SP1200? MPC 2500!

I always considered getting a SP1200 and was greatly tempted to sell off a couple pieces of gear to get one but with all the new features on the 2500, there is no use. Yeah, yeah, ramble on about the grit sound and all that but we can make it ourselves now thanks to JJ/plugins/effects onboard and off. We are really getting the best of both worlds. If it was possible we (1000/2500 users) should throw a JJ party where they eat/drink/score with chicks for free for making this killer os.

The JJOS was officially the death of the SP1200 for me.

i think the sp1200 is very old ,dirty raw 12-bit maschine ,maybe its a different
sound compared to bit lowered samples in the 2500. but what do you want with a few secs of sample memory ,with 2500 you can load 10 min into ram (upgraded)

JJ-party: maybe he/they already did a party or two. with thousands of mpc owners sending 30bugs ?

I sold my sp 1200 black reissue and used the money to get a mpc 2500. sp 1200 has a great sound very gritty, but you are stuck with that sound.

Also I got tired of having to sample my one shot wav collection of drums.
I also didn't think sending them over a midi cable with Awave was much faster. I had to create a blank sound with the correct sample length just so I could dump a sample in via midi sample dump. Just be aware of how time consuming an sp can be to get ure mega library of one shots into it.

Overall i'm glad i sold the sp to get the mpc 2500. I still have the eiii if i want to mimick the sound, and i like the eiii's sound quality/functinos way more.

Another interesting thread

"sp12 and sp1200 sound identical with dif khz rates?"




http://sp1200.myfastforum.org/sutra2529 ... ight=#2529

http://sp1200.myfastforum.org is the forum for sp 12 1200 and other emu gear

At first, The bit reduction sounded great, but the more I use it, the more I realize how corny it is. All it does is add white noise (to different degrees) to your samples. I used to do this when I had the XL to make my drums sound dirty. Sample some white noise (turn the rec level up and sample it), truncate it to the length of a kick/snare, layer, and adjust the volume/filter. You get any desired level of dirt.) The SP12/1200 are a completely different animal. They make your drums knock much harder. What goes in does not come out . Many times after I resample my drums and listen to the same beat, I have to wonder "what was I thinking?" The MPC is like "clap", the SP's are like "CCLAPPP!" I actually like the emax more than the SP's, but with the pads, the SP's are just simpler to use. There really is no replacement (yet) for the real dirt machines of the past. Bit reduction is like a cheap VST of a Rare moog.