SP-404 - Reviews - Music Tech Magazine

Roland’s new SP-404 takes sampling out of the studio and onto the stage. Mark Cousins hooks up his decks and puts it through its paces...

Price: £250.00
Manufacturer: Roland
Website: http://www.roland.co.uk/prod_room_catdet.asp?id=SP404

The software sampler may have firmly embedded itself in the process of studio production, but when it comes to stepping out of the studio, there’s still a lot to be said for hardware sampling systems. Take the Boss SP-303, for example: this diminutive sampler was pitched at DJs looking for a basic, uncomplicated sampling system they could use on the fly – no software pages crammed full of intricate editing features, just a tool that samples and plays! Whether by accident

Score: 9

This review first appeared in Music Tech Magazine issue 37
Filed under DJ Equipment, Hardware Instruments, Samplers

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