SP1200 users

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Re: SP1200 users

By bearhead Tue Jan 14, 2014 10:00 pm
dustymaestro wrote:You want the sound of the sequencer also. Its part of the charm.

Anybody got a lotharek drive on yours?


Nah, just the texture, not the actual groove of the machine. I wouldn't be doing any building with it. Just running audio through it.
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Re: SP1200 users

By Shostakovich Thu Jan 16, 2014 3:49 pm
bearhead wrote:
dustymaestro wrote:You want the sound of the sequencer also. Its part of the charm.

Anybody got a lotharek drive on yours?


Nah, just the texture, not the actual groove of the machine. I wouldn't be doing any building with it. Just running audio through it.


Hi I've got an Emax 1. The sound is the same. I can do it for you. We can discuss via PM.

Re: SP1200 users

By elmacaco Mon Jan 20, 2014 7:09 pm
DJ Krush did an album where he sampled all parts through the SP-1200. Everything you hear on the album went through the SP at least once. Don't recall the name of the album but he talks about doing itt in 2.5 second chunks and what a pain it was but he wanted to do it since he loves the sound so much.
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Re: SP1200 users

By aggle Fri Jan 24, 2014 1:00 pm
Wal Martian wrote:
aggle wrote:yes you have to record it

Eaxctly, if you record sped up and pitch it down in the SP1200 that is the most noticable coloration. You're hearing the sample engine of the SP as well as the stretching algorithms and the circuitry.

I've noticed when doing this you get a different effect if sampling from vinyl or another sampler.
say you record a drum kit from an mpc to the sp it will sound different recording that kit from vinyl
anyone know why this is?
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Re: SP1200 users

By jibber Sat Jan 25, 2014 5:28 pm
Well, simple answer would be: You are recording from different sources, the result will sound different. Sampling from a record or mpc is two completely different sorces, results will be different... Simple really.
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Re: SP1200 users

By aggle Sat Jan 25, 2014 8:36 pm
I was thinking it's the difference between how the sp handles an anlog to a digital sound
When it's a digital sound the crunch is no where near as good compared to straight off vinyl
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Re: SP1200 users

By Wal Martian Mon Jan 27, 2014 6:05 pm
aggle wrote:I was thinking it's the difference between how the sp handles an anlog to a digital sound
When it's a digital sound the crunch is no where near as good compared to straight off vinyl

The MPC's outputs are analog though, same as your DJ mixer. Digital outputs would be like SPDIF or ADAT and if played through speakers would sound like a fax machine. You could sample in the MPC then transfer to a floppy and load it on the SP, that's an example of a digital transfer and you would get yet another sound. Jibber is right, it's just two different sources. You have the MPC sample engine and circuitry vs just the mixer's ciruitry. I swiched from a Korg preamp to a Rane TTM56, huge difference, just in the phono conversion the Rane is way stronger and rounder sounding.
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