jbl wrote:Whatever mike says eh...
i was just gettin' tired of waiting for the stuff he asked if we wanted(we never asked you, at least i didn't). so i made a statement and lo and behold he comes swooping down, a month later, to say i'm to busy to finish it right now. well he's not to busy to write numerous posts in his defense. whatever...
oh and i intenionally used the five-year-old metaphor to test mike's character and i have. but i won't go into it.
and no the 404 is NOT more advanced than the 808/505/606 with the exception of memory media or processor speed(arguably, but whatever). i wasn't talking about other gear; this is sp-forums and all.
to mike i digress, not because i'm wrong or right but because the others on this forum, whom i do respect, prefer me to leave it alone, for whatever reason; so here's your chance go ahead and get the last word, i know you want to.
Theres no last words , i reposted on this topic because PHEMOX asked about the 8800 patches , so all i did was post a link to where he could get them.
THEN you and count made some comments about no love for the SP and YOU swooped down on me about it. You just said you were tired of waiting so you obviously took your frustration out on me.
And just for your information i already have content created and im finishing new stuff now as we speak. But there is a process and time schedule for all this stuff to get posted and press releases to be made. Those things are out of my control.
Its not like i can just go and post something on our corporate site on my own.
Also you cant compare a SP-404 to a SP-808 , SP-606 & SP-505 , for one the price points on those machines were more than what the SP-404 costs. The SP-404 was made to replace the SP-303 at the same price point. Im not sure if you understand that and IM NOT trying to be argumentative here or be rude. Just trying to explain the madness behind the SP's.
SP-606 replaced the 505 at the same price point with added features
SP-555 replaces the SP-606 around the same price point with added features
SP-404 replaced the SP-303
SP-303 replaced the SP-202 ( Dr. Sample )
So , maybe you would have been better off with a SP-606 or 555 ? Not sure what your issue is with the 404. Although i noticed from another post you did , you've never owned or used a 303, 606 , 505 , or 202 ?
jbl
Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:35 pm Reply with quote
Member Joined: 26 May 2007 Posts: 814 Location: tohoku, japan
i've never had or used a 555, 606, 303 or 202 but i got the others and i would say they all have their strengths, seriously i like 'em all but the 404 is the one i would choose if i could only have one of my three.
So how can you compare JBL ?
If you compare the 404 to the 303 it is more advanced and it stays at the same price point.
SP-404 , 12 pads vs. 8 pads on the SP-303
404 , 32 efx vs 26 on the SP-303
404 has 12 voices vs. 8 on the 303
Increased sample memory banks on the 404
The SP-404 can have a total of 120 samples loaded vs 32 on the SP-303
Internal a/d conversion was improved on the 404 to 24 bit vs. 20 bit on the 303
SP-404 uses Compact Flash vs. Smart Media on the 303
Note storage on the 404 is 8,000 vs. 7,500 on the 303 sequencer
So to me that seems like an improvement , especially keeping it in the same price range.
Initially you said " retro " gear so had you been more specific and said " earlier SP series " i could have addressed that differently.
Look im just here to help and answer questions for those who need it , plain & simple. To JBL if your upset because the SP stuff has not been posted yet , i apologize , its done and theres more on the way but theres a process thats out of my control. I also apologize to the forum for letting the rant between JBL and i go on. I was just trying to explain myself and what the process is for stuff like " free downloads ".
See ya
p.s personally i love the sound of the SP-303 vs. the 404 , to me its more grimey on my drums , i dont have to use as much MFX processing for doing Trip Hop and Downtempo Chill tracks.
Now for radio , when i do live mixshow , i use the 404 , i need my commercials and drops and beds to come thru nice n clean , very clear and i need more pads. So the 404 does the job.
