Share your knowledge on these two classic MPCs

By pUs Sat May 08, 2004 6:57 pm
elmacaco wrote:Hell yeah, all the time! doubling the tempo helps the Quanitze function have a greater resolution. You do also need to double the bars most of the time. You could just turn Quantize off, but I like this technique a lot.


Never tried that one, sounds quite interesting. Thanks for the tip!

By Trond E Wed May 12, 2004 1:35 pm
Is there any difference between the gray and the black sp1200 other than the color?
By 8Bits Wed May 12, 2004 2:09 pm
The only difference is the Black SP 1200 has a re-designed power supply! No difference in sound!

By funky-74 Wed May 12, 2004 5:33 pm
Black one also has another type of display.
More clear then the SP12 or grey SP1200. It's more like on an Akai S2000. Go for a black one if u can. The power supply hums less and u can use it all over the world. Just switch powerchord and it switches automatically to the right AC/DC.

By Toecutter Thu May 13, 2004 5:59 am
^^
Knowledge!

By funky-74 Sat May 15, 2004 3:58 pm
Well u know. I bought mines from a guy in Connecticut so i tought i would fry it up when i recieved it here in Belgium.
When i opened it together with a technician, he saw that it was a switchable powersupply. We just switched the powerchord and it was on!
The guy said it was serviced @ Rogue music in NYC. The guy has his own production company. He said it was used on tracks from Marley Marl, Fatman Scoop and Littlle Kim (4th track on Notorius K.I.M.)
By DaFunkDocta2004 Fri Jun 04, 2004 7:55 pm
Soul Network wrote:I both have mpc60 and SP1200.Two totally different machines.Personally i think SP1200 is 100 times better,it sounds really crunchy and is basically easy to use.Unfortunately sequences don't sound as groovy as mpc,but the sound and the way it triggers the samples is just amazing.
The top is sequencing it through the mpc,that is what i normally do.


THAT is quite a combination, man. Could you elaborate a little...
By Kilowax Sat Jun 05, 2004 2:18 am
Soul Network wrote:I both have mpc60 and SP1200.Two totally different machines.Personally i think SP1200 is 100 times better,it sounds really crunchy and is basically easy to use.Unfortunately sequences don't sound as groovy as mpc,but the sound and the way it triggers the samples is just amazing.
The top is sequencing it through the mpc,that is what i normally do.


100% agree wit u! I to got both MP&SP it's a great combo (that nuf producers use Mr Waltz, Dre, Pete Rock even Wyclef!)when seq. on the MP and using SP1200 as drum-sound module 8) 8) 8) !!!

Peace to yall.
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By derekdikbag Sat Jun 05, 2004 3:19 am
The SP 1200 Used a12 BIt SAmpling
rate if I'm not mistaken....compared to the MP's 16 bit
sampling rate ...which is where the difference in sound or "dirtiness" comes from
By Kilowax Sat Jun 05, 2004 12:00 pm
derekdikbag wrote:The SP 1200 Used a12 BIt SAmpling
rate if I'm not mistaken....compared to the MP's 16 bit
sampling rate ...which is where the difference in sound or "dirtiness" comes from


Hu,hu :lol: ... Ya miss an episode or what?!! 8) :o 8)

By elmacaco Sat Jun 05, 2004 4:56 pm
the 60 uses 12 bit...

But I believe the SP might use analog chip based VCA's like it does with filters. That would give it more punch for sure, but I do not know if that is how the VCA's are implemented. So Don't Quote me on that!!

Anyone know?

By Kilowax Sat Jun 05, 2004 5:21 pm
I don't know either how the chis are implented but I'm sure dat SP's sound's about the chips!
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E-mu says: We scraped the bottom of our reserves of parts to re-release it a few years ago. Also, they just don't make those chips anymore, it's hard to get those parts.


In the early '90s, Marco Albert proposed an "SP1600" using first the sampling engine from the EmaxII, and then one from the ESI32 sampler. Product concepts were drawn up, but they were never approved.
The new attitude that pervaded Emu was to build low-cost modules and achieve massive revenues. Marco took the idea (and his job) to Akai, launched the hugely successful MPC2000 instead.


Industry's funny thing? :wink: :wink: :wink: MPC2000 is dat SP1600? :wink: :) :wink:

Peace to yall.
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By DSTRUCT Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:24 pm
ive messed around with an sp1200 a few times. Man, those machines are so fun! I got a mpc2000 classic now, but id like to add an sp1200 to my arsenal (still keep the mpc). Only thing i wasnt diggin about the sp, was those damn buttons! I was probably so used to those pads on my mpc, but those buttons on the sp1200 are so wierd to use.

Do you get used to them after a while????
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By kybeats Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:34 pm
good lookin Kilowax


where did you get those quotes???

By Kilowax Sat Jun 05, 2004 7:36 pm
I use dem only when choppin sample, all my knobs work nice pon me SP!!!
But, as I said before, I use my XL to play on, the SP as drums/samples module :D .