jpeg wrote:what is the benefit of using the sp-133 with the 404 is they both have such overlap on feature set? I understood why people want to use two almost identical purpose units together unless its to extend the memory limits of the ep-133, but in general i think people get carried a way in tryna use to samplers together, that made sense in the old era of s950 with sp or mpc60 cos they was different type of sampler and u would user the drum machine for sequencing.
but a 404mk2 with and sp-133 just kinda seem like using two toasters or two kettles at the same time, i just dont see the point unless u just wanna get more toast or cups of tea.
First SP and EP133 are not the same nor are near to be, SP is a porwerhouse but takes time to make beats, EP 133 is inmediate and more playable. That being said...
It depends what you use them for. For instance, you could use the ep133 for beatmaking and the SP as an fx unit (given that the SP has very unique fx, both for processing sound and for performing). Or You could take the advantage of a more straight forward sequencer in the ep133 and its Punch in FX to control the SP via midi (I do this all the time using the op-z as a sequencer midi controller, because of its speciall features).
Also you can think out of the box and use them in other scenarios.
As you can see is not using 2 samplers, but give different functions to one of them.
I'd never (although it is possible) used the mpc and the SP together as samplers. If I make a beat on the SP the MPC is not used at all, but I certainly use the SP as a audio processor (warmer) when making beats on the MPC.
Each of these machines bring me to a different creative state, and sometimes I want fun fast beatmaking, and other times I want sear power.
Also I use the SP with the EP133 to record effected beats in patterns and rearrange them.
At least in the 4 beats I made til now with the EP