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Roland MV-8800

Sampling Workstation with Sequencer, CD-RW Drive, Sound Library, and Roland Instrument/Effects Models

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Great Groove Production from One Box!

The Roland MV-8800 is a fully functioning sampler, synth, and multitrack recorder. This unit packed with features, including parameters that can be assigned to the automated control surfaces, a built-in 24-channel stereo mixer, and extensive signal-processing functions. The MV-8800 also includes a powerful hard drive with a 128-instrument sound library, as well real-time BPM tempo-matching and pitch-matching and a host of effects and models. You can create and manipulate great-sounding tracks right out of the box with the MV-8800!

Roland MV-8800 at a Glance:
  • Synthesis, sampling, recording, mixing, and mastering all in one box
  • Sound library onboard
  • Amazing pitch and time control
  • Vintage and modern effects onboard

Synthesis, sampling, recording, mixing, and 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
With the MV-8800 you can 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 in the MV-8800's sound library.

Amazing pitch and time control
The MV-8800 lets you 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 and modern effects onboard
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.


Roland MV-8800 Features:
  • Drum machine-style pattern recording and DAW-style linear recording
  • Realtime control of audio pitch and time, groove quantize, and pattern/song arrangements
  • World-class sound library pre-installed
  • Legendary Roland instrument and effects models onboard, including TR-808, TR-909, SRV reverb, SDD-320 Chorus, SBF-325 Flanger, Boss BF-2, HF-2, and RE-201 Space Echo
  • Three MIDI ports

The Roland MV-8800 is a complete sampling and production machine!
Specification Detail
A/D Res. 24 Bit 44.1KHz
Analog Inputs Mic/Line L&R TRS , Stereo Phono RCA w/ RIAA EQ
Analog Outputs Master Out L&R TRS; Headphone 1/4"
Audio? 8 tracks in song mode, 1 in pattern mode
Built-in Effects MFX (25 types) Chorus (2 types) Rev (4 types) Mastering
D/A Res. 24 Bit 44.1KHz
Digital Outputs 2 - SPDIF & Optical
Dimensions 18 15/16" W x 19" D x 5 3/8" H 19lbs, 14oz
Expansion DIMM PC133 up to 512Mb
Format WAV AIFF ACID S700 AKAI 1000/3000 MPC2000 Audio CD
Internal Res. 16 Bit 44.1KHz
MIDI Tracks Song Mode: 128 / Pattern Mode: 64
Polyphony 64 voices
Special Notations 40GB internal HD
Tracks 128 MIDI, Song mode: 8 Audio / Pattern Mode: 1 Audio
USB 2.0 Data transfer only - no external HDD
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by: Billy Fortenberry
After putting the Roland MV-8800 through its paces in my home studio I can say without reservation that the MV8800 represents a major advancement in the eternal quest to develop a comprehensive in-the... read more

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Michael Grebe
After putting the Roland MV-8800 through its paces in my studio I can say without reservation that the MV-8800 represents a major advancement in the eternal quest to develop a comprehensive in-the-box production solution for the producers of R&B, rap, hip-hop, and electronic music.
Carson McClain
PHENOMENAL!! The MV-8800 is a sampler, sequencer, synthesizer, and mastering studio all in on package. You can even use a monitor and a mouse with it. There are no other samplers out there that can touch the MV-8800. It's the most powerful groove production box on the market, and it is the secret weapon for the latest hip hop producers who want to work faster and sound better than the rest.
Nate Edwards
The MV8800 rocks! It actually comes with its own sounds. And it's got a built-in synthesizer! It gives me the power to make music way better.

MV 8800 finished where the MPC gave up!

by Elliott aka B-Lace from Bakersfield, CA USA
November 25, 2008
Music Background: Indie Label Producer, Aspiring Musician, and Music Lover.
Overall you can not beat what this machine has to offer. If I had known about this machine, I would have bought it before I bought my fantom! With that said, this things "chop shop" is unmatchible by ... read more [+]any software or hardware that I've tried, hands down the easist midi connection to keyboard, unbelivable quantize manipulations (both grid and swing), time stretching with samples thats unmatched...etc... etc...etc. I could really talk about this all day, but one last feature worth noting is the fact that you can midi up a keyboard (2 maximum), create a beat, mix down the beat, and burn the beat to cd with the built in CD drive. All this WITHOUT THE USE OF A COMPUTER!!!!! Once again, WITHOUT THE USE OF A COMPUTER!!! Create, mix, burn. It's that easy! close [-]

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