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Roland MicroComposer

Series of Roland hardware sequencers

The MicroComposer series is Roland's line of early microprocessor-based hardware sequencers used to program analog synthesizers with precise note and control data. It includes the pioneering MC-8 and the later, more compact MC-4.

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  • Sequencers

    Hardware step and pattern sequencers that store and play back note, control, and timing data to drive other instruments, without generating their own primary voice.

Made by

  • Roland

    Roland is a Japanese maker of electronic musical instruments, including synthesizers, drum machines such as the TR-808, and the JC-120 Jazz Chorus, a benchmark solid-state guitar amplifier known for its built-in stereo chorus and produced since 1975.

Models in series

  • Roland MC-8 Microcomposer

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland MC-8 MicroComposer, released in 1977, was one of the first commercially available microprocessor-controlled music sequencers. It used a numeric keypad and computer-style memory to program detailed control data for synthesizers, pioneering the digital sequencing of analog gear.

  • Roland MC-4 Microcomposer

    Synthesizer · Japan

    The Roland MC-4 MicroComposer, released in 1981, is a microprocessor-based digital sequencer that let musicians program precise note, gate, and control data to drive analog synthesizers. A successor to the MC-8, it became an important tool in early electronic and synth-pop production.

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