SP 1200
fredfades
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if a SP 1200 (original) is MINT, what is it worth approximately?if a SP 1200 (re-issue) is MINT, what is it worth approximately?it would be nice if some one in here can tell me the differences between the OG & the reissue also, the reissue is the one with the green diplay right? is this the only difference?im considering buying one (yeah i know its only 12 secs sampling time, and its NOT as complicated as my MPC, but im a sampler geek, so I do really need one, and the sound is sick also), so just want to check around.if you know something about the price range or want to sell one or know someone who sells one MINT.fred
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as far as re-ish vs og, ya got me.
reish = black
Or so I have been led to believe.
Re:
I've got a minty reissue one that I hardly use. I prefer the MPC 60, I don't like the buttons or the stupid connections on the SP... but I'm still going to keep it and one day force myself to use it.... The sound can be easily replicated with cheaper 12 bit samplers as for the sequencer swing thats a bit harder
the re ish got the green display right? and the OG got the orange/red/yellow?
how much you pay for your sp? you copped it new?
and what stupid connections are you referring to? the only thing i wish the sp had was scsi capabilities. im not much of a fan of the floppy disk anymore.
As for the "stupid connections"... well it doesn't have a dedciated headphone output and using the mix out doesn't really work unless you leave the headphone connector halfway in steelo....Its designed to be connected to a mixing desk (board) and monitored through that I think.
Yeah the reissue has the green backlit screen, but I couldn't comment on the OG as I don't know or care!
Have you thought about getting one of the other Emu Emax samplers that have the same "guts" as the SP but cheaper?
www.emulatorarchive.com
peace
peace
I bought my SP (minty reissue) earlier this year. I tried all sorts of stores, websites, personal leads, etc. etc. etc. At every turn, people said, "You're gonna have to go to eBay for that." So that's what I ended up doing, even though I would've vastly preferred buying it in person so I could see the thing for myself. So unfortunately, you're most likely looking at an eBay purchase.
Try Rogue Music in NYC...
ahem: http://www.analogjapan.net/various1.html
seriously I have a ASR X that sounds alot like the 1200 for $150. If you sequence elsewhere i would try it out first. I sample my drums into the X at 45 and love the sound once slowed down then resample into my MPC for editing. Too bad it dosent sound like my ASR 10 because I bought the X wanting to replace my 10.
- some one who can tell me some stuff about the ASR X?
- how much sampling time do you have? how many filters?
i??ve heard that the ASR-10 has MAD filters, mad as in MANY, and mad as in RAW.
- do the ASR X have the same filters?
- is it possible to make a good drum pattern on it without timing correction?
i have an sp303 and a MPC2000XL, on the mpc i usally do all the drums without timing correction, but that doesnt work on the sp 303 cause of the wack pads/buttons.
- so, hows the ASR X?
- does ASR 10 come in a rack version?
hope someone are able to answer my questions:)
I have the 10 and the X, although I haven't used the X as extensively as the 10. Nonetheless, it's a god investment if the price is low and it does have some ill filter. I have a maxed out standard-- not the pro. . . and I'm requird by law to say KG from Cold Crush owned it each time I mention it.
Anyway, dope machine. The pads wear down on it quite a bit, and over time lose resistance, though. If you plan on midi-ing it to the 200xl, though, this might not be that big a problem.
Personally, though, the ASR-10 is my favorite machine and, yes, there is a rackmount version that I think tends to go for a lower price than the standard 10. You might want to consider that.
Just wanted to add that for $1500, I'll sell you a gently used MV-8000. . .hahah. New machine, so it might not be what you're looking for, but it can do quite a bit, and you can change the bit rate and alter the swing and quantization quite a bit.
but... the ASR X has ALL the same filters as the ASR10?
or am I wrong?
I don't remember, but I'm not sure that it has all . . . It has a lot of filters with a lot of changeable parameters. The other thing-- and I may be mistaken about this-- but they're not analogue filters so I think you're to install additional filters like you would another operating system. In fact http://www.geocities.com/asrxcite/
Peace. Happy holidays.
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