- Roland SP-404
The Roland SP-404 is a sampling workstation made by
Roland Corporation . Its features are:
*12 large pads, three control knobs, jumbo display, same friendly operation as SP-303*29 effects, including new Subsonic, BPM Looper, and more
*Built-in microphone for quick sampling
*CD-quality sound
*Expanded sampling time
*12-voice polyphony
*Realtime loop recording
*Sample-editing tools
*Import/export WAV/AIF via
CompactFlash card slot; supports up to 1 GB card*Runs on battery or AC power
Some excellent beatmakers have used either the SP-303 or the SP-404. These include Odd Nosdam, J Dilla, Madlib, Jneiro Jarel, Flying Lotus, Ras G,MF Doom, Illmind, Alias, Iandeborjuh, Panda Bear and Geologist (both of Animal Collective), Beck Hansen, Radiohead, and many others.
External links
* [http://www.rolandus.com/products/productdetails.aspx?ObjectId=728 SP-404: Sampling Workstation]
* [http://sp-forums.com/ SP-Forums.com - An active forum dedicated to Roland's SP range]
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