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SertOne · Post by **SertOne** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 1:33 am

i use a mpc2000xl , mircokorg and logic studio, got some spare cash and have seen a boss 303 on ebay , i like its small size and just the fun of learnin a new machine and hopefully make me make beats in a different way. or am i wasting money, am pretty sure i can do everything the 303 will do with my equipment already but am interested as this may allow me to make beats on the move as i travel between the uk and ireland. any advice would be nice.

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:18 am

it's portable in the sense it is small, but it still requires wall-power. the sp-404 can be battery powered

Alias of Anticon uses an MPC but still uses his SP-303 to process drums (through the famous Vinyl Sim effect), so there's definitely a spot for the box in your rig/work-flow

i guess you just gotta figure out if it's worth the price for the roles you envision it fulfilling

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 2:37 am

welcome to the boards sertone...

ah man you didn't tell em i sent ya, i was hoping to win the madlib exapsion pack :cry:

j/k just like drewzie already said... i personally like both and if i had the funds i 'd get both... the processing on the 404 is faster, but that's not a problem for me, i can always take a bong hit while waitng... more fx, pads & polyphony on the 404, but i like the sound & the pads of the 303... but yeah if your taking that train ride then the 404 is nice for that situation... check out the battle thread on here and hear the samples these katz flip and the music section too...peace..

SertOne · Post by **SertOne** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:39 am

my bad dude, shouts to blast1 for the link up to the boards!

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:55 am

Welcome SertOne, I'd say the 404 would be better for the travel but I also like the pads and sound of the 303.

JayLost · Post by **JayLost** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 8:26 am

do the 303 pads feel better than the 555 ?

inhouseprducer · Post by **inhouseprducer** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:19 pm

if i was in your situation i would purchase one of those small digital recorders from edirol or zoom and capture sounds to bring back to the studio and tweak away! but seeing that you want to make beats on the road the 404 is nice. Alesis also has some machines that are interesting.

SertOne · Post by **SertOne** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 3:57 pm

when i say on the road, i dont mean like busses or trains, talkin mostly bout hotel room, guest rooms or friends house, so power supplies arent a problem. plus he 404 is around $100 more.

soundexp334 · Post by **soundexp334** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:00 pm

I will sell you my 303 if you want to buy it. I got the box and book for it. Mine just collects dust.

fauna · Post by **fauna** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:14 pm

a way to look at it is like this: the mpc you have will probably let you do anything you can think of, eventually. as in, if you scroll thru this or that screen, hit window, change this, blah blah. great machines, totally great! but yeah, loooots of clicking. that's how i find my 1000, at least.

the advantage of the 303 / 404 set up is that its direct. simpler machine, faster workflow. basically NO screens. whack-whack-chop! hi-YA!

i travel (biz) w/ the koassilator, just to keep doing stuff while moving. but i would totally consider bringing the 404 if i wasn't paranoid about it getting gripped!

SertOne · Post by **SertOne** » Tue Oct 07, 2008 4:22 pm

soundexp334 wrote:I will sell you my 303 if you want to buy it. I got the box and book for it. Mine just collects dust.

how much and would u post to the uk?

email me [email protected] or www.myspace.com/sertone

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 5:24 pm

JayLost wrote:do the 303 pads feel better than the 555 ?

Thats a matter of opinion but I would say hell ya. 303 has the best pads in the entire series in my opinion.

yo-yo crunch · Post by **yo-yo crunch** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 7:49 pm

what up sert-

like i said on the st boards already, i used to own a 303, now rocking a 404.
i loved the 303 but the 404's quick processing time is really convenient. sometime waiting for samples to delete or swap pads on the 303 can break your flow a little bit...

aka wig master

Euclid Ov Oåklånd · Post by **Euclid Ov Oåklånd** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 9:20 pm

Damn, is the 404 really that much faster 'cause that sounds pretty nice. I guess I don't notice how slow the 303 can be since I surf the net and watch movies when I use it.

soundexp334 · Post by **soundexp334** » Wed Oct 08, 2008 11:39 pm

SertOne wrote:
soundexp334 wrote:I will sell you my 303 if you want to buy it. I got the box and book for it. Mine just collects dust.

how much and would u post to the uk?

email me [email protected] or www.myspace.com/sertone

Probally wouldnt be worth it because of shipping.

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