The Roland MC-09 "PhraseLab" is a

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synthesizer, described as a Roland TB-303 emulator featuring an effects processor and a 4-part phrase sampler.

Features

The key features of the MC-09 are: * Single DSP monosynth for bass (TB-303 emulator), lead and drums * Pattern sequencer for up to two measures with 16 beat per measure resolution * Four track audio looper, samples patterns or internal input as "phrases" * Loop control function, allows sampling phrases with varying pitch or chopping and rearranging phrases * Effect processor (exclusive with monosynth) * Smartmedia storage *

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in and out connections (but no MIDI thru)

References

MC-09 PDF Documentation Links:
Roland MC-09 Owner's Manual

Roland MC-09 MIDI Implementation
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