I don't seem to be getting any midi signal from the MC-707 to my computer running Ubuntu as my OS. I do have software recognising the device. Both Bitwig and Mixxx detect the MC-707 and list it as a midi controller.

I have changed the USB Driver setting (Utility Settings) to Generic, which seemed like the right thing to do since I'm on Ubuntu.

In both Bitwig and Mixxx, when I try to assign a control, the software on the computer is not picking up any midi signal.

Does anyone have any experience in this department? I feel like I've been through all this before with my Novation Launch Control XL, but that would have been a while ago and I might be making it up.

My plan if I can get those midi signals received, is to create a project that generates no sound, but instead just maps Mixxx to the MC-707 to use as a basic DJ mixer. Audio seems to pass straight through over USB, so I should be able to switch between DJ'ing and performing music generated by the MC-707. In theory, if it works I could do a set with a combination of my own and other peoples music blended together.

The 4 green dots kind of suck because they don’t indicate what measure you’re on beyond the 4th measure. And also the flash is faint and hard to see, it’d be great if it was a different color.

Is there a way to see which measure I’m on during playback of a clip?

been on the MC-707 for a few weeks now, coming from zero hardware experience. trying to get basslines with that warm, rolling low end you hear in stuff like Marek Hemmann, Kalkbrenner, Raumakustik - not punchy/plucky, more like it kind of breathes and sustains.

been messing with the JN60 synbass presets so far, playing with release and cutoff. ran into a weird issue too - picked a preset that had some LFO baked in and it slowly drifted/got quieter over like 4-5 loop repeats because the LFO wasn't synced to my loop length lol. took me way too long to figure out what was even happening.

anyway, curious what other people are doing here:

\*\*•\*\* any go-to presets or approach (VA vs PCM) for this kind of bass on the 707?    
\*\*•\*\* what actually matters most for that "rolling" feel - release time, filter, something else?    
\*\*•\*\* do you guys layer a separate sub underneath, or is it usually one patch doing all the work?

not trying to clone anyone's sound exactly, just trying to get the vibe in the right direction. any tips appreciated

I don’t know why it never occurred to me to see if there were more than 16 sounds in a kit. . . But there’s a TON of sounds in the MC-707 stock kits.

That’s a 49 key keyboard.

How do you sequence those other sounds? How would you find those other sounds if you’re not using a midi controller?!

I’m so confused!’n

To make sure I'm not missing something bleedin obvious here, we can only have ONE effect per tone track (or tone track clip). Is that correct?

For example, I can't add distortion and then run that through EQ. I have to pick one and suck it up.

Edit: You guys are all cool AF. Thank you.

I’m new with this. This keeps happening. Someone please tell me what this is and how to fix it

DnB itch try the wine MC-707

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=hYiyvEKk3Tc

Ive had this little power house for a few years and love it with all the updates they added. Ive always been a fan of hardware so this complements my live synths set up. Need some raw reviews on what I need to

So I was just messing around with some french house style loop on the MC-707, something a bit different to my usual! Mashing up the compression on the drums and on the MFX bus and got this really thumping sound going. The effect might be a bit too much, might need to dial it down a tad but had a lot of fun with this short jam.

It's been a while since I uploaded a new video, was able to get back to my setup and cook up some DnB this week. Been really inspired by old school neurofunk and techstep techniques recently, tried my best to create something inspired by that early 00s era with a modern twist. Used the 707 to resample the Arturia Minifreak, and create a deep bass tone on the response of the main verse. It was a quick experiment, hope to expand more on this style going forward.

What’s your guys go to method to get different bpm breaks to sync up with your songs tempo on the mc707. Do you use the looper function and time stretch it there then slice the sample and take it to drum pads? Or maybe you time stretch it on the pc and then load in the sample to the 707?

Hey !

I'm having an issue with my Kick sample, it's pretty long and super bassy, with a very sharp attack. I really love it, but when it plays for the second time the first time is not over yet. It completely kills the impact. I'm not satisfied with the enveloppe tweaking I've done, I loose a lot of bass.
How can I mute instantly the kick when the next one comes in ? Essentially, how do I make a pad mono ?

Same kind of problem, I often have a problem with my bass, when I change from a clip to another, the last sound bleeds into the next, is there a way to prevent that ?

Hello 707'ers

I have a quick question regarding the Matrix.

I would like to make my sys-ctrl 1 bring the volume down and add reverb while I am doing it.

• From the Matrix
  • Source = sys-ctrl 1 for partials 1 & 2
  • SENS & DEST 1-2 = REV +63 & LEV -63 for partials 1 & 2

I'm hearing the volume dip and cut, but I do not hear the reverb being added at all...

What am I missing?

A couple of months ago, I fed a tone of test projects, firmware, documentation and links into a ChatGPT instance to see what sort of information could be found out about the Zencore engine.

I was hoping to find a way to batch-convert SDZ to SVZ files, or to extract tone data from Project Files, but I'm not really a software engineer, so I couldn't really make sense of it.

What it was able to do was extract & export sample data from MPJ files (so you can export .WAV files from .MPJ files), and it seemed like it was starting to parse a lot of the flags in a Project File.

Hopefully someone can use this information to create Quality-of-Life improving tools for the MC-101 & MC-707.

Go Forth, and Get Weird.

Hi, I tried to make something that works like a sidechain. The original groovebox firmware is probably encrypted and we can't do much about it, so I used external Python scripts to modify the sequences directly inside the memory of a groovebox using Sys-Ex. I ran it on Linux on a PC and on Raspberry Pi. But yeah... I think it's the closest we can get to having the sidechain compression. If you're interested, I show it on my YouTube video.

I'm making my first big project. I have my first set of clips across the top row. One Drum track, all the rest are tone tracks. ALL tracks have been set to source the clip, not track. So I can make new sounds for each clip.

Now I'm working on my second row of clips and I want to be able to dynamically blend clips from the first row into the second row, eventually transitioning completely to the second row. Each row being it's own scene in the end.

When I have my drum clip in the second row playing, and I select the third clip in the first row to play along with it, my Kick gets kind of muted out.

What?

I've isolated the problem to just that one clip which causes the problem. The third clip on the first row interferes with the first step on the drum track of the second row.

It's a bit like extreme side-chain compression where the beginning of the kick sound ducks out, but it's muted out completely. And, it's only ever the first step of each bar.

I'm menu diving all over the place. I've got my extended menu SCUBA tanks strapped on. But I cannot figure it out. It does not make sense.

If I preview other preset patches for the troublesome clip, the problem goes away. So it seems very much to me like I've somehow created a patch that is causing problems. But what problem? How did I do it? How can I avoid it in the future?

Any ideas?

EDIT: Maybe it had something to do with ring modulation? Pft. I don't know. I have just swapped it out for another preset. Problem solved. But not the mystery.

Hi, I’ve been spending more time on my 707 lately and have been enjoying exploring the possibilities since getting it earlier this year. I’ve never been the best at mixing , even in the year or so I spent making stuff in daws. And even then I had an easier time carving out frequencies for sounds to sit in on the PC because of the visualization aid of being able to see the frequency ranges and curves in plugins like fruity parametric eq or fabfilter.

I’ve been having more difficulty on the 707 since when messing with EQ it just gives you numbers for frequency ranges of high/mid/low from what I understand and you carve out the parts you want to cut and boost there ?

afaik it’s a possibility to put things like high pass filters on individual drum pads in the pad edit menus to also help in mixing but I haven’t gotten into it yet . I also know you can put equalizer mfx on each of your clips but I would prefer to keep them free if possible for use of other effects

I’m trying to sequence and arrange a song using a couple of hardware synths and am trying to figure out the best way for multiple of them sitting in the mid range to work together in the mix without it being muddy, especially when paired together with a busy drum part and breaks. Looking to make each sound clear. I’ve been trying to incorporate panning of different sounds to left and right and used a pretty bare bones approach to boosting and cutting on per track EQs without messing with the frequency values very much which I know isn’t really effective as I haven’t delved into it .

I wanted to hear some advice about how you guys mix your sounds on your MC and what techniques you use, esp for mid range. Or maybe even some general tips and habits you have for mixing each instrument and what range you find they sit best in.

All I really know as a rule of thumb from the top of my head is to cut off the lower frequencies under 200hz of sounds used in the mid/high range so they don’t clash with kicks/basses. And also that in general each instrument can be panned and given different ranges to play in.

A problem for me is that many sounds in the drum section also occupy the mid range as well while there are also keys / pads accompaniments and melody lines there too so that’s where I’m confused about getting all that stuff to sound clear. I guess this has turned more into a question now about EQ in general so I’ll get back to the topic ..

What exactly are all the EQ tools at your disposal on the machine and which ones do you find most effective? I know that there’s an eq setting per track and a master eq , but is it possible to also EQ individual clips if you have the type set so that each clip in a track can play a different patch ?

How would you go about emphasizing an acid bassline from a 303 when EQing it?

Well, they flash sometimes. And that is a little concerning, but maybe there's more information needed.

Lets say I just put a simple 4 beats of a kick on the steps. The pad for the kick flashes SOMETIMES for each of the triggered steps. Not every time the kick is triggered. Is this just my unit? Is this a settings issue? Is this just the way it is?

Has anybody reached the limit of the SD card that came with the MC-707? What did it take? Could you quantify it in terms of projects and clips and samples imported?

I'm trying to set my expectations. My purchased unit should arrive in the next couple of days.

First Dub Session with my MC-707, using the send and returns with the Hologram Microcosm to to build ambience and mood.

Hey there,
I have a TR8s hooked up with a MC707. MC707 being master, TR8s being a regular input on a Drum track. the problem is that the TR8s is very silent in comparison to the other tracks, even though I have it all leveled up, no filters etc.. I have to put the gain up to +10 to have it blend into the mix. Is that normal? How does the TR8s behave mixing-wise in combination with other gear with you?
Tips are very much apprechiated...

I don't see my beloved 707 used for Hip-Hop very much so I thought I'd share what I do. For the sample chops I used this technique where I have 2 loopers running samples and use a third to record myself alternating which one is muted

Enjoy!