Hi to all I'm just thinking to buy an SP 303.
I always used software, started from Jeskola Buzz in 2000, then Reason, and now I work a lot with Ableton Live and my DSI Tetr4 synth (and a crappy Casio cz-1000). All it's fine with my production, but i'm not totally satisfied about the drumming lines, I feel that I need more dirtiness and compactness in my drums loops.
I would like to be more creative in my drum programming and work with classic Roland 808 sounds or vinyl samples to create something dirty / techno / hip hop oriented.
This are my sounds: http://www.soundcloud.com/railster

I would like to have an SP 303 to work with drums and re-work my drum loops, than record it into bounces in ableton live when i'm fine or working with Effects, i love vinyl effect (and stopping vinyl like) like artist like fly lo, or others from LA.

When I will be play in live I've thinked it would be nice to use my Ableton live to send midi to my machines, so i can have a cool live exibition, i have also a mpd32 wich i hope i can re-use with this setting.

I'm not sure to go streight with a sp303, that is totally crazy, or saving money and buy a 404 (that i dont like the design) or a 555. I never heard so closely that differences of this machines.

Someone else have synced the Ableton Live with the sp 303 via Midi?

Thank so much.
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Never synced it to a daw but it should be pretty easy.

the 303 has a really nice sound for drums (and everything else really)

the 404sx has a faster worflow thos for sampling/resampling.


I listened to your cascare record podcast, it's in fact on my ipod, pretty dope. good luck with your SP!

hi
glad to see some paisà around here

the 404sx got the usb connection and sd card reader but it lacks vinyl sim compression fx (which is very useful, all people here love it)
the 303 got no usb and it has smartmedia card (very rare and expensive nowadays) reader, 26 fx (with vinyl sim)
the 555 also haven't the vinyl sim compression
i've copped a 303 the last december and i'm very happy with it (with a 64mb smartmedia card included).
but probably if you got to use it with ableton maybe the 404sx is what you need.
the choice is yours

... and somebody here said that the 303 pads are better than the new SP pads
correct me if i'm wrong, please

no usb on 404sx

Yeah, thanks to all!
I think sp 303 will be my choice. I don't know if 190 Euro it's a good price and i the seller is buying a 128 mb Smart Media Card wich I don't know if it's compatible on this machine.

My friend has got an 404 sx but i don't like it too much, because lots of producer has got it, and i think it sound too clean!

Thank you!

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sorry

Get that!