The MC-303’s repeating patterns and layered textures create space for the listener’s attention to shape the experience, making subtle shifts feel as important as major changes.
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303
YouTube video by Krostif
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October 9, 2026 at 11:08 AM
The MC-303’s repeating patterns and layered textures create space for the listener’s attention to shape the experience, making subtle shifts feel as important as major changes.
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
MC303メンテしたらなんかノイズ微減してテンション上がったのでループ組んで遊んだ
January 12, 2026 at 8:28 AM
MC303メンテしたらなんかノイズ微減してテンション上がったのでループ組んで遊んだ
I've always felt that the guy who was clearly in communication with several major hallucinogens on the 1998 Roland MC303 demo video, didn't get enough credit for his work.
Heres three of his peak moments...
Heres three of his peak moments...
February 16, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I've always felt that the guy who was clearly in communication with several major hallucinogens on the 1998 Roland MC303 demo video, didn't get enough credit for his work.
Heres three of his peak moments...
Heres three of his peak moments...
Around 2000 or so I bought a Roland mc303 which was a multitrack rompler groovebox and you could make loops with like congas, synth sax and wind. Not trying to brag but I got pretty good at playing it with my feet. Even the button combos I could do. I really should have stuck with that as my thing 😔
March 21, 2026 at 1:04 PM
Around 2000 or so I bought a Roland mc303 which was a multitrack rompler groovebox and you could make loops with like congas, synth sax and wind. Not trying to brag but I got pretty good at playing it with my feet. Even the button combos I could do. I really should have stuck with that as my thing 😔
I know nothing good comes from dwelling on regrets but if I could go back and tell my younger self one thing it would be “keep learning how to play the mc303 rompler groovebox with your feet.”
March 21, 2026 at 1:07 PM
I know nothing good comes from dwelling on regrets but if I could go back and tell my younger self one thing it would be “keep learning how to play the mc303 rompler groovebox with your feet.”
Am I a bad person for thinking the MC303 did it best? 🥺 #SynthSky www.youtube.com/shorts/09t5d...
4 basslines. 1 track. #acidtechno
YouTube video by Acida Dominga
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November 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Am I a bad person for thinking the MC303 did it best? 🥺 #SynthSky www.youtube.com/shorts/09t5d...
Beatmakers! I started to put up samples as name your price on Bandcamp: Here's 232 oneshots from the Roland MC-303 groovebox:
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
And the same sound through a Universal Audio 4-710d preamp:
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
We 😍 the 90's! #samples #groovebox
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
And the same sound through a Universal Audio 4-710d preamp:
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
We 😍 the 90's! #samples #groovebox
Roland MC303 Oneshots, by Roland MC303
233 track album
counivers.bandcamp.com
June 17, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Beatmakers! I started to put up samples as name your price on Bandcamp: Here's 232 oneshots from the Roland MC-303 groovebox:
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
And the same sound through a Universal Audio 4-710d preamp:
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
We 😍 the 90's! #samples #groovebox
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
And the same sound through a Universal Audio 4-710d preamp:
counivers.bandcamp.com/album/roland...
We 😍 the 90's! #samples #groovebox
A four string homemade guitar, a Roland MC303 and a story of lost love. #captinhipiepantscoronavirusrants #coronavirusrants #cbg #cigarboxguitars #cigarboxguitar #cigarboxnation #homemadeinstruments #3chordsandalie #mc303 #remix #AFUK #antifolk #antifolkuk #postpunk m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAHG...
The Mountain Lies Beneath - Stu Crane
YouTube video by phonopath
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January 10, 2025 at 4:31 PM
A four string homemade guitar, a Roland MC303 and a story of lost love. #captinhipiepantscoronavirusrants #coronavirusrants #cbg #cigarboxguitars #cigarboxguitar #cigarboxnation #homemadeinstruments #3chordsandalie #mc303 #remix #AFUK #antifolk #antifolkuk #postpunk m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZAHG...
The MC-303’s repeating patterns and layered textures create space for the listener’s attention to shape the experience, making subtle shifts feel as important as major changes.
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 https://youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 https://youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
October 9, 2026 at 11:10 AM
The MC-303’s repeating patterns and layered textures create space for the listener’s attention to shape the experience, making subtle shifts feel as important as major changes.
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 https://youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
Fog : Dub Techno w/ MC303 https://youtu.be/hUjFBUT6oAE
Kind of want a MC303 now, never had one!
February 17, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Kind of want a MC303 now, never had one!
Roland MC303 (£50):
Old skool techno; no box, manuals or PSU, just the unit; open to swap offers for fun little studio toys. :)
Old skool techno; no box, manuals or PSU, just the unit; open to swap offers for fun little studio toys. :)
September 13, 2024 at 9:48 AM
Roland MC303 (£50):
Old skool techno; no box, manuals or PSU, just the unit; open to swap offers for fun little studio toys. :)
Old skool techno; no box, manuals or PSU, just the unit; open to swap offers for fun little studio toys. :)
Ich sehe eine Roland MC303 🤓
December 21, 2024 at 7:42 PM
Ich sehe eine Roland MC303 🤓
True. I knew him back when he was about 17 or 18, producing under the name SCNTST on Boysnoize. Very quiet and shy lad. He was mixing his tracks down using iPod earphones and was excited at his first hardware purchase (an MC303) & said he had no idea what gear was good or bad
November 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
True. I knew him back when he was about 17 or 18, producing under the name SCNTST on Boysnoize. Very quiet and shy lad. He was mixing his tracks down using iPod earphones and was excited at his first hardware purchase (an MC303) & said he had no idea what gear was good or bad
@citizenhelene.bsky.social A rompler Stan? Now that's interesting. Act like I just talked shit about the MC303 and convince me I'm wrong.
August 19, 2023 at 9:24 PM
@citizenhelene.bsky.social A rompler Stan? Now that's interesting. Act like I just talked shit about the MC303 and convince me I'm wrong.
@offkeyindustries.bsky.social as per our discussion yesterday I need to make a confession 😣
Just bought a Roland MC303 offa eBay for £140 in “as new” condition!
Please forgive my sins
It’ll be a bit of side fun if nothing else
Just bought a Roland MC303 offa eBay for £140 in “as new” condition!
Please forgive my sins
It’ll be a bit of side fun if nothing else
June 19, 2025 at 2:45 PM
@offkeyindustries.bsky.social as per our discussion yesterday I need to make a confession 😣
Just bought a Roland MC303 offa eBay for £140 in “as new” condition!
Please forgive my sins
It’ll be a bit of side fun if nothing else
Just bought a Roland MC303 offa eBay for £140 in “as new” condition!
Please forgive my sins
It’ll be a bit of side fun if nothing else
My first synth the MC303, remember trying to programme Chime on it via Future Music.
November 22, 2024 at 8:20 PM
My first synth the MC303, remember trying to programme Chime on it via Future Music.
I sold my Rm1x 3 years ago. It was in great nick. All the buttons, display, floppy drive worked. Lovely bit of kit. Get one! My MC303 is in very good condition as well - I thonk that one of the red LEDs in the number display is gone, but all fine otherwise.
July 29, 2025 at 8:53 AM
I sold my Rm1x 3 years ago. It was in great nick. All the buttons, display, floppy drive worked. Lovely bit of kit. Get one! My MC303 is in very good condition as well - I thonk that one of the red LEDs in the number display is gone, but all fine otherwise.
Nearly 30 years old, and this machine still holds its own! As the first-ever groovebox, it can still compete with—or even outperform—many modern ones. I'll be sharing more full-length tracks with this beauty soon. Ever owned one? Drop your thoughts in the comments!
#electro
#roland
#mc303
#electro
#roland
#mc303
February 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Funny that you associate a music production mag with the chorus of a song loosely based on a preset sequence from Roland's MC303 groovebox.
February 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Funny that you associate a music production mag with the chorus of a song loosely based on a preset sequence from Roland's MC303 groovebox.
Oh god! The preset patterns on the Boss DR202!
Its like they never learned anything from the MC303.
Its like they never learned anything from the MC303.
October 23, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Oh god! The preset patterns on the Boss DR202!
Its like they never learned anything from the MC303.
Its like they never learned anything from the MC303.
very nice!! i used to have an roland mc303 groovebox but it was hard for me to figure out lol and so it sat for so long and I sold it last year when i needed money. been trying to get more hardware stuff and work wjth it! need a decent lil laptop tho for sequencing and recording.
June 11, 2024 at 8:17 PM
very nice!! i used to have an roland mc303 groovebox but it was hard for me to figure out lol and so it sat for so long and I sold it last year when i needed money. been trying to get more hardware stuff and work wjth it! need a decent lil laptop tho for sequencing and recording.
The MC303 was the very first bit of gear I used to make music, having borrowed my mates after he bought the 505.
I therefore needed one back in my life and was waiting until I found a mint one. This is as good as they get.
I therefore needed one back in my life and was waiting until I found a mint one. This is as good as they get.
May 14, 2025 at 3:38 PM
The MC303 was the very first bit of gear I used to make music, having borrowed my mates after he bought the 505.
I therefore needed one back in my life and was waiting until I found a mint one. This is as good as they get.
I therefore needed one back in my life and was waiting until I found a mint one. This is as good as they get.