The MC-909 sampling groovebox ships with 16MB of sample RAM and is upgradeable to 272MB. It can also be expanded with one SRX-series expansion board. It was released before the MC-808 and could be considered the flagship model of the Roland MC-series grooveboxes and the follow-up to the MC-505.
Year Released: 2003
Number of Pads: 16
Polyphony: 64 notes
Multitimbral: 16 parts
Preset Patterns: 333
User Patterns: 200
User Songs: 50
Preset Drumkits: 89
User Drumkits: 128
ROM Size: 32MB (693 waveforms)
Power Consumption: 20 watts
Weight: 6 kg
Dimensions: 491 mm x 386 mm x 123 mm
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