Roland MC-909 - Compared To The MC-505

Compared To The MC-505

The follow features are not available on the MC-505 synth:

1. Sampling ability.
2. A huge editing LCD screen.
3. A second D-Beam controller.
4. Two extra filter modes.
5. Stereo waveforms for your patches.
6. Matrix Control, Random Modify and Fat controls.
7. A mastering stage that features three-band compression and equalization.
8. Turntable emulation.
9. Morphing LFO waveforms.
10. Sample machine gun feature.
11. Velocity sensitive pads.
12. Fully editable arpeggios.
13. Chord memory.

The following features are available on the MC-505 but not on the MC-909:

1. The MEGAMix function.
2. The Portamento knob.
3. The Groove knob. However, the groove/quantize functions are preserved under an editing menu.
4. The ability to control the individual amount of delay assigned to each part.
5. The Ad-Lib function from the D-Beam.

Most MC-909 users agree that both machines are different enough to justify keeping both of them and integrate them using a MIDI cable.