What didn't you like about it (just curious)? My only complaint was that
as I got more into using it for HD recording my tracks, the time limits
were causing me to do too many bounces. As a phrase sample and effects
processor, I thought it excelled...
rEalm
"Jonathan El-Bizri" <sserendipity@...>
01/17/02 12:22 PM
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Interesting. My opinion was - it sucked. I had one long enough to learn
how to use every part of it, and, it totally sucked.
If you are of the other opinion, one thing you will definitely want to but
is an external zip drive, that you can attach to your computer. There is a
free Roland software applet that allows you to transfer audio files
directly to disk, something like the command station e-loader.
----- Original Message -----
From: erik_magrini@...
To: xl7@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thursday, January 17, 2002 5:16 AM
Subject: [xl7] Re: SP808
It's a phrase sampler, not a regular sampler, just FYI. You can't play
samples chromatically, just loops and one off events. But it does so
straight from a Zip disk, so you can get up to 250MB worth of samples at
your disposal. It also acts as a hard disk recorder, and that was what I
used mine for originally. The effects are way cool too, and are very
flexible. The downside is that it can only handle 4 stereo audio files at
once, and it only has 4 tracks for recording. So you could be playing
back 3 track and record one at the same time. If you're serious about
getting one, get a regular sp808 as they're much cheaper right now. The
OS from a newer EX can be copied to ZIP, and loaded into the regular 808
in about 30 seconds flat. Also, the regular 808's come with a 100MB zip
drive, but it's easy to swap it with a larger 250MB internal zip, all for
much cheaper than the EX version. ! ;I! may get another one myself
someday, once you get the feel for all that the sp808 can do, it's
extremely flexible. I did not want to sell mine....
rEalm
how many samples can the sp808 or Ex play???? thought to bought one...
would
have to sell my ESI32...
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Re: [xl7] Re: SP808
2002-01-17 by erik_magrini@Baxter.com