sp-555 demo video from namm

sampie · Post by **sampie** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:06 pm

http://www.gearwire.com/snamm07-rolandsp555.html

606man · Post by **606man** » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:32 pm

Looks cool as - works in a very similar way to the 606, especially that synth!

I think people are gonna love this unit - perfect hybrid of all the best bits of the 404 and 606

Lopar-XL · Post by **Lopar-XL** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 1:10 am

Except it isn't portable, and by that I mean battery operated. Dang.

606man · Post by **606man** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:26 am

There's only so much battery power can manage. It would have to run on 20 D cells, like my old ghetto blaster used to!

Besides, this thing is obviously aimed at the club scene - and there's no shortage of power in a club..

You could always use a small generator if you wanted to use it outdoors :lol:

Lopar-XL · Post by **Lopar-XL** » Fri Aug 03, 2007 2:47 am

Bah! Why should that stop them?

Like I said, it could've used a lithium-ion battery, mayble like the kind used in laptop PCs. Heck, several years ago there was a portable MiniDisc recorder (MDP-500) that had balanced XLR and optical digital mic/line inputs with phantom power, and it ran on 8 AA batteries.

606man · Post by **606man** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:36 am

Years ago there wasn't a half-dozen DSP chips under the hood...

Laptop-style battery would be expensive (that's why laptops are so overpriced and underpowered; all the money goes into portability).

What Roland could do is make a separate 'battery pack' for those who wanted/needed portability - then the cost would only be borne by those who actually need the feature...

cartesia · Post by **cartesia** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 3:52 am

if it runs off a DC power supply people could make their own battery packs using something like high performance RC car batteries & chargers..

unfortunately its a little chunky still!