The Boss/Roland SP sampler thread

petesasqwax · 2019-04-24T12:51:55.925Z

That’s excellent - I’ve never (knowingly) heard an SP being used like that before

noiserock · 2019-04-25T13:15:43.801Z

omg. def need to use my sp more often.

Thinking out loud here, but wouldn’t it be great to have some sort of SP-sequencer on the Norns? I’ve always hated the sequencer on the SP itself.

shortsleeves · 2019-04-27T21:04:35.693Z

noiserock:

There was this kid Spender Radcliffe that called himself Blithe Field that used to have some amazing youtube videos of playing an SP404. He still has a great bandcamp page of albums made almost exclusively “in the box” on an SP and later an MPC of some kind

“Bible School” is one of my favourite records ever!

petesasqwax · 2019-04-27T21:24:32.741Z

noiserock:

There was this kid Spender Radcliffe that called himself Blithe Field that used to have some amazing youtube videos of playing an SP404. He still has a great bandcamp page of albums made almost exclusively “in the box” on an SP and later an MPC of some kind

Late, but on this now. Lovely! Even better that he made it on an SP - I absolutely love when people use things I know in ways I don’t expect *

you could choose to take this into some really dark places but remember that, if you do, that’s on you - I was just talking about a sampler…

xidnpnlss · 2019-05-22T12:34:23.681Z

I love my 303. The FX are great and it’s such a warm, gooey FX box. I like putting samples of (cold, abrasive) digital pads and “playing” them with the 303. Another thing I enjoy doing, akin to the method above, is taking a long sample (on a smart card) and using the “mark” to loop different sections and using the start and end points to find interesting, complementary rhythms. Something about the 303s amp envelope or something avoids zero-point clipping and is always nice and punchy.

janglesoul · 2019-05-22T18:38:50.970Z

Maybe you’ve seen these. I’ve found this guy’s use of the Dakim-technique really good. And it’s refreshing to see grooves being made that are something else than boom-bap.

Here he explains it a bit further:

And this one, where he makes a house track through resampling is cool too:

petesasqwax · 2019-05-24T19:01:07.462Z

I’ve not come across the Dakim technique but have been listening to the record he did with Fumitake Tamura on Leaving a lot lately and this glimpse behind the curtain of his process is very much appreciated

petesasqwax · 2019-05-24T19:11:35.235Z

Effectively the 404sx is only being used as a looper in this scenario, isn’t it? I’m guessing other things could be utilised to do it. I wonder if ENSO could on iOS… I bet Chris would know

xidnpnlss · 2019-05-24T19:22:22.578Z

This is incredible.

Id scrolled past it cause I thought Id seen it before (whats that venue? edit: Mndsgn’s LA living room). I hadn’t. And I was worse off because of it.

Prnts · 2019-05-24T22:49:59.905Z

I like pairing my 404 with my octatrack using the cue outs for send/return duties. Allows me to use 404 effects and sample both ways

boboter · 2019-05-25T09:30:40.295Z

This technique is so awesome. Almost missed it, too. Fantastic stuff.

Clyma · 2019-05-26T22:13:45.193Z

I’m really fond of my SP303 - the FX are instant Animal Collective and the samples are crusty LoFi in such a ‘right’ way

bunkbeds · 2019-05-27T11:25:41.102Z

any of y’all ever have any luck with repairing an sp 303? i’ve got one that will shut off randomly. i recently purchased a soldering iron with the intention of fixing it but am not entirely sure where to start. i purchased a new power supply for it to rule that out. i’m assuming it’s a power related issue. just wondering if anyone has had a similar experience and succeeded in fixing it.

petesasqwax · 2019-05-27T18:53:54.219Z

This whole thread is giving me a constant GAS twitch! I’m contemplating selling some my Moogerfooger and other things to finance an SP guilt-free but I’m not sure which I’ll go for (and I really, REALLY don’t need one, I’m aware…)

earlyplastic · 2019-05-27T19:06:38.080Z

Really like my 202 and 303s. Been meaning to grab a 404 of some variant for more storage, I use a 303 live with my band for one shot samples and drones and a few loops, but would like to free it up for other uses.

petesasqwax · 2019-05-27T20:35:50.287Z

Has anyone tried this out? A guy called Kwazi created a free effects rack for Ableton which aims to replicate the SP303 Vinyl Sim effect. I don’t know whether it’s a like-for-like but it’s capable of some really impressively authentic sound-mangling in lieu of acquiring the actual unit itself.

It’s available here for anyone interested and there’s an audio example of it at work here:

earlyplastic · 2019-05-27T23:13:09.049Z

Amazing! I’ll have to try this later

xidnpnlss · 2019-05-28T06:06:39.073Z

You woulld think with the 303s pedigree Roland would rerelease it modernized but noooooo were only good enough to get a 404 paint job.

Anyway maybe someone will do like a VST clone or something.

josker · 2019-05-28T09:34:28.824Z

This thread should mention Vulf Compressor. Sounds great and the makers say it’s an attempt to replicate the Vinyl Sim.

petesasqwax · 2019-05-28T09:51:32.663Z

I just encountered that yesterday and am looking into it too