need help choosing a Effects unit. (please help)

tyrone_biggums wrote:i use an sp 404sx as my effects unit and i love it. theyre real simple to use and they work great with the mpc's. i use mine alongside my 2kxl, those two together are the main brains of the operation.

u can midi them up or just resample. i run my turntable through the sp and then the sp outs into the mpc. that way i can add effects to my samples on the fly.

that machines got pretty much everything u need, effects wise. and its fun to loop sh*t up in it.

No doubt any of the Roland/Boss SP can offer nice processing on a cheap but will also add some other useable features and tricks.
Only thing is there is a distinct sound in the reverb and delay that may not be to someone's liking.
I guess that's true of all units but it seems to stand out in the SP series.

wow thanks for all the advise so far im leaning twords the dp4.. I was going to get a mpc1000 on ebay the blue one for 400 bucks but luckily i lost the auction. so i found a black mpc at the local guitar center for 499 and i think ill go with that one. I figure that if i have that hooked up with my laptop along with the yamaha an1x and then the dp4 that would be a good start. then all i will need is a midi hookup for my laptop and then I have to figure out if I should get reason or some other software to use along with the mpc. anyone got any ideas on good software?

The DP2 and DP Pro are more reliable than the DP4 or DP4+, just a FYI.

You could try the LIne 6 M9 - delays, mods, distortions, compressions, eqs, filters and reverbs plus tap tempo to sync and 28 sec looper and midi in/out. $399 new sure you can get it on the used market for way under that.

i used to be in your spot dude

i wish someone woulda told me about the ensoniq products and how good they are

they are the greatest

get the dp4

not the plus

the regular dp4 is warmer

get it

nothin else

trust me

I'd rather have 2 DP2's than a DP4, just a more reliable unit all the way around.
Just remember the yellow screen DP2 and green screen DP2 have different reliability as well.

If you do go for a DP4 then try to get it from a dealer or somewhere that takes returns just in case you get noisy outputs or all the outs don't work.

Then again you could always grab a ASR and get double duty from it.

ntalec wrote:Just remember the yellow screen DP2 and green screen DP2 have different reliability as well.

Details? First I've heard that.