SP-555!

blast1 · Post by **blast1** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 6:10 pm

damn Roland drops another GEM on them

http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... arentId=72

tape smoke · Post by **tape smoke** » Fri Jul 27, 2007 7:21 pm

THIS LOOKS DOPE. NO GRAPHICS ?? JUST A COUPLE DIGITS TO WORK WITH ?? COME ON . AND WHAT THE HELL 10 BANKS FOR SAMPLES ? LOOKS LIKE A BEEFED UP 404 , SORRY FOR YELLING BUT I AM YELLING !!

nobody · Post by **nobody** » Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:36 am

blast1 wrote:damn Roland drops another GEM on them

http://www.rolandus.com/products/produc ... arentId=72

awe man!i was gonna make the same topic....looks cool though

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:32 am

not sure what to think of it.. how much more can it do over the 404 with the same 3 digit display?

maybe it will have layerable patterns and a working timestretch algorithm! thatd be sweet!

606man · Post by **606man** » Sun Jul 29, 2007 11:39 pm

Looking closely at the specs, I can't see that this thing is gonna be too expensive - If it's more than $800 australian ($600us) I'll be very surprised.

Apart from 4 extra voices polyphony, every aspect of this machine is cut-down from the 606, so it just can't cost as much! Super Filter? Already on 606! Pads - 606. D-Beam Synth - 606. Pattern Sequencer - Cut down from the 606s; way lless note capacity and no mute buttons (AND WTF no step-record - that's a Roland staple!). Effects - Less than the 606 (37x1 compared to 45x2, so no combo routing). No Multiband Compressor for mastering. Less pad banks. And the loop capture only actually records 15 seconds at a time (big DOH). And RCA connections just plain sucks. I don't see mention of timestretch, but it is implied (it's already on the 606 anyway!).

Don't get me wrong, I'm not knocking this great-looking machine, I just don't think Roland can charge much more than the 404 for it, as it's not that big of an upgrade. It really does seem intended for Techno DJs - for which it will be the ultimate live toy :shock:

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:46 am

yeah, ive seen some 606's on ebay for the same price i bought my 404. and they still sell 404s here for the same price as when they came out here in australia. so im also curious to see how much it costs...

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:33 am

didn't realise you were an aussie J. Daniels, whereabouts are you from?

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:53 am

wow australians on here. .

me too

drewzle · Post by **drewzle** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:58 am

yeah 606man is an aussie too

where are you from cartesia?

camtona · Post by **camtona** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 11:37 am

moi aussi!

sampie · Post by **sampie** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 3:29 pm

This is gonna be dope. Forget about a fancy display with waveform etc. If people want that then they should get the 606. But this looks more intuitive than the 606. The 606 does not have the ease of use like the
303, 404 and the 555 does. Thats the charm of the 303/404 series. They are more musical to use-- they feel like an instrument as opposed to the 606. I aint knockin the 606 but its not as quick to use as the 404. I dont understan why people dont like the 3 digit display. Its simple and to the point. like the good ol sp1200.

Dj Frantic · Post by **Dj Frantic** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 5:58 pm

BTW 606man... how is that super filter ? How does it compare to the filter + drive we got on the 404... I noticed it has hi pass and band pass added wich is great..but hows it sound ?

J.Daniels · Post by **J.Daniels** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:19 pm

Drewzle wrote:didn't realise you were an aussie J. Daniels, whereabouts are you from?

yeah, from good ol' sydney town. whereabouts are you situated?

606man · Post by **606man** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:25 pm

The 'Super Filter' is a relatively unknown feature of the 606, as it's attached to the D-Beam (but can be controlled with the wheel if you are adverse to waving your hand about). It is simply amazing; up to 6-pole in power with absolutely none of the 'stepping' often attributed to digital filters - it really does sound 'almost analogue'! It's only 'limitation' (on the 606 anyway) is that you can't move it's position in the signal chain (it's on the master output, so affects everything..).

Sampie: that's codswallop - the 606 is every bit as intuitive as the 404 (nobody actually looks at the display except when using the chopper - there's no need!); and actually is marketed as an instrument rather than a DJ tool - hence the proper instrument connections and not bloody RCA :lol:

sampie · Post by **sampie** » Mon Jul 30, 2007 10:33 pm

i hear you 606man but i still like the 404 workflow better than the 606. with the 606 u gotta go thru a couple screens just to reverse a sample if i remember correctly. Its little things like that that make the 404/303/ soon to be555 better imo.

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