I want an SP 1200 but damn!!

I have a copy - the black and white version

i wonder what its worth.....

http://www.ebay.com/itm/LIMITED-EDITION ... 1262036823

will consider selling it for a decent offer....pm

ggoerl wrote:Does anyone know where I can grab a copy of the sp1200 book by peabody? It's sold out everywhere.

psr wrote:DAMN! nice come up... congrats yo!

ps I started this thread and I still dont have an SP1200 so i kind of hate you too. but congrats anyway

soundtech wrote:
Congrats bro! Someone had to take it

Hope i get a good deal here too.

Thanks fellas! Ya if you're patient enough and just keep looking you'll come up. I just happened to get really lucky I guess.

But I'm not so sure how lucky I really got now as If I can't get my SP figured out I might have to take it to Forat. I'm having a couple of problems maybe someone can help.

I finally got it setup and situated. Turned it on, let it do the start up process, loading sounds, etc. It boots and I'm in but I'm not getting any sound at all when I hit on any of the drum pads. Aren't there supposed to be some stock sounds or something? I was plugged into the mix out but got a hum as well as the mix volume pot is scratchy. I tried some of the other outs as well, no dice. Just a hum which some of them the hum being louder than another.

No saved sounds stored inside in the SP1200 itself, all have to be loaded from disk or sampled in fresh each time it is powered up.

SimonInAustralia wrote:No saved sounds stored inside in the SP1200 itself, all have to be loaded from disk or sampled in fresh each time it is powered up.

oh, I knew there were sounds that were loaded from the disk but I always thought there were some stock sounds that were in the memory or something but I guess not then?

I figured there were cause I saw that you can buy eproms with 808 sounds so I just assumed there were stock sounds cause I remembered reading something about erasing the eproms regarding stock sounds?

maybe you should read this:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E-mu_SP-1200

esp. the section: Differences from the SP12

drumulator: eproms only
sp12: eproms & sampling
sp1200: sampling only

SP12 has built in sounds on ROMs.

SP1200 doesn't.

I had a feeling I was getting mixed up with the sp12. Thanks for clearing that up fellas.

Sp heads!
Does anyone know how to set any compressor to compress like sp1200? I know it can sound funny but as far as I went through sp knowledge every out has the same compressor settings. I would like to do the same in my gear but i can't figure out what would be universal settings of attack,relese,thres etc.
Can any of you help?

SP1200 doesn't have a compressor.

Not really sure it has a compressed sound at all, or that using a compressor is going to give you an SP1200 sound.

aww shit. did not have read the whole text.
All plans have gone, thanks for reply

Clint wrote:This setup looks cool..



Studio 440
ASR-10
2 x SP1200
S-900
S-950

"Nothing sounds more punchy and raw than a real sp1200 mpc 60 or studio 440. emulations just don't do the trick. do you want that instant classic oldschool hiphop , electro or house sound on your samples or drums ? but you dont have the money for vintage samplers ? we will sample and playback any sound for you ! we will make 16 samples sound as punchy and warm as possible. (this could be 16, 2.5 sec samples containing 200 drum sounds for example) we can record the 16 sounds at different pitches so you get a wide range of sounds to play with. Instant nostalgia for only 5 bucks ! We will deliver within 1 day ! "

http://fiverr.com/pro_audio_works/give- ... studio-440

Cant knock the hustle, lol

ha lol ! that is my friends old setup! I make beats there with him from time to time( Iggybiets) He now added an asr10 and an Atari computer for sequencing.. he wanted to get rid of 1 of the sp's.. I told him NOT to haha

If anyone needs mpc's or sp's then you should definitely contact Clint, i got my sp1200 from him a couple months ago..

for what?

Doesn't seem to be any photos of the SSM2044 filter replacement daughterboard in the later SP1200s.


The two SSM2044 filter chips...




The replacement daughterboard...

SimonInAustralia wrote:SP1200 doesn't have a compressor.

Not really sure it has a compressed sound at all, or that using a compressor is going to give you an SP1200 sound.

Decay on SP sounds like compression like Pete Rock said. I alway use that shit.
Nothing will give you SP sound