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Roland SP-404

Sampler from Roland belonging to the SP series

Lougarou Lougarou
Published on 09/30/05 at 03:46
Polyphony:
6 / 12 Stereo / Mono - sampling in 4 / 2 (Stereo / Mono)
Converters: convertos good, which is what comes out ...
Effects: 29 effects including 5 directly selectable by the buttons faade.
Memory: few prs 5 min 44.1 (11 LoFi) with 1GB CF card eune: 386 min (44.1) and 772 in LoFi.
Connectors: RCA (from sampling), L + R (6.35), Phones, Mic.
PC Publisher: not indicated yet.

Sufficient connection. The choice of the RCA does not seem justified because there is no possibility of a digital source spcifier Can be .... is it for the indoor space saving machine . The connection is enough I got.

UTILIZATION

The configuration-gnrale is quite simple. Obviously you have to use the manual (in English at the moment !!!). The display is minimal but the size of the machine and with a little practice ...
-You can edit the points start / end of loop with the machine but a PC edition is required for a more comfortable edition, APRS is a personal matter (no PC use, etc.. ...) because you can import via the memory card of Wave that has been well taken care of his little dcouper PC ...
-The manual outlines the possibilities of the machine in the style Roland, clear enough, execpt that some paramtrage MRIT not be in the little "Tips" or "MMO".

Some "tricks" not bad at all:
BPM can be a sampler: it can "quantify" the taking of sample: the sampling is stopped when it locks onto the next beat.
the effect BPM Looper lets you capture a portion of the live and boocler.
A Graber effect enables an effect on the beat in sync.

Obviously there is a mode pattern: it records in real time with input quantize, 99 measurements of 1 if I remember correctly.

SOUNDS

Convertos-transparent
-The effects are effective, I have two AIM (such as ....) we can apply an effect on all samples. Can be effective or resample directly smpler indeed apply the effect to an external source (very effective ... but Always an effect both ...).
No-dynamic.

OVERALL OPINION

Just trying to store enough profondment because I want a machine that makes this kind of sampling that boocle (SP505, SP606, SP303 ...).
Section sampling possde tips ncessaires smpler boocles of facilitating the job (be careful, a rest of a sample of boocle does not prtention to be an outstanding sampler and n is not comparable to an MPC or RS7000 etc ... This is not the same concept .....' Tention!) sample as a BPM (ditable) and the "trunc" cal the BPM etc ...
I try almost all current machines and for the price to remain INTERESTED views of the memory capacity, its size, the samples with BPM sync (not that Yamaha has tjrs !!!!) . It is well trs complment in a Set or DJ Groove maker ..

The ratio quality price is 360 trs INTERESTED little prs (Pigalle).
To spend the cash, I'm not DCID but you try and to decide. But the former owners or future owners of SP303, 505.606 mc909, RS7k, MPC KorgXxx this can be an excellent choice, using it as a slave MIDI or simply deuxime devices.