their lengths are very interesting and I've used this many times as a source of inspiration.
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@patrikknoerr9777 27 күн бұрын

One has to admit that thing looks beautiful.

@RayR 27 күн бұрын

I love the tight timing. Modern MIDI can be do laggy and latent unless you have the correct setup.

@wackerburg 27 күн бұрын

Lovely unit. I like how they JUST work.

@RecordingStudio9 26 күн бұрын

This brings so many memories of me using it some 35 years ago. Thanks

@EspenKraft 26 күн бұрын

Cheers!

@MrTfortiger 27 күн бұрын

I really like the funky riffs you are playing,would be great for an 80s style video game!

@keyboardkingpin 27 күн бұрын

Like nine cans of shaving powder, that's funky.

@RaffRobinson 26 күн бұрын

This sequencer reminds me a lot of the Mc-303, with his shuffle/swing/quantize that you can adjust with a subtle amount

@marcogarza4457 26 күн бұрын

Very cool! Thanks for sharing.

@JonniArmani 15 күн бұрын

I love this machine

@jeffryarchambeau5441 22 күн бұрын

I liked quantization of 12 on your first recording.

@starhavven 26 күн бұрын

really cool!

@dadonutslvl90 27 күн бұрын

Definitely attributed to the early YMO sound especially as with the MC

@dacidthorn 24 күн бұрын

Is this the only Roland model with this particular ‘quantize quirk’?

@normalizedaudio2481 27 күн бұрын

AI from the 80s.

@mimoochodom2684 27 күн бұрын

I s'pose in the 80s, this machine, a synth bass, a vocal splashed in reverb and you had a hit?

@EspenKraft 26 күн бұрын

No.

@govorit_i_pokazivaet 27 күн бұрын

It has no 64th.

@poofygoof 26 күн бұрын

This unit seems like it would be straight-forward to clone, either physically or virtually. The firmware is key, but is small enough that it might be feasible to clean-room an implementation of the quantize algorithm like early PC BIOS to mitigate copyright risk. My MSQ-700 was stolen in the late 2000s; I only completed one track exclusively with it since I also had (have) an ASQ-10, but every time I see it used I miss it a bit. Flat UI, completely linear editing, it's about as straightforward to use as can be.

@EspenKraft 26 күн бұрын

I think the guys at Retrokits tried that with their RK-008 sequencer, at least the quirkiness of the quantize algo. Don't know if they succeeded though.

@poofygoof 26 күн бұрын

@@EspenKraft I thought the RK-008 was aiming for the alesis MMT-8, not the the MSQ-700?

@EspenKraft 26 күн бұрын

It is, but they wanted to implement the quirky quantize on it too. After I made the comparisons video.

@felixvortex9 23 күн бұрын

I see your metronome switch is missing - so is mine, and is stuck on ON which is etremely loud! Does the switch still work? I have tried poking mine with a screwdriver to turn it off but there is no movement and 'I don't want to damage it

@EspenKraft 23 күн бұрын

I have the switch and I will glue it on eventually. You can use a screwdriver, but it works more as a lever so you have to jiggle it just right.

@felixvortex9 22 күн бұрын

@@EspenKraft helpful, thank you!

@orincat10 25 күн бұрын

you could probably make something out of those chords

@palbrnlund6701 27 күн бұрын

I hope you are aware that you did this video a year ago? 😅

@EspenKraft 26 күн бұрын

I didn't.

@juanpabloazambuyo4964 22 күн бұрын

Dude, "6", or "12" means the "hits" done in each step.. so machine will match the original chord timing to the setup that you give: 6, 12, etc..

@HenritheHorse 27 күн бұрын

Your played parts sounded much better than the quantisation. I never use it in my DAW either. It has ruined music just like autotune.

@HowlingMoonCinemas 26 күн бұрын

No it doesn't 🤦‍♂️. Don't try to compare autotune with this. They are completely different things. Electronic music should more often than most be very quantized and exact, like in side-scroll video games or sheet music, mainly when the tracks have a fast tempo. The perfection is what gives it a polished finish. Yes, there are times when more natural, slightly off timing imperfections are charming or even elegant in music, but for electronic music (mainly during tracks with higher tempos), exact timing is more often better, because all the sounds are more evenly spaced, sound more clear and organized - everything is more pleasant to the ear. It's like the way a good metal guitarist is liked for playing very "clean" notes and precise timing.

@HenritheHorse 26 күн бұрын

@@HowlingMoonCinemas Don't get me wrong, I do have synths and samplers with sequencers and have played tight tech death on guitar. Just too much "perfection" in todays music.

@HowlingMoonCinemas 26 күн бұрын

@@HenritheHorse One way I like slightly off timed notes is usually for really good lead solos while the background music is kept quantized.